Team List NZ Warriors v Newcastle Knights - [Round 3, 2026]

[Tokyo Warrior]

So who are we picking on with our kicking game this week? Marzhew or Young?

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Does anyone else find it weird how the media are creating excuses for the Knights in this game because they are missing their first choice 1 and 6? We are literally on our third and fourth choice halves pairing for this game and our 1st choice FB is also out. We're also missing two forward leaders in Capes and Barney* (touch wood he plays on Saturday). Yet everyone is pretending as if we are fielding a far healthier side than they are and as a result us losing this would be a massive win against the odds for them.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Can't take this game lightly, their pack has actually been ok first couple of weeks and the extra couple of hours travel is a pain in the ass.
Should win, but we seen this kinda shit go sideways before.
Yeah, I got ptsd too.

keep in mind though they have been up against two of the worst packs in the comp in the cows and manly. We've been up against two of the best in the chooks and Raiders and bashed both of them into submission. They have decent toilers in their pack but man for man they have nothing on the Raiders or Chooks packs. We play the way we have and we should be too powerful through the middle for them.

 

[CWC]

It’s funny how the Aussie media are saying that we should struggle as it’s our first away game of the season. We’ve played better over in Aussie than at home in recent years and always have a strong contingent of fans in attendance that are always louder than the home fans

I'm lowkey thinking if we score 40 in the rain against a staunch defense what will we do on a dry track, and Boyd's in our team this time....

 

[Tragic]

keep in mind though they have been up against two of the worst packs in the comp in the cows and manly. We've been up against two of the best in the chooks and Raiders and bashed both of them into submission. They have decent toilers in their pack but man for man they have nothing on the Raiders or Chooks packs. We play the way we have and we should be too powerful through the middle for them.

You can't just cure my ptsd with words. I need psychedelics.

 

[Sammyw]

So who are we picking on with our kicking game this week? Marzhew or Young?

either or, both are riddled with errors

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Marzhew. He has butter fingers and is also responsible for most of their run metres. I'm sure the strategy will be to take him out of the meterage sets by kicking exclusively to his wing.

So who are we picking on with our kicking game this week? Marzhew or Young?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

So who are we picking on with our kicking game this week? Marzhew or Young?

Young grubbers , Marzhew in the air.

 

[Citygirl]

It’s funny how the Aussie media are saying that we should struggle as it’s our first away game of the season. We’ve played better over in Aussie than at home in recent years and always have a strong contingent of fans in attendance that are always louder than the home fans

I'm heading over for this one from Christchurch, we'll be loud, can't wait

 

[3rdstriker]

It’s funny how the Aussie media are saying that we should struggle as it’s our first away game of the season. We’ve played better over in Aussie than at home in recent years and always have a strong contingent of fans in attendance that are always louder than the home fans

If we can pump the Raiders by 40 surely we can put 50 on the Knights!
It's just out of the old warriors mindset to do so as these games are always.

 

[Wah's Up]

Sharpe in doubt for Saturday according to knights forum

If Sharpe is out, that will Blunt their attack.

 

[out the gate]

sick of hearing the Aussie media constantly shifting the goalposts on us. First they doubted we could beat premiership contenders in the Roosters and Raiders. Now they are saying that we can't win away from home: despite the fact we had a winning record away from home last year. Need to comprehensively roll the Knights here to shut that talking pt up.

We give the Knights a good ole ass kicking it'll be because Ponga & Brown are out. We beat them by the smallest of margins it'll be all praise to the Knights who almost pulled off an upset against a team who should have demolished them without there two "million dollar" men. They beat us & It'll be "we knew they can't play away from home" where to from here for Webster and this inconvenience of a club.

 

[Ref]

CNK
Berry
CHT
Metcalf
Capwell
Barney
Niukore
We wore down Canberra without these guys.
I’d say one out of Niukore and Barney will be back.
So still without 5 or 6 of Webby’s preferred 13.

They are missing
Ponga, Brown and Sharpe.
Thats just as devastating for them.

They will lack points.
We should be good for 20+ but have to maintain our standard.

 

[slime]

But how's his defence? That's what I wanna know.

98% efficiency last year 2025. 22 tackles 0 missed so far in cup 2026 including the loss to the Roosters where he was superb in a losing team.

I've seen him put a few hits on too, a bit like CHT in that regard.

Good luck to Luke Hanson on debut!

He really played well in cup last year and has earnt the callup. Great thing about this situation is he will have quite a few familiar faces with him including his halves partner. Good to see the NRL guys mentioning him in that video too, must be putting in the work at training.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Pompey out. Didn’t travel with the team

 

[tajhay]

Pompey out. Didn’t travel with the team

wonder if it means we may see a RTS/AKP pairing on the left.

 

[Worried2Death]

Pompey out. Didn’t travel with the team

Narrows the odds slightly. Come on down Lofi?

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

wonder if it means we may see a RTS/AKP pairing on the left.

I hope so. Leka didn’t look too promising in the centres in pre season

 

[Ref]

Don’t mess with the forwards.
I’d say they have trained for this.
Although CNK not being an option…
Easiest transition is AKP to wing, RTS to centre.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Leka to center, please. The Knights probably prepared all week for Leka in the second row. Let's freak them out with a switcheroo.