Match 2025 NRL Round 7 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Newcastle Knights @ McDonald Jones Stadium. Sunday 20 April, 2025, 4:05pm

[CrazyMatt]

If we lose any of these games I'm now holding you personally responsible

Never said we’d definitely win them, i’m the last person to ever say anything like that. But they are definitely winnable for us if we don’t Cronulla it up. We HAVE to win them imo, I just feel like these three games are going to be very crucial.

 

[Gumby]

We need to win the next 4 which by all accounts are very winnable games for our squad.

 

[andrew's_sharks]

We’ve got a three week period starting this weekend coming up of verrrry winable games. Tigers at Leichardt and Parra on Magic Round to follow. Starting this weekend we really need to start rebuilding that momentum to lead into our rematch with Manly at Brookie on the 11th May, then we’re home to the Storm after that. Use these three games to get our confidence back in attack, keep fine tuning our defence (which showed a lot of improvement last week) and bank these crucial points before the tough period coming up mid season.

Yeah I was looking at this as well. A few weeks to get our attack working and to hopefully get around 3rd or 4th spot on the ladder.

 

[Sevshark]

Same 17 named

 

[Pishposh46]

Same 17 named

Including AFB.

 

[G.H Shark]

Seriously Atko still? Far out man

 

[Capital_Shark]

Seriously Atko still? Far out man

There was never going to be changes to a winning team.

 

[apezza]

I note Jesse C has been replaced on extended bench. I hope that's so he can focus on Newtown (and not a niggle etc)

 

[stormshark]

Yep rather he be playing getting matchfit instead of sideline in tracksuit

 

[Ryan McGoldrick #1 Fan]

Seriously Atko still? Far out man

Its pretty template these days to have a utility back to cover the inevitable KO some player is gonna cop

 

[Sir Chadley]

Pretty predictable side named. Not sure why some of you thought Atkinson was not going to be picked.
AFB still in doubt I reckon.

For the Newcastle side they've brought Gamble back into 7 and moved Crossland to 9. We should beat this mob easily but you know how we play out of form sides back into form.

I mean did anyone watch Greg Marzhew play last week against the Tigers. He was deadset awful. Lost count of how many times he dropped the ball. But you watch him score at least a double and have a blinder on Sunday.

Ponga was awful against the Tigers as well. I know you can't base form all the time on Supercoach points but only getting 34 would suggest he had minimal involvement. Time for him to get into the game against us.

 

[Pishposh46]

Pretty predictable side named. Not sure why some of you thought Atkinson was not going to be picked.
AFB still in doubt I reckon.

For the Newcastle side they've brought Gamble back into 7 and moved Crossland to 9. We should beat this mob easily but you know how we play out of form sides back into form.

I mean did anyone watch Greg Marzhew play last week against the Tigers. He was deadset awful. Lost count of how many times he dropped the ball. But you watch him score at least a double and have a blinder on Sunday.

Ponga was awful against the Tigers as well. I know you can't base form all the time on Supercoach points but only getting 34 would suggest he had minimal involvement. Time for him to get into the game against us.

Yep, the script has already been written. I've seen this movie before.

 

[The Punisher]

How Fitz can waste and justify a bench spot for Acko is beyond me

 

[apezza]

How Fitz can waste and justify a bench spot for Acko is beyond me

I'm sure Fitz would agree with you

 

[Pishposh46]

I just hope it's not the resurrection of the Knights this Sunday at our expense. Another Easter miracle.

 

[apezza]

I just hope it's not the resurrection of the Knights this Sunday at our expense. Another Easter miracle.

If any team could let that happen...

 

[Sparkles]

Pretty much our strongest side. Hopefully Covid free, rested up a little and ready to tear the knights a new lance-hole!

 

[Sir Chadley]

Doom and gloom on the Knights forum:

NRL Round 7 - Knights Vs Sharks - 4:05pm Sunday 20 April - McDonald Jones Stadium

This is a difficult post to write, I don’t want to be too negative but I also don’t want to be falsely optimistic. Our season appears to be unraveling, we have won 2 games, had a bye and lost 3 games. We are missing a number of key forwards, we lack depth in our squad, our ball security is...

marathonstadium.com

 

[Pishposh46]

Doom and gloom on the Knights forum:

NRL Round 7 - Knights Vs Sharks - 4:05pm Sunday 20 April - McDonald Jones Stadium

This is a difficult post to write, I don’t want to be too negative but I also don’t want to be falsely optimistic. Our season appears to be unraveling, we have won 2 games, had a bye and lost 3 games. We are missing a number of key forwards, we lack depth in our squad, our ball security is...

marathonstadium.com

Haha... it's funny that the few other posts I read there are all afraid of Tricky, one hailing him as the 2005 Origin Joey.

 

[Wizard]

Haha... it's funny that the few other posts I read there are all afraid of Tricky, one hailing him as the 2005 Origin Joey.

Smart bunch of fans

Who isn’t afraid of Tricky