'11 | R17 | Sun | Dragons 10-14 Knights | WIN #nrlstinew

[Noname36]

That was a poor game, but a very good win.

A lot has been said about how depleted the Dragons were, but the Knights were just as depleted, if not more so. You only need to look at the massive difference in experience between Hornby/Fein and Stig/Roberts to see that. And the Knights losing their entire bench to injury certainly wouldn't have helped.

The Dragons will be back to their dominating best as soon as the Origin period is over. Newcastle have just gotta keep plugging away and hopefully keep their spot in the 8.

 

[smacky]

Congrats Newy, really stepped it up in the second half

 

[_Johnsy]

:lol: The smartest people on the forums

reecey to grab a double

Nah, get in line moron.

 

[Charles Bronson]

this game is like a bad piece of pussy, forget that you ever smelled it and move on..

 

[Spanner in the works]

Cessnock born and bred

He is from Cessnock I think so I would say yes to being a NSW player.

Awesome. Not saying he's ready for Origin yet. But he's a talent no doubt. He's a guy who will stop your forwards running all game. Never seen anyone hit a player so sweetly so often.

 

[bottle]

Well done to the Knights and their fans. I hope the Knights make the 8. They are a side in the making and have some good young talent. As long as they don't do us again while they're in there.
Silly season over after next week. A bye, troops on board and the run home. Let's hope the boys can aim up now. Minor Premiership is looking much less likely now, so need to get serious and focus on what matters.

 

[Jason Maher]

Popping in to say congrats Newcastle.

Bring on the scum in two weeks.

 

[thommo4pm]

Newcastle were too good for the maority of the match.

Their forwards made more metres and tackled harder than ours.

Well deserved victory for them.

 

[Gaba]

the Knights were just a bit too strong for the dragons.

 

[Gaba]

lol@deadV

lol@mergedV

lol@two home grounds

lol@coal miner on the wing

:lol: @ the roosters with pearce in the team they cant score over 12 points against the dragons


:lol the roosters havent scored 20 or more points against the dragons for 6 or so years

 

[Hutty1986]

Good win Knights, we had a thousand out, but you guys had a heap missing as well!
Best of luck for the rest of the year, going along nicely without the likes of Mullen, Gids, etc

 

[Jobdog]

I didn't think the game was that bad. Sure, it didn't have the makings of one of the best matches of all time, but I thought the defence from both sides was willing, there appeared little dropped ball and when the game was there for the taking, the Knights did just enough to come away with the two points. Oh and it's always good to beat the Premiers

Seriously though, all the best for the rest of the year Dragons fans, after Origin you'll be fine.

 

[jonno_knights]

:lol: @ the roosters with pearce in the team they cant score over 12 points against the dragons


:lol the roosters havent scored 20 or more points against the dragons for 6 or so years

Not just the Dragons, the Roosters cant score points against anyone. Havent scored more than 13 since round 4 :lol:

 

[Jason Maher]

While we're on stats, Newcastle haven't beaten the Dragons at home since 2003, and the Dragons haven't beaten Newcastle at home since 2005. Overall since 1999, the Dragons have won 4 and lost 7 at home aginst Newcastle, and won 11 and lost 2 away.