The NRL Finals - Week 1 Thread

[Gerrumonside ref]

Newcastle cutting out the errors so far with a couple of completed sets.

The resulting high kick is knocked forward by the Raiders and the Knights have a set ten metres out.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Canberra hang on and the Knights claim that a player has been bitten!

Jack Wighton does appear to have bit the tackler after being tackled to the ground.

The player is placed on report.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref

[Gerrumonside ref]

What a move by the Knights including a fantastic spinning offload to the onrushing support who flick it back inside for a try under the posts for Ponga.

Newcastle 12-16 Canberra

Game on.

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref

[Gerrumonside ref]

The Knights enjoy great starting field position again and look to have their tails up now.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Canberra collect the high kick but start a metre from their own line.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Canberra challenge the ruling of a ball strip as the Knights start deep in their own half 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref

[Gerrumonside ref]

The decision by Klein is upheld by the review team and Newcastle start in great position.

Within seconds on the resulting set, Ponga makes a good break before feeding Dom Young who scores in the corner with a bit of a weave to break a tackle and a little work to do.

The extras are added.

Newcastle 18-16 Canberra (57 mins played)

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref

[Irish Saint]

Penalty to Knights to relieve the pressure and Canberra lose the challenge even though the commentators stated it wasn't a strip.

Pomga cuts Raiders to shreds and pass to Young who still had work to do. 16-16 ktc

[Irish Saint]

18-16 Knights 24 minutes left

[Irish Saint]

Young to Gagai 22-16 ktc

[Gerrumonside ref]

Newcastle go down the field with same combination down the right edge only this time Young feeds Gagai on the inside for a dramatic try.

[Irish Saint]

Ponga hits upright remains 22-16.21 minutes to go. Crowd delirious. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Some turnaround and grasp of momentum by Newcastle

[Gerrumonside ref]

Awful knock on by Newcastle and can the Raiders wrestle back into the game deep inside Knights territory 

[Irish Saint]

Marzhew drops the ball. Raiders get possession 20 meters out.

[Gerrumonside ref]

What a try!

[Gerrumonside ref]

Interception by the Knights inside their own ten and finally Dom Young is found who outpaces all and throws off a despairing tackle to score what must be a decisive try.

[Irish Saint]

Unbelievable.  Gerrumonsideref will describe more eloquently than me 26-16

[Irish Saint]

Ponga adds the 2. 28-16. Place is rocking unlike the Gallowgate end...just joking Geordies.

[Irish Saint]

Back come Canberra and Matt Crawley throws a dummy and scores should be 28 -22  14 minutes to play.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Spoke too soon about Canberra’s demise.

They’re back in it.

[MZH]

After spending the last 15 minutes completely imploding, the Raiders hit back. I feel its only brief respite though. The Knights aren't losing from here.

[Gerrumonside ref]

It’s a cracker

[Gerrumonside ref]

Canberra pressing at the Newcastle line again with tackles in hand 

[Gerrumonside ref]

They can’t get over though - turnover 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref