Saturday‘s NRL 2017 Round 24 match is between Newcastle Knights and Melbourne Storm. The opening kick is set to commence at 15:00 local time with the game to be played at McDonald Jones Stadium. The away team Melbourne Storm are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Newcastle Knights and Melbourne Storm.
When: 15:00 | Saturday 19/08/2017
Where: McDonald Jones Stadium
Preview:
This presents as a danger game for the Storm, with the top side against the bottom. The Knights are up and about after winning their past three, including claiming the scalp of the fifth-placed Eels last round. They match up well against Melbourne, who welcome back five-eighth Cameron Munster after two weeks out with an ankle injury. Expect an early tussle but the visitors should have too much class and seal the minor premiership with a win.
Key: Cameron Munster’s return will give Melbourne more poise in attack after they struggled to get across the stripe against the Roosters in their tight win last round.
Tip: Storm
Odds:
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Tip: Melbourne Storm at $1.32
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Josh Addo-Carr at $7.50
More Info:
Head to Head: Knights 15 Storm 22
Last clash: Round 13, 2017 – Storm 40 bt Knights 12 at Melbourne
Tab Sportsbet: Knights $4.75 Storm $1.20
FootyTAB: Knights +12.5
Teams:
Knights: 
1. Dane Gagai 2. Ken Sio 3. Joe Wardle 4. Peter Mata’utia 5. Shaun Kenny-dowall 6. Brock Lamb 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jamie Buhrer 10. Josh King 11. Sione Mata’utia 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett 14. Danny Levi 15. Luke Yates 16. Sam Stone 17. Jacob Saifiti 18. Jack Cogger 19. Mickey Paea 20. Brendan Elliott 21. Chanel Mata’utia
Storm: 
1. Billy Slater 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. William Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Joe Stimson 13. Dale Finucane 14. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 15. Jahrome Hughes 16. Kenneath Bromwich 17. Slade Griffin 18. Tohu Harris 19. Brodie Croft 20. Robbie Rochow 21. Nate Myles
NRL News:
North Queensland lock Jason Taumalolo says he will take the fight to Cronulla’s all-star cast despite being undermanned and out-sized.
The Sharks, led by captain Paul Gallen and the destructive Andrew Fifita, boast a forward pack brimming with representative pedigree.
Taumalolo and front-row partner Scott Bolton are two of the few left standing in Townsville, with the Cowboys’ injury list now in double figures.
The Cowboys are clinging to eighth spot and desperate for a win after three tight, tough losses, and last season’s Dally M Medal winner Taumalolo says there is only one way to approach Saturday’s contest.
“When you think about the Sharks you think of their pack, led by Gal,” Taumalolo said.
“They have a lot of big bodies through the middle, but we’ll take them on even though we can’t compare in size to them, that will be the first option.”
Playmaker Te Maire Martin (knee) and fullback Lachlan Coote (ankle) are both hopeful of overcoming injury to give the Cowboys some respite.
And NRL prodigy Kalyn Ponga has been recalled for his first game since April, named on the wing in a Cowboys backline reshuffled after Justin O’Neill’s elbow injury.
But that won’t take the pressure off the Cowboys’ forwards, who have toiled hard in the absence of co-captain Matt Scott all season.
Taumalolo is averaging a staggering 194-run metres in 63 minutes per game this season, while Bolton has clocked 127 metres in 54 minutes per game.
They are not looking for a rest though, Taumalolo even putting his hand up for further punishment.
“There’s no option, we’re running short of player supplies,” the New Zealand representative said of his workload.
A Cowboys win on Saturday would take them to 30 points on the NRL ladder and level with Cronulla and Parramatta, who sit fourth and fifth respectively.
