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Homes and businesses across Newcastle have been painted red and blue as the city gets behind the Knights ahead of their first NRL grand final in 25 years.
A small knight statue out the front of a painted house in New Lambton. Knights supporter and professional painter Lachlan Gray surprised his fiancee by painting their house red and blue while she was at work.
"I said to my mates a couple of weeks ago that if we made it to the grand final that I'd paint my house red and blue," he said. "I did tell her that I was going to do it but I don't think she actually thought I was going to do it.
"Newcastle has painted its houses for the big occasion before, with a striped red-and-blue house in Lambton becoming an emblem of the build-up to the 1997 grand final against Manly. ABC Newcastle radio hosted a live broadcast at the iconic home on the eve of the Newcastle Knights' 1997 win. ABC NewsNearby in New Lambton, Brad Malyon and his family have gone all out, building a homemade knight on a horse, complete with a chook on a stake.
ABC Newcastle: Keely Johnson"There's so much support in the city at the moment for the boys . Businesses are also jumping on board, with shopfronts painted red and blue. ABC Newcastle: Keely JohnsonLocal paint business owner Mitch Baird said he put a call-out on social media on Sunday night, offering to paint homes and businesses in the club's colours.
"There were so many people commenting, reaching out. We may have a few more places to do by the end of the week," he said.
"We've had so many people popping past saying 'how cool', it's been awesome," he said. Despite one of Mr Baird's painters being a long-time Roosters fan, they got the job done.
"Even though he's a Roosters supporter he was still happy to do it. Mitch Baird's team spent hours painting a business in Newcastle today.
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