Newcastle Knights
42
Match Complete
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
6
| K. Ponga |  | 67 | ||
| J. Hetherington |  | 66 | ||
| 64 | | M. Burton | ||
| 63 | | R. Mahoney | ||
| K. Ponga | | 61 | ||
| L. Thompson | | 60 | ||
| E. Tuala | | 38 | ||
| K. Ponga | | 30 | ||
| T. Gamble | | 29 | ||
| K. Ponga | | 25 | ||
| K. Mann | | 23 | ||
| K. Ponga |  | 16 | ||
| K. Ponga | | 10 | ||
| T. Gamble | | 9 | ||
| K. Ponga | | 7 | ||
| D. Gagai | | 6 |
| 7 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Round 24 of the NRL premiership concludes this afternoon when the Newcastle Knights take on the Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4pm (AEST).
The high flying Knights are on a five match winning streak, and it all started when the Knights thrashed the Bulldogs 66-0 at Sydney Olympic Park earlier in the year. With a stable spine at the helm, all is happy in the Hunter.
Enuari Tuala replaces the injured Bradman Best while Daniel Saifiti could replace his hamstrung twin if he fails to recover before kickoff.
Following a nervy one point victory over the Dolphins in Queensland, the Bulldogs travel to the Hunter after a break following a bye.
Mid-season signing Toby Sexton has given the Bulldogs some stability which has allowed Matt Burton the freedom to express himself more on the playing group. Englishman Luke Thompson replaces Harrison Edwards on the bench as he returns from injury in the only change for the Bulldogs.
Prediction
The Knights are not an easy team to beat at home. Their fans have made it an extremely hard ground to topple the home side and that’s what I expect to happen. The Bulldogs will fight, but we have seen teams struggle to get back to the groove quickly after a bye. Knights by 12
Game information
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Kick-off: 4pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports, Nine
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, 9Now
Odds: Knights $1.22 Bulldogs $4.30 – odds via PlayUp
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Enari Tuala 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott 14. Kurt Mann 15. Brodie Jones 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Simi Sasagi 21. Jack Johns 22. Daniel Saifiti
Bulldogs: 1. Jake Averillo 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Braidon Burns 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Ryan Sutton 14. Kyle Flanagan 15. Luke Thompson 16. Liam Knight 17. Corey Waddell 19. Harrison Edwards 20. Kurtis Morrin 21. Jayden Okunbor 22. Hayze Perham 23. Samuel Hughes
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Cheers, Arnab.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
That brings the end of round 24 action. Thank you all for joining the live blog. I'll be spending my week supporting the Matildas at Sydney Olympic Park before I blog three games for round 25. This is Arnab Bhattacharya signing out. Take care, enjoy your weekend and goodnight.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
FT NEW 42 CBY 6 The Knights have won emphatically as their winning streak extends to six points as they go back to seventh spot. However, it has come at a cost as Jackson Hastings is likely to miss the rest of the season. Adam O'Brien will be scratching his head desperately to come up with ideas on who partners Gamble for the rest of the season. Injury aside, the Knights were outstanding once again at home and comprehensively outplayed the Bulldogs when I thought it would have been a closer game. The Bulldogs have plenty of questions pondering as their signings have not fired this year bar Sexton and Kikau who have played a small sample size to properly judge.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
80' Hetherington knocks on and that's full time as the siren goes. Knights win!
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
79' Knock on from Burns. Knights feed 10 out to round off the game NEW 42 CBY 6
Busted
Roar Rookie
Chasers all offside again. No call.
souvalis
Roar Rookie
This is just about the Dogs best 17 ?
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
78' Kick from Burton too deep and the Knights win a 20m restart NEW 42 CBY 6
Pedro
Roar Rookie
Thought that pass was okay but at least there is no bunker involvement.
The Barry
Roar Guru
Two forward passes again, at least they caught one of them this time…
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
72' Knights win two six again calls for ruck infringement and one off a deflection. Forward pass from Thompson as D Saifiti's pass is ruled forward. Bulldogs feed off their 10 NEW 42 CBY 6
67
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
70' Burton tries the 20/40 but it bounces just past halfway. Ponga taken off for the final 10 NEW 42 CBY 6
66
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
68' CONVERSION KNIGHTS Ponga converts in front of the posts NEW 42 CBY 6
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
67' TRY KNIGHTS Mahoney goes for the chip towards JAC but the winger gets a cruel bounce. Knights shift right as Gamble is tackled 10 out. They shift center field as Ponga grubbers. Averillo can't clean up and Hetherington scores NEW 40 CBY 6
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Thompson and Hetherington scoring tries. That'll do me.
64
63
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
65' CONVERSION BULLDOGS Burton converts with ease NEW 36 CBY 6