Heading up to Port Macquarie tonight...

Newcastle have shown their willingness to play attacking rugby league, scoring six tries in a 32-10 trial win over Cronulla at Olympic Park, Muswellbrook on Saturday night.

Although the first points were not posted until the 26th minute the crowd of around 4,000 witnessed on open and expansive game of rugby league on a balmy night in the Upper Hunter Valley.

Knights try-scoring sensation Akuila Uate carried two defenders across the line to open the scoring.

Kurt Gidley converted for a 6-0 lead with Junior Sa'u extending the home side's lead to 10-0 two minutes before the break.

Knights hooker Isaac De Gois scored a double as did Sa'u.

Gidley's fullback deputy Shannon McDonnell scored on 52 minutes to take the score to 22-0 before the Sharks first try, to fullback Nathan Gardner, on the hour.

Matt Wright scored another consolation try for the Sharks on the full-time siren.

The first grade match was delayed by 20-minutes when Knights youth player Tye Alchin was air-lifted to John Hunter Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter with a suspected spinal injury.

Medical staff requested the transportation as a precautionary measure.