Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown has offered some advice for NSW coach Brad Fittler after the Blues Game 1 loss at Suncorp Stadium.
Amid speculation surrounding whether Cody Walker should be dropped for a playmaker such as Knights veteran Mitchell Pearce, Brown says there would be little use bringing the former Rooster in unless he’s given the chance to dominate the ball.
Brown – whose Knights scored a 20-12 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs to kick off Round 13 – believes the issue for Fittler is that he has “two five-eighths” and whether it suits the style of game Fittler wishes to play.
While Pearce couldn’t quite extend his run of five man-of-the-match awards to the win over South Sydney, he has been a crucial part of the Knights system which has in turn notched up six wins in-a-row.
Reckon you can pick the winning team? Build your own dream team with Draftstars daily fantasy and compete on any match. For great odds on the NRL head on over to PlayUp. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Set a deposit limit.
Andrew Johns and Brad Fitler disagreed over how the Hetherington-Mahoney altercation should've been handled with Joey suggesting if the pair got all their steam…
I’m sorry Newcastle, but this won’t be your year. Unless your whole approach can change. Kalyn Ponga’s Lisfranc injury may have cost him 12…
Phil Gould told 100% Footy that Jack Hetherington was taking the mickey in his tunnel stoush with Reed Mahoney. Meanwhile, NRL 360 panellist Paul…
Vision showed Hetherington confronting Reed Mahoney in the tunnel and having to be dragged away by staff after the pair were sin-binned. But journalists…
The St George Illawarra revival is now prompting a question that was on nobody’s radar heading into the 2024 season - can the Dragons…
Jack Hetherington could face sanctions from the NRL after vision emerged of the fiery Newcastle forward appearing to throw a punch at Bulldogs hooker…
