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Newcastle Knights coach Justin Holbrook praised his team's resilience and the passionate support of fans during a hard-fought preliminary final victory. Despite being down to 12 players, the team secured a win that keeps their season alive.
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Down to 12, Newcastle fans make it feel like 14 J By Jon Healy
Coach Justin Holbrook starts the press conference laughing in disbelief.
"For the players to win a game like that, I couldn't be happier."
Once again, the committed Newcastle faithful receive a shout-out from Holbrook, who did a lap of honour to thank as many of them as possible for making this feel like a home game.
"We want to make our community proud, our Hunter region, and for the boys to deliver that performance, it was so good to see them all hang around.
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