Joey's text spurs Knights to pre-finals thumping

NRLW rookies Newcastle sent a beardown connection to the contention with a large triumph a week retired from finals.

A week aft losing to the reigning premiers Roosters by 2 points successful a thriller, the Knights made a connection against the different expansive finalist from past play to bushed St George Illawarra 30-8 successful Gosford to extremity their regular season.

Those 2 teams conscionable again adjacent Sunday arsenic the 2nd of a semi last treble header, which volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded and escaped connected Nine and 9Now.

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The Roosters and Eels are the different finalists, portion the Broncos and Titans decorativeness extracurricular the playoffs.

Emma Manzelmann of the Knights celebrates a effort with teammates against the Dragons. (Getty)

Once again it was teenage playmaker Jesse Southwell who was among the champion for Newcastle.

The 17-year-old has been getting one-on-one coaching from NRL Immortal Andrew Johns, and she revealed the champion halfback sent her a substance earlier Sunday's game.

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"Joey's the champion determination ever is, and ever volition be, I reckon," Southwell told Nine aft the game.

"He's been helping maine retired heaps. He sent maine a connection earlier today's game, conscionable telling maine to propulsion and play level and fast, and I tin bash my occupation disconnected the backmost of the forwards."

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Dragons fullback and reigning Dally M Medallist, Emma Tonegato, realises the Red V volition request to amended markedly if they privation to bushed the Knights adjacent week.

"Obviously not the top crippled for us," she told Nine.

"We'll spell backmost to the drafting board, review, we'll person immoderate girls similar Kezie (Apps) backmost which volition assistance us.

"We conscionable weren't bully capable today. Our defence was poor, particularly connected our line, and we gave distant excessively galore penalties."

NRLW FINALS WEEK ONE

Sunday, September 25

Live and escaped connected Nine and 9Now

2pm - Roosters vs Eels

Followed by - Knights vs Dragons

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