Round 17: Knights v Bulldogs @ Mackay Stadium

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ROUND 17​


Newcastle Knights v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs​

Mackay Stadium, Mackay
Sunday 7th July​


#NRLCBYNEW

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Kick Off: 3.00 PM​
DELAYED - CHANNEL 9: 4.00 PM

Gates Open: 10.30 AM
Holden Cup Knights v Bulldogs: 12.45 PM
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NSW Cup Knights v Bulldogs: Saturday, 3.00 PM - Belmore Sports Ground​


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Referees: Shayne Hayne & Jared Maxwell
Touch Judges: Paul Holland & Luke Potter
Video Referees: Steve Clark & Justin Morgan​


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TICKETS - INFORMATION & PURCHASING HERE

*Free shuttle buses will run on game day from 10.30am between MECC (Alfred Street bus stop outside venue) and Mackay Stadium.

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1. Darius Boyd​
2. James McManus
3. Dane Gagai
4. Joey Leilua
5. Akuila Uate
6. Jarrod Mullen (c)
7. Tyrone Roberts
8. Kade Snowden
9. Danny Buderus
10. Willie Mason
11. Robbie Rochow
12. Beau Scott
13. Jeremy Smith

14. Craig Gower
15. Chris Houston
16. Zane Tetevano
17. Neville Costigan
18. Korbin Sims



Bulldogs Line Up: 1. Ben Barba 2. Mitch Brown 3. Josh Morris 4. Krisnan Inu 5. Sam Perrett 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Ennis (c) 10. James Graham 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Tony Williams 13. Greg Eastwood 14. Dene Halatau 15. Josh Jackson 16. Sam Kasiano 17. Dale Finucane 20. Martin Taupau​

All Discussion on the game in this thread - Pre Match (First Try Scorer, Predictions) Live Scores & Post Match Thoughts.

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Well after a fantastic win by the Knights over the Titans last weekend in what can only be described as atrocious conditions I am very confident heading into the must win match against the Bulldogs...

Here are all the Stats for your viewing pleasure....


Overall Record

Played - 38
Knights - 18
Bulldogs - 19
Drawn - 1

NRL Record (1998 - Current)

Played - 26
Knights - 14
Bulldogs - 12

At McKay Stadium

**Yet to play at venue**

Knights Away record vs Bulldogs

Played - 20
Knights - 5
Bulldogs - 14
Drawn - 1

Facts

* The Knights have won 4 out of their last 6 games against the Bulldogs including round 10 this year when they won 44-8

* Clashes between these 2 sides are typically high scoring affairs with an average of 43.3 points scored, They are typically one sided affairs as well with the average margin of victory 15.8 points

* Kade Snowden currently sits second on the Metres Gained list,The only player who has gained more metres than him is Greg Inglis

* James McManus has scored 4 tries in 6 games against the Bulldogs

* Akuila Uate has scored 3 tries in 5 games against the Bulldogs

* Timana Tahu has scored 7 tries in 14 matches against the Bulldogs, He didn't score in the last game so if he plays he will be due to score

* BJ Leilua has a 100% strike rate scoring 4 tries in 4 matches vs the Bulldogs

* James McManus has scored 12 tries in his last 12 games for the Knights

* James McManus requires just 2 tries to go past Danny Buderus as our 10th highest try scorer of all time

* Akuila Uate requires 3 tries to go past Robbie O'Davis as our 4th highest try scorer of all time


2013 Season Stats


Position

Knights - 8th
Bulldogs - 7th

For and Against

Knights - 334 Points For / 263 Points Against
Bulldogs - 290 Points For / 313 Points Against

* The Knights are ranked 2nd in Attack and 7th in Defence based on For and Against

* The Bulldogs are ranked 8th in Attack and 12th in Defence based on For and Against

Tries Scored

Knights - 55 (4th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 49 (9th in the NRL)

Metres Gained

Knights - 21,349m (2nd in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 19,091m (12th in the NRL)

Linebreaks

Knights - 55 (10th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 47 (14th in the NRL)

Tackle Breaks

Knights - 378 (8th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 356 (10th in the NRL)

Errors

Knights - 136 (15th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 141 (12th in the NRL)

Kick Metres

Knights - 9,610m (Best in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 8,628m (6th in the NRL)

Offloads

Knights - 82 (15th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 146 (7th in the NRL)

Missed Tackles

Knights - 364 (9th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 335 (14th in the NRL)

40/20's

Knights - 3 (3rd in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 1 (12th in the NRL)

Goal Kicking

Knights - 85.07% (4th in the NRL)
Bulldogs - 88.68% (3rd in the NRL)



* The stats for errors and missed tackles are in reversed order these are 2 counts where the lower your ranked the better e.g - Knights are ranked 15th in Errors this means we make the Second least amount of errors in the NRL.

* All 2013 Season Stats are sourced from NRL.com



Summary

The Knights looked really good last week but the Titans were bad. This will be a very tough challenge, When the Bulldogs are on they will beat anyone not to mention they are full of star players.

That being said we have our own stars and we can beat anyone on our day as well.

The stats show that the Knights are better in Attack and Defence than the Bulldogs, That along with the confidence gained from our win last week is enough for me to say that if we turn up we will win in a tight one.

Knights 1-12


Summary

Knights - 22
Bulldogs - 14
FTS - McManus
LTS - Barba
MOTM - Mullen
Crowd - 10,536

Statsman's Best Bet - Take one of this week's Bonus Bets, Any Newcastle Forward to score a Try @ $8.00, Great Value ;)
 
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Been meaning to ask, do you do all these stats yourself [MENTION=1596]rhugh89[/MENTION]? They are awesome!!!
 
jamesgould said:
Been meaning to ask, do you do all these stats yourself @rhugh89? They are awesome!!!
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I do the historical stuff myself which takes a bit of time...

But the 2013 Season stats are sourced from NRL.com so credit must go to them for that..I just type up the ones I need

Speaking of which I should probably post that under the stats :lol:
 
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rhugh89 said:
I do the historical stuff myself which takes a bit of time...

But the 2013 Season stats are sourced from NRL.com so credit must go to them for that..I just type up the ones I need

Speaking of which I should probably post that under the stats :lol:
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You are truly the stats guru!!! :praise:
 
ASJ82 said:
We usually bounce back with a poor performance which is a worry especially away from home
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But this is in Mackay, they don't have a distinct advantage at all and it's virtually a home game for Gagai as well.
 
Well going by the stats, we have a huge error rate so if we hold onto the ball we just about win. And also, we seriously need to remember what worked last time against them, it was probably the last time we won a game too except for yesterday...

Agressive and match their forwards in the middle and stop the offloads.
 
How good is it having the forward pack now that's actually capable of dominating teams, or at least being able to match them. Looking forward to the battle and hoping our backs can out-do theirs. I think our teams are pretty much identical on paper which reflects on the ladder, playing in Mackay takes away their advantage and hopefully we can make the most of that and snag a precious win.
 
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knights22 said:
When was the last time Uate scored a try? feels like it's been months.
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Against the Gold Coast Titans in round 7

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Which equals his longest try scoring drought of 4 games which has happened twice....

Once in 2009 and once in 2011...
 
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He carved up in both those years still so all is not lost with him, he's been good but just isn't getting any ball which is fair enough with the form McManus is in. It's crazy how it's flipped around this year.
 
Pretty good when your longest drought is only 4 games over 6 seasons of NRL too...

Most players don't boast a record like that
 
This is also being played in Barba's home town. He carved up Melbourne in the same game last year. We will have to make sure we can shut him down during the game, there is alot of support for him up there.
 
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