ROUND 23: Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Stadium

[rhugh89]

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Newcastle KNIGHTS POSITION: 16th FORM: L L L W L

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Wests TIGERS POSITION: 13th FORM: W W L L L

SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST
KICK OFF: 3:00 PM
LIVE ON FOX SPORTS

Referee: Gavin Reynolds
Assistant Referee: Chris Sutton
Sideline Officials: Adam Reid and Rohan Best
Video Referees: Gerrard Sutton and Luke Patten

TICKET PURCHASE & GAME DAY INFORMATION HERE

LOWER GRADE KNIGHTS GAMES

HOLDEN CUP: Knights v Tigers @ 10:40am, Saturday 15th August
NSW CUP: Knights v Bears @ 3:00pm, Saturday 15th August



1. Jake MAMO
2. Nathan ROSS
3. Sione MATA'UTIA
4. Dane GAGAI
5. Akuila UATE
6. Kurt GIDLEY (c)
7. Tyrone ROBERTS
8. Kade SNOWDEN
9. Adam CLYDSDALE
10. Korbin SIMS
11. Beau SCOTT
12. Tariq SIMS
13. Jeremy SMITH

14. Tyler RANDELL
15. Joseph TAPINE
16. Chris HOUSTON
17. Clint NEWTON
18. Sam MATAORA

Tigers Line Up:

1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Kevin Naiqama
4. Tim Simona
5. Pat Richards
6. Mitchell Moses
7. Luke Brooks
8. Aaron Woods
9. Robbie Farah (c)
10. Keith Galloway
11. Curtis Sironen
12. Dene Halatau
13. Sauaso Sue

14. Kyle Lovett
15. Jack Buchanan
16. Ava Seumanufagai
17. Brenden Santi
18. Manaia Cherrington


KEY KNIGHTS MILESTONES

* James McManus (69 tries) requires 1 more try to surpass Matt Gidley (69 tries) as our 7th highest try scorer

* Kurt Gidley (78 tries) requires 1 more try to surpass Robbie O'Davis (78 tries) as our 5th highest try scorer


All discussion on the game in this thread. Pre-match talk and predictions, live score updates & post-match thoughts​

 

[rhugh89]

HEAD TO HEAD - OVERALL

Played - 20
Knights - 10
Tigers - 10

HEAD TO HEAD - Campbelltown Stadium

Played - 6
Knights - 2
Tigers - 4

NRL RECORD (1998-PRESENT)

Played - 20
Knights - 10
Tigers - 10

HEAD TO HEAD - THE COACHES

Games - 0
Danny Buderus - 0
Jason Taylor - 0

FACTS AND FIGURES


* The Knights have won 3 out of their last 4 games against the Tigers
* The Knights have lost 5 out of their last 8 games against the Tigers
* The Knights have lost 4 out of their last 5 games against the Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium
* The Knights have only beaten the Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium twice (2000 and 2006)
* The last time these teams met the Knights won 22-12 (Round 10)
* 4 out of the 6 games between these teams at Cambelltown Stadium have been decided by 8 points or less
* The Knights have played 9 away games this year winning 2 and losing 7
* The Tigers have played 10 home games this year winning 3 and losing 7
* The Knights have lost 14 out of their last 16 games
* The Tigers have won their last 2 games
* The average amount of points scored in games between these 2 teams is 48.6 points per game (High Scoring)
* The average Margin of victory in games between these 2 teams is 16.45 points per game (One Sided)


2015 SEASON STATS


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Newcastle Knights		Wests Tigers
16th	Position	13th
384	Points Scored	371
538	Points Conceded	450
67	Tries Scored	62
93	Tries Conceded	75
30,251	Metres Gained	28,856
79	Line Breaks	62
514	Tackle Breaks	492
201	Errors	188
8,792	Kick Metres	9,786
0	40/20s	2
212	Offloads	159
504	Missed Tackles	521

2015 PLAYER STATS


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Adam Clydsdale Games - 13 Metres - 341 Tackle Breaks - 10 Line Breaks - 1 Try Assists - 1 Line Break Assists - 3 Penalties Conceded - 2 Offloads - 1 Tackles - 453 Missed Tackles - 15 Tries - 2 Errors - 3	Dave Fa'alogo Games - 16 Metres - 1,396 Tackle Breaks - 6 Line Breaks - 0 Penalties Conceded - 8 Offloads - 3 Tackles - 383 Missed Tackles - 13 Tries - 1 Errors - 5	Lachlan Fitzgibbon Games - 1 Metres - 16 Tackle Breaks - 0 Line Breaks - 0 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 0 Tackles - 12 Missed Tackles - 3 Tries - 0 Errors - 0	Dane Gagai Games - 20 Metres - 2,793 Tackle Breaks - 77 Line Breaks - 14 Try Assists - 9 Line Break Assists - 10 Penalties Conceded - 3 Offloads - 15 Tackles - 207 Missed Tackles - 48 Tries - 7 Errors -20
Kurt Gidley Games - 18 Metres - 1,467 Tackle Breaks - 28 Line Breaks - 5 Try Assists - 8 Line Break Assists - 9 Kicks - 47 Kick Metres - 1,067 Penalties Conceded - 10 Offloads - 13 Tackles - 385 Missed Tackles - 28 Tries - 4 Errors - 23	Chris Houston Games - 18 Metres - 1,392 Tackle Breaks - 17 Line Breaks - 2 Penalties Conceded - 13 Offloads - 1 Tackles - 633 Missed Tackles - 32 Tries - 3 Errors - 2	Danny Levi Games - 6 Metres - 150 Tackle Breaks - 4 Line Breaks - 2 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 0 Penalties Conceded - 2 Offloads - 1 Tackles - 113 Missed Tackles - 9 Tries - 2 Errors - 4	Jake Mamo Games - 5 Metres - 804 Tackle Breaks - 16 Line Breaks - 1 Try Assists - 1 Line Break Assists - 0 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 2 Tackles - 25 Missed Tackles - 6 Tries - 3 Errors - 6
Sam Mataora Games - 5 Metres - 332 Tackle Breaks - 1 Line Breaks - 3 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 1 Tackles - 111 Missed Tackles - 0 Tries - 0 Errors - 1	Chanel Mata'utia Games - 1 Metres - 131 Tackle Breaks - 3 Line Breaks - 0 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 0 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 0 Tackles - 5 Missed Tackles - 2 Tries - 0 Errors - 2	Sione Mata'utia Games - 18 Metres - 2,320 Tackle Breaks - 31 Line Breaks - 1 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 1 Penalties Conceded - 4 Offloads - 7 Tackles - 181 Missed Tackles - 26 Tries - 3 Errors - 8	James McManus Games - 17 Metres - 1,857 Tackle Breaks - 37 Line Breaks - 9 Try Assists - 2 Line Break Assists - 0 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 3 Tackles - 44 Missed Tackles - 7 Tries - 5 Errors - 6
Jarrod Mullen Games - 10 Metres - 543 Tackle Breaks - 10 Line Breaks - 1 Try Assists - 5 Line Break Assists - 5 Kicks - 94 Kick Metres - 2,646 Penalties Conceded - 2 Offloads - 14 Tackles - 144 Missed Tackles - 25 Tries - 1 Errors - 7	Clint Newton Games - 6 Metres - 341 Tackle Breaks - 5 Line Breaks - 0 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 4 Tackles - 143 Missed Tackles - 1 Tries - 0 Errors - 1	Tyler Randell Games - 16 Metres - 569 Tackle Breaks - 13 Line Breaks - 4 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 0 Kicks - 13 Kick Metres - 447 Penalties Conceded - 3 Offloads - 0 Tackles - 384 Missed Tackles - 18 Tries - 3 Errors - 5	Tyrone Roberts Games - 17 Metres - 652 Tackle Breaks - 21 Line Breaks - 3 Try Assists - 3 Line Break Assists - 2 Kicks - 130 Kick Metres - 3,653 Penalties Conceded - 5 Offloads - 7 Tackles - 234 Missed Tackles - 40 Tries - 0 Goals - 42/51 Errors - 14
Robbie Rochow Games - 5 Metres - 476 Tackle Breaks - 7 Line Breaks - 2 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 5 Tackles - 115 Missed Tackles - 6 Tries - 1 Errors - 0	Nathan Ross Games - 2 Metres - 293 Tackle Breaks - 5 Line Breaks - 1 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 0 Penalties Conceded - 1 Offloads - 0 Tackles - 4 Missed Tackles - 1 Tries - 1 Errors - 2	Beau Scott Games - 15 Metres - 900 Tackle Breaks - 17 Line Breaks - 2 Penalties Conceded - 6 Offloads - 26 Tackles - 393 Missed Tackles - 26 Tries - 2 Errors - 9	Korbin Sims Games - 18 Metres - 2,007 Tackle Breaks - 34 Line Breaks - 2 Penalties Conceded - 13 Offloads - 10 Tackles - 474 Missed Tackles - 45 Tries - 2 Errors - 11
Tariq Sims Games - 15 Metres - 1,815 Tackle Breaks - 26 Line Breaks - 1 Penalties Conceded - 12 Offloads - 9 Tackles - 475 Missed Tackles - 24 Tries - 2 Errors - 9	Jeremy Smith Games - 15 Metres - 1,213 Tackle Breaks - 15 Line Breaks - 1 Penalties Conceded - 9 Offloads - 8 Tackles - 451 Missed Tackles - 19 Tries - 2 Errors - 4	Kade Snowden Games - 17 Metres - 2,129 Tackle Breaks - 34 Line Breaks - 4 Penalties Conceded - 15 Offloads - 30 Tackles - 577 Missed Tackles - 30 Tries - 3 Errors - 13	Jack Stockwell Games - 12 Metres - 934 Tackle Breaks - 8 Line Breaks - 0 Penalties Conceded - 1 Offloads - 4 Tackles - 308 Missed Tackles - 9 Tries - 0 Errors - 6
Joseph Tapine Games - 10 Metres - 659 Tackle Breaks - 12 Line Breaks - 0 Penalties Conceded - 1 Offloads - 4 Tackles - 201 Missed Tackles - 12 Tries - 1 Errors - 0	Carlos Tuimavave Games - 5 Metres - 263 Tackle Breaks - 7 Line Breaks - 0 Try Assists - 0 Line Break Assists - 0 Kicks - 33 Kick Metres - 892 Penalties Conceded - 1 Offloads - 10 Tackles - 100 Missed Tackles - 6 Tries - 1 Errors - 0	Akuila Uate Games - 18 Metres - 2,490 Tackle Breaks - 55 Line Breaks - 13 Try Assists - 3 Line Break Assists - 2 Penalties Conceded - 2 Offloads - 12 Tackles - 62 Missed Tackles - 28 Tries - 11 Errors - 16	Pat Vaivai Games - 5 Metres - 387 Tackle Breaks - 6 Line Breaks - 1 Penalties Conceded - 0 Offloads - 7 Tackles - 78 Missed Tackles - 2 Tries - 0 Errors - 1

PREDICTIONS AND PENDING MILESTONES

Prediction

Wests Tigers - 30
Newcastle Knights - 22
FTS - Pat Richards
LTS - Akuila Uate
MOTM - Robbie Farah

Pending Milestones

* James McManus (69 tries) requires 1 more try to surpass Matt Gidley (69 tries) as our 7th highest try scorer

* Kurt Gidley (78 tries) requires 1 more try to surpass Robbie O'Davis (78 tries) as our 5th highest try scorer
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[member 2299]

Well I am first out on the limb predicting a win. listo? Treadly? Joining me?

Tricky's Radiers were terrible last night and neither team defended well.

 

[Tasgirl]

Well I am first out on the limb predicting a win. listo? Treacdy? Joining me?

Tricky's Radiers were terrible last night and neither team defended well.

I do so admire an optimist.

 

[jamesgould]

It's probably our best chance of a win in our final four games, so I think we will give it 100% and pull off an upset victory.

Beau Scott being out will help us.

 

[member 2299]

James my boy you are becoming as cynical as I. First old Beau Scott, then tubby Uate and slow Gids on the outer.

- - - Updated - - -

Well Tasgirl be thankful I did not promise a streak down Hunter Street like some have in their youth!!!!!!

 

[jamesgould]

James my boy you are becoming as cynical as I. First old Beau Scott, then tubby Uate and slow Gids on the outer.

It's probably faster to list the players that aren't hopeless!

 

[IanG]

Keep in mind they caused a Monday night upset last night.

 

[TyroneFan]

This and the Panthers are our best chance of a win. The Tigers are hot and cold, but I don't trust them to not play well against us. Brooks and Tedesco will no doubt have a field day down the edges, as will Tapou (spelling?) and Woods up the middle.

 

[jamesgould]

This and the Panthers are our best chance of a win. The Tigers are hot and cold, but I don't trust them to not play well against us. Brooks and Tedesco will no doubt have a field day down the edges, as will Tapou (spelling?) and Woods up the middle.

Hmm, that's a point. Their players are much better than ours.

Wait, stop it, don't kill my positivity!!!

 

[TyroneFan]

Hmm, that's a point. Their players are much better than ours.

Wait, stop it, don't kill my positivity!!!

Sorry .

However I find with this bunch it's easier to expect nothing...then its a surprise when they do something.

I really don't understand the Tigers form either. Like us, they have some fantastic individual players on paper, but just can't seem to find any consistency. I like the Tigers though.

 

[Treadly]

I'm going down to this one, I'm a knight who lives in tiger town. We can take down the pussycats if we learn to play as a damn team!!

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[Joshhh]

Press conference with Danny Levi:

http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2015/08/11/young_levi_aims_to_l.html

 

[MattyM]

We've locked up the spoon.

Tigers 26
Knights 14
FTS Tedesco
LTS Tedesco
MOTM Tedesco

 

[rhugh89]

Wests Tigers v Knights preview

Wed 12 Aug, 2015, 12:00pm

By Jack Brady, National Correspondent, NRL.com

Winning two straight games for the first time since the opening two rounds, the Wests Tigers continue to build as they set the foundations for next year and beyond.

While their win over the Raiders in Round 21 was entertainingly scrappy, this weekend they reach an intriguing stage of their season where the wooden spoon is still very much a possibility.

They come up against a Knights team which is similarly looking towards the future. In their two games under interim coach Danny Buderus, Newcastle has put forward a good 40 minutes in both performances – it's now time to combine the two.

While this game has wooden spoon connotations, each team has shown enough in recent weeks to suggest that this one will be a belter, or at least a high scoring affair.

In terms of team changes, Brenden Santi returns on a five man bench for the Tigers also including Manaia Cherrington.

Beau Scott (foot) and Tyler Randell (eye) have been named despite their injuries suffered last weekend for Newcastle.

Randell takes Danny Levi's bench spot, with captain Kurt Gidley moving to five-eighth and Jake Mamo to fullback.

Kade Snowden returns at prop which sees Sam Mataora join a five-man bench also including Chris Houston.

Watch out Wests Tigers:

Knights captain Gidley is working his absolute hardest to leave the club on the best note possible.

One of their best since Buderus became coach, Gidley has led from the front and his passion has showed on every single occasion he touches the ball.

His move to five-eighth will mean he gets his hands on the ball on more occasions.

Watch out Knights:

It goes without saying James Tedesco has been a class above his teammates in 2015.

Scoring his 15th try of the season against the Raiders on Monday, Tedesco requires one more four-pointer to become the most prolific try-scoring fullback in a Tigers season.

Beyond his scoring prowess, the 22-year-old is averaging 155 metres per game and is streets ahead in terms of tackle breaks (144 this year – 7.2 per game).

Key Match-Up: Luke Brooks v Tyrone Roberts

Receiving the ball on similar terms (Roberts 47.6 touches, Brooks 42.6 touches per game) the two halfbacks hold the key for their respective teams.

When it comes to productivity however, Brooks stands tall.

Producing 15 try assists to Roberts's mere two, the points are sure to come from the Tigers halfback.

It's essentially Roberts' time to lift for the sake of his team.

The History: Played 20; Wests Tigers 10, Knights 10

For the first time since 2011 the Tigers will play the Knights away from Newcastle.

Losing three of their past four games against them (all played at Hunter Stadium) the Tigers will be looking to find an edge in overall history.

However when they last played in Round 10 it was Newcastle who prevailed 22-12.

What are the Odds:

The Tigers’ return to form has seen their price shorten throughout the week, Round 23's biggest, according to Sportsbet.

They have also been crunched to win by 13-plus at home on Saturday.

Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.

Match Officials:

Referee: Gavin Reynolds

Assistant Referee: Chris Sutton

Sideline Officials: Adam Reid and Rohan Best

Video Referees: Gerard Sutton and Luke Patten

Televised:

Fox Sports 1 (Live) – 3:00pm

The Way We See It:

In the name of making the wooden spoon battle as intriguing as the race for the finals, we'll predict an upset and say Newcastle sneak away with this one.

With the Panthers, Tigers and Titans all tied on 18 points, a Newcastle victory will ensure a four way tie for last spot leading into the final three games of the year.

The Knights have already beaten the Tigers this year so who are we to say it won't happen again?

Newcastle by four points.


http://www.nrl.com/wests-tigers-v-knights-preview/tabid/10874/newsid/88831/default.aspx

 

[jamesgould]

Newcastle by four?! That's the most insane tip I've ever seen published.

 

[R_A]

What's the best way to drive down there without going on the M7?

 

[rhugh89]

Buderus prepares for Tigers

Wed 12th August, 05:37PM

As the Newcastle Knights approach their Round 23 match against the Wests Tigers on Saturday, interim coach Danny Buderus discussed his team selection.

Buderus has opted for captain Kurt Gidley to shift into five-eighth with a number of forced changes made to last week’s team.

“It’s what’s best for the team,” Buderus said on Monday.

“At the moment Kurt’s put his hand up and just said, 'that’s the job I’ve got to do' and he will support that right edge."

Returning to the fullback position is Jake Mamo after he played with the NSW Cup last week, a strategy Buderus believes helps
developing players ease into fulltime first grade duties.

“A lot goes into playing fullback, with Jake Mamo in a learning development stage,” he said.

“Getting the numbers right, communication and all those things you have to worry about.

“It’s about getting a bit of a taste and going back and learning.

“Hopefully he finishes the year off in superb form.”

Gidley’s experience at fullback is sought after, but he believes his position as five-eighth will help strengthen the team’s defence out wide.

“He (Gidley) is our best at fullback, but I also need him on that edge just to strengthen those numbers up on that right edge,” he said.

“They are coming that way with (James) Tedesco, he’s lightning there and we need to be pretty firm.”

Meanwhile, there are a number of players who were injured in Sunday’s match against the Sydney Roosters who will need to prove fitness if they are to take the field on Saturday.

“We are still waiting on some medical reports on Beau (Scott) and Chris Houston should be okay, but I’ll check on those guys later in the week,” he said.

“Tyler (Randell) is training. We’ll check on that eye later in the week, but he’s getting up to speed.

"There’s no update on Jimmy (James McManus) as yet, he’s just going through a process of getting all the right treatment and medical advice.

“At the moment that’s where he’s at and that’s just taking time.”

There’s much hanging on Saturday’s game according to the caretaker coach who is eager for the team to lift its place on the competition ladder.

“It’s an opportunity to come up against a team and have a really good crack at,” he said.

“There’s a minimal number of games left and this is an important one for sure."

Turning focus to the Round 23 opposition, a major strength is the Tigers' well-developed spine.

“I go back to the 9, 6,7 and 1 in any team and if they continually play week after week, the team is going to get better,” he said.

“All year we have not had the same 9, 6, 7, 1 and it’s really difficult.

“Not only have the Tigers got the same, they have got very good players in those positions as well.

“That’s the danger for us.”

Tedesco at fullback has been pinpointed as one to pay particular attention to.

“He’s a huge threat the way he runs off Robbie Farah and inside balls from Brooks," he added.

“They do everything at speed around that ruck so we need to be in control to negate that.”

The Knights travel south on Friday and will train in Sydney before taking on the Tigers on Saturday at Campbelltown Stadium.


http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2015/08/12/buderus_team_update_.html

 

[PC1968]

What's the best way to drive down there without going on the M7?

Are you travelling from Newcastle? The M2 then M7 is by far the easiest way to get there. Otherwise it's a Cabbie's nightmare of Rat Running your way there. The Tolls aren't that much really taking into account the ease of the drive. Why do you want to avoid the M7?

 

[R_A]

Are you travelling from Newcastle? The M2 then M7 is by far the easiest way to get there. Otherwise it's a Cabbie's nightmare of Rat Running your way there. The Tolls aren't that much really taking into account the ease of the drive. Why do you want to avoid the M7?

Nah I'm in Western Sydney. Don't realy want to foot the bill for the tolls as I am not fussed with time as I'll probably leave at a reasonable time that's all.