00:00Giraud scores for the Knights!
00:02Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful run!
00:05Tributes are pouring in for former Newcastle Knights half-back Scotty DeRoe
00:09who has died aged 39 after a courageous 13-year battle with brain cancer.
00:15DeRoe played 47 NRL games for the Knights
00:19before enjoying a successful stint with French club Catalan's Dragons
00:23where he became one of the Super League's standout playmakers.
00:27Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013,
00:31he underwent multiple surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy
00:34but remained known for his unwavering optimism.
00:37You just can't help but to smile and it's hard to explain
00:40but you just have that feeling of accomplishment
00:43and feeling that you're ready for the next stage.
00:46Former teammates Kurt Gidley and Chris Houston
00:49remembered DeRoe as a champion fella
00:52while coach Trent Robinson recalled his trademark confidence.
00:56saying DeRoe would always smile and say,
00:59I've got this.
01:00hostile after telling...
01:03and it's obvious...
01:04I'm not suppose apart from all these times.
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