2007 Round 8 vs Bulldogs:
Bulldogs 30 (L. Patten 2, R. Maitua, H. El Masri, M. Utai tries; H. El Masri 5 goals) defeated
Newcastle 16 (D. Buderus, J. McManus, C. Paterson tries; K. Gidley 2 goals) at Telstra Stadium, Sunday, May 6, 3:00pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 9-4. Penalties: Bulldogs 9-6.
Crowd: 12,654. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Bulldogs 12-0.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 2/3, El Masri (Bulldogs) 5/5.
Sin bin: Kade Snowden (Newcastle) - 28th minute.
When they scored:
4th minute: Maitua try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 6-0.
29th minute: Patten try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 12-0.
42nd minute: El Masri try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 18-0.
48th minute: Utai try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 24-0.
53rd minute: Buderus try, Gidley goal. Bulldogs 24-6.
58th minute: McManus try. Bulldogs 24-10.
67th minute: Patten try, El Masri goal. Bulldogs 30-10.
77th minute: Paterson try, Gidley goal. Bulldogs 30-16.
| Newcastle Knights: | Bulldogs: |
|---|---|
| 22. Steve Gordon | 1. Luke Patten |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Hazem El Masri |
| 3. Adam MacDougall | 3. Daryl Millard |
| 4. Brad Tighe | 4. Willie Tonga |
| 5. Todd Polglase | 5. Matt Utai |
| 14. Riley Brown | 6. Daniel Holdsworth |
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 7. Brent Sherwin |
| 8. Josh Perry | 8. Chris Armit |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Corey Hughes |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Willie Mason |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 11. Sonny Bill Williams |
| 16. Cory Paterson | 12. Andrew Ryan (c) |
| 13. Kirk Reynoldson | 13. Reni Maitua |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 15. Matthew White | 14. Adam Perry |
| 17. Kade Snowden | 15. Lee Te Maari |
| 19. Michael Young | 16. Kane Cleal |
| 21. Daniel Tolar | 17. Jarrad Hickey |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Steve Folkes |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manly | 14 | Friday May 4: |
| 2. Melbourne | 14 | St George Illawarra 28 defeated Penrith 16 at Oki Jubilee Stadium. |
| 3. North Queensland | 12 | Brisbane 8 defeated South Sydney 4 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 4. Warriors | 10 | Saturday May 5: |
| 5. Cronulla | 8 | Cronulla 22 defeated Warriors 20 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 6. South Sydney | 8 | Wests 30 defeated Melbourne 12 at Bluetongue Stadium. |
| 7. Wests | 8 | Parramatta 28 defeated Sydney 10 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 8. Bulldogs | 8 | Sunday May 6:. |
| 9. Gold Coast | 8 | Manly 46 defeated Canberra 30 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 10. Parramatta | 8 | Monday May 7: |
| 11. Newcastle | 8 | North Queensland 24 defeated Gold Coast 10 at Gold Coast Stadium. |
| 12. Brisbane | 6 | |
| 13. St George Illawarra | 6 | |
| 14. Canberra | 6 | |
| 15. Penrith | 4 | |
| 16. Sydney | 4 | |