Round 23 Team News: Final line-up confirmed for Knights clash

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have made a number of changes for Saturday's fixture against the Newcastle Knights at Cbus Super Stadium (5:30PM AEST).

Lachlan Lewis has been confirmed to start at five-eighth with Jake Averillo succumbing to injury. Matt Doorey will feature as the side's reserve with Falakiko Manu and Chris Patolo dropping out of the game day line-up.

• Corey Allan returns on the wing in place of Falakiko Manu. Allan was a late withdrawal against the Knights after feeling unwell before the game
• Kyle Flanagan will return to the halves in the number 7 jersey, with Lachlan Lewis moving to five-eighth. Bailey Biondi-Odo drops back to the bench
• Luke Thompson returns to the front row after serving a three game suspension in place of Ava Seumanufagai, who moves back to the bench
• Jackson Topine comes in as starting hooker to replace Sione Katoa, who drops out of the squad (Jeremy Marshall King has returned to Sydney for family reasons)
• Corey Waddell returns in the second row after recovering from a calf injury, with Matt Doorey named as the team's reserve