Nathan Hinton - A quality 20 year old fullback who was the best player in our Flegg side last year and has been excellent all year as fullback in PL.
James McManus - a 20 year old having about his 10th game of PL after a great start to the season in Flegg. He has scored several tries in PL.
Michael Young - A very solid defender who played about 10 games of firstgrade last year and the year before. Offers very little in attack.
Blake Tremain-Cannon - 21 year old having his first season in PL. Not really setting the world on fire.
Aaron Hartmann - 19 year old having his second game of PL. He is a big kid, and has good speed, but he doesn't get involved enough.
Dustin Cooper - Lots of firstgrade experience for Melbourne and for Newcastle earlier this year, but not at 5/8. A strong attacking player and solid defender.
Dane Campbell - first season at the Knights. This 21 year old played for Qld in several age teams and was the halfback in the winning side in the Qld cup last season. He has already played several games of firstgrade and done well.
Brendan Worth - 21 year old prop with two years of PL experience and 3 or 4 games of firstgrade behind him.
Nathan Berry - an outstanding prospect at hooker with about 15 games of PL behind him now. He was a champion at Flegg level and is getting better every game in PL.
Jesse Royal - big prop in his first season at the Knights after signing from Penrith. 21 year old.
Kurt Hancock © - former Norths player. about 24 years old and has played in France and for NSW residents last year, as well as having one game of firstgrade this year.
Blake Mueller - workaholic forward who has been in and out of firstgrade for the past two seasons. A bit small for firstgrade, but great at this level.
Todd Maddison - Just returned from NSW residents side. Player of the year in the Newcastle comp last season, and getting better and better this year.
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Matthew White - a 20 year old 110kg prop who had some great games in firstgrade at the start of the season. He is on the bench as an impact player and is one of the hardest running forwards at the club.
Matthew Bartlett - a 23 year old prop with a couple of seasons of PL behind him. Honest player, but nothing special.
Nathan McLoughlin - second row or centre. 21 year old in second season of PL.
Daniel Spiteri - try scoreing wizard and bench hooker. He will only play for 20 or 30 minutes, but scores nearly every game.
David Seage - firstgrade fullback coming back from injury again. He is about 25 and had a long career in the Qld cup where he was seen as a more dangerous attacking player than Billy Slater. He made an instant impact at the Knights as star fullback in firstgrade, but has suffered several injuries since.
The only really decent back in the starting lineup is Hinton - although McManus has the right stuff and will make an impact soon. If Seage plays he will be the best back on the field in attack, and sound in defence.
The halves have been average in recent weeks since Mullen went up to firstgrade. Campbell is still finding his feet a bit. Cooper is the latest to be tried at 5/8, and he could work out.
The forwards are a good blend of excellent kids and hardheaded journeymen.
I'd rate the backs 6/10, or 7/10 if Seage plays.
The halves 6/10.
The forwards 8/10.
