2006 Round 25 vs Penrith Panthers:
Newcastle 40 (M. Gidley 2, D. Seage, L. Davico, A. Quinn, J. Mullen, J. Perry, G. Carmont tries; D. Abraham 2, R. Tanner, K. Gidley goals) defeated
Penrith 4 (M. Gordon try) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, August 26, 7:30pm.
Scrums: 4 all. Penalties: Newcastle 6-2.
Crowd: 23,655. Referee: Steve Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 22-4.
Goalkickers: Abraham (Newcastle) 2/2, Tanner (Newcastle) 1/4, K. Gidley (Newcastle) 1/1, M. Gidley (Newcastle) 0/1, Campbell (Penrith) 0/1.
When they scored:
5th minute: Gordon try. Penrith 4-0.
14th minute: M. Gidley try. 4 all.
27th minute: M. Gidley try, Tanner goal. Newcastle 10-4.
34th minute: Seage try, Abraham goal. Newcastle 16-4.
40th minute: Davico try, Abraham goal. Newcastle 22-4.
51st minute: Quinn try. Newcastle 26-4.
62nd minute: Mullen try. Newcastle 30-4.
75th minute: Perry try, K. Gidley goal. Newcastle 36-4.
79th minute: Carmont try. Newcastle 40-4.
| Newcastle Knights: | Penrith Panthers: |
|---|---|
| 20. David Seage | 1. Rhys Wesser |
| 2. Brian Carney | 2. Michael Gordon |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Danny Galea |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Lee Hookey |
| 5. Anthony Quinn | 5. Luke Rooney |
| 6. Kurt Gidley | 6. Preston Campbell |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 18. Craig Trindall |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Joel Clinton |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Luke Priddis |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Craig Stapleton |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Frank Pritchard |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Tony Puletua (c) |
| 15. Reegan Tanner | 13. Trent Waterhouse |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Luke Davico | 14. Frank Puletua |
| 16. Todd Lowrie | 15. Bryan Norrie |
| 18. Daniel Abraham | 16. Luke Swain |
| 19. Chris Bailey | 17. Paul Aiton |
| Coach: Michael Hagan | Coach: John Lang |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 42 | Friday August 25: |
| 2. Bulldogs | 34 | Manly 21 defeated Buldogs 20 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 3. Manly | 32 | Saturday August 26: |
| 4. Brisbane | 30 | Melbourne 22 defeated Canberra 18 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 5. Newcastle | 30 | St George Illawarra 18 defeated Cronulla 4 at WIN Stadium. |
| 6. St George Illawarra | 30 | Sunday August 27: |
| 7. Parramatta | 28 | Warriors 42 defeated Sydney 16 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 8. Canberra | 28 | North Queensland 34 defeated South Sydney 12 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 9. Warriors | 24 | Brisbane 23 defeated Parramatta 0 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 10. North Queensland | 24 | Wests bye. |
| 11. Penrith | 24 | |
| 12. Cronulla | 22 | |
| 13. Wests | 22 | |
| 14. Sydney | 20 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 10 | |