As much as our fans are down rating the Knights, their fans are doing the same about our lot.
The truth is, we are even. A lot of Warrior fans won't like hearing that, but the Knights have earned their stripes in the second half of the season.
The Raiders was their worst game out of their form games, and we saw how to upset them, you bash them and disrupt Ponga.
We also saw through the Raiders attack that taking settler hit ups is a waste of a tackle and that throwing dummies and trying to catch them out is also a wasted tackle.
Their defence is far too good to cave in for readable simple plays.
The edge they have over us is that they can score long range try's and that is not something we can counter punch back with, we do not have long range attack.
The edge we have on them is that we can move sides around through our forwards and then quick shift to Dallin (
SJ's inclusion dependent),.
They are better under high balls on attack.
Our forwards have better foot speed and footwork near the line off a crash ball short pass.
SJ and Ponga are the key. Ponga is better at creating space with speed and pass,
SJ is better at consistency with his direction and organizing.
Both are good defenders, but
SJ edges Ponga.
Dallin Vs Dom Young....comes out pretty even with Dom Young having a long range option thanks to Pongas creativity and speed.
It will be a close game, but we are a decent chance of winning.
.) I think too many people are giving the Knights too much credit but I'm not buying it. Most of their wins have been at home and against lower ranked teams. They won't beat us.
