Match Discussion: Round 25 vs South Sydney @ Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal

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NRL 2024 - Round 25
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Newcastle Knights
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal (TICKETS)

Saturday 24 August 2024
NRL kickoff 7:35pm
Broadcast live on Nine, 9Now, Fox, Kayo

1. Jye Gray 2. Fletcher Myers 3. Taane Milne 4. Richard Kennar 5. Jacob Gagai 6. Jack Wighton 7. Dean Hawkins 8. Davvy Moale 9. Damien Cook 10. Sean Keppie 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Cameron Murray 14. Peter Mamouzelos 15. Jacob Host 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Shaquai Mitchell 18. Siliva Havili 19. Liam Le Blanc 20. Michael Chee Kam 21. Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson 22. Tyrone Munro

Out: Cody Walker (halfback)
In: Dean Hawkins (halfback), Siliva Havili (reserve), Liam Le Blanc (reserve), Michael Chee-Kam (reserve), Izaac Thompson (reserve), Tyrone Munro (reserve)

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Fletcher Sharpe 3. Dane Gagai 4. Dylan Lucas 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Jack Cogger 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Adam Elliott 14. Will Pryce 15. Mathew Croker 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Brodie Jones 18. Thomas Cant 19. Sebastian Su'a 20. Jackson Hastings 21. Kyle McCarthy 22. David Armstrong

Out: Tyson Gamble (five-eighth)
In: Dylan Lucas (centre), Will Pryce (bench), Thomas Cant (reserve), Sebastian Su'a (reserve), Jackson Hastings (reserve), David Armstrong (reserve)
Changes: Kyle McCarthy (centre to reserve), Jack Cogger (bench to five-eighth)

Referee: To be advised
Sideline Officials: To be advised
Video Referee: To be advised

HEAD TO HEAD - 1988 - 2023​

	TOTAL	SOUTH SYDNEY	NEWCASTLE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	47	19	28	0
ACCOR	8	6	2	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2020	Round 10	NEWCASTLE 20-18	Bankwest	4249
2020	Qualifying Final	SOUTH SYDNEY 46-20	ANZ	17212
2021	Round 14	SOUTH SYDNEY 24-10	ANZ	12156
2022	Round 17	SOUTH SYDNEY 40-28	McD. Jones	18621
2023	Round 25	NEWCASTLE 29-10	McD. Jones	29018

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1999	Round 23	NEWCASTLE 60-0	Marathon	21820
2015	Round 20	SOUTH SYDNEY 52-6	ANZ	14603

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 26	Round 27
SOUTH SYDNEY	PENRITH (A)	SYDNEY (H)
NEWCASTLE	GOLD COAST (H)	DOLPHINS (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 22		Round 23		Round 24
SOUTH SYDNEY	CRONULLA	L 6-20	MELBOURNE	L 16-28	WESTS TIGERS	L 16-18
NEWCASTLE	PENRITH	L 14-22	WESTS TIGERS	W 34-18	CRONULLA	L 18-19

STATE OF PLAY: 2024 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
SOUTH SYDNEY	15th	21	3	7-14-0	438	576
NEWCASTLE	11th	21	3	9-12-0	384	474

 

[Haffa]

Knights 13+

 

[Yosh]

We should be winning this easy. It's such a pity we shot ourselves in the foot against the Sharks.

 

[mozza91]

In Sydney and going to this. Hope we can get the win.

 

[Old dog]

I just hope some common sense prevails with selection.
Changes:- Firstly don’t risk Best or Lucas and stick with McCarthy, Gamble injured, Pryce in, If not Hastings then Cogger to 7, give him a free rein, Drop Thompson bring in Su’a, Crosslands to 9, swap KPP to right, Jones B to left and Frizell to middle bench. Bench, Brailey, Croker, Frizell and Rahme/Hetherington 17/18
Out: Best, Lucas, Gamble, Cogger or Hastings, Thompson, rested or Cup

 

[perverse]

We'll probably go out and play alright now that the pressure is off. Would love to see Pryce back in. I think if he's any chance of providing us with something down the track then he needs as many reps as possible.

 

[Old dog]

We'll probably go out and play alright now that the pressure is off. Would love to see Pryce back in. I think if he's any chance of providing us with something down the track then he needs as many reps as possible.

Now is the time, Gamble broken hand apparently so it’s Pryce for rest of 2024

 

[Woody90]

Now is the time, Gamble broken hand apparently so it’s Pryce for rest of 2024

Id definitely go with Pryce but unfortunately even with the season done I can see AOB going with Cogger and Crossland in the halves (I think we’ve seen the last of Hastings).

Pretty depressing that there’s still 3 games left of this season and we still have no idea who will be in the halves for 2025.

 

[Old dog]

Our spine has been a mess all season. Injury to Gamble means another change for mine obviously it is Ponga at 1
Pryce at 6, Hastings or Cogger at 7 or Cup and Crosslands at 9, Brailey at 14.

 

[Zoidberg]

I think we will have pretty much the same 17 except…
Pryce in for Gamble
If Lucas or Best back them to centre, if both Lucas to bench.
We still have the feintest hope of finals if results go our way and O’brien will not change much.

 

[ryan.a87]

Even we scrape into 8th spot…..we would play bulldogs week one

Don’t stand a chance against them

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Even we scrape into 8th spot…..we would play bulldogs week one

Don’t stand a chance against them

I know I go on about but.......this is true and it shows the enormous gap between well run clubs and poorly run ones.

In what is now 2 years? Gould has them on the up in all grades.

 

[Nuke]

I've said this for years, but for whatever everyone's thoughts on Gus are, he knows football and gets the job done. I'd have loved to see what he could do for the Knights if he was given that opportunity.

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

I've said this for years, but for whatever everyone's thoughts on Gus are, he knows football and gets the job done. I'd have loved to see what he could do for the Knights if he was given that opportunity.

yep I'd be reaching out to him to lay the groundwork for when his Doggies contract is up, and in the words of Don Corleone "make him an offer he can't refuse"

 

[Woody90]

According to the source on the other forum Cogger into the starting side (lol) with Pryce on the bench.

At least after this one we won’t be looking back depressed that we might have been a finals chance if we’d beaten the Sharks…as I can’t see us winning many (if any) of the remaining 3 with Cogger in the starting side.

 

[Apey]

Crossland and Cogger. C&C if you will. The Phoen and the Cogster.

 

[Haffa]

When Brails gets a break I assume it'll be Cogger 7, Pryce 6, Nix 9. What a rotation.

 

[slotmachine]

You can't run crossland and pryce in the halves so I kinda get what AOB is doing.

 

[Haffa]

Highlights how on the nose Hastings is too.

 

[Zoidberg]

Wouldn’t surprise me if we try some more things in the next few games in attack leading to more points scored, helped by the fact we are playing other teams who won’t make finals.
Storyline will be “Cogger sparks attack” and everyone will wonder why he hasn’t been used all year.
The story writes itself.