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Outspoken O’Brien expected Ponga to silence critics – NRL.COM
Knights coach Adam O’Brien had an inkling during the week that Kalyn Ponga was poised to return to his best against South Sydney on Saturday night.
Knights coach Adam O’Brien had an inkling during the week that Kalyn Ponga was poised to return to his best against South Sydney on Saturday night.
That he did in a nerve-wracking 20-18 victory at Bankwest Stadium, scoring a try and setting up another after receiving criticism about his attacking output in recent games.
Ponga hadn’t recorded a try or line-break involvement in his past two matches but O’Brien felt the pressure on the fullback wasn’t fair.
“We expect a lot of him, OK. He expect…
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