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Match Complete
Knights
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| K. Flanagan |  | 70 | ||
| L. Keary |  | 69 | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 43 | ||
| D. Tupou | | 42 | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 37 | ||
| J. Tedesco | | 36 | ||
| 34 | | M. Lino | ||
| 33 | | G. Shibasaki | ||
| 27 | | M. Lino | ||
| 26 | | E. Tuala | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 22 | ||
| J. Manu | | 20 | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 16 | ||
| L. Keary | | 15 | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 14 | ||
| D. Tupou | | 13 | ||
| K. Flanagan | | 3 | ||
| J. Morris | | 2 |
| 7 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 7 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Sydney Roosters host the Newcastle Knights. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:35pm (AEST).
The Knights, who are coming off one of their best performances in a wee while, will be without key fullback Kalyn Ponga, who is being rested. As it stands, the Knights cannot make the top four, but have locked in their spot for the finals. The only thing they’ve got to play for is home-field advantage in the first week of the finals.
On the other hand, the red-hot Roosters are slowly getting back to their best, with all troops on board for this game. They will need to win out from here, to hold onto their top four spot, with the Raiders hot on their heels. This game will be the second game for star recruit Sonny Bill Williams, who will look to play more minutes and have more of an impact on this game.
Key Match-up
Front Row vs Front Row
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Siosiua Taukeiaho vs David Klemmer and Jacob Saifiti – what a battle this will be.
Both the Novocastrians represented NSW in origin last year and the Roosters big men are both international props for their respective countries. Both big men will need to be at their very best to steer their respective teams to victory.
Waerea-Hargreaves and Klemmer tend to play their roles the very same; both straight-running, hard-nosed forwards, whereas their partners are flashier and more accustomed to an offloading type of prop. Make no mistake; all of these props are top-notch.
Prediction
I see one-way traffic in this one, especially without Ponga at the back for the team from Newcastle. Roosters by 22.
Kick-off: 7:35pm (AEST)
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
TV: Fox Sports
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, NRL Live Pass
Odds: Roosters $, Knights $
Roosters
1. James Tedesco, 2. Daniel Tupou, 3. Josh Morris, 4. Joseph Manu, 5. Brett Morris, 6. Luke Keary, 7. Kyle Flanagan, 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9. Jake Friend, 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 11. Boyd Cordner, 12. Sitili Tupouniua, 13. Isaac Liu
Bench/Reserves: 14. Nat Butcher, 15. Lindsay Collins, 16. Angus Crichton, 17. Sonny Bill Williams, 18. Poasa Faamausili, 19. Michell Aubusson, 20. Freddy Lussick, 21. Ryan Hall
Knights
1. Tex Hoy, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Enari Tuala, 4. Gehamat Shibasaki, 5. Starford To’a, 6. Mason Lino, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Kurt Mann, 10. Jacob Saifiti, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Aidan Guerra, 13. Herman Ese’se
Bench/Reserves: 14. Phoenix Crossland, 15. Daniel Saifiti, 16. Josh King, 17. Brodie Jones, 18. Sione Mata’utia, 19. Pasami Saulo, 20. Tautau Moga, 21. Chris Randall
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