2006 Round 7 vs Melbourne Storm:
Melbourne 52 (Inglis 2, Turner 2, Kidwell, Webster, King, Kaufusi, Geyer tries; C. Smith 8 goals) defeated
Newcastle 6 (K. Gidley try; K. Gidley goal) at Olympic Park, Saturday night, April 22, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 5-3. Penalties: Melbourne 11-6.
Crowd: 9084. Referee: Russell Smith. Halftime: Melbourne 24-6.
Goalkickers: K. Gidley (Newcastle) 1/1, C. Smith (Melbourne) 8/10.
Cited: Perry (Newcastle). Two charges - Charge 1: Contrary conduct (head slam) (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: Two matches (8 demerit points). Charge 2: Contrary conduct (kneeing) (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: One match (41 demerit points). Webster (Melbourne). Charge: Dangerous throw (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (93 demerit points).
When they scored:
1st minute: Inglis try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 6-0.
10th minute: C. Smith penalty goal. Melbourne 8-0.
15th minute: K. Gidley try, K. Gidley goal. Melbourne 8-6.
20th minute: Turner try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 14-6.
30th minute: Inglis try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 20-6.
36th minute: Turner try. Melbourne 24-6.
43rd minute: Kidwell try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 30-6.
53rd minute: Webster try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 36-6.
61st minute: King try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 42-6.
71st minute: Kaufusi try. Melbourne 46-6.
77th minute: Geyer try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 52-6.
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 18. David Seage | 1. Greg Inglis |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Jake Webster |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Matt King |
| 4. George Carmont | 15. Ryan Hoffman |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Steve Turner |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Matt Geyer |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 7. Cooper Cronk |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Garrett Crossman |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Cameron Smith (c) |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Brett White |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. David Kidwell |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Michael Crocker |
| 17. Todd Lowrie | 13. Dallas Johnson |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 14. Ian Donnelly |
| 14. Adam Woolnough | 16. Jeremy Smith |
| 15. Daniel Tolar | 18. Nathan Friend |
| 16. Riley Brown | 20. Antonio Kaufusi |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Craig Bellamy |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Queensland | 12 | Friday April 21: |
| 2. Melbourne | 10 | Parramatta 28 defeated Wests 16 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 3. Brisbane | 10 | Saturday April 22: |
| 4. Newcastle | 8 | Warriors 46 defeated South Sydney 14 at Ericsson Stadium. |
| 5. Manly | 8 | Cronulla 24 defeated North Queensland 22 at Toyota Park. |
| 6. Bulldogs | 8 | Sunday April 23: |
| 7. St George Illawarra | 8 | Manly 40 defeated Bulldogs 14 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 8. Penrith | 8 | Brisbane 30 defeated Penrith 6 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 9. Canberra | 8 | Tuesday April 25: |
| 10. Sydney | 6 | St George Illawarra defeated Sydney 12 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 11. Cronulla | 6 | Canberra bye. |
| 12. Wests | 6 | |
| 13. Parramatta | 6 | |
| 14. Warriors | 2 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 2 | |