Knights vs Storm

The Knights' quest to bounce back from last week's horror performance started off in the worst possible way with Jake Clifford kicking out on the full ...

After a contract circus that finished with an eventual extension, Ponga will be hoping to deliver. Brandon Smith 15. Kenny Bromwich 13. Reimis Smith 4. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jacob Saifiti 16. Daniel Saifiti 11. He was the best player on the field in Round 6 but fell short last week, just days after his new deal was announced. “Incredible work here to get his leg over the sideline, he had an inkling it was going to go long. Jake Clifford’s kick-off was declared out on the full after Xavier Coates caught it with his foot over the sideline. Justin Olam got his second try of the day after the star centre twist, turns and busts out of tackles to beat five Knights players to score. The Knights’ quest to bounce back from last week’s horror performance started off in the worst possible way with Jake Clifford kicking out on the full before the Storm scored two tries in five minutes.

Welcome to our coverage of Sunday NRL for round eight. Knights host the Storm, before Dragons take on the T...

"I think mid-air tackle is a really harsh call. "So he doesn't ground it, but it's a mid-air tackle so it'll be a penalty." "Neither the attacker or defence can be tackled in the air," referee Gerard Sutton explains.

Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm match preview: TV & streaming details, ticket information, free betting tips & prediction…

No major issues for the Storm to note and they know there is no room for complacency if they are to keep up with Penrith at the top of the ladder. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here.

A penalty goal was the only joy for Newcastle fans as Adam O'Brien's side recorded a sixth straight loss, the latest to a Melbourne side who have scored 120 ...

It was certainly a questionable decision. When the Knights opened by kicking the ball out on the full it was a sign of things to come. Olam got the ball 20 metres out from Newcastle’s line and was heavily marked in a stationary position. When Ryan Papenhuyzen curled in a conversion to make it 42-2, the Knights slipped below the Bulldogs to 16th on the ladder. Newcastle’s defence was mediocre in the middle of the park last week against Parramatta and it was the same story on Sunday as Olam barged over in the second minute. The Knights have failed to score a try in their last two games.

Melbourne back up 70 points against the Warriors with 50 against the Knights, who drop from 14th to last on the NRL ladder. Follow our ScoreCentre for all ...

Cameron Munster laid on a try for Nick Meaney with superb spiral pass with his back to the tryline, before Meaney returned the favour, breaking down the right wing before passing back in-field for Munster to join the rout. In between Coates's second and third tries, the Knights scored their only points of the game, receiving a penalty on the half-time siren and opting to kick a penalty goal despite trailing 26-0 at the time. Melbourne back up 70 points against the Warriors with 50 against the Knights, who drop from 14th to last on the NRL ladder.

Melbourne have piled on more pain for Newcastle, showing no mercy for a second consecutive week to send the Knights to the bottom of the ladder with a 50-2 ...

As far as I was concerned I wasn't too happy with our defence in the first half but I was pleased with our effort in the second half." The only answer is to stick together and fight our way out of it. I thought we tried harder but our start ... our first 17 minutes the Storm made 12 tackles to our 75. You can never fall asleep on Jahrome Hughes with the Storm halfback creating something out of nothing in the first half to set up the side's dominant lead. It was the second straight week the Knights have only scored two points in a match. Moeroa then left the field with a shoulder concern.

The Newcastle Knights have snatched wooden spoon favouritism from the Bulldogs by capitulating at the hands of the Melbourne Storm.

Down 26-2 at the break, the Knights needed to be first to score but once again handed Melbourne a free pass into enemy territory. It was only 10 points, but the Knights were visibly shaken and never regained their composure. Knights five-eighth Jake Clifford put the kick-off out on the full and then gave his first kick in play the same treatment. After 60 minutes, they’d made only four kicks in play. Losing Kurt Mann and Dane Gagai in the days before the game didn’t help either. The Newcastle Knights are sitting on the bottom of the ladder for the first time since they “won” three wooden spoons in a row in the mid 2010s.