2008 Round 1 vs Canberra Raiders:
Newcastle 30 (W. Naiqama, C. Vuna, D. Buderus, D. Wicks, K. Gidley tries; K. Gidley 5 goals) defeated
Canberra 14 (A. Purtell 2, L. Withers tries; T. Carney goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, March 15, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Canberra 9-7. Penalties: Canberra 10-9.
Crowd: 17,233. Referee: Tony De Las Heras. Halftime: Newcastle 10-4.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 5/6, Carney (Canberra) 1/3.
When they scored:
9th minute: Withers try. Canberra 4-0.
33rd minute: Naiqama try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 6-4.
39th minute: Vuna try. Newcastle 10-4.
51st minute: Gidley penalty goal. Newcastle 12-4.
61st minute: Buderus try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 18-4.
65th minute: Purtell try, Carney goal. Newcastle 18-10.
71st minute: Purtell try. Newcastle 18-14.
74th minute: Wicks try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 24-14.
76th minute: Gidley try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 30-14.
| Newcastle Knights: | Canberra Raiders: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. William Zillman |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Colin Best |
| 3. Wes Naiqama | 3. Phil Graham |
| 4. Adam MacDougall | 4. Joel Monaghan |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Adrian Purtell |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Terry Campese |
| 20. Scott Dureau | 7. Todd Carney |
| 8. Daniel Tolar | 8. Troy Thompson |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Lincoln Withers |
| 10. Jesse Royal | 10. Scott Logan |
| 11. Chris Houston | 14. Marshall Chalk |
| 12. Zeb Taia | 12. Glen Turner |
| 13. Steve Simpson | 13. Alan Tongue |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Matt Hilder | 11. Neville Costigan |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 15. Josh Miller |
| 16. Richard Fa'aoso | 16. Dane Tilse |
| 17. Danny Wicks | 17. Michael Weyman |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Neil Henry |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brisbane | 2 | Friday March 14: |
| 2. Gold Coast | 2 | Sydney 34 defeated South Sydney 20 at ANZ Stadium. |
| 3. Newcastle | 2 | Gold Coast 36 defeated North Queensland 18 at Skilled Park. |
| 4. Sydney | 2 | Saturday March 15: |
| 5. Melbourne | 2 | Parramatta 28 defeated Bulldogs 20 at ANZ Stadium. |
| 6. Wests | 2 | Cronulla 16 defeated Manly 10 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 7. Parramatta | 2 | Sunday March 16: |
| 8. Cronulla | 2 | Brisbane 48 defeated Penrith 12 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 9. Bulldogs | 0 | Wests 24 defeated St George Illawarra 16 at Sydney Football Stadium. |
| 10. Manly | 0 | Monday March 17: |
| 11. St George Illawarra | 0 | Melbourne 32 defeated Warriors 18 at Telstra Dome. |
| 12. Warriors | 0 | |
| 13. Canberra | 0 | |
| 14. North Queensland | 0 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 0 | |
| 16. Penrith | 0 | |