Round 8: Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles

What is your prediction for this game ??

  • Knights 13+

    Votes: 6 31.6%

  • Knights 1-12

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sea Eagles 1-12

    Votes: 2 10.5%

  • Sea Eagles 13+

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
Hard to predict when teams will bounce back, but my feeling is that things got worse in Manly this week, not better.
This feels like the low ebb of their crisis.
 
As I have said before think team will be same as last week, Watson in for Pearce, Lillyman for Yates or Heighinton, slot them in how you want but likely to be Watson on bench to ease him in. The players deserve another game, no changes, can even see Lillyman missing out.
 
Correct slots.

Watch Tedesco and Maloney when at 5/8. They come outside the half on the open side and actually act as an additional 5/8.
 
KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Ken Sio
3. Sione Mata'utia
4. Nathan Ross
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6. Connor Watson
7. Jack Cogger
8. Herman Ese'ese
9. Slade Griffin
10. Daniel Saifiti
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Mitch Barnett

14. Jamie Buhrer
15. Chris Heighington
16. Luke Yates
17. Jacob Saifiti

18. Cory Denniss
19. Josh King
20. Brock Lamb
21. Jacob Lillyman

SEA EAGLES

1. Tom Trbojevic
2. Matt Wright
3. Dylan Walker
4. Brian Kelly
5. Akuila Uate
6. Lachlan Croker
7. Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Api Koroisau
10. Martin Taupau
11. Joel Thompson
12. Jack Gosiewski
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Lewis Brown
15. Shaun Lane
16. Lloyd Perrett
17. Taniela Paseka

18. Frank Winterstein
19. Jono Wright
20. Tom Wright
21. Toafofoa Sipley


https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2018/04/24/knights-name-round-8-squad/

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2018/04/24/nrl-team-list---round-8/
 
Manly there for the taking. Don’t give them any sniff in the first 20 minutes and they will probably roll over as we have seen in the last fortnight. Give Daly, Api and the Turbo brothers a sniff and it could be a hard fought afternoon.
 
Possible changes can be made, i guess lamb isnt being picked this week unless connor isnt fit...

We have no long kicking game at all now... unless im wrong and cogger can kick?
 
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if manly could stay down in the dumps just for 1 more weekend that would be great...
It's great to see Watson back and coggs did well last weekend, just be interesting to see how he goes without pearce to fall back on.
 
Nickwpearce said:
Possible changes can be made, i guess lamb isnt being picked this week unless connor isnt fit...

We have no long kicking game at all now... unless im wrong and cogger can kick?
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He definitely has a decent kicking game, him and Lamb aren't no slouches at all. Won't be surprised if Ponga takes a little bit more of the responsibility though.

Anyone here heading down to the game? It'll be my first time at Brooky and I'm keen as!
 
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