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INSANE: Meet the bruise crew knights duo settle on nickname | Vintage Vibes

Newcastle's Francis Manuleleua (left) and Jermaine McEwen are ready to take on the Roosters pack. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The emergence of the raw-boned back-row duo of Jermaine McEwen and Francis Manuleleua has been critical to Newcastle's run to the NRL grand final.

But as commentators look for a nickname that best sums up the Knights' gruesome twosome, the pair are clear that they don't want to be known as a cheap imitation of what's gone before.

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