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The NRL’s Round 7 continues on Sunday afternoon with a fixture between two evenly-matched sides, with the Newcastle Knights visiting the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park. Join us from live scores and commentary from 2.00pm AEST
Both sides have had two losses on the season, but the distinction for this match-up may be the fact it’s played in Queensland – the Knights haven’t won an away game this year.
Last round, the Knights narrowly won 8-6 over the Panthers, who had the worst defence in the league going into the game – not exactly the scoreline Wayne Bennett would’ve been hoping for.
James McManus scored a 90-metre try in the first half, and then the Knights held on for the rest of the game in what hardly could be called a compelling spectacle.
The Titans had a much more interesting game last round, scoring the first try against the Eels, before Parramatta got into the match and took the lead with three successive tries.
John Cartwright’s men didn’t give up though, and scored 20 second-half points to win the game by six.
Both teams will have their five-eighth available for the match after injury concerns (the Knight’s Jarrod Mullen underwent knee surgery, while the Titan’s Aidan Sezer missed two matches with a hamstring strain), however Novacastrian Jeremy Smith won’t be playing, suspended for six weeks due to his headslam last round on the Panthers’ Matt Robinson.
Keep an eye on Akuila Uate, who has seven tries to his name, as well as the most metres gained for the Knights. Titans and Australia representative Nate Myles is also a player to watch; he has the most tackles for the Titans, the second most hit-ups, and the third highest metres gained.
We’ll have live commentary and scores on The Roar from 2.00pm AEST.
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