Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles: NRL live scores, blog

D. Young	75
J. Hastings	66
P. Crossland	66
	61	J. Saab
G. Marzhew	51
G. Marzhew	49
	37	R. Garrick
	36	L. Croker
J. Hastings	34
B. Best	32
G. Marzhew	30
	17	R. Garrick
	14	R. Garrick
	13	R. Garrick

6	Tries	3
2	Conversions	2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Field Goals	0

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NRL action for round 13 ends with the Newcastle Knights taking on the Manly Sea Eagles in the city of Newcastle. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4.05pm AEST.

With a few of the Newcastle Knights players not being called up for Origin, the Knights find themselves with a stronger lineup than expected.

Kalyn Ponga will play fullback for the first time in 2023, with Tyson Gamble partnering Jackson Hastings in the halves while Lachlan Miller finds himself demoted to the bench. Adam Elliott starts at lock, while Jack Johns replaces Tyson Frizell (Origin) in the second row.

Manly will be brimming with confidence after a stellar performance in the Australian capital to get back to winning ways. However, it comes at a cost with all of the Trbojevic brothers out to injury bar Tom who is on Origin duty.

Mid-season signing Jakob Arthur is named in the 22 man squad, but it’s Cooper Johns who has a crack at halfback in the absence of Daly Cherry-Evans. Lachlan Croker will be the skipper while Christian Tuipulotu is set to come off the bench for his first NRL game in four weeks.

Prediction

Losing half of the spine for Manly will hurt them, especially when they rely heavily on the game management of Cherry-Evans. If Cooper Johns can kick Manly out of trouble when needed, it will give Josh Schuster the field position to create try scoring opportunities. However, expect Kalyn Ponga to fire a shot at the Queensland Maroons selectors with a man of the match performance. Knights by 6.

Game information

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kickoff: 4.05pm AEST
TV: Nine Network (FTA), Fox League
Stream: 9Now (FTA), Kayo Sports
Odds: Knights $1.35, Sea Eagles $3.25 – odds via PlayUp

Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Jack Johns 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott 14. Lachlan Miller 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Enari Tuala 20. Brodie Jones 21. Adam Clune 22. Kurt Mann

Sea Eagles: 1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Josh Schuster 7. Cooper Johns 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Toafofoa Sipley 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Samuela Fainu 13. Sean Keppie 14. Christian Tuipulotu 15. Karl Lawton 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Ben Condon 18. Morgan Boyle 19. Jakob Arthur 20. Dean Matterson 21. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 22. Morgan Harper

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