NRL Match Report: Round 1
Newcastle 30 v Canberra 14
Full Time 80.00
Date: 15-03-2008
Start Time: 7:30PM
Venue: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Tony De Las Heras
Crowd: 17233
Newcastle 30 v Canberra 14
Full Time 80.00
Date: 15-03-2008
Start Time: 7:30PM
Venue: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Referee: Tony De Las Heras
Crowd: 17233
| Match Stats |
| Penalties: Canberra 10-9 |
| Scrums: Canberra 9-7 |
| Completed Sets: Newcastle 33/44 (75.00%) Canberra 26/38 (68.42%) |
| Possession: Newcastle 54% Canberra 46% |
| Newcastle 30 Kurt Gidley, Wes Naiqama, Cooper Vuna, Danny Buderus, Danny Wicks tries; Kurt Gidley 5/6 goals; |
| Tackles: Matt Hilder 32, Danny Buderus 29, Jesse Royal 29, Daniel Tolar 28 |
| Runs: Kurt Gidley 24 (220m), Chris Houston 15 (114m), Adam MacDougall 14 (141m), Richard Faaoso 14 (117m) |
| Offloads: Adam MacDougall 3, Jesse Royal 3, Cooper Vuna 2, Matt Hilder 2 |
| Metres: Kurt Gidley 220m, Adam MacDougall 141m, Richard Faaoso 117m, Chris Houston 114m |
| Linebreaks: Kurt Gidley 1, Adam MacDougall 1, Cooper Vuna 1, Chris Houston 1 |
| Kicks: Jarrod Mullen 10 (256m), Scott Dureau 7 (195m), Kurt Gidley 1 (49m), James McManus 1 (23m) |
| Sent Off: None |
| Sin Bin: None |
| Canberra 14 Adrian Purtell 2, Lincoln Withers tries; Todd Carney 1/3 goals; |
| Tackles: Alan Tongue 40, Josh Miller 31, Glen Turner 26, Terry Campese 23 |
| Runs: Colin Best 15 (93m), Adrian Purtell 13 (97m), Troy Thompson 13 (76m), Dane Tilse 13 (90m) |
| Offloads: Terry Campese 2, Phil Graham 1, Todd Carney 1, Troy Thompson 1 |
| Metres: Adrian Purtell 97m, Colin Best 93m, Dane Tilse 90m, Troy Thompson 76m |
| Linebreaks: Adrian Purtell 2, Lincoln Withers 1, William Zillman 0, Colin Best 0 |
| Kicks: Todd Carney 14 (465m), Phil Graham 1 (25m), Joel Monaghan 1 (14m), Terry Campese 1 (29m) |
| Sent Off: None |
| Sin Bin: None |
Call Type: Final
Last Updated: 2008-03-17 06:27:44
Last Updated: 2008-03-17 06:27:44