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2026 Knock-on Effect NSW Cup

Round 9

Newcastle Knights (R) 46 def. Melbourne Storm (R) 20

2026 Knock-on Effect NSW Cup
Round 9
Newcastle (R)
Knights		 46
–
20 Melbourne (R)
Storm
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/121870
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 3rd May, 2026
Kick Off 11:30am (local time)
Referee Tom Stindl
Touch Judges Damian Brady, Jake Sutherland
Venue McD. Jones (Newcastle)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 24 – 10
Penalties 1 – 5
Newcastle (R) Scoresheet Melbourne (R)
Lachlan CROUCH 2 T 2 Moses LEO
Wilson DE COURCEY 2   Eli MORRIS
Peter HOLA 2   Siulagi TUIMALATU-BROWN
Elijah SALESA LEAUMOANA      
James SCHILLER      
 
Mitch HENDERSON 7/8 G 2/4 Eli MORRIS
Newcastle (R) Teams Melbourne (R)
Reeve HOWARD 1 FB 1 Eli MORRIS
Siteni TAUKAMO 2 W 2 Siulagi TUIMALATU-BROWN
Kyle McCARTHY 3 C 3 Moses LEO
Wilson DE COURCEY 4 C 4 Mitchell JENNINGS
James SCHILLER 5 W 5 Manaia WAITERE
 
Logan AOAKE 6 FE 6 Keagan RUSSELL-SMITH
Mitch HENDERSON 7 HB 7 Dylan BRETTLE
 
Peter HOLA 8 FR 8 Jack HETHERINGTON
Harrison GRAHAM 20 HK 9 Gabriel SATRICK
Lachlan CROUCH 10 FR 17 Josiah PAHULU
Jacob TAULANI 11 2R 11 Stanley HUEN
Asu KEPAOA 12 2R 12 Preston CONN
Elijah SALESA LEAUMOANA (c) 13 L 13 K-CI NEWTON-WHARE
 
Jacob DAVIS 9 B 10 Lazarus VAALEPU
Kane GRAHAM 16 B 14 Lockyer-Azile FOLIOLA
Blake WOODFORD 17 B 15 Jerry MUSU
Tamakaimoana WHAREAORERE 22 B 16 Zayvian LANGKILDE-FALE
 
Michael DOBSON   HC   Mark RUSSELL
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle (R)

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Penrith (R)
Next Game:
Round 10 vs. St Geo Illa (R)
Out:
Marcus D'Acre (wing), Taj Blackman (five-eighth), Matthew Arthur (hooker), Mickaël Goudemand (second row), Ben Peni (bench), Sosaia Latu (bench)
In:
Kyle McCarthy (centre), James Schiller (wing), Harrison Graham (hooker), Asu Kepaoa (second row), Elijah Salesa Leaumoana (lock)
Changes:
Logan Aoake (centre to five-eighth), Blake Woodford (front row to bench), Lachlan Crouch (lock to front row)

Melbourne (R)

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Souths (R)
Next Game:
Round 10 vs. Wests (R)
Out:
Liam Williams (centre), Trent Toelau (hooker), Angus Hinchey (lock)
In:
Manaia Waitere (wing), Josiah Pahulu (front row), Lockyer-Azile Foliola (bench)
Changes:
Moses Leo (wing to centre), K-CI Newton-Whare (front row to lock), Gabriel Satrick (bench to hooker)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Tim Costello

Sources: Official League Website

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