2020 R2 Sun - Wests Tigers 24-42 Knights @ Leichhardt

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NRL 2020 - Round 2
Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights
Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield
Sunday 22 March 2020

NRL kickoff 4:05pm

1. Corey Thompson 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Adam Doueihi 5. Robert Jennings 6. Benji Marshall 7. Josh Reynolds 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Billy Walters 10. Alex Twal 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Thomas Mikaele 15. Paul Momirovski 16. Zane Musgrove 17. Chris Lawrence 18. Michael Chee-Kam 19. Oliver Clark 20. Matt Eisenhuth 21. Tommy Talau

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Enari Tuala 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Herman Ese'ese
Interchange: 14. Connor Watson 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Tim Glasby 17. Aidan Guerra 18. Pasami Saulo 19. Starford To'a 20. Mason Lino 21. Sione Mata'utia

Referees: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger
Sideline Officials: Rickey McFarlane, Liam Kennedy
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

Lower Grades
Wests Tigers v Knights @ Campbelltown
NSWRL U20 Jersey Flegg Cup, Sat 3pm
Magpies v Knights @ Leichhardt
NSWRL Canterbury Cup, Sun 1:40pm​

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The Tigers did a great job to come back and win after a terrible start, and they had tougher opposition than the Knights did in the Warriors. Tigpies by 8.

 

[Vic Mackey]

When people think Tigers V Knights they think ‘Top 4 Clash’

I hear you can’t even get a ticket for Leichhardt

 

[Apey]

Crowd should get the Tigers home here.

 

[mozza91]

We’ll be fresh and ready to go coming off the bye. Knights by 7.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

I'm sure Tigers will put up much more of a fight than the Warriors did.

Us by 10

 

[JokerEel]

I am Looking forward to this game both teams are trying to prove they are on the way up.

 

[TheFrog]

Hard to pick. Wests at home.

 

[GongPanther]

Yep, another 22 all draw after extras...

 

[The unknown]

With the tigers bench named I had to make sure Tim Sheens wasn’t still coaching us

 

[Vic Mackey]

4 of the tigers starting 13 out including the most important, no crowd at Leichhardt. Both these teams would be considered to be fighting for bottom top 8 spots, so this is a huge chance for the knights to get what could be a 4 point win.

Tipping our pack to step up like they did last back but worried where the points might come from. Either way Wests by 4

 

[The unknown]

4 of the tigers starting 13 out including the most important, no crowd at Leichhardt. Both these teams would be considered to be fighting for bottom top 8 spots, so this is a huge chance for the knights to get what could be a 4 point win.

Tipping our pack to step up like they did last back but worried where the points might come from. Either way Wests by 4

We really need brooks back to unload BJ. Felt Reynolds starved him of the ball on Sunday

Opposition fans don’t rate our pack but that’s ok. 2 or 3 of them got in the team of the week

 

[Vic Mackey]

We really need brooks back to unload BJ. Felt Reynolds starved him of the ball on Sunday

Opposition fans don’t rate our pack but that’s ok. 2 or 3 of them got in the team of the week

Reynolds said he trained nearly exclusively at 9 in the off season and with Brooks getting injured 24 hours prior to round 1 it didn’t leave a lot of time. Hoping with a week training there the attack will be a lot more fluent Sunday.

 

[mozza91]

We look the better side on paper but it’s hard to be too confident considering what they did to us last time.

 

[This Year?]

I went the Knights. They were impressive holding the Warriors to nil, but this time they will be made to earn it. Mitchell and Ponga will both still need to have big games for the Knights to win. Brooks is a big out for this game and had he played I wouldn't have hesitated in picking the Tigers.

 

[simmo05]

When people think Tigers V Knights they think ‘Top 4 Clash’

I hear you can’t even get a ticket for Leichhardt

The roar from old mates balcony will be deafening

 

[Front-Rower]

I went the Knights. They were impressive holding the Warriors to nil, but this time they will be made to earn it. Mitchell and Ponga will both still need to have big games for the Knights to win. Brooks is a big out for this game and had he played I wouldn't have hesitated in picking the Tigers.

Even we beat the Warriors in a trial this year. It was hailed as the best win since 2005.....so we know where the warriors sit

 

[Rhyno]

Knights by 10

 

[This Year?]

Even we beat the Warriors in a trial this year. It was hailed as the best win since 2005.....so we know where the warriors sit

I watched that trial and the Tigers right side tore it up. When Brooks is back it will be fun to see that right side in action again.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Brooks has been man of the match in 3 of the last 4 games against the Knights, big loss, hopefully we can overcome it