1998 Round 21 vs Illawarra Steelers:
Illawarra 28 (T. Barrett 3, L. Patten, W. Robinson tries; C. Fitzgibbon 4 goals) defeated
Newcastle 26 (J. Moodie, P. Shiels, O. Craigie, D. Buderus, A. Johns tries; O. Craigie 3 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, August 1.
Scrums: 7 all. Penalties: Newcastle 11-5.
Crowd: 20,026. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Illawarra 16-4.
Goalkickers: Craigie (Newcastle) 3/3, A. Johns (Newcastle) 0/1, Gidley (Newcastle) 0/1, Fitzgibbon (Illawarra) 4/4, Wilson (Illawarra) 0/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | Illawarra Steelers: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Luke Patten |
| 2. Jason Moodie | 2. Rod Wishart |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Shaun Timmins |
| 4. Owen Craigie | 4. Craig Simon |
| 5. Evan Cochrane | 5. Wayne Clifford |
| 6. Matthew Johns (c) | 6. Trent Barrett |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Will Robinson |
| 8. Glenn Grief | 8. Andrew Hart |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Dean Callaway (c) |
| 10. Tony Butterfield | 10. Sami Chamoun |
| 11. Peter Shiels | 11. Terry Lamey |
| 12. Neil Piccinelli | 12. Craig Wilson |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Craig Fitzgibbon |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| David Lomax | Jason Hooper |
| Lee Jackson | Scott Cram |
| Daniel Smailes | Brendon Tunbridge |
| Sean Rudder | Andrew Purcell |