Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins on and what time does it begin? Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins will happen on Friday seventeenth March, 2023 – 07:00 (UK)

The place is Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins happening? Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins will happen at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, Australia

The place can I get tickets for Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins? Click on right here for ticket data on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins on? Sky Sports activities Area shall be televising chosen NRL video games within the UK and you could find their schedule right here. For Australian broadcasters, you could find a listing right here

The place can I stream Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins? If televised on Sky Sports activities, then subscribers will have the ability to stream the match stay by way of Sky Go. Alternatively, the match shall be accessible to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

• Newcastle Knights managed to beat loads of strife as they claimed their first win of the season of their conflict with Wests Tigers nevertheless it got here at an enormous price.
• The Knights have been in a position to hold on regardless of dropping Jacob Saifiti to a purple card who will now serve a five-match ban whereas key man Kalyn Ponga suffered yet one more head knock and is dominated out by harm together with Tyson Frizell, Kurt Mann and Jayden Brailey.

Beginning 13: Miller, Hunt, Gagai, Greatest, Younger, Gamble, Hastings, D. Saifiti, Crossland, Hetherington, Jones, Fitzgibbon, Thompson – Interchanges: Rivett, Croker, Johns, Lucas – Reserves: Tuala, Marzhew, Keeley, Talty, Cant

Unavailable: Simi Sasagi (Injured), Adam Elliott (Injured), Jacob Saifiti (Suspended), Kurt Mann (Injured), Jayden Brailey (Injured), Tyson Frizell (Injured), Kalyn Ponga (Injured)

DOLPHINS

• Many anticipated the Dolphins to wrestle this season however they produced one other astute efficiency to assert the win in dreadful situations towards Canberra Raiders final week.
• Wayne Bennett’s aspect at the moment are 2 from 2 in what has been a powerful begin to the marketing campaign however they’ve been compelled right into a change right here with Jeremy Marshall-King copping a ban so Kodi Nikorima comes into the group at hooker.

Beginning 13: Tabuai-Fidow, Isaako, Aitken, B. Lee, Niu, Katoa, O’Sullivan, J. Bromwich, Nikorima, Wallace, Kaufusi, Ok. Bromwich, Gilbert – Interchanges: Lemuelu, Nicholls, Stone, Donoghoe – Reserves: Teague, Faamausili, Collins, Milford, Jennings

Unavailable: Edrick Lee (Injured), Herman Ese’ese (Injured), Ray Stone (Injured), Jeremy Marshall-King (Suspended)

THE PREDICTION

Newcastle Knights produced a gusty effort to see off Wests Tigers final week because the 12-men held on to assert their opening win of the season. They now come into this conflict with the Dolphins hoping to construct on that success however have needed to make a raft of adjustments to their aspect this week. They are going to area a really inexperienced group with Ryan Rivett and Dylan Lucas to debut from the bench and the Dolphins will consider they’ll capitalise. They’ve gained their opening two video games after getting the higher of Canberra Raiders final week and they’re fancied to prevail as soon as once more.