Round 20 | Cronulla 0-18 Newcastle @ Toyota | Saturday 23rd July | Kick-off 7.30pm

[Jobdog]

1. Nathan Gardner 2. John Williams 3. Ben Pomeroy 4. Colin Best 5. Nathan Stapleton 6. Wade Graham 7. Chad Townsend
8. Josh Cordoba 9. John Morris 10. Luke Douglas 11. Jeremy Smith 12. Anthony Tupou 17. Taulima Tautai

Interchange: 14. Kade Snowden 15. Sam Tagataese 16. Stuart Flanagan 18. Johnny Mannah

1. Kurt Gidley (c) 2. James McManus 3. Junior Sa'u 4. Keith Lulia 5. Akuila Uate 6. Ryan Stig 7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Richie Fa'aoso 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Antonio Kaufusi 11. Chris Houston 16. Cameron Ciraldo 13. Joel Edwards

Interchange: 14. Matt Hilder 15. Mark Taufua 19. Marvin Karawana 20. Zane Tetevano

Gavin Badger and Tony De Las Heras
Touch Judges: Russell Turner and Grant Atkins; Video Referee: Chris Ward


Toyota Cup Round 20 - Sharks v Knights
Saturday 5:15pm at Toyota Stadium
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[Apey]

time to flip a coin I guess

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Sharks are WAY better then us at the moment.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Missed Monday nights game did you Baron?

The Sharks are in the same position as us. Good against shit sides, get pumped against quality ones

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

You can have your oppinion and I'll have mine.

 

[Joker's Wild]

lol OK mate

 

[Haffa]

Wonder how long before the influx of Trolls (SR etc) arrive like the first round.

Sharks have looked better in their recent wins then we have. I think it'll be close.

 

[RHCP]

Missed Monday nights game did you Baron?

The Sharks are in the same position as us. Good against shit sides, get pumped against quality ones

Pretty much.

We are a good chance here, but the Sharks have beaten better teams than ours.

Is Gal likely to play? Either way it's a positive, no Gallen or a weakened Gallen.

 

[Matt23]

Apparently Costigan & Tolar are doubtful starters, according to the news

 

[RHCP]

Apparently Costigan & Tolar are doubtful starters, according to the news

Ah f**k, thats some bittersweet news.

We might lose Tolar, but at least Ciraldo has a chance of starting!

...enter Ethan Cook?

 

[Alex28]

Zane Tetevano according to Twitter...

 

[roboshark]

gal likely to miss it....am i a troll?

 

[Rolla]

Fingers crossed.... both would be great

 

[Matt23]

gal likely to miss it....am i a troll?

No, your welcome here anytime. Some other sharks supporters (S.R) not so much

 

[roboshark]

hahah SR...you know I think he is a fellow novocastrian

 

[Serc]

Kurt Gidley confirms he is fit to play this Saturday, telling the media he is excited to be back to take on the Sharks.

http://twitter.com/#!/NRLKnights/status/93853403385569280

Gidley, who has played in only 10 of Newcastle's 17 games this season because of injuries and representative commitments, had no doubt his hamstring had recovered sufficiently after suffering a minor tear in the loss to North Queensland 11 days ago. ''It's been really good this week,'' he said. ''I'm really confident now and happy to be back.''

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/do-or-die-warns-gidley-but-coach-says-its-not-set-in-stone-20110721-1hr0l.html

 

[Serc]

Zane Tetevano poised to debut for Knights
BY ROBERT DILLON
22 Jul, 2011 04:00 AM

Injuries to senior forwards Neville Costigan and Dan Tolar could prompt Knights coach Rick Stone to unleash imposing debutant Zane Tetevano against Cronulla at Toyota Stadium tomorrow.
Costigan (knee) and Tolar (Achilles) could not complete training yesterday and Stone admitted both were in doubt.
Their absence could provide the opportunity Tetevano has been awaiting since he joined the Knights in 2009 as a New Zealand under-16 representative.
After two impressive years in Newcastle’s National Youth Competition (under 20s) side, the towering 20-year-old has been playing for the Central Coast Centurions this season in the NSW Cup.

He trained with the NRL squad yesterday and Stone confirmed he was one of ‘‘a couple of players’’ on standby for Tolar and Costigan.
‘‘He’s going to be a consideration, for sure,’’ Stone said yesterday. ‘‘Zane’s been pretty good for us all year.
‘‘He hasn’t played NRL at the moment but he’s definitely shown he’s got plenty of spring in his step. His form in the last month to six weeks has been really good.
‘‘He’s been knocking on the door, and he’s been our 18th man a few times, so if he gets a chance, I’m confident he’ll do a good job.’’
If Tetevano plays, he will be the sixth Newcastle player to make his NRL debut this season, after Beau Henry, Tyrone Roberts, Marvin Filipo, Peter Matau’tia and Ryan Stig.
Tetevano is capable of handling the roles of second row and prop, and at 187 centimetres and 107 kilograms he appears physically ready to make an impact in the NRL.
‘‘He’s got the tools there,’’ Stone said. ‘‘Concentration is a big thing for Zane ... but he well and truly deserves his chances if he gets a go this weekend.’’

Stone said there was ‘‘a fairly significant question mark’’ over Costigan or Tolar playing.
Veteran Adam MacDougall (knee) trained lightly yesterday but is set to miss his second consecutive match.
‘‘I don’t think he’ll be playing this weekend,’’ Stone said.
Inspirational skipper Paul Gallen (calf) is in doubt for the Sharks.
Wes Naiqama had scans yesterday on his torn triceps muscle and was expected to learn the extent of the injury today.

http://www.theherald.com.au/news/lo...vano-poised-to-debut-for-knights/2234364.aspx

 

[Pika]

Great to see Zane in the mix.

 

[Adsy]

Got me excited for the game now if Tets plays. He could really give us some good impact off the bench.

 

[Yosh]

No Cook? Why can't we see both Cook and Tet? Fu*k off Ciraldo!