Newcastle Knights
Devastating Broncos humiliate Knights
Robert Dillon 10:42 PM Having already conceded more points than any other team in the NRL, the Knights were outclassed by the competition leaders, who ran in 10 tries in front of a buoyant crowd of 30,394.
Gamesmanship in Sims controversy and Merrin dive
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Brad Walter Not everyone found the second-ball incident in Newcastle amusing but the NRL is powerless to take action against Korbin Sims.
'It wasn't perfect but it was stirring stuff'
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Phil Gould A great Sunday afternoon of rugby league. In the end the Newcastle Knights showed plenty of courage and resilience to prevail over the Wests Tigers 18-16.
Second football on pitch may have aided Knights
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Matt Bungard The Newcastle Knights have claimed their first win of the season but the game-sealing try came after a bizarre incident involving a second football.
Knights edge Wests Tigers to claim first win
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Robert Dillon Newcastle scored their first win under coach Nathan Brown – and ended a 231-day winless run – with a gripping 18-16 triumph over Wests Tigers at Hunter Stadium on Sunday.
Potter plotting downfall of former club
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Adrian Proszenko For the first time since he was moved on from Wests Tigers, Mick Potter will coach against them on Sunday.
Knights forward Rochow breaks arm at training
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Robert Dillon Robbie Rochow's decision to defer contract offers may have backfired after the in-form Newcastle forward fractured his right arm in a training-pitch mishap.
Storm fight back to snare win over Knights
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Roy Ward The Melbourne Storm found their best form in the final 20 minutes to score a comeback win.
Smith says referees not stopping marker interference
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Roy Ward Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith says referees have to stop defensive markers from leaving their positions early.
Can Knights show some promise against weakened Storm?
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Michael Carayannis The six big questions heading into this round of the NRL.
Warriors dish out hiding to woeful Knights
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David Long The dark clouds parted at Mt Smart Stadium on Monday with the Warriors finally winning a game. The side that hadn't recorded a victory since last July comfortably beat the Knights 40-18.
McFadden says Warriors played better in losses
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David Long Warriors coach Andrew McFadden believed his team played worse in its 40-18 win over the Knights on Monday, than it did in the defeats to the Broncos and Storm in previous weeks.
Leilua cleared at NRL judiciary
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Canberra centre Joseph Leilua has been found not guilty of a contrary conduct charge at the NRL judiciary.
League
Low-key return does the trick for Joe Tapine
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Jon Tuxworth In contrast to his pre-season media storm Joseph Tapine slipped back into Newcastle on Saturday without a shred of hype.
League
Whitehead happy to hold Raiders five-eighth fort for Austin
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Jon Tuxworth When Englishman Elliott Whitehead was told he would be playing five-eighth, he had a trick up his sleeve.
Raiders grab five points from three tight games
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Jon Tuxworth Here are five things we learned from the Raiders draw with the Knights.
League
Raiders remain unbeaten after 24-all draw at Newcastle
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Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Raiders remain undefeated despite giving up a 16-0 lead to lowly Newcastle Knights in a golden point thriller at Hunter Stadium on Saturday.
Seven missed field goals in NRL's first draw in three years
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Craig Kerry Seven field goal attempts and a penalty goal all missed in golden point extra time.
League
Hodgson on Knights' radar after star halves sidelined
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Jon Tuxworth Newcastle coach Nathan Brown's reputation as a good judge of footballers could come back to bite him this week.
League
Canberra Raiders urged to learn lessons in Roosters escape
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Jon Tuxworth The Raiders had an immediate reality check after their gutsy win over the Roosters last weekend.