RUGBY LEAGUE
Melbourne v Newcastle
- Round 17
- Saturday 4 July 2009
Full Time
Scorecard
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Time: 80.00 | 14 |
| Greg Inglis 7m Billy Slater 48m Will Chambers 77m | TRIES | Wes Naiqama 30m Akuila Uate 53m |
| Cameron Smith 3/3 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Kurt Gidley 2/2 (100%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | Kurt Gidley 1/1 (100%) | |
| FIELD GOALS | ||
| SIN BINS | ||
| 4 | PENALTIES | 4 |
| 7 | SCRUMS | 8 |
| 25 / 38 (66%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 35 / 43 (81%) |
| 143 (1072m) | RUNS (m) | 180 (1532m) |
| 2 | LINE BREAKS | 1 |
| 360 | TACKLES | 274 |
| 35 | MISSED TACKLES | 16 |
| 4 | OFFLOADS | 18 |
| 16 | ERRORS | 7 |
Match Details
| Venue: Olympic Park | Start Time: 7:30PM |
| Weather: Rain | Surface: Slippery |
| Referee Name: Shayne Hayne, Matt Cecchin Touch Judges: Paul Holland, Ricky McFarlane Video Ref: Paul Simpkins | |
Team Stats
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | TRY ASSISTS | 2 |
| 4 | OFFLOADS | 18 |
| 2 2 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 1 1 |
| 360 11 28 35 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 274 19 6 16 |
| 143 (1072m) 83 (580m) 20 (171m) 21 (161m) 1 (5m) 6 (35m) 9 (91m) 131 (952m) | 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) | 180 (1532m) 92 (719m) 41 (303m) 19 (150m) 3 (38m) 6 (49m) 10 (143m) 161 (1259m) |
| 21 (695m) 0 6 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 27 (736m) 0 1 |
| 130 14 96 20 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 160 15 127 18 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles | Most Runs | Most Line Breaks | Most Offloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Johnson 43 |
Kurt Gidley 20 |
Billy Slater 1 |
Zeb Taia 3 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 9 (99m) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (51m) |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 80 | 9 (97m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Will Chambers | Centre 1 | 80 | 8 (52m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 12 (99m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 (8m) |
| Joseph Tomane | Winger 2 | 80 | 9 (50m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 25 | 0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 3 (15m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 (529m) |
| Brett White | Prop 1 | 49 | 11 (78m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 7 (65m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (107m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 46 | 14 (101m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 1 | 57 | 11 (74m) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 16 (107m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 80 | 11 (80m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 39 | 7 (43m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Interchange | 55 | 4 (29m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 18 | 5 (32m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 31 | 7 (51m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 | 20 (198m) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (65m) |
| Keith Lulia | Winger 1 | 80 | 10 (62m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Junior Sau | Centre 1 | 80 | 17 (124m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (28m) |
| Shannon McDonnell | Centre 2 | 80 | 11 (96m) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Akuila Uate | Winger 2 | 80 | 18 (168m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ben Rogers | Five-eighth | 80 | 5 (44m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (319m) |
| Jarrod Mullen | Halfback | 80 | 3 (16m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 (231m) |
| Mark Taufua | Prop 1 | 35 | 11 (116m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Isaac De Gois | Hooker | 67 | 3 (36m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (61m) |
| Chris Houston | Prop 2 | 48 | 12 (88m) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Marvin Karawana | 2nd Row 1 | 26 | 7 (49m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Zeb Taia | 2nd Row 2 | 63 | 13 (109m) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Hilder | Lock | 69 | 13 (99m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Wes Naiqama | Interchange | 50 | 7 (49m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (18m) |
| Richard Fa'aoso | Interchange | 27 | 8 (74m) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Danny Wicks | Interchange | 47 | 13 (124m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cory Paterson | Interchange | 48 | 9 (80m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Chambers | Centre 1 | 80 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph Tomane | Winger 2 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett White | Prop 1 | 49 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 2 | 46 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | 2nd Row 1 | 57 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 80 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 80 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 39 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Interchange | 55 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 31 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Kurt Gidley | Fullback | 80 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lulia | Winger 1 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Sau | Centre 1 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shannon McDonnell | Centre 2 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akuila Uate | Winger 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Rogers | Five-eighth | 80 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarrod Mullen | Halfback | 80 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Taufua | Prop 1 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac De Gois | Hooker | 67 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | Prop 2 | 48 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Karawana | 2nd Row 1 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeb Taia | 2nd Row 2 | 63 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hilder | Lock | 69 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Naiqama | Interchange | 50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Fa'aoso | Interchange | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Wicks | Interchange | 47 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Paterson | Interchange | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Possession
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | 55% |
Possession Flow
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Recent Matches - Head to Head
| Winner | Score | Venue | Round | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 17-16 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Round 25 | 2008 |
| Melbourne | 18-4 | Olympic Park | Round 9 | 2008 |
| Melbourne | 44-0 | Olympic Park | Round 18 | 2007 |
| Melbourne | 22-12 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Round 4 | 2007 |
| Melbourne | 24-16 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Round 19 | 2006 |
| Melbourne | 52-6 | Olympic Park | Round 7 | 2006 |
| Newcastle | 37-18 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Round 21 | 2005 |
| Melbourne | 48-10 | Olympic Park | Round 1 | 2005 |
| Melbourne | 28-18 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | Round 12 | 2004 |
| Newcastle | 36-26 | Olympic Park | Round 2 | 2004 |
Melbourne
| Against Newcastle | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| At Olympic Park | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Melbourne Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2009 Round 16 | Canberra @ Canberra Stadium | Loss | 16-26 (4-14) | Try (N) | Cameron Smith (N) | Will Chambers (N) |
| 2009 Round 15 | Wests Tigers @ Olympic Park | Win | 14-12 (8-6) | Try (Y) | Cooper Cronk (Y) | Matthew Cross (N) |
| 2009 Round 14 | South Sydney @ Members Equity Stadium | Win | 28-22 (10-All) | Try (N) | Greg Inglis (N) | Joseph Tomane (Y) |
| 2009 Round 13 | Brisbane @ Olympic Park | Win | 48-4 (20-0) | Try (Y) | Greg Inglis (Y) | Aiden Tolman (Y) |
| 2009 Round 11 | Bulldogs @ Bluetongue Stadium | Loss | 10-26 (0-14) | Try (N) | Will Chambers (N) | Will Chambers (Y) |
| 2009 Round 10 | Canberra @ Olympic Park | Win | 46-6 (18-6) | Try (N) | Billy Slater (N) | Ryan Hoffman (Y) |
| 2009 Round 9 | Sydney Roosters @ Bluetongue Stadium | Win | 28-12 (16-6) | Try (N) | Brett White (N) | Brett Finch (Y) |
| 2009 Round 8 | Manly @ Brookvale Oval | Win | 22-8 (16-4) | Try (Y) | Greg Inglis (Y) | Billy Slater (N) |
| 2009 Round 7 | Warriors @ Olympic Park | Draw | 14-All (10-6) | Try (N) | Steve Turner (Y) | Will Chambers (N) |
| 2009 Round 6 | Wests Tigers @ Leichhardt Oval | Loss | 6-16 (6-10) | Try (Y) | Ryan Hoffman (Y) | Ryan Hoffman (N) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Equal at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Behind at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2007 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2008 | 16 | 57.1% | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 6 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Newcastle
| Against Melbourne | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| At Olympic Park | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Newcastle Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2009 Round 16 | South Sydney @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Win | 25-20 (6-12) | Try (Y) | Akuila Uate (Y) | Steve Simpson (N) |
| 2009 Round 14 | Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium | Loss | 0-13 (0-6) | - (N) | - (N) | - (N) |
| 2009 Round 13 | Parramatta @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Loss | 18-20 (12-6) | Try (Y) | Keith Lulia (Y) | Jarrod Mullen (Y) |
| 2009 Round 12 | Bulldogs @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Win | 22-14 (20-0) | Try (Y) | Richard Fa'aoso (Y) | Constantine Mika (N) |
| 2009 Round 11 | North Queensland @ Dairy Farmers Stadium | Loss | 10-36 (6-18) | Try (N) | Chris Houston (N) | Akuila Uate (Y) |
| 2009 Round 10 | Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium | Win | 38-6 (22-0) | Try (Y) | Zeb Taia (Y) | Danny Wicks (Y) |
| 2009 Round 9 | Gold Coast @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Win | 23-18 (18-16) | Try (N) | Chris Houston (N) | James McManus (Y) |
| 2009 Round 8 | Brisbane @ EnergyAustralia Stadium | Win | 28-12 (18-6) | Try (N) | Mark Taufua (N) | Jarrod Mullen (N) |
| 2009 Round 7 | Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Loss | 24-26 (18-6) | Try (N) | Matt Hilder (N) | Jarrod Mullen (N) |
| 2009 Round 6 | St George Illawarra @ WIN Jubilee Oval | Win | 24-18 (6-14) | Try (N) | Richard Fa'aoso (N) | Adam MacDougall (N) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Equal at Half Time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind at Half Time | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2008 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2008 | 7 | 29.2% | 1 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 7 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Last Updated: 5 Jul 2009 5:50PM
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