
Opinion: Send Ponga to Reserve Grade if His Heart’s Not in It
It’s time for the Newcastle Knights to stop treating Kalyn Ponga like he’s made of glass and start treating him like every other player on the roster. If his heart isn’t with the club—if he’s dreaming about Rugby Union contracts and French vineyards instead of red and blue pride—then there’s a simple solution: drop him to reserve grade. Immediately. We’ve coddled him long enough. The club has bent over backwards for Kalyn. They handed him the captaincy, gave him marquee money, built entire game plans around his flashes of brilliance. And what’s the return? A handful of good performances, extended stints...
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