Knights vs Sharks Round 26 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Aug 27, 2023

A blockbuster showdown awaits to conclude NRL Round 26 action as the Newcastle Knights and Cronulla Sharks collide in the Hunter.

Sharks vs Knights Tips, Preview & Predictions

Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights free NRL Round 26 betting tips, predictions and preview by our NRL tipping experts – Sharks have won the last three meetings between the teams…

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks H2H Prediction

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Tips

Best Either Team 1-12 Margin odds $1.75 with bet365

Sharks have won the last three meetings between the teams
Knights are on a seven-match winning streak
Sharks have won their last three games
Knights have won eight of 11 games at McDonald Jones Stadium this season
Greg Marzhew has scored eight tries in his last seven games
Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored 19 tries in his last 19 games
Bradman Best has scored a try in his last six home games
Jesse Ramien has scored a try in four of his last five games at McDonald Jones Stadium

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Same Game Multi Tips

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Sunday August 27
⏰ Time: 4.05pm AEST
🏟 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium (Newcastle)

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Head to Head

20/5/23: Sharks 26-6 Knights
4/9/22: Knights 16-38 Sharks
1/4/22: Sharks 18-0 Knights
15/8/21: Sharks 14-16 Knights
16/4/21: Knights 26-22 Sharks

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Preview & Prediction

It promises to be a cracking encounter at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday as the Knights look to continue their remarkable run of form against the resurgent Sharks.

Not since Andrew Johns led the club to premiership glory in 2001 have the Knights won this many games in a row, with the team notching up seven on the bounce with last weeks 29-10 dispatch of the Rabbitohs.

Languishing in 14th spot on the ladder a couple of months ago, the Knights have surged into seventh and are on the cusp of securing finals footy.

Kalyn Ponga has arguably been the best player in the competition over the last month or so, while Bradman Best, Greg Marzhew and Dominic Young are running riot out wide.

Meanwhile, the Sharks look to have regrouped after a shaky period saw them lose three games on the trot throughout July.

Cronulla have since won three consecutive matches by double-digit margins, easing past the Rabbitohs, Titans and Cowboys.

The Sharks currently sit in fifth spot on the ladder and are waiting to pounce should the Storm slip up in a pursuit for a top four finish.

VERDICT

This one could really go either way. Newcastle have all the momentum and home ground advantage, but the Sharks have won the last three meetings between the teams and are back in form themselves.

Whatever happens, it should be a tight contest, so either team winning by a 1-12 margin appeals (Best Either Team 1-12 Margin odds $1.75 with bet365.)

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Teams

Knights team: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Adam Elliott 14. Kurt Mann 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Mathew Croker 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Enari Tuala 20. Adam Clune 21. Brodie Jones 22. Fa’amanu Brown

Sharks team: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Cameron McInnes 14. Jack Williams 15. Royce Hunt 16. Thomas Hazelton 17. Matt Moylan 18. Jesse Colquhoun 19. Mawene Hiroti 20. Oregon Kaufusi 21. Kayal Iro 22. Jayden Berrell

Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Stats

Sharks have won the last three meetings between the teams
Knights are on a seven-match winning streak
Sharks have won their last three games
Knights have won eight of 11 games at McDonald Jones Stadium this season
Greg Marzhew has scored eight tries in his last seven games
Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored 19 tries in his last 19 games
Bradman Best has scored a try in his last six home games
Jesse Ramien has scored a try in four of his last five games at McDonald Jones Stadium