2002 Round 1 vs Northern Eagles:
Newcastle 38 (D. Buderus, T. Tahu, A. Quinn, C. Newton, J. Perry, B. Peden tries; A. Johns 7 goals) defeated
Northern 12 (J. Goddard, S. Murphy tries; J. Ferris 2 goals) at NorthPower Stadium, Saturday night, March 16.
Scrums: Northern 8-7. Penalties: Newcastle 10-8.
Crowd: 8082. Referee: Mark Oaten. Halftime: Newcastle 20-0.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 7/7, Ferris (Northern) 2/2.
Sin bin: Hopoate (Northern).
| Newcastle Knights: | Northern Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Robbie O'Davis | 1. Brendon Reeves |
| 2. Timana Tahu | 2. Robert Miles |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Albert Torrens |
| 4. Mark Hughes | 4. Ben MacDougall |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. John Hopoate |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. John Malu |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Jason Ferris |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Jason King |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Jamie Goddard |
| 10. Matt Parsons | 10. David Westley |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Nathan Long |
| 12. Daniel Abraham | 12. Mark Shipway |
| 13. Bill Peden | 13. Steven Menzies (c) |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Clinton O'Brien | Nik Kosef |
| John Morris | Wade Forrester |
| Clint Newton | Brad Kelly |
| Jarrod O'Doherty | Sam Murphy |