Check out the match preview and prediction for the 2025 National Rugby League round 2 clash between the Knights and Dolphins.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Newcastle Knights Vs Dolphins
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Date: Thursday 13 March, 8pm (ADST)
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Tyson Frizell 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Adam Elliott 17. Mathew Croker 18. Brodie Jones 19. Will Pryce 20. Logan Aoake 21. Matthew Arthur 22. Thomas Cant
Dolphins: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Junior Tupou 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Felise Kaufusi 11. Oryn Keeley 12. Max Plath 13. Tom Gilbert 14. Kurt Donoghoe 15. Josh Kerr 16. Mark Nicholls 17. Ray Stone 18. Sean O’Sullivan 19. Max Feagai 20. Kenny Bromwich 21. Harrison Graham 22. Aublix Tawha
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Bunker: Ashley Klein
MATCHDAY PREVIEW
The Knights return to the Hunter to launch round two of the 2025 season and will look to make it two on the trot as they host the Dolphins. Both sides last start results very easily could have gone the other way and the Dolphins will look to open their account for season 2025 and claim their first victory and give fans from south-east Queensland something to cheer about following a tumultuous week courtesy of Cyclone Alfred.
The Knights walked away victors from a very scrappy round 1 matchup against the Tigers and will look to show a bit more polish in front of their home faithful and put on a bit of a show. The Novocastrians have plenty to be excited about with the attacking upside of captain Kalyn Ponga and boom youngster Fletcher Sharpe sniffing around the ruck sure to cause the Dolphins plenty of trouble if anyone switches off in the middle.
Kristian Woolf’s side will be left ruing some handling errors as they made 12 errors in their two-point loss to the Bunnies and Woolf will be hoping for a much more controlled effort as they chase their first win of the year. Tom Gilbert was tackling anything that moved in the middle of the park and was immense in his return from a long injury layoff, running for 100 metres and making 59 tackles in just 56 minutes.
Knights have Adam Elliott returning to the fold from the bench while the Dolphins have lost Kulikefu Finefeuiaki and Connelly Lemuelu for this week which brings Oryn Keeley into the starting side and Mark Nicholls onto the bench. Kodi Nikorima takes his place at six in the only changes from both sides last start.
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Knights by 8
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