1997 Round 9 vs Gold Coast Chargers:
Gold Coast 32 (J. Schloss 3, A. King, W. Patten, T. O'Reilly tries; B. Hurst 3, G. Mackay goals) defeated
Newcastle 24 (J. Moodie 2, E. Cochrane, M. Hughes tries; L. Dynevor 4 goals) at Carrara Stadium, Saturday night, May 3.
Scrums: Gold Coast 4-2. Penalties: Newcastle 6-4.
Crowd: 4900. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Halftime: Gold Coast 24-6.
Goalkickers: Dynevor (Newcastle) 4/4, Hurst (Gold Coast) 3/5, Mackay (Gold Coast) 1/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | Gold Coast Chargers: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Andrew King |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Matthew Dwyer |
| 3. Jason Moodie | 3. Graham Mackay (c) |
| 4. Owen Craigie | 4. John McKelleher |
| 5. Evan Cochrane | 5. Marcus Bai |
| 6. Matthew Gidley | 6. Tom O'Reilly |
| 7. Leo Dynevor | 7. Wes Patten |
| 8. Tony Butterfield (c) | 8. Des Clark |
| 9. Lee Jackson | 9. Jamie Goddard |
| 10. Wayne Richards | 10. Damien Driscoll |
| 11. Bill Peden | 11. Scott Sattler |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Brendan Hurst |
| 13. Marc Glanville | 13. Jeremy Schloss |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Paul Harragon | Chris Nahi |
| Mark Hughes | Stephen Parsons |
| Troy Fletcher | Brett Plowman |
| Scott Conley | Chris Orr |