Gameday Knights v Warriors - [Round 20, 2025]

[mt.wellington]

Knights v Warriors - [Round 20, 2025]
GAME DAY
Sunday 20th July 6:05pm NZST
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

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Welcome to your NZWF game day thread for todays clash.

This thread will be locked following the final whistle with or without warning. Discussion will then be shifted to the POST MATCH thread.

UP THE WAHS!!!

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Wahs by plenty. Just don’t get covered in shit and spew please.

 

[miket12]

Wahs by plenty. Just don’t get covered in shit and spew please.

Beat the Knights by 186 and we move from 4th to 3rd on the ladder.... it's not just time to eat.... it's time to FEAST!!!!

 

[Bluecat]

The Dogs are wobbling. They didn't deserve to beat St George last night.
Melbourne lost to Manly. The top of the table is opening up and a win puts us 3rd equal on points.
And Penrith are coming for everyone.
We are 4th on the ladder and Newcastle are 13th. Here's a great chance to build up our for and against and to make a statement to the competition that the Warriors ARE the real deal. I want to see mistake free footy and a professional performance from the guys.
Maybe even a hint of arrogance?
We are the Warriors and if you're good enough come and get us.
And if you're not we'll eat

 

[Makasene]

A professional performance should be enough to handle them.

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

Knights by 4

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

We really should win this, and win well.

There forwards are soft we should dominate them and KP isn’t playing (not that he’s in good form). Although Crossland playing 13 might open them up a little. We should be able to go through the front door.
And I’d back CHT and Boyd over Cogger and Hastings any day.

 

[Po11um]

Banana skin game. Warriors should win but a loss wouldn't be a surprise.
Warriors by 2

 

[Po11um]

Apparently there is a bug going round the Newcastle camp

 

[sydneywarrior92]

We are literally playing shit today. No matter which poo stained players we come up against today, I want to see another professional performance where we give them no quarter. 2 pt or 20 pt win I don't care. Just leave Newcastle with the 2 pts.

Capewah has to get in Bests face all day as he was against Herbie and Ramien in his last two performances. Can't let them shift the ball to either edge as they have strike on both sides (provided they actually take the field of course). Do that and we force the knights back into the middle of the field.

As others have said, we have the edge in the middle. Knights starting pack is ok and they will absolutely come out firing with a lot of energy as parra and the Dragons did for the first half of the game. Add to that the parochial crowd will definitely mean we have to be wary that the ref might shaft us early. We have to weather that early onslaught, as the storm did last week, and come over the top of them towards the back end of their game. We have more impact off the bench with Demi, Laban and TSS able to take us to another level when they come on.

Every game we play against a non-top 4 side (basically every week now other than rd 23 vs dogs) is going to be a banana skin. But I trust that we've already had our customary wobbles before finals out of the way and we are ready to go another gear leading up to finals.

Wahs to win. Don't care by how much.

 

[janfin]

You’re got this Boys …My tips are sure crap this week ,so another win by 6 would be awesome Love my one and only team

 

[Boneless]

Free to air on Nine Warriors games never make me comfortable

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Im still scared of sayfarth!

 

[Barzak]

I’ve said it before and it’s still true. Newcastle are mud. They are a terrible side and when they do manage to win a game it’s a genuine surprise to me. Zero excuses today. We should pump them. Banana skin nothing, could you picture any of the other top 4 losing to Newcastle? Me either. Warriors by a cricket score.

 

[jonesy101]

Apparently there is a bug going round the Newcastle camp

Apparently more than 10 players in isolation yesterday. Don't think it's possible to postpone the game, but player welfare should be first and foremost.

 

[Bobbysea]

You would hope that someone in the crowd takes pity on the knights and lobs a few toilet rolls onto the pitch...
I think the lads can show the knights what hygiene is all about and give them a good rinse and flush
Wahs by 12+

 

[sydneywarrior92]

You would hope that someone in the crowd takes pity on the knights and lobs a few toilet rolls onto the pitch...
I think the lads can show the knights what hygiene is all about and give them a good rinse and flush
Wahs by 12+

Lucky for Knights that this isn't 2020 at the height of COVID when toilet rolls were in short supply.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Im still scared of sayfarth!

didn't we smash that bloke into oblivion last week?

 

[Zaggo]

didn't we smash that bloke into oblivion last week?

Yep. Wonder if they're thinking of Warriors legend Mad Jack Hetherington, who does play for the Knights.

 

[Canonball]

well, if we don't win this by 30 or more it will be a bad day .... maybe sj was right when he said 52-6 on the league lounge ... just hope we don't what cryptospiridium the poor knight have