Round 16 - Bulldogs vs Knights - Team List and Game Discussion Thread.

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Round 16- Canterbury Bulldogs vs Newcastle Knights
Saturday 30th June 2018 @ 5:30PM
McDonald Jones Stadium

Televised on FOXTEL Live
Not televised on FTA/Stream.

Referees:
Sideline Officials:
Video Referees:
 
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!!! TEAM UPDATED FOR ROUND 16 !!!

BULLDOGS TEAM LIST & NEWS

(Players in grey have been dropped from lineup)

1 William Hopoate
2 Brett Morris
3 Kerrod Holland
4 Marcelo Montoya
5 Reimis Smith
6 Lachlan Lewis
7 Jeremy Marshall-King
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Michael Lichaa
10 David Klemmer
11 Josh Jackson
12 Rhyse Martin
13 Adam Elliot

14 Fa'amanu Brown
15 Danny Fualalo
16 Ofahiki Ogden
17 Greg Eastwood

19 Asipeli Fine

20 Matt Frawley - Named in NSW Cup
21 John Olive - Named in NSW Cup

23 Clay Priest - Named in NSW Cup
 
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!!! TEAM UPDATED FOR ROUND 16 !!!

KNIGHTS TEAM LIST AND NEWS

(Players in grey have been dropped from lineup)

1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Ken Sio
3. Sione Mata'utia
4. Cory Denniss
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6. Connor Watson
7. Jack Cogger
8. Herman Ese'ese
9. Slade Griffin
10. Josh King
11. Sam Stone
12. Mitch Barnett
13. Aidan Guerra ©

14. Danny Levi
15. Chris Heighington
16. Luke Yates
17. Jacob Lillyman

18. Jamie Buhrer ©
19. Nathan Ross
20. Brock Lamb - Named for NSW Cup
21. Pasami Saulo - Named for NSW Cup
22. Nick Meaney - Named for NSW Cup
 
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Head-to-head: Played 45; Bulldogs 24 wins, Knights 20 wins, 1 draw
Matches at venue: Played 21; Knights 12 wins, Bulldogs 9 wins
Previous result: Bulldogs won 20-18 at Belmore Sports Ground in round 18, 2017
Points per game: Knights 17.7; Bulldogs 14.9
Points conceded per game: Knights 26.1; Bulldogs 20.6
Televised: Live on Fox League
 
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https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/26/newcastle-knights-v-canterbury-bulldogs-round-16-preview/

One team playing to stay in the top eight race, the other playing for pride.

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown knows better than anyone this is a game his team has to win and will be expected to win. And with expectation comes pressure, but that doesn't mean the Knights shouldn't embrace the moment and take care of business against a team that appears to be going nowhere fast.

Brown has a few rep players to check on before finalising his side to face the Bulldogs, none more so than the electrifying Kalyn Ponga.


With six wins from 15 games, the 12th-placed Knights know a loss would effectively bury their finals aspirations.

The Bulldogs have farewelled Moses Mbye, leaving coach Dean Pay with the difficult task of having to replace arguably his best player this season.

After trying hard for three months and having virtually nothing to show for it, the Doggies (3-11) hit rock bottom a fortnight ago, playing with no passion or purpose in an embarrassing 32-10 home loss to the Titans.

Pay has to somehow get his team firing or the wooden spoon beckons.

Key match-up: Knights halves Connor Watson and Jack Cogger are gradually forming a decent combination and should go into this clash believing they have an edge over Jeremy Marshall-King and debutant Lachlan Lewis, the nephew of Immortal Wally Lewis. Kalyn Ponga is young and fit enough to back up after his eye-catching Origin debut, but it's a perfect opportunity for Watson and Cogger to build self-belief and confidence against a team that is playing with little of either.

For the Knights to win: Given that they still have an outside shot at a top-eight finish, the Knights have a little more to play for than the Dogs. That added incentive should ensure they turn up with the appropriate attitude and intensity, but they still have to go out execute the game plan. The Knights need a dominant performance from their forwards and, as usual, a sprinkling of Ponga magic to chalk up their seventh win of the season.


For the Bulldogs to win: It's up to first-year coach Dean Pay to haul his team off the canvas after their dismal effort against the Titans and try to salvage something from a disappointing season. Mbye's departure might actually galvanise the team in the sense that some of the younger players have to step up and take more responsibility on the field rather than waiting for someone else to make things happen.
 
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Montoya is playing this week. The short answer is the club doesn't have someone to replace him.
 
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Well amongst all the bad news of late it’s good to see lewy hopefully in the 7 jumper this weekend anyway. Adds a little excitement given the seasons gone.
 

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BULLDOGS TEAM LIST & NEWS
(Players in grey have been dropped from lineup)

1 William Hopoate
2 Brett Morris
3 John Olive
4 Kerrod Holland
5 Marcelo Montoya
6 Jeremy Marshall-King
7 Lachlan Lewis
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Michael Lichaa
10 David Klemmer
11 Josh Jackson
12 Adam Elliot
13 Rhyse Martin

14 Adam Elliot
15 Renouf To'omaga
16 Ofahiki Ogden
27 Clay Priest


Francis Tualau
18 Greg Eastwood - playing in NSW Cup
19 Reimis Smith - playing in NSW Cup
That bench is beyond putrid. They won't help us, they will hinder us more.

Knights 36
Dogs 8
 

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Montoya is playing this week. The short answer is the club doesn't have someone to replace him.
Smith? Bergamin? .. Carr is out injured and I don't think Top 30..

BTW teams aren't updated yet, they are just placeholders until after 4pm when team lists come out.

Will mention actual team list when updated.
 

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Are there two Adam Elliot's in the club, one wearing number 12 and the other 14? Or has Adam managed to fiddle the numbers to get two pay cheques?
 

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Does Adam Elliott have a cousin Adam Elliott?

I presume it cant be a twin because why would you give identical names to your children? Unless your George Foreman
 

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Bulldogs: 1 Will Hopoate, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Kerrod Holland, 4 Marcelo Montoya, 5 Reimis Smith, 6 Lachlan Lewis, 7 Jeremy Marshall-King, 8 Aiden Tolman, 9 Michael Lichaa, 10 David Klemmer, 11 Josh Jackson (c), 12 Rhyse Martin, 13 Adam Elliott

Interchange: 14 Fa'amanu Brown, 15 Danny Fualalo, 16 Ofahiki Ogden, 17 Greg Eastwood

Reserves: 19 Asipeli Fine, 20 Matt Frawley, 21 John Olive, 23 Clay Priest

Will Hopoate moves to fullback for Wests Tigers' mid-season recruit Moses Mbye with Kerrod Holland starting in the centres. Lachlan Lewis debuts at five-eighth with Matt Frawley dropped to the reserves and Jeremy Marshall-King shifted to halfback. Rhyse Martin gets a recall in the second row for Raymond Faitala-Mariner (broken hand). John Olive is dropped to the reserves with Marcelo Montoya shifting to centre and Reimis Smith called up on the wing. David Klemmer starts at prop for the departed Aaron Woods. Clay Priest has also been dropped to the reserves with debutant Ofahiki Ogden one of three new names on the bench alongside Fa'amanu Brown and Danny Fualalo.
 

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Lmao what a shocking side to put together.... I have to say either monto-khara is either pays pet or the worst back up backline in history...
 
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