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David Lomax
Newcastle 24 (D. Albert 2, B. Grogan, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 4 goals) defeated
Western 20 (P. Evans 2, M. Rodwell tries; J. O'Neill 4 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, August 24.
Scrums: Newcastle 5-4. Penalties: Newcastle 9-4.
Crowd: 20,110. Referee: Eddie Ward. Halftime: Western 14-10.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 4/7, O'Neill (Western) 4/4.
Sin bin: Dever (Western), Harragon (Newcastle).
When they scored:
6th minute: Evans try, O'Neill goal. Western 6-0.
8th minute: Rodwell try, O'Neill goal. Western 12-0.
15th minute: Grogan try. Western 12-4.
18th minute: A. Johns try, A. Johns goal. Western 12-10.
28th minute: O'Neill penalty goal. Western 14-10.
44th minute: Albert try. 14 all.
50th minute: Albert try, A. Johns goal. Newcastle 20-14.
62nd minute: A. Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 22-14.
74th minute: A. Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 24-14.
79th minute: Evans try, O'Neill goal. Newcastle 24-20.
[TABLE="class: teamlist"]
[TR][TD]Newcastle Knights:[/TD][TD]Western Reds:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]1. Robbie O'Davis[/TD][TD]1. Greg Fleming[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2. Matthew Gidley[/TD][TD]2. Paul Evans[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3. Brett Grogan[/TD][TD]3. Chris Dever[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4. Jamie Ainscough[/TD][TD]4. Julian O'Neill (c)[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]5. Keith Beauchamp[/TD][TD]5. Chris Ryan[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]6. Matthew Johns[/TD][TD]6. Scott Wilson[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]7. Andrew Johns[/TD][TD]7. Matthew Rodwell[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8. Tony Butterfield[/TD][TD]8. Rodney Howe[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]9. Robbie McCormack[/TD][TD]9. Matt Fuller[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]10. Paul Harragon (c)[/TD][TD]10. Robbie Kearns[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]11. Paul Marquet[/TD][TD]11. Peter Shiels[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]12. Adam Muir[/TD][TD]12. Cameron Blair[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]13. Marc Glanville[/TD][TD]13. Dale Fritz[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Interchange:[/TD][TD]Interchange:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Darren Albert[/TD][TD]David Boyd[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Owen Craigie[/TD][TD]Wayne Evans[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Bill Peden[/TD][TD]Mick Potter[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Troy Fletcher[/TD][TD]Jon Grieve[/TD][/TR]
[/TABLE]
Western 20 (P. Evans 2, M. Rodwell tries; J. O'Neill 4 goals) at Marathon Stadium, Saturday night, August 24.
Scrums: Newcastle 5-4. Penalties: Newcastle 9-4.
Crowd: 20,110. Referee: Eddie Ward. Halftime: Western 14-10.
Goalkickers: A. Johns (Newcastle) 4/7, O'Neill (Western) 4/4.
Sin bin: Dever (Western), Harragon (Newcastle).
When they scored:
6th minute: Evans try, O'Neill goal. Western 6-0.
8th minute: Rodwell try, O'Neill goal. Western 12-0.
15th minute: Grogan try. Western 12-4.
18th minute: A. Johns try, A. Johns goal. Western 12-10.
28th minute: O'Neill penalty goal. Western 14-10.
44th minute: Albert try. 14 all.
50th minute: Albert try, A. Johns goal. Newcastle 20-14.
62nd minute: A. Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 22-14.
74th minute: A. Johns penalty goal. Newcastle 24-14.
79th minute: Evans try, O'Neill goal. Newcastle 24-20.
[TABLE="class: teamlist"]
[TR][TD]Newcastle Knights:[/TD][TD]Western Reds:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]1. Robbie O'Davis[/TD][TD]1. Greg Fleming[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2. Matthew Gidley[/TD][TD]2. Paul Evans[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3. Brett Grogan[/TD][TD]3. Chris Dever[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4. Jamie Ainscough[/TD][TD]4. Julian O'Neill (c)[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]5. Keith Beauchamp[/TD][TD]5. Chris Ryan[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]6. Matthew Johns[/TD][TD]6. Scott Wilson[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]7. Andrew Johns[/TD][TD]7. Matthew Rodwell[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8. Tony Butterfield[/TD][TD]8. Rodney Howe[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]9. Robbie McCormack[/TD][TD]9. Matt Fuller[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]10. Paul Harragon (c)[/TD][TD]10. Robbie Kearns[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]11. Paul Marquet[/TD][TD]11. Peter Shiels[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]12. Adam Muir[/TD][TD]12. Cameron Blair[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]13. Marc Glanville[/TD][TD]13. Dale Fritz[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Interchange:[/TD][TD]Interchange:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Darren Albert[/TD][TD]David Boyd[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Owen Craigie[/TD][TD]Wayne Evans[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Bill Peden[/TD][TD]Mick Potter[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Troy Fletcher[/TD][TD]Jon Grieve[/TD][/TR]
[/TABLE]