2007 Round 7 vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks:
Newcastle 20 (K. Reynoldson 2, K. Gidley tries; K. Gidley 4 goals) defeated
Cronulla Sutherland 16 (D. Simmons 2, B. Pomeroy tries; L. Covell 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Monday night, April 30, 7:00pm.
Scrums: Cronulla Sutherland 11-6. Penalties: Cronulla Sutherland 5-4.
Crowd: 15,453. Referee: Jarred Maxwell. Halftime: Newcastle 8-4.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 4/4, Covell (Cronulla Sutherland) 2/3.
When they scored:
13th minute: Gidley penalty goal. Newcastle 2-0.
16th minute: Simmons try. Cronulla Sutherland 4-2.
40th minute: Reynoldson try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 8-4.
55th minute: Gidley try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 14-4.
58th minute: Reynoldson try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 20-4.
71st minute: Pomeroy try, Covell goal. Newcastle 20-10.
75th minute: Simmons try, Covell goal. Newcastle 20-16.
| Newcastle Knights: | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Brett Kearney |
| 2. James McManus | 2. David Simmons |
| 3. Adam MacDougall | 3. Ben Pomeroy |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Fraser Anderson |
| 5. Todd Polglase | 5. Luke Covell |
| 14. Riley Brown | 21. Brett Seymour |
| 7. Jarrod Mullen | 7. Brett Kimmorley (c) |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Ben Ross |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Kevin Kingston |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Luke Douglas |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Paul Gallen |
| 12. Clint Newton | 12. Lance Thompson |
| 13. Kirk Reynoldson | 13. Greg Bird |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 19. Jesse Royal | 14. Craig Stapleton |
| 20. Mark Taufua | 16. Reece Williams |
| 21. Kade Snowden | 17. Isaac De Gois |
| 22. Michael Young | 19. Dayne Weston |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Ricky Stuart |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 14 | Wednesday April 25: |
| 2. Manly | 12 | Sydney 18 defeated St George Illawarra 4 at Aussie Stadium. |
| 3. North Queensland | 10 | Friday April 27: |
| 4. Warriors | 10 | Melbourne 28 defeated Brisbane 18 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 5. South Sydney | 8 | Wests 34 defeated Bulldogs 34 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 6. Gold Coast | 8 | Saturday April 28: |
| 7. Newcastle | 8 | Canberra 34 defeated Penrith 18 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 8. Cronulla | 6 | North Queensland 30 defeated Manly 26 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 9. Wests | 6 | Sunday April 29: |
| 10. Bulldogs | 6 | Warriors 18 defeated South Sydney 16 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 11. Parramatta | 6 | Gold Coast 38 defeated Parramatta 12 at Gold Coast Stadium. |
| 12. Canberra | 6 | |
| 13. Brisbane | 4 | |
| 14. Penrith | 4 | |
| 15. St George Illawarra | 4 | |
| 16. Sydney | 4 | |