09 :: R12 Sun :: Knights 22 Bulldogs 14 @ EnergyAustralia

[Timmah]

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
1. Shannon McDonnell
2. Wes Naiqama 3. Junior Sau 4. Keith Lulia 5. Akulia Uate
6. Ben Rogers 7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Mark Taufua 9. Isaac DeGois 10. Chris Houston
11. Steve Simpson (c) 12. Zeb Taia
13. Matt Hilder

Interchange: 14. George Ndaira 15. Marvin Karawana 16. Richie Fa’aoso 17. Danny Wicks

BULLDOGS
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri 3. Daryl Millard 4. Jamal Idris 5. Bryson Goodwin
6. Ben Roberts 7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Chris Armit 9. Mick Ennis 10. Michael Hodgson
11. Greg Eastwood 12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. David Stagg

Interchange: 14. Gary Warburton 15. John Kite 16. Yileen Gordon 17. Daniel Holdsworth

Referees
Jason Robinson & Tony De Las Heras
Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall & Grant Atkins
Video Referee: Paul Simpkins


Toyota Cup Round 12
Newcastle v Bulldogs
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday 12:45pm

NSW Cup Round 10 (Split Round)
Central Coast (MEL) 30-26 Bankstown City (BUL)
played at Morrie Breen Oval Kanwal, Sat 23 May 1:30pm

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[dogz08]

Bulldogs by 14

 

[IanG]

This one's the Channel 9 game

 

[Timmah]

'tis

Ah well, I'll be there. All the more reason for this to officially sell out too.

 

[Jobdog]

I love my Sunday footy.

Regardless of what happens to us tomorrow night, we should be hanging from the rafters, even allowing for the fact that Gids, and possibly a few others, will be missing.

 

[Jono078]

Not a good feeling I have with the game.

Doggies are going good as ever, will be hard to stop their run.

 

[Liam]

Booked my ticket last week, should sell out for sure.

 

[Bicey_18]

Not a good feeling I have with the game.

Doggies are going good as ever, will be hard to stop their run.

Mate, you rarely have a good feeling about Knights games...

Knights at home will be hard to stop..Bulldogs missing Hannant and possibly a few others. Knights in a close one

 

[Timmah]

Without Hannant and possibly a few others?

Forgotten you're likely to be missing Gidley and Mullen, and possibly even McManus? :crazy:

 

[Bicey_18]

Without Hannant and possibly a few others?

Forgotten you're likely to be missing Gidley and Mullen, and possibly even McManus? :crazy:

Im aware of that.. Doesnt mean the Bulldogs are morals.

Kimmorely in doubt? Roberts in doubt? Stagg for Qld? Ennis for Nsw?

 

[Timmah]

Kimmorley will play, as will Roberts. (We beat Melbourne last week minus both). Ennis won't be selected for NSW. Stagg is behind Johnson despite outplaying him last weekend.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

I hope thats not the case Timmah however don't discount our home record..... Decks certainly stacked against us but we are the giant slayers so far this year.

 

[Bicey_18]

I think playing the Storm at Gosford and Newcastle at Newcastle are entirely different..

Either way I still think the Knights at home will be too good.. Rogers and Dureau are a capable halves pairing, Vuna in for McManus, Naiqama or McDonnell in for Gidley. I would be confident they could still do the job

 

[Timmah]

Storm had won 4/5 at Gosford in the last two years...

:lol: @ Rogers being "capable"

 

[mxlegend99]

Bulldogs would have to be favourites by a fair margin IMO. Should be fairly close in strength to the sides that they have been using the last few weeks. Origin shouldn't be much of a disruption at all for them.

Meanwhile Knights can expect to be missing Mullen and Gidley at the very least. Pretty big loss for them. While they have some great players other then these blokes, i'm not sure they can cover for them.

Assuming that Ben Hannant is the only Bulldogs Origin player, i'm back the Bulldogs at 13+.

 

[Bicey_18]

Storm had won 4/5 at Gosford in the last two years...

:lol: @ Rogers being "capable"

Have you not watched his games this year? He has done a great job for us in the halves. I dont care if the Storm have won so and so games at Gosford, fact is Newcastle at Newcastle will be tougher.

You laugh at Rogers when you have a player like Ben Roberts.... :lol:

 

[Timmah]

Ben Roberts? You mean a bloke who's played for New Zealand? He's probably been one of our most improved players... :?

 

[Jono078]

Mate, you rarely have a good feeling about Knights games...

Knights at home will be hard to stop..Bulldogs missing Hannant and possibly a few others. Knights in a close one

Lol I always get picked out for not being pessimistic :crazy:

Here are some quotes from some of my posts to prove that crap wrong

Knights 34 - 10 Roosters

Knights 34 - 16 Titans

"We win this with little trouble" Knights Vs Roosters thread

"Very confident and winning this one." Knights Vs Titans thread

As you can see, I don't always have a 'bad feeling'. I wish that stereotype of me would go away :lol:

 

[Bicey_18]

Ben Roberts? You mean a bloke who's played for New Zealand? He's probably been one of our most improved players... :?

So he played for NZ, he must be great? Nathan Fien played for NZ :lol:

Much similar players actually... both can do good things but at the same time can cost you big time.

Rogers has been great for us this season

 

[Jono078]

Ben Roberts? You mean a bloke who's played for New Zealand? He's probably been one of our most improved players... :?

Not hard to play a game in the halves for New Zealand, heck an Aussie done it! Nathan Fien.