MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 1

KNIGHTS

V

SHARKS

KnightsNEW WIN BY 6
14
FT
8
McDonald Jones
CROWD: 21,813
2019-03-15T07:00:00Z

Preview

Team News: Newcastle will have a whopping seven club debutants, with Kalyn Ponga named at five-eighth. Herman Ese’ese 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 Lewis’ 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: Seven club debutants for Newcastle may make them look clunky together, but let’s not forget that they had eight in the opening round last year – and still won. Newcastle have been the talk of the pre-season, Ponga’s move to the halves and the recruitment of some genuine superstars. Cronulla have been busy as well – snaring internationals Josh Morris and Shaun Johnson, and actually head into this game as somewhat underdogs. But in a packed McDonald Jones Stadium, it’ll be the Knights that get the job done on the back of a strong showing from Mitchell Pearce, although 58% of the ZT community are with the visitors. Knights by 10.

Previous 5 Games

Knights

DATE OPP RESULT
1/9/18DragonsL 14 - 24
26/8/18SharksL 38 - 12
18/8/18PanthersW 12 - 20
10/8/18WarriorsL 20 - 4
3/8/18Wests TigersL 16 - 25

Sharks

DATE OPP RESULT
21/9/18StormL 22 - 6
14/9/18PanthersW 21 - 20
8/9/18RoostersL 21 - 12
2/9/18BulldogsW 18 - 30
26/8/18KnightsW 38 - 12
 

Team Line-Ups

Team Stats


Knights

Sharks

All Runs
MATCH
178
162
184
2023 AVG.
4785
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
193.5
2023 AVG.
4837
2023 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1633
1462
1708
2023 AVG.
44408
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
1797.9
2023 AVG.
44948
2023 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
1
4
5.7
2023 AVG.
148
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
5.8
2023 AVG.
146
2023 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
5
9
8
2023 AVG.
207
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
8.1
2023 AVG.
203
2023 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
458
463
567.4
2023 AVG.
14752
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
549.8
2023 AVG.
13746
2023 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
0
0.1
2023 AVG.
2
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
0.1
2023 AVG.
3
2023 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
294
360
341.9
2023 AVG.
8890
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
340.6
2023 AVG.
8516
2023 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
32
22
33
2023 AVG.
859
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
35
2023 AVG.
876
2023 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
9
9
5.1
2023 AVG.
132
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
5.4
2023 AVG.
135
2023 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
8
13
11.1
2023 AVG.
289
2023 TOTAL
2023 AVG.
2023 TOTAL
11.4
2023 AVG.
286
2023 TOTAL

Player Stats



Match Summary


Knights

Sharks

2TRIES1
Tim Glasby 68'
T. Glasby 68'
Edrick Lee 74'
E. Lee 74'
 
Sione Katoa 72'
S. Katoa 72'
2/2CONVERSIONS1/1
Kalyn Ponga 70'
K. Ponga 70'
Kalyn Ponga 76'
K. Ponga 76'
 
Shaun Johnson 72'
S. Johnson 72'
1/1PENALTY GOALS1/1
Kalyn Ponga 49'
K. Ponga 49'
 
Shaun Johnson 46'
S. Johnson 46'
0HALF TIME0
ATTENDANCE
21,813
 

5 COMMENTS

  1. Its round 1 bricktop, its about as indicative of the final top eight as trying to predict the weather with an ouija board.

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