2007 Round 1 vs Bulldogs:
Newcastle 25 (T. Seu Seu, J. Perry, T. Polglase, J. McManus tries; K. Gidley 4 goals; K. Gidley field goal) defeated
Bulldogs 24 (A. Ryan, L. Patten, R. Maitua, T. Cutler tries; H. El Masri 4 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday, March 18, 2:00pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 9-3. Penalties: Bulldogs 8-7.
Crowd: 18,791. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Bulldogs 24-8.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 4/5, El Masri (Bulldogs) 4/4.
Sent off: Williams (Bulldogs - 4th minute). Charge: Reckless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: Two matches (62 demerit points).
When they scored:
5th minute: Gidley penalty goal. Newcastle 2-0.
11th minute: Ryan try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 6-2.
12th minute: Patten try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 12-2.
17th minute: Maitua try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 18-2.
26th minute: Seu Seu try, Gidley goal. Bulldogs 18-8.
32nd minute: Cutler try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 24-8.
47th minute: Perry try, Gidley goal. Bulldogs 24-14.
52nd minute: Polglase try, Gidley goal. Bulldogs 24-20.
58th minute: McManus try. 24 all.
73rd minute: Gidley field goal. Newcastle 25-24.
| Newcastle Knights: | Bulldogs: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Luke Patten |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Hazem El Masri |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Daryl Millard |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Willie Tonga |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 5. Trent Cutler |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Daniel Holdsworth |
| 7. Andrew Johns (c) | 7. Ben Roberts |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Mark O'Meley |
| 9. Terence Seu Seu | 9. Corey Hughes |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Willie Mason |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Sonny Bill Williams |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Andrew Ryan (c) |
| 13. Kirk Reynoldson | 13. Reni Maitua |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Todd Polglase | 14. Dallas McIlwain |
| 15. Daniel Abraham | 15. Chris Armit |
| 16. Matthew White | 16. Kane Cleal |
| 17. Daniel Tolar | 17. Jarrad Hickey |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Steve Folkes |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manly | 2 | Friday March 16: |
| 2. Cronulla | 2 | Melbourne 18 defeated Wests 16 at Olympic Park. |
| 3. Warriors | 2 | North Queensland 23 defeated Brisbane 16 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 4. South Sydney | 2 | Saturday March 17: |
| 5. North Queensland | 2 | Warriors 34 defeated Parramatta 18 at Mt Smart Stadium. |
| 6. St George Illawarra | 2 | Cronulla 18 defeated Penrith 0 at Toyota Park. |
| 7. Melbourne | 2 | Manly 32 defeated Canberra 6 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 8. Newcastle | 2 | Sunday March 18: |
| 9. Bulldogs | 0 | St George Illawarra 20 defeated Gold Coast 18 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 10. Wests | 0 | Monday March 19: |
| 11. Gold Coast | 0 | South Sydney 18 defeated Sydney 6 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 12. Brisbane | 0 | |
| 13. Sydney | 0 | |
| 14. Parramatta | 0 | |
| 15. Penrith | 0 | |
| 16. Canberra | 0 | |