GRAND FINALS (2001-2018)
2001
NEWCASTLE 30 (Bill Peden 2, Ben Kennedy, Steve Simpson, Timana Tahu tries; Andrew Johns 5 goals) d. PARRAMATTA 24 (Brett Hodgson 2, Jamie Lyon 2 tries; Luke Burt 4 goals) at Stadium Australia. Half-time: Newcastle 24-0. Crowd: 90,414 Scrums: Newcastle 8-6. Penalties: Parramatta 6-2. Sin Bin: Nil. Sent Off: Nil. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Goalkickers: Andrew Johns (Newcastle) 5 from 7, Luke Burt (Parramatta) 4 from 4. Completion Rates: Parramatta 26/44, Newcastle 32/38. Efficiency: Parramatta 79%, Newcastle 92%
KNIGHTS: Robbie O’Davis, Timana Tahu, Matthew Gidley, Mark Hughes, Adam MacDougall, Sean Rudder, Andrew Johns (c), Josh Perry, Danny Buderus, Matt Parsons, Steve Simpson, Ben Kennedy, Bill Peden. Interchange: Paul Marquet, Clinton O’Brien, Glenn Grief, Daniel Abraham.
EELS: Brett Hodgson, Luke Burt, Jamie Lyon, David Vaealiki, Jason Moodie, Michael…