ROUND 6: Knights v Sharks @ Remondis Stadium

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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus


Newcastle
KNIGHTS
POSITION: 3rd
FORM: W W W W L
VCronulla
SHARKS
POSITION: 14th
FORM: L L L L W
KICK OFF: 7:35 PM
(DELAYED ON CHANNEL 9 - 9:30 PM)

Referees: Ashley Klein & Alan Shortall

Sideline Referees: Brett Suttor & Peter Gough

Video Referees: Steve Chiddy & Ben Galea

TICKET PURCHASE & GAME DAY INFORMATION HERE

LOWER GRADE KNIGHTS GAMES

HOLDEN CUP: Knights v Sharks @ 5:15 PM
NSW CUP: Knights v Mounties @ 3:00 PM SAT, Aubrey Keech Reserve



1. Kurt GIDLEY (c)
2. James MCMANUS
3. Dane GAGAI
4. Joseph LEILUA
5. Akuila UATE
6. Jarrod MULLEN
7. Tyrone ROBERTS
8. Kade SNOWDEN
9. Adam CLYDSDALE
10.
Korbin SIMS
11. Chris HOUSTON
12. Tariq SIMS
13. Jeremy SMITH

14. Tyler RANDELL
15. David FA'ALOGO
16. Joseph TAPINE
17. Jack STOCKWELL
18. Sione MATA'UTIA



Sharks Line Up:

1. Valentine Holmes

2. Sosaia Feki
3. Gerard Beale
4. Ricky Leutele
5. Michael Gordon
6. Jack Bird
7. Jeff Robson
8. Andrew Fifita
9. Michael Ennis
10. Chris Heighington
11. Luke Lewis
12. Wade Graham
13. Paul Gallen (c)

14. Ben Barba
15. Anthony Tupou
16. Matt Prior
17. David Fifita
18. Tinirau Arona
19. Jayson Bukuya



KEY KNIGHTS MILESTONES

- Kurt Gidley will equal Andrew Johns for most games as Knights captain

- Akuila Uate requires 1 try to reach 100 career tries for the Knights


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

 
HEAD TO HEAD - OVERALL

Played - 45

Knights - 28

Sharks - 16

Drawn - 1

HEAD TO HEAD - REMONDIS STADIUM

Played - 22

Knights - 11

Sharks - 11

NRL RECORD (1998-PRESENT)

Played - 27

Knights - 18

Sharks - 9

HEAD TO HEAD - THE COACHES

Games - 2

Rick Stone - 2

Shane Flanagan - 0

FACTS AND FIGURES

* The Knights have won 9 out of their last 11 games against the Sharks

* The Knights have won 8 out of their last 9 gams against the Sharks

* The Knights have won their last 4 games against the Sharks

* The Knights have have only lost to the Sharks 3 times since 2007

* The Sharks last win against the Knights was a golden point victory in Round 8, 2013 (21-20)

* The Knights have won their last 4 games against the Sharks at Remondis Stadium

* The Knights have won 6 out of their last 8 games against the Sharks at Remondis Stadium

* The Sharks have only beaten the Knights twice at Remondis Stadium since 2006

* The Sharks last win against the Knights at Remondis Stadium was Round 7, 2010 (26-6)

* The Knights have won 12 out of their last 16 games


* Last time these teams met at Remondis Stadium the Knights won 31-18 (Round 18, 2014)

* The Knights have a overall winning percentage of 62.5% against the Sharks

* The only current NRL teams we have a better record against are Souths (69.44%)

* The average amount of points scored in games between these 2 teams is 37.17 points per game

* The average Margin of victory in games between these 2 teams is 13.04 points per game

PLAYER STATS

Adam Clydsdale

* Adam Clydsdale has made 116m in his 5 games this year at an average of 23.2m per game

* Adam Clydsdale has made 3 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has made 1 line break in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has created 1 try assist in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has created 2 line break assists in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has conceded 1 penalty in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale is yet to produce an offload in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has made 148 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 29.6 tackles per game

* Adam Clydsdale has missed 7 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 1.4 missed tackles per game

* Adam Clydsdale has scored 1 try in his 5 games this year

* Adam Clydsdale has made 2 errors in his 5 games this year

David Fa'alogo

* David Fa'alogo has made 351m in his 5 games this year at an average of 70.2m per game

* David Fa'alogo has made 3 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* David Fa'alogo is yet to make a line break in his 5 games this year

* David Fa'alogo has conceded 4 penalties in his 5 games this year

* David Fa'alogo is yet to produce an offload in his 5 games this year

* David Fa'alogo has made 133 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 26.6 tackles per game

* David Fa'alogo has missed 4 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 0.8 missed tackle per game

* David Fa'alogo has made 2 errors in his 5 games this year

Dane Gagai

* Dane Gagai has scored 4 tries in his 5 games against the Sharks

* Dane Gagai has made 775m in his 5 games this year at an average of 155m per game

* Dane Gagai has made 21 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has made 3 line breaks in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has created 1 try assist in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai is has created 1 line break assist in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has conceded 2 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has produced 1 offload in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has made 78 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 15.6 tackles per game

* Dane Gagai has missed 18 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 3.6 missed tackles per game

* Dane Gagai has scored 3 tries in his 5 games this year

* Dane Gagai has made 5 errors in his 5 games this year

Kurt Gidley

* Kurt Gidley has scored 4 tries in his 18 games against the Sharks

* Kurt Gidley has kicked 39 goals in his 18 games against the Sharks

* Kurt Gidley has amassed 94 points in his 18 games against the Sharks (5.22 points per game)

* Kurt Gidley has made 378m in his 4 games this year at an average of 94.5m per game

* Kurt Gidley has made 13 tackle breaks in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has made 2 line breaks in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has created 1 try assist in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has created 1 line break assist in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has conceded 1 penalty in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has produced 1 offload in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has made 107 tackles in his 4 games this year at an average of 26.75 tackles per game

* Kurt Gidley has missed 2 tackles in his 4 games this year at an average of 0.5 missed tackles per game

* Kurt Gidley has scored 1 try in his 4 games this year

* Kurt Gidley has made 5 errors in his 4 games this year

Chris Houston

* Chris Houston has made 409m in his 5 games this year at an average of 81.8m per game

* Chris Houston has made 7 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Chris Houston has made 1 line break in his 5 games this year

* Chris Houston has conceded 6 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Chris Houston is yet to produce an offload in his 5 games this year

* Chris Houston has made 195 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 39 tackles per game

* Chris Houston has missed 10 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2 missed tackles per game

* Chris Houston is yet to make an error in his 5 games this year

Joseph Leilua

* Joseph Leilua has scored 4 tries in his 7 games against the Sharks

* Joseph Leilua has made 637m in his 5 games this year at an average of 127.4m per game

* Joseph Leilua has made 23 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has made 3 line breaks in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has created 1 try assist in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has created 1 line break assist in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has conceded 1 penalty in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has produced 7 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has made 35 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 7 tackles per game

* Joseph Leilua has missed 11 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2.2 missed tackles per game

* Joseph Leilua has scored 2 tries in his 5 games this year

* Joseph Leilua has made 6 errors in his 5 games this year

Sione Mata'utia

* Sione Mata'utia is yet to play against the Sharks

* Sione Mata'utia has made 707m in his 5 games this year at an average of 141.4m per game

* Sione Mata'utia has made 6 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia is yet to make a line break in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia is yet to create a try assist in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia is yet to create a line break assist in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia has conceded 4 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia has produced 1 offload in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia has made 24 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 4.8 tackles per game

* Sione Mata'utia has missed 7 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 1.4 missed tackles per game

* Sione Mata'utia is yet to score a try in his 5 games this year

* Sione Mata'utia has made 4 errors in his 5 games this year

James McManus

* James McManus has scored 1 try in his 11 games against the Sharks

* James McManus has made 437m in his 4 games this year at an average of 109.25m per game

* James McManus has made 5 tackle breaks in his 4 games this year

* James McManus has made 1 line break in his 4 games this year

* James McManus is yet to create a try assist in his 4 games this year

* James McManus is yet to create a line break assist assist in his 4 games this year

* James McManus is yet to concede a penalty in his 4 games this year

* James McManus has produced 2 offloads in his 4 games this year

* James McManus has made 9 tackles in his 4 games this year at an average of 2.25 tackles per game

* James McManus has missed 3 tackles in his 4 games this year at an average of 0.75 missed tackle per game

* James McManus is yet to score a try in his 4 games this year

* James McMauns has made 1 error in his 4 games this year

Jarrod Mullen

* Jarrod Mullen has made 356m in his 5 games this year at an average of 71.2m per game

* Jarrod Mullen has made 5 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has made 1 line break in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has created 1 try assist in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has created 2 line break assists in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has made 53 kicks in his 5 games this year at an average of 10.6 kicks per game

* Jarrod Mullen has made 1,530 kick metres in his 5 games this year at an average of 306 kick metres per game

* Jarrod Mullen has conceded 1 penalty in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has produced 8 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has made 88 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 17.6 tackles per game

* Jarrod Mullen has missed 15 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 3 missed tackles per game

* Jarrod Mullen is yet to score a try in his 5 games this year

* Jarrod Mullen has made 1 error in his 5 games this year

Tyler Randell

* Tyler Randell has made 86m in his 3 games this year at an average of 28.66m per game

* Tyler Randell has made 2 tackle breaks in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell made 1 line break in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell is yet to create a try assist in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell is yet to create a line break assist assist in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell has conceded 2 penalties in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell is yet to produce an offload in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell has made 66 tackles in his 3 games this year at an average of 22 tackles per game

* Tyler Randell has missed 2 tackles his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell has scored 1 try in his 3 games this year

* Tyler Randell has made 1 error in his 3 games this year

Tyrone Roberts

* Tyrone Roberts has made 144m in his 5 games this year at an average of 28.8m per game

* Tyrone Roberts has made 6 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts is yet to make a line break in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts is yet to create a try assist in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has created 1 line break assist in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has conceded 2 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has produced 1 offload in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has made 28 kicks in his 5 games this year at an average of 5.6 kicks per game

* Tyrone Roberts has made 687 kick metres in his 5 games this year at an average of 137.4 kick metres per game

* Tyrone Roberts has made 81 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 16.2 tackles per game

* Tyrone Roberts has missed 12 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2.4 missed tackles per game

* Tyrone Roberts is yet to score a try in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has kicked 14 goals from 15 attempts (93.33%) in in his 5 games this year

* Tyrone Roberts has made 9 errors in his 5 games this year

Robbie Rochow

* Robbie Rochow has made 352m in his 3 games this year at an average of 117.33m per game

* Robbie Rochow has made 2 tackle breaks in his 3 games this year

* Robbie Rochow has made 1 line break in his 32 games this year

* Robbie Rochow has produced 1 try assist in his 3 games this year

* Robbie Rochow has produced 2 line break assists in his 3 games this year

* Robbie Rochow is yet to concede a penalty in his 3 games this year

* Robbie Rochow has made 74 tackles in his 3 games this year at an average of 24.66 tackles per game

* Robbie Rochow has missed 5 tackles in his 3 games this year at an average of 1.66 missed tackle per game

* Robbie Rochow has scored 1 try in his 3 games this year

Beau Scott

* Beau Scott has made 258m in his 5 games this year at an average of 51.6m per game

* Beau Scott has made 10 tackle breaks his 5 games this year

* Beau Scott has made 2 line breaks in his 5 games this year

* Beau Scott has conceded 3 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Beau Scott has produced 7 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Beau Scott has made 151 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 30.2 tackles per game

* Beau Scott has missed 12 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2.4 missed tackles per game

* Beau Scott has scored 1 try in his 5 games this year

* Beau Scott has made 3 errors in his 5 games this year

Korbin Sims

* Korbin Sims has made 300m in his 3 games this year at an average of 100m per game

* Korbin Sims has made 3 tackle breaks in his 3 games this year

* Korbin Sims is yet to make a line break in his 3 games this year

* Korbin Sims has conceded 4 penalties in his 3 games this year

* Korbin Sims has produced 1 offload in his 3 games this year

* Korbin Sims has made 76 tackles in his 3 games this year at an average of 25.33 tackles per game

* Korbin Sims has missed 8 tackles in his 3 games this year at an average of 2.66 missed tackles per game

* Korbin Sims is yet to score a try in his 3 games this year

* Korbin Sims has made 3 errors in his 3 games this year

Tariq Sims

* Tariq Sims has made 177m in his 1 game this year at an average of 177m per game

* Tariq Sims is yet to make a tackle break in his 1 game this year

* Tariq Sims is yet to make a line break in his 1 game this year

* Tariq Sims has conceded 2 penalties in his 1 game this year

* Tariq Sims is yet to produce an offload in his 1 game this year

* Tariq Sims has made 41 tackles in his 1 game this year at an average of 41 tackles per game

* Tariq Sims has missed 1 tackle in his 1 game this year at an average of 1 missed tackle per game

* Tariq Sims is yet to score a try in his 1 game this year

* Tariq Sims has made 1 error in his 1 game this year

Jeremy Smith

* Jeremy Smith has made 460m in his 5 games this year at an average of 92m per game

* Jeremy Smith has made 7 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Jeremy Smith has made 1 line break in his 5 games this year

* Jeremy Smith has conceded 1 penalty in his in his 5 games this year

* Jeremy Smith has produced 2 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Jeremy Smith has made 147 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 29.4 tackles per game

* Jeremy Smith has missed 6 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 1.2 missed tackle per game

* Jeremy Smith has scored 1 try in his 5 games this year

* Jeremy Smith has made 1 error in his 5 games this year

Kade Snowden

* Kade Snowden has made 744m in his 5 games this year at an average of 148.8m per game

* Kade Snowden has made 7 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Kade Snowden has made 1 line break in his 5 games this year

* Kade Snowden has conceded 3 penalties in his 5 games this year

* Kade Snowden has produced 7 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Kade Snowden has made 168 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 33.6 tackles per game

* Kade Snowden has missed 11 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2.2 missed tackles per game

* Kade Snowden is yet to score a try in his 5 games this year

* Kade Snowden has made 1 error in his 5 games this year

Jack Stockwell

* Jack Stockwell has made 416m in his 5 games this year at an average of 83.2m per game

* Jack Stockwell has made 4 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Jack Stockwell is yet to make a line break in his 5 games this year

* Jack Stockwell is yet to concede a penalty in his 5 games this year

* Jack Stockwell has produced 2 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Jack Stockwell has made 136 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 27.2 tackles per game

* Jack Stockwell has missed 4 tackles in his 8 games this year at an average of 0.8 missed tackle per game

* Jack Stockwell is yet to score a try in in his 5 games this year

* Jack Stockwell has made 4 errors in his 5 games this year

Joseph Tapine

* Joseph Tapine has made 43m in his 1 game this year at an average of 43m per game

* Joseph Tapine is yet to make a tackle break in his 1 game this year

* Joseph Tapine is yet to make a line break in his 1 game this year

* Joseph Tapine is yet to concede a penalty in his 1 game this year

* Joseph Tapine has made 14 tackles in his 1 game this year at an average of 14 tackles per game

* Joseph Tapine has is yet to miss a tackle in his 1 game this year

* Joseph Tapine is yet to score a try in his 1 game this year

* Joseph Tapine is yet to make an error in his 1 game this year

Akuila Uate

* Akuila Uate has scored 5 tries in his 12 games against the Sharks

* Akuila Uate has made 727m in his 5 games this year at an average of 145.4m per game

* Akuila Uate has made 20 tackle breaks in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has made 4 line breaks in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has created 1 try assist in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has created 1 line break assist in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate is yet to concede a penalty in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has produced 3 offloads in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has made 14 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 2.8 tackles per game

* Akuila Uate has missed 7 tackles in his 5 games this year at an average of 1.4 missed tackles per game

* Akuila Uate has scored 2 tries in his 5 games this year

* Akuila Uate has made 8 errors in his 5 games this year

Pat Vaivai

* Pat Vaivai has made 61m in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai is yet to make a tackle break in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai is yet to make a line break in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai is yet to concede a penalty in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai has made 14 tackles in his 1 game this year at an average of 14 tackles per game

* Pat Vaivai has is yet to miss a tackle in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai is yet to score a try in his 1 game this year

* Pat Vaivai is yet to make an error in his 1 game this year


2015 SEASON STATS

**NRL Ranking in brackets, Red is negative Green is positive**

Position

Knights - 3rd

Sharks - 14th

Points Scored

Knights - 86 (11th)

Sharks - 82 (13th)

Points Conceded

Knights - 73 (15th)

Sharks - 106 (6th)

Tries Scored

Knights - 14 (Equal 6th)

Sharks - 13 (Equal 7th)

Tries Conceded

Knights - 12 (16th)

Sharks - 18 (Equal 4th)

Metres Gained

Knights - 7,937 (9th)

Sharks - 8,256 (6th)

Linebreaks

Knights - 21 (5th)

Sharks - 13 (10th)

Tackle Breaks

Knights - 164 (1st)

Sharks - 135 (6th)

Errors

Knights - 57 (6th)

Sharks - 51 (Equal 9th)

Kick Metres

Knights - 2,197 (13th)

Sharks - 2,278 (10th)

40/20's

Knights - 0 (Equal 16th)

Sharks - 0 (Equal 16th)

Offloads

Knights - 49 (Equal 7th)

Sharks - 60 (2nd)

Missed Tackles

Knights - 143 (4th)

Sharks - 122 (Equal 9th)

* Tries Conceded, Points Conceded, Missed Tackles and Errors are negatives so the lower your ranked the better

Example 1 - The Knights are ranked 15th for points conceded, This means they concede the 2nd least amount of points in the NRL

Example 2 - The Knights are ranked 16th for tries conceded, This means they concede the least amount of tries in the NRL

PREDICTIONS AND PENDING MILESTONES

Prediction


Knights - 26
Sharks - 14
FTS - Dane Gagai
LTS - Akuila Uate
MOTM - Jarrod Mullen

Pending Milestones

- Kurt Gidley requires 18 points to reach 1,200 career points

- Kurt Gidley (105 games) requires 1 more game to equal Andrew Johns (106 games) for most games as captain

- Akuila Uate requires 1 more try to reach 100 career tries and 100 tries for the Knights

- Akuila Uate (55 tries) requires 2 more tries to surpass Adam MacDougall (56 tries) for most tries at Hunter Stadium

- Akuila Uate requires 4 more points to reach 400 career points and 400 points for the Knights

- James McManus (67 tries) requires 3 more tries to surpass Matt Gidley (69 tries) as our 7th highest try scorer​
 
How sure are you that it'll be on live?

I assumed the NSW game always got aired first in NSW but I checked and you're right it's the replay game on both 9 and NBN. I've updated the first post, thanks for that.
 
If it's dry conditions I think we'll be wiping the floor with them. No rain predicted until Saturday so fingers crossed.
 
Yes packo agree. I was so disappointed in 2001 going down to Shark Park, or Toyota Park, or whatever it was called that week, getting thrashed and seeing Joey knuckle poor little Preston Campbell and getting suspended, losing his Medal for that year. Of course, after Joey retired they changed the rules to let JT win another.
 
Actually happy the Sharks won last week before we VS em, now the pressure will be abit off them this week!
 
Smith prepares for Sharks return

Tue 7th April, 02:43PM

The Newcastle Knights will be ready for a tough encounter when they take on the Cronulla Sharks after they defeated competition heavy weights the Sydney Roosters on Sunday.

Lock Jeremy Smith says the Knights are eager to put Saturday’s loss to the Dragons behind them, with the focus already on Friday’s match at Remondis Stadium.

“It was pretty tough going out there, but they were out there today and spirits seemed high, we have Cronulla on Friday,” Smith told the media on Tuesday.

“The conditions probably didn’t help, but credit to the Dragons, they defended really well and that sort of shut us out.

“We didn’t throw too much at them either. All-in-all, it was just one of those days.”

One of the major areas of attention in this week’s preparation will be in shoring up the side in attack.

“Our attack has to be a lot sharper and I think our defence isn’t too bad at the moment, probably a little bit of everything,” Smith explained.

“It’s not ideal for us coming off a loss, but we’ve got plenty of improvement.

“They played well on the weekend and gave the Roosters a fair touch up.

“We have to be on our game this week to come out with the goodies."

The New Zealand International played with the Sharks for two seasons and looks forward to the challenge of facing his former club.

“It’s always good playing against the boys you know and trying to get wood over them, but we’ll have to see what happens,’ the Round 5 Players' Player said.

“There’s a few up there I keep an eye on to see how they are going.”

Smith believes the Knights will need to compensate for the loss of enforcer Beau Scott whoinjured his ankle during Saturday’s match.

“He’s a massive loss, everyone sees what he does on the field,” he said.

“I love playing alongside him.

“He will be a loss, but hopefully he can get back out there as soon as he can."

However, the 34 year-old is encouraged by the fact emerging forward Korbin Sims will return to the line up after his two-match suspension.

“Another big front rower is what we need,” he said.

“It’ll be good. He’s coming off a couple of week break, so he’ll be looking for some work I guess.”

Friday night’s contest against Cronulla will mark the first time the Sims brothers will share the field in the red and blue.

“It will be good, they can inspire one another,” Smith said.

“They were pretty good in the World Cup and they tear into each other at training.

“It’s good to watch, we’ll see what happens.”


http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2015/04/07/smith_prepares_for_s.html




 
Anyone who is feeling confident about this match must have their head buried deep in the sand

The Sharks are now a team in form and a team of form individuals, perhaps future stars no less. They have a fair line up and are playing at home

That aside, unless our attack is better than in any game played in 2015 WE WONT WIN. Our attack needs an endless amount of work and I'm not naive enough to think that 4 training sessions will be enough, in fact, I'm becoming sceptical that Stone has any answers at all. Remembering back to 2010/11 Stone had a youthful Gidley, Uate, even a Maddog and a Vuna. Don't underestimate what these players did bring each week by way of individual brilliance. Fair to say Stone no longer enjoys that luxury
 
He also had forward pack with Tolar, Ciraldo, Kaufusi, Taufua & Edwards. To make the finals in 2011 with such a dud pack was a great achievement.
And the backline now is better overall than what it was then. With Sau, Naiqama (who did have a good 2011 to be fair), Stig and McDonnell all being regulars.
 
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