Sunday has three NRL matches with the third game for Round 19 is between Newcastle Knights and Sydney Roosters with the opening kick to commence at 3:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Hunter Stadium with the favourite for the match being Sydney Roosters. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Newcastle Knights and Sydney Roosters.
WHERE AND WHEN: Hunter Stadium, 28th July, 3:00pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Newcastle Knights | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.85 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 |
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Sydney Roosters
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1.47 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.48 |
Preview:
The final Sunday game is between the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights, 3pm at Hunter Stadium. The Roosters are in great form at the moment and will be expected to take the points here. With their massive 40-0 win against the Sharks last week and the Rabbitohs surprise loss, the Roosters could very well take the premiership in 2013. The Knights are still a threat, however, sitting in fifth position and playing well at the moment. Momentum is on the Roosters side though, and with Sonny Bill Williams back from injury, the Knights will have to be on top of their game to even be in with a chance.
Teams:
Newcastle Knights:
1 Darius Boyd
2 James McManus
3 Dane Gagai
4 Joey Leilua
5 Akuila Uate
6 Jarrod Mullen (c)
7 Tyrone Roberts
8 David Fa’alogo
9 Danny Buderus
10 Willie Mason
11 Robbie Rochow
12 Beau Scott
13 Jeremy Smith
Interchange
14 Craig Gower
15 Chris Houston
16 Neville Costigan
17 Korbin Sims
18 Zane Tetevano
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Sydney Roosters:
1 Anthony Minichiello (c)
2 Daniel Tupou
3 Michael Jennings
4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
6 James Maloney
7 Mitchell Pearce
8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9 Jake Friend
10 Luke O’Donnell
11 Boyd Cordner
12 Sonny Bill Williams
13 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Interchange
14 Daniel Mortimer
15 Mitchell Aubusson
16 Aidan Guerra
17 Sam Moa
19 Isaac Liu
Coach: Trent Robinson
I quit footy to live, says Owen Craigie
Former rugby league star Owen Craigie says the decision to walk away from a lucrative sporting career to confront his personal demons saved his life.
In 2006, the former Newcastle, South Sydney and Wests Tigers playmaker quit the game after battling suicidal thoughts, a drinking problem and a corrosive gambling habit.
But he says walking away after hitting “rock bottom” ultimately saved his life.
“I was contemplating suicide. I thought `I’ve got to retire … Owen Craigie needs to recover and get himself right’,” he said.
“I had to throw away something I really loved and enjoyed, for me to survive.”
Craigie, described by rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns as the most naturally talented player he’d lined up alongside, said he couldn’t handle the perks of a fledging sporting career when he moved to Newcastle as an indigenous teenager.
“I bought my first house at 17 … I had my car before I had my learners licence sitting in the driveway,” he told radio station Triple M.
But as his professional success continued – he won a grand final with the Knights at 18 – his off-field fortunes began to turn.
While still a teen, he developed a gambling problem and blew more than $1 million dollars.
He once lost $15,000 on a roulette table within a half hour.
“There’s not a pub or TAB I didn’t gamble at in Newcastle,” he said.
The `train hard, play hard, drink hard’ mentality of life at an NRL club made it harder to resist his vices.
After falling out with Newcastle coach Warren Ryan in 1999 he joined the Tigers where he spent two years before linking up with Souths where he lasted until 2004 before being cut by the club.
A move to the English Super League failed to arrest his slide, with coach Frank Endacott branding him a “huge disappointment” after his weight ballooned to 111kg.
Less than halfway through his Widnes Vikings contract, Craigie quit rugby league, aged 27.
Craigie says he is now at peace with himself and works as a gambling counsellor with Mission Australia.
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14