Ultimate Guide: Broncos name team for Saturday

Author: Newcastle Knights
Timestamp: Sat 13 Aug 2022, 11:16 AM

The nib Newcastle Knights will head north to tackle the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium.

The side returned to the winning circle with a last start win over the Tigers in Round 21.

Brisbane have gone down in their last two, but will prove tough opponents sitting in the top eight and playing on their home turf.

This is your Ultimate Guide to the Newcastle Knights Round 22 clash with the Brisbane Broncos.

BRISBANE BRONCOS v nib NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Kick-off: 7:35pm

Venue: Suncorp Stadium

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Since: 1988

Broncos: 35

Knights: 17

Draws: 1

TEAMS

Round 22 - Round 22 - Saturday 13 Aug

Full Time

Broncos

Knights

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Te Maire Martin

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Tex Hoy
Winger for Broncos is number 2 Corey Oates

Winger for Knights is number 2 Enari Tuala
Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni Staggs

Centre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
Centre for Broncos is number 21 Delouise Hoeter

Centre for Knights is number 4 Bradman Best
Winger for Broncos is number 5 Selwyn Cobbo

Winger for Knights is number 5 Dominic Young
Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra Mam

Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Anthony Milford
Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam Reynolds

Halfback for Knights is number 7 Adam Clune

Forwards

Prop for Broncos is number 8 Thomas Flegler

Prop for Knights is number 10 Daniel Saifiti
Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Billy Walters

Hooker for Knights is number 9 Jayden Brailey
Prop for Broncos is number 10 Payne Haas

Prop for Knights is number 15 Jacob Saifiti
2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Kurt Capewell

2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki

2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Brodie Jones
Lock for Broncos is number 19 Ryan James

Lock for Knights is number 13 Mat Croker

Interchange

Interchange for Broncos is number 13 Kobe Hetherington

Interchange for Knights is number 14 Phoenix Crossland
Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Jake Turpin

Interchange for Knights is number 16 Pasami Saulo
Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Rhys Kennedy

Interchange for Knights is number 17 Simi Sasagi
Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Corey Jensen

Interchange for Knights is number 19 Sauaso Sue

Reserves

Replacement for Broncos is number 18 Cory Paix

Replacement for Knights is number 18 Jack Johns

Match Officials

Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judge: Nick Morel
Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins

Last updated: 3/4/2024 11:32:39 PM

TEAM NEWS

UPDATE: David Klemmer comes out of the team after flaring up an old knee injury.

MRI scans have cleared the forward of anything major, but will miss the Broncos clash.

His replacement Sauaso Sue moves into the side while Jacob Saifiti lines-up alongside twin brother, Daniel, in the front-row to start the game.

The rest of the team is unchanged with Jack Johns and Edrick Lee remaining on the extended bench.

For the Broncos, centre Brenko Lee is out after he experienced hamstring tightness at training on Wednesday and was unable to take his place in Friday's captain's run.

He is replaced by Delouise Hoeter. A change on the bench 24 hours before kick-off with Ryan James added to the 17 and Keenan Palasia going out.

TUESDAY: Knights NRL Head Coach Adam O'Brien named his 22-man squad for our clash with the Brisbane Broncos.

Adam Clune will replace Jake Clifford at halfback. Clifford played several minutes with a fractured arm in last Sunday’s victory over the Wests Tigers and underwent corrective surgery today to repair the fracture.

David Klemmer will return to start in the front row with Daniel Saifiti. The pair will combine with NSW Blues front-rower Jacob Saifiti for a three-way rotation and impact off the bench, along with injection from interchange prop Pasami Saulo.

Mat Croker will replace Mitch Barnett in the starting team. Barnett will also undergo surgery on an injured thumb and will hopefully return before the end of the season.

Recovery Report: Clifford and Barnett updates

The extended bench includes Jack Johns, Sauaso Sue, Chris Randall, Edrick Lee and Hymel Hunt.

For the Broncos, Te Maire Martin is back in the No.1 jersey. Brenko Lee has been recalled in the centres at the expense of Deine Mariner. In the pack, Billy Walters has been named to start at hooker with Jake Turpin on the bench.

BRAILEY 100TH

Knights Club Captain Jayden Brailey will notch a significant milestone on Saturday night.

The hooker will notch 100 games in the NRL against the Broncos.

Brailey made his debut and played 69 NRL games at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks before joining Newcastle in 2020.

Brailey: Reaction to Tigers win and game 100

After suffering two long-term injury setbacks, the 26-year-old has made a triumphant return to the side this season.

FORM GUIDE

The Knights snapped a four-game losing streak to defeat the Wests Tigers 14-10 last start.

The result moved the red and blue up to 13th on the ladder with four games remaining in the season.

Brisbane went down to the Sydney Roosters last round 34-16.

The Broncos sit in seventh with 12 wins and eight losses.

Saifiti: Coming together and Broncos test

STAT ATTACK

Newcastle have won four of the last six against the Broncos, although Brisbane took the two points in the most recent fixture with a 36-12 result back in Round 11.

Dane Gagai ran for a game-high 203 run metres against the Wests Tigers last round.

Enari Tuala has three tries in his last two games.

Broncos forward Payne Haas sits third in the NRL for post contact metres with 1,255 metres.