Big League Weekly Edition – July 25, 2019

GAME TWO: Newcastle v Wests Tigers

Round 19 BIG LEAGUE 2019 39

ATTACK

DEFENCE

MATCH AVERAGES

HEAD-TO-HEAD

AT McDONALD JONES STADIUM

WINNING FORM

PAST8 CLASHES

2018 –

2017 –

2016 –

2015 –

2014 –

BIGGEST HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS

NEXT CLASH

CASUALTY WARD

DATE:FRIDAY,JULY 26
VENUE:McDONALDJONESSTADIUM
KICK-OFF:6PM
REFEREE:HENRYPERENARA
ASSISTANTREFEREE:GAVINBADGER
TOUCHJUDGES:TIMROBY& K ASEYBADGER
SENIORREVIEWOFFICIAL:ASHLEYKLEIN
REVIEWOFFICIAL:BRYANNORRIE
FOXLEAGUE:5.30PM
LIVERADIO: ABC, TRIPLE M,NRLNATION

TIGERS

12th(16 )

295

363

52

77%

40

9

3

58

28

16

12

3

3

17

21

183

360

1570

9

10

3

66%

KNIGHTS

8th(18 )

345

334

54

77%

35

15

4

55

40

6

8

3

3

20

20

173

340

1510

9

8

3

84%

HEAD-TO-HEADLEADERS

AVERAGE METRES

David Nofoaluma 157

Corey Thompson 131

AVERAGETACKLES

Alex Twal 40

Matt Eisenhuth 37

Mitch Barnett 35

LINE-BREAKS

Corey Thompson 10

Hymel Hunt 6

STATS

McDonald

JonesStadium

Friday6pm

Form:TheKnightslooked

headedfortheirfirsttopfour

finishsince 2006 whenthey

compileda runofsix-straight

winsfromRound7 butthe

victorieshavedriedupin recent

timesandonewinfromtheir

pastfivegameshasleftthem

clingingprecariouslytotheir

placein thetopeight.In their

favouris a runtotheplay-offs

thatdoesnotincludeanyofthe

currenttopfourteamsandonly

threetopeightopponentsin their

finalsevengames.TheKnights

wereblownawaybya potent

Sydney Roosters team in the

latterstagesoflastSaturday’s

duelattheSydneyCricket

Groundandtheembarrassment

ofthe48-10scorelineshould

leadtoa strongresponseback

atMcDonaldJonesStadium.

WestsTigershavealsofound

thegoingtoughin recentweeks,

fallingtotheRoosters,Eelsand

Raidersin consecutivegames.

Theyremain inthemixfora top

eightberthbutwillneedto

embarkona winningrunover

thenextmonth.

History:Theledgeris allsquare

at13-winsapiecebetweenthese

clubssinceWestsTigersjoined

thepremiershipin 2000andwhile

theKnightshavean8-7lead

in winningresultsatMcDonald

Jones Stadium, the Wests Tigers

havebeenvictoriousin theirpast

twovisitstotheHunter.

Dangersign:Ferventhome

supportis a powerfulmotivator

fortheKnightsandafternarrow

lossestotheWarriorsand

Bulldogsin theirpasttwohome

gamesandtheirheaviestdefeat

oftheseasonbytheRoosters

lastweekend,NathanBrown’s

menwillbedeterminedtoatone.

BestBet?Thecircumstances

looktailor-madeforKalynPonga

tostarandfortheKnightsto

bouncebackwitha sizable

(13+)victory.

Money-spinner:Leading

candidatesforFirstTryscorer

includeHymelHuntandDavid

Nofoalumaorforvalue, consider

Sione Mata’utia.

byDAVIDMIDDLETON

NRLPreview @Middleton_David

Home town support to motivate Knights

DAVID KLEMMER

175

metresin

Round 18