2024 R2 Sat - North Qld 21-20* Newcastle @ QLD Country Bank

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NRL 2024 - Round 2
North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba (TICKETS)

Saturday 16 March 2024
NRL kickoff 5:30pm AEDT (4:30pm AEST)
Broadcast live on Fox League, Kayo Sports.

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Zac Laybutt 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Jason Taumalolo 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Jake Granville 15. Griffin Neame 16. Sam McIntyre 17. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 18. Tomas Chester 19. Thomas Mikaele 20. Semi Valemei 21. Jack Gosiewski 22. Jake Clifford

In: Tom Chester (bench), Thomas Mikaele (bench), Semi Valemei (reserve), Jack Gosiewski (reserve), Jake Clifford (reserve)

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Thomas Jenkins 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Adam Elliott 14. Jack Cogger 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Jed Cartwright 18. Brodie Jones 19. Will Pryce 20. Mathew Croker 21. Fletcher Sharpe 22. Thomas Cant

Out: Enari Tuala (wing), Dylan Lucas (second row)
In: Thomas Jenkins (wing), Jed Cartwright (bench), Brodie Jones (bench), Will Pryce (bench), Mat Croker (reserve), Fletcher Sharpe (reserve), Thomas Cant (reserve)
Changes: Kai Pearce-Paul (bench to second row)

Referee: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Belinda Sharpe, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Liam Kennedy

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H2H since 1995: 44 matches, 22-all
QLD Country Bank: 4 matches, North Qld 4 Newcastle 0
Last met: 2023 Round 16 - Newcastle 38-0, McDonald Jones

Biggest wins:
North Qld 52-18 (2005, R4 at Dairy Farmers)
Newcastle 38-0 (2021, R16 at McDonald Jones)

Next game:
North Qld v St Geo Illa (A, Netstrata in R3)
Newcastle v Melbourne (H, McDonald Jones in R3)​

 

[Valheru]

See my comment in the warriors thread. Last year is going to be a distant memory for knights after this one.

Same with cowboys but for a far more positive reason.

 

[mozza91]

We’ll be way better than last week. Even so Cowboys will probably be too good.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

Cowboys easy, adding to a blowout weekend

 

[This Year?]

The best thing about this contest is the perfect balance of bogan in both fanbases.
Both sets of fans support their club through thick and thin and the game would be poorer without either.
Hope it's a very entertaining game.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

The best thing about this contest is the perfect balance of bogan in both fanbases.
Both sets of fans support their club through thick and thin and the game would be poorer without either.
Hope it's a very entertaining game.

you're a bogan

 

[This Year?]

you're a bogan

I absolutely am and I embrace it!

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Home ground and weather should get the Cows up. It won't be a blowout again but they will be too strong, especially up front.

 

[King-Gutho94]

See my comment in the warriors thread. Last year is going to be a distant memory for knights after this one.

Same with cowboys but for a far more positive reason.

Knights will be 0/4 I reckon and curtains before they even get off the starting blocks.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Knights by 4

 

[Woody90]

Knights will be 0/4 I reckon and curtains before they even get off the starting blocks.

Potentially. To be honest I had them likely 1/4 at best to start the year given the draw and how bad we typically go travelling to NQ and NZ.

We were terrible last week but tbh most teams were so a bit hard to gage. The one thing in the Knights favour is 90% of their issues last week are quickly fixable and time will help. Cant see them winning this week or next any way I look at it, but they could jag some wins after this period if they fix up their errors and don’t try and score of every single set. Whether they will is another question - could easily see them improving or getting the spoon (which is always an ongoing expectation for Knights fans).

 

[Someone2]

Cows by 20

 

[Bazal]

Who's this bloke Fox is interviewing? Does he have something to do with Newcastle?

 

[soc123_au]

Who's this bloke Fox is interviewing? Does he have something to do with Newcastle?

Won a few comps singlehandedly apparently. Kotara U6 5s I think.

 

[Eion]

Waiting patiently for the first Feldt milked penalty that a half decent ref should not fall for….

 

[butchmcdick]

Waiting patiently for the first Feldt milked penalty that a half decent ref should not fall for….

its all Kyle has left nowadays

he’s certainly not there for his blistering pace

 

[Cowboyz]

Kyle still leaving his wing. f**ker never learns

 

[Munky]

Gamble is such a bad player.

All the time in the world and he kicks it uncontested to the in goal.

 

[JokerEel]

Drinkwater overrated hack

 

[Munky]

Drinkwater has been studying Latrell film.