1988 Round 2 vs Western Suburbs Magpies:
Newcastle 20 (B. Quinton, S. Stewart, S. Fulmer tries; R. Tew 3, T. Ropati goals) defeated
Western Suburbs 16 (J. Allanson, T. Cogger, D. Gallagher tries; M. Hoy 2 goals) at Orana Park, Sunday, March 13.
Scrums: Newcastle 12-7. Penalties: Western Suburbs 16-8.
Crowd: 5011. Referee: Peter Filmer. Halftime: Newcastle 14-6.
Goalkickers: Tew (Newcastle) 3/4, Ropati (Newcastle) 1/1, Hoy (Western Suburbs) 2/4.
| Newcastle Knights: | Western Suburbs Magpies: |
|---|---|
| 1. Glenn Frendo | 1. Steve McCoy |
| 2. Rod Whitaker | 2. John Allanson |
| 3. Glenn Miller | 3. Allen Geelan |
| 4. Gavin Hanrahan | 4. Michael Hoy |
| 5. Brian Quinton | 5. Danny Peacock |
| 6. Robbie Tew | 6. Doug Rawlings |
| 7. Steve Walters | 7. Trevor Cogger |
| 13. Tony Butterfield | 13. Scott Tronc |
| 12. Tony Townsend | 12. Allan Fallah |
| 11. David Thorne | 11. Dave Woods |
| 10. Michael McKiernan | 10. David Gallagher |
| 9. Sam Stewart (c) | 9. Gary Bukowski |
| 8. David Boyd | 8. Cameron Blair |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Tea Ropati for Hanrahan | Ian Howcroft for Gallagher |
| Steve Fulmer for Tew | |
| George Mann for Stewart | |
| Peter Malcolm for Thorne |