The Newcastle Knights Archive.

1997 Finals Week 3 vs North Sydney Bears:

First Preliminary Final
Newcastle 17 (R. O'Davis, B. Peden, O. Craigie tries; A. Johns 2 goals; M. Johns field goal) defeated
North Sydney 12 (M. Buettner, N. Roy tries; J. Taylor 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Saturday, September 20.

Scrums: North Sydney 8-4. Penalties: North Sydney 10-5.
Crowd: 22,540. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Halftime: Newcastle 12-4.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 2/2, Dynevor (Newcastle) 0/1, Taylor (North Sydney) 2/5.

Newcastle Knights:North Sydney Bears:
1. Robbie O'Davis1. Matt Seers
2. Darren Albert2. Brett Dallas
3. Adam MacDougall3. Ben Ikin
4. Owen Craigie4. Michael Buettner
5. Mark Hughes5. Nigel Roy
6. Matthew Johns6. Greg Florimo
7. Andrew Johns7. Jason Taylor (c)
8. Tony Butterfield8. Josh Stuart
9. Bill Peden9. Mark Reber
10. Paul Harragon (c)10. Steve Trindall
11. Wayne Richards11. Gary Larson
12. Adam Muir12. Danny Williams
13. Marc Glanville13. Billy Moore
Interchange:Interchange:
Troy FletcherDavid Fairleigh
Stephen CroweDavid Hall
Leo DynevorChris Caruana
Scott ConleyBrenton Pomery