Match Discussion: Round 11 vs Gold Coast @ Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2024 - Round 11
Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights
Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal (TICKETS)

Saturday 18 May 2024
NRL Kickoff 3pm.
Broadcast live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Keano Kini 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Aaron Schoupp 5. Jojo Fifita 6. Chris Randall 7. Sam Verrills 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Erin Clark 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. David Fifita 12. Beau Fermor 13. Klese Haas 14. Keenan Palasia 15. Isaac Liu 16. Josiah Pahulu 17. Joe Stimson 18. Thomas Weaver 19. Tony Francis 20. Jacob Alick-Wiencke 21. Iszac Fa'asumaleaui 22. Jaylan De Groot

Out: Phillip Sami (wing), Harley Smith-Shields (centre), AJ Brimson (five-eighth), Kieran Foran (halfback)
In: Alofiana Khan-Pereira (wing), Aaron Schoupp (centre), Keenan Palasia (bench), Joe Stimson (bench), Thomas Weaver (reserve), Tony Francis (reserve), Jacob Alick (reserve), Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui (reserve), Jaylan De Groot (reserve)
Changes: Chris Randall (hooker to five-eighth), Sam Verrills (bench to halfback), Erin Clark (bench to hooker)

1. David Armstrong 2. Enari Tuala 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Jack Cogger 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Dylan Lucas 13. Adam Elliott 14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Kai Pearce-Paul 16. Brodie Jones 17. Jack Hetherington 18. Mathew Croker 19. Jed Cartwright 20. Krystian Mapapalangi 21. Thomas Cant 22. Fletcher Sharpe

Out: Tyson Gamble (five-eighth), Daniel Saifiti (front row)
In: Jack Cogger (five-eighth), Jacob Saifiti (front row), Mat Croker (reserve), Jed Cartwright (reserve), Krystian Mapapalangi (reserve), Thomas Cant (reserve), Fletcher Sharpe (reserve)

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Wyatt Raymond

HEAD TO HEAD - 2007 - 2023​

	TOTAL	GOLD COAST	NEWCASTLE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	28	13	15	0
SUNCORP	0	0	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 5	GOLD COAST 42-16	Cbus Super	12492
2021	Round 24	NEWCASTLE 15-14	Sunshine Coast	2107
2022	Round 16	NEWCASTLE 38-12	McD. Jones	8578
2022	Round 24	GOLD COAST 36-26	Cbus Super	11816
2023	Round 11	NEWCASTLE 46-26	McD. Jones	13064

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2017	Round 9	GOLD COAST 38-8	Cbus Super	10511
2020	Round 20	GOLD COAST 36-6	Cbus Super	9877
2019	Round 24	NEWCASTLE 38-4	McD. Jones	8274

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Round 15
GOLD COAST	BRISBANE (A)	(BYE)	SOUTH SYDNEY (H)	WESTS TIGERS (A)
NEWCASTLE	(BYE)	CANTERBURY (H)	MELBOURNE (A)	PENRITH (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 8		Round 9		Round 10
GOLD COAST	WARRIORS	W 27-24	MELBOURNE	L 20-22	NORTH QLD	W 20-18
NEWCASTLE	DOLPHINS	W 18-14	WARRIORS	W 14-8	WESTS TIGERS	W 20-14

STATE OF PLAY: 2024 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
GOLD COAST	16th	9	1	2-7-0	157	244
NEWCASTLE	10th	10	0	5-5-0	172	185

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Titans played well against Cows but they ran out of steam.
We will likely have DSaf out. Cogger at 6 but expect Crossland to fill in a lot.
If ever there's a time to give Pryce a run it's now.
Us for a slight win.

 

[Rod]

Not to bank on other's teams injuries, but Brimson will likely be out at least 1 week too.

 

[Zoidberg]

Fifita running at Cogger all day. Sounds fun.

 

[mozza91]

Fifita running at Cogger all day. Sounds fun.

Fifita running at Pryce is even more harrowing. Crossland at 6 is a no brainer but of course we won’t do it.

 

[Woody90]

I’d pick Crossland but it will definitely be Cogger. He got pulled from NSW Cup today (presumably to avoid him getting injured too).

 

[Yosh]

Surely we play Crossland at 6 to mark Fifita and Cogger at 14!

 

[SamSepi0l]

Crossland 6, an actual utility at 14. Cogger where he belongs, in the stands.

 

[Old dog]

I’m with the majority Crosslands over Cogger but as a bit of a realist it will be Cogger, he missed Cup yesterday to ensure fit, Obi already stated that we have Cogger and he was bought to fill in at half back And it involves only one change to team set up.
I know we don’t make drastic changes mid season but I always think of Cogger as a 7 from his earlier days at Knights and hasn’t Hastings played a fair bit of 6, just a thought🫣

 

[Yosh]

I think it's less about Cogger's attack than it is about his defense. Fifita is going to run at him all day. How many tries is he going to let in? I'm much more confident in the Frizz/Crossland combination marking up against Fifita.

 

[Frederick]

 

[ryan.a87]

So we will be missing

dsaf
Jsaf
Gamble
Gagai
Best

everything is fine

 

[slotmachine]

You missed friz (and KP)

Strap yourself in for some of this!


Armstrong
Jenkins
Tuala
Maps
Marz
Cogger
Hastings
Leo
Brailey
Hethro
KPP
Lucas
Elliott

Crossland
Jones
Cartwright
Croker

 

[perverse]

It might be a bridge too far to be hopeful about the weekend with those outs away from home. Even an ugly win would be quite impressive. We're lucky they've got some big outs too, we're going to have to get right in the trenches and scrap for it.

 

[Yosh]

At least we only playing the Titans. Should be able to scrap a win!

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

You missed friz (and KP)

Strap yourself in for some of this!


Armstrong
Jenkins
Tuala
Maps
Marz
Cogger
Hastings
Leo
Brailey
Hethro
KPP
Lucas
Elliott

Crossland
Jones
Cartwright
Croker

 

[slotmachine]

You missed friz (and KP)

Strap yourself in for some of this!


Armstrong
Jenkins
Tuala
Maps
Marz
Cogger
Hastings
Leo
Brailey
Hethro
KPP
Lucas
Elliott

Crossland
Jones
Cartwright
Croker

Maybe Lucas at centre, cartwright to second row and *random cup forward* on the bench?

Grim

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Why is Friz in doubt?

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

It is originally from Buzz though...

I wouldn't be surprised if he just found out they just pulled up a bit sore and immediately announced they're in doubt for this week

 

[SamSepi0l]

I think it's less about Cogger's attack than it is about his defense. Fifita is going to run at him all day. How many tries is he going to let in? I'm much more confident in the Frizz/Crossland combination marking up against Fifita.

I think it's just his general ability start to finish as a first grade footballer. What he lacks in defence (pretty much everything) isn't made up for when he's also a negative with the ball.