2020 R13 Sat - Knights 44-4 Wests Tigers @ McDonald Jones

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NRL 2020 - Round 13
Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton
Saturday 8 August 2020

Kickoff 5:30pm - Fox/Kayo

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Blake Green 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Kurt Mann 10. Jacob Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Josh King 16. Herman Ese'ese 17. Brodie Jones 18. Chris Randall 19. Tex Hoy 20. Mason Lino 21. Jirah Momoisea

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Tommy Talau 5. Asu Kepaoa 6. Luke Brooks 7. Benji Marshall 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Moses Mbye 10. Russell Packer 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Sam McIntyre 13. Matt Eisenhuth
Interchange: 14. Thomas Mikaele 15. Shawn Blore 16. Chris Lawrence 17. Billy Walters 18. Alex Seyfarth 19. Luke Garner 20. Josh Reynolds 21. Elijah Taylor

Referees: Matt Cecchin
Sideline Officials: David Munro, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

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[Rodney Rude]

Tigers win this easily. Knights are done

 

[NewySteel]

Battle of the two clubs that lose the games they’re expected to win, whoever is the favourite is certain to lose

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

In b4 wyno and dragging Sayer.

 

[Valheru]

Easily the most important game of the round IMO.

I am willing to say the loser won't make the finals, especially if the loser is wests

 

[Dragon Slayer]

How do you find a winner when the two teams are losers?

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Battle for 9th spot on the ladder

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

How do you find a winner when the two teams are losers?

See which one upsets the numpties more.

 

[mozza91]

Battle for 9th spot on the ladder

The Tigers own 9th. Everyone else is just playing for 10th.

 

[shear_joy9]

BJ v Best is a good matchup, hopefully Best plays.

 

[perverse]

BJ v Best is a good matchup, hopefully Best plays.

Unfortunately it looks like he'll be out 2-3 weeks minimum, possibly the season at this stage.

 

[shear_joy9]

Unfortunately it looks like he'll be out 2-3 weeks minimum, possibly the season at this stage.

that's a shame. Would have been like two rams butting heads.

Knights would win this if Pearce played hooker and Mann and Green were halves. They still might though as Maguire doesn't seem to know what he's doing with team selection. Walters or Reynolds are 1000x than Mbye

 

[GongPanther]

Can't see WT getting near Newcastle without Grant. Best also not playing, but still on trust and at home the Knights by 8.

 

[mozza91]

Pretty sure Tuala gave Leilua a touch up earlier this year, hopefully he can do it again.

 

[Silent Knight]

Yeah Tigers are absolute specials here especially with the return of BJ. We’ll have our work cut out with the amount of injuries to our squad and the fact Michael Maguire will have the Tigers firing on all cylinders.

 

[pantherz9103]

Moses Mbye at 9 Knights by 20

 

[mozza91]

We’ll win this. There were some positive signs that we might be coming out of the slump last week and I’m expecting a big performance.

A solid 80 minutes would be great and ffs no injuries please.

 

[Rhyno]

Knights by 8

 

[Vic Mackey]

Can't see WT getting near Newcastle without Grant. Best also not playing, but still on trust and at home the Knights by 8.

TBF Grant has been busted and way down on form the last 2 weeks, he clearly needed a break. That being said he has been our best player by a mile this year so clearly a big out

Fairly even game. Both teams have some key outs. We've won the last 3 years in Newcastle however Knights dusted us easily earlier in the year in one of the strangest games Ive ever seen.

Mann has been the Knights best spine player, moving him out of the attacking line is very odd. Looking forward to Talau finally getting a run at center and the new kid we signed from Easts comes with big wraps

I tipped Knights at home however nothing would surprise. 20+ either way or draw after golden point, who knows

 

[The Rosco]

Knights by 8

Ahh rhyno.
Don't ever change. You have got your salinity levels just right.
After 30+ years of abject misery and wooden spoons, it really is good to see you with a spring in your step. Is it 34 years ? WOW. That's a lifetime.
Gee, after all this hype and bravado . . . I hope your parra don't shit themselves and choke in the finals. Again.
Are you really a parra fan ? the other genuine fans don't want to know you. Funny, huh ?