2006 Round 16 vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks:
Cronulla Sutherland 26 (N. Vagana 2, B. Kearney, B. Scott tries; L. Covell 5 goals) defeated
Newcastle 16 (A. Quinn 2, C. Smith tries; A. Johns 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, June 24, 5:30pm.
Scrums: 4 all. Penalties: Cronulla Sutherland 5-3.
Crowd: 18,212. Referee: Ben Cummins. Halftime: Newcastle 10-0.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 2/3, Covell (Cronulla Sutherland) 5/5.
When they scored:
22nd minute: Quinn try. Newcastle 4-0.
34th minute: Quinn try, Johns goal. Newcastle 10-0.
42nd minute: Vagana try, Covell goal. Newcastle 10-6.
45th minute: Kearney try, Covell goal. Cronulla Sutherland 12-10.
50th minute: Smith try, Johns goal. Newcastle 16-12.
60th minute: Covell penalty goal. Newcastle 16-14.
70th minute: Scott try, Covell goal. Cronulla Sutherland 20-16.
77th minute: Vagana try, Covell goal. Cronulla Sutherland 26-16.
| Newcastle Knights: | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks: |
|---|---|
| 18. Nathan Hinton | 1. David Simmons |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Darren Albert |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Nigel Vagana |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Beau Scott |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Luke Covell |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Adam Dykes |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Brett Kimmorley (c) |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. James Stosic |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Kevin Kingston |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Luke Douglas |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Greg Bird |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Lance Thompson |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Paul Gallen |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Luke Davico | 14. Hutch Maiava |
| 15. Adam Woolnough | 15. Matt Hilder |
| 16. Todd Lowrie | 16. Reece Williams |
| 17. Kirk Reynoldson | 17. Brett Kearney |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Stuart Raper |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 26 | Friday June 23: |
| 2. Brisbane | 22 | Melbourne 16 defeated Bulldogs 12 at Olympic Park. |
| 3. Cronulla | 22 | Saturday June 24: |
| 4. St George Illawarra | 22 | Penrith 26 defeated Wests 20 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 5. Bulldogs | 20 | St George Illawarra 34 defeated North Queensland 14 at WIN Stadium. |
| 6. Newcastle | 18 | Sunday June 25: |
| 7. Manly | 18 | Canberra 42 defeated Sydney 10 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 8. Canberra | 18 | Brisbane 16 defeated Manly 10 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 9. North Queensland | 16 | Warriors 66 defeated South Sydney 0 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 10. Wests | 16 | Parramatta bye. |
| 11. Penrith | 16 | |
| 12. Warriors | 12 | |
| 13. Sydney | 12 | |
| 14. Parramatta | 12 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 4 | |