Game 1
Newcastle Knights 18 def. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2
Team Info
Newcastle
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Brisbane
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. North Sydney
- In:
- Jeff Doyle (wing), Scott Carter (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Fulmer (wing to halfback), Robbie Tew (halfback to bench), David Thorne (front row to bench), Brett Shore (bench to front row)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Michael O'Connor (centre), Stuart Davis (wing), Cliff Lyons (five-eighth), Des Hasler (halfback), Phil Daley (front row), Charlie Haggett (hooker), Ian Gately (front row), Owen Cunningham (second row), Paul Vautin (lock)
- In:
- Jeremy Ticehurst (wing), Greg Austin (wing), Don McKinnon (front row), Simon Chappell (hooker), Richie Poulsen (front row), Peter Cullum (second row), Mark Pocock (second row), Matthew Loft (bench), Robert Johnstone (bench), John Jones (bench), Geoff Toovey (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Gibson (fullback to five-eighth), David Ronson (wing to centre), Ian Barkley (second row to lock), Paul Shaw (bench to halfback), Tim Dwyer (bench to fullback)
Match Notes
Manly was fined $6,000 for “fielding an understrength team” in this match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin