2001 Round 7 vs Warriors:
Newcastle 45 (A. Johns 3, M. Hughes, A. MacDougall, B. Kennedy, P. Marquet tries; A. Johns 8 goals; A. Johns field goal) defeated
Warriors 24 (C. Toopi 2, H. Fa'afili, F. Meli, N. Wood tries; I. Cleary 2 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, March 31.
Scrums: Warriors 8-6. Penalties: 8 all.
Crowd: 15,894. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Newcastle 21-8.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 8/8, Cleary (Warriors) 2/5.
Cited: Campion (Warriors). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: One match (140 demerit points).
| Newcastle Knights: | Warriors: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Ivan Cleary |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Henry Fa'afili |
| 3. Timana Tahu | 3. Clinton Toopi |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Shontayne Hape |
| 5. Justin Ryder | 5. Francis Meli |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. Cliff Beverley |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Stacey Jones (c) |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Ali Lauiti'iti |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Jason Death |
| 10. Matt Parsons | 10. Justin Morgan |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Logan Swann |
| 12. Ben Kennedy | 12. Awen Guttenbeil |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Kevin Campion (c) |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Paul Marquet | Nathan Wood |
| Julian Bailey | Richard Villasanti |
| Troy Fletcher | Jonathan Smith |
| Clint Newton | David Myles |