Knights' horror Easter
Celebrating Easter is an annual event. However, the Newcastle Knights didn’t get to celebrate it happily after going down in consecutive weeks at home, this time to St George Illawarra Dragons 22-13.
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Celebrating Easter is an annual event. However, the Newcastle Knights didn’t get to celebrate it happily after going down in consecutive weeks at home, this time to St George Illawarra Dragons 22-13.
After a disappointing loss for the Newcastle Knights to the Wests Tigers, I have seen a fair amount of bashing from some Knights fans about how players need to be dropped, sacked, take a pay cut or told to go back where he came from, which is downright racism.
After a turbulent 2020 season – featuring injuries to key players that led the team to struggle with consistency – a lot of people are asking where the Knights will finish this NRL season.
After all the speculation, Mitchell Pearce will not be the Newcastle Knights skipper come the 2021 season.
A number of changes in the game look set to be in place for the upcoming 2021 NRL season with different rules coming in.
The infamous ARL versus Super League war in 1997 saw the competition split in two.
Connor Watson has set a goal to be Newcastle’s lock forward. Coming to Newcastle in 2018 and set to be their five-eighth, Watson has played all over the park since then.
Fallen ex-Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold will be coming to Newcastle as a player consultant.
After weeks of speculation, Sione Mata’utia will be departing Newcastle for St Helens.
During the off-season, rumours about Knights players who are apparently getting traded, dropped, getting paid less or sacked tend to fly all over the place.
There is speculation the Knights are aiming to swap Mitchell Pearce for Mitchell Moses at Parramatta or that the club will let him return to the Sydney Roosters. Neither are going to happen.
The Knights suffered a massive loss and heartbreak to exit the finals. The pain is very fresh and it was a tough pill to swallow.
Newcastle’s season has come to a sudden halt following their 46-20 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
After losing 32-16 against their arch-rivals North Queensland, Brisbane has finally secured their first wooden spoon.
Since the resumption of the season in May, the six-again rule has been introduced.
Saturday night saw the Newcastle Knights travel down to the infamous Sydney Cricket Ground ready to take on the Sydney Roosters. A massive thrashing at the hands of the current reigning premiers shows that we’ve got a lot of work left to do.
After a season of highs and lows, lockdowns and coronavirus, mid-season signings and enough injuries to fill an entire hospital ward, the Newcastle Knights have locked in their spot in finals footy after seven years.
With five rounds left, that means there’s five games left for Newcastle.
With the fall of the Knights’ newest recruit Blake Green, the Novocastrians are once again asking who will take the number six role.
Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Central Coast Stadium saw a tight thriller between the Penrith Panthers and New Zealand Warriors. Penrith held on with an 18-12 win.
Paul, I love social media and I don’t use it to bash footy players online. They’re human just like us. Could you imagine if these online “expert” coaches were actually coaches? The players would either walk away from them or kick them daylights out of them.
Online abuse is a major problem in rugby league
With all due respect, I’ve seen some Dragons fans say crap about their players.
Online abuse is a major problem in rugby league
Very well said sir. There would have been some players back in the day like Chief Harragon, Spud Carroll or Mark Geyer you wouldn’t dare call overrated for two reasons.
1. They were never overrated.
2. If you said that to their face, you’ve signed your death warrant.
Online abuse is a major problem in rugby league
One thing I forgot to mention here is I see similar things from fans of all teams.
Online abuse is a major problem in rugby league
So would Wayne Pearce, who I’ll shift to second row alongside Steve Menzies. Bradley Clyde can take a spot on the bench. Despite predominantly a lock forward, he also has versatility as a prop and second rower.
Is Connor Watson cut out to be a lock forward?
I know Dominic Young is conformed and I’m not sure about KP back in the halves. Tex Hoy is being raised as a long term 6.
Knights fans and players have to ignore the media
I’m talking about off field dramas with Brisbane, which we’re not facing.
For Knights fans, the only way is up
The Broncos were in a downward spiral before they got thumped last year.
For Knights fans, the only way is up
It’s meant to say Sydney and Canberra losing two of their next three. My mistake.
Newcastle Knights finally return to finals footy
An error I made, after 20 games last year we scored only 62 and not 63.
Newcastle’s run home is tough
I do understand his reasons and I forgot to add his reasons in. I kinda feel like an arsehole for it even before you mentioned it.
NRL breachers putting the season at risk
I did rule us out as possible grand final winners but not to make the 8. The attitude they showed against Melbourne is needed for every game.
How the Knights can make the top four
He only had one season there and Don Furner was more the leader.
Is Wayne Bennett a super coach or a super fraud?
I can see where you’re coming from and a very great point you make. However, if we won the 2013 grand final and still had the same fallout, I would have still writ this.
Is Wayne Bennett a super coach or a super fraud?
Nathan Brown is a rebuilding specialist. Dragons won a premiership with a high majority of the team he built.
Is Wayne Bennett a super coach or a super fraud?
I get what you mean and I’m only 18 years old, yet I still call a man sir if I’m not on first name acquaintances with him. I understand why the refs get to $10,000 fine for blasting the refs with professionalism.
We must ease up on the refs
With all due respect sir, Andrew McCullough was always going to get to the ball first and Tevita Funa may be quick but he’s not Speedy Gonzalez.
We must ease up on the refs
The r word is one of the few words I choose not to say because of how offensive it is. In my opinion, he should be forced on the sideline for the remainder of the season and do volunteer work for kids with disabilities. Maybe he would appreciate them more.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Only making an example and my pick would be the Leyland P76.
We must ease up on the refs
Perfectly said sir. Last year when Newcastle thrashed Sydney, it was the wake up call Easts needed and the history books says it all.
What Newcastle can learn after that loss
Allow me to explain the turbo lover comment. It’s not because of how much is love Judas Priest, it’s because the Knights waited far too long to get out of first gear and just like their match against Melbourne, they lost.
What Newcastle can learn after that loss
I believe we have got the top eight this year sir.
Newcastle’s last three matches were encouraging
Very clever. But I recently became a King Crimson fan and it doesn’t matter whether the game takes place In The Court of the Crimson King or the Land of Confusion, Newcastle will prevail as Bulldogs be In Too Deep of that loss.
Let's just enjoy the footy once it's back
I for one sadly won’t agree with you. It’s like the WWE opinion I used. Let’s say the Attitude Era did return then you have the parents blasting them on social media because it’s too violent for their kids.
Let's just enjoy the footy once it's back
I don’t get upset by it but I do know the players don’t like it sir.
Online abuse is a major problem in rugby league