1993 Round 16 vs Eastern Suburbs Roosters:
Eastern Suburbs 22 (R. Silva, C. Ward, B. Hall, G. Freeman tries; G. Wheelhouse 3 goals) defeated
Newcastle 18 (A. Brunker, J. Ainscough, T. Butterfield, A. Muir tries; A. Brunker goal) at Carlaw Park, Sunday, July 18.
Scrums: 6 all. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 8-6.
Crowd: 8374. Referee: Graham Annesley.
Goalkickers: Brunker (Newcastle) 1/4, Ainscough (Newcastle) 0/1, Wheelhouse (Eastern Suburbs) 3/5.
Sent off: O'Dwyer (Eastern Suburbs). Charge: Tripping. Sentence: Exonerated. Barnes (Eastern Suburbs). Charge: High tackle. Sentence: Two weeks.
| Newcastle Knights: | Eastern Suburbs Roosters: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Rod Silva |
| 2. Brad Godden | 2. Grant Wheelhouse |
| 3. Adrian Brunker | 3. Brendan Hall |
| 4. Michael Hagan (c) | 4. Jeff Orford |
| 5. Jamie Ainscough | 5. Shane Whereat |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Mark Barnes |
| 7. Matthew Rodwell | 7. Gary Freeman (c) |
| 8. Tony Butterfield | 8. Jim Smith |
| 9. Robbie McCormack | 9. Craig O'Dwyer |
| 10. Stephen Crowe | 10. Jason Lowrie |
| 11. David Boyd | 11. Jason Tassell |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Tony Cosatto |
| 13. Marc Glanville | 13. Nigel Gaffey |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Mark Sargent | Mark Protheroe |
| Tim Maddison | Colin Ward |
| Jason Martin | Jason Keough |
| David Smith |