Junior Reps Round 6 Preview

Author: Keisha Preston
Timestamp: Fri 13 Mar 2020, 10:15 AM

Round six of the Harold Matthews Cup kicks off this weekend, with the Canberra Raiders set to take on the Newcastle Knights away in Cessnock.

After a disappointing loss at home last weekend against the Sharks, the Raiders are looking to minimise their errors this week and are eager to walk away with a win according to coach David Small.

“Last week, [the Sharks] didn’t win the game, we gave it to them,” Small said. “The boys know now just how costly it can be to be making those kinds of errors and that’s what we will be improving on. It’s not so much the error count, but where we’re giving them away.

“After last week’s game they’ve seen how much you pay for it when you hand the ball over inside your own half.

“These boys are only young, some only 14, so they’re all still learning their craft”

The Knights have proven they’ll be tough competition to come up against. They’re coming off a big win against the Dragons in round five where they won 52-10.

“They had a really good win against the Dragons last week,” Small said. “A bit like us, the Knights aren’t overly big, but they like to play fast. We just have to go in with the right attitude or we could be in a bit of trouble.”

Raiders are currently sitting in seventh place, closely trailing this week’s opposition who sit in fifth.

Round 6 - Round 6 - Saturday 14 Mar

Full Time

Knights

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Elijah Faalua

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Brock Sing
Winger for Knights is number 5 Harper Collins

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Sean Trindall
Centre for Knights is number 3 Ethan Ferguson

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Samuel Gash
Centre for Knights is number 4 Gabe Stuart

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Michael Griffiths
Winger for Knights is number 22 Bailey Scholes

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Matthew Davis
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Taj Blackman

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Blake Metcalfe
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Fletcher Sharpe

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Leroy Murray

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 8 Jarred Williams

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Taulauniuotagaloa Mariota
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Billy McNickle

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Jack Craig
Prop for Knights is number 10 Kade Youlten

Prop for Raiders is number 10 David White
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Cooper Bigeni

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Kaden Williams
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Mayson Metcalf

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Noah Martin
Lock for Knights is number 13 Liam Williams

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Clay Sing

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Jack Langdon

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Penieli Faoa
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Broden Konz

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jett Liu
Interchange for Knights is number 17 Te Arahi Paraha

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Owen Hromow
Interchange for Knights is number 18 Rory Whitby

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Matthew Parkes

Reserves

Reserve for Knights is number 21 Chase Morris

Reserve for Raiders is number 18 Tohu-Kadaf Cecil-Hamiora

Last updated: 6/23/2022 1:40:43 AM

In the Tarsha Gale Cup, The Raiders will also take on the Knights in Cessnock. They hope to bounce back from their tight loss last week against the Bulldogs. The side is currently sitting in second place on the ladder.