The magic mix and nine-minute blitz that saved Newcastle Knights’ season

Because just like when what were apparently the famed 11 secret KFC herbs and spices hit the internet a few years ago, the ingredients had been in Newcastle’s kitchen all the while.

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The secret was getting the balance right.

Living on both sides of the gun

In the bowels of a heaving McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday, Ponga was praising his teammates when Adam O’Brien interrupted him.

“When you lose Jackson, then Kalyn’s got to reconfigure,” O’Brien explained, no mean feat given…