Battler's NRL Round 11 and State of Origin I

Round 1 (4-3) +0.71 units

Round 2 (12-5) +5.82 units

Round 3 (8-15) -7.83 units

Round 4 (5-10) -7.72 units

Round 5 (3-1-1) +2.52 units

Round 6 (4-12) -8.99 units

Round 7 (2-11) -6.45 units

Round 8 (8-2) +8.46 units

Round 9 (4-8) -9.47 units

Round 10 (3-1) +5.28 units

 YTD (53-68-1) -17.67 units

Newcastle $1.90 v Tigers

Parrmatta $1.32 (-9.5) v Cronulla

New Zealand $1.68 (-2.5) v Rabbits

St George-Illawarra $1.67 (-2.5) v Canberra

Penrith $1.39 (-7.5) v Bulldogs

New South Wales $2.15 (+2.5) v Queensland

Interesting Fact No. 1:

When the Knights host the Tigers in two days time, it will be the first time since August 24, 2007 that Newcastle have hosted a Friday night game.

How many Friday's have the Dragons, Broncos, Titans and Dogs had this year

If memory serves me correct, the Knights v Brisbane game was the first free-to-air game the Knights have had all year

S & G

Newcastle (-1.5)

Parramatta ml

Souths (+2)

Canberra (+12.5)

Penrith ml

@ $9.45 (0.5)

Is De Gois playing?

Is Mullen playing?

I really really like the Tigers here.....

My special for the week........

Over in the dogs game....assuming a dry track

De Gois, no.

Mullen an extreme outside chance, probably no.

Tigers win - no question asked......

On Mon night, if it is a dry track, that game will go so over its not funny........

Frank Pritchard running at Ben Barba out wide.....

Then at the other end, Barba running AROUND Pritchard......

No Luke lewis......Top 3 if not the best defensive player in the comp.....No Petro......he adds sanity to that team.........

Barba starting at 1/2 back means OVER......

Jennings will be hungry to score 94 tries that night to prove he should have been in the origin team

All shall be revealed, Rostos...

As we speak, Newcastle are bunkered down trying to devise ways of stopping Geoff Daniela, Daniel Fitzhenry and Robert Lui

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The Newcastle injury list is getting pretty long. Mullen, De Gois, Mad Dog, McDonnell, Tuimavave (he's done for the year), McManus, Taia et al. Throw in Wicks and Houston and you have half a first grade side.

But I think tonight sets up nicely for Newcastle to have one last big crack as they have the bye after origin. They are 1-3 at home, but really should've been 4-0 or 3-1 at worst given they blew a decent lead in the Melbourne game and had no right losing the Penrith or GC games. I know woulda, coulda, shoulda stands for shit in Monday's paper, but this team could easily be 7-3 and in the top 4.

Paterson has been asked by the coach for one last big effort tonight - he played just 11 games last year - five of those off the bench, but will line up tonight for his 11th straight start and has played all but 18 minutes in 2010. He is nursing several niggles and will be given a couple of extra days break from training next week.

I just think that a win here would be massive for them, without Gidley and at home heading into the bye. Surely that can't be lost on Rick Stone.

Surely   

Oh, and we have

<-------------- this guy steering the ship.

King 'Just signed a two-year extension' Benny

Gees that is 1 big injury list............

I reckon De Gois is a massive loss.....Not only is he great out of dummy half but his D is awesome....very aggressive.......

Battler.........Is it raining up there?

Not at the moment.

Passing showers. There is some stuff to the south heading this way, not heaps of it though 

My main concern is Wes directing defence at the back.

The Knights forwards have the Tigers covered, our wingers are in great form.

It all comes down to The King

and that shit from the south that I mentioned is coming over..