Knights 3, 2, 1s - Round 18, 2019

[Captain Apollo]

After none of us felt anyone deserved point for the game against the Cowboys, we move to our Round 18 match against the Knights at the SCG.

Here are the individual match stats courtesy of Fox Sports -



Any way, my votes -

3 points: James Tedesco. 17 runs for 262 metres, 1 try, 2 line breaks, 10 tackle busts and 7 tackles (with one being a certain try saver). Absolutely brilliant performance.

2 points: Jared Warea-Hargreaves. 21 runs for 192 metres aand 23 tackles. I though he outplayed both Saifiti and Klemmer for the Knights he was that dominant.

1 point: Luke Keary. 3 try assists did it for me but there were plenty of players who could have gotten this one.

 

[Tommy Smith]

3. James Tedesco. Truly the world's best player. His ball running is the most devastating I've seen since Inglis at his peak.

2. Daniel Tupou. A flawless performance by Toops. His carries out of our own end were outstanding. And no errors!

1. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. I agree he totally dominated his opposites. Both he and SST dominated in their second stint.

Special mention to Captain Cordner who also put a poor first half behind him to dominate the second half.

 

[Headless Chook]

3. Tedesco
2. JWH
1. Mitchell

Robbo was happy, ergo we all should be happy.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Jake Friend out for up to 8 weeks - https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/22/friend-set-to-miss-up-to-eight-weeks-with-arm-surgery/

 

[H.H]

3 - Teddy
2 - JWH
1 - Cordner

 

[jiorl]

3. Tupou
2. Tedesco
1. JWH

 

[morley101]

3 Tedesco
2 Toupou
1 Butcher

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Jake Friend out for up to 8 weeks - https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/22/friend-set-to-miss-up-to-eight-weeks-with-arm-surgery/

That means that, if he mends properly, he will be available for the penultimate game, on 28 or 29 September, against Souths or Canberra. One game before the Grand Final!

 

[Valheru]

3 teddy
2 JWH
1 Tupou

Teddy may be our best player but JWH has to be our most important. Not saying we could win the comp without teddy but I reckon we could cover him in a week 1 finals match, not so sure the same can be said for JWH. 2015 is testament to that.

Whenever JWH is on the field we dominate. If either him or SST can be on at any given time we are going to be hard to beat.