Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien will deploy his seventh spine combination this year as he welcomes back Jake Clifford at halfback for Saturday's game with the Warriors. Clifford will partner Anthony Milford in Saturday's game against Redcliffe, a week Milford made his debut for the Knights against former club Brisbane. "It hasn't been a bandaid fix (for Clifford)," O'Brien said. "We've allowed enough time for him to really focus on the stuff that he needed to. "I thought right from the get-go watching the NSW Cup last week that he set his intentions right from the start and he played himself back into the team. "Ideally you'd like more time (of Clifford training with Milford). The time that they have spent together hasn't been quantity, but it's been quality." "He's very honest with himself and that's what men do when they're confronted with the brutal facts," O'Brien said. "His form, he's owned it. He's working hard and I've seen signs over the last few weeks that his best footy is coming out."There's no doubt if he's picked he won't let the jersey down. "I do believe if you're the heavyweight champion you need to have the belt taken from you. He's the custodian of it and he's done it in the past there."
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