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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
First installment of the power rankings done by the DT, This one is the number 9s
HOOKERS
1. Cameron Smith
2. Jake Friend
3. Andrew McCullough
4. Jake Granville
5. Cameron McInnes
6. Nathan Peats
7. Apisai Koroisau
8. Danny Levi
9. Damien Cook
10. Peter Wallace
11. Jayden Brailey
12. Michale Lichaa
13. Isaac Luke
14. Kaysa Pritchard
15. Matt McIlwrick
16. Craig Garvey / Siliva Havili
DANNY LEVI
It has been a tough few years from the Knights but Levi is one of the diamonds they’ve found in the rough.
Levi has won just six of his 48 NRL matches but he’s the kind of player Newcastle can build their future around.
The similarities between Levi and Issac Luke, the man he replaced as New Zealand’s Test hooker are just too stark to ignore — both are compact, powerful runners with tremendous acceleration off the mark and the strength to break the line.
Levi recorded five try assists, four line breaks and six line break assists in 2017, all career highs, and played a major part in Newcastle’s late season revival before enjoying a fine World Cup campaign with New Zealand.
Much of his success came after coach Nathan Brown switched him to the bench, allowing Jamie Buhrer to play the opening 20 minutes at hooker before Levi played the final three quarters of the match and it gave Levi a new lease on life.
Brown’s possible return to that strategy is one of several intriguing roster choices surrounding the Knights this season.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...l/news-story/5f10ff0b39ce4b8d87be81ebcd10e804
HOOKERS
1. Cameron Smith
2. Jake Friend
3. Andrew McCullough
4. Jake Granville
5. Cameron McInnes
6. Nathan Peats
7. Apisai Koroisau
8. Danny Levi
9. Damien Cook
10. Peter Wallace
11. Jayden Brailey
12. Michale Lichaa
13. Isaac Luke
14. Kaysa Pritchard
15. Matt McIlwrick
16. Craig Garvey / Siliva Havili
DANNY LEVI
It has been a tough few years from the Knights but Levi is one of the diamonds they’ve found in the rough.
Levi has won just six of his 48 NRL matches but he’s the kind of player Newcastle can build their future around.
The similarities between Levi and Issac Luke, the man he replaced as New Zealand’s Test hooker are just too stark to ignore — both are compact, powerful runners with tremendous acceleration off the mark and the strength to break the line.
Levi recorded five try assists, four line breaks and six line break assists in 2017, all career highs, and played a major part in Newcastle’s late season revival before enjoying a fine World Cup campaign with New Zealand.
Much of his success came after coach Nathan Brown switched him to the bench, allowing Jamie Buhrer to play the opening 20 minutes at hooker before Levi played the final three quarters of the match and it gave Levi a new lease on life.
Brown’s possible return to that strategy is one of several intriguing roster choices surrounding the Knights this season.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...l/news-story/5f10ff0b39ce4b8d87be81ebcd10e804