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 Archive > Year > 2006 > Nrl Telstra Premiership
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Round 1
Knights 25 d. Eels 6 |
 
+ Submit additional information or a correction to this match  Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Fri March 10 2006, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 Fri: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 15 at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 27,865 Sat March 11 2006, 5:30PM AEDT GMT+11 Sat: Knights 25 d. Eels 6 at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Crowd: 26,198 Sat March 11 2006, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 Sat: Bulldogs 22 l. Panthers 24 at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 17,510 Sat March 11 2006, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 Sat: Sea Eagles 14 l. Raiders 27 at Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 17,135 Sun March 12 2006, 2:00PM NZDT GMT+13 Sun: Warriors 16 l. Storm 22 at Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Crowd: 10,035 Sun March 12 2006, 2:30PM AEDT GMT+11 Sun: Rabbitohs 22 l. Roosters 40 at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 16,741 Sun March 12 2006, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Broncos 4 l. Cowboys 36 at Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Crowd: 46,229  Sharks bye Newcastle Knights [Index] [Season Index] Articles during time period of the match  Mon March 13, 2006  Knights investigate alleged Carney incidentNewcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights have investigated an alleged incident involving one of its players, Brian Carney at a Manly Hotel at around 8pm last night. 18:33 Sun March 12, 2006 Impressive Knights start season brilliantly2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 Newcastle have bounced back from the disappointment of gaining the wooden spoon last year with an impressive 25-6 victory against last year's minor premiers Parramatta at EnergyAustralia Stadium. 17:34 Thu March 9, 2006 Knights boost defence all-roundNewcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights have announced locally based company TCB Elite Security (Aust) Pty Ltd as the official security provider for EnergyAustralia Stadium. 21:05 Eels and Knights rule out coach swapNewcastle Knights Officials from the Newcastle and Parramatta clubs have quickly ruled out a coach swap despite current Knights coach Michael Hagan and Eels incumbent Brian Smith changing sides for next season. 10:09 Wed March 8, 2006 Beer coup for Knights fansNewcastle Knights The good old days return to EnergyAustralia Stadium in 2006 where fans can once again enjoy the taste of beer on tap - at no extra cost. 14:15  Newcastle Knights Smith to join Knights on three-year deal Note: Links may be out of date if well in the past Parramatta Eels [Index] [Season Index] Articles during time period of the match Sun March 12, 2006 Impressive Knights start season brilliantly2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 Newcastle have bounced back from the disappointment of gaining the wooden spoon last year with an impressive 25-6 victory against last year's minor premiers Parramatta at EnergyAustralia Stadium. 17:34 Thu March 9, 2006 Eels and Knights rule out coach swapNewcastle Knights Officials from the Newcastle and Parramatta clubs have quickly ruled out a coach swap despite current Knights coach Michael Hagan and Eels incumbent Brian Smith changing sides for next season. 10:09 Wed March 8, 2006 Smith and Brown Dally M Coach of the Year Joint FavouritesSt.George-Illawarra Dragons Newcastle-bound Brian Smith is Centrebet's joint favourite to be the Dally M Coach of the Year. 15:13 Smith to join Knights on three-year dealNewcastle Knights Parramatta coach Brian Smith has today accepted a three-year deal to coach the Andrew Johns led Newcastle Knights starting from 2007. 14:12 Note: Links may be out of date if well in the past  Newcastle Knights  Andrew Johns [HB] 5 Pts; 2/3g, 1fg Matthew Gidley [CT] 4 Pts; 1t Adam Woolnough [BE] 4 Pts; 1t Milton Thaiday [FB] 4 Pts; 1t Riley Brown [BE] 4 Pts; 1t Brian Carney [WG] 4 Pts; 1tParramatta Eels Michael Vella [BE] 4 Pts; 1t Luke Burt [WG] 2 Pts; 1/1g Impressive Knights start season brilliantly Sun March 12, 2006 Newcastle have bounced back from the disappointment of gaining the wooden spoon last year with an impressive 25-6 victory against last year's minor premiers Parramatta at EnergyAustralia Stadium. Milton Thaiday got the ball rolling for the Knights in the 2nd minute when he scored outwide. Parramatta struck back in the 23rd minute when Michael Vella crashed over under the posts. Luke Burt converted to put the Eels up 6-4. Irish winger Brian Carney scored in his first NRL match five minutes before halftime to regain the Knights the lead. Carney enjoyed a fine debut at NRL level after previously playing in the Super League and has played 12 Tests for Great Britain. Carney has only signed with Newcastle for the one season before he links with the Gold Coast Titans in 2007. The second half was all one way traffic as Newcastle simply proved too good for Parramatta with Riley Brown, Matthew Gidley and Adam Woolnough all scoring second half tries. Andrew Johns tookover the kicking duties in the second after landing two from three after Kurt Gidley missed two shots in the first half. Johns also added a drop-goal to round off the Knights 25 points. Newcastle won the forwards battle and all the players played their part. Johns led the side well and copped a few knocks but the most pleasing aspect was that all of the Knights dominance didn't revolve around just the one player. Parramatta were very flat and disappointing after coming into the season as one of the teams to beat this year. The Eels never got going and looked very disjointed in attack. After the match, Newcastle coach Michael Hagan said, "It's an outstanding start for us. It was not only the winning of the game but the way we won. "We toughed it out and weren't too flamboyant. We ground out a win." Parramatta coach Brian Smith said, "A few boys were off their game. A few boys were underdone. |
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