RD 16: Knights vs Sharks

[Super Cronk]

Newcastle Knights V Cronulla Sharks
Saturday 24th June 2006 @ Energy Australia Stadium, 5.30pm

Referee: Ben Cummins

Team notes:

Knights:

Sharks:


Newcastle Knights

1. David Seage
2. Brian Carney
3. Matthew Gidley
4. George Carmont
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Kurt Gidley
7. Andrew Johns (c)
8. Craig Smith
9. Danny Buderus
10. Josh Perry
11. Steve Simpson
12. Clint Newton
13. Reegan Tanner

Interchange:
14. Luke Davico
15. Adam Woolnough
16. Todd Lowrie
17. Kirk Reynoldson


Cronulla Sharks

David Simmons
Darren Albert
Nigel Vagana
Beau Scott
Luke Covell
Adam Dykes
Brett Kimmorley
James Stosic
Kevin Kingston
Luke Douglas
Greg Bird
Lance Thompson
Paul Gallen

Hutch Maiava
Reece Williams
Matt Hilder
Brett Kearney

****USE THIS THREAD FOR SPOILERS*****

[Dakink]

Talk about a toughie to pick - Im reticent to pick against a Johns led Newie in Newcastle, they lost last week yes, but they were coming off the bye.

Sharks had a good win v Manly but can they maintain the momentum they have built up. Ill pick later on here I think.

[Super Cronk]

Sharks side updated.

About a month or 2 ago i would have said this game would easily go to the Knights but the Sharks have kicked into gear and the Knights have done down a peg....

Sharks will be to strong and win by 14 or more points.

[Luke]

Glad to see Buderus back this week. We really missed him last week in our shocking performance against the Warriors. Hopefully we can hit form again.

[Super Cronk]

David Seage is in doubt to make his comeback if he is ruled out Nathan Hinton will agian fill in.

And for the Sharks Dykes has been cleared to play after some doubt over an ankle injury.

according to the SMH.

[Supergoose]

Sharks can win with or without Dykes. If the Knights pack fails to aim up again the Sharks will run roughshod!

[Teegy]

if dykes is playing then id go sharks by 20+. if not then i still think sharks will win but not by as many

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

Sharks, front pack to be too strong, and if the knights don't clamp down on Lance Thompsons offloading ability they can make good line breaks up the middle of the ruck, Sharks by 6.

[Chaos]

Gallen up against Buderus in the forward battle
Kimmorley against Johns for control of opportunities

Can't wait for this one

[Steelers]

Half Time

Knights 10 - 0 Sharks

[Steelers]

Full Time

Knights 16

TRIES:
Anthony Quinn (2), Craig Smith
CONV:
Andrew Johns (2)

Sharks 26

TRIES:
Nigel Vagana (2), Brett Kearney, Beau Scott
CONV:
Luke Covell (5)

[Meh]

IMO a very hard done by knights side as far as the video ref is concerned. thats the game sometimes i guess. though a good kimmorley performance, cant wait to see how the other half backs go.

[qld power]

think kimmorley didnt do his origin selection any harm had a good all round game

[Luke]

I feel that we were robbed of that game.

It seems like the Video Ref and Touch Judge were against us. Atleast we should of got 2 extra tries Like Quinn and Carney tries. The foward pass before Vaganas try was another thing that the touchie missed.

although me complaining isnt going to change the result.

I was happy with our performance for most of the game. When Gidley got injured we really missed him. Perry and Quinn had to be our best that game.

Bring on Manly next week.

[Chaos]

A great game from both teams.

Four close calls going against the Knights has decided the winner and loser.

I don't think the ref and touch judges were against the Knights.
Two decisions could have gone either way but I've thrown heads twice in a row before.