Celticman98
Steve Simpson
Gutted for him. Was every chance of eventually winning the Golden Boot. Hopefully he does a Webcke and can somehow return in a Meninga cast.
Kalyn Ponga discussion
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With the broken arm at the time as well
Surgery on a broken arm confirmed for Ponga, but he's staying in camp.
Beatell
Darren Albert
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
same except for the last two words
mullenmagic
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Aiming for a return in the final (if they make it) according to Brent Read.
Celticman98
Steve Simpson
He was that poor in the first half, I thought Moses was going to spray him like he does with his Parra teammates.Settle down, didnt you see Harry Grant last night?
Beatell
Darren Albert
Apparently he’s signing with us so need to find the love for him
Typical, as soon as he’s linked to us, his entire career form disintegrates.Apparently he’s signing with us so need to find the love for him
Beatell
Darren Albert
No no he will sign with us and then have a career ending injury
That too haha.
Thieves Like Us
Josh Perry
We don’t have a good track record of stopping KP playing when injured. They couldn’t get him off the pitch a few years ago even though he was on one leg due to the Lisfranc injury.
bremsstrahlung
Neil Piccinelli
I’m a bit conflicted.
The selfish Knights supporter in me says get him home to Bar Beach and let him start soaking up the rays and get him hungry for another season. I’ve got a tonne of cotton wool being delivered ASAP.
The other side is intrigued and thinks that this obviously means a lot to him to try and rush back (seems unlikely, and probably just a bit of publicity… I’m curious to see how they go without him, he was their best last game). Anyway, for him to want to play, tells me he’s either silly (he’s got form playing when injured) , or he’s passionate and wants to play for the kiwis.
I’m a little curious if the old strawberry milkshake drinking, OG toilet scandal Ponga would be that keen to rush back.
I think he’s matured an awful lot for this 2026 season. I think he is driven at the moment and determined to achieve some great things and I feel like he's recognised the need for hard work to supplement his natural talent. And outside looking in, he looks comfortable. He seems the type of personality that would thrive when he’s content and happy. (Over the years I’ve been nervous he will pull the plug on Newcastle at any moment - but now, I’m convinced he’s truly happy here and has fully bought in and I think this is transitioning to his Kiwi career, he can play for the teams he’s passionate about and mean a lot to him - Knights, QLD and Kiwis.
I’ve long been critical of our injury management. Soft tissue vs bone is definitely a bit trickier. I’d much rather a broken arm than a torn muscle or worse. They’ll chuck some screws and plates in and it’ll be stronger than our arms.
I was VERY worried about Francis dislocating his elbow again. But less concerned about Lucas re- injuring himself. It was probably more likely Lucas did a muscle injury than aggravate his ankle.
The selfish Knights supporter in me says get him home to Bar Beach and let him start soaking up the rays and get him hungry for another season. I’ve got a tonne of cotton wool being delivered ASAP.
The other side is intrigued and thinks that this obviously means a lot to him to try and rush back (seems unlikely, and probably just a bit of publicity… I’m curious to see how they go without him, he was their best last game). Anyway, for him to want to play, tells me he’s either silly (he’s got form playing when injured) , or he’s passionate and wants to play for the kiwis.
I’m a little curious if the old strawberry milkshake drinking, OG toilet scandal Ponga would be that keen to rush back.
I think he’s matured an awful lot for this 2026 season. I think he is driven at the moment and determined to achieve some great things and I feel like he's recognised the need for hard work to supplement his natural talent. And outside looking in, he looks comfortable. He seems the type of personality that would thrive when he’s content and happy. (Over the years I’ve been nervous he will pull the plug on Newcastle at any moment - but now, I’m convinced he’s truly happy here and has fully bought in and I think this is transitioning to his Kiwi career, he can play for the teams he’s passionate about and mean a lot to him - Knights, QLD and Kiwis.
I’ve long been critical of our injury management. Soft tissue vs bone is definitely a bit trickier. I’d much rather a broken arm than a torn muscle or worse. They’ll chuck some screws and plates in and it’ll be stronger than our arms.
I was VERY worried about Francis dislocating his elbow again. But less concerned about Lucas re- injuring himself. It was probably more likely Lucas did a muscle injury than aggravate his ankle.
