ROUND 20 - NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS VS CANBERRA RAIDERS

[KnightsUnite]

No chance Pearce could play this after being ruled out anyways

Interesting to see if we play Thursday

 

[knightime]

Watson and Sue swapped in final lineup (Watson to bench).

 

[krustykraz]

Raiders have a smaller and less experienced starting pack but then their bench is huge.
Knights need to roll them through the middle early to win this.

D.Saf first try scorer paying $51

 

[Thailands Novacastrian]

Newcastle by 16
Ponga first try

 

[Wagyu Patty]

Great start, look what happens when we play early ball to Bradman from inside our half!

#effthemilk

 

[Thailands Novacastrian]

You beauty

 

[Lefty]

Wow an excellent start by the boys, wow!

 

[Wagyu Patty]

Left edge looking delicious, Best giving Kris a bath already.

 

[Kurriboy]

Amazing what a moving backline while spreading the ball will do for your attack.

Puts the defence under pressure to make decisions.

Vs, slowly shovel the ball from 1 flat footed player to the next.

 

[Thailands Novacastrian]

You beauty boys that's like 21 tackles on our line..
That's what we want to see solid defence

 

[Thailands Novacastrian]

How good is this, wow

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Mann!

 

[Rear Admiral Butthead]

What a start from the fellas! Surprising me so far how good Best has been. Not a lot of rust.

 

[Lefty]

Even Mann is playing good.

 

[Rear Admiral Butthead]

Cliffords bombs are a bit off though. Looks like he is kicking to point of the ball rather than the belly?

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Jake Turpin also out. Dany Levi might start at hooker.

Staggs out is huge, guy lifts them to being competitive instead of bottom 2.

 

[knightime]

What a start from the fellas! Surprising me so far how good Best has been. Not a lot of rust.

He’s out for long periods but when he comes back, he’s on from the get-go, every time.

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Whilst we are on top I'd pull the safitis off now and bring them back on with 25 to go.

 

[Battler]

20 minutes and I've seen Kurt Mann defensive specialist and now Kurt Mann aerial specialist.

 

[Wagyu Patty]

Whilst we are on top I'd pull the safitis off now and bring them back on with 25 to go.

Agreed, get Klemmer out there while it's smooth running in the middle third and get the Safs on to lift the intensity and really drive it home in the second half.