Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm at McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.30pm AEST

[The Black Dot]

Storm team:
1. Nick Meaney
2. William Warbrick
3. Reimis Smith
4. Justin Olam
5. Xavier Coates
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Tui Kamikamica
9. Harry Grant
10. Christian Welch
11. Trent Loiero
12. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
13. Josh King
14. Tyran Wishart
15. Tom Eisenhuth
16. Tariq Sims
17. Alec MacDonald

18. Bronson Garlick
19. Chris Lewis
20. Jayden Nikorima
21. Marion Seve
22. George Jennings

I'd be surprised if this is the way they will line up.

[Lucas]

Yeah we seldom line-up the way it gets announced on Tuesdays, but this is how we were last week.

[Papenhuyzen23]

I’d drop Olam for either Seve or Jennings, possibly give Garlick a reprieve for Wishart but that one isn’t a huge issue.

Thought Katoa would be back for this one, not sure about NAS on that edge, might even be an idea to start Tommy there and bring NAS on for impact.

Big game, the Knights season on the line and they are playing some great attacking footy lately, we will have our hands full this won’t be an easy game as it usually is, we need to be on our toes.

[RobbieRoss]

Katoa said in his interview this week that he has started training again, but has to build up his fitness so is 2-3 weeks away from playing. Presumably with the sensitivity of the eye injury he had to remain quite still, so has lost his fitness edge. Given Craig likes his second rowers to play the full 80 , he will not be able to coast through with limited minutes .

[The Black Dot]

I notice on photos from a training run in Terrigal, that Paps is training with the team.

Obviously not ready yet but wearing a blue or purple vest and others wearing a green/light blue vest and some not wearing vests which to me there in the frame for FG.

Can some smarter than me tell me what the different coloured vests mean ?

[Lucas]

Whatever Paps is wearing is probably a "handle wth care" or "do not tackle" vest.

[sallymay]

Red means no tackling I.e paps was wearing it 2/3 weeks ago
Blue/light green mean training but not doing everything I.e Jonah Sua Maz Joe and paps have been wearing it last few weeks Sua and Jonah coming back from injury Maz and joe just came back
Green purple means in reserves in the past green was tigers purple falcons not sure if it still is

[big_m]

Where is big Tepai these days?

[Lennart Bedrager]

Where is big Tepai these days?

Tepai …8.5/10 was everywhere best I’ve seen him play

According to the q cup thread, so he's definitely getting closer to being a prospect again

[sallymay]

Yep definitely playing Cup but his been injured so just got back to playing

[Scooter]

Bronson Garlick comes onto the bench. Tyran Wishart is 18th man.

[Storm_M_36]

Bellyache doesn't know where we are at this stage of the season, Sutton is our ref for this match and Olam is in the side. Who else is nervous comming into this match?

[Storm_M_36]

What is it with our players always going for the hero tackles (throwing themselves like Superman at the player)? Of course they don't hold on. Soooooo annoying!!!!!

[blazza18]

Seeing the cons of having Nelson on the edge. Knights have worked over the space he’s defending.

[Storm_M_36]

Sutton strikes again and gives the Knights a try!!