2005 Round 25 vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks:
Newcastle 44 (B. Tighe, A. Quinn, M. Thaiday, D. Tolar, K. Gidley, C. Newton, D. Cooper, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 6 goals) defeated
Cronulla Sutherland 14 (D. Simmons 2, L. Covell tries; L. Covell goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, August 27, 7:30 pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 10-6. Penalties: Newcastle 8-6.
Crowd: 23,084. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 34-0.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 6/8, Covell (Cronulla Sutherland) 1/3.
| Newcastle Knights: | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. David Peachey |
| 2. Trent Salkeld | 2. David Simmons |
| 3. Dustin Cooper | 3. Nigel Vagana |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Beau Scott |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Luke Covell |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Adam Dykes |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Brett Kimmorley (c) |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Jason Stevens |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Kevin Kingston |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Danny Nutley |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Paul Gallen |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Phil Bailey |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Matt Hilder |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Daniel Tolar | Hutch Maiava |
| Todd Lowrie | Paul Mellor |
| Riley Brown | Phillip Leuluai |
| Matthew White | Michael Sullivan |