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Round 1
Knights 25 d. Eels 6

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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership


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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


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Newcastle Knights
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Mon March 13, 2006
Knights investigate alleged Carney incident
Newcastle 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 brilliantly
2006 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-round
Newcastle 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 swap
Newcastle 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 fans
Newcastle 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

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Parramatta Eels
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Sun March 12, 2006
Impressive Knights start season brilliantly
2006 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 swap
Newcastle 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 Favourites
St.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 deal
Newcastle 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


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Rugby League Match Player Summary

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; 1t

Parramatta Eels
Michael Vella [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
Luke Burt [WG] 2 Pts; 1/1g

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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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