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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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Match Complete
Newcastle Knights
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| 71 |  | K. Ponga | ||
| 70 |  | P. Crossland | ||
| 66 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 64 | | E. Tuala | ||
| 58 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 56 | | B. Best | ||
| 53 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 51 | | J. Hastings | ||
| 50 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 49 | | G. Marzhew | ||
| 43 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 42 | | K. Mann | ||
| 37 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 36 | | B. Best | ||
| 35 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 34 | | P. Crossland | ||
| 26 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 24 | | L. Fitzgibbon | ||
| 17 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 16 | | B. Best | ||
| 13 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 12 | | J. Hastings |
| 0 | Tries | 11 | ||
| 0 | Conversions | 11 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 18 of the NRL premiership continues this afternoon when the Canterbury Bulldogs take on the Newcastle Knights at 4 Pines Park in Brookvale. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2pm (AEST).
In all likelihood, the season has slipped away for both Newcastle and Canterbury, with some early promise having evaporated over the last month and both are thinking more about 2024 as the final third of the season looms.
The Bulldogs have lost five of their six matches and begun leaking points at an alarming rate. New coach Cameron Ciraldo appeared to have instilled some better defensive organisation and steel into the squad early in the season, but even as injured players have returned, the ship does appear to be sinking and a wooden spoon is well within the realms of possibility.
The Knights have lost four of their last five and slipped well off the pace in terms of qualifying for the finals, something they still held hopes of doing earlier in the season. Now Adam O’Brien is being talked about as a potentially sackable coach and for what feels like the norm, Newcastle remain as nothing more than nuisance value in the NRL competition.
The Dogs are much the same at the moment and the loser of this clash will have some serious reflection to undertake on Monday morning, knowing full well that their time as also-rans is far from over.
Team news sees the Bulldogs welcome back club-captain Raymond Faitala Mariner and Ryan Sutton into the selection frame and Harrison Edwards is available again after following concussion protocols. Adam Clune, Lachlan Miller and Lachlan Fitzgibbon all return for the Knights, in a strengthened squad, despite the unavailability of Dane Gagai due to injury.
In what looks one of the toughest matches to tip across a tricky weekend, the Bulldog’s defensive problems could well be the difference against a Newcastle team that has been a little unlucky through the middle of the season. Expect Ponga to star and the Knights to put 35-plus on the blue and whites. Newcastle by 26
Venue: Accor Stadium
Kick-off: 2pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Bulldogs $2.15 Knights $1.70 – odds via PlayUp
Bulldogs: 1. Hayze Perham 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Jake Averillo 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Khaled Rajab 7. Matt Burton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Jayden Okunbor 12. Jacob Preston 13. Kurtis Morrin 14. Harrison Edwards 15. Ryan Sutton 16. Franklin Pele 17. Jackson Topine 19. Reece Hoffman 20. Kyle Flanagan 21. Corey Waddell 22. Braidon Burns 23. Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott 14. Kurt Mann 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Brodie Jones 20. Lachlan Miller 21. Jack Johns 22. Adam Clune
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