Scorecard
| Newcastle | v | Melbourne |
| 17 | Time: 80.00 | 16 |
Matt Hilder 1m Jesse Royal 62m | TRIES | Greg Inglis 24m Israel Folau 44m Sika Manu 77m |
| Kurt Gidley 2/2 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Cam Smith 2/3 (66%) |
| Kurt Gidley 2/2 (100%) | PENALTY GOALS | |
| Scott Dureau 1/1 (100%) | FIELD GOALS | |
| SIN BINS | |
| SEND OFFS | |
| 8 | PENALTIES | 6 |
| 9 | SCRUMS | 13 |
| 26 / 41 (63%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 30 / 39 (77%) |
| 156 (1395m) | RUNS (m) | 155 (1258m) |
| 2 | LINE BREAKS | 3 |
| 274 | TACKLES | 314 |
| 30 | MISSED TACKLES | 21 |
| 6 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
| 16 | ERRORS | 10 |
Match Details
| Venue: EnergyAustralia Stadium | Start Time: 5:30PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Shayne Hayne Touch Judges: Bernard Sutton, Paul Holland
Video Ref: Paul Simpkins |
Team Stats
| Newcastle | v | Melbourne |
| 1 | TRY ASSISTS | 2 |
| 6 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
2 1 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 3 2 |
274 3 13 30 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 314 0 13 21 |
156 (1395m) 64 (525m) 27 (255m) 26 (220m) 24 (207m) 0 (0m) 9 (113m) 141 (1207m) | 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) | 155 (1258m) 59 (444m) 38 (337m) 26 (207m) 16 (133m) 1 (5m) 11 (80m) 140 (1126m) |
21 (660m) 1 1 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 21 (678m) 0 1 |
132 14 103 15 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 126 17 88 21 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Matt Hilder 43 |
Kurt Gidley 23 |
Matt Hilder 1 |
Ben Cross 2 |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 |
23 (233m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (100m) |
| James McManus | Winger 1 | 80 |
9 (110m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Junior Sau | Centre 1 | 80 |
12 (93m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam MacDougall | Centre 2 | 80 |
8 (74m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Wes Naiqama | Winger 2 | 80 |
12 (119m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jarrod Mullen | Five-eighth | 51 |
2 (15m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (194m) |
| Scott Dureau | Halfback | 80 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (325m) |
| Matthew White | Prop 1 | 48 |
11 (95m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Hilder | Hooker | 80 |
8 (56m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 (41m) |
| Ben Cross | Prop 2 | 53 |
17 (158m) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Steve Simpson | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
11 (80m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cory Paterson | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
8 (71m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Mark Taufua | Lock | 49 |
6 (45m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jesse Royal | Interchange | 22 |
9 (81m) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Chris Bailey | Interchange | 60 |
15 (122m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Chris Houston | Interchange | 37 |
5 (43m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Marvin Karawana | Interchange | 0 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 |
16 (131m) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (70m) |
| Matt Geyer | Winger 1 | 80 |
16 (123m) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Israel Folau | Centre 1 | 80 |
9 (86m) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Russell Aitken | Centre 2 | 73 |
5 (38m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
10 (82m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
15 (154m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (30m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
4 (15m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 (380m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 57 |
15 (136m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cam Smith | Hooker | 80 |
10 (83m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (198m) |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 41 |
3 (17m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 75 |
6 (41m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 2 | 38 |
8 (77m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 68 |
10 (56m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jeremy Smith | Interchange | 49 |
6 (42m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 12 |
4 (26m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 40 |
9 (55m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Antonio Kaufusi | Interchange | 27 |
9 (96m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McManus | Winger 1 | 80 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior Sau | Centre 1 | 80 |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam MacDougall | Centre 2 | 80 |
9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Naiqama | Winger 2 | 80 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jarrod Mullen | Five-eighth | 51 |
12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Dureau | Halfback | 80 |
9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew White | Prop 1 | 48 |
17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hilder | Hooker | 80 |
43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cross | Prop 2 | 53 |
33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Simpson | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cory Paterson | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Taufua | Lock | 49 |
27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Royal | Interchange | 22 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Bailey | Interchange | 60 |
19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Houston | Interchange | 37 |
22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Karawana | Interchange | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Geyer | Winger 1 | 80 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Israel Folau | Centre 1 | 80 |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Aitken | Centre 2 | 73 |
22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 57 |
22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cam Smith | Hooker | 80 |
29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 41 |
19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 75 |
35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 2 | 38 |
10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 68 |
37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Smith | Interchange | 49 |
23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 12 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 40 |
18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Kaufusi | Interchange | 27 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Possession
| Newcastle | v | Melbourne |
| 51% | | 49% |
Last Updated: 31 Aug 2008 12:52AM
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