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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2641549, member: 1899"] [B]Round 20 2014[/B] [B]Newcastle 16[/B] (Roberts 2, Leilua tries; Gagai 1/2, Roberts 1/1 goals) defeat [B]Sydney 10[/B] (Minichiello, Nuuausala tries; Maloney 2/2 goals) I remember the evening quite well, but the game was nothing more than a scoreline until now. By no means was this a quality game of Rugby League. Neither team bothered to play much football, it was all very rehearsed with both teams concerning themselves more on defence than actual ball-playing ability. However, as far as bragging rights go, this maybe the Knights best victory of 2014. No Boyd, Gidley, Uate or McManus, the Knights were considered long odds against the defending premiers. However, what I didn't realise was that they went through the entire 2nd half without Jarrod Mullen who suffered some sort of abdominal injury in the first half, forcing a reshuffle that saw Dane Gagai of all people play five eighth for the majority of the second half. Now, the cynic may make the argument that the Knights were ultimately gifted the game. That, they were unlucky that the video referee overruled on two on-field tries and that in the 60th minute, Sione Mata'utia took the ball dead in the lead up to their opening try of the game that also saw JWH binned. And I would have to sympathise with that view but considering what the Knights were up against and how the Roosters played the game, I thought the better team won. Tyrone Roberts was an easy choice for Man of the Match. He was the go to man for the Knights and in that brief window towards the end of the game, really stood up and took the game by the scruff of the neck. Otherwise, it was a total team performance that would require all sorts of nit-picking to determine the second and first runners up. [/QUOTE]

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