2016 R19 - Knights 16-20 Storm @ Hunter Stadium

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NRL 2016 - Round 19
Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm
Hunter Stadium, New Lambton (TICKETS)
Sunday 17 July 2016

Gates Open 9:30am / NYC U20s 9:40am / ISP NSW 11:40am / NRL 2pm

1. Dane Gagai 2. Nathan Ross 3. Brendan Elliott 4. Peter Mata'utia 5. Jake Mamo 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Robbie Rochow 9. Danny Levi 10. Korbin Sims 11. Sione Mata'utia 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Josh King 15. Sam Mataora 16. Daniel Saifiti 17. Mickey Paea 18. Pat Mata'utia 23. Pauli Pauli

1. Young Tonumaipea 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Cheyse Blair 4. Ryan Morgan 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Blake Green 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Felise Kaufusi 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Tohu Harris 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Kenneath Bromwich 15. Christian Welch 16. Matt White 17. Ben Hampton

Referees: Henry Perenara, Gavin Reynolds
Sideline Officials: Russell Turner, Ricky MacFarlane
Video Referees: Luke Patten, Bryan Norrie, Jason Robinson

ISP NSW
Newcastle v Wentworthville @ Hunter Stadium, Sun 11:40am (FOX 501)
ISC QLD
Norths v Sunshine Coast @ Bishop Park, Sat 4pm
Souths Logan v Easts @ Davies Park, Sun 2:05pm​

 

[PenrithPanther45]

How Melbourne aren't shorter odds than Canberra were is alarming. Melbourne 32-0

 

[Apey]

Knights to rush out to a 2 point lead and lose 50 - 2.

 

[Timmah]

Knights to rush out to a 2 point lead and lose 50 - 2.

It'll be a dominant two point lead, too.

(real talk though, isn't Mullen back this week?)

 

[mozza91]

This could get really ugly. Melbourne are playing brilliant at the moment and the game being on Sunday gives Smith and Cronk a decent amount of time to back up. That being said Knights by 200.

 

[Clifferd]

Is it possible to call a game off? There could be some potential rape here

 

[Whino]

Storm to rest Smith and Cronk and still by 50.
Don't worry Knights fans you play Penrith soon. We give wins away.

 

[moffla]

We like to make it tough for ourselves vs Knights. That being said they are very very bad this year. Us by 24

 

[TheFrog]

Knights put up quite a show last game. They won't do it again. Storm by as much as they want.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

storm by eleventy billion

tempting to put the c next to vuni's name in supercoach

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Knights put up quite a show last game. They won't do it again. Storm by as much as they want.

the raiders comeback came from continued running at the knights right edge defence with papalii ending up on 70 hitups for 1200m and the points just flowed on from there. With harris/proctor (cant remember which side each plays) being excellent at this it's not hard to guess where cronk will be hitting his targets

 

[GongPanther]

Just for the simple sake of going for a boil-over...Knights by 8.

 

[Apey]

In all seriousness we almost looked like a first grade standard side in some of the games Mullen played for us earlier in the year. For starters his defence a ridiculous improvement on Cogger's. The next two weeks are a complete write-off still but hopefully we don't just get absolutely reamed and have something to take into the 'easier' games after that.

 

[Timmah]

Knights v Storm preview
Robert Crosby | July 14 2016 12:25PM

Contrasting ambitions meet in Sunday afternoon showdown.

Going down to the Raiders in heartbreaking circumstances a fortnight ago, the last-placed Knights will be hoping the return of veteran playmaker Jarrod Mullenproves the difference against the high-flying Storm. Playing his first game since suffering a hamstring tear on ANZAC Day, Mullen headlines a series of changes undertaken by coach Nathan Brown including the additions of Mickey Paea, Pat Mata'utia and Pauli Pauli on an extended bench. With Tyler Randell set to miss the next 4-6 weeks, look for hooker Chris Adams to be drafted into the final squad to relieve the pressure on Danny Levi. Sitting three points behind the 15th placed Sydney Roosters, the Knights will be looking to finish 2016 off strongly in order to avoid consecutive wooden spoons.

FULL PREVIEW: http://leagueunlimited.com/news/28710-knights-v-storm-preview/

 

[STORM.99/07]

Storm by plenty

 

[moffla]

Vunivalu to score 5 hattricks

 

[Rhino_NQ]

just swooped up vunivalu in my draft team, 7 tries coming up

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Storm.

 

[Noname36]

Even accounting for the fact that the Storm tend to shit the bed for whatever reason when they play us...we'll obviously still get destroyed this time around.

 

[Meapro Ham]

Storm to beat the 14.5 start looks a massive special if they don't rest anyone