Newcastle Team

[Geo]

1 Kalyn Ponga
2 Edrick Lee
3 Enari Tuala
4 Gehamat Shibasaki
5 Hymel Hunt

6 Kurt Mann
7 Mitchell Pearce

8 David Klemmer
9 Jayden Brailey
10 Daniel Saifiti
11 Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12 Mitch Barnett
13 Herman Ese'ese

Interchange:

14 Connor Watson
15 Jacob Saifiti
16 Tim Glasby
17 Aidan Guerra

18 Pasami Saulo
19 Starford To'a
20 Mason Lino
21 Sione Mata'utia

 

[OzLuke]

decent team

 

[Guest]

Bench looks a bit suss.

 

[AnotherOne]

Bench looks a bit suss.

*starting 17

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Outside 1 and 7 that is a big average backline.

Starting pack is alright. Bench is iffy.

Confident we can get the win.

 

[fair dinkum]

yeah i reckon, outside of their 1, their twilight years 7 and a fading 8 that team is very very average.

 

[diedpretty]

Their forwards played well Rnd 1 but it was against an extremely poor effort by the warriors. If we match them in the forwards I think we have it over them in the backs apart from Ponga. Could come down to how much the crowd can sway the refs and rev up the team. Oh wait......

 

[Tiger_Steve]

How does Connor Watson not get a start in that team

 

[Hangonaminute]

How does Connor Watson not get a start in that team

My thoughts exactly, that backline is bog average

 

[Geo]

They seem to have a better coach....Whilst it was only the Warriors their pack was dominant ..need to match them up front...

 

[JC99]

How does Connor Watson not get a start in that team

My thoughts exactly, that backline is bog average

It’s a woeful looking back line. Their strength is in their forwards so if we can hold our own there at least and give our backs some early ball this week (unlike last week) we should win

 

[Guest]

How does Connor Watson not get a start in that team

My thoughts exactly, that backline is bog average

It’s a woeful looking back line. Their strength is in their forwards so if we can hold our own there at least and give our backs some early ball this week (unlike last week) we should win

we'll need to beat them in the middle because Ponga on his own provides enough x-factor to trouble us.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Their forwards played well Rnd 1 but it was against an extremely poor effort by the warriors. If we match them in the forwards I think we have it over them in the backs apart from Ponga. Could come down to how much the crowd can sway the refs and rev up the team. Oh wait......

We usually play poorly at a packed Leichhardt so the no-crowd policy might be a blessing.

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Watching the Knights and Warriors game. Knights got given 8 penalties and a Warriors sin bin in first 20 minutes. Surely we wont give them a start like that..

 

[OzLuke]

Watching the Knights and Warriors game. Knights got given 8 penalties and a Warriors sin bin in first 20 minutes. Surely we wont give them a start like that..

we gave the dragons a pretty fair start.....😉