2006 Round 19 vs Melbourne Storm:
Melbourne 24 (C. Cronk, B. Slater, J. Smith, R. Hoffman tries; C. Smith 4 goals) defeated
Newcastle 16 (A. Quinn 2, B. Carney tries; A. Johns 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday, July 16, 2:30pm.
Scrums: Melbourne 12-6. Penalties: Newcastle 10-6.
Crowd: 21,655. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Halftime: Melbourne 12-10.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 2/4, C. Smith (Melbourne) 4/4.
When they scored:
7th minute: Quinn try. Newcastle 4-0.
11th minute: Cronk try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 6-4.
21st minute: Johns penalty goal. 6 all.
26th minute: Slater try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 12-6.
31st minute: Carney try. Melbourne 12-10.
54th minute: J. Smith try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 18-10.
71st minute: Quinn try, Johns goal. Melbourne 18-16.
79th minute: Hoffman try, C. Smith goal. Melbourne 24-16.
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Billy Slater |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Matt Geyer (c) |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Matt King |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Jake Webster |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Steve Turner |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Scott Hill |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Cooper Cronk |
| 8. Craig Smith | 8. Antonio Kaufusi |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Cameron Smith |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Brett White |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. David Kidwell |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Ryan Hoffman |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Dallas Johnson |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Luke Davico | 14. Ben Cross |
| 15. Adam Woolnough | 15. Jeremy Smith |
| 18. Kirk Reynoldson | 16. Adam Blair |
| 19. Daniel Abraham | 17. Nathan Friend |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Craig Bellamy |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 32 | Friday July 14: |
| 2. Bulldogs | 26 | Bulldogs 22 defeated St George Illawarra 16 at Oki Jubilee Stadium. |
| 3. Brisbane | 26 | Saturday July 15: |
| 4. St George Illawarra | 26 | Parramatta 20 defeated Warriors 12 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 5. Manly | 22 | Manly 26 defeated South Sydney 20 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 6. Cronulla | 22 | Penrith 17 defeated North Queensland 8 at Credit Union Australia |
| 7. North Queensland | 20 | Stadium. |
| 8. Newcastle | 20 | Sunday July 16: |
| 9. Penrith | 20 | Canberra 20 defeated Wests 18 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 10. Canberra | 20 | Sydney 38 defeated Cronulla 32 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 11. Wests | 18 | Brisbane bye. |
| 12. Parramatta | 18 | |
| 13. Sydney | 16 | |
| 14. Warriors | 14 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 4 | |