KNIGHTS ARE GOING TO THE GRAND FINAL! | Prelim REACTION!
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What was the immediate reaction to the Knights' upset win?
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How did the Knights’ mindset and club culture contribute to their success?
You didn't see the show, Gem? Dad cried. Where do we start? I don't know. Look, it was a great weekend of Rugby League. I mean, the Dolphins-Roosters game almost feels like it was four weeks ago. It
feels like it does, doesn't it?
I mean, it seems like it was an absolute eternity ago. We're obviously just going to talk about the Knights. Straight off the top, Matthew.
What were the key moments and turning points in the Knights vs. Penrith match?
Can I ask you initial reactions? Because you had to do the show straight off the bat. There was some great footage of you crying
as well. That's
embarrassing.
We say this all the time on the podcast. I do not know what's going on.
Yeah, I think I know. Joey was crying as well. They had footage of him when
Sander Smith took the intercept. He basically went mute while Sander Smith was running down the field.
How did the referee’s decision on the Phoenix incident affect the game?
Yeah. Joey and I both went to a dinner on the – During the week? Yeah, through on the Wednesday night. We were there and they asked us about the club and what it meant to us. We actually were both crying at the dinner.
Did you?
Yeah.
Dude, what
the hell? Tying together.
What tactical adjustments did the Knights make after going down to 12 men?
We're just looking
at each other going,
what?
It's so weird. No, it's not weird. I shouldn't say that because I think it's... I mean, going off the feedback we've gotten all night while you were on air on the show, I think you epitomize probably every Newcastle fan at the moment because, I mean, I never played for the club. So you and Jack, you know, you've actually bled for the jersey. And I can only imagine because when you play for a club, you buy in so much to the history of that club, the legacy of that club, the past players. You have to buy in, otherwise you don't really get any success in the club. And I know how much this club means to our family, but for you two, I imagine it's another level of excitement for the grand final this week, right?
How do the Roosters and Dolphins compare heading into the grand final?
It is, RJ.
Yeah, it's pretty cool. I was just thinking, because we're going away the day after, I was thinking to myself, how do I delay my trip away? Yeah, you're just stoked. One thing is the Spoon, the whole situation going from the Spoon to the GF. It's incredible. And there's only been one team in history ever, the Magpies, I think, that have ever been able to go and win it, that they get a chance to do that. It's pretty incredible.
Is that in
the 30s? It was in the 30s.
What impact could Isaiah Katoa and Sam Walker have in the upcoming final?
Oh, wow. So not even in the NRL era. I wonder, has the team ever gone from Spoon just to a grand final?
Yeah, there's been a few. There's been the Dragons. The Chooks did it 2009 to 2010.
I think Panthers, the year they won in 2003, they were close to the bottom. They might have started the season as wooden
spoon players. I was just texting the boys then. They're on the bus home right now, and they're just in pure euphoria.
Why might Dane Gagai be the standout player in a Knights grand final?
Yeah. like someone like i was talking to dylan phoenix but like someone like croaks too like some of these guys are like prodigies that come through like croaks this year like there was no noise around him there probably hasn't been enough i'd say over the course of the whole year he hasn't got the praise he deserved but there's been situations where croaks could have gone to other clubs or he couldn't could have uh he's been sort of been tossed around a few times earlier in his career at the knights like he could have done what a lot of people do going up and left but He's a guy that really bleeds for the jersey. And I can only imagine what Crokes is feeling right now. A Tari boy whose whole life he's played for the Knights.
He hasn't played for any other club in his juniors and everything. And all he's ever wanted to do was play for the Knights. Like, he'd be
feeling... And
hard done by
Croke. He's probably always been a bloke that's been underappreciated as a player. Definitely. But you see what he's done this year. He played every game. And in that game last night, far out, he had some moments.
Yeah. Some of that ball on the deck stuff. He's always
there. Isaiah Yeo put a grubber through on fifth tackle. And Caelan Palmer was up in the line.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the immediate reaction to the Knights' upset win?
0:00–0:13
2
How did the Knights’ mindset and club culture contribute to their success?
0:13–0:38
3
What were the key moments and turning points in the Knights vs. Penrith match?
0:38–1:01
4
How did the referee’s decision on the Phoenix incident affect the game?
1:01–1:25
5
What tactical adjustments did the Knights make after going down to 12 men?
1:25–2:10
6
How do the Roosters and Dolphins compare heading into the grand final?
2:10–2:38
7
What impact could Isaiah Katoa and Sam Walker have in the upcoming final?
2:38–3:05
8
Why might Dane Gagai be the standout player in a Knights grand final?
3:05–1:00:46