Match Discussion: Round 13 vs Wests Tigers @ McDonald Jones Stadium

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NRL 2020 - Round 13
Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton
Saturday 8 August 2020

Kickoff 5:30pm - Fox/Kayo

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Blake Green 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Kurt Mann 10. Jacob Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Josh King 16. Herman Ese'ese 17. Brodie Jones 18. Chris Randall 19. Tex Hoy 20. Mason Lino 21. Jirah Momoisea

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Tommy Talau 5. Asu Kepaoa 6. Luke Brooks 7. Benji Marshall 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Moses Mbye 10. Russell Packer 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Sam McIntyre 13. Matt Eisenhuth
Interchange: 14. Thomas Mikaele 15. Shawn Blore 16. Chris Lawrence 17. Billy Walters 18. Alex Seyfarth 19. Luke Garner 20. Josh Reynolds 21. Elijah Taylor

Referees: Matt Cecchin
Sideline Officials: David Munro, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

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[ryana87]

Has to be

Ponga
Hunt
Shib
Best
Tuala
Mann
Crossland
Klem
Randall
Jsaf
King (thought he did alright in his short stint today)
Guerra
Barnett

Hoy
Jones
Saulo
Esse esse

 

[Rodney Rude]

Tigers win easy here.

Maguire will have them firing after their display this week and do the Knights even have 17 fit players ??

The downward spiral continues ....

Tigers 38
Knights 4

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Tigers will win this

 

[Yosh]

Do we even have 17 players? Saulo suspended maybe?

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Saulo, Best and Randall may be out. Moga definitely dropped.

Pearce to 9?

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Saulo, Best and Randall may be out. Moga definitely dropped.

Pearce to 9?

Mann 9 if Randall out. Crossland or Hoy to 6.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

1. Ponga
2. Toa
3. Tuala
4. Shiba
5. Hunt
6. Green
7. Pearce
8. Klemmer
9. Mann
10. JSaf
11. Fitz
12. Guerra
13. Barnett

14. Crossland
15. Sione
16. King
17. ?

 

[Rodney Rude]

1. Ponga
2. Toa
3. Tuala
4. Shibasaki
5. Hunt
6. Green
7. Pearce
8. Klemmer
9. Mann
10. J Saifiti
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Guerra
13. Barnett

14. Crossland/Randall
15. King
16. Eseese
17. Momoisea

Surely Green will slot straight in to 6. Herman very lucky to keep his spot due to injuries.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

1. Ponga
2. Toa
3. Tuala
4. Shibasaki
5. Hunt
6. Green
7. Pearce
8. Klemmer
9. Mann
10. J Saifiti
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Guerra
13. Barnett

14. Crossland/Randall
15. King
16. Eseese
17. Momoisea

Surely Green will slot straight in to 6. Herman very lucky to keep his spot due to injuries.

Fitz is suspended?

 

[slotmachine]

Bad head knock, they will give him the week off.

 

[ryana87]

Isn't Hunt a proven centre?

Should we not go hunt to centre and keep Tuala on the wing?

Is Jones out injured?

 

[Silent Knight]

Tigers go in as rightful favourites for this one. However in saying that I will feel buoyed if Blake Green runs out in the red and blue for us. I think we are going to click over the next few weeks but probably not this week.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Tigers go in as rightful favourites for this one. However in saying that I will feel buoyed if Blake Green runs out in the red and blue for us. I think we are going to click over the next few weeks but probably not this week.

Let’s hope Green goes back-to-back over the Tigers.

I tipped against us last night in my tipping comp, which I am on top by a single, but the news today will have me changing it.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

What's this Croker kid like?
He was named on the extended bench last week and might just get the gig this week with all of our outs.
Edit : Fitz in and Croker not named.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Interesting that Crossland is named at 17 ahead of Hoy and Randall.
I know there's a lot of talk about Crossland and it must have some basis but he hasn't shown me enough, so far, to put him ahead. I hope he does and gets rid of my doubts.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Pretty excited to see Toa get more game time

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Glad to see Douehi kept his fullback spot too lol

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

And wow no Harry Grant for the Tigers either

 

[Silent Knight]

Good to see Brodie Jones back in on the bench. Another kid with a bright future. I think he was out injured for a few weeks.