2008 Round 3 vs Parramatta Eels:
Parramatta 24 (J. Hayne 2, E. Grothe, B. Finch tries; L. Burt 3 goals; N. Cayless, L. Burt field goals) defeated
Newcastle 23 (K. Lulia 2, C. Vuna, W. Naiqama tries; K. Gidley 3 goals; J. Mullen field goal) after three minutes and five seconds of extra-time at Parramatta Stadium, Friday night, March 28, 7:30pm.
Scrums: Parramatta 10-7. Penalties: Parramatta 9-8.
Crowd: 15,176. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Parramatta 20-12.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 3/4, Burt (Parramatta) 3/5.
When they scored:
6th minute: Hayne try, Burt goal. Parramatta 6-0.
9th minute: Hayne try. Parramatta 10-0.
12th minute: Lulia try, Gidley goal. Parramatta 10-6.
30th minute: Vuna try, Gidley goal. Newcastle 12-10.
35th minute: Grothe try. Parramatta 14-12.
37th minute: Finch try, Burt goal. Parramatta 20-12.
58th minute: Naiqama try, Gidley goal. Parramatta 20-18.
62nd minute: Lulia try. Newcastle 22-20.
69th minute: Burt penalty goal. 22 all.
74th minute: Mullen field goal. Newcastle 23-22.
77th minute: Cayless field goal. 23 all.
84th minute: Burt field goal. Parramatta 24-23.
| Newcastle Knights: | Parramatta Eels: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Luke Burt |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Taulima Tautai |
| 3. Wes Naiqama | 3. Joel Reddy |
| 4. Keith Lulia | 4. Jarryd Hayne |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Eric Grothe |
| 6. Jarrod Mullen | 6. Brett Finch |
| 7. Scott Dureau | 7. Tim Smith |
| 8. Daniel Tolar | 8. Nathan Cayless (c) |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Mark Riddell |
| 10. Jesse Royal | 15. Josh Cordoba |
| 11. Chris Houston | 11. Nathan Hindmarsh |
| 12. Cameron Ciraldo | 12. Daniel Wagon |
| 13. Zeb Taia | 13. Feleti Mateo |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 14. Matt Hilder | 10. Fuifui Moimoi |
| 15. Cory Paterson | 14. Matthew Keating |
| 16. Richard Fa'aoso | 16. Todd Lowrie |
| 17. Danny Wicks | 17. Weller Hauraki |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Michael Hagan |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brisbane | 6 | Friday March 28: |
| 2. Bulldogs | 4 | Brisbane 36 defeated North Queensland 2 at Suncorp Stadium. |
| 3. Newcastle | 4 | Saturday March 29: |
| 4. Gold Coast | 4 | Sydney 10 defeated Melbourne 6 at Sydney Football Stadium |
| 5. Sydney | 4 | Canberra 21 defeated St George Illawarra 14 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 6. Wests | 4 | Gold Coast 18 defeated Cronulla Sutherland 4 at Skilled Park. |
| 7. Parramatta | 4 | Sunday March 30: |
| 8. Canberra | 4 | Penrith 26 defeated South Sydney 22 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 9. Cronulla | 4 | Bulldogs 32 defeated Wests 12 at ANZ Stadium. |
| 10. Manly | 2 | Monday March 31: |
| 11. Melbourne | 2 | Manly 52 defeated Warriors 6 at Brookvale Oval. |
| 12. St George Illawarra | 2 | |
| 13. Penrith | 2 | |
| 14. Warriors | 2 | |
| 15. South Sydney | 0 | |
| 16. North Queensland | 0 | |