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WILLIE Mason is on the bench. Lote Tuqiri will start for the Tigers. And a whole batch of rookies are set to debut. Check out the full teams for round one. 

FORMER Newcastle Knight Danny Wicks's bid to play football in Grafton this season could hinge on a meeting with Country Rugby League boss Terry Quinn.

GOLDEN try, restart play from the 30-metre line if the ball is kicked dead, allow a set of six to be completed after fulltime. They are some of the changes fans want.

NEWCASTLE Knights officials want club legend Danny Buderus to return home from England to play a leadership and mentoring role at the crisis-ridden club.

KNIGHTS players are vowing to use their darkest memories - including those 13 consecutive losses that began season 2005 - to combat the  scandal engulfing the club.

JUST when things could not possibly get any worse for the Newcastle Knights, another star player - speed-machine backline ace Cooper Vuna - ends up in court.

AS KNIGHTS legend Andrew Johns came to the rescue of Newcastle, the embattled club ramped up its bid to sign a replacement for accused drug dealer Chris Houston.

WORLD Club Challenge-winning winger Luke MacDougall has unloaded with sensational claims about why he was sacked by coach Brian Smith at Newcastle.

THE hit by Newcastle's Wes Naiqama that left Penrith fullback Lachlan Coote needing brain scans has been deemed accidental by the NRL match review committee.

LUCKLESS Penrith fullback Lachlan Coote threw a scare into the Panthers' camp after being stretchered off following a collision with Newcastle's Wes Naiqama.

KNIGHTS coach RICK STONE has had a tough start to the year with prop Danny Wicks leaving the club and Kurt Gidley injured. Stone speaks to BARRY TOOHEY about the season ahead: 

NEWCASTLE Knights are breathing a sigh of relief after Kurt Gidley was cleared of a season-ending knee injury - but he will still spend some time on the sidelines.

NEWCASTLE Knights' star player Kurt Gidley and Brisbane Bropncos' Darren Lockyer suffered bad injuries in last night's All Stars clash and undergo scans.

THE path has been cleared for Newcastle to make a serious play for Sydney Roosters discard Willie Mason, with the Knights virtually given the green light to sign him.

TROUBLED former Knights prop Danny Wicks is living with his family in Yamba and planning to play for the Grafton Ghosts for $50 a match as he awaits his day in court.

JARRYD Hayne had to battle past Parramatta teammate Fuifui Moimoi to secure a spot in the All Stars clash - but he wasn't the most popular choice among fans.

ANDREW Johns has been helping England halfback Richie Myler, with the Warrington Wolves player crediting Johns with completely reinventing his game.  

SEE what each club is saying as the NRL looks to issue in a new era of rugby league through the establishment of an independent commission to run the game we love.

DELEGATES from all 16 NRL clubs have today signed-off on a historic agreement to fast-track the game's first-ever independent commission. They want in in place by March.

AS the Newcastle Knights took on the Newcastle Jets in court, the A-League team's millionaire owner unloaded on the Knights, blasting their "short memory".

NEWCASTLE remain confident the club will not face a crippling backlash from key sponsors in the wake of the drugs scandal involving Danny Wicks and Chris Houston.

CORY Paterson has declared himself ready to deliver on his potential and step into the void left by the departure of Chris Houston from the Newcastle Knights.

KNIGHTS CEO Steve Burraston has spoken of his anger and frustration, revealing drug rumours sweeping through Newcastle have even been attached to him.

JARRYD Hayne wasn't listening when the suits started their speeches. He wasn't even in the room. He was performing tricks with the footy with Michael Jennings.

NEWCASTLE Knights forward Chris Houston has quit the club after he was charged with supplying drugs. He has walked away with three years left on his contract.

THE question being asked on the streets of Newcastle is: who's next? The one pervading the Knights and those who know the man is: how can it be Chris Houston?

FORMER Newcastle coach Michael Hagan has thrown his support behind Knights mentor Rick Stone and backed him to get the embattled NRL team back on track.

ALLEGED drug supplier Chris Houston's court date may come too late to save his career at Newcastle after he became the second Knight charged with drug offences.

NEWCASTLE Knights forward Chris Houston has been stood down indefinitely and could face the sack by the club after being charged today with drug offences.

THE Daily Telegraph today launches its 2010 NRL Fans Survey. We're giving you the chance to have some real input into the game before season starts. Fans Survey

LIVE BLOG: THIS is your chance to grill Brian Smith about his walkout from the Knights, his his plans at the Roosters, Willie Mason and Todd Carney. Join in here