 The following year the Knights again made the finals, but were once more knocked out by Sydney Olympic over two legs.By 2002/03 the club had once more lost much of their side, the loss of Joel Porter and Toto Da Costa was particularly painful and the club struggled as a consequence in its final 2 seasons in the NSL.There were a few positives such as Anthony Pelikan, who became the club's star player and one of the NSL's leading players during this time.