The Knights have already got quite a lot of harm issues to cope with but it surely additionally appears like entrance rower Jacob Saifiti is about for a prolonged sideline stint after being despatched off on Sunday.
Losing Kalyn Ponga, Jayden Brailey (each HIAs), Tyson Frizell and Jack Johns (each ankle), Newcastle did properly to carry off the Tigers in a tense 14-12 victory at Leichhardt Oval.
The Knights have been already undermanned, with Mat Croker (suspension), Adam Elliott (groin), Kurt Mann (calf), Simi Sasagi and Krystian Mapapalangi (each shoulder) already unavailable.
Saifiti is anticipated to hitch them after being despatched off for a coat-hanger deal with on Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin and now faces a nervous wait earlier than Monday’s cost sheet comes out.
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“He is in some trouble,” Cooper Cronk mentioned in commentary for Fox League
“He is in a lot of trouble. I think he has played his last minutes this afternoon. On that replay it looks like high contact to the head.”
Speaking after Sunday’s sport, Tigers coach Tim Sheens mentioned each he and the Tigers enjoying group have been “not real happy” after dropping each Simpkin and Tommy Talau because of excessive tackles.
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“The couple of boys I am going to lose for next week they are not real happy about it and neither am I,” Sheens mentioned.
“Tommy has a broken nose so it (Hastings hit) was high. And he failed his HIA, so that means we will lose him next week.
“So do you think I’m happy? No. The one on Jake was a bad one. He is not well, so we will lose him next week as well. Maybe even a couple of weeks.
“It was a fairly heavy knock. It deserved a send-off and it got one. That doesn’t help us next week when we lose the kid.”
There have been a number of fees to come back out of Saturday’s NRL motion, with Dolphins hooker Jeremy Marshall-King dealing with two weeks on the sideline after being charged with grade two harmful contact.
Tom Gilbert, Viliame Kikau and Joseph Suaalii have been additionally all cited however are in a position to escape with fines in the event that they take the early plea.
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
