Dolphins vs Knights Round 8 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Apr 28, 2024

The Dolphins look to maintain their spot inside the top four when they play host to a struggling Newcastle Knights side on Sunday.

Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins Tips, Prediction & Preview

Newcastle Knights vs Dolphins free expert NRL tips, predictions & preview – Knights are 3-7 in their last 10 games without Kalyn Ponga…

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Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Tips

Best Dolphins -6.5 line odds $1.82 with Dabble

Knights have lost their last four away games
Knights have lost seven of their last 10 games without Kalyn Ponga
Dolphins have won four of their last five games
Dolphins have scored 30+ points three times this season
Jamayne Isaako scored five tries in two games vs Knights last season
Jack Bostock has scored six tries in his last four games
Greg Marzhew has scored a try in 11 of his last 15 games

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Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
📅 Date: Sunday April 28 (AEST)
⏰ Time: 2.00pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)

Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Head to Head

5/8/23: Dolphins 28-30 Knights
17/3/23: Knights 20-36 Dolphins

Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Preview & Prediction

The Dolphins look to continue their bright start to the season when they welcome a slumping Knights team to Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

After a poor finish to last season, the Dolphins have started this year on fire, winning four of their last five games to be flying high in third spot on the ladder.

Despite various injuries, the Dolphins produced their best performance of the season last week, coming back from a half-time deficit to absolutely pummel the Eels 44-16 in Darwin.

The Dolphins have now scored 30+ points in three games this season and they will be relishing the chance to put another big score on a Knights side who leaked 36 points to the Bulldogs last week.

That wasn’t the worst of it for Newcastle, with star fullback Kalyn Ponga suffering an injury that will keep him sidelined for around three months.

The Knights have lost seven of their last 10 games without Ponga, while they’ve also lost four straight on the road heading into this contest.

VERDICT:

Ponga’s injury has completely derailed the Knights’ season and it’s very tough to see them making the finals even at this early stage in the season.

Newcastle’s spine has chopped and changed all season and now David Armstrong comes in for his NRL debut at fullback. The Dolphins were on fire last week and they should be able to keep their momentum going at home against a team who is down on confidence (Best Dolphins -6.5 line odds $1.82 with Dabble.)

Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights Teams

Dolphins team: 1. Trai Fuller 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Tesi Niu 5. Jack Bostock 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Kenny Bromwich 12. Euan Aitken 13. Max Plath 14. Josh Kerr 15. Kurt Donoghoe 16. Ray Stone 17. Oryn Keeley 18. Mason Teague 19. Sean O’Sullivan 20. Jarrod Wallace 21. Valynce Te Whare 22. Connelly Lemuelu

Knights team: 1. David Armstrong 2. Greg Marzhew 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Enari Tuala 6. Tyson Gamble 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Adam Elliott 14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Daniel Saifiti 16. Jed Cartwright 17. Brodie Jones 18. Mathew Croker 19. Thomas Cant 20. Jack Cogger 21. Will Pryce 22. Krystian Mapapalangi