Round 17: Newcastle Knights vs Canterbury Bulldogs

What is your prediction for this game ??

  • Knights 13+

    Votes: 7 70.0%

  • Knights 1-12

    Votes: 2 20.0%

  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Bulldogs 1-12

    Votes: 1 10.0%

  • Bulldogs 13+

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    10
  • Poll closed .
Hughburt6 said:
Every time he makes a tackle they get a quick play the ball
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Yeah right, you must have a awesome stop watch to determine every tackle his in that the quick play the ball is him at fault.

43 tackles not one was a one on one tackle.

I need me one of those stop watches
 
Go rewatch the game without your manly eyes on and tell me I’m wrong.
I’ll admit he’s good at last grab tackles but his wrestle and initial contact leave a lot to be desired
 
The club doesn't tell us anything about injuries players have that they carry into games.
I reckon Buhrer had some injury all last year that had him playing well below his 2017 form.
He took a while to get up to speed this year, but his form in reserve grade was way better than anyone else.
He is back to form.
Doesn't mean I think he is what we need. We need all our forwards to be hard hitting bruisers if we want to dominate other sides.
 
I thought Buhrer was good as well. Shame that Fitz is out for a few weeks, but we've got Barnett back next week along with Guerra, Sione, Buhrer and rookies Jones and Fermor to select from, so plenty of depth there.
 
Certainly hitting a patch of injuries, if any time is a good time, now is a good time to hit some short/medium term injuries and hopefully get them out of the way and back for the finals.

We have the depth to cover as long as the big three stay healthy for the majority of the time, and we don't have too bad a run home.
 
Pearce named in the starting side.
Crossland named on the bench.
DSaf, Klemmer and Glasby all named in the extended squad.
23 players named with Moga, Jones and Randall all in the extended squad.
 
1. Connor Watson

2. Hymel Hunt

3. Kurt Mann

4. Jesse Ramien

5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

6. Mason Lino

7. Mitchell Pearce

8. James Gavet

9. Danny Levi

10. Josh King

11. Jamie Buhrer

12. Sione Mata'utia

13. Herman Ese'ese

Interchange:

14. Jacob Saifiti

15. Pasami Saulo

16. Phoenix Crossland

17. Aidan Guerra

18. Tautau Moga

19. David Klemmer

20. Daniel Saifiti

21. Tim Glasby

22. Brodie Jones

23. Chris Randall
 
I have my concerns about the forwards if ours don't back up. Sione/Buhrer as our backrowers :no:
 
R_A said:
I have my concerns about the forwards if ours don't back up. Sione/Buhrer as our backrowers :no:
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Sione was great last week.
Buhrer was pretty good as well.
I'm confident that 1-17 can beat the Dogs quite easially.
They almost beat the Wariors without Pearce. Warriors are a better team than the Dogs.
I'd start Jacob over King though.
 
Gavet and King starting makes me shudder. Our pack is suddenly starting to look shyte. Barnett should be back next week too right?
 
Isn’t Glasby not in 17 for SOO, if so he would be ok to play 13, move Ese’ese to Gavet spot and him on bench with JSaf and Saulo drops off.
 
Frank McWilliams said:
Isn’t Glasby not in 17 for SOO, if so he would be ok to play 13, move Ese’ese to Gavet spot and him on bench with JSaf and Saulo drops off.
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I'd have Jacob over King.

Klemmer will 100% back up.
Saifiti will want to walk in the foot steps of Klem so he'll back up as well.
Middle is fine, edge is ok also.
Not worried at all.
 
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