2008 Round 5 vs Brisbane Broncos:
Brisbane 34 (M. Ennis 2, J. Hodges 2, K. Hunt tries; M. Ennis 7 goals) defeated
Newcastle 22 (K. Gidley 2, C. Paterson 2, C. Houston tries; K. Gidley 1 goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday, April 13, 3:00pm.
Scrums: 8 all. Penalties: Brisbane 6-2.
Crowd: 21,614. Referee: Shayne Hayne. Halftime: Brisbane 26-8.
Goalkickers: Gidley (Newcastle) 1/5, Ennis (Brisbane) 7/7.
When they scored:
6th minute: Hodges try, Ennis goal. Brisbane 6-0.
10th minute: Gidley try. Brisbane 6-4.
17th minute: Paterson try. Newcastle 8-6.
25th minute: Ennis try, Ennis goal. Brisbane 12-8.
31st minute: Ennis penalty goal. Brisbane 14-8.
36th minute: Ennis try, Ennis goal. Brisbane 20-8.
39th minute: Hunt try, Ennis goal. Brisbane 26-8.
45th minute: Ennis penalty goal. Brisbane 28-8.
58th minute: Gidley try, Gidley goal. Brisbane 28-14.
61st minute: Paterson try. Brisbane 28-18.
68th minute: Hodges try, Ennis goal. Brisbane 34-18.
77th minute: Houston try. Brisbane 34-22.
| Newcastle Knights: | Brisbane Broncos: |
|---|---|
| 1. Kurt Gidley | 1. Karmichael Hunt |
| 2. James McManus | 2. Denan Kemp |
| 3. Wes Naiqama | 3. Steve Michaels |
| 19. Keith Lulia | 4. Justin Hodges (c) |
| 5. Cooper Vuna | 5. Darius Boyd |
| 6. Chris Bailey | 6. David Stagg |
| 7. Scott Dureau | 7. Peter Wallace |
| 8. Daniel Tolar | 8. Ben Hannant |
| 9. Danny Buderus (c) | 9. Michael Ennis |
| 10. Ben Cross | 17. David Taylor |
| 11. Zeb Taia | 11. Sam Thaiday |
| 12. Cory Paterson | 12. Ashton Sims |
| 14. Chris Houston | 13. Tonie Carroll |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 15. Jesse Royal | 10. Nick Kenny |
| 16. Richard Fa'aoso | 15. Joel Clinton |
| 17. Danny Wicks | 16. Greg Eastwood |
| 18. Cameron Ciraldo | 18. Joel Moon |
| Coach: Brian Smith | Coach: Wayne Bennett |
| Ladder: | Other Results: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brisbane | 8 | Friday April 11: |
| 2. Sydney | 8 | Melbourne 26 defeated Manly 4 at Olympic Park. |
| 3. Gold Coast | 8 | Gold Coast 28 defeated Parramatta 20 at Parramatta Stadium. |
| 4. Cronulla | 8 | Saturday April 12: |
| 5. Melbourne | 6 | North Queensland 20 defeated St George Illawarra 16 at WIN Stadium. |
| 6. Canberra | 6 | Sydney 28 defeated Penrith 12 at Credit Union Australia Stadium. |
| 7. Warriors | 6 | Sunday April 13: |
| 8. Manly | 4 | Warriors 36 defeated Bulldogs 16 at Mount Smart Stadium. |
| 9. Newcastle | 4 | Canberra 30 defeated Wests 24 at Canberra Stadium. |
| 10. Wests | 4 | Monday April 14: |
| 11. Bulldogs | 4 | Cronulla 12 defeated South Sydney 10 at ANZ Stadium. |
| 12. Penrith | 4 | |
| 13. Parramatta | 4 | |
| 14. North Queensland | 4 | |
| 15. St George Illawarra | 2 | |
| 16. South Sydney | 0 | |