Round 17: Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks

What is your prediction for this game ??

  • Knights 13+

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Knights 1-12

    Votes: 6 35.3%

  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sharks 1-12

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • Sharks 13+

    Votes: 6 35.3%
  • Total voters
    17
  • Poll closed .
Let's face it, injuries have really screwed us this year and not having an established number 6 was always going to bite us in the ***.

We have done well to be in the 8 all year, but I think the fatigue and injuries is catching up to us. Think Sharks will be too strong.
 
1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Starford To'a
3. Enari Tuala
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Hymel Hunt
6. Mason Lino
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. David Klemmer
9. Kurt Mann
10. Jacob Saifiti
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Mitch Barnett

Interchange:
14. Phoenix Crossland
15. Herman Ese'ese
16. Josh King
17. Brodie Jones

18. Tex Hoy
19. Jirah Momoisea
20. Tautau Moga
21. Chris Randall
 
nrl.com got it wrong.
Crossland replaces Randall at 14.
Jones replaces Saulo at 17.
randall number 21
unchanged otherwise.
 
It's the games against the lowly sides that have hurt us, they turned up thinking it would be easy. When we are playing a decent team they seem to get up for it, even if we end up being outclassed in the end. I can see us getting up for it against the Sharks, I expect a good tussle.
 
We've won 3 of our last 4 against sides that don't look a lot different to the sharks on paper.
 
We need to be much better than last week but there’s no reason we can’t win this. Expecting them to to come out firing early.
 
Thinks it’s time we give Jirah a crack. Jones has performed solidly in firsts without doing anything special. Might be nice to see some fresh faces in the squad.
 
Matty23 said:
Thinks it’s time we give Jirah a crack. Jones has performed solidly in firsts without doing anything special. Might be nice to see some fresh faces in the squad.
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We won't know till next year, but my feeling is that Jirah, Matt Croker, Simi, Luke Huth and even Star Toa and Chris Randall are all getting the best development year ever. They basically get a year long pre season with the firstgrade squad, and players make more progress in pre season when they are fully fit and not getting knocked around every week.
It's like 3 or 4 years worth of pre season in 1.
 
Billy said:
We won't know till next year, but my feeling is that Jirah, Matt Croker, Simi, Luke Huth and even Star Toa and Chris Randall are all getting the best development year ever. They basically get a year long pre season with the firstgrade squad, and players make more progress in pre season when they are fully fit and not getting knocked around every week.
It's like 3 or 4 years worth of pre season in 1.
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Hope we can retain them. Most of those are off contract after this year. Suspect the club is waiting for more clarity on the cap and roster size for 2021 and then making offers to the picks of that bunch (and any other worthy pickups on the market).
 
Cronulla's pack worries me, they've got some gun players in Hamlin-Uele, Rudolf and even Talakai. Could easily see us getting rolled if our big boys don't show up.
Barnett playing injured worries me, but to be fair how many games has he played fully fit since arriving at the club?

Huge shot at redemption from last week, I think this game is a real test of character and will give us an idea of just how resilient the side is, which seems to be AOB's biggest praise from this season.

I'm picking a close one if we show up, a blowout if we don't.

Could be Knights by 2 or Sharks by 20.
 
If we turn up it will still be a tight game as our attack just isnt working at the minute.

If we play like last week it will be another embarrasing display.
 
I was there for our biggest ever lose to the Sharks at shark park - I got peed on by one of my young kids in stone wash jeans. - when a 2 year old says toilet now listen. Not expecting that but expecting a 30-12 lose or thereabouts.
 
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