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2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

Round 16

Newcastle Knights 22 def. St George Illawarra Dragons 20

2026 Telstra NRL Premiership
Round 16
Newcastle
Knights		22
–
20St George Illawarra
Dragons
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120541
StatusCompleted
DateFriday, 19th June, 2026
Kick Off8:00pm (local time)
RefereeGerard Sutton (Coonabarabran)
Touch JudgesKasey Badger, Drew Oultram
Sr. ReviewChris Butler
VenueMcD. Jones (Newcastle-Maitland)
Crowd19,092
Match Stats
Halftime Score16–12
Penalties5–4
NewcastleScoresheetSt Geo Illa
Fletcher SHARPE2TDylan EGAN
Sandon SMITH Valentine HOLMES
   Tyrell SLOAN
   Setu TU
 
Sandon SMITH5/5G2/4Valentine HOLMES
NewcastleTeamsSt Geo Illa
Fletcher SHARPE6FB1Clinton GUTHERSON
Dominic YOUNG2W2Setu TU
Dane GAGAI3C19Tyrell SLOAN
Bradman BEST4C4Valentine HOLMES
Greg MARZHEW5W5Mathew FEAGAI
 
Sandon SMITH20FE6Daniel ATKINSON
Dylan BROWN7HB7Kyle FLANAGAN
 
Jacob SAIFITI (c)8FR8Loko Jnr PASIFIKI TONGA
Phoenix CROSSLAND9HK9Damien COOK (c)
Trey MOONEY10FR10Toby COUCHMAN
Francis MANULELEUA192R11Dylan EGAN
Thomas CANT122R12Hamish STEWART
Mat CROKER13L13Ryan COUCHMAN
 
Harrison GRAHAM14B14Jacob LIDDLE
Tyson FRIZELL15B15Luciano LEILUA
  B16Josh KERR
Cody HOPWOOD17B17Blake LAWRIE
 
Justin HOLBROOK HC Dean YOUNG
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. Melbourne
Next Game:
Round 17 - Beanie for Brain Cancer Round vs. Wests Tigers
Out:
Kalyn Ponga (fullback), Fletcher Hunt (centre), Dylan Lucas (second row), Jermaine McEwen (second row), Pasami Saulo (bench)
In:
Bradman Best (centre), Sandon Smith (five-eighth), Francis Manuleleua (second row), Cody Hopwood (bench)
Changes:
Fletcher Sharpe (five-eighth to fullback), Thomas Cant (bench to second row)

St Geo Illa

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. Cronulla
Next Game:
Round 17 - Beanie for Brain Cancer Round vs. Canberra
Out:
Moses Suli (centre), Jaydn Su'A (bench)
In:
Tyrell Sloan (centre), Luciano Leilua (bench)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Tim Costello

Sources:Official League Website

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