We take a look at Friday nights (24/5/2019) Week 11 NRL match which is between the Newcastle Knights and the Sydney Roosters. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday May 24th, 8:00pm
Where: McDonald Jones Stadium
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Preview:
Don’t look now, but the Knights are sixth on the ladder.
There’s not much to say about Newcastle’s dominant win over the Dragons last week other than Kalyn Ponga, take a bow. The Knights star fullback scored a pair of tries and enjoyed a near-perfect 6/7 day in front of the posts, leading the charge as Newcastle piled on 45 points.
Sydney wasn’t quite so fortunate in Brisbane last week as the Roosters suffered their second loss of the season. It wasn’t a poor performance by any stretch of the imagination, but Sydney’s line defence certainly looked shaky as they once again struggled to maintain second half composure.
Looking ahead, this fixture hasn’t exactly been the most exciting in recent years. The Roosters have won six straight over the Knights dating back to 2014, while in other bad news, Trent Robinson’s side lost back-to-back games only once last year.
The Roosters are the rightful favourites this week on the road, a scenario they are 6-3 in against the line. Robinson’s team will be hungry after last week’s shortcomings, and considering the Knights’ 2-3 record at home, the Roosters should have no trouble covering.
Tip: Sydney Roosters at $1.48
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Latrell Mitchell at $9.00
Teams:
Knights team: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. Connor Watson 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Danny Levi 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Tim Glasby Interchange: 14. Kurt Mann 15. Herman Ese’ese 16. James Gavet 17. Sione Mata’utia Reserves: 18. Josh King 21. Mason Lino
Players cut: 19. Pasami Saulo 20. Jamie Buhrer
Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Luke Keary 21. Brock Lamb 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Victor Radley 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Isaac Liu Interchange: 14. Nat Butcher 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Mitchell Aubusson 18. Lindsay Collins Reserves: 19. Ryan Hall 20. Josh Curran
Players cut: 7. Cooper Cronk 15. Zane Tetevano
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
