2000 Round 2 vs Melbourne Storm:
Newcastle 38 (A. MacDougall 2, B. Peden, P. Shiels, T. Tahu, D. Albert, M. Gidley tries; A. Johns 5 goals) defeated
Melbourne 6 (R. Bawden try; M. Geyer goal) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, February 12.
Scrums: 10 all. Penalties: Newcastle 6-2.
Crowd: 16,155. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: Newcastle 20-0.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 5/7, Geyer (Melbourne) 1/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 1. Adam MacDougall | 1. Robbie Ross |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Matt Geyer |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Aaron Moule |
| 4. Mark Hughes | 4. Tony Martin |
| 5. Tamana Tahu | 5. Marcus Bai |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Scott Hill |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Brett Kimmorley |
| 8. Tony Butterfield (c) | 8. Rodney Howe |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Richard Swain |
| 10. David Fairleigh | 10. Robbie Kearns (c) |
| 11. Peter Shiels | 11. Paul Marquet |
| 12. Ben Kennedy | 12. Stephen Kearney |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Matt Rua |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Matt Parsons | Danny Williams |
| Steve Simpson | Wayne Evans |
| Sean Rudder | Russell Bawden |
| Glenn Grief | Tasesa Lavea |
| Troy Fletcher | Brad Watts |
| Lenny Beckett |