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Sydney Roosters
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Match Complete
Newcastle Knights
8
| A. Crichton |  | 76 | ||
| J. Tedesco |  | 70 | ||
| S. Tupouniua | | 69 | ||
| L. Lam | | 64 | ||
| D. Tupou | | 56 | ||
| J. Tedesco | | 37 | ||
| J. Manu | | 35 | ||
| S. Tupouniua | | 30 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Clifford | ||
| 15 | | J. Clifford | ||
| 13 | | J. Saifiti |
| 6 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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James Tedesco is back for the Sydney Roosters as they look to keep pressure on the top four with a win over the Newcastle Knights on Friday night. Tune into events from the Sunshine Coast with live scores on The Roar from 6pm (AEST).
They’ve consistently looked some distance off the pace of the NRL’s best and brightest this season, but discount the Roosters at your peril. Sitting fifth despite dealing with a wave of injuries and mid-season retirements, Trent Robinson’s team have some clean post-Origin air to begin turning the wheels of a late-season surge.
The Roosters swung a major surprise at the selection table, with veteran Josh Morris dropped back to the reserves following a loss of form. That means youngster Billy Smith keeps his spot in the centres alongside Joey Manu, who had been filling in as fullback for Tedesco.
The Knights are still well and truly in the hunt for finals, but last week’s 48-4 shellacking at the hands of the Storm showed just how far away they are from making any meaningful impact in September.
Kalyn Ponga is expected to play despite copping some brutal treatment at the hands of the Storm; while Daniel Saifiti returns from a rib injury that kept him out of Origin 3.
Kick-off: 6pm (AEST)
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Bokarina
TV: Fox League
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel GO
Betting: Roosters $1.29, Knights $3.60 (odds via PlayUp)
Sydney Roosters
1. James Tedesco (c), 2. Daniel Tupou, 3. Billy Smith, 4. Joey Manu, 5. Matt Ikuvalu, 6. Drew Hutchison, 7. Sam Walker, 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9. Sam Verrills, 10. Isaac Liu, 11. Angus Crichton, 12. Sitili Tupouniua, 13. Victor Radley
Bench/Reserves: 14. Lachlan Lam, 15. Nat Butcher, 16. Egan Butcher, 17. Siosiua Taukeiaho | 18. Adam Keighran, 19. Fletcher Baker, 20. Josh Morris, 21. Ben Thomas
Newcastle Knights
1. Kalyn Ponga, 2. Dominic Young, 3. Kurt Mann, 4. Enari Tuala, 5. Hymel Hunt, 6. Jake Clifford, 7. Phoenix Crossland, 8. Jacob Saifiti, 9. Jayden Brailey (c), 10. Daniel Saifiti (c), 11. Tyson Frizell, 12. Mitchell Barnett, 13. Connor Watson
Bench/Reserves: 14. Sauaso Sue, 15. David Klemmer, 16. Josh King, 17. Brodie Jones | 18. Jack Johns, 19. Simi Sasagi, 20. Tex Hoy, 21. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
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