Newcastle haven't closed the door on adding injury reinforcements to their roster before the June 30 NRL transfer deadline.
However, they have ruled themselves out of the race for Aaron Woods.
The Knights' injury problems hit crisis point on Saturday night after losing co-captain Jamie Buhrer to an ACL tear which has ruled him out for the rest of the year.
With Mitchell Pearce (pectoral), Tautau Moga (ACL), Daniel Saifiti (foot) and Jacob Saifiti (shoulder) all on their long-term injured list, coach Nathan Brown's side is falling apart at the seams.
It has been a big factor in their recent decline which has seen them drop five of their last six games.
And Brown said they could add to their roster before the transfer deadline at the end of the month.
"We're certainly looking. Where it gets to though, I don't know," Brown said.
One player they aren't in the running for is Woods, who last week conceded he could be forced out by Canterbury's salary cap squeeze.
"From what we understand, Woodsy is a Sydney man," Brown said.
"His mum is nearby and he's going to have a family soon.
"Whether it's Cronulla or back to the Tigers. You can write anything, you can make up a story - but I don't think he's coming to Newcastle.
"We're certainly looking and looking hard but we need to find players that are a bit more longer-term at the moment rather than thinking shorter term."
With their finals hopes quickly dissipating, Brown conceded injuries had railroaded their season.
He went as far as to predict they would have beaten the Roosters had they had skipper Pearce on the park on Saturday night.
"I think we can certainly acknowledge that it's not helping, that's for sure," Brown said.
"I believe if Mitchell didn't get hurt, that we would have won today's game. We would have won two or three games that in key moments we haven't won.
"That's what experience does. That's why everyone wants these types of players.
"We're getting a bit lighter now, there's a fair few longer-term ones, which are hurting us."
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