The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2000 Finals Week 3 vs Sydney Roosters:

First Preliminary Final
Sydney 26 (L. Phillips, R. Cross, S. Hegarty, B. Fittler tries; C. Fitzgibbon 5 goals) defeated
Newcastle 20 (D. Albert, M. Hughes, T. Tahu, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Saturday night, August 19.

Scrums: Newcastle 7-4. Penalties: Sydney 6-5.
Crowd: 33,727. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: Newcastle 16-2.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 2/5, Fitzgibbon (Sydney) 5/5.

Newcastle Knights:Sydney Roosters:
1. Adam MacDougall1. Luke Phillips
2. Darren Albert2. Matt Sing
3. Mathew Gidley3. Ryan Cross
4. Mark Hughes4. Shannon Hegarty
5. Timana Tahu5. Anthony Minichiello
6. Matthew Johns6. Brad Fittler (c)
7. Andrew Johns7. Adrian Lam
8. Tony Butterfield (c)8. Ian Rubin
9. Danny Buderus9. Simon Bonetti
10. Matt Parsons10. Peter Cusack
11. David Fairleigh11. Bryan Fletcher
12. Ben Kennedy12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Bill Peden13. Luke Ricketson
Interchange:Interchange:
Sean RudderDallas Hood
Peter ShielsDavid Solomona
Steve SimpsonCraig Wing
Paul RauhihiShane Rigon