1998 Finals Week 2 vs Sydney City Roosters:
First Quarter-Final Qualifier
Sydney City 26 (R. Barnett, L. Ricketson, M. Sing, D. Junee, S. Gourley, N. Wood tries; I. Cleary goal) defeated
Newcastle 15 (D. Buderus, J. Moodie, M. Hughes tries; A. Johns goal; A. Johns field goal) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, September 5.
Scrums: Newcastle 7-6. Penalties: Sydney City 8-3.
Crowd: 26,482. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Halftime: Newcastle 15-0.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 1/3, Cleary (Sydney City) 1/6.
| Newcastle Knights: | Sydney City Roosters: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Darren Junee |
| 2. Jason Moodie | 2. Jack Elsegood |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Matt Sing |
| 4. Brett Grogan | 4. Ivan Cleary |
| 5. Sean Rudder | 5. Richie Barnett |
| 6. Matthew Johns (c) | 6. Brad Fittler (c) |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Adrian Lam |
| 8. Tony Butterfield | 8. Scott Logan |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Simon Bonetti |
| 10. Glenn Grief | 10. Peter Cusack |
| 11. Neil Piccinelli | 11. Scott Gourley |
| 12. Peter Shiels | 12. Luke Ricketson |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Nigel Gaffey |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Troy Fletcher | Shane Rigon |
| Paul Harragon | Bryan Fletcher |
| David Lomax | Nathan Wood |
| Lee Jackson | Julian Bailey |