2007 Round 16 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs:
South Sydney 28 (R. Asotasi 2, N. Vagana, J. Smith, B. Rogers tries; R. Simmonds 2, I. Luke 2 goals) defeated
Newcastle 25 (A. MacDougall, G. Carmont, C. Vuna, C. Paterson, J. McManus tries; C. Paterson 2 goals; L. Walsh field goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Friday night, June 29, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 7-3. Penalties: South Sydney 8-7.
Crowd: 16,320. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Halftime: Newcastle 16-12.
Goalkickers: Paterson (Newcastle) 2/5, Simmonds (South Sydney) 2/2, Luke (South Sydney) 2/3.
When they scored:
5th minute: Vagana try, Simmonds goal. South Sydney 6-0.
11th minute: Asotasi try, Simmonds goal. South Sydney 12-0.
28th minute: MacDougall try, Paterson goal. South Sydney 12-6.
33rd minute: Carmont try, Paterson goal. 12 all.
38th minute: Vuna try. Newcastle 16-12.
49th minute: Paterson try. Newcastle 20-12.
56th minute: McManus try. Newcastle 24-12.
64th minute: Smith try, Luke goal. Newcastle 24-18.
68th minute: Asotasi try, Luke goal. 24 all.
73rd minute: Walsh field goal. Newcastle 25-24.
76th minute: Rogers try. South Sydney 28-25.
| Newcastle Knights: | South Sydney Rabbitohs: |
|---|---|
| 1. Nathan Hinton | 1. David Peachey |
| 2. James McManus | 18. Reece Simmonds |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Nigel Vagana |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 4. Shannon Hegarty |
| 18. Cooper Vuna | 5. Paul Mellor |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Ben Rogers |
| 7. Luke Walsh | 7. Jeremy Smith |
| 8. Mitchell Sargent | 8. Peter Cusack (c) |
| 9. Terence Seu Seu | 9. Stuart Webb |
| 10. Adam Woolnough (c) | 10. Roy Asotasi (c) |
| 11. Daniel Abraham | 11. Luke Stuart |
| 12. Cory Paterson | 12. David Fa'alogo |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Dean Widders |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Michael Young | 14. Issac Luke |
| 16. Jesse Royal | 15. Shane Rigon |
| 17. Kade Snowden | 16. Manase Manuokafoa |
| 19. Zeb Taia | 17. Jaiman Lowe |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Jason Taylor |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 28 | Saturday June 30: |
| 2. Manly | 24 | Warriors 22 defeated Gold Coast 6 at Gold Coast Stadium. |
| 3. Parramatta | 20 | Brisbane 24 defeated Penrith 16 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 4. North Queensland | 20 | Sunday July 1: |
| 5. Wests | 18 | Wests 22 defeated Canberra 16 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 6. Gold Coast | 18 | St George Illawarra 26 defeated Manly 22 at Oki Jubilee Stadium. |
| 7. Brisbane | 16 | Monday July 2: |
| 8. Cronulla | 16 | Bulldogs 38 defeated Sydney 6 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 9. Warriors | 16 | Melbourne, Parramatta, North Queensland, Cronulla bye. |
| 10. Bulldogs | 16 | |
| 11. South Sydney | 16 | |
| 12. Newcastle | 16 | |
| 13. Canberra | 14 | |
| 14. St George Illawarra | 12 | |
| 15. Sydney | 12 | |
| 16. Penrith | 10 | |