The Newcastle Knights Archive.

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 Seage1. Greg Inglis
2. Brian Carney2. Jake Webster
3. Matthew Gidley3. Matt King
4. George Carmont15. Ryan Hoffman
5. Anthony Quinn5. Steve Turner
6. Kurt Gidley6. Matt Geyer
7. Jarrod Mullen7. Cooper Cronk
8. Craig Smith8. Garrett Crossman
9. Danny Buderus (c)9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Josh Perry10. Brett White
11. Steve Simpson11. David Kidwell
12. Clint Newton12. Michael Crocker
17. Todd Lowrie13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange:Interchange:
1. Milton Thaiday14. Ian Donnelly
14. Adam Woolnough16. Jeremy Smith
15. Daniel Tolar18. Nathan Friend
16. Riley Brown20. Antonio Kaufusi
Coach: Michael HaganCoach: Craig Bellamy
Ladder:Other Results:
1. North Queensland12Friday April 21:
2. Melbourne10Parramatta 28 defeated Wests 16 at Parramatta Stadium.
3. Brisbane10Saturday April 22:
4. Newcastle8Warriors 46 defeated South Sydney 14 at Ericsson Stadium.
5. Manly8Cronulla 24 defeated North Queensland 22 at Toyota Park.
6. Bulldogs8Sunday April 23:
7. St George Illawarra8Manly 40 defeated Bulldogs 14 at Telstra Stadium.
8. Penrith8Brisbane 30 defeated Penrith 6 at Suncorp Stadium.
9. Canberra8Tuesday April 25:
10. Sydney6St George Illawarra defeated Sydney 12 at Aussie Stadium.
11. Cronulla6Canberra bye.
12. Wests6
13. Parramatta6
14. Warriors2
15. South Sydney2