1990 Round 7 vs Balmain Tigers:
Balmain 24 (J. Grant 2, I. McCann, G. Freeman, J. Elias tries; T. Brasher 2 goals) defeated
Newcastle 4 (M. Crequer 2 goals) at Leichhardt Oval, Saturday, April 28.
Scrums: Balmain 6-5. Penalties: Balmain 11-7.
Crowd: 6415. Referee: Grag McCallum.
Goalkickers: Crequer (Newcastle) 2/2, Brasher (Balmain) 2/5, McCann (Balmain) 0/1.
Sin bin: Allanson (Newcastle) - 5 minutes, Boyd (Newcastle) - 5 minutes.
| Newcastle Knights: | Balmain Tigers: |
|---|---|
| 1. Marty Crequer | 1. Garry Jack |
| 2. Steve Fulmer | 2. Damien McGarry |
| 3. Jeff Doyle | 3. Ian McCann |
| 4. Tony Kemp | 4. Tim Brasher |
| 5. John Allanson | 5. James Grant |
| 6. Michael Hagan (c) | 6. Michael Neil |
| 7. Robbie McCormack | 7. Gary Freeman |
| 8. Mark Sargent | 8. Steve Roach |
| 9. Scott Carter | 9. Ben Elias (c) |
| 10. Peter Johnston | 10. Bruce McGuire |
| 11. Sam Stewart | 11. Paul Sironen |
| 12. David Boyd | 12. John Elias |
| 13. Marc Glanville | 13. Kevin Hardwick |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Tony Butterfield for Sargent | Wayne Pearce for Hardwick |
| Paul Marquet for Stewart | Matt Parish for Sironen |
| Matthew Rodwell for Glanville | Michael Brown for Freeman |
| Graham Settree for Boyd |