Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders Preview & Prediction | NRL 2024 | Regular Season

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THE FACTS

When is Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders on and what time does it start? Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders will take place on Thursday 7th March, 2024 – 09:00 (UK)

Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here

Where can I stream Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

• Newcastle Knights finished last year superbly, winning their final nine matches of the regular season before seeing off Canberra Raiders in the first week of the play-offs.
• They were no match for New Zealand Warriors in the following week but will be looking to build on last season’s effort with Kalyn Ponga the key man at fullback.

Starting 13: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Enari Tuala 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Dylan Lucas 13. Adam Elliott Bench: 14. Jack Cogger 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Kai Pearce-Paul Reserves: 18. Jed Cartwright 19. Thomas Jenkins 20. Will Pryce 21. Brodie Jones 22. Thomas Cant

CANBERRA RAIDERS

• Canberra Raiders underwhelmed for large parts of 2023 but managed to sneak into the play-offs before going down to the team they will face to begin this new term.
• They will be out for revenge for that loss to the Knights but their roster does not look as strong this season having lost Jack Wighton and youngster Ethan Strange has been given first crack at filling his void in the halves.

Starting 13: 1. Jordan Rapana 2. Nick Cotric 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Albert Hopoate 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Danny Levi 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Zac Hosking 13. Morgan Smithies Bench: 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Ata Mariota 17. Pasami Saulo Reserves: 18. Kaeo Weekes 19. Simi Sasagi 20. Zac Woolford 21. James Schiller 22. Trey Mooney

THE PREDICTION

Newcastle Knights showed a heap of potential to finish last year and will hope they have laid the foundations for a successful couple of years. It is unlikely to result in a Premiership but they will believe they can be competitive and they will be desperate to get off to a strong start here as they host Canberra Raiders. Consistency was a real issue for the away side last season and with some big question marks surrounding the quality of their roster, they look set to fall short in this opening contest.

TIP: NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS TO WIN