2021 R18 Sat - Melbourne 48-4 Newcastle @ Cbus Super

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NRL 2021 - Round 18
Melbourne Storm v Newcastle Knights
Cbus Super Stadium, Robina (TICKETS)
Saturday 17 July 2021

NRL kickoff 7:35pm

1. Nicholas Hynes 2. George Jennings 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Brandon Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Aaron Booth 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Chris Lewis 17. Aaron Pene 18. Isaac Lumelume 19. Dean Ieremia 20. Cooper Johns 21. Trent Loiero

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Kurt Mann 4. Enari Tuala 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Jake Clifford 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 14. Connor Watson 15. David Klemmer 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones 18. Jack Johns 19. Simi Sasagi 20. Tex Hoy 21. Jirah Momoisea

Referees: Chris Sutton
Sideline Officials: Jon Stone, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referees: Alan Shortall

QLD Cup Country Week - Storm feeder clubs
SC FALCONS v Tweed at Murgon, Sat 2:10pm
BRISBANE v Capras at Gladstone, Sun 2:10pm

No NSW Cup game for Newcastle this weekend.​

 

[GongPanther]

Newcastle are one team who can spring a surprise. About time the storm played a team with a backbone. 'castle by 4.

 

[mozza91]

Call me a crazy optimist but I genuinely believe we can get within 40 here.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Mighty Knightys by 2

 

[STORM.99/07]

Finally a Storm home game. Storm by 30 plus

 

[StormFred]

Call me crazy but I suspect this might be just a tad Melbourne sided.

 

[STORM.99/07]

Still no Paps but we should be ok

 

[Apey]

Newcastle are one team who can spring a surprise. About time the storm played a team with a backbone. 'castle by 4.

With close to our full team on the park I think we could it match it with most teams besides the top 4. Both the top 2 would still smash us, which is what is going to happen here.

 

[Perth Red]

No paps or big nelson, players backing up from origin but still see a cruisey win for the rampant Storm.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Weather report states - Constant Drizzle leading to a dull and boring afternoon.

 

[NewySteel]

With the way things are developing down south in the past 24 hours, certainly potential for this match to end up moved or played behind closed doors.

 

[The_Frog]

Apart from when they had their Origin players out against the Titans (who themselves had several outs) in round 13, the Storm have not been troubled since round 3. The Knights would have to turn up ready to play and keep it up for the full 80 but this could be the Storm's toughest game in ages.

 

[STORM.99/07]

Storm are being moved to the Sunshine Coast

 

[JamesRustle]

The Grasshopper to get another qld team home in the space of 2 days. Melbourne win by 17 set restarts to 2.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Match is now 7.35 pm on Saturday at Cbus Super Stadium in Townsville.

Source: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/15/storm-set-to-relocate-for-third-time-in-12-months/

 

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[Tipster]

Would need a few more first choice Storm players to be ruled out to make this game competitive

 

[STORM.99/07]

Finally a Storm home game. Storm by 30 plus

Bloody covid

 

[GreenMachine121]

Pearce off jack Gibs on ?

 

[mozza91]

Not only do I have to watch my side get flogged I’ve got to listen to Ginnane and Anasta while I do it. Urgh.