Tag: Newcastle Knights
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KNIGHTS SIGN JACOB LILLYMAN
Newcastle Knights have signed former Warriors prop Jacob Lillyman on a one year deal. Lillyman made his NRL debut playing for the North Queensland Cowboys, against the Knights, in 2003 before linking with New Zealand in 2009, making 189 NRL appearances. In addition, Lillyman has played 14 Origin matches for Queensland. The 33 year old…
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KNIGHTS REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN MELBOURNE’S SLADE GRIFFIN
There are reports the Knights are about to sign Melbourne forward Slade Griffin on a two-year deal. The 26-year-old has played for the Storm since 2013, but has struggled to get game time at hooker or lock, often stuck behind club great Cameron Smith. Griffin’s made 12 first grade appearances this season.
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KNIGHTS UNABLE TO FINISH SEASON ON A HIGH
Newcastle has claimed its third straight wooden spoon following an eight-point loss to the Sharks in the final round. Also today, the Bulldogs booted the Dragons out of finals contention, while the Knights fell short of an upset against the defending premiers.
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KNIGHTS LOOK FOR A BIG FINISH ON OLD BOYS DAY
The Knights have finished their final training run of the season ahead of tomorrow’s Old Boys Day against Cronulla. He hasn’t played in one, but Sam Stone knows just how big the occasion will be, witnessing plenty alongside dad and former coach, Rick. Not to mention the reunion of the 1997 premiership winning side.
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KNIGHTS DETERMINED TO KEEP SHARKS OUT OF THE TOP FOUR
The Knights’ Josh King and the Sharks’ Chris Heighington have taken the early guilty plea and will square off at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday. Newcastle is determined to deny Cronulla a top four finish.
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KNIGHTS LOOK SET FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WOODEN SPOON
The Newcastle Knights have all but collected their third-straight wooden spoon, after going down to the Raiders. They’ll need a miracle to avoid it – last night, unable to match Canberra’s desperation.
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LAMB AND YATES RULED OUT FOR NEWCASTLE’S REMAINING GAMES
There’s more bad news for the Knights following the loss to the Storm, with two players ruled out for Newcastle’s remaining games. Scans have confirmed Brock Lamb has a grade two medial ligament tear in his left knee, and will need at least four weeks to recover. It’s a similar story for Luke Yates, who…
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INJURY CLOUD HANGS OVER LAMB AND MATA’UTIA
Jack Cogger looms as the replacement for Brock Lamb, after the five-eighth suffered a grade two medial ligament strain in the Knights’ loss to the Storm. He’s likely to miss Newcastle’s last two games. Meanwhile, Sione Mata’utia will have to pass a concussion test in order to make the trip to Canberra to face the…
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STORM ENDS KNIGHTS WINNING RUN
They had been building momentum, but the Newcastle Knights simply had no answers against a rampant Storm this afternoon. Melbourne wrapped up the minor premiership, sending a warning to the rest of the comp in the process.
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ROSS DETERMINED TO RETURN FOR FINAL ROUND CLASH WITH SHARKS
They’re at opposite ends of the table, but after three straight wins, the Knights say they’re looking forward to hosting the Storm this Saturday. In a further boost for the club, Nathan Ross is determined to return from a back injury for the final round clash with the Sharks.