Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Knights legends Andrew and Matthew Johns have been hitting the phones in pursuit of their own grand final miracle – convincing fellow Newcastle icons Silverchair to reform and fill the NRL’s entertainment void.
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Johns → hit → void
Silverchair have not played publicly since 2010 but the Johns brothers have started a public campaign to fill Sunday’s empty time slot since the NRL’s talks with pop star Tones and I spectacularly fell over last week.
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talks → play → Tones
Sources speaking on the condition of anonymity have indicated that Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies and bass guitarist Chris Joannou are both willing to perform as part of grand final day.
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Gillies → speak → day
Andrew Johns has been especially vocal in pushing for the band to reform for one night only, and shares a long history with the Newcastle locals.
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band → push → locals
He famously dragged a 15-year-old Daniel Johns out of bed – early in the morning – to join the Knights’ 1997 premiership celebrations.
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He → drag → celebrations
Former frontman Johns’ commitment, however, looms as the biggest hurdle to what would surely be the greatest grand final entertainment story in the game’s history – and one to match Newcastle’s rise from wooden spooners to this year’s decider.
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what → loom → decider
Johns, 47, rarely makes public appearances, and there is long-standing friction between the private and reclusive star and his former bandmates.
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Johns → make → star
Even if they were on good terms and wanted to use the grand final to mount a comeback, it would be a tough assignment after so long apart.
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it → want → comeback
“It’s a good idea but a band at that level needs more than a week and a half’s notice,” said one leading music agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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agent → ’ → anonymity
You’ve got to get a crew together and maybe record backing tracks.
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You → get → tracks
It’s not so easy.
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It → ’ → ?
“They would obviously want to put on a good show.
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They → want → show
If they’re going to get back together for something like that, they’d want it to be really good.”
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it → go → that
Andrew Johns, however, remains unperturbed.
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Johns → remain → ?
He has privately run the idea by ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys, who has dropped several hints of a grand final day entertainment “surprise” since this masthead revealed negotiations with Tones and I had fallen through last week.
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negotiations → run → Tones
Accor Stadium staff at this stage are yet to be made aware of any specific plans around pre-game entertainment by the NRL.
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staff → make → NRL
Ticket allocations for Sunday’s State Championship (Panthers v Dolphins), NRLW grand final (Roosters v Broncos) and NRL decider (Roosters v Knights) were officially exhausted on Monday morning.
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allocations → exhaust → morning
“We’re trying to get Silverchair to play, but I can’t kidnap Daniel again,” Johns said on Nine’s Freddy and the Eighth show on Tuesday, referencing those famous Knights 1997 grand final celebrations.
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Johns → try → celebrations
Could you imagine Silverchair playing 15 minutes before kick-off?
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Silverchair → imagine → off
You’d have 75,000 Novocastrians singing along with Silverchair.
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Novocastrians → have → Silverchair
Or Gleeso [David Gleeson] with The Screaming Jets.”
Unfortunately Gleeson is already booked up on Sunday as well, with The Screaming Jets frontman performing with supergroup The Fabulous Caprettos on grand final night.
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frontman → book → night
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News → send → sport
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