Match Discussion: Round 17 vs Bulldogs @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[Old dog]

We need a winger to cover Lee, we already have the centre in Hunt, give Cooper a go

 

[Haffa]

Moga is done. He’s not up to scratch anymore. Every time I’ve seen him this year he’s been poor.

 

[Pedge1971]

If Daifiti only gets 30 mins in origin again surely he can play a good stint this week with a cameo from Klem?

 

[Yosh]

I used to be a 'we need a specialist whatever in whatever position' blah blah blah. But as I get older and watch more games, I have realised it is more about getting our best players on the paddock and finding the right system for them.

I hope we find our best 17 and have them on the paddock 90% of the season.

 

[Apatus]

Ese can play on the edge, jaifiti and gavet will be the middles

Herman could be devastating on the edge. I wonder what his defense would be like out there.

If he does well, he might end up staying there when our origin middles are back on deck. His bench-impact would be missed but Jacob would fit the same role nicely.

 

[Frederick]

Klem, dsaf and glad should all back up...klem played just over half the game, dsaf and glas both got f**k all minutes.

Pearce deserves to have the night off, but I'd love for him to bring the energy from tonight into Friday night

 

[Zoidberg]

Wonder why Safiti didn’t get another stint?
Hope they all back up. Glad for no injuries.

 

[Silent Knight]

Alright we’ll get our Origin boys back now and get the show on the road, next stop hopefully the finals.

Pearce can show Mitch Moses some pointers along the way.

 

[Burns]

Didn't even notice Glasby tbh. Happy for Pearce to make his own call if he plays.

 

[Spot On]

Wonder why Safiti didn’t get another stint?
Hope they all back up. Glad for no injuries.

Didn't think he'd be bought back on... may have been caught out laterally imo.

 

[Frederick]

Didn't even notice Glasby tbh. Happy for Pearce to make his own call if he plays.

He didn't get much time, but all tackles I saw him make he drove the blues back

 

[aqua_duck]

Pretty sure Graham tearing his hammy would've had something to do with the interchange strategy

 

[Yosh]

Great game all round. Our players got the win. Pearce got the assist for Teddy's first try and he made the all important over the top ball to get the winning play started. Didn't over play his hand as well.

Everyone else didn't get injured and didn't play many minutes so should be fired up for our game this week. Wonderful stuff.

If JSaifiti plays, he should rotate with his brother all game. Should make sneaky interchanges so the opposition don't know. Will look like we have one mean non tiring meter making Saifit machine out there for 80 minutes.

 

[Volcom6685]

Didn't think he'd be bought back on... may have been caught out laterally imo.

I thought Vaughn was caught out laterally more than Saf

 

[Spot On]

Vaughn was good all series imo.

Only way is up for Dan if the effort is there.

He did what was expected imo. I honestly did not think Freddy would risk him in the second half with the game going as it was. And that is how it turned out.

Hopefully he goes up another cog over the rest of the season.

 

[PhilGould]

 

[K-Man]

Unless inured I think the Origin players need to back up for this one and get the win. It's too tight in the middle of the table to take the Bulldogs lightly, and the difference between 9-7 and 8-8 win-loss record is massive. Even if they have to play through a bit of pain, the team needs any kind of win, even an ugly one. Our best should be too good for them, so let's come out firing and we're lucky enough to wrap the game up a bit early and Klemmer etc have a rest late in the game, that's fantastic. But zero complacency with the team we pick or the attitude we start with.

 

[PhilGould]

Knights captain Mitchell Pearce has declared himself a certain starter and expects Newcastle's other State of Origin stars to back up against the Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night following NSW's series-clinching win over Queensland in Origin III.

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/...f-a-certain-starter-against-the-dogs/?cs=7580

 

[PhilGould]

Guerra, Saulo, Randall and Jones drop out of the extended squad

 

[Knight Vision]

Guerra, Saulo, Randall and Jones drop out of the extended squad

Guerra has truly fallen down the pecking order, Buhrer in the squad over Guerra ? perhaps its match fitness ?

No Barny and no Fitz and Guerra still cant get a gig......ummm