2007 Round 21 vs St George Illawarra Dragons:
St George Illawarra 20 (J. Soward, D. Hunt, C. Stanley, T. Hewitt tries; J. Soward 2 goals) defeated
Newcastle 4 (K. Gidley try) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Friday night, August 3, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 10-8. Penalties: 4 all.
Crowd: 12,573. Referee: Jared Maxwell. Halftime: St George Illawarra 10-0.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 0/1, Soward (St George Illawarra) 2/4.
Cited: Sims (St George Illawarra). Charge: Striking (Grade 1). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (93 demerit points).
When they scored:
18th minute: Soward try. St George Illawarra 4-0.
29th minute: Hunt try, Soward goal. St George Illawarra 10-0.
43rd minute: Gidley try. St George Illawarra 10-4.
70th minute: Stanley try, Soward goal. St George Illawarra 16-4.
73rd minute: Hewitt try. St George Illawarra 20-4.
| Newcastle Knights: | St George Illawarra Dragons: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Ben Hornby |
| 2. James McManus | 21. Tom Hewitt |
| 3. George Carmont | 3. Chase Stanley |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Matt Cooper |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Josh Morris |
| 6. Marvin Karawana | 19. Mark Gasnier |
| 7. Luke Walsh | 7. Jamie Soward |
| 11. Steve Simpson (c) | 8. Justin Poore |
| 9. Michael Young | 9. Simon Woolford |
| 16. Matt White | 10. Jason Ryles (c) |
| 20. Zeb Taia | 11. Beau Scott |
| 12. Daniel Abraham | 12. Chris Houston |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Ben Creagh |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 10. Mitchell Sargent | 6. Rangi Chase |
| 14. Terence Seu Seu | 14. Adam Peek |
| 19. Josh Perry | 15. Ashton Sims |
| 21. Cory Paterson | 16. Dan Hunt |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Nathan Brown |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 36 | Friday August 3: |
| 2. Manly | 34 | Parramatta 34 defeated Bulldogs 22 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 3. Parramatta | 26 | Saturday August 4: |
| 4. North Queensland | 24 | Gold Coast 30 defeated Wests 14 at Gold Coast Stadium. |
| 5. Warriors | 23 | Penrith 32 defeated South Sydney 16 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 6. Brisbane | 22 | North Queensland 28 defeated Canberra 22 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 7. Bulldogs | 22 | Sunday August 5: |
| 8. Wests | 22 | Sydney 31 drew with Warriors 31 at Sydney Football Stadium. |
| 9. South Sydney | 20 | Manly 21 defeated Brisbane 8 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 10. Gold Coast | 20 | Monday August 6: |
| 11. Sydney | 19 | Melbourne 17 defeated Cronulla 16 at Toyota Stadium. |
| 12. St George Illawarra | 18 | |
| 13. Canberra | 18 | |
| 14. Newcastle | 18 | |
| 15. Cronulla | 16 | |
| 16. Penrith | 14 | |