Match
Report Round 2 2008
Knights 13 (2 tries, 2 goals, 1 FG) v Sea Eagles 12 (2 tries, 2 goals)
Players: 1. Brett
Stewart
2. Michael Robertson 3. Steven Bell 4. David Vaealiki 5. Michael Bani 6. Jamie Lyon 7. Matt Orford 8. Jason King 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brent Kite 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Glenn Stewart 15. Josh Perry 13. Steve Menzies 14. Luke Williamson 16. Adam Cuthbertson 17. Mark Bryant Tries: Lyon, Bani Goals: Orford (2/2) |
 Venue: Energy Australia Stadium |
Match Summary: The Knights opened the scoring in the second minute with a Kurt Gidley penalty. The first try of the match did not come until the 36th minute with a Jamie Lyon try converted by Orford to give the Sea Eagles a 6-2 half-time lead. After having two tries controversally disallowed against him, Michael Bani was finally allowed a try by referee Russell Smith in the 57th minute. The conversion by Orford gave the Sea Eagles a 12-2 lead. With 15 minutes to go the Knights were right back in it with an unconverted Chris Houston try. Knights 6 - Sea Eagles 12. A 79th minute Richard Faaso try, converted by Gidley took the game into golden point extra time. An 84th minute Scott Dureau field goal gave the Knights a 13-12 victory to the despair of Manly fans and the delight of the Newcastle faithful. A bad start to the season, the Sea Eagles winless after two rounds. |
