Newcastle Knights
28
Match Complete
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
18
| 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 |
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
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
I would be proud to use the name Cletus. Cletus Zezers. Sounds like a Roman Emperor.
The Spectator
Roar Guru
2013 for South’s all over again lol
The Spectator
Roar Guru
Why dosnt anyone know Koula was the fastest track 100 runner while playing league, YouTube has his record breaking 100 and there is Garrick Saab Turbo lol .
The Spectator
Roar Guru
Koula broke the 100 track time as a teen and no one in Australia is running 10’s ! Speed in game can differ due effort on effort ect so fresh Koula covers the Nrl, Saab’s try of Garrick two weeks ago is curious cause he hit some pace to collect the ball and go. Bring back the league sprint comp !
Muzz Manyana
Roar Rookie
Dom Young is a beast of a winger. 6ft 7 inch. 107 kg. What a specimen!
:stoked:
eagleJack
Roar Guru
Choppy, thoroughly deserved by your lads. No excuses. As an aside is it bad that whenever I see your name I read it as “Cletus”. But you aren’t from QLD, so I have no idea why I see it that way
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Oh not as yet, but when his contract is up, he will. We like helping the Roosters. Everyone likes helping the Roosters
DavMan
Roar Rookie
Just ignore him EJ. Not worth dignifying his absurd comments with a reply.
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Bad luck Manly fans. Some of those calls were pure stinkers, and Croker and Ola were great. Got loads of time for Croker. He is tough as, is massive effort but has some cleverness about his game.
DavMan
Roar Rookie
Sloppy old game from Manly, but well played Knights.
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
Way ahead of you, Jimmmy. Good luck Wednesday. I think it will be a good night for your boys.
eagleJack
Roar Guru
Well done Knights. That left edge just played with us all night. But a fair bit of heart shown for Manly to stay in the contest. Jakob Arthur > Cooper Johns as a backup.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
Thank you all for joining the blog this afternoon/evening. I will be sacrificing my sleep tonight watching the IPL final before jetting off to Adelaide tomorrow morning for Origin I. Take care, enjoy your week and an early goodnight
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
Congrats Knights fans. Have a drink for me Choppy.
Choppy Zezers
Roar Rookie
What the.....like seriously. What was that? It looked like he was trying juggle an octopus.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
FULL TIME NEW 28 MAN 18 Manly will feel hard done by a few calls, but they were far too indisciplined to get away with it. I thought Kalyn Ponga was brilliant today and you could see he was far more confident in attack as a fullback compared to playing in the halves. Not the prettiest game at times, but a win is a win for Newcastle
Hard Yards
Roar Rookie
Sounds like the cue to give the Tomintoul a belting. We’ll see how Manly fares against the Bye next week. What are the odds of Turbo getting injured in Origin do you reckon? Another good weekend of Footy though.
Stormy
Roar Rookie
Thanks Arnab. Strange old game, but it was close keeping it interesting. Manly did well to stay in it as long as they did. It's a win, Knights, but far from great.
eagleJack
Roar Guru
Yep, as is normal. Not really bad sportsmanship