1998 Round 22 vs Gold Coast Chargers:
Newcastle 19 (O. Craigie 2, J. Moodie, E. Cochrane tries; A. Johns goal; A. Johns field goal) defeated
Gold Coast 12 (D. Myles, C. Nahi tries; S. Thorburn 2 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Sunday, August 9.
Scrums: Gold Coast 14-7. Penalties: Newcastle 6-3.
Crowd: 11,444. Referee: Matt Hewitt. Halftime: Newcastle 12-0.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 1/5, Thorburn (Gold Coast) 2/2.
Sin bin: Hudson (Gold Coast).
| Newcastle Knights: | Gold Coast Chargers: |
|---|---|
| 1. Danny Buderus | 1. Andrew King |
| 2. Jason Moodie | 2. Jason Hudson |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Kris Currie |
| 4. Owen Craigie | 4. Jason Nicol |
| 5. Evan Cochrane | 5. David Myles |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Brendan Lindsay |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Scott Thorburn |
| 8. Paul Harragon (c) | 8. Danny McAllister |
| 9. Lee Jackson | 9. Jamie Goddard (c) |
| 10. Tony Butterfield | 10. Damian Driscoll |
| 11. Peter Shiels | 11. Scott Conley |
| 12. Neil Piccinelli | 12. Chris Nahi |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Scott Sattler |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Glenn Grief | Craig Teevan |
| David Lomax | Clinton O'Brien |
| Sean Rudder | Cameron Durnford |
| Jarrod O'Doherty | Wes Patten |