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2002 Telstra NRL Premiership

Round 8

Melbourne Storm 28 lost to Newcastle Knights 36

2002 Telstra NRL Premiership
Round 8
Melbourne
Storm		28
–
36Newcastle
Knights
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/1786
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 4th May, 2002
Kick Off3:00pm (local time)
RefereeBill Harrigan
Touch JudgesDavid Abood, Rod Lawrence
Video RefJohn Gocher
VenueOlympic Park (Melbourne)
Crowd9,524
Match Stats
Halftime Score6–30
Scrums8–5
Penalties1–1
MelbourneScoresheetNewcastle
Matt ORFORD2T3Timana TAHU
Stephen KEARNEY Daniel ABRAHAM
Aaron MOULE Danny BUDERUS
Kirk REYNOLDSON Mark HUGHES
 
Richard SWAIN4/5G6/6Andrew JOHNS
MelbourneTeamsNewcastle
Junior LANGI1FB1Robbie O'DAVIS
Matt GEYER2W2Timana TAHU
Aaron MOULE3C3Matthew GIDLEY
Steve BELL4C4Mark HUGHES
Marcus BAI5W5Anthony QUINN
 
Scott HILL6FE6Sean RUDDER
Matt ORFORD7HB7Andrew JOHNS (c)
 
Robbie KEARNS (c)8FR8Josh PERRY
Richard SWAIN9HK9Danny BUDERUS
Rodney HOWE10FR10Matt PARSONS
Danny WILLIAMS112R11Steve SIMPSON
Stephen KEARNEY122R19Ben KENNEDY
Henry PERENARA13L13Bill PEDEN
 
William LEYSHON14B12Daniel ABRAHAM
Matt RUA15B14Clint NEWTON
Peter ROBINSON16B15Jarrod O'DOHERTY
Kirk REYNOLDSON17B16John MORRIS
 
Mark MURRAY HC Michael HAGAN
   
 

Team Info

Melbourne

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Warriors
Next Game:
Round 9 vs. Sydney
Out:
Fifita Moala (wing), Shane Walker (front row), Mitchell Sargent (bench), Michael Russo (bench)
In:
Matt Orford (halfback), Rodney Howe (front row), William Leyshon (bench), Peter Robinson (bench)
Changes:
Matt Geyer (halfback to wing)

Newcastle

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Brisbane
Next Game:
Round 10 vs. Warriors
Out:
Kurt Gidley (bench), Julian Bailey (bench)
In:
Sean Rudder (five-eighth), Ben Kennedy (second row)
Changes:
John Morris (wing to bench), Timana Tahu (centre to wing), Matthew Gidley (five-eighth to centre), Daniel Abraham (second row to bench)

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)

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