Tag: Newcastle Knights

Two of rugby league’s best halfbacks will do battle when Manly hosts Newcastle on Sunday. But it’ll be more than a clash of the number sevens – with both sides looking to make amends for shock losses.

Tearing an ACL is one of the more painful injuries in sport – and involves a lengthy period on the sidelines. New Knights hooker Jayden Brailey has revealed he’s actually felt worse pain on the field before…and was shocked to find out the extent of his injury.

When you play the same position as Kalyn Ponga, your chances of getting game time are few and far between. One young Knight is on the verge of stepping in for the superstar fullback – but it’s a real waiting game.

Knights coach Adam O’Brien says the club is doing everything it can to bind together to get through these tough times. He wants maximum effort when his side faces the Tigers tomorrow afternoon.

The Knights are making no secret of their plans to lock-down Kalyn Ponga long-term. A multi-million dollar paycheque is a certainty – but a clause allowing the superstar to play for the All Blacks HAS been ruled out.

Newcastle will be without rising star Bradman Best for the start of the NRL season, with the teenager fracturing his foot. Meanwhile, several senior Knights have flatly rejected suggestions the playing group is divided… a rumour that harks back to Nathan Brown’s departure. They’ve taken to social media, labeling recent reports “fake news”.

Kurt Gidley could get clearance as early as tomorrow, to play for the Knights once again…at the Nines in Perth. The former Newcastle captain gave the squad a pep talk at training today – ahead of next week’s tournament.