2001 Round 6 vs Melbourne Storm:
Newcastle 36 (T. Tahu 2, J. Ryder, B. Peden, D. Albert, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 6 goals) defeated
Melbourne 28 (R. Ross, M. Orford, R. Swain, S. Hill, A. Moule tries; T. Lavea 3, M. Geyer goals) at Colonial Stadium, Sunday, March 25.
Scrums: Melbourne 9-5. Penalties: Melbourne 3-2.
Crowd: 10,757. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 30-0.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 6/7, Lavea (Melbourne) 3/4, Geyer (Melbourne) 1/1.
Cited: MacDougall (Newcastle). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty (grading reduced to Grade 1 by Comissioner). Sentence: No suspension (84 demerit points).
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Robbie Ross |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Matt Geyer |
| 3. Timana Tahu | 3. Aaron Moule |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Junior Langi |
| 5. Justin Ryder | 5. Marcus Bai |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. Tasesa Lavea |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Matt Orford |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Robbie Kearns (c) |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Richard Swain |
| 10. Matt Parsons | 10. Ben Roarty |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Matt Rua |
| 12. Ben Kennedy | 12. Stephen Kearney |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Scott Hill |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Paul Marquet | Brett O'Farrell |
| Justin Bailey | Danny Williams |
| Troy Fletcher | Russell Bawden |
| Ben Donaldson | Henry Perenara |