2007 Round 4 vs Melbourne Storm:
Melbourne 22 (I. Folau 2, M. King, A. Quinn tries; C. Smith 3 goals) defeated
Newcastle 12 (S. Simpson, D. Abraham tries; K. Gidley 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, April 7, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 13-8. Penalties: Newcastle 9-6.
Crowd: 20,051. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: 12 all.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 2/2, Smith (Melbourne) 3/4.
When they scored:
5th minute: Folau try, Smith goal. Melbourne 6-0.
17th minute: Simpson try, Gidley goal. 6 all.
24th minute: Abraham try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 12-6.
34th minute: King try, Smith goal. 12 all.
42nd minute: Quinn try, Smith goal. Melbourne 18-12.
77th minute: Folau try. Melbourne 22-12.
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Billy Slater |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Matt Geyer (c) |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Matt King |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Anthony Quinn |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 5. Israel Folau |
| 13. Daniel Abraham | 6. Greg Inglis |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 7. Cooper Cronk |
| 8. Josh Perry | 19. Garret Crossman |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Cameron Smith |
| 12. Clint Newton | 10. Brett White |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 8. Anthony Kaufusi |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 12. Ryan Hoffman |
| 17. Daniel Tolar | 13. Dallas Johnson |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 14. Sam Tagataese |
| 14. Terence Seu Seu | 15. Jeff Lima |
| 16. Matthew White | 16. Ben Cross |
| 18. Kirk Reynoldson | 18. Steve Turner |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Craig Bellamy |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manly | 8 | Friday April 6: |
| 2. North Queensland | 8 | Bulldogs 34 defeated South Sydney 10 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 3. Melbourne | 8 | Brisbane 32 defeated Sydney 10 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 4. South Sydney | 6 | Saturday April 7: |
| 5. Cronulla | 4 | North Queensland 25 defeated Wests 24 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 6. Penrith | 4 | Parramatta 38 defeated Canberra 6 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 7. Bulldogs | 4 | Sunday April 8: |
| 8. Warriors | 4 | Manly 13 defeated Warriors 10 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 9. Parramatta | 4 | Gold Coast 24 defeated Penrith 22 at Penrith Stadium. |
| 10. Gold Coast | 4 | Monday April 9: |
| 11. Newcastle | 4 | Cronulla 40 defeated St George Illawarra 4 at Toyota Park. |
| 12. Brisbane | 2 | |
| 13. St George Illawarra | 2 | |
| 14. Canberra | 2 | |
| 15. Wests | 0 | |
| 16. Sydney | 0 | |