2008 Round 2 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles:
Newcastle 13 (C. Houston, R. Fa'aoso tries; K. Gidley 2 goals; S. Dureau field goal) defeated
Manly Warringah 12 (J. Lyon, M. Bani tries; M. Orford 2 goals) after three minutes and 20 seconds of extra-time at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, March 22, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Newcastle 13-8. Penalties: Newcastle 9-7.
Crowd: 18,117. Referee: Ben Cummins. Halftime: Manly Warringah 6-2.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 2/3, Orford (Manly Warringah) 2/2.
Cited: Perry (Manly Warringah). Charge: Striking (Grade 1). Plea: Not guilty. Verdict: Not guilty.
When they scored:
3rd minute: Gidley penalty goal. Newcastle 2-0.
35th minute: Lyon try, Orford goal. Manly Warringah 6-2.
57th minute: Bani try, Orford goal. Manly Warringah 12-2.
64th minute: Houston try. Manly Warringah 12-6.
80th minute: Fa'aoso try, Gidley goal. 12 all.
84th minute: Dureau field goal. Newcastle 13-12.
| Newcastle Knights: | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Brett Stewart |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Michael Robertson |
| 3. Wes Naiqama | 3. Steve Bell |
| 19. Keith Lulia | 4. David Vaealiki |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Michael Bani |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Jamie Lyon |
| 7. Scott Dureau | 7. Matt Orford (c) |
| 8. Daniel Tolar | 8. Jason King |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Matt Ballin |
| 10. Jesse Royal | 15. Josh Perry |
| 11. Chris Houston | 11. Anthony Watmough |
| 12. Cameron Ciraldo | 12. Glenn Stewart |
| 13. Zeb Taia | 10. Brent Kite |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Matt Hilder | 13. Steve Menzies |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 14. Luke Williamson |
| 16. Richard Fa'aoso | 16. Adam Cuthbertson |
| 17. Danny Wicks | 17. Mark Bryant |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Des Hasler |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brisbane | 4 | Friday March 21: |
| 2. Wests | 4 | Brisbane 20 defeated Sydney 14 at Sydney Football Stadium. |
| 3. Newcastle | 4 | Bulldogs 25 defeated South Sydney 12 at ANZ Stadium. |
| 4. Cronulla | 4 | Saturday March 22: |
| 5. Melbourne | 2 | Canberra 20 defeated Penrith 16 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 6. St George Illawarra | 2 | Wests 30 defeated North Queensland 10 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. |
| 7. Sydney | 2 | Sunday March 23: |
| 8. Bulldogs | 2 | Warriors 30 defeated Parramatta 16 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 9. Warriors | 2 | Cronulla 17 defeated Melbourne 16 at Olympic Park. |
| 10. Gold Coast | 2 | Monday March 24: |
| 11. Parramatta | 2 | St George Illawarra 30 defeated Gold Coast 12 at WIN Stadium. |
| 12. Canberra | 2 | |
| 13. Manly | 0 | |
| 14. South Sydney | 0 | |
| 15. North Queensland | 0 | |
| 16. Penrith | 0 | |