2005 Round 26 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 36 (C. Best, B. Creagh, S. Timmins, L. Bailey, J. Ryles, W. Naiqama tries; W. Naiqama 3, M. Ennis 3 goals) defeated
Newcastle 28 (S. Simpson 2, B. Tighe 2, G. Carmont tries; A. Johns 4 goals) at Oki Jubilee Stadium, Sunday, September 4, 3:00 pm.
Scrums: St George Illawarra 8-3. Penalties: St George Illawarra 8-5.
Crowd: 15,867. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: St George Illawarra 22-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 4/4, Gidley (Newcastle) 0/1, Naiqama (St George Illawarra) 3/4, Ennis (St George Illawarra) 3/3.
Cited: Creagh (St George Illawarra). Charge: Tripping (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (56 demerit points).
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Clint Greenshields |
| 2. Trent Salkeld | 2. Colin Best |
| 3. Dustin Cooper | 3. Mark Gasnier |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Wes Naiqama |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Reece Simmonds |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Trent Barrett (c) |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Ben Hornby |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Luke Bailey |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Dean Young |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Jason Ryles |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Ben Creagh |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Lance Thompson |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Shaun Timmins |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Daniel Tolar | Justin Poore |
| Todd Lowrie | Corey Payne |
| Riley Brown | Michael Ennis |
| George Carmont | Michael Henderson |