2000 Round 20 vs Northern Eagles:
Newcastle 52 (A. MacDougall 2, T. Tahu 2, M. Hughes, L. Beckett, T. Butterfield, C. O'Brien, B. Peden, P. Rauhihi tries; A. Johns 6 goals) defeated
Northern 20 (B. Reeves, N. Roy, A. Frew, A. Muir tries; J. Taylor 2 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday, June 17.
Scrums: Northern 7-5. Penalties: 3 all.
Crowd: 16,543. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Newcastle 28-12.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 6/10, Taylor (Northern) 2/3, Orford (Northern) 0/1.
| Newcastle Knights: | Northern Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Adam MacDougall | 1. Andrew King |
| 2. Timana Tahu | 2. Brendon Reeves |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Albert Torrens |
| 4. Mark Hughes | 4. Nigel Roy |
| 5. Lenny Beckett | 5. Andrew Frew |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. Matt Orford |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Jason Taylor |
| 8. Tony Butterfield (c) | 8. Paul Stringer |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Geoff Toovey (c) |
| 10. Clinton O'Brien | 10. Steve Trindall |
| 11. David Fairleigh | 11. Dragan Durdevic |
| 12. Steve Simpson | 12. Adam Muir |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Steven Menzies |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Paul Rauhihi | Owen Cunningham |
| Troy Fletcher | Alex Chan |
| Josh Perry | Joel Penny |
| Ben Donaldson | Joel Wilson |