2006 Round 1 vs Parramatta Eels:
Newcastle 25 (M. Thaiday, B. Carney, R. Brown, M. Gidley, A. Woolnough tries; A. Johns 2 goals; A. Johns field goal) defeated
Parramatta 6 (M. Vella try; L. Burt goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, March 11, 5:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 9-5. Penalties: Newcastle 9-7.
Crowd: 26,198. Referee: Russell Smith. Halftime: Newcastle 8-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 2/3, K. Gidley (Newcastle) 0/2, Burt (Parramatta) 1/1.
When they scored:
2nd minute: Thaiday try. Newcastle 4-0.
23rd minute: Vella try, Burt goal. Parramatta 6-4.
35th minute: Carney try. Newcastle 8-6.
45th minute: Brown try, Johns goal. Newcastle 14-6.
53rd minute: M. Gidley try. Newcastle 18-6.
61st minute: Johns field goal. Newcastle 19-6.
72nd minute: Woolnough try, Johns goal. Newcastle 25-6.
| Newcastle Knights: | Parramatta Eels: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Wade McKinnon |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Luke Burt |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Ben Smith |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Timana Tahu |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Eric Grothe |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. John Morris |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Tim Smith |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Nathan Cayless (c) |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. P.J. Marsh |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Paul Stringer |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 12. Chad Robinson |
| 12. Clint Newton | 13. Glenn Morrison |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 19. Daniel Wagon |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Adam Woolnough | 11. Nathan Hindmarsh |
| 15. Daniel Tolar | 15. Dean Widders |
| 16. Riley Brown | 16. Josh Cordoba |
| 17. Kirk Reynoldson | 17. Michael Vella |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Brian Smith |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Queensland | 2 | Friday March 10: |
| 2. Newcastle | 2 | Wests 24 defeated St George Illawarra 15 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 3. Sydney | 2 | Saturday March 11: |
| 4. Canberra | 2 | Penrith 24 defeated Bulldogs 22 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 5. Wests | 2 | Canberra 27 defeated Manly 14 Brookvale Oval. |
| 6. Melbourne | 2 | Sunday March 12: |
| 7. Penrith | 2 | Melbourne 22 defeated Warriors 16 at Ericsson Stadium. |
| 8. Cronulla | 2 | North Queensland 36 defeated Brisbane 4 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 9. Bulldogs | 0 | Sydney 40 defeated South Sydney 22 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 10. St George Illawarra | 0 | Cronulla bye. |
| 11. Manly | 0 | |
| 12. South Sydney | 0 | |
| 13. Parramatta | 0 | |
| 14. Brisbane | 0 | |
| 15. Warriors | -4 | |