'11 | R18 | Mon | Knights 12-22 Cowboys | Ausgrid #nrlnewcow

[Timmah]

1. Wes Naiqama 2. James McManus 3. Junior Sa'u 4. Adam MacDougall 5. Akuila Uate 6. Kurt Gidley (c) 7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Richie Fa'aoso 9. Matt Hilder 10. Evarn Tuimavave 11. Chris Houston 12. Joel Edwards 13. Steve Southern

Interchange: 14. Ryan Stig 15. Antonio Kaufusi 16. Cameron Ciraldo 17. Dan Tolar
Reserves: 18. Mark Taufua 19. Tyrone Roberts

1. Matthew Bowen, 2. Ashley Graham, 3. Will Tupou, 4. Willie Tonga, 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 6. Ray Thompson, 7. Johnathan Thurston (c)
8. Matthew Scott (c), 9. Aaron Payne, 10. James Tamou, 11. Gavin Cooper, 12. Glenn Hall, 13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Joel Riethmuller, 16. Ashton Sims, 17 Leeson Ah Mau
Reserves: 18. Cory Paterson

Referees
Jared Maxwell and Tony De Las Heras
Touch Judges: Paul Holland and Ricky MacFarlane; Video Referee: Sean Hampstead


Toyota Cup Round 18
Knights v Cowboys @ Ausgrid, Mon 4:45pm

NSW Cup Round 17
Canterbury (CBY) v Central Coast (NWC) @ The Crest Stadium (Bass Hill), Sat 3:00pm

QRL ISC Round 15
Northern (NQL) v Burleigh (GLD) @ Barlow Park (Cairns), Fri 7:00pm
Mackay (NQL) v Ipswich (GLD) @ Shark Park (Mackay), Sun 2:00pm

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[matrightyeh]

knights to win this quite easy poor cowboys got no chance

 

[Jobdog]

:lol: You're an idiot.

 

[Charlie124]

Cows should welcome back Tonga, Bolton, Payne, T Sims(??) and Hall for this game. Tate was due back this week but apparently had some last minute cleanup work on his knee and will miss another week.

Cows by 12

 

[elyod138]

Cows should welcome back Tonga, Bolton, Payne, T Sims(??) and Hall for this game. Tate was due back this week but apparently had some last minute cleanup work on his knee and will miss another week.

Cows by 12

Tariq will still be missing, Payne is in a lot of doubt too.

Hopefully Paterson gets a run against his old club.

 

[jonno_knights]

Cows should welcome back Tonga, Bolton, Payne, T Sims(??) and Hall for this game. Tate was due back this week but apparently had some last minute cleanup work on his knee and will miss another week.

Cows by 12

Hall played in the game against Penrith?

Knights potentially welcoming back Mullen, Costigan, Maddog, Tuimavave. As long as Aku and Gids pull thru origin ok, we should be at fullstrength minus Taia and DeGois (who both should be back for the final month of the comp).

Personally wouldn't mind Tate and Tonga back, they'd be pretty rusty, especially Tate, and Sau, Wes, Lulia and Aku could take real advantage. Although I've read Tate wont be back till rnd 19, and Payne will struggle to be fit, which is a HUGE bonus for us.

Itll be close, but all our games this year have been except the Storm game + and round 1&2.

I think it all depends on how Thurston back up from Origin. Cowboys completely different side when he is firing. Mullen also has a great history against Nth Queensland, so hopefully he has a good game if he plays.

2005 he scored 2 tries as a rookie.
2006 he scored a try, and kicked a field goal.
2007 he didnt play them.
2008 he had a try in the first meeting, and a double in the second, plus a hand in another.
2009 we got flogged in the first game, but the second encounter he won it single handedly in one of his most dominant performances, with a try and a hand in 3 others .
2010 he was fairly quite with only 1 assist in the 2 meetings.
2011 he had a faultless kicking game hitting two 40/20s, with a try assist too.

I say knights by 8 in a fairly high scoring game, as thats usually been the case between these 2 teams recently.

 

[RHCP]

The Cowboys are a great team to watch when they're firing, hopefully they come and put on a show (but not too good of a show)

 

[Serc]

Should be a great game, regardless of who wins (as I find it hard to split the two teams at the moment)...if the Knights can grab at least one win out of these next 2 home games vs Cowboys and then Manly, then we'll be looking good with a number of easy teams coming up in the final 7 rounds

 

[kia ora storm]

Knights in an upset by 8...

 

[Bicey_18]

I dont really think it would be an upset if the Knights win.

Newcastle have a great record against the Cowboys, esp at Newcastle.

Mullen saves his best for NQL, whose away form isnt too great.

Knights by 14

 

[Timmah]

Newcastle Knights v North Queensland Cowboys
Monday 11 July 2011, kickoff 7:00pm; Ausgrid Stadium
TV: Live FOX Sports 2+2HD; Live Radio: Triple M + Network
Referees: Jared Maxwell and Tony De Las Heras; Touch Judges: Paul Holland and Ricky MacFarlane; Video Referee: Sean Hampstead

Knights: 1. Wes Naiqama 2. James McManus 3. Junior Sa'u 4. Adam MacDougall 5. Akuila Uate 6. Kurt Gidley (c) 7. Jarrod Mullen 8. Richie Fa'aoso 9. Matt Hilder 10. Evarn Tuimavave 11. Chris Houston 12. Joel Edwards 13. Steve Southern
Interchange: 14. Ryan Stig 15. Antonio Kaufusi 16. Cameron Ciraldo 17. Dan Tolar 18. Mark Taufua 19. Tyrone Roberts
Cowboys: 1. Matthew Bowen, 2. Ashley Graham, 3. Will Tupou, 4. Willie Tonga, 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 6. Ray Thompson, 7. Johnathan Thurston (c), 8. Matthew Scott (c), 9. Aaron Payne, 10. James Tamou, 11. Gavin Cooper, 12. Glenn Hall, 13. Dallas Johnson. Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Joel Riethmuller, 16. Ashton Sims, 17 Leeson Ah Mau, 18. Cory Paterson

http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=21497

 

[elyod138]

Apparently Tonga tore his bicep at training.

 

[Uber]

Tonga could be out a further 3 weeks, Aaron Payne 50-50 chance of playing
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...g-session-injury/story-e6frexnr-1226088791975

 

[Beachy Eagle]

Sadly after tonight the Cowboys are Gooone!

 

[Patorick]

Knights by 30.

 

[pantherz9103]

Not to discredit Knights but they are having a dream draw. Beat Panthers with key players missing, beat LOL@Roosters and Dragons without origin players. Now they'll play a Thurstonless Cowboys. 4 in a row coming up, dream draw continues.

 

[Noname36]

Not to discredit Knights but they are having a dream draw. Beat Panthers with key players missing, beat LOL@Roosters and Dragons without origin players. Now they'll play a Thurstonless Cowboys. 4 in a row coming up, dream draw continues.

Lose all your key players at once for extended periods and then come back and tell us how "lucky" we've been this year.

 

[beave]

I have never been this gutted after an origin win. In fact, after JT went down, I honestly didn't give a f**k if QLD lost. There goes our season.

 

[Noname36]

I have never been this gutted after an origin win. In fact, after JT went down, I honestly didn't give a f**k if QLD lost. There goes our season.

Not necessarily. The Cowboys have been playing some good footy this season, and although JT had been in devastating form, I think they're finally moving a bit away from the whole "1 player team" thing. There's no way you'll win it without him, but might still creep into the 8.

 

[elyod138]

Cows by 4.