The Newcastle Knights' match against South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday has officially sold out.
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Knights officials are set to announce there are no tickets left for the crunch clash on Tuesday afternoon.
It will be the first full house at McDonald Jones Stadium for a sporting fixture since the 2017-18 A-League Men's grand final, which drew a 29,410-strong turnout.
The Knights and Rabbitohs meet at 2pm, while Newcastle's NRLW side faces Brisbane at midday.
Knights chief executive Philip Gardner had tipped a capacity crowd for the NRL game last week ahead of the club's 42-6 win over Canterbury on Sunday, which was attended by 23,464.
Newcastle hasn't had a sold-out game since round 22, 2012, when 29,482 were on hand for a match against the Bulldogs.
The club's biggest crowd since then was the Rise for Alex round in 2014, attended by 26,401.
More than 26,000 attended this season's 16-15 loss to Penrith in round seven.
Chasing their seventh consecutive win, the Knights sit seventh on the NRL ladder, one point ahead of eighth-placed South Sydney.
A victory on Sunday, depending on other results, could lift Newcastle as high as fifth.
They face the Sharks (home) and Dragons (away) in their following games.
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