1996 Round 21 vs Western Reds:
Newcastle 24 (D. Albert 2, B. Grogan, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 4 goals) defeated
Western 20 (P. Evans 2, M. Rodwell tries; J. O'Neill 4 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, August 24.
Scrums: Newcastle 5-4. Penalties: Newcastle 9-4.
Crowd: 20,110. Referee: Eddie Ward. Halftime: Western 14-10.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 4/7, O'Neill (Western) 4/4.
Sin bin: Dever (Western), Harragon (Newcastle).
| Newcastle Knights: | Western Reds: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Greg Fleming |
| 2. Matthew Gidley | 2. Paul Evans |
| 3. Brett Grogan | 3. Chris Dever |
| 4. Jamie Ainscough | 4. Julian O'Neill (c) |
| 5. Keith Beauchamp | 5. Chris Ryan |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Scott Wilson |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Matthew Rodwell |
| 8. Tony Butterfield | 8. Rodney Howe |
| 9. Robbie McCormack | 9. Matt Fuller |
| 10. Paul Harragon (c) | 10. Robbie Kearns |
| 11. Paul Marquet | 11. Peter Shiels |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Cameron Blair |
| 13. Marc Glanville | 13. Dale Fritz |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Darren Albert | David Boyd |
| Owen Craigie | Wayne Evans |
| Bill Peden | Mick Potter |
| Troy Fletcher | Jon Grieve |