Match Discussion: Finals Week 1 vs North Qld @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2024 - Finals Week 1
1st Elimination Final (5th v 8th)
North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba (TICKETS)

Saturday 14 September 2024
NRL kickoff 7:50pm.
Broadcast live on Nine, 9Now, Fox, Kayo

To be announced

To be announced

Referee: To be advised
Sideline Officials: To be advised
Video Referee: To be advised

HEAD TO HEAD - 1995 - 2024​

	TOTAL	NORTH QLD	NEWCASTLE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	45	23	22	0
QLD C. BANK	5	5	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 11	NORTH QLD 36-20	QLD C. Bank	11208
2021	Round 16	NEWCASTLE 38-0	McD. Jones	7610
2022	Round 9	NORTH QLD 36-16	QLD C. Bank	14463
2023	Round 8	NORTH QLD 18-16	QLD C. Bank	17970
2024	Round 2	NORTH QLD 21-20	QLD C. Bank	18986

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2005	Round 4	NORTH QLD 52-18	Dairy Farmers	22347
2021	Round 16	NEWCASTLE 38-0	McD. Jones	7610

What happens next?​

WINNER: away Week 2 Semi Final v loser of Storm-Sharks QF
LOSER is ELIMINATED

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 25		Round 26		Round 27
NORTH QLD	(BYE)		MELBOURNE	W 38-30	CANTERBURY	W 44-6
NEWCASTLE	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 36-16	GOLD COAST	W 36-14	DOLPHINS	W 14-6

STATE OF PLAY: 2024 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
NORTH QLD	5th	24	3	15-9-0	657	568
NEWCASTLE	8th	24	3	12-12-0	470	510

 

[Nuke]

This game is winnable. Especially as the Knights have found some kind of form in recent weeks.

 

[Zoidberg]

As has been the case all year, we need our attack to improve to have a chance in this.

 

[Woody90]

We’ll either win in a close one or get smashed. Hopefully we acclimatise to Townsville better than we usually do.

We have nothing to lose really, all the pressure on the Cows. Would be fantastic if we could get through another week though.

 

[Old dog]

The emphasis seams to be supporting in defence, time to share a bit of that support to attack.
We need to just give it all a good big effort, we are still in the game

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Calling it now, we win by 4.