2025 R19 Sat - Newcastle 14-32 Melbourne @ McDonald Jones

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 19
Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal (TICKETS)

Saturday 12 July 2025
NRL kickoff 3:00pm
Live on Fox, Kayo

1. Fletcher Hunt 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Jackson Hastings 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Tyson Frizell 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Mathew Croker 16. Jermaine McEwen 17. Brodie Jones 18. Thomas Cant 19. James Schiller 20. Tyson Gamble 21. Jack Hetherington 22. Kyle McCarthy

Out: Kalyn Ponga (fullback), Thomas Cant (bench to reserve), James Schiller (wing to reserve)
In: Fletcher Hunt (fullback), Greg Marzhew (wing), Leo Thompson (front row)
Changes: Jayden Brailey (hooker to bench), Tyson Frizell (front row to lock), Phoenix Crossland (lock to hooker)

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Grant Anderson 3. Joe Chan 4. Nick Meaney 5. Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown 6. Tyran Wishart 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Bronson Garlick 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 14. Jonah Pezet 15. Stefano Utoikamanu 16. Lazarus Vaalepu 17. Ativalu Lisati 18. Jack Howarth 19. Trent Loiero 20. Cameron Munster 21. Harry Grant 22. Kane Bradley 23. Moses Leo 24. Keagan Russell-Smith

Out: Alec MacDonald (lock), Kane Bradley (wing to reserve)
In: Ryan Papenhuyzen (fullback), Stefano Utoikamanu (bench)
Changes: Nick Meaney (fullback to centre), Grant Anderson (centre to wing), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (bench to lock)

Referee: Todd Smith
Sideline Officials: Jon Stone, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

HEAD TO HEAD - 1998 - 2024​

	TOTAL	NEWCASTLE	MELBOURNE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	48	17	31	0
MCD. JONES	21	12	9	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 18	MELBOURNE 48-4	Cbus Super	3874
2022	Round 8	MELBOURNE 50-2	McD. Jones	15895
2023	Round 21	NEWCASTLE 26-18	McD. Jones	20392
2024	Round 3	NEWCASTLE 14-12	McD. Jones	21889
2024	Round 14	MELBOURNE 36-28	AAMI	20269

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2000	Round 2	NEWCASTLE 38-6	Marathon	16155
2001	Round 19	NEWCASTLE 48-16	Marathon	21367
2022	Round 8	MELBOURNE 50-2	McD. Jones	15895

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 20	Round 21	Round 22	Round 23
NEWCASTLE	WARRIORS (H)	CANBERRA (A)	(BYE)	PENRITH (H)
MELBOURNE	MANLY (H)	SYDNEY (A)	PARRAMATTA (A)	BRISBANE (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 16		Round 17		Round 18
NEWCASTLE	DOLPHINS	W 26-20	CANBERRA	L 18-22	BYE	-
MELBOURNE	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 25-24	CRONULLA	W 30-6	NORTH QLD	W 26-20

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
NEWCASTLE	13th	16	2	6-10-0	237	304
MELBOURNE	2nd	15	3	11-4-0	485	283

LOWER GRADES
NEWCASTLE	MELBOURNE
NSW Cup v South Sydney, McDonald Jones Stadium, Saturday, 12:30pm Jersey Flegg v South Sydney, Newcastle Knights COE, Sunday, 12:30pm	Hostplus Cup (Brisbane Tigers & Sunshine Coast) BYE NSW Cup (North Sydney) v Canterbury, North Sydney Oval, Sunday, 3:00pm Jersey Flegg v Canterbury, Seabrook Reserve, Saturday, 2:00pm

 

[Woody90]

Damn. Was enjoying not watching us lose this week.

 

[Belza1]

Todd Smith and Ashley Klown ..what a pair of wankers.

 

[Fangs]

Picking Newcastle for the lols.

 

[speedster]

Knights have too many outs to their spine to look likely for mine. Storm also missing 2 of their starting spine but they throw Meaney to fullback and Wishart to 5/8 - Harry starting at dh with Hughes 7 - can't see them losing this one.

 

[Fangs]

Knights have too many outs to their spine to look likely for mine. Storm also missing 2 of their starting spine but they throw Meaney to fullback and Wishart to 5/8 - Harry starting at dh with Hughes 7 - can't see them losing this one.

Their 1-5 shits all over Melbourne.

If they pull their finger out they could hurt the Storm.

 

[speedster]

Their 1-5 shits all over Melbourne.

If they pull their finger out they could hurt the Storm.

Need the creativity to put them into space though which they lack with Cogger, Hastings, Hunt, Crossland as the spine.

Storm will get points out of that makeshift backline.

 

[Wb1234]

See if Hastings makes a difference after aob has kept him away from first grade

 

[Generalzod]

Was that a penalty lol

 

[Belza1]

Was that a penalty lol

Definitely a penalty to Hughes

 

[Wb1234]

Wow don’t think he got that down

Beauty

 

[Fangs]

Need the creativity to put them into space though which they lack with Cogger, Hastings, Hunt, Crossland as the spine.

Storm will get points out of that makeshift backline.

Just pass them the ball they'll run through their opposite number today.

Good start so far.

 

[Wb1234]

lol Hughes finds touch

 

[Generalzod]

Great pass there Hughes

 

[Rudy]

Bellamy getting triggered

 

[Wb1234]

That error takes all the pressure off

Knights got ten zip there they have their foot on the storms throat

 

[Wb1234]

lol how many six agains on their line

Now a penalty

 

[Fangs]

Good stuff Newy. Absorb that pressure.

 

[Generalzod]

Has Newcastle received a penalty or six again restarts ?

 

[Woody90]

Officials definitely scared of Bellamy.