THERE’LL be a little Newcastle Knights good luck charm sitting in the stands at Scully Park on Saturday.
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He might only be three-months-old but young Wyatt has already notched-up a few NRL games, as a spectator.
Newcastle are two wins from two with the Wauchope-bub in the stands, and on his first away trip, his parents hope the winning ways will roll on.
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The family-of-five are all Knights’ supporters and make regular trips from Wauchope to Newcastle to cheer-on the team.
Shane Baum said the Tamworth game was the same distance away as Newcastle, so it gave them one more chance to watch their beloved Knights.
“I was the only Knights supporter to start with I took Cindy down and she got hooked,” Mr Baum said.
Their kids are all on-side too, decked-out in the team’s kit.
Even though the Tigers are technically the home team, Mr Baum guessed it would be an even split among the fans tipping old Balmain and Magpies fans to get behind the Tigers.
The majority support might be difficult to deduce, but the Knights could have an unfair advantage with lucky-little Wyatt in the stands who’s yet to witness his team lose
“They’ve won all the home games so hopefully it’s good luck,” mother Cindy Lawler said.
Trekking Tigers take over Tamworth
THE Tigers are on the prowl and they’re coming to Tamworth from around the country.
The Sydney-based Wests Tigers club will have supporters at Scully Park coming from the city, as well as Brisbane, Dubbo, Moree and beyond.
It’d be fair to describe Sydney-man Shay Quilty as a footy fanatic, a ticketed member of the Tigers for 10 years and he’s going to attend 26 games of league this year.
The trek to Tamworth will his farthest for a footy fix, but there was no chance he would miss the chance to see the Tigers in his partner’s, Larrisa Lockrey, hometown.
The pair got their tickets for the game in December and Mr Quilty said it was no surprise the Tamworth clash had sold-out.
He said he’d back a regular Tamworth Tigers fixture if it was worth it for the team.
“It’d have to be worthwhile for the club, they are giving up a home game,” he said.
“The NRL should give incentives to take the games away.”