2017 Harold Matts and SG Ball

Knights 2017 Harold Matts Draw

Round 1: Knights vs Sharks @ Lyle Peacock Oval - Saturday 11th Febuaray, 12:00pm

Round 2: Raiders vs Knights @ Seifert Oval - Saturday 18th Febuary, 3:00pm

Round 3: Balmain vs Knights @ Leichhardt Oval - Saturday 25th Febuary, 12:00pm

Round 4: Knights vs Manly @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 4th March, 12:00pm

Round 5: WSAS vs Knights @ St Marys League Stadium - Saturday 11th March, 1:00pm

Round 6: Souths vs Knights @ Redfern Oval - Saturday 18th March, 12:00pm

Round 7: Panthers vs Knights @ Pepper Stadium - Saturday 25th March, 11:00am

Round 8: Knights vs Roosters @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 1st April, 12:00pm

Round 9: Knights vs Western Suburbs @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 8th April, 12:00pm

Finals

Week 1 - Saturday 15th April

Week 2 - Saturday 22nd April

Week 3 - Saturday 29th April

Grand Final - Saturday 6th May

National Final - Saturday 13th May


http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161103 Harold Matthews 2017 Version 1.6.pdf
 
Knights 2017 SG Ball Draw

Round 1: Knights vs Sharks @ Lyle Peacock Oval - Saturday 11th Febuaray, 1:30pm

Round 2: Raiders vs Knights @ Seifert Oval - Saturday 18th Febuary, 1:30pm

Round 3: Perth vs Knights @ Ken Allen Field - Saturday 25th Febuary, 11:00am

Round 4: Knights vs Manly @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 4th March, 1:30pm

Round 5: WSAS vs Knights @ St Marys League Stadium - Saturday 11th March, 2:30pm

Round 6: Souths vs Knights @ Redfern Oval - Saturday 18th March, 1:30pm

Round 7: Panthers vs Knights @ Pepper Stadium - Saturday 25th March, 12:30pm

Round 8: Knights vs Roosters @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 1st April, 1:30pm

Round 9: Knights vs Western Suburbs @ Cessnock Sports Ground - Saturday 8th April, 1:30pm

Finals

Week 1 - Saturday 15th April

Week 2 - Saturday 22nd April

Week 3 - Saturday 29th April

Grand Final - Saturday 6th May

National Final - Saturday 13th May


http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161103 SG Ball 2017 Version 1.6.pdf
 
Butcher said:
Someone have a stab and name the HM and SG Ball teams for 2017 ?
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I'd be surprized if even the coaches would get that right now.

One thing that will be interesting is if Matt Croker and Tex Hoy play Ball after training with NYC.
 
Round 2 Harold Matts Team
Raiders vs Knights @ Seiffert Oval
Saturday 18th Febuary, 3:00pm

1. Bradman Best
2. Patrick Achurch
3. Malie-j Townsend
4. Cooper Jenkins
5. Trentham Petersen
6. Max Buderus
7. Kobe Davies
8. Thomas Affleck
9. Mitchell Black
10. Ben Olson
11. Riley Meyn
12. Harry Croker
13. Jaron Purcell

14. Ryan Potts
15. Harry Whitfield
16. Sione Tuitupou Kutu
17. Christian Ma'anaima
18. Ricky Blake
19. Darcy Heaney

Round 2 SG Ball Team
Raiders vs Knights @ Seiffert Oval
Saturday 18th Febuary, 1:30pm

1. Tex Hoy
2. Gary Anderson
3. Ofa Manuofetoa
4. Timanu Alexander
5. Callum Wesley
6. Jock Madden
7. Phoenix Crossland
8. Kc Edmonds
9. Luke Huth
10. William Finau
11. Justin Worley
12. Brock Gardner
13. Mathew Croker

14. James Bradley
15. Tom Baker
16. Benjamin Talty
17. Neihana Oldham
18. Tyran Ott

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http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/4c4306f2046e5f526/562c1f5f2edc8a389

http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/008a22a91a53f00f8/d656f1011baed99e7
 
Round 3 Harold Matts Team
Tigers vs Knights @ Leichhardt Oval
Saturday 25th Febuary, 12:00pm

1. Bradman Best
2. Patrick Achurch
3. Malie-j Townsend
4. Cooper Jenkins
5. Trentham Petersen
6. Max Buderus
7. Kobe Davies
8. Thomas Affleck
9. Mitchell Black
10. Ben Olson
11. Riley Meyn
12. Harry Croker
13. Jaron Purcell (c)

14. Ryan Potts
15. Ricky Blake
16. Sione Tuitupou Kutu
17. Christian Ma'anaima

Round 3 SG Ball Team
Pirates vs Knights @ Lark Hill Sportsplex
Saturday 25th Febuary, 10:30am

1. Tex Hoy
2. Loteva Mataora
3. Ofa Manuofetoa
4. Gary Anderson
5. Callum Wesley
6. Jock Madden
7. Phoenix Crossland
8. Tom Baker
9. Luke Huth
10. William Finau
11. Timanu Alexander
12. Brock Gardner
13. Mathew Croker (c)

14. James Bradley
15. Grant Anderson
16. Benjamin Talty
17. Neihana Oldham
18. Lewis Hamilton

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http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/4c4306f2046e5f526/7824423cfcbda3faf

http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/008a22a91a53f00f8/5dec42d340dff023d
 
FULLTIME - HAROLD MATTS

Newcastle Knights - 32 (M Townsend 2, P Achurch, H Croker, K Davies, T Affleck, C Jenkins tries; M Buderus 2 goals)
Balmain Tigers - 12 (D Sykes 2 tries; F Angles-Corke 2 goals)

FULLTIME - SG BALL

Newcastle Knights - 84 (O Manuofetoa 4, M Croker 3, J Madden 2, G Anderson 2, T Hoy 2, C Wesley, P Crossland, I Mataora tries; J Madden 10 goals)
West Coast Pirates - 14 (S Moody, C Smith, T Hunt tries; K McDonald goal)
 
I wonder if Harry Croker and Matt Croker are brothers?
It would be nice to have another one like Matt, who should finish the year in NYC you would think.
Talking of brothers, I don't see Joel Dark anywhere.
Jock Madden missed out there. If he'd kicked 16 of 16 and scored 2 tries he'd have scored 40, which would have to be some sort of record. 28 is pretty good though.
WA look to be in for a long season.
 
The Knights SG Ball kids played well. It was 40° here in Perth today, which -having played a few 9's games later in the day- I can attest to it being rather uncomfortable playing!! The big unit in the centres (Ofa somethingorother ... I don't have my programme here next to me at the moment) scored 4 tries and was bigger than most of the West Coast Pirates kids. I thought the five-eight (Jock Madden?) controlled the game well, made chances, and took some himself too. The Pirates will indeed be in for a long season ahead, but they are getting better each and every season they're in. The training and facilities they have here are improving all the time.

It's hard to gauge how these Knights players will go in First-Grade NRL in the coming couple of years based on this one game today, but I'd like to think there will be a few that can step up and do well. These kids will be the ones I'd be interested to see how they go in the next couple of years in Nathan Brown's revitalised juniors system.
 
Nuke said:
The Knights SG Ball kids played well. It was 40° here in Perth today, which -having played a few 9's games later in the day- I can attest to it being rather uncomfortable playing!! The big unit in the centres (Ofa somethingorother ... I don't have my programme here next to me at the moment) scored 4 tries and was bigger than most of the West Coast Pirates kids. I thought the five-eight (Jock Madden?) controlled the game well, made chances, and took some himself too. The Pirates will indeed be in for a long season ahead, but they are getting better each and every season they're in. The training and facilities they have here are improving all the time.

It's hard to gauge how these Knights players will go in First-Grade NRL in the coming couple of years based on this one game today, but I'd like to think there will be a few that can step up and do well. These kids will be the ones I'd be interested to see how they go in the next couple of years in Nathan Brown's revitalised juniors system.
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The halves pairing of Madden and Crossland played for NSW under 16s last year, so they are a year young for this grade still. Madden has a really impressive football brain. He always has a plan. The two guys in this side who should go up to under 20s as soon as the under 18s season is over are fullback Tex Hoy and lock Matt Croker. They are both 17/18 and trained in the off season with NYC, and both have played for NSW at different levels - Croker multiple times over the last 3 years.
 
Round 4 Harold Matts Team
Knights vs Sea Eagles @ Cessnock Sports Ground
Saturday 4th March, 12:00pm

1. Bradman Best
2. Malie-J TownsendPatrick Achurch
3. Darcy Heaney
4. Cooper Jenkins
5. Trentham Petersen
6. Max Buderus
7. Kobe Davies
8. Thomas Affleck
9. Mitchell Black
10. Ben Olson
11. Riley Meyn
12. Harry Croker
13. Jaron Purcell (c)

14. Ryan Potts
15. Harry Whitfield
16. Ricky Blake
17. Christian Ma'anaima
18. Tyler Doney

Round 4 SG Ball Team
Knights vs Sea Eagles @ Cessnock Sports Ground
Saturday 4th March, 1:30pm

1. Tex Hoy
2. Loteva Mataora
3. Ofa Manuofetoa
4. Gary Anderson
5. Callum Wesley
6. Jock Madden
7. Phoenix Crossland
8. Tom Baker
9. Luke Huth
10. William Finau
11. Timanu Alexander
12. Brock Gardner
13. Mathew Croker (c)

14. James Bradley
15. Benjamin Talty
16. Justin Worley
17. KC Edmonds
18. Lewis Hamilton
19. Senn Kane

http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/4c4306f2046e5f526/fc2d5c5b6ee765d86

http://live.nswrl.com.au/match/008a22a91a53f00f8/1ed7a2f93b7753f05
 
Looking forward to seeing them play for the first time this year.
It will be interesting to see if Mataora is starting to bulk up. He was as tall as his brother last year, but skinny, fast and mobile enough to be a really good winger. His older brother was playing as a forward in firstgrade 2 years older than he is now, so interesting to see if the genes kick in and he bulks up.
 
Good win for Mathews.
Bradman Best scored 4 tries in the end I think. He is a nuggety guy who is a very powerful runner near the line. Three of his tries were basically getting the ball 10 out from the line, fending off the defender in front of him, and dragging anyone else who got to him over the line.
Most of the best players got a 15 minute early mark. we were ahead 36-4 I think at the time, and Mamly got a few consulation tries against the B team.
Harry Croker is a brother of Matt Croker I think. He look just like Matt, 200 gym sessions ago.

Ball were ahead most of the game, but only stayed in it because of a couple of great individual tries from Tex Hoy - one of them a 50 metre beauty. Matt Croker also stood out in the forwards, and when he went off injured with 10 minutes to go we basically folded.
It's a very young side. A big chunk of the side played Mathews last year, and will be better next year at this level.
Our starting hooker went off on a stretcher after 10 minutes. I think we would have won if he stayed on, because he looked much sharper than the bench hooker.
 
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