Campbelltown Sports Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 21 NRL game between Wests Tigers and Newcastle Knights. The game kicks off at 4:05 pm with Wests Tigers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Wests Tigers vs. Newcastle Knights game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday August 7, 2022 at 4:05 pm
Where: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
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Wests Tigers vs Newcastle Knights Preview
A bit of a fizzer to close out Round 21, with second-last Wests Tigers hosting 14th-placed Newcastle Knights. But it is a huge opportunity for both clubs to all but extricate themselves from wooden spoon danger.
The Tigers are on an upswing, following up the disappointment of their shockingly unfortunate after-the-siren loss in Townsville with a magnificent 32-18 victory in Brisbane. The performance of new halves pairing Adam Doueihi and Jock Madden has negated the injury impact of losing Luke Brooks and Jackson Hastings.
Fonua Pole will wear the No.13 jersey vacated by Hastings with Tom Freebairn becoming the Tigers’ sixth NRL debutant of 2022 from the bench.
The Knights are a shambles and have conceded 148 points in losing their last four games to regain the worst defensive record in the NRL. Kalyn Ponga is likely done for the season and there’s little to get excited about in the Newcastle line-up. The pressure certainly appears to be getting to coach Adam O’Brien.
David Klemmer has been dumped for disciplinary reasons, which makes Jacob Saifiti’s return very timely. Bradman Best is also back for the Knights, which sees Enari Tuala shift to the wing and Simi Sasagi to the bench.
The Knights carved out a 26-4 win over the Tigers in Round 2 – but their season unravelled from that point. Newcastle has won three of the teams’ last five clashes, including the most recent meeting in Sydney in 2020, but the Tigers have won last the two at Campbelltown.
Follow the formlines here: Doueihi is a special player and the Tigers have their tails up. The only resistance the Knights have shown in recent months has been against teams battling a crisis of confidence – but right now, no team in the comp is grappling with a lack of conviction more than the Novocastrians.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Newcastle Knights to win at $2.65 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Dominic Young at $10.50.