NRL Round 1. Newcastle Knights v Cronulla Sharks @ McDonald Jones Stadium. March 15 6pm

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couple of spots still up for grabs i reckon in our 17.

what do you reckon our team will look like for this match?

here's what i think morris will go with

1. Moylan
2. Feki
3. Morris
4. Dugan
5. Katoa
6. Johnson
7. Chad
8. Fifita
9. J Brailey
10. Prior
11. Capewell
12. Bukuya
13. Gallen

14. Williams
15. Woods
16. Sorrenson
17. Flanno

watched the trial briefly the other night but the coverage was rubbish so very hard to see whose who.

does anyone think Nikora is a chance for this game? Or B Brailey on the bench over flanno? or a completely different player all together?
 

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I reckon Xerri has just about cemented a spot on a wing mate.

Would be criminal to play Feki/Katoa in front of him.
 
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I agree with Bort and HB. Xerri on the wing outside Dugan. Even if Dugan was somehow not fit, I'd chuck Xerri the centre spot.

The only issue I have with Xerri though is I haven't seen a lot of him in defence. Perhaps Burgess can fill us in there.

Nikora is good from all accounts but his hands let him down badly in the early stages - lost the ball in the tackle twice. And this was before the big downpours came.

Goal kicker will be interesting, I think Chad didn't do enough last year, perhaps Johnson himself will do it.

Flanno kicked four from five I think on Saturday night but if he's only on the bench he won't be doing the kicking early on.
 

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Goal kicker will be interesting, I think Chad didn't do enough last year, perhaps Johnson himself will do it.

Flanno kicked four from five I think on Saturday night but if he's only on the bench he won't be doing the kicking early on.

Sean Johnston's goalkicking isn't great either though.

He averages ~74%, Chad was similar last year (I'm not counting previous seasons for Chad as he was a bit kicker).
 
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Sean Johnston's goalkicking isn't great either though.

He averages ~74%, Chad was similar last year (I'm not counting previous seasons for Chad as he was a bit kicker).

Yes, I'd prefer neither of them to do it mate, as they need to concentrate on steering us around the park.

We saw it affect Chad last year, the minute he handed it over to ****face, he did much better in general play.
 

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The only issue I have with Xerri though is I haven't seen a lot of him in defence.

I saw an interview with Xerri where he said he needed to work on his defence... for what that's worth.
 

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Sean Johnston's goalkicking isn't great either though.

He averages ~74%, Chad was similar last year (I'm not counting previous seasons for Chad as he was a bit kicker).

Have seen SJ kick plenty of pressure goals.

Not so much Chad.

SJ clearly for mine.
 

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segy straight into the number 17.

Johnson is our new goal kicker according to nrl.com
 

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Trying to buy tickets for this in the supporters bay. Any one got any tips. I am a sharks member, I thought I could buy them through the members portal but not having any luck.

Any help appreciated.
 
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