2003 Round 21 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles:
Newcastle 36 (M. Hughes 2, J. Perry, D. Buderus, S. Rudder, A. MacDougall, K. Gidley tries; D. Abraham 4 goals) defeated
Manly Warringah 28 (S. Donald 2, S. Harris, S. Menzies, B. MacDougall tries; L. Williamson 4 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday, August 3.
Scrums: Manly Warringah 12-4. Penalties: Newcastle 10-4.
Crowd: 25,271. Referee: Steve Lyons. Halftime: 18 all.
Goalkickers: Abraham (Newcastle) 4/6, Johns (Newcastle) 0/2, Williamson (Manly Warringah) 4/5.
| Newcastle Knights: | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Mitch Creary |
| 2. Josh Smith | 2. Scott Donald |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Kevin McGuinness |
| 4. Kurt Gidley | 4. Ben MacDougall |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 5. Albert Torrens |
| 6. Sean Rudder | 6. Luke Williamson |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Luke Dorn |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Jason King |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Chad Randall |
| 10. Matt Parsons | 10. Danny Lima |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Solomon Haumono |
| 12. Daniel Abraham | 12. Sam Harris |
| 13. Ben Kennedy | 13. Steven Menzies (c) |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Matthew Jobson | Aaron Cannings |
| Todd Lowrie | Anthony Watmough |
| Matt Kennedy | Tony Jensen |
| Reegan Tanner | Alex Moore |