Saturday second NRL Round 22 match is between Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights with the opening kick to commence at 7:30PM local time. The game is to be played at Remondis Stadium which see’s home team Cronulla Sharks hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights.

WHERE AND WHEN: Remondis Stadium, Saturday, 10/08, 7:30PM

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Opening odds comparison:

Cronulla Sharks	1.47	1.52	1.51	1.52	1.47	1.47
Newcastle Knights	2.70	2.55	2.60	2.55	2.70	2.70

Preview:

The Sharks take on the Newcastle Knights on Saturday, 7.30pm at Remondis Stadium. The Sharks will be favourites to take the points here, currently sitting in 6th ladder position and looking hungry to climb higher. If things keep going the way they have been for the Knights, Wayne Bennett will miss consecutive finals series for the first time in his distinguished career, although it’s certainly not over yet for the 8th placed Newcastle team. If they lose here, the Knights will have gone three weeks without a win, something no-one wants at this time of the season.

Teams:

Cronulla Sharks:
Michael Gordon, Sosaia Feki, Ben Pomeroy, Jonathan Wright, Nathan Stapleton, Todd Carney, Jeff Robson, Andrew Fifita, John Morris, Bryce Gibbs, Jayson Bukuya, Wade Graham, Paul Gallen. Interchange: Isaac De Gois, Chris Heighington, Sam Tagataese, Ben Ross

Newcastle Knights:
Darius Boyd, James McManus, Dane Gagai, Joey Leilua, Akuila Uate, Jarrod Mullen, Tyrone Roberts, Kade Snowden, Danny Buderus, Zane Tetevano, Robbie Rochow, Chris Houston, Jeremy Smith. Interchange: Craig Gower, David Fa’alogo, Neville Costigan, Adam Cuthbertson

Buderus on brink of Knights games record

On the verge of breaking Andrew Johns’ Newcastle appearance record, hooker Danny Buderus has revealed the moment he feared he would never play again.

The former NSW Origin and Test captain will make his 250th appearance against Cronulla at Remondis Stadium on Saturday night – surpassing rugby league Immortal Johns’ mark in the red and blue.

But having undergone two bouts of back surgery at the start of the year, Buderus doubted his potential to ever lace on the boots again, let alone reach 250 games.

The games record was an obvious incentive during his rehabilitation, as was a determination to go out on his own terms.

“I didn’t think I’d play again at times,” Buderus said.

“The back takes a lot of confidence out of you.

“At the start of this year when they asked me to play on again I (thought) that would be a great achievement to play 250.

“Joey was 249, to play 250 let alone break the record, is a good achievement.

“That was a goal of mine, but two serious back ops at the start of the year, I thought I’d never get here.”

Buderus also admitted he’d never considered the possibility of coming back to the Knights when he left the club after the 2008 season to take up what was going to be a two year swansong with Super League club Leeds.

Five years later he is back where it all began, on the brink of becoming the most-capped Knight.

Barring another setback, he will get to exit the game on his terms, with Newcastle still in the running to feature in the finals.

“If I didn’t finish the way I wanted to, I probably would have thought I was a bit of a failure,” Buderus said.

“I wanted to come back and finish on my own terms and I’ve got five games to do that.

“I’m glad I’ve strung a few together the last four or five weeks, it’s not finished yet.

“To come back and say goodbye to the fans again in a few more weeks would be great.”