Newcastle Knights coach could play the NRL's two oldest players, Danny Buderus and Craig Gower, against Storm Craig Gower has landed in Australia and declared he's ready for an NRL return with Newcastle Knights. Knights hooker Danny Buderus is eyeing a return from injury. WAYNE Bennett will tell you straight out he's a risk-taker, not a gambler. So here's the question. Does the Newcastle coach risk throwing the NRL's two oldest players, Craig Gower and Danny Buderus, into the fray against Melbourne on Sunday in a bid to breathe life into the Knights' flagging premiership campaign? Gower, 35, only arrived in the country yesterday after quitting English Super League club London Broncos, but is tipped to have his first training run with the Knights as early as today. Buderus, 34, is close to a comeback after missing the past nine matches following a second back operation this season. It was initially thought he may delay his return until round 15 against the Titans to give him further time to recover as the Knights have the bye after the Storm clash. But he has been eyeing off an early return and the Knights' confidence-sapping 14-8 loss to the Dragons on Saturday night could well expedite things. It was Newcastle's third loss in a row and their fifth defeat in their past six matches, virtually undoing a lot of the momentum built up earlier in the season. Veteran Craig Gower has joined the Knights after a number of years overseas playing union and league. Adding to the Knights' woes is their dreadful record against the Storm. They haven't won in the southern capital since 2004 and have lost their last nine games against the Storm in Melbourne. Bennett refused to discuss Gower's signing and what role he will play immediately following the loss to the Dragons but he has not signed the former Penrith captain for the rest of the season to sit on the sideline. Ideally, both Gower and Buderus could play a role off the bench but that will leave Bennett light on for forward replacements and it's unlikely he would take that risk. Knights CEO Matt Gidley could not shed any light yesterday on Bennett's plans. "I'm not sure what Wayne has in mind to be honest," Gidley said when asked about the likely make-up of the team. Obviously we have to wait until Craig gets here first before we find out what sort of shape he's in.