Match Discussion: R13 vs Parramatta @ McDonald Jones - Old Boys Day

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2021 - Round 13
Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton (TICKETS)
Sunday 6 June 2021

NSW Cup 1:30pm -- NRL kickoff 4:05pm

1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Brayden Musgrove 6. Connor Watson 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. Sauaso Sue 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Jacob Saifiti 11. Brodie Jones 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 14. Kurt Mann 15. Josh King 16. Jack Johns 17. Simi Sasagi 18. Jake Clifford 19. Jirah Momoisea 20. Mathew Croker 21. Gehamat Shibasaki

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Tom Opacic 4. Waqa Blake 5. Haze Dunster 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Marata Niukore 11. Isaiah Papali'i 12. Ryan Matterson 13. Nathan Brown
Interchange: 14. Will Smith 15. Shaun Lane 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Bryce Cartwright 18. Joey Lussick 19. Makahesi Makatoa 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Viliami Penisini

Referees: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Peter Gough, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referees: Chris Butler

NSW Cup
Newcastle v Parramatta at McDonald Jones, Sun 1:30pm​

 

[Jono078]

Oh what, old boys day is when we have our (and theirs!) rep players missing?

How shit. NRL f**ked up scheduling this one. Who knows what our team looks like with injuries, suspension and rep players missing.

 

[Yosh]

Oh what, old boys day is when we have our (and theirs!) rep players missing?

How shit. NRL f**ked up scheduling this one. Who knows what our team looks like with injuries, suspension and rep players missing.

Could work in our favor to be honest. I think players like Musgrove, Watson and Jones will really step up and I can see us snagging a win here.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Oh what, old boys day is when we have our (and theirs!) rep players missing?

How shit. NRL f**ked up scheduling this one. Who knows what our team looks like with injuries, suspension and rep players missing.

Not sure it's the NRLs decision when we celebrate old boys day

 

[Jono078]

Not sure it's the NRLs decision when we celebrate old boys day

No, but it's our 20 year anniversary of playing Parra in the grand final and you think you'd put it on a round when both teams have all their players available to them.

 

[Seage]

Well given they received our request for a drawcard Sunday home game in round 25 to tie in with old boys day prior to doing the draw, and responded by allocating us Thursday night against the Titans, expecting any competence from the NRL in regards to scheduling is a bridge too far

 

[ryana87]

Who will parra be missing?

Paulo, Mahoney and maybe Gutho?

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

I'm more confident that we can win this now.
What team we can put on the field will be important as will whether they turn up.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

So no DSaf, Friz and likely Klem

Our pack is gonna struggle

 

[Old dog]

So no DSaf, Friz and likely Klem

Our pack is gonna struggle

Say we are missing them, our forwards have been strong, let’s say, DanS, Brailey, JSaf, Fitz, Jones, Barnett with 14-17, Watson, Sue, King, Sasagi
Nothing wrong with that lot

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

So no DSaf, Friz and likely Klem

I reckon it would be tough if Klem lost time for that. There was nothing in it.
It is Klem though.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

 

[Jono078]

Watson may move back to 13 next week with Barney to the edge.

 

[Knight Tales]

I wonder how the Lodge dealings are getting along. Sounds like it is going to draw out until
We reach an agreement over the length of the contribution from the Broncos.

 

[slotmachine]

The side is going to be something special with no kp, Pearce, dan, friz, lee, Hunt or klem, and hoy/Fitz possibly unavailable due to concussion.

Mann
Toa
Tuala
Best
Musgrove
Clifford
Crossland
Jake S
Brailey
Sue
Jones
Barnett
Watson

King
Croker
???
???

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

The side is going to be something special with no kp, Pearce, dan, friz, lee, Hunt or klem, and hoy/Fitz possibly unavailable due to concussion.

Mann
Toa
Tuala
Best
Musgrove
Clifford
Crossland
Jake S
Brailey
Sue
Jones
Barnett
Watson

King
Croker
???
???

Oof...yuck

 

[ryana87]

The side is going to be something special with no kp, Pearce, dan, friz, lee, Hunt or klem, and hoy/Fitz possibly unavailable due to concussion.

Mann
Toa
Tuala
Best
Musgrove
Clifford
Crossland
Jake S
Brailey
Sue
Jones
Barnett
Watson

King
Croker
???
???

Would rather see Toa play fullback and Mann play centre with Simi on the wing/centre

Surely Jack Johns gets a shot off the bench this week

 

[mozza91]

Klemmer should be ok. There was nothing in that tackle.

 

[slotmachine]

Maybe you've been in a coma the last few weeks cause there's no way he's going to be fine.

 

[mozza91]

A good performance has made you so testy. Ok Klemmer will get 12 weeks and Parra will put 60 on us.