Jarrod Croker may have played his last game for the Canberra Raiders, with the 307-game veteran left out of the Raiders’ 17 to play the Newcastle Knights in an Elimination Final on Sunday afternoon.

Croker was a late omission in the Raiders’ 24-6 loss to Cronulla last weekend, and played just three minutes against Brisbane in round 26 in what was his last home match at GIO Stadium.

The Raiders have made just one change to their personnel, with James Schiller coming onto the wing for the suspended Sebastian Kris.

Hohepa Puru has been named to start at lock, while Ata Mariota is in the starting side and Emre Guler on the bench. Matt Frawley remains at five-eighth with Jack Wighton to play centre once again.

Meanwhile, the Knights have named an incredibly strong line up, with superstar Kalyn Ponga headlining a list of returning players. Dane Gagai, Jackson Hastings, Tyson Frizell, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Leo Thompson, Phoenix Crossland and Kurt Mann all come into the 17.

Newcastle come into the finals as the form team of the competition, winning nine in a row. They are overwhelming favourites against Canberra and beat the Raiders twice this year, including a 28-6 smashing in round 22.

Raiders and Knights team lists