2007 Round 2 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
Newcastle 16 (C. Newton, J. McManus, B. Tighe, G. Carmont tries) defeated
St George Illawarra 12 (C. Stanley, K. Lulia tries; W. Naiqama 2 goals) at Oki Jubilee Stadium, Friday night, March 23, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 7-6. Penalties: Newcastle 10-9.
Crowd: 12,326. Referee: Steven Clark. Halftime: Newcastle 8-6.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 0/3, Abraham (Newcastle) 0/1, Naiqama (St George Illawarra) 2/3.
Sin bin: Naiqama (St George Illawarra) - 39th minute.
Cited: Tolar (Newcastle). Charge: Careless high tackle (grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (56 demerit points). Payne (St George Illawarra). Charge: Careless high tackle (grade 3). Plea: Guilty (contested grading). Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: One match (75 demerit points).
When they scored:
5th minute: Naiqama penalty goal. St George Illawarra 2-0.
9th minute: Newton try. Newcastle 4-2.
16th minute: Stanley try. St George Illawarra 6-4.
39th minute: McManus try. Newcastle 8-6.
51st minute: Lulia try, Naiqama goal. St George Illawarra 12-8.
67th minute: Tighe try. 12 all.
71st minute: Carmont try. Newcastle 16-12.
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra Dragons: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Josh Morris |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Luke MacDougall |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Keith Lulia |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 5. Wes Naiqama |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 21. Chase Stanley |
| 6. Daniel Abraham | 6. Richard Williams |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 7. Ben Hornby (c) |
| 8. Josh Perry | 13. Ben Creagh |
| 9. Terence Seu Seu | 9. Simon Woolford |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Jason Ryles (c) |
| 11. Steve Simpson (c) | 11. Ashton Sims |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Beau Scott |
| 13. Kirk Reynoldson | 16. Corey Payne |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Todd Polglase | 8. Dan Hunt |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 15. Danny Wicks |
| 16. Matthew White | 17. Tony Caine |
| 17. Daniel Tolar | 18. Lagi Setu |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Nathan Brown |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Queensland | 4 | Friday March 23: |
| 2. Manly | 4 | Penrith 40 defeated Bulldogs 10 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 3. South Sydney | 4 | Saturday March 24: |
| 4. Warriors | 4 | Manly 19 defeated Wests 8 at Leichhardt Oval. |
| 5. Melbourne | 4 | Melbourne 32 defeated Canberra 16 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 6. Newcastle | 4 | North Queensland 43 defeated Sydney 6 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 7. Cronulla | 2 | Sunday March 25: |
| 8. Penrith | 2 | Warriors 24 defeated Brisbane 14 at Mt Smart Stadium. |
| 9. Gold Coast | 2 | South Sydney 31 defeated Parramatta 6 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 10. St George Illawarra | 2 | Monday March 26: |
| 11. Wests | 0 | Gold Coast 18 defeated Cronulla 16 at Carrara Stadium. |
| 12. Brisbane | 0 | |
| 13. Bulldogs | 0 | |
| 14. Parramatta | 0 | |
| 15. Canberra | 0 | |
| 16. Sydney | 0 | |