Scorecard
| Newcastle | v | Canberra |
| 30 | Time: 80.00 | 14 |
Wes Naiqama 33m Cooper Vuna 39m Danny Buderus 61m Danny Wicks 74m Kurt Gidley 76m | TRIES | Lincoln Withers 9m Adrian Purtell 65m Adrian Purtell 71m |
| Kurt Gidley 4/5 (80%) | CONVERSIONS | Todd Carney 1/3 (33%) |
| Kurt Gidley 1/1 (100%) | PENALTY GOALS | |
| FIELD GOALS | |
| SIN BINS | |
| SEND OFFS | |
| 9 | PENALTIES | 10 |
| 7 | SCRUMS | 9 |
| 33 / 44 (75%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 26 / 38 (68%) |
| 168 (1402m) | RUNS (m) | 136 (930m) |
| 5 | LINE BREAKS | 3 |
| 263 | TACKLES | 295 |
| 18 | MISSED TACKLES | 24 |
| 14 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
| 11 | ERRORS | 15 |
Match Details
| Venue: EnergyAustralia Stadium | Start Time: 7:30PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Tony De Las Heras Touch Judges: Peter Kirby, Steve Chiddy
Video Ref: Paul Simpkins |
Team Stats
| Newcastle | v | Canberra |
| 5 | TRY ASSISTS | 2 |
| 14 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
5 2 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 3 2 |
263 22 8 18 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 295 27 24 24 |
168 (1402m) 80 (628m) 52 (419m) 14 (115m) 2 (21m) 5 (44m) 10 (108m) 153 (1227m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 136 (930m) 65 (419m) 27 (196m) 13 (83m) 5 (43m) 14 (109m) 8 (55m) 124 (850m) |
20 (545m) 0 0 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 17 (533m) 0 0 |
136 10 119 7 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 115 9 97 9 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Alan Tongue 40 |
Kurt Gidley 24 |
Adrian Purtell 2 |
Adam MacDougall 3 |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 |
24 (220m) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (49m) |
| James McManus | Winger 1 | 80 |
8 (63m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (23m) |
| Wes Naiqama | Centre 1 | 80 |
9 (78m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam MacDougall | Centre 2 | 80 |
14 (141m) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Cooper Vuna | Winger 2 | 71 |
6 (42m) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jarrod Mullen | Five-eighth | 80 |
3 (5m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 (256m) |
| Scott Dureau | Halfback | 80 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (195m) |
| Daniel Tolar | Prop 1 | 48 |
11 (80m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Danny Buderus | Hooker | 80 |
11 (94m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jesse Royal | Prop 2 | 46 |
9 (74m) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Chris Houston | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
15 (114m) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 (22m) |
| Zeb Taia | 2nd Row 2 | 44 |
10 (77m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Steve Simpson | Lock | 11 |
3 (23m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Hilder | Interchange | 58 |
11 (93m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cory Paterson | Interchange | 45 |
7 (75m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Richard Faaoso | Interchange | 38 |
14 (117m) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Danny Wicks | Interchange | 39 |
13 (106m) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Canberra | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| William Zillman | Fullback | 21 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Colin Best | Winger 1 | 80 |
15 (93m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Phil Graham | Centre 1 | 80 |
5 (45m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25m) |
| Joel Monaghan | Centre 2 | 80 |
8 (59m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14m) |
| Adrian Purtell | Winger 2 | 80 |
13 (97m) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Terry Campese | Five-eighth | 80 |
7 (36m) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (29m) |
| Todd Carney | Halfback | 80 |
5 (34m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 (465m) |
| Troy Thompson | Prop 1 | 40 |
13 (76m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Lincoln Withers | Hooker | 70 |
8 (52m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Scott Logan | Prop 2 | 37 |
10 (75m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Marshall Chalk | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
9 (71m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Glen Turner | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
7 (44m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Alan Tongue | Lock | 80 |
2 (12m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Neville Costigan | Interchange | 12 |
1 (5m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Josh Miller | Interchange | 61 |
11 (60m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dane Tilse | Interchange | 41 |
13 (90m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Michael Weyman | Interchange | 38 |
8 (70m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| James McManus | Winger 1 | 80 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Naiqama | Centre 1 | 80 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Adam MacDougall | Centre 2 | 80 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cooper Vuna | Winger 2 | 71 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrod Mullen | Five-eighth | 80 |
17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Dureau | Halfback | 80 |
15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Tolar | Prop 1 | 48 |
28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Buderus | Hooker | 80 |
29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Royal | Prop 2 | 46 |
29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Zeb Taia | 2nd Row 2 | 44 |
28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Simpson | Lock | 11 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hilder | Interchange | 58 |
32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Paterson | Interchange | 45 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Faaoso | Interchange | 38 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Wicks | Interchange | 39 |
14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Canberra | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| William Zillman | Fullback | 21 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Best | Winger 1 | 80 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Graham | Centre 1 | 80 |
13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Monaghan | Centre 2 | 80 |
20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Adrian Purtell | Winger 2 | 80 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Campese | Five-eighth | 80 |
23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Carney | Halfback | 80 |
23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Thompson | Prop 1 | 40 |
17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln Withers | Hooker | 70 |
22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Logan | Prop 2 | 37 |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Chalk | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Turner | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Tongue | Lock | 80 |
40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Neville Costigan | Interchange | 12 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | Interchange | 61 |
31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dane Tilse | Interchange | 41 |
17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Weyman | Interchange | 38 |
18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Possession
| Newcastle | v | Canberra |
| 54% | | 46% |
Call Type: Final
Last Updated: 17 Mar 2008 6:27AM
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