2006 Round 8 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs:
Newcastle 24 (D. Buderus 2, M. Thaiday, G. Carmont tries; A. Johns 4 goals) defeated
South Sydney 18 (J. Galuvao, D. Fa'alogo, A. MacDougall tries; N. Merritt 3 goals) at Telstra Stadium, Sunday, April 30, 2:30pm.
Scrums: South Sydney 8-6. Penalties: South Sydney 9-5.
Crowd: 8649. Referee: Jason Robinson. Halftime: Newcastle 12-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 4/4, Merritt (South Sydney) 3/3.
Sin bin: M. Gidley (Newcastle - 65th minute).
When they scored:
6th minute: Galavao try, Merritt goal. South Sydney 6-0.
15th minute: Thaiday try, Johns goal. 6 all.
24th minute: Carmont try, Johns goal. Newcastle 12-6.
50th minute: Buderus try, Johns goal. Newcastle 18-6.
59th minute: Fa'alogo try, Merritt goal. Newcastle 18-12.
72nd minute: A. MacDougall try, Merritt goal. 18 all.
76th minute: Buderus try, Johns goal. Newcastle 24-18.
| Newcastle Knights: | South Sydney Rabbitohs: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Nathan Merritt |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Luke MacDougall |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Yileen Gordon |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Adam MacDougall |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Shannon Hegarty |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. John Sutton |
| 18. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Ben Walker |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Peter Cusack (c) |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Shane Walker |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Jaiman Lowe |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. David Fa'alogo |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Joe Galuvao |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Shane Rigon |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 14. Michael Greenfield |
| 14. Luke Davico | 15. Shannan McPherson |
| 16. Riley Brown | 16. Ben Rogers |
| 17. Todd Lowrie | 17. Mark Minichiello |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Shaun McRae |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Queensland | 12 | Friday April 28: |
| 2. Melbourne | 12 | Cronulla 40 defeated Penrith 12 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 3. Brisbane | 12 | Saturday April 29: |
| 4. Newcastle | 10 | Sydney 22 defeated North Queensland 18 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 5. Manly | 10 | Brisbane 30 defeated Canberra 28 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 6. Bulldogs | 10 | Melbourne 24 defeated St George Illawarra 10 at Olympic Park. |
| 7. Sydney | 8 | Sunday April 30: |
| 8. Cronulla | 8 | Bulldogs 30 defeated Warriors 16 at Ericsson Stadium. |
| 9. St George Illawarra | 8 | Manly 23 defeated Parramatta 22 at Sydney Cricket Ground. |
| 10. Wests | 8 | Wests bye. |
| 11. Penrith | 8 | |
| 12. Canberra | 8 | |
| 13. Parramatta | 6 | |
| 14. Warriors | 2 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 2 | |