It’s been one hell of a rollercoaster season for the Newcastle Knights in 2019 but, with the club currently in a trough, they’re at serious risk of missing the finals for the sixth season in a row.
With a squad boasting the likes of Mitchell Pearce, Kalyn Ponga and David Klemmer, expectations were high on the Knights coming into this season.
But, apart from a six-match winning streak through May, 2019 has gone nowhere near to plan for Nathan Brown’s men.
A 1-5 start put them well and truly behind the eight-ball and, after that win streak, they’ve now dropped five of their last six.
Can the Knights recover to make the finals? How much pressure should Brown be under?
We got Roar NRL expert Mary Konstantopoulos on the Game of Codes podcast to put the spotlight on Newcastle and work out just where it’s gone wrong.
Listen to the discussion:
Following a horror fortnight that saw the Knights demolished by the Roosters 48-10, before suffering an almighty upset at the hands of Wests Tigers at home, Brown has swung the axe at the selection table and named a host of changes for this weekend’s match with the Sea Eagles.
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