The Roosters dug deep to come away from Newcastle with two valuable competition points and return to familiar territory at Allianz Stadium with renewed confidence.
Their attack still needs some fine-tuning but coach Trent Robinson is sure to have taken great heart from the defensive resolve shown when the Knights came at them late in the game.
With Joey Manu (29 runs for 318m) and Daniel Tupou (23 runs for 287m) carrying the ball strong and Jake Turpin (53 tackles), Nat Butcher (45) and Egan Butcher (45) working the house down in defence, the Roosters overcame the absence of James Tedesco and Lindsay Collins to register a morale boosting win.