Match Discussion: Round 24 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

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NRL 2023 - Round 24
Newcastle Knights v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal, New Lambton (TICKETS)
Sunday 13 August 2023

Gates 10:45am
NSW Cup 11am
NRLW 1:50pm
NRL kickoff 4:05pm
Broadcast live on Nine Network, 9Now, Fox League and Kayo Sports.

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Enari Tuala 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott 14. Kurt Mann 15. Brodie Jones 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Simi Sasagi 21. Jack Johns 22. Daniel Saifiti

Out: Bradman Best (centre)
In: Enari Tuala (centre)

1. Jake Averillo 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Braidon Burns 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Ryan Sutton 14. Kyle Flanagan 15. Luke Thompson 16. Liam Knight 17. Corey Waddell 19. Harrison Edwards 20. Kurtis Morrin 21. Jayden Okunbor 22. Hayze Perham 23. Samuel Hughes

Out: Harrison Edwards (bench)
In: Luke Thompson (bench)

Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Damian Brady, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Kasey Badger


STATE LEAGUES
NSW Cup: Newcastle^ v Canterbury^ at McDonald Jones, Sun 11am​

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

We could be missing a few players.. Hopefully we can get another win.

Crowd is going to be HUGE

 

[Rod]

Yeah looking like quite a possibility there will be no Best or JSaf. Tuala can slot in ok for Best but no Safs would leave us pretty short up front.

We should of course still have too much for the Dogs if we're serious.

 

[macavity]

Can smell an ambush from a mile off.

 

[Woody90]

Yep this will be a tough game.

We’ve had a tough month, with a lot of travel and bumped and bruised. Where they’re coming fresh off a bye and would have been planning all week how they’re going to beat us after we put 66 on them. Can guarantee Gus will have them up for it.

Interesting reading the Kennel forum most of them think they will win. I don’t think I’ve ever been that confident of a Knights victory before LOL.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Yep this will be a tough game.

We’ve had a tough month, with a lot of travel and bumped and bruised. Where they’re coming fresh off a bye and would have been planning all week how they’re going to beat us after we put 66 on them. Can guarantee Gus will have them up for it.

Interesting reading the Kennel forum most of them think they will win. I don’t think I’ve ever been that confident of a Knights victory before LOL.

Will make it even more enjoyable when they lose

 

[slotmachine]

Crowd will be worth 12+ points, close to a sellout I reckon.

 

[Knight Tales]

Get the result. Go home. Our destiny is our own.

 

[Knight Tales]

Crowd will be worth 12+ points, close to a sellout I reckon.

Sharks and Bunnies games will be close to sell outs as well. Sunday arvo games too. This feels like something special. It just feels different. Channel 9 have hit the jackpot. Hunter ratings will be enormous for all three.

 

[Apey]

Meh if we lose this even with a couple of outs we don't deserve to play finals.

 

[SamSepi0l]

This will obviously be a lot tougher than the last match vs them. Their side is much improved, they are coming off a bye, we have injuries and they'll want to make up for the last game.

That said, we can't lose this. They're still a disaster.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Home crowd. Shitty opposition. On a winning streak. Finals birth in sight

Dogs by 13+

 

[perverse]

I just hope the boys aren't looking at the ladder and getting all comfy, because we're actually in 10th adjusted for remaining byes. It's all must-win stuff.

 

[Haffa]

Home crowd. Shitty opposition. On a winning streak. Finals birth in sight

Dogs by 13+

This is the way!

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Home crowd. Shitty opposition. On a winning streak. Finals birth in sight

Dogs by 13+

Don't forget members appreciation round!

 

[Jono078]

This is one of those games where it’ll be important to start fast to create doubt in the Dogs.

But if you start too fast then we will probably take our foot off the gas, kinda like what Melbourne did against us.

This is such a danger game. Here’s hoping for a couple of Dom Young intercept tries.

 

[aqua_duck]

Yep this will be a tough game.

We’ve had a tough month, with a lot of travel and bumped and bruised. Where they’re coming fresh off a bye and would have been planning all week how they’re going to beat us after we put 66 on them. Can guarantee Gus will have them up for it.

Interesting reading the Kennel forum most of them think they will win. I don’t think I’ve ever been that confident of a Knights victory before LOL.

To be fair most of them thought they were going to beat us first time around as well

 

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NRL TEAMS - 2023 Round 24 » League Unlimited

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1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Enari Tuala 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott

14. Kurt Mann 15. Brodie Jones 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker

18. Dylan Lucas 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Simi Sasagi 21. Jack Johns 22. Daniel Saifiti

Out: Bradman Best (centre)
In: Enari Tuala (centre)

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

In: Enari Tuala (centre)

*Sigh*

 

[Jono078]

In: Enari Tuala (centre)

*Sigh*

To be fair, I don’t think he’s had a horrendous game there this year. Always time for the first though.