2007 Round 18 vs Melbourne Storm:
Melbourne 44 (B. Slater 2, A. Quinn 2, S. Turner 2, R. Hoffman, M. King, C. Newton tries; C. Smith 3, S. Turner goals) defeated
Newcastle 0 at Olympic Park, Monday night, July 16, 7:00pm.
Scrums: Melbourne 9-8. Penalties: Melbourne 12-4.
Crowd: 10,223. Referee: Gavin Badger. Halftime: Melbourne 20-0.
Goalkickers: Smith (Melbourne) 3/6, Turner (Melbourne) 1/3.
Sin bin: Simpson (Newcastle) - 67th minute.
When they scored:
5th minute: Turner try. Melbourne 4-0.
14th minute: Quinn try, Smith goal. Melbourne 10-0.
27th minute: Hoffman try, Smith goal. Melbourne 16-0.
30th minute: Slater try. Melbourne 20-0.
52nd minute: King try. Melbourne 24-0.
54th minute: Slater try, Smith goal. Melbourne 30-0.
68th minute: Quinn try. Melbourne 34-0.
72nd minute: Newton try, Turner goal. Melbourne 40-0.
75th minute: Turner try. Melbourne 44-0.
| Newcastle Knights: | Melbourne Storm: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Billy Slater |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Steve Turner |
| 18. Brad Tighe | 3. Matt King |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Anthony Quinn |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Israel Folau |
| 6. Daniel Abraham | 6. Matt Geyer |
| 7. Luke Walsh | 7. Cooper Cronk |
| 8. Mitchell Sargent | 19. Garret Crossman |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Cameron Smith (c) |
| 10. Adam Woolnough | 10. Brett White |
| 11. Steve Simpson | 16. Clint Newton |
| 12. Zeb Taia | 12. Ryan Hoffman |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Dallas Johnson |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Michael Young | 11. Jeremy Smith |
| 16. Jesse Royal | 14. Jeff Lima |
| 22. Terence Seu Seu | 15. Adam Blair |
| 23. Matt White | 17. James Aubusson |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Craig Bellamy |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 32 | Friday July 13: |
| 2. Manly | 28 | Manly 34 defeated Wests 4 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 3. Parramatta | 22 | Brisbane 24 defeated North Queensland 16 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 4. North Queensland | 22 | Saturday July 14: |
| 5. Brisbane | 20 | Penrith 30 defeated Bulldogs 20 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 6. Wests | 20 | Sydney 23 defeated Cronulla 12 at Sydney Football Stadium. |
| 7. Warriors | 18 | Sunday July 15: |
| 8. Bulldogs | 18 | Warriors 44 defeated St George Illawarra 16 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 9. Gold Coast | 18 | Canberra 56 defeated Gold Coast 10 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 10. Newcastle | 18 | Parramatta 18 defeated South Sydney 12 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 11. Cronulla | 16 | |
| 12. South Sydney | 16 | |
| 13. Canberra | 16 | |
| 14. St George Illawarra | 14 | |
| 15. Sydney | 14 | |
| 16. Penrith | 12 | |