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WITH the NSW five-eighth jumper still up for grabs, Canterbury-Bankstown five-eighth Josh Reynolds continued to mount a strong case as the Bulldogs narrowly beat Newcastle on Saturday night.
Reynolds submitted a typically energetic performance, having a hand in two tries as Canterbury-Bankstown fought back against a gallant Newcastle outfit.
Bulldog's Josh Reynolds is tackled. Source: News Corp Australia
Bulldogs prop Aiden Tolman emerged as the home side's accidental hero, scoring a late try to put Canterbury-Bankstown on target to bank a valuable two points and remain on top of the NRL ladder.
The Knights were brave, with the presence of Alex McKinnon in the Newcastle coaching box providing an extra degree of inspiration for the club to dig deep on the Anzac Day weekend.
The Bulldogs first try underlined why Reynolds is making such a strong case for NSW Origin selection, with the Dogs no. 6 all energy, effort and class to make an AFL-style leap and bat the ball back for Mitch Brown to score.
Bulldog's Mitch Brown leaps high for a bomb. Source: News Corp Australia
But Reynolds wasn't the only no. 6 looking to push his claims after the injury to Sydney Roosters incumbent James Maloney, with Newcastle's Jarrod Mullen rising to the challenge.
When Canterbury-Bankstown scored early and went to try and apply the blowtorch, it was the Newcastle five-eighth's left boot and decision making which steadied the Knights.
Trailing 10-4 at halftime, the Bulldogs looked to be in cruise control until Newcastle scored an opportunist try off a Tyrone Roberts flick pass to Robert Rochow.
Bulldog's Sam Kasiano celebrates scoring a try. Source: News Corp Australia
With Jarrod Mullen drifting across field on the last tackle and nothing on, the five-eighth gave the ball to Roberts who cut back against the run of play and then flicked a pass out of the back of his hand to Rochow.
The Knights forward had plenty of work in front of him, stepping and powering over to deadlock the score at 10-all.
Roberts then booted the conversion for a 12-10 lead, where it remained until ten minutes from full time when the Bulldogs scored a try to Aiden Tolman.
Knight's James McManus and Bulldog's Moses Mbye contest a bomb. Source: News Corp Australia
Moments earlier, Reynolds had a 40/20 kick which was clearly on the line and should have been awarded disallowed, robbing the Bulldogs of a valuable opportunity.
The Dogs of War sounded an ominous warning shot on Saturday night as Tony "T-Rex" Williams and Sam "Dogzilla" Kasiano combined to score a powerhouse try.
Bulldog's Tony Williams attempts to bust the tackle of Knight's Jarrod Mullen. Source: News Corp Australia
In a signal the Bulldogs forward pack is on the precipice of re-emerging as one of the most feared in the NRL, Williams and Kasiano combined for a crucial try at the end of the opening half.
Williams lined up Newcastle five-eighth Jarrod Mullen and steamrollered him into open space, then showed silky skills for a 118kg forward to draw Darius Boyd and send Kasiano across.
The try snapped a 4-all deadlock, pushing the Bulldogs to a 10-4 lead on the stroke of halftime.
BULLDOGS 16 (M Brown S Kasiano A Tolman tries T Hodkinson 2 goals) bt NEWCASTLE 12 (J McManus R Rochow tries T Roberts 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Alan Shortall, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 15,286.
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