Newcastle Knights centre Bradman Best has been ruled out for Thursday night's clash with the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Kurt Mann shifts to centre, with Blake Green being named at halfback.
Outside back Gehamat Shibasaki is the other player to dop out of the Knights 21-man squad named on Tuesday.
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Newcastle Knights team list
1. Tex Hoy
2. Starford To'a
3. Enari Tuala
6. Kurt Mann
5. Brayden Musgrove
7. Phoenix Crossland
21. Blake Green
8. David Klemmer
9. Jayden Brailey (c)
10. Daniel Saifiti (c)
11. Tyson Frizell
12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
13. Mitch Barnett
Interchange:
14. Connor Watson
15. Jacob Saifiti
16. Sauaso Sue
17. Brodie Jones
Extended Bench:
18. Simi Sasagi
19. Josh King
