1989 Round 18 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles:
Manly Warringah 22 (D. Shearer, M. Burke, G. Toovey, D. Hasler tries; M. Cochrane 3 goals) defeated
Newcastle 12 (J. Doyle 2 tries; B. Quinton, A. Gordon goals) at Brookvale Oval, Sunday, July 30.
Scrums: Newcastle 10-6. Penalties: Newcastle 8-6.
Crowd: 8459. Referee: Eddie Ward. Halftime: Manly Warringah 6-2.
Goalkickers: Quinton (Newcastle) 1/1, Kemp (Newcastle) 0/1, Gordon (Newcastle) 1/1, Cochrane (Manly Warringah) 3/5.
| Newcastle Knights: | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Tony Kemp | 1. Darrell Williams |
| 2. Brian Quinton | 2. Sean Townsend |
| 3. Jeff Doyle | 3. Dale Shearer |
| 4. Glenn Miller | 4. Michael O'Connor |
| 5. John Allanson | 5. David Ronson |
| 6. Michael Hagan | 6. Cliff Lyons |
| 7. Steve Fulmer | 7. Geoff Toovey |
| 8. David Thorne | 8. Mark Pocock |
| 9. Tony Butterfield | 9. Mal Cochrane |
| 10. Mark Sargent | 10. Glenn Bourne |
| 11. Paul Harragon | 11. Paul Vautin (c) |
| 12. Sam Stewart (c) | 12. Owen Cunningham |
| 13. David Boyd | 13. Des Hasler |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| James Goulding for Thorne | Matt Burke for O'Connor |
| Ashley Gordon for Quinton | Hugh Waddell for Pocock |
| Steve Walters for Miller | Peter Cullum for Bourne |
| Scott Carter for Butterfield | Ian Gately for Cunningham |