2000 Round 21 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 36 (N. Blacklock 2, A. Roberts, L. Hookey, L. Branighan, J. Hooper tries; W. Bartrim 5, N. Blacklock goals) defeated
Newcastle 24 (D. Buderus 2, A. MacDougall, L. Beckett, G. Grief tries; A. Johns 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Sunday, June 25.
Scrums: Newcastle 5-3. Penalties: Newcastle 4-3.
Crowd: 13,270. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: St George Illawarra 26-6.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 2/5, Bartrim (St George Illawarra) 5/6, Blacklock (St George Illawarra) 1/1.
Cited: Butterfield (Newcastle). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 3). Plea: Not guilty. Verdict: Not guilty. Tahu (Newcastle). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty (charge reduced to grade 1). Sentence: One match (149 demerit points). Ryles (St George Illawarra). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: One match (140 demerit points).
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra Dragons: |
|---|---|
| 1. Adam MacDougall | 1. Amos Roberts |
| 2. Timana Tahu | 2. Nathan Blacklock |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Jamie Ainscough |
| 4. Mark Hughes | 4. Lee Murphy |
| 5. Lenny Beckett | 5. Lee Hookey |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. Trent Barrett |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Luke Branighan |
| 8. Tony Butterfield (c) | 8. Luke Bailey |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Nathan Brown |
| 10. Clinton O'Brien | 10. Craig Smith (c) |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Terry Lamey |
| 12. Paul Rauhihi | 12. Andrew Hart |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Wayne Bartrim |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Matt Parsons | Jason Ryles |
| Glenn Grief | Colin Ward |
| Ben Donaldson | Jason Hooper |
| Troy Fletcher | Wes Patten |