2007 Round 5 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs:
Newcastle 23 (K. Gidley 2, J. McManus, B. Tighe tries; K. Gidley 3 goals; K. Gidley field goal) defeated
South Sydney 22 (D. Fa'alogo, D. Widders, N. Vagana, J. Sutton tries; J. Williams 3 goals) at Bluetongue Stadium, Sunday, April 15, 2:00pm.
Scrums: South Sydney 10-7. Penalties: 4 all.
Crowd: 18,321. Referee: Gavin Badger. Halftime: South Sydney 12-10.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 3/4, Williams (South Sydney) 3/4.
When they scored:
5th minute: Fa'alogo try, Williams goal. South Sydney 6-0.
8th minute: Gidley try, Gidley goal. 6 all.
21st minute: Widders try, Williams goal. South Sydney 12-6.
30th minute: McManus try. South Sydney 12-10.
43rd minute: Vagana try. South Sydney 16-10.
60th minute: Tighe try, Gidley goal. 16 all.
65th minute: Gidley try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 22-16.
70th minute: Gidley field goal. Newcastle 23-16.
81st minute: Sutton try, Williams goal. Newcastle 23-22.
| Newcastle Knights: | South Sydney: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. David Peachey |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Nathan Merritt |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Nigel Vagana |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Shannon Hegarty |
| 22. Todd Polglase | 5. Yileen Gordon |
| 6. Daniel Abraham | 6. Jeremy Smith |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 7. Joe Williams |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Peter Cusack (c) |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Daniel Irvine |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 10. Roy Asotasi |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Dean Widders |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. David Fa'alogo |
| 13. Daniel Tolar | 13. John Sutton |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 14. Shane Rigon |
| 16. Matthew White | 15. Joe Galavao |
| 17. Kirk Reynoldson | 16. Luke Stuart |
| 21. Riley Brown | 17. Jaiman Lowe |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Jason Taylor |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manly | 10 | Friday April 13: |
| 2. Melbourne | 10 | Parramatta 27 defeated Penrith 14 at Perith Stadium. |
| 3. North Queensland | 8 | Gold Coast 28 defeated Brisbane 16 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 4. Warriors | 6 | Saturday April 14: |
| 5. South Sydney | 6 | Melbourne 24 defeated St George Illawarra 10 at Oki Jubilee Stadium. |
| 6. Parramatta | 6 | Manly 16 defeated Bulldogs 14 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 7. Gold Coast | 6 | Sunday April 15: |
| 8. Newcastle | 6 | Warriors 34 defeated North Queensland 14 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 9. Cronulla | 4 | Wests 14 defeated Cronulla 12 at Leichhardt Oval. |
| 10. Bulldogs | 4 | Monday April 16: |
| 11. Penrith | 4 | Canberra 37 defeated Sydney 28 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 12. Canberra | 4 | |
| 13. Brisbane | 2 | |
| 14. Wests | 2 | |
| 15. St George Illawarra | 2 | |
| 16. Sydney | 0 | |