2005 Round 17 vs Sydney Roosters:
Sydney 28 (J. Soward, B. Finch, I. Soliola, A. Roberts, J. Monaghan tries; A. Roberts 4 goals) defeated
Newcastle 14 (T. Salkeld 3 tries; D. Campbell goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, July 2, 7:30 pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 8-6. Penalties: Newcastle 7-6.
Crowd: 14,950. Referee: Russell Smith. Halftime: Sydney 16-6.
Goalkickers: Campbell (Newcastle) 1/3, Tighe (Newcastle) 0/1, Roberts (Sydney) 4/5.
| Newcastle Knights: | Sydney Roosters: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Amos Roberts |
| 2. Trent Salkeld | 2. Chris Walker |
| 3. Brad Tighe | 3. Joel Monaghan |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Iosia Soliola |
| 5. Dustin Cooper | 5. Michael Lett |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Jamie Soward |
| 7. Dane Campbell | 7. Brett Finch |
| 8. Craig Smith (c) | 8. Jason Cayless |
| 9. Luke Quigley | 9. Heath L'Estrange |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Ned Catic |
| 11. Clint Newton | 11. Anthony Tupou |
| 12. Reegan Tanner | 12. Adam Schubert |
| 13. Todd Lowrie | 13. Luke Ricketson (c) |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Brendan Worth | Stuart Webb |
| Daniel Tolar | Richard Fa'aoso |
| Andrew Price | Mickey Paea |
| Blake Mueller | Ben Hannant |