2006 Round 21 vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks:
Newcastle 22 (G. Carmont, B. Carney, A. Woolnough, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 3 goals) defeated
Cronulla Sutherland 18 (P. Gallen, L. Thompson, R. Williams tries; L. Covell 3 goals) at Toyota Park, Friday night, July 28, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 9-5. Penalties: Cronulla Sutherland 7-3.
Crowd: 17.574. Referee: Shayne Hayne. Halftime: Cronulla Sutherland 12-10.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 3/4, Covell (Cronulla Sutherland) 3/4.
When they scored:
4th minute: Covell penalty goal. Cronulla Sutherland 2-0.
8th minute: Carmont try, Johns goal. Newcastle 6-0.
14th minute: Gallen try. 6 all.
28th minute: Thompson try, Covell try. Cronulla Sutherland 12-6.
37th minute: Carney try. Cronulla Sutherland 12-10.
51st minute: Woolnough try, Johns goal. Newcastle 16-12.
55th minute: Williams try, Covell goal. Cronulla Sutherland 18-16.
61st minute: Johns try, Johns goal. Newcastle 22-18.
| Newcastle Knights: | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Brett Kearney | |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Darren Albert | |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Nigel Vagana | |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Ben Pomeroy | |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Luke Covell | |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Adam Dykes | |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Brett Kimmorley (c) | |
| 15. Adam Woolnough | 8. James Stosic | |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Matt Hilder | |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. Luke Douglas | |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Greg Bird | |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Lance Thompson | |
| 17. Kirk Reynoldson | 13. Paul Gallen | |
| Interchange: | Interchange: | |
| 8. Craig Smith | 15. Darren Mapp | |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 16. Reece Williams | |
| 14. Luke Davico | 17. Beau Scott | |
| 16. Todd Lowrie | 23. Hutch Maiava | |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Stuart Raper | |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 36 | Saturday July 29: |
| 2. Bulldogs | 30 | Penrith 36 defeated Warriors 6 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 3. Brisbane | 26 | South Sydney 21 defeated Canberra 8 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 4. St George Illawarra | 26 | Parramatta 31 defeated Manly 18 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 5. Manly | 24 | Sunday July 30: |
| 6. Newcastle | 24 | Wests 20 defeated Brisbane 6 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 7. North Queensland | 22 | Melbourne 34 defeated St George Illawarra 24 at Oki Jubilee Stadium. |
| 8. Cronulla | 22 | Sydney 40 defeated North Queensland 20 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 9. Parramatta | 22 | Bulldogs bye. |
| 10. Penrith | 22 | |
| 11. Canberra | 22 | |
| 12. Wests | 20 | |
| 13. Sydney | 18 | |
| 14. Warriors | 16 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 6 | |