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ArnoldRound five preview - Souths VS Knights
April 15th 2007 00:15
South Sydney Rabbitohs VS Newcastle Knights @ BlueTongue Stadium, 2pm, 15/04/2007
Newcastle make the short trip down the M1 to Gosford this afternoon looking to start a new era against a South Sydney team hurting after their thumping at the hands of a rampant Bulldogs outfit last Friday.
With the retirement of Knights legend Andrew Johns still fresh in their minds, the much improved Rabbitohs can be assured that they will encounter a fired up Knights side looking to establish a successful new era without the rugby league legend.
Souths on the other hand have their own demons to arrest, after suffering a demoralising defeat at the hands of a dominant Bulldogs forward pack last Friday. Their task will be made that much harder with the unfortunate loss to injury of forward enforcer David Kidwell for the rest of the season.
In an evenly matched clash, expect early fireworks between the two forward packs as both try to gain an early ascendency over their rivals. As both teams have fairly similar skill levels in the backline, the winner of this match will be the team who dominate the ruck area. With Knights Origin skipper Danny Buderus directing the show, expect a close victory to Newcastle in a thriller.
Prediction Newcastle by 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs
David Peachey, Nathan Merritt, Nigel Vagana, Shannon Hegarty, Yileen Gordon, Jeremy Smith, Joe Williams, Peter Cusack ©, Daniel Irvine, Roy Asotasi, Dean Widders, David Fa'alogo, John Sutton
Bench - Shane Rigon, Joe Galuvao, Luke Stuart, Scott Geddes, Jaiman Lowe
Newcastle Knights
Kurt Gidley, James Mc Manus, George Carmont, Brad Tighe, Adam MacDougall, Daniel Abraham, Jarrod Mullen, Josh Perry, Danny Buderus, Adam Woolnough, Steve Simpson, Clint Newton, Daniel Tolar
Bench Michael Young, Cory Paterson, Matthew White, Kirk Reynoldson, Reegan Tanner
Referee Gavin Badger
Newcastle make the short trip down the M1 to Gosford this afternoon looking to start a new era against a South Sydney team hurting after their thumping at the hands of a rampant Bulldogs outfit last Friday.
With the retirement of Knights legend Andrew Johns still fresh in their minds, the much improved Rabbitohs can be assured that they will encounter a fired up Knights side looking to establish a successful new era without the rugby league legend.
Souths on the other hand have their own demons to arrest, after suffering a demoralising defeat at the hands of a dominant Bulldogs forward pack last Friday. Their task will be made that much harder with the unfortunate loss to injury of forward enforcer David Kidwell for the rest of the season.
In an evenly matched clash, expect early fireworks between the two forward packs as both try to gain an early ascendency over their rivals. As both teams have fairly similar skill levels in the backline, the winner of this match will be the team who dominate the ruck area. With Knights Origin skipper Danny Buderus directing the show, expect a close victory to Newcastle in a thriller.
Prediction Newcastle by 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs
David Peachey, Nathan Merritt, Nigel Vagana, Shannon Hegarty, Yileen Gordon, Jeremy Smith, Joe Williams, Peter Cusack ©, Daniel Irvine, Roy Asotasi, Dean Widders, David Fa'alogo, John Sutton
Bench - Shane Rigon, Joe Galuvao, Luke Stuart, Scott Geddes, Jaiman Lowe
Newcastle Knights
Kurt Gidley, James Mc Manus, George Carmont, Brad Tighe, Adam MacDougall, Daniel Abraham, Jarrod Mullen, Josh Perry, Danny Buderus, Adam Woolnough, Steve Simpson, Clint Newton, Daniel Tolar
Referee Gavin Badger
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