MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 8, 2017

COWBOYS

V

KNIGHTS

CowboysNQL WIN BY 12
24
FT
12
1300SMILES Stadium
2017-04-22T07:30:00Z

Preview

One story came out of the Cowboys game last weekend and boy wasn't it a big one (literally).

104kg forward John Asiata was quite simply amazing as he slotted into the halfback role vacated by Johnathan Thurston and even though their first half defence was undoubtedly a worry, their second half fightback would've pleased coach Paul Green.

The Knights, on the other hand, were outclassed last week against the Roosters and despite results not going their way so far this season, they'll be looking for more consistency in their effort as we move into the middle part of the season.

The Cowboys 50% home record should give the Knights some hope as they head up north and while Asiata was good last week, he's not JT. They should also be looking to expose Antonio Winterstein, who might be a little rusty having missed the last month through injury.

The Cowboys need to win to ensure they don't lose pace with the top four as we inch closer to the Origin period and they should get the points this weekend.

Cowboys by 8.

Team Lists

Team Stats


Cowboys

Knights

All Runs
MATCH
183.8
2025 AVG.
2573
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
190.3
2025 AVG.
2855
2025 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1708.2
2025 AVG.
23915
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
1742.3
2025 AVG.
26135
2025 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
5
2025 AVG.
70
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
4.6
2025 AVG.
69
2025 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
7.7
2025 AVG.
108
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.2
2025 AVG.
153
2025 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
499.9
2025 AVG.
6999
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
594.7
2025 AVG.
8921
2025 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
2025 AVG.
0
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
0
2025 AVG.
0
2025 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
349.5
2025 AVG.
4893
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
393.5
2025 AVG.
5902
2025 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
34.9
2025 AVG.
489
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
32.8
2025 AVG.
492
2025 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
4.7
2025 AVG.
66
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
5.5
2025 AVG.
83
2025 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
12.7
2025 AVG.
178
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
13.4
2025 AVG.
201
2025 TOTAL

Player Stats



Summary