Round 12 vs Melbourne Storm

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Melbourne 28 (M. Geyer 3, S. Hill, B. Slater tries; C. Smith 4 goals) defeated
Newcastle 18 (T. Lowrie, G. Carmont, A. Quinn tries; K. Gidley 3 goals) at EnergyAustralia Stadium, Saturday night, May 29, 7:30 pm.

Scrums: Newcastle 9-3. Penalties: Newcastle 8-3.
Crowd: 17,281. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Melbourne 24-2.
Goalkickers: K. Gidley (Newcastle) 3/4, Smith (Melbourne) 4/5.

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[TR][TD]Newcastle Knights:[/TD][TD]Melbourne Storm:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]1. Matthew Gidley[/TD][TD]1. Billy Slater[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2. Craig Hall[/TD][TD]2. Matt Geyer[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3. Todd Lowrie[/TD][TD]3. Steven Bell[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4. George Carmont[/TD][TD]4. Jake Webster[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]5. Anthony Quinn[/TD][TD]5. Dustin Cooper[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]6. Steve Witt[/TD][TD]6. Scott Hill[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]7. Kurt Gidley[/TD][TD]7. Matt Orford[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8. Adam Woolnough[/TD][TD]8. Robbie Kearns[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]9. Danny Buderus (c)[/TD][TD]9. Cameron Smith[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]10. Matt Parsons[/TD][TD]10. Alex Chan[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]11. Clint Newton[/TD][TD]11. David Kidwell[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]12. Andrew Price[/TD][TD]12. Stephen Kearney (c)[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]13. Michael Ennis[/TD][TD]13. Kirk Reynoldson[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Interchange:[/TD][TD]Interchange:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Matt Kennedy[/TD][TD]Danny Williams[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Reegan Tanner[/TD][TD]Dallas Johnson[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Riley Brown[/TD][TD]Cooper Cronk[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Daniel Tolar[/TD][TD]Rodney Howe[/TD][/TR]
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[alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-01sm.jpg"]Matt Parsons taking the ball up.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-02sm.jpg"]Danny Williams is wrestled to the turf.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-03sm.jpg"]Kirk Reynoldson just looking scary.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-04sm.jpg"]Dustin Cooper nearly gets through.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-05sm.jpg"]Daniel Tolar makes a strong run.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-06sm.jpg"]Steven Bell about to be cut down.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-07sm.jpg"]Matt Orford looking to kick.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-08sm.jpg"]Matthew Gidley takes a bomb under pressure.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-09sm.jpg"]Cameron Smith is tackled by Andrew Price.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-10sm.jpg"]Billy Slater catches a kick.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-11sm.jpg"]Kurt Gidley flicks a great pass away.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-12sm.jpg"]Michael Ennis about to lose the ball in an attempt to score.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-13sm.jpg"]Scott Hill puts a fend on.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-14sm.jpg"]Todd Lowrie and Clint Newton go off over Lowrie's try.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r12-15sm.jpg"]The Knights reflect on a disappointing effort.[/alt]