2006 Round 3 vs Bulldogs:
Newcastle 46 (M. Thaiday 3, B. Carney, D. Buderus, M. Gidley, T. Lowrie tries; A. Johns 9 goals) defeated
Bulldogs 22 (H. El Masri, A. Emelio, W. Mason, C. Hughes tries; H. El Masri 3 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Friday night, March 24, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 8-6. Penalties: Newcastle 11-8.
Crowd: 25,504. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 34-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 9/10, El Masri (Bulldogs) 3/4.
Sin bin: Buderus (Newcastle - 70th minute).
When they scored:
5th minute: Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 2-0.
11th minute: Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 4-0.
11th minute: El Masri try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 6-4.
14th minute: Carney try. Newcastle 8-6.
17th minute: Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 10-6.
27th minute: Thaiday try, Johns goal. Newcastle 16-6.
30th minute: Buderus try, Johns goal. Newcastle 22-6.
36th minute: M. Gidley try, Johns goal. Newcastle 28-6.
40th minute: Thaiday try, Johns goal. Newcastle 34-6.
52nd minute: Lowrie try, Johns goal. Newcastle 40-6.
58th minute: Thaiday try, Johns goal. Newcastle 46-6.
66th minute: Emelio try. Newcastle 46-10.
70th minute: Mason try, El Masri goal. Newcastle 46-16.
72nd minute: Hughes try, El Masri goal. Newcastle 46-22.
| Newcastle Knights: | Bulldogs: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Luke Patten |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Hazem El Masri |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Andrew Emelio |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Willie Tonga |
| 18. David Seage | 5. Matthew Utai |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Daniel Holdsworth |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Brent Sherwin |
| 8. Craig Smith | 15. Mark O'Meley |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Corey Hughes |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Roy Asotasi |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Willie Mason |
| 12. Kirk Reynoldson | 12. Andrew Ryan (c) |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Tony Grimaldi |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Adam Woolnough | 8. Chris Armit |
| 15. Daniel Tolar | 14. Reni Maitua |
| 16. Riley Brown | 16. Adam Perry |
| 17. Todd Lowrie | 17. Nate Myles |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Steve Folkes |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newcastle | 6 | Saturday March 25: |
| 2. North Queensland | 6 | Warriors 26 defeated Wests 10 at Jade Stadium. |
| 3. Penrith | 6 | Manly 20 defeated Cronulla 18 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 4. Sydney | 4 | North Queensland 40 defeated Melbourne 8 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 5. Brisbane | 4 | Sunday March 26: |
| 6. Melbourne | 4 | St George Illawarra 44 defeated South Sydney 14 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 7. St George Illawarra | 2 | Sydney 56 defeated Canberra 20 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 8. Bulldogs | 2 | Brisbane 30 defeated Parramatta 10 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 9. Cronulla | 2 | Penrith bye. |
| 10. Manly | 2 | |
| 11. Parramatta | 2 | |
| 12. Wests | 2 | |
| 13. South Sydney | 2 | |
| 14. Canberra | 2 | |
| 15. Warriors | -2 | |