The Sharks and Knights have both confirmed their final 17 ahead of their Round 20 NRL Telstra Premiership clash at Southern Cross Group Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
James Maloney is out for the Sharks, with Fa'amanu Brown to start at five-eighth. Sam Tagataese and Matt Prior again swap between the starting side and the bench in the only other change for the home side.
No late changes for the Knights, who are 1-17 with David Bhana dropping off the extended bench named on Tuesday.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1 Ben Barba
2 Sosaia Feki
3 Jack Bird
4 Gerard Beale
5 Valentine Holmes
19 Fa'amanu Brown
7 Chad Townsend
8 Andrew Fifita
9 Michael Ennis
16 Matt Prior
11 Luke Lewis
12 Wade Graham
13 Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange
10 Sam Tagataese
14 Joseph Paulo
15 Chris Heighington
17 Jayson Bukuya
Coach: Shane Flanagan
Newcastle Knights
1 Dane Gagai
2 Nathan Ross
3 Pat Mata'utia
4 Peter Mata'utia
5 Brendan Elliot
6 Jarrod Mullen
7 Trent Hodkinson (c)
8 Sam Mataora
9 Danny Levi
10 Korbin Sims
11 Pauli Pauli
12 Mitchell Barnett
13 Jeremy Smith (c)
Interchange
14 Chris Adams
15 Jacob Saifiti
16 Josh King
17 Mickey Paea
Coach: Nathan Brown