2007 Round 23 vs Penrith Panthers:
Penrith 46 (F. Pritchard 3, M. Jennings 3, M. Gordon tries; M. Gordon 9 goals) defeated
Newcastle 12 (Z. Taia, C. Vuna tries; K. Gidley 2 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday, August 19, 3:00pm.
Scrums: Penrith 9-6. Penalties: 8 all.
Crowd: 14,351. Referee: Jason Robinson. Halftime: Penrith 20-6.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 2/2, Gordon (Penrith) 9/9.
When they scored:
7th minute: Gordon penalty goal. Penrith 2-0.
14th minute: Jennings try, Gordon goal. Penrith 8-0.
27th minute: Jennings try, Gordon goal. Penrith 14-0.
31st minute: Pritchard try, Gordon goal. Penrith 20-0.
36th minute: Taia try, Gidley goal. Penrith 20-6.
42nd minute: Pritchard try, Gordon goal. Penrith 26-6.
46th minute: Pritchard try, Gordon goal. Penrith 32-6.
59th minute: Gordon penalty goal. Penrith 34-6.
60th minute: Jennings try, Gordon goal. Penrith 40-6.
65th minute: Gordon try, Gordon goal. Penrith 46-6.
78th minute: Vuna try, Gidley goal. Penrith 46-12.
| Newcastle Knights: | Penrith Panthers: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Jarrod Sammut |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Mark O'Halloran |
| 3. Brad Tighe | 3. Michael Jennings |
| 4. George Carmont | 4. Maurice Blair |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Michael Gordon |
| 6. Chris Bailey | 6. Luke Lewis |
| 7. Luke Walsh | 7. Craig Gower (c) |
| 8. Jesse Royal | 16. Frank Puletua |
| 14. Michael Young | 9. Luke Priddis |
| 10. Steve Simpson (c) | 10. Bryan Norrie |
| 11. Zeb Taia | 11. Frank Pritchard |
| 12. Daniel Abraham | 12. Trent Waterhouse |
| 13. Reegan Tanner | 13. Nathan Smith |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 14. Matthew Bell |
| 16. Mitchell Sargent | 17. Paul Aiton |
| 17. Adam Woolnough | 20. Tony Puletua |
| 19. Riley Brown | 21. Matthew Cross |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Matt Elliott |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melbourne | 40 | Friday August 17: |
| 2. Manly | 36 | Bulldogs 25 defeated Broncos 24 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 3. North Queensland | 28 | Saturday August 18: |
| 4. Bulldogs | 26 | Melbourne 14 defeated Parramatta 10 at Olympic Park. |
| 5. Parramatta | 26 | Wests 29 defeated Cronulla 28 at Toyota Park. |
| 6. Warriors | 25 | North Queensland 24 defeated St George Illawarra 14 at Dairy Farmers |
| 7. Wests | 24 | Stadium. |
| 8. South Sydney | 24 | Sunday August 19: |
| 9. Brisbane | 22 | Canberra 26 defeated Warriors 24 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 10. Gold Coast | 22 | Gold Coast 22 defeated Sydney 18 at Gold Coast Stadium. |
| 11. Sydney | 21 | Monday August 20: |
| 12. Canberra | 20 | South Sydney 24 defeated Manly 18 at Telstra Stadium. |
| 13. Cronulla | 18 | |
| 14. St George Illawarra | 18 | |
| 15. Newcastle | 18 | |
| 16. Penrith | 16 | |