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Round 14 | Knights 16-32 Raiders @ Hunter | Sat 7.30pm

Round 14 result :: Knights vs Raiders

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K-Man

Bench
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Interested to see whether Naiqama and Mata'utia switch at all during the game (if not a complete swap right from the kick-off).

I figured from NSW Cup that Kev was being groomed as the next fullback in line, and from what I've seen he fits all the attributes of the modern fullback.

Having said that, it's possibly Pete's best position too.

I really like the look of the backline, which is an unusual thing to say when four regular names are missing for various reasons.

Got a good feeling about this one. Knights 32 Raiders 12 (both tries scored down our right side with Gagai and Naiqama having never defended together).
 
Big Tim

Big Tim

First Grade
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K-Man said:
Interested to see whether Naiqama and Mata'utia switch at all during the game (if not a complete swap right from the kick-off).

I figured from NSW Cup that Kev was being groomed as the next fullback in line, and from what I've seen he fits all the attributes of the modern fullback.

Having said that, it's possibly Pete's best position too.

I really like the look of the backline, which is an unusual thing to say when four regular names are missing for various reasons.

Got a good feeling about this one. Knights 32 Raiders 12 (both tries scored down our right side with Gagai and Naiqama having never defended together).
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It is an unusual position, but I guess we do know what Kev and Pete have to offer, so no concerns about them at all.

Gagai is the only question for me, but only because I have only seen 1 or 2 of his games and some highlight packages. To be honest, in those games for the Bronco's, he wasnt a stand out, but in that team, thats not a negative.

I am truly excited about this game, its a shame I have to work on Saturday, otherwise a quick trip up the F3 would be on the cards.
 
Mr_Knightside

Mr_Knightside

Juniors
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I'm liking the backline, but pretty concerned about our bench, which I think has been an issue all season.

The raiders are always reasonably strong in the forwards and when Mason/Snowden come off we could lose our momentum, a bit like last weekend really.

Maybe last minute changes from Bennett before the game? I really think we need to have Faas or Tui in there to give us some size.
 
Johns Magic

Johns Magic

Referee
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21,654
This week's 17 plus, Wes, Sau, Tui, Hilder, Faas, Tets, Gidley.

24 off the top of my head but I could very well be missing a couple.
 
perverse

perverse

Referee
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I think our saving grace is going to be that whatever dramas we have up here, they are surely eclipsed by whatever the f**k is transpiring down there.

I could see this degrading into a battle of attrition, with the team that wants it more coming out on top. i could also see us giving them a bit of a touch up, there was fight in our leaders against the Broncos - real fight... and if the boys can rally behind that we could salvage something from the season. I haven't seen any fight in the Raiders, they are dreadful and just as mentally fragile as we are... if not even moreso.
 
Silent Knight

Silent Knight

First Grade
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We need Joey to give the boys another spray this week on that radio show he appears on. In fact I think a weekly Joey spray should be a prime order of business for the rest of the season.
 
The Showstopper

The Showstopper

Bench
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I know he gave away a telling penalty against The Broncs but how good is it to see House fire up
and get aggro? He even body slammed a bloke into the turf. More aggression in his game would be a huge help going forward out of our half.
 
Johns Magic

Johns Magic

Referee
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The Showstopper said:
I know he gave away a telling penalty against The Broncs but how good is it to see House fire up
and get aggro? He even body slammed a bloke into the turf. More aggression in his game would be a huge help going forward out of our half.
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I didn't really see any useful aggression from him. Niggly shit in the tackle means nothing when you're not backing it up in contact.
 
RHCP

RHCP

Bench
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That Raiders pack absolutely monsters ours. We are seriously lacking in size outside of Mason and Snowden. Not even any large outside backs.

I don't know what to expect, but I hope the boys fire up.
 
aqua_duck

aqua_duck

Coach
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Seeing our bench highlights the fact we need to recruit some big guys in the off season. Russell Packer would be a good start
 
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Pedge1971

First Grade
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Big Tim said:
I really hope they dont have this attitude in its "win it, or bin it" sense.

This is their chance, but we should not be expecting them to win the game on their own. They need to buy into Wayne's gameplan and execute. They dont have to score 2 tries each, they just need to show that they can be more reliable than the guys that are in and out of grade.
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Yep. Just play your role fellas.
 
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Pedge1971

First Grade
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aqua_duck said:
Seeing our bench highlights the fact we need to recruit some big guys in the off season. Russell Packer would be a good start
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He'd be great, love the big fella. In terms of this weekend, I just want to see a respectable, break even performance from Fwds, and see what our backs can do.

Think we can win at home if this happens. Ffs, this game was a win last year!
 
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