We take a look at Saturday afternoons (23/03/2019) Week 2 match which is between the Newcastle Knights and Penrith Panthers. View the odds for both teams as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Saturday March 23, 5:30pm
Where: McDonald Jones Stadium
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Preview:
Newcastle got their season rolling with a gritty 14-8 win against the Sharks at home last round and have a rare second home game in a row as they host Penrith on Saturday afternoon. Herman Ese’ese comes into Nathan Brown’s side to replace the injured Daniel Saifiti in Newcastle’s only change. Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has shuffled his lineup, bringing New South Wales front rower into the starting side after playing him from the bench in a surprise last start 20-12 loss to Parramatta . The Panthers have racked up some big scores on Newcastle in recent years, scoring 20 or more points in five of their last six outings. They have also won three in a row in the Hunter, dating back to 2016. The Wolf finds it perplexing that the Knights are favourites on the back of one performance against a woeful Sharks outfit a week ago. Many had Penrith for their top four, including The Wolf, and the boys from the foot of the mountains will bounce back this weekend and offer great value as underdogs in this one.
Odds:
Tip: Penrith Panthers at $2.10
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Josh Mansour at $11.00
Teams:
Knights: 1. Connor Watson, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Hymel Hunt, 4. Jesse Ramien, 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 6. Kalyn Ponga, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Danny Levi, 10. James Gavet, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Sione Mata’utia, 13. Tim Glasby.
Interchange: 14. Kurt Mann, 15. Aidan Guerra, 16. Mitchell Barnett, 17. Herman Ese’ese.
Reserves: 18. Josh King, 19. Jamie Buhrer, 20. Mason Lino, 21. Brodie Jones
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Dean Whare, 4. Waqa Blake, 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 6. James Maloney, 7. Nathan Cleary, 8. James Tamou, 9. Sione Katoa, 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11. James Fisher-Harris, 12. Isaah Yeo, 13. Hame Sele.
Interchange: 14. Wayde Egan, 15. Frank Winterstein, 16. Moses Letoa, 17. Jack Hetherington
Reserves: 18. Jarome Luai, 19. Tim Grant, 20. Liam Martin, 21. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
