2006 Round 22 vs Sydney Roosters:
Newcastle 32 (D. Buderus, A. Johns, C. Bailey, L. Davico, R. Brown tries; A. Johns 6 goals) defeated
Sydney 18 (S. Foley, I. Soliola, R. Cross tries; C. Fitzgibbon 2, J. Lewis goals) at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Sunday, August 6, 3:00pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 7-5. Penalties: Newcastle 6-3.
Crowd: 18,124. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Newcastle 26-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Newcastle) 6/6, Fitzgibbon (Sydney) 2/2, Lewis (Sydney) 1/1.
Sin bin: Finch (Sydney - 56th minute).
Cited: Johns (Newcastle). Charge: Striking (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (93 demerit points).
When they scored:
1st minute: Buderus try, Johns goal. Newcastle 6-0.
11th minute: Johns try, Johns goal. Newcastle 12-0.
15th minute: Bailey try, Johns goal. Newcastle 18-0.
26th minute: Davico try, Johns goal. Newcastle 24-0.
34th minute: Foley try, Fitzgibbon goal. Newcastle 24-6.
40th minute: Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 26-6.
57th minute: Brown try, Johns goal. Newcastle 32-6.
65rh minute: Soliola try, Fitzgibbon goal. Newcastle 32-12.
71st minute: Cross try, Lewis goal. Newcastle 32-18.
| Newcastle Knights: | Sydney Roosters: |
|---|---|
| 1. Milton Thaiday | 1. Shaun Foley |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Amos Roberts |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Ryan Cross |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Iosia Soliola |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Sam Perrett |
| 19. Chris Bailey | 6. Brett Finch |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Josh Lewis |
| 15. Adam Woolnough | 8. Shane Shackleton |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Craig Wing |
| 10. Josh Perry | 10. David Shillington |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Anthony Tupou |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Craig Fitzgibbon (c) |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Ashley Harrison |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 8. Craig Smith | 14. Chris Flannery |
| 14. Luke Davico | 15. John Doyle |
| 18. Daniel Abraham | 16. Setaimata Sa |
| 20. Riley Brown | 17. Mickey Paea |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: Ricky Stuart |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 38 | Friday August 4: |
| 2. Bulldogs | 32 | Parramatta 28 defeated St George Illawarra 6 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 3. Brisbane | 26 | Saturday August 5: |
| 4. Newcastle | 26 | Melbourne 46 defeated Wests 4 at Olympic Park. |
| 5. Manly | 26 | Warriors 12 defeated Cronulla 10 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 6. St George Illawarra | 26 | Bulldogs 54 defeated North Queensland 14 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 7. Parramatta | 24 | Sunday August 6: |
| 8. Canberra | 24 | Canberra 30 defeated Brisbane 18 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 9. Cronulla | 22 | South Sydney 32 defeated Penrith 26 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 10. North Queensland | 22 | Manly bye. |
| 11. Penrith | 22 | |
| 12. Wests | 20 | |
| 13. Warriors | 18 | |
| 14. Sydney | 18 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 8 | |