NRL Round 14 - Knights Vs Storm - 6:00pm Friday, 5th of June - AAMI Park

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Friday night footy!!! It's fourth vs fifteenth as we take on the Storm ... but we are fourth and the Storm are fifteenth ... this has probably never been the case in the history of the NRL before!

Only one game I could choose as the classic flashback match up flashback:

 
Hunt looked good today.
It's frustrating that he is either very good or very bad, but that happens with young guys.

Jones didn't do enough in reserves to get a spot.

Schiller had a blinder in reserves, but we need a centre, not another winger.

I'd say the only changes will be Sharp to 6 and Hunt to centre.
 
Manu was very very good in Cup, just putting it out but could we play super fast Lucas at centre with Manu at 2nd row against Storm, so it’s a backline of Ponga, Young, Gagai, Lucas, Marzhew with Sharpe and Brown the halves
 
Best game I ever saw Lucas play he scored 4 tries as a winger in reserve grade.
The speed he showed in that game was electric, but that was about 10kg ago.
He'd still go great as a winger - faster than Marzhew and nearly as strong.
 
Billy said:
Best game I ever saw Lucas play he scored 4 tries as a winger in reserve grade.
The speed he showed in that game was electric, but that was about 10kg ago.
He'd still go great as a winger - faster than Marzhew and nearly as strong.
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I think I remember you updating the forum during this game Billy. It always stuck in my memory how you said Lucas could play a number of positions and be effective and he had great speed. Probably 4-5 years ago now.
 
I hope we’ve got our “bad game” out the way today coming off the bye. We definitely lacked composure and for some reason seemed in a rush in most sets. Maybe the odds and talk of belting parra added extra pressure to pile on the scoreboard. Plus, credit to the Eels, they went hard and had a decent structure in the team despite the million injuries.

Sounds like Best is out and even if he was not, leave him another two weeks noting the bye. We need him fit and firing for the rest of the year. Cut and paste team unless Sandon is out and then it’s Sharpe at 6 and Hunt in centres. I like Hunt and thought his tackle into touch today showed how much his body and brain is getting stronger. The errors will reduce, but his talent will not, which is why he should be first picked in the backs.
 
The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd said:
I think I remember you updating the forum during this game Billy. It always stuck in my memory how you said Lucas could play a number of positions and be effective and he had great speed. Probably 4-5 years ago now.
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I thought he could play anywhere in the backline, but moving him to second row seemed crazy to me.
Spending a covid year playing under Andrew Ryan at South Newcastle had a lot to do with his move to second row I think, and turns out he took to the extra defence like a duck to water. 40+ tackles most weeks and still attacks like a speedy centre makes him one of our best players for sure.
 
Holbrook said Smith had "calf tightness" and blamed it on the heavy ground - which might just mean he was cramping up - so he might good to go, depending on scans I suppose.
It sounded like Holbrook just decided to replace him with Hunt because he was not real comfortable.
 
Really excited for this game, I think it will give a great indication of how we’re travelling. It can be difficult to get up for games that everyone expects you to win, but the good sides get the two points, and we’ve done that. But I do think we have another level … there’s been a few games this year where we’ve brought some extra intensity, I’d say Cowboys, Bunnies and Raiders were examples of that.

So if we can go to the next level, it really bodes well for our season. Storm look to be almost back to their best, so a great challenge!
 
What gives this game an extra level of toughness is it’s a slightly later game to what we have been playing. Could be colder down there. So not a dry track which I think suits us. Hopefully it’s nice weather down there.
 
frankLauda said:
What gives this game an extra level of toughness is it’s a slightly later game to what we have been playing. Could be colder down there. So not a dry track which I think suits us. Hopefully it’s nice weather down there.
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It’s Melbourne. Probably get 3 seasons on the day
 
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