'16 | R3 | Sat | NEW 24-24* CAN | Hunter

[Timmah]

1. Jaelen Feeney 2. Nathan Ross 3. Dane Gagai 4. Pat Mata'utia 5. Akuila Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Sam Mataora 9. Tyler Randell 10. Korbin Sims 11. Jacob Saifiti 12. Robbie Rochow 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Danny Levi 15. Sione Mata'utia 16. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 17. Daniel Saifiti 18. Pauli Pauli

1. Jack Wighton 2. Edrick Lee 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Brenko Lee 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Lachlan Croker 7. Sam Williams 8. Shannon Boyd 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Frank Paul Nuuausala 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliot Whitehead 13. Shaun Fensom
Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Iosia Soliola 16. Paul Vaughan 17. Jeff Lima

Referees: Ashley Klein, Chris Sutton;
Sideline Officials: Adam Reid, Rohan Best;
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea, Bernard Sutton


Holden Cup U20s Round 5, 12:40pm

Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 3 Times AEDT
Newcastle v Mounties (CAN) @ Hunter Stadium, 2:40pm

 

[kia ora storm]

Raiders by 10...

 

[Pete Cash]

Last year i remember a game we played against a bulldogs side that was really down on talent because of injuries and origin selection and they put 26 points on the raiders in about 10 minutes.

I can never feel safe with the raiders. I can see us playing like damn fools on the weekend and losing. The knights will be fired up. That said we should win, we have more talent. Even with austin and sezer out. We should win in the forwards and the knights have serious issues in the backline

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I think our boys will just be happy to be out of the 35 degree heat. As Pete said, we should have them in the forwards.

 

[nick87]

Would be huge to win back to back games without our halves
Not taking this game for granted

 

[Paullyboy]

Would be huge to win back to back games without our halves
Not taking this game for granted

Yep. This is a classic trap game even with our full team. But if we can still win a couple more while Austin and Sezer are out it'll really give us a strong chance to make a decent push for a top 6 (or better) finish.

 

[Misanthrope]

Andrew Johns to kick a penalty goal on the stroke of full time after Brett Finch puts a twenty metre restart out on the full attempting to find touch.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Andrew Johns to kick a penalty goal on the stroke of full time after Brett Finch puts a twenty metre restart out on the full attempting to find touch.

The Knights had never won in Canberra until that happened......thanks Funch.

 

[Rabbits20]

Raiders by 14.

 

[Vic Mackey]

like the raiders this year and the knights could be the worst team in the NRL in over 10 years. dont think the raiders have a huge amount of points in them without their halves but doubt they'll need them.

raiders 20-6

 

[Misanthrope]

The Knights had never won in Canberra until that happened......thanks Funch.

I remember. It was delicious.

Brett Finch sobbing might be what awakened my pleasure at seeing gingers unhappy.

 

[Whino]

Raiders by plenty.

 

[Apey]

Well the Canberra Roosters game was pretty damn ordinary yet it was still on several levels above the Knights :lol: Load up on 13+.

 

[Noname36]

Seriously if the Raiders want to prove to everyone that they've turned a corner this year then they should win this extremely comfortably.

No they don't have Austin and Sezer but their forward pack absolutely shits on the Knights in terms of experience, size, ability, pretty much everything, and the game should be won there without the need for much halves involvement.

The only good thing is at least dickhead Leilua won't be playing so we won't have to watch him carrying on when they trash Newcastle.

 

[--Storm--]

Raiders by 48.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

Newcastle by 2

 

[macavity]

We won't get within 20 of any team this year. The last time a squad this out of their depth was running around in the NRL, Tommy Raudonikis was coaching them.

 

[some11]

Raiders by 48.

Finally a sensible tip.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I think it's unlikely and I've tipped the Raiders, but surely the Knights have to produce something other than a drubbing against them or there will be multiple coaches under huge pressure.

 

[skeepe]

I think it's unlikely and I've tipped the Raiders, but surely the Knights have to produce something other than a drubbing against them or there will be multiple coaches under huge pressure.

Brown won't be under any pressure all year, the Knights had already written this season off before it started.

Wayne Bennett's short termism is the real villain here, him and Nathan Tinkler systematically destroyed the Knights from the inside and it is going to take years to recover.

While this makes me happy in ways you couldn't imagine, you do have to feel for some of their fans. A couple of them anyway.