Round 3 vs Parramatta Eels

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Parramatta 38 (J. Morris, L. Burt, R. Price, D. Vaealiki, D. Widders, J. Webster, J. Langi tries; L. Burt 5 goals) defeated
Newcastle 34 (D. Buderus 2, D. Seage, A. Woolnough, K. Gidley tries; D. Abarham 6, A. Johns goals) at Parramatta Stadium, Saturday night, March 27, 7:30 pm.

Scrums: Newcastle 9-5. Penalties: Newcastle 10-9.
Crowd: 15,031. Referee: Tony Archer. Halftime: Parramatta 22-16.
Goalkickers: Abraham (Newcastle) 6/6, Johns (Newcastle) 1/1, Burt (Parramatta) 5/8.
Cited: Ennis (Newcastle). Charge: Careless high tackle (Grade 2). Plea: Guilty. Sentence: No suspension (93 demerit points).

[TABLE="class: teamlist"]
[TR][TD]Newcastle Knights:[/TD][TD]Parramatta Eels:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]1. David Seage[/TD][TD]1. Luke Burt[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2. Timana Tahu[/TD][TD]2. Ronald Prince[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3. Matthew Gidley[/TD][TD]3. Junior Langi[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4. Russell Richardson[/TD][TD]4. David Vaealiki[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]5. George Carmont[/TD][TD]5. Eric Grothe[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]6. Kurt Gidley[/TD][TD]6. Daniel Wagon[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]7. Andrew Johns (c)[/TD][TD]7. Adam Dykes[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8. Josh Perry[/TD][TD]8. Aaron Cannings[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]9. Danny Buderus[/TD][TD]9. John Morris[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]10. Matt Parsons[/TD][TD]10. Michael Vella[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]11. Todd Lowrie[/TD][TD]11. Nathan Hindmarsh[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]12. Daniel Abraham[/TD][TD]12. Nathan Cayless (c)[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]13. Ben Kennedy[/TD][TD]13. Luke O'Dwyer[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Interchange:[/TD][TD]Interchange:[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Adam Woolnough[/TD][TD]James Webster[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Matt Kennedy[/TD][TD]Craig Stapleton[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Michael Ennis[/TD][TD]Adam Peek[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Andrew Price[/TD][TD]Dean Widders[/TD][/TR]
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[alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-01sm.jpg"]Andrew Johns, prior to his terrible injury.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-02sm.jpg"]Andrew Johns goes down, subject of a knee complaint, early in the match.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-03sm.jpg"]Andrew Johns is loaded onto the minicart ...[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-04sm.jpg"]... and driven off the ground ...[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-05sm.jpg"]... obviously in ...[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-06sm.jpg"]... great pain and discomfort.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-07sm.jpg"]Andrew Johns feels the pain.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-08sm.jpg"]No more Andrew Johns for 2004.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-09sm.jpg"]You gotta be gutted by this footage.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-10sm.jpg"]Ben Kennedy smashes it forward.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-11sm.jpg"]Danny Buderus having another blinder.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-12sm.jpg"]Kurt Gidley on the charge.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-13sm.jpg"]Ben Kennedy in the action.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-14sm.jpg"]John Morris crosses for a try.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-15sm.jpg"]Kurt Gidley wrecking some havoc.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-16sm.jpg"]Adam Dykes put a kick in.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-17sm.jpg"]Buderus gets it down ...[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-18sm.jpg"]... in a terrific two-try performance.[/alt] [alt="http://www.marathonstadium.com/images/2004/r03-19sm.jpg"]Adam Dykes celebrates the win for Parramatta.[/alt]