2000 Round 8 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 25 (J. Ainscough 2, L. Patten, M. Gasnier tries; W. Bartrim 2, N. Blacklock, L. Thompson goals; T. Barrett field goal) defeated
Newcastle 18 (P. Shiels, T. Tahu, L. Beckett tries; A. Johns 3 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Friday night, March 24.
Scrums: St George Illawarra 8-6. Penalties: 4 all.
Crowd: 12,842. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Halftime: Newcastle 8-6.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 3/4, Bartrim (St George Illawarra) 2/2, Blacklock (St George Illawarra) 1/1, Thompson (St George Illawarra) 1/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra Dragons: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Luke Patten |
| 2. Lenny Beckett | 2. Nathan Blacklock |
| 3. Timana Tahu | 3. Jason Hooper |
| 4. Mark Hughes | 4. Shaun Timmins |
| 5. Justin Ryder | 5. Jamie Ainscough |
| 6. Matthew Johns | 6. Anthony Mundine |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Trent Barrett |
| 8. Tony Butterfield (c) | 8. Luke Bailey |
| 9. Sean Rudder | 9. Wayne Bartrim |
| 10. David Fairleigh | 10. Craig Smith (c) |
| 11. Peter Shiels | 11. Darren Treacy |
| 12. Ben Kennedy | 12. Lance Thompson |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Andrew Hart |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Matt Parsons | Terry Lamey |
| Glenn Grief | Chris Leikvoll |
| Steve Simpson | Mark Gasnier |
| Troy Fletcher | Nathan Brown |