Check out the match preview and prediction for the round 15 clash between the Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Newcastle Knights Vs Penrith Panthers
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Date: Sunday June 16, 16:05pm
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Knights: 1. Fletcher Sharpe, 2. Enari Tuala, 3. Dane Gagai, 4. Bradman Best, 5. Greg Marzhew, 6. Jack Cogger, 7. Jackson Hastings, 8. Jacob Saifiti, 9. Jayden Brailey, 10. Leo Thompson, 11. Tyson Frizell, 12. Kai Pearce-Paul, 13. Adam Elliott, 14. Phoenix Crossland, 15. Daniel Saifiti, 16. Dylan Lucas, 17. Brodie Jones, 18. Jack Hetherington, 19. Mathew Croker, 20. Will Pryce, 21. Krystian Mapapalangi, 22. David Armstrong
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Sunia Turuva, 3. Izack Tago, 4. Paul Alamoti, 5. Brian To’o, 6. Jack Cole, 7. Jarome Luai, 8. Moses Leota, 9. Mitch Kenny, 10. James Fisher-Harris, 11. Scott Sorensen, 12. Luke Garner, 13. Isaah Yeo, 14. Daine Laurie, 15. Lindsay Smith, 16. Liam Henry, 17. Matt Eisenhuth, 18. Luke Sommerton, 19. Mavrik Geyer, 20. Liam Martin, 21. Brad Schneider, 22. Jesse McLean
Referee: Grant Atkins
Embed from Getty ImagesMATCHDAY PREVIEW
The Panthers travel to McDonald Jones Stadium having got their charge for the minor premiership back on track with a comfortable home win against Manly (32-22) last week.
By contrast, the Knights are staring down the barrel of a third loss on the bounce if they can’t improve on last week, where they were edged out by Melbourne (36-28) – who had a bye to prepare – at AAMI Park. The overall performance, however, was an improvement on their last home fixture where they lost 32-2 at the hands of a rampant Bulldogs side.
Penrith were shocked into action last time out, having lost to St George Illawarra in round 13; it is unlikely they will make the same mistake after their resounding win against Manly.
Fletcher Sharpe retains his spot at fullback for the hosts, while they also welcome back Bradman Best into the side. The visitors welcome back Dylan Edwards, and Brad Schneider steps in to control the right edge with Liam Martin.
Penrith will roll over the Newcastle pack and Brad Schneider’s control will allow Jarome Luai to pick apart a weary Newcastle side.
Head-to-head stats can be found at Number Crunch Stats.
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Check out all the NRL Predictions here.
Panthers by 14 points.
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