Knights win in another bloody thriller!!! lol

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Hahaha yes well we won.... only just but a great late try to Brian Carney, although his defence is still ordinary he owned up to score the winner.

What were ur thoughts, personally i like to see some more high scoring games, as these thrillers are killing me.

Match Report - Round 10 - Knights v Wests Tigers


Sunday, May 14, 2006 - Newcastle Knights


NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 18
Tries: David Seage, Steve Simpson, Brian Carney
Goals: Andrew Johns (3)

defeated the

WESTS TIGERS 16
Tries: Fitzhenry, Elford, Heighington
Goals: Hodgson (2)


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I was watching tv3 news over here and all they talked about was the warriors - dragons match. So I flicked over to tv1 and watched there and found out the score. I am so happy that the boys won. They said on tv1 that Benji marshall really made a difference when he came on. Is that true?

Congrats Knights
 
i agree im these thrillers are killing me too....

what was up with johns today? he seemed very out of sort, and then phil gould comes out and says he reckons hes carrying an injury!!! i sure hope not :?
 
Im not to sure he probably just had a niggle, or jus couldnt play his best, has anyone ever found Phil Gould only likes the teams that r winning, like one week he will criticise a player and the nxt week he will say oh oh hes a good player no faults there. He gets to me lol.
 
Phil Gould's the best commentator going around I reckon.

Carney should still be dropped I think, he played well in attack today, but conceded 2 tries down his end again. How he constantly ends up running in the opposition's backline I have no idea. On the other side of the field - big thumbs up to Carmont and Quinn's defensive combination, they look solid as.

I think Johns was just waiting for the end of the game, he came alive in the final 5 and gave us the spark to win the game.

Jarrod Mullen was good again I thought. Chris Bailey looked good on debut as well. Seage - excellent. Quinn continued his good form. Strange game really, very slow throughout the second-half - the playmakers still struggling from backing up from the test match last week I'd say.

And for the second week in a row the commentators critisised Johns for kicking a penalty, and for the second week ina row it won the game! :D

An easier match vs Canberra next week which will be good (Canberra look terrible vs Cronulla!) then just 2 more till the bye and a nice big rest!
 
Oh, I love these lower scoring close games as well! Way more exciting than the matches when both sides get 30+ each, I reckon!!! Might be getting sentimental for the old lower scoring games though.
 
We will beat Canberra next week. You'd expect us to beat St George (with origin players backing up) at home the week after. Then we play the Bulldogs away the week after that - 50/50 for who will win that one.

So I think at least 2 more wins out of 3, then a bye in round 14, we're looking in pretty good shape going into the second half of the year.
 
we played ok but we need to lift on our defence although the ref didnt help with all those stripping calls against danny when he was the only man in. johns looked pretty bad but mullen and both gidleys had good games, all in all good game
 
Match Report

A late try to Irish winger Brian Carney has handed Newcastle a thrilling 18-16 win over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.

Down by two points with only three minutes remaining, Carney set up and scored the match-winner just moments after it had appeared that Wests Tigers ace Benji Marshall had done the same for the home side.

Caught with the ball on the last tackle, Carney put up a chip kick which was fumbled by Tigers fullback Brett Hodgson as he contested the ball with Matthew Gidley, Carney putting the ball on the toe again before touching down to sent to send the travelling fans into raptures.

Just five minutes earlier Marshall had mesmerised the Knights defence with a dummy-filled, cross-field run to put Chris Heighington over for what appeared to be the match-winner.

In a game played with the intensity of a semi-final, the two sides traded early tries, with Tigers winger Daniel Fitzhenry crossing for his 31st try, setting a new record the joint-venture club.

The flying winger quickly turned villain when he dropped an innocuous kick over the sideline five metres out from his own line, but was let off by a rare Johns error when he knocked-on from the ensuing scrum win.

It proved to be only a momentary lapse from the Knights maestro, setting up a try for back rower Steve Simpson only moments later to put the visitors up 12-4 after 28 minutes.

The introduction of Marshall to the action sparked the Tigers to life, and he ensured the premiers went to the break only two points behind when gave winger Shane Elford just enough room to beat the Newcastle cover defence to the corner.

He almost engineered another four-pointer just before the halftime, featuring twice in a 50 metre movement which ended with Elford being pushed touch in-goal.

The break came at the worst possible time for the Tigers who were now full of running, but they should have gone in again 15 minutes after the restart only for Collis to drop the ball as he dragged two defenders over the tryline.

Johns extended Newcastle's advantage to 14-10 after Fitzhenry was penalised for an incorrect play-the-ball in front of his own posts.

Source: AAP
 
Gosh they stress me out.
I think we have about 5 weaknesses in our side at the moment, and players coming back from injury and suspension next round will be beneficial. Carney is good in attack, but he cannot defend, he is always backpedalling and running with the other team ! I'd like to see Hagan show some balls and make some changes, but i've been saying that for a while.
 
yeah...umm how is abraham goin in pl? good i hope...and also...any idea on who is gunna play hooker wen bedsys on origin duty considerin quigleys not great atm...
and pezzas back this week too so thats good...
any one else coming back?
 
Yeh Kurt will be ok, the other day Mullen was good in the hooking role like scooting out of dummy half, curious are the origin players playing this week!!!
 
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