The Newcastle-Maitland Region Knights Under 16's representative side have progressed to the Andrew Johns Cup Grand Final to be held this Saturday.
The team is made up of all local players and will form the large majority of the nib Newcastle Knights Harold Matthews Cup squad for next season.
Coming off a strong win over the Monaro Colts in the Semi-Final last weekend, the team will tackle the Central Coast Roosters to decide the Andrew Johns Cup competition for 2023.
Also, the Newcastle-Maitland Region Knights Laurie Daley Cup side (Under 18's) made their way to the Semi-Finals after an impressive five-round campaign, but were unfortunately knocked out in the Finals by the Monaro Colts.
Congratulations to both teams on successful seasons.
NEWCASTLE-MAITLAND REGION KNIGHTS V CENTRAL COAST ROOSTERS
Date: Saturday, March 25th 2023
Kick-off: 10:30am
Venue: Woy Woy Oval, Sydney.
The match will be live streamed on NSWRL TV and Newcastle Knights Facebook page.
HEAD-TO-HEAD IN 2023
Newcastle-Maitland Region Knights 30-14 Central Coast Roosters - Round 5
TEAMS
Knights
1. Mitchell Balzer
2. Darcy Mitchell
3. Bailey Haggerty (C)
4. Ryan Lawrence
5. Daniel Richardson
6. Jaylan Bishop
7. Jack Thompson
8. Jace Cox
9. Lochlan Clenton
10. Beau Hill
11. Fletcher O'Doherty
12. Roy Simpson
13. Jett Chock
Interchange:
14. Matthew McEwen
15. Tom Brands
16. Callan Faulds
17. Brody Dudgeon
Extended Bench:
18. Liam Richards
Roosters
24. Jai Callaghan
2. Koby Jones
3. Kaidyn Peckham
4. Tayte Bayley
5. Tali Kolofale
6. Isaac Fotu-Moala
7. Brok Elliott
8. Blake Field
9. Ryan Tukapua
10. Jack Pettitt
11. Kaleb Burke
12. Darcy Smith
13. Riley Ilham
Interchange:
14. Lachlan Gatt
15. Lincoln Hansen
16. Nashawn Papalii
17. Zac Stokes
Extended Bench:
18. Billy Worsley
1. Jarvis McArthur
19. Brock Mangan
20. Samuel Flakus
21. Jaxson Watene
23. Kye Nowlan
ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL
The NMR Knights Andrew Johns Cup side won three out of their five regular season games, plus a victory over the Monaro Colts to progress to the Grand Final.
The team achieved wins over the Northern Rivers Titans (46-12), Riverina Bulls (40-0) and Central Coast Roosters (30-14).
Last Saturday, the Knights downed the Monaro Colts 24-16. Jaylan Bishop scored a double while Lochlan Clenton, Mitchell Balzer and Jack Thompson all crossed for one.
Meanwhile, the team will take on the Central Coast Roosters defeated the Macarthur Wests Tigers 28-16 in their Semi-Final.
