1999 Round 1 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles:
Newcastle 41 (J. Moodie 2, P. Harragon, S. Conley, A. Johns, B. Peden, G. Grief tries; A. Johns 6 goals; A. Johns field goal) defeated
Manly Warringah 18 (T. Hill, A. Torrens, A. Peters, A. King tries; G. Mackay goal) at Stadium Australia, Saturday night, March 6.
Scrums: Manly Warringah 10-9. Penalties: Newcastle 7-6.
Crowd: 104,583. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 16-4.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 6/7, Mackay (Manly Warringah) 1/3, Field (Manly Warringah) 0/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Brendon Reeves |
| 2. Lenny Beckett | 2. Albert Torrens |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Graham Mackay |
| 4. Owen Craigie | 4. Terry Hill |
| 5. Jason Moodie | 5. John Hopoate |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Geoff Toovey (c) |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Craig Field |
| 8. Tony Butterfield | 8. Owen Cunningham |
| 9. Steve Walters | 9. Jim Serdaris |
| 10. Paul Harragon (c) | 10. Adam Peters |
| 11. Scott Conley | 11. Steven Menzies |
| 12. David Lomax | 12. Daniel Gartner |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Nik Kosef |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Peter Shiels | Neil Tierney |
| Glenn Grief | Adam Brown |
| Clinton O'Brien | Andrew King |
| Sean Rudder | Steven Crouch |