The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2000 Finals Week 1 vs Melbourne Storm:

Second Qualifying Final
Newcastle 30 (A. MacDougall, M. Gidley, M. Hughes, T. Tahu, D. Buderus tries; A. Johns 5 goals) defeated
Melbourne 16 (T. Martin, B. Kimmorley tries; T. Lavea 3, B. Watts goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday, August 5.

Scrums: Melbourne 10-6. Penalties: Newcastle 8-5.
Crowd: 20,597. Referee: Tim Mander. Halftime: Melbourne 10-8.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 5/7, Lavea (Melbourne) 3/3, Watts (Melbourne) 1/1.

Newcastle Knights:Melbourne Storm:
1. Adam MacDougall1. Matt Geyer
2. Darren Albert2. Brad Watts
3. Matthew Gidley3. Aaron Moule
4. Mark Hughes4. Tony Martin
5. Timana Tahu5. Marcus Bai
6. Matthew Johns6. Scott Hill
7. Andrew Johns7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Tony Butterfield (c)8. Robbie Kearns (c)
9. Danny Buderus9. Richard Swain
10. Matt Parsons10. Rodney Howe
11. David Fairleigh11. Paul Marquet
12. Ben Kennedy12. Stephen Kearney
13. Bill Peden13. Matt Rua
Interchange:Interchange:
Sean RudderDanny Williams
Peter ShielsBrenton Pomery
Steve SimpsonRussell Bawden
Paul RauhihiTasesa Lavea