Newcastle Knights coach Rick Stone says an abundance of errors was the determining factor in the Knights’ loss to the Eels on Sunday, going down 28-22.

“I’m a bit frustrated with the first half. We started off really well with a couple of decent tries and the game plan was going went well,’’ Stone said.

“I think we lost our way with the ball and made a couple of dumb errors.

“We could have made more of our field position and possession in the first half and possibly posted a few more points.’’

The score was 12-10 when the half-time siren sounded, the Knights having enjoyed 56 per cent of possession and conceding only one penalty.

‘‘We hung on pretty bravely in the second half we spent a lot of time down our own end.

‘‘They scored a couple of tries from kicks and a pretty soft one from dummy half, and that was on the back of a weight of possession and a bit of field position.

‘‘We can’t complain, we had every chance to win the game.

‘‘We came up with some dumb unforced errors when we were under the pump and usually we are pretty tidy.

‘‘We need to improve our composure under pressure.’’

The Knights  host the North Queensland Cowboys on Anzac Day at Hunter Stadium.