08 :: R10 Sun :: Knights 26 Tigers 38 @ EnergyAustralia

[Timmah]

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NEWCASTLE - 1. Wes Naiqama, 2. James McManus, 3. Adam MacDougall, 4. Keith Lulia, 5. Cooper Vuna, 6. Chris Bailey, 7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Danny Wicks, 9. Matt Hilder, 10. Jesse Royal, 11. Chris Houston, 12. Cory Paterson, 13. Zeb Taia
Int - 14. Scott Dureau, 15. Cameron Ciraldo, 16. Daniel Tolar, 17. Steve Simpson; Res - 18. Junior Sau, 19. Richard Fa’aoso​

WESTS TIGERS - 1 Brett Hodgson (c), 2 Taniela Tuiaki, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Shannon McDonnell, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 John Morris
8 Bryce Gibbs, 9 Robbie Farah, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Ben Te’o, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Dene Halatau
Int - 14 Liam Fulton, 15 Danny Galea, 16 Corey Payne, 17 Mathew Head​

Referee

Sean Hampstead
Sideline Officials: Adam Devcich & Alan Shortall; Video Referee: Phil Cooley​

Schedule
Gates 10:25am (Members) -- Gates 10:40am (General) -- U/12's Curtain Raiser 11:15am -- Toyota 12:45pm -- NRL 3:00pm​

Related Matches
Toyota Cup Knights v Tigers @ EnergyAustralia, Sun 12:45pm
NSW Cup Cronulla Cobras v Central Newcastle @ Toyota, Sat 1:25pm
NSW Cup Split Round - Wests Magpies play Wenty Sat 24 May at Campbelltown
NSW Cup Split Round - Balmain R/E play Newtown Sun 25 May at Leichhardt​

 

[Jono078]

Hoping for Knights to win next 3 in a row.

Tigers coming off the BYE and into Newcastle. Hopefully this Storm game gives us confidence instead of maybe making the team feel down about the loss after all the effort they put in.

 

[Jobdog]

Our next 3 weeks are all games that we should win in all fairness. Tigers, then the Bye and then the Warriors. Both games at home. Regardless of Buderus, Cross and Gidley missing this week, you would think we'd be too strong.

 

[Timmah]

Not sure how you'll go against the bye...

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Our next 3 weeks are all games that we should win in all fairness. Tigers, then the Bye and then the Warriors. Both games at home. Regardless of Buderus, Cross and Gidley missing this week, you would think we'd be too strong.

Jeez you guys are a confident group. I think the Knights are already over-performing and when you take out 3 of their best players it places too much responsibility on the toilers. It happens every year at the Tigers when we invariably lose Benji + another playmaker for large parts of the year.

The Tigers have too much for a depleted Newc side although playing up at Marathon gives the baby Knights confidence.

 

[Jobdog]

Jeez you guys are a confident group. I think the Knights are already over-performing and when you take out 3 of their best players it places too much responsibility on the toilers. It happens every year at the Tigers when we invariably lose Benji + another playmaker for large parts of the year.

The Tigers have too much for a depleted Newc side although playing up at Marathon gives the baby Knights confidence.

We're definitely not over-performing let me give you the hot tip. Our side will miss Buderus and Gidley in particular, but Smithy prides himself on getting teams to play exactly like that - as a team. Sunday arvo, big crowd, it'll be a beauty.

 

[perverse]

we'll have dureau and mullen playing the halves i daresay, so we'll have a kicking game again. simpson will also be back. gidley and bedsy are big losses... but this year more than any other in our history, we are equipped to handle it. at home i think we'll be too strong.

i'm hopeful of Sau or Uate getting a run out wide while gidleys out.

 

[brooksy19]

Newcastle by 30+

 

[Bicey_18]

Newcastle by 30+

Nice try mate lol Tigers will be the favourites and deservedly so with the players missing from our squad.. will do it tough imo

 

[Jobdog]

All of a sudden I don't like our chances too much

 

[perverse]

All of a sudden I don't like our chances too much

ye of little faith.

 

[Jono078]

I doubt the Tigers named side will be the way they line up on Sunday.

But on our behalf not having Hilder is big loss.

The reserves will be eager to show their worth though, and infront of a home crowd who knows what can happen.

 

[Jobdog]

In saying all of that, if Mullen and Dureau are named in the halves together, we have more points in us than the Tigers with Morris at half. We just need the forwards to stand up ...

 

[perverse]

We just need the forwards to stand up ...

have they even looked like letting us down yet this year?

 

[Apey]

Not overly confident with the Tiger's getting Farrah and Marshall back, and us losing Buderus and Gidley.

Will still tip us though

 

[Timmah]

1. Wes Naiqama
2. James McManus
3. Adam MacDougall
4. Keith Lulia
5. Cooper Vuna
6. Chris Bailey
7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Danny Wicks
9. Matt Hilder
10. Jesse Royal
11. Chris Houston
12. Cory Paterson
13. Zeb Taia

14. Scott Dureau
15. Cameron Ciraldo
16. Daniel Tolar
17. Steve Simpson
18. Junior Sau
19. Richard Fa’aoso

 

[Serc]

Big danger game for us - given the big game's we've had to play over the past month or so we could be due for a below par performance, especially missing Hilder on top of Buderus. That will really hurt I think.

But if there was a time to prove that wrong its with this new team we have!

 

[Jobdog]

Unprofessional Tim.

The Toyota Cup match is 12.45pm Sunday

 

[Timmah]

Please leave the building in an orderly fashion Mister Jobdog.

 

[mxlegend99]

Knights by 8.

If it weren't for the Tigers #7, i would have backed them.