NRL and NRLW live: Penrith Panthers vs Newcastle Knights, Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos preliminary finals

Down to 12, Newcastle fans make it feel like 14 J By Jon Healy

Coach Justin Holbrook starts the press conference laughing in disbelief.

"For the players to win a game like that, I couldn't be happier."

Once again, the committed Newcastle faithful receive a shout-out from Holbrook, who did a lap of honour to thank as many of them as possible for making this feel like a home game.

"We want to make our community proud, our Hunter region, and for the boys to deliver that performance, it was so good to see them all hang around.