Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun March 20, 2022
Round 2 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 23214
80min

That's the game. Tigers terrible, Knights pretty good. Will be interesting to see how they (Knights) go against Penrith next week, while one of the Tigers and Warriors will get their first win of the year

77min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Jackson Hastings.

Hastings is unable to convert

Knights lead Knights 26 - 4 Wests Tigers
76min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Just putting the try into the system

Knights lead Knights 26 - 4 Wests Tigers
76min

It only took them 76 minutes, the Tigers have scored already! They shift it left, with Daine Laurie getting an outstanding pass away to Ken Maumalo, who scores the try

70min

Tigers get a penalty coming out of their own end

68min

No try confirmed, Tigers ball

68min

Going upstairs for a possible Knights try, Cummins think they knocked it on first though

66min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jake Clifford.

Jake Clifford can't convert

Knights lead Knights 26 - 0 Wests Tigers
65min

Try: Knights
Scored by Dane Gagai. Kick to come.

Ken Maumalo gets a hand on it looking for the intercept only for Dane Gagai to poach the ball from mid-air and then dive in for a corner try. Knights running away with it

Knights lead Knights 26 - 0 Wests Tigers
62min

The points are off the board, Stefano Utoikamanu lost the ball over the line.

62min

Bunker is looking at this one

60min

Penalty Tigers as the Knights jump offside after a strong run from Jackson Hastings

60min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jake Clifford.

Clifford leaves the conversion short.

Knights lead Knights 22 - 0 Wests Tigers
58min

Try: Knights
Scored by Dominic Young. Kick to come.

The Knights run a set play down a short left side and Dom Young ends up going in untouched to extend his side's lead

Knights lead Knights 22 - 0 Wests Tigers
55min

Set restart for NEW

54min

Laurie knocks on and the Knights have a fresh attacking set

52min

Clune's kick goes dead in goal

51min

Laurie is caught with the ball on the last

49min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jake Clifford.

Jake Clifford's conversion is across the face

Knights lead Knights 18 - 0 Wests Tigers
47min

Try: Knights
Scored by Bradman Best. Kick to come.

Clune comes up with a nice pass to put Bradman Best over for the Knights, who start this half like they finished the first

Knights lead Knights 18 - 0 Wests Tigers
45min

Clifford's kick is fielded in the in goal area by Laurie

44min

Tyrone Peachey's kick goes dead

43min

Dominic Young penalised and on report for a high shot on Maumalo

43min

Jimmy the Jet makes a big run down the field and puts the Tigers on the attack

41min

Knights with the first use of the pill in the second half

40min

Players back out on the field ahead of the second half

40min

That's half time

39min

Tigers get a penalty with under a minute to go

37min

Tigers dropout goes out on the full

36min

Brooks kicks it right down the throat of Gagai

35min

Tigers again regather the kickoff. There's a strong breeze out there

34min

Penalty Goal: Knights
Kicked by Jake Clifford.

Clifford kicks the penalty goal

Knights lead Knights 14 - 0 Wests Tigers
34min

Tyrone Peachey has been sent to the bin for a professional foul

30min

Clifford's kick goes dead in goal

28min

Zane Musgrove knocks the ball on

25min

Penalty Tigers on tackle 2

24min

Knights try to be a bit too fancy and run out of room. Tigers survive

23min

Joe Ofahengaue drops the ball on tackle 1

22min

Penalty Tigers as Gagai ragdolls Laurie

21min

Oliver Gildart is penalised for a clear strip

19min

Cummins calls Peachey's pass forward

16min

Tigers get a relieving penalty

15min

Hoy's pass to Fitzgibbon is called forward

13min

Hastings is on report

13min

Jackson Hastings penalised for a spear tackle motion on Hoy

10min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jake Clifford.

Clifford makes it 12-0

Knights lead Knights 12 - 0 Wests Tigers
9min

Try: Knights
Scored by Tyson Frizell. Kick to come.

Tyson Frizell does a great job to ground the ball in the in goal off another Clifford kick. Knights on top early here

Knights lead Knights 10 - 0 Wests Tigers
8min

Knights get a penalty coming out of their own end

6min

Tigers try a short-ish kickoff and they get it back.

6min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jake Clifford.

Clifford converts his own try

Knights lead Knights 6 - 0 Wests Tigers
4min

Try: Knights
Scored by Jake Clifford. Kick to come.

Knights are on the board early as Clifford's kick can't be hauled in by Hastings and he regathers it to score his second try of the year.

Knights lead Knights 4 - 0 Wests Tigers
2min

Knights will have the first attacking opportunity as Ken Maumalo drops the bomb

1min

Underway and it'll be the Tigers with first use of the ball

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday Arvo Footy and first up we're in Newcastle as the Knights look to go 2-0 against the Tigers, who are after their first win of the year. Ponga and Klemmer are both out for Newcastle, replaced by Tex Hoy and Mitchell Barnett respectively, while Mathew Croker comes in on the bench. James Tamou was a withdrawal earlier in the week, meaning Twal starts and Thomas Mikaele comes off the bench. Kickoff in just under 10 minutes

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (26)
Tries: Jake Clifford, Tyson Frizell, Bradman Best, Dominic Young, Dane Gagai
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jake Clifford (2/5)
Penalty Goals: Jake Clifford (1/1)

WESTS TIGERS (4)
Tries: Ken Maumalo
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (0/1)
Penalty Goals: