2006 Round 12 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 38 (C. Payne 2, B. Hornby 2, M. Gasnier, D. Wicks, T. Barrett tries; A. Gorrell 4, B. Hornby goals) defeated
Newcastle 12 (A. Johns, K. Gidley tries; A. Johns 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Friday, May 26, 7:30pm.
Scrums: St George Illawarra 10-7. Penalties: St George Illawarra 4-2.
Crowd: 23,256. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: St George Illawarra 20-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 2/2, Gorrell (St George Illawarra) 4/5, Hornby (St George Illawarra) 1/1, Gasnier (St George Illawarra) 0/1.
Cited: Barrett (St George Illawarra). Charge: Striking (Grade 5). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: Six matches (58 demerit points).
When they scored:
15th minute: Gasnier try. St George Illawarra 4-0.
26th minute: Payne try, Hornby goal. St George Illawarra 10-0.
28th minute: Hornby try, Gorrell goal. St George Illawarra 16-0.
33rd minute: Payne try. St George Illawarra 20-0.
38th minute: Johns try, Johns goal. St George Illawarra 20-6.
51st minute: Wicks try, Gorrell goal. St George Illawarra 26-6.
64th minute: Barrett try, Gorrell goal. St George Illawarra 32-6.
68th minute: Hornby try, Gorrell goal. St George Illawarra 38-6.
75th minute: K. Gidley try, Johns goal. St George Illawarra 38-12.
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Clint Greenshields |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Colin Best |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Mark Gasnier |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Daryl Millard |
| 5. Brad Tighe | 5. Brett Morris |
| 12. Todd Lowrie | 6. Trent Barrett (c) |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Ben Hornby |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Luke Bailey |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 12. Dean Young |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Justin Poore |
| 15. Kirk Reynoldson | 11. Ben Creagh |
| 17. Riley Brown | 15. Matt Bickerstaff |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Shaun Timmins |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Luke Davico | 9. Aaron Gorrell |
| 16. Josh Perry | 14. Michael Henderson |
| 18. Chris Bailey | 16. Corey Payne |
| 19. Daniel Abraham | 17. Danny Wicks |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Nathan Brown |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brisbane | 18 | Saturday May 27: |
| 2. Melbourne | 18 | Canberra 15 defeated North Queensland 14 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 3. North Queensland | 16 | Cronulla 34 defeated Warriors 20 at Toyota Park. |
| 4. Newcastle | 16 | Brisbane 25 defeated Bulldogs 6 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 5. Bulldogs | 16 | Sunday May 28: |
| 6. Cronulla | 14 | Melbourne 17 defeated Penrith 16 at Olympic Park. |
| 7. Manly | 14 | Wests 44 defeated South Sydney 4 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 8. St George Illawarra | 14 | Parramatta 22 defeated Sydney 20 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 9. Sydney | 12 | Manly bye. |
| 10. Wests | 12 | |
| 11. Penrith | 12 | |
| 12. Canberra | 12 | |
| 13. Parramatta | 8 | |
| 14. Warriors | 6 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 2 | |