2006 Round 2 vs Canberra Raiders:
Newcastle 70 (G. Carmont 2, A. Johns 2, K. Gidley 2, A. Quinn, T. Lowrie, R. Tanner, M. Gidley, R. Brown, S. Simpson tries; A. Johns 11 goals) defeated
Canberra 32 (W. Zillman 2, P. Graham 2, T. Thompson, A. Tongue tries; T. Carney 4 goals) at Canberra Stadium, Sunday, March 19, 3:00pm.
Scrums: 5 all. Penalties: Newcastle 6-5.
Crowd: 11,606. Referee: Jason Robinson. Halftime: Newcastle 34-8.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 11/12, Carney (Canberra) 4/4, Withers (Canberra) 0/2.
Cited: Quinn (Newcastle). Charge: Dangerous throw (grade 1). Plea: Not Guilty. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Two matches (43 demerit points).
When they scored:
4th minute: Zillman try. Canberra 4-0.
7th minute: Carmont try, Johns goal. Newcastle 6-4.
18th minute: Johns try, Johns goal. Newcastle 12-4.
24th minute: Graham try. Newcastle 12-8.
30th minute: Quinn try. Newcastle 16-8.
32nd minute: K. Gidley try, Johns goal. Newcastle 22-8.
35th minute: Lowrie try, Johns goal. Newcastle 28-8.
37th minute: Johns try, Johns goal. Newcastle 34-8.
42nd minute: Thompson try, Carney goal. Newcastle 34-14.
48th minute: Graham try, Carney goal. Newcastle 34-20.
53rd minute: Tanner try, Johns goal. Newcastle 40-20.
58th minute: K. Gidley try, Johns goal. Newcastle 46-20.
61st minute: M. Gidley try, Johns goal. Newcastle 52-20.
66th minute: Zillman try, Carney goal. Newcastle 52-26.
70th minute: Brown try, Johns goal. Newcastle 58-26.
72nd minute: Simpson try, Johns goal. Newcastle 64-26.
75th minute: Tongue try, Carney goal. Newcastle 64-32.
78th minute: Carmont try, Johns goal. Newcastle 70-32.
| Newcastle Knights: | Canberra Raiders: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 18. William Zillman |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Adrian Purtell |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Phil Graham |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. David Howell |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 19. David Milne |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Jason Smith |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Lincoln Withers |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Willie Raston |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Simon Woolford |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Troy Thompson |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Ben Jones |
| 12. Kirk Reynoldson | 12. Jason Croker (c) |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Alan Tongue |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Adam Woolnough | 14. Todd Carney |
| 15. Daniel Tolar | 15. Terry Martin |
| 16. Riley Brown | 17. Michael Hodgson |
| 17. Todd Lowrie | 20. Andrew Lomu |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Matthew Elliott |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newcastle | 4 | Friday March 17: |
| 2. North Queensland | 4 | Bulldogs 47 defeated Wests 12 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 3. Melbourne | 4 | Saturday March 18: |
| 4. Penrith | 4 | Parramatta 22 defeated Warriors 14 at Waikato Stadium. |
| 5. Bulldogs | 2 | Brisbane 16 defeated Sharks 12 at Toyota Park. |
| 6. Sydney | 2 | North Queensland 20 defeated Manly 16 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 7. Cronulla | 2 | Sunday March 19: |
| 8. Parramatta | 2 | Melbourne 22 defeated Sydney 18 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 9. South Sydney | 2 | Penrith 13 defeated St George Illawarra 12 at WIN Stadium. |
| 10. Canberra | 2 | South Sydney bye. |
| 11. Wests | 2 | |
| 12. Brisbane | 2 | |
| 13. St George Illawarra | 0 | |
| 14. Manly | 0 | |
| 15. Warriors | -4 | |