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Injury rules another Knights player out for the year
Newcastle's injury woes have worsened with another player expected to be ruled out for the season. Luckless playmaker Tyson Gamble looks set to be unavailable for Newcastle's four remaining NRL games after suffering several facial fractures playing NSW Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old copped a head knock in the 55th minute of Newcastle's 30-12 loss to Manly at Brookvale. He remarkably played out the full 80 minutes, despite the NSW Cup side being well out of finals contention. The cheekbone injury continues a difficult campaign for Gamble, who has been limited to just six NRL appearances this year, largely due to injury. He shaped as the first-choice halfback ahead of round one but missed the opening six rounds due to a debilitating back problem that required surgery. He then returned in round seven but suffered a broken nose and was forced to have surgery and miss multiple matches. He broke his thumb mid-season, which also required surgery, and again missed several games. Gamble returned off the bench against the Warriors in round 20 last month and was then promoted to the starting side against Canberra the following week, but was dropped for Newcastle's clash with Penrith last Friday. Jake Arthur started at five-eighth and made his club debut in the 48-12 loss to the defending premiers. Gamble has now joined a growing list of Knights players out for the year, which includes fullback Kalyn Ponga, five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe and back-rower Dylan Lucas. His latest injury also comes after Knights officials told him he was free to explore leaving the club at season's end - a year earlier than contracted. Whether he now plays another game for the Knights remains to be seen. The Knights have signed Eels half Dylan Brown for next season, on a 10-year, $14-million deal which has pushed Gamble and fellow playmaker Jack Cogger down the pecking order of halves options. It's understood Gamble recently attracted interest from Super League clubs. The Redcliffe product has played 44 games for the Knights over the past three years. He joined the club ahead of the 2023 season and made a career-high 24 NRL appearances that year. Injuries largely restricted him to 14 games in 2024, and only six this year. Newcastle face North Queensland in Townsville on Sunday. The Knights are placed 15th ahead of their last four games, but are only a win ahead of last-placed Gold Coast Titans. They are in a five-way fight to avoid wooden spoon. Newcastle have run last on four occasions, in 2005 and through 2015-17. Newcastle's injury woes have worsened with another player expected to be ruled out for the season. Luckless playmaker Tyson Gamble looks set to be unavailable for Newcastle's four remaining NRL games after suffering several facial fractures playing NSW Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old copped a head knock in the 55th minute of Newcastle's 30-12 loss to Manly at Brookvale. He remarkably played out the full 80 minutes, despite the NSW Cup side being well out of finals contention. The cheekbone injury continues a difficult campaign for Gamble, who has been limited to just six NRL appearances this year, largely due to injury. He shaped as the first-choice halfback ahead of round one but missed the opening six rounds due to a debilitating back problem that required surgery. He then returned in round seven but suffered a broken nose and was forced to have surgery and miss multiple matches. He broke his thumb mid-season, which also required surgery, and again missed several games. Gamble returned off the bench against the Warriors in round 20 last month and was then promoted to the starting side against Canberra the following week, but was dropped for Newcastle's clash with Penrith last Friday. Jake Arthur started at five-eighth and made his club debut in the 48-12 loss to the defending premiers. Gamble has now joined a growing list of Knights players out for the year, which includes fullback Kalyn Ponga, five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe and back-rower Dylan Lucas. His latest injury also comes after Knights officials told him he was free to explore leaving the club at season's end - a year earlier than contracted. Whether he now plays another game for the Knights remains to be seen. The Knights have signed Eels half Dylan Brown for next season, on a 10-year, $14-million deal which has pushed Gamble and fellow playmaker Jack Cogger down the pecking order of halves options. It's understood Gamble recently attracted interest from Super League clubs. The Redcliffe product has played 44 games for the Knights over the past three years. He joined the club ahead of the 2023 season and made a career-high 24 NRL appearances that year. Injuries largely restricted him to 14 games in 2024, and only six this year. Newcastle face North Queensland in Townsville on Sunday. The Knights are placed 15th ahead of their last four games, but are only a win ahead of last-placed Gold Coast Titans. They are in a five-way fight to avoid wooden spoon. Newcastle have run last on four occasions, in 2005 and through 2015-17. Newcastle's injury woes have worsened with another player expected to be ruled out for the season. Luckless playmaker Tyson Gamble looks set to be unavailable for Newcastle's four remaining NRL games after suffering several facial fractures playing NSW Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old copped a head knock in the 55th minute of Newcastle's 30-12 loss to Manly at Brookvale. He remarkably played out the full 80 minutes, despite the NSW Cup side being well out of finals contention. The cheekbone injury continues a difficult campaign for Gamble, who has been limited to just six NRL appearances this year, largely due to injury. He shaped as the first-choice halfback ahead of round one but missed the opening six rounds due to a debilitating back problem that required surgery. He then returned in round seven but suffered a broken nose and was forced to have surgery and miss multiple matches. He broke his thumb mid-season, which also required surgery, and again missed several games. Gamble returned off the bench against the Warriors in round 20 last month and was then promoted to the starting side against Canberra the following week, but was dropped for Newcastle's clash with Penrith last Friday. Jake Arthur started at five-eighth and made his club debut in the 48-12 loss to the defending premiers. Gamble has now joined a growing list of Knights players out for the year, which includes fullback Kalyn Ponga, five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe and back-rower Dylan Lucas. His latest injury also comes after Knights officials told him he was free to explore leaving the club at season's end - a year earlier than contracted. Whether he now plays another game for the Knights remains to be seen. The Knights have signed Eels half Dylan Brown for next season, on a 10-year, $14-million deal which has pushed Gamble and fellow playmaker Jack Cogger down the pecking order of halves options. It's understood Gamble recently attracted interest from Super League clubs. The Redcliffe product has played 44 games for the Knights over the past three years. He joined the club ahead of the 2023 season and made a career-high 24 NRL appearances that year. Injuries largely restricted him to 14 games in 2024, and only six this year. Newcastle face North Queensland in Townsville on Sunday. The Knights are placed 15th ahead of their last four games, but are only a win ahead of last-placed Gold Coast Titans. They are in a five-way fight to avoid wooden spoon. Newcastle have run last on four occasions, in 2005 and through 2015-17. Newcastle's injury woes have worsened with another player expected to be ruled out for the season. Luckless playmaker Tyson Gamble looks set to be unavailable for Newcastle's four remaining NRL games after suffering several facial fractures playing NSW Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old copped a head knock in the 55th minute of Newcastle's 30-12 loss to Manly at Brookvale. He remarkably played out the full 80 minutes, despite the NSW Cup side being well out of finals contention. The cheekbone injury continues a difficult campaign for Gamble, who has been limited to just six NRL appearances this year, largely due to injury. He shaped as the first-choice halfback ahead of round one but missed the opening six rounds due to a debilitating back problem that required surgery. He then returned in round seven but suffered a broken nose and was forced to have surgery and miss multiple matches. He broke his thumb mid-season, which also required surgery, and again missed several games. Gamble returned off the bench against the Warriors in round 20 last month and was then promoted to the starting side against Canberra the following week, but was dropped for Newcastle's clash with Penrith last Friday. Jake Arthur started at five-eighth and made his club debut in the 48-12 loss to the defending premiers. Gamble has now joined a growing list of Knights players out for the year, which includes fullback Kalyn Ponga, five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe and back-rower Dylan Lucas. His latest injury also comes after Knights officials told him he was free to explore leaving the club at season's end - a year earlier than contracted. Whether he now plays another game for the Knights remains to be seen. The Knights have signed Eels half Dylan Brown for next season, on a 10-year, $14-million deal which has pushed Gamble and fellow playmaker Jack Cogger down the pecking order of halves options. It's understood Gamble recently attracted interest from Super League clubs. The Redcliffe product has played 44 games for the Knights over the past three years. He joined the club ahead of the 2023 season and made a career-high 24 NRL appearances that year. Injuries largely restricted him to 14 games in 2024, and only six this year. Newcastle face North Queensland in Townsville on Sunday. The Knights are placed 15th ahead of their last four games, but are only a win ahead of last-placed Gold Coast Titans. They are in a five-way fight to avoid wooden spoon. Newcastle have run last on four occasions, in 2005 and through 2015-17.
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24-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Lucas magic consigns Penrith to last on ladder
Dylan Lucas' hat-trick has powered Newcastle to a vital 25-6 defeat of four-time reigning premiers Penrith, who slumped back to the bottom of the NRL ladder in Bathurst. As injuries and State of Origin absences depleted both sides, Lucas showed his credentials as a future NSW player, helping the struggling Knights ease pressure on coach Adam O'Brien with an improved attacking performance. Fletcher Sharpe excelled replacing Queensland's Kalyn Ponga at fullback, scoring the Knights' first try at close range to trigger a 24-0 first-half skirmish. Sharpe finished with a staggering 18 tackle busts and four line breaks to go with a game-high 272 metres and was the Knights' best in a more even second half on Saturday night. Penrith's five Origin absences notwithstanding, O'Brien may have found the solution to his long-running halves problem as five-eighth Tyson Gamble laid on all three of Lucas' tries. Two came from beautiful flat balls in back-to-back sets before Gamble put boot to ball and helped the second-rower make it a four-score game after 25 minutes. Lucas could've had a fourth try in the shadows of halftime had he not spilt the ball over the tryline with Daine Laurie covering in defence. Dylan Lucas scores his third try in just sixteen minutes! 🤯#NRLPanthersKnights — NRL (@NRL) May 24, 2025 Adam Elliott tore a bicep in the first half as the only sour note for Newcastle. The loss laid bare the mighty task ahead of the Panthers to salvage an already dire campaign in the always-testing Origin period. The Panthers mercifully have byes before the final two Origin games but may need to rest players after Origin II given a trip to Auckland three days later. Goal-line defence was again a major issue for Penrith in the first half, with back-up halfback Brad Schneider targeted by Lucas ahead of his first two tries. The Panthers are now one point adrift at the bottom of the ladder and could lose prop Liam Henry to suspension for a crusher tackle on Sharpe. Henry went to the sin bin for the shot in the first half, putting the Knights in position for their fourth try. Highly-touted forward Harrison Hassett cut through for a try on debut in the second half. But that was good as things got for Penrith as former Panther Jack Cogger put the cherry on top with a field goal as the last five minutes approached. Newcastle debutant Paul Bryan dislocated his shoulder in his first minute but played on after having it popped back in.
