KNIGHTS
V
SHARKS
Preview
Team News:ย Newcastle will have a whopping seven club debutants, with Kalyn Ponga named at five-eighth. Herman Eseโese is the unlucky man to miss out. Briton Nikora will make his NRL debut at Cronulla in the back-row, with Kurt Capewell filling Luke Lewisโ vacant right edge spot. Blayke Brailey also debuts from the interchange bench, while star signings Josh Morris and Shaun Johnson have both been named.
Prediction:ย Seven club debutants for Newcastle may make them look clunky together, but letโs not forget that they had eight in the opening round last year โ and still won. Newcastle have been the talk of the pre-season, Pongaโs move to the halves and the recruitment of some genuine superstars. Cronulla have been busy as well โ snaring internationals Josh Morris and Shaun Johnson, and actually head into this game as somewhat underdogs. But in a packed McDonald Jones Stadium, itโll be the Knights that get the job done on the back of a strong showing fromย Mitchell Pearce, although 58% of the ZT community are with the visitors.ย Knights by 10.
Previous 5 Games
Knights
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/18 | Dragons | L 14 - 24 |
| 26/8/18 | Sharks | L 38 - 12 |
| 18/8/18 | Panthers | W 12 - 20 |
| 10/8/18 | Warriors | L 20 - 4 |
| 3/8/18 | Wests Tigers | L 16 - 25 |
Sharks
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 21/9/18 | Storm | L 22 - 6 |
| 14/9/18 | Panthers | W 21 - 20 |
| 8/9/18 | Roosters | L 21 - 12 |
| 2/9/18 | Bulldogs | W 18 - 30 |
| 26/8/18 | Knights | W 38 - 12 |
Team Line-Ups
Knights
Sharks
| Fullback |
| Wing |
| Centre |
| Centre |
| Wing |
| Five-eighth |
| Halfback |
| Prop |
| Hooker |
| Prop |
| Second Row |
| Second Row |
| Lock |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
Team Stats
Knights
Sharks
Player Stats
Match Summary
Knights
Sharks
| 2 | TRIES | 1 |
T. Glasby 68' E. Lee 74' | S. Katoa 72' | |
| 2/2 | CONVERSIONS | 1/1 |
K. Ponga 70' K. Ponga 76' | S. Johnson 72' | |
| 1/1 | PENALTY GOALS | 1/1 |
K. Ponga 49' | S. Johnson 46' | |
| 0 | HALF TIME | 0 |
| ATTENDANCE | ||
| 21,813 | ||
Well Done Knights.
Good win despite the refs best efforts to hand the win to Drugnulla.
Howโs that โpenalty tryโ ๐
I know that the Knights get 2 points, but I can’t see either of the two teams making the 8.. rubbish game
Its round 1 bricktop, its about as indicative of the final top eight as trying to predict the weather with an ouija board.
Its a penalty try because the sharks were losing. Haven’t you read the rule book ?