Round 4: Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons

What is your prediction for this game ??

  • Knights 13+

    Votes: 4 25.0%

  • Knights 1-12

    Votes: 3 18.8%

  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dragons 1-12

    Votes: 5 31.3%

  • Dragons 13+

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Total voters
    16
  • Poll closed .
knightime said:
Honestly, I've supported Brown for some time, but he makes some ridiculous selection calls frankly. How can Sione keep his place in the run-on side after last week's performance, and King is in the 17 also? Both seem like top blokes, but they offer nothing substantial in attack or defence. For mine, I'd swap them straight out for Jones and Ese'ese.
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I actually wouldn't mind seeing Brodie Jones getting a run off the bench.
 
Team playing without much commitment at the moment. It's a lot to turn around in 1 week. Saints always seem to turn up to play us and I can't see this weekend being any different.

Honestly can see this being another sound defeat.
 
We'll win, Ponga and Pearce will kill them and we'll be left wondering why after last year's effort didn't Ponga start at 1 this year.
 
mozza said:
We’ve lost by 2 and 7. Not 40.
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Just calling it as I see it.

Canberra bombed about 4 tries, and we never looked like scoring really except for a flash of Ramien brilliance.

I'm a bit sick of building myself up each week that "we can win this" and getting let down by a lacklustre team performance.
 
Yeah looking at the score ignores all context. Panthers just got flogged and couldn't cross the stripe against a good team
 
slotmachine said:
Yeah looking at the score ignores all context. Panthers just got flogged and couldn't cross the stripe against a good team
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Yep, we’ve been beaten by Panthers and Raiders, who haven’t been great by any means. We’re coming up against a Dragons side firing at the moment. Not to be overly pessimistic but I can see us copping a flogging to be honest. Hope I’m proven wrong.
 
Dragons have just lost their main man and are still missing Frizell and De Belin, we don't win here we suck, no excuses.
 
slotmachine said:
You're right. Sione's horrific defensive read leading to a try didn't show up on the stat sheet. Gotta watch the game to enjoy stuff like that.
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Funny how even you weren’t saying anything about his defence after watching the first 2 games and then the stat sheet comes out and he’s the worst defender ever again.
 
Putting it bluntly I am losing faith in Sione every time I see team list Tuesday, sorry but its laughable.
 
mozza said:
Funny how even you weren’t saying anything about his defence after watching the first 2 games and then the stat sheet comes out and he’s the worst defender ever again.
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Is he or isn't he our worse defender and probably the comps by far?

Yes or no.
 
Lord of the Skraelings said:
I'll play what's in front of me Billy not a fluff piece.
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That article is all hard statistics - not the rubbish stats put up for fans every week.
What's in front on me is I see Sione hunting for the strongest attacking runners on his side of the field and knocking their socks off every week. I also see Watson getting knocked down by a stiff breeze going past him, and read your posts where you say Watson has the job of covering for Sione, and I have to wonder what drugs you are on.
 
Lord of the Skraelings said:
Dragons have just lost their main man and are still missing Frizell and De Belin, we don't win here we ****, no excuses.
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Yeah, and raiders were missing theirs but still comfortably accounted for us.

Widdop missing may actually help them settle their halves situation and bring Dufty back in. Norman at 5/8 and hunt at half is still potent enough.
 
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