1996 Round 2 vs Western Reds:
Newcastle 22 (D. Albert, O. Craigie, D. Treacy tries; A. Johns 5 goals) defeated
Western 16 (C. Dever, J. Doyle, J. O'Neill tries; J. O'Neill 2 goals) at WACA, Saturday night, March 30.
Scrums: 9 all. Penalties: Western 7-6.
Crowd: 9108. Referee: Graeme West. Halftime: Western 10-4.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 5/5, O'Neill (Western) 2/4.
Sin bin: O'Neill (Western).
Cited: Glanville (Knights). Charge: High tackle. Sentence: Exonerated.
| Newcastle Knights: | Western Reds: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Shaun Devine |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Chris Dever |
| 3. Brett Grogan | 3. Chris Ryan |
| 4. Jamie Ainscough | 4. Greg Fleming |
| 5. Andrew Hodge | 5. Darren Higgins |
| 6. Matthew Johns (c) | 6. Julian O'Neill |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Matthew Rodwell |
| 8. Adam Muir | 8. Rodney Howe |
| 9. Lee Jackson | 9. Matt Fuller |
| 10. Glenn Grief | 10. David Boyd (c) |
| 11. Darren Treacy | 11. Jon Grieve |
| 12. Paul Marquet | 12. Jeff Doyle |
| 13. Marc Glanville | 13. Dale Fritz |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Paul Harragon | Peter Shiels |
| Tony Butterfield | Robbie Kearns |
| Owen Craigie | Damian Chapman |
| Bill Peden |