2001 Round 24 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 38 (A. Roberts 2, M. Gasnier, J. Ainscough, J. Hooper, C. Ward, C. Stapleton tries; W. Bartrim 4, M. Riddell goals) defeated
Newcastle 12 (J. Bailey, D. Abraham tries; D. Abraham 2 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Friday night, August 17.
Scrums: Newcastle 11-6. Penalties: St George Illawarra 5-3.
Crowd: 20,234. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: St George Illawarra 10-6.
Goalkickers: Abraham (Newcastle) 2/2, Bartrim (St George Illawarra) 4/6, Riddell (St George Illawarra) 1/2.
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra Dragons: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Amos Roberts |
| 2. Darren Albert | 2. Nathan Blacklock |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Mark Gasnier |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Paul McGregor |
| 5. Timana Tahu | 5. Jamie Ainscough |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Trent Barrett |
| 7. James Wynne | 7. Jason Hooper |
| 8. Steve Simpson | 8. Chris Leikvoll |
| 9. John Morris | 9. Mark Riddell |
| 10. Matt Parsons | 10. Jason Ryles |
| 11. Julian Bailey | 11. Darren Treacy |
| 12. Ben Kennedy (c) | 12. Lance Thompson (c) |
| 13. Daniel Abraham | 13. Andrew Hart |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Troy Fletcher | Colin Ward |
| Paul Marquet | Ben Hornby |
| Sean Rudder | Wayne Bartrim |
| Josh Perry | Craig Stapleton |