Scorecard
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
| 48 | Time: 80.00 | 26 |
Dane Chisolm 7m Billy Rogers 18m Gareth Widdop 29m Justin O'Neill 32m Billy Rogers 40m Robert Rochow 53m Jesse Browmich 63m Blake Leary 67m | TRIES | Kevin Naiqama 15m Ryan Stig 24m Peter Mata'utia 36m Keiran English 57m Johnathon Ford 70m |
| Gareth Widdop 8/8 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Peter Mata'utia 1/2 (50%) Ryan Stig 0/1 (0%) Chris Marlborough 2/2 (100%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | |
| FIELD GOALS | |
| Sam Joe 51m | SIN BINS | Chris Marlborough 51m |
| 7 | PENALTIES | 10 |
| 3 | SCRUMS | 9 |
| 23 / 38 (61%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 26 / 39 (67%) |
| 134 (1191m) | RUNS (m) | 145 (1112m) |
| 9 | LINE BREAKS | 8 |
| 242 | TACKLES | 226 |
| 31 | MISSED TACKLES | 46 |
| 7 | OFFLOADS | 11 |
| 17 | ERRORS | 14 |
Match Details
| Venue: Olympic Park | Start Time: 5:15PM |
| Weather: Cold | Surface: Fair |
| Referee Name: Gavin Morris Touch Judges: Henry Perenara, Shaun Evans Video Ref: An Unknown |
Team Stats
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
| 5 | TRY ASSISTS | 5 |
| 7 | OFFLOADS | 11 |
9 5 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 8 6 |
242 28 14 31 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 226 18 11 46 |
134 (1191m) 58 (446m) 41 (411m) 13 (111m) 4 (38m) 4 (33m) 7 (74m) 120 (1039m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 145 (1112m) 47 (348m) 57 (438m) 19 (154m) 9 (63m) 1 (3m) 6 (39m) 133 (1006m) |
13 (294m) 1 0 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 12 (354m) 0 1 |
107 0 97 10 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 116 7 103 6 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Ben Wyborn 30 |
Gareth Widdop 17 |
Gareth Widdop 2 |
Pulou Vaituutuu 2 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Gareth Widdop | Fullback | 80 |
17 (157m) | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (17m) |
| Josh Jerome | Winger 1 | 80 |
4 (55m) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sam Joe | Centre 1 | 80 |
6 (41m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Slade Griffin | Centre 2 | 80 |
5 (42m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Justin O'Neill | Winger 2 | 80 |
7 (114m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dane Chisolm | Five-eighth | 80 |
7 (75m) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 (39m) |
| Luke Kelly | Halfback | 80 |
1 (3m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 (238m) |
| Pulou Vaituutuu | Prop 1 | 80 |
12 (97m) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| James Woolford | Hooker | 80 |
2 (26m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 (0m) |
| Jordan McLean | Prop 2 | 80 |
6 (50m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Robert Rochow | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
17 (143m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Fred Makimare | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
10 (66m) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Billy Rogers | Lock | 80 |
11 (68m) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jesse Browmich | Interchange | 0 |
15 (142m) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jake Hawkins | Interchange | 0 |
1 (8m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Pita Maile | Interchange | 0 |
7 (57m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Blake Leary | Interchange | 0 |
6 (47m) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Johnathon Ford | Fullback | 80 |
16 (103m) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kevin Naiqama | Winger 1 | 80 |
8 (44m) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Peter Mata'utia | Centre 1 | 80 |
11 (65m) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Simon Williams | Centre 2 | 80 |
10 (81m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Keiran English | Winger 2 | 80 |
5 (30m) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0m) |
| Ryan Stig | Five-eighth | 80 |
4 (26m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 (213m) |
| Tyrone Roberts | Halfback | 80 |
4 (20m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 (38m) |
| Zane Tetavano | Prop 1 | 80 |
9 (102m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Byron Fruean | Hooker | 80 |
11 (87m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Josh Ailaomai | Prop 2 | 80 |
12 (151m) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Constantine Mika | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
5 (45m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 (18m) |
| George Morseau | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
8 (47m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0m) |
| Ben Wyborn | Lock | 80 |
15 (104m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 (34m) |
| Chris Marlborough | Interchange | 0 |
5 (52m) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (39m) |
| Manaia Osborne | Interchange | 0 |
11 (78m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (12m) |
| Cruize Wilson | Interchange | 0 |
3 (39m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jake Finn | Interchange | 0 |
8 (38m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Gareth Widdop | Fullback | 80 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Jerome | Winger 1 | 80 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Joe | Centre 1 | 80 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Slade Griffin | Centre 2 | 80 |
23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin O'Neill | Winger 2 | 80 |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Chisolm | Five-eighth | 80 |
15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Luke Kelly | Halfback | 80 |
18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pulou Vaituutuu | Prop 1 | 80 |
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Woolford | Hooker | 80 |
27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jordan McLean | Prop 2 | 80 |
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Rochow | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Makimare | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogers | Lock | 80 |
20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Browmich | Interchange | 0 |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Hawkins | Interchange | 0 |
18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pita Maile | Interchange | 0 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Leary | Interchange | 0 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Johnathon Ford | Fullback | 80 |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Naiqama | Winger 1 | 80 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Mata'utia | Centre 1 | 80 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Williams | Centre 2 | 80 |
15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keiran English | Winger 2 | 80 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Stig | Five-eighth | 80 |
14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tyrone Roberts | Halfback | 80 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Tetavano | Prop 1 | 80 |
20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Byron Fruean | Hooker | 80 |
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Ailaomai | Prop 2 | 80 |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Constantine Mika | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Morseau | 2nd Row 2 | 80 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Wyborn | Lock | 80 |
30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Marlborough | Interchange | 0 |
21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manaia Osborne | Interchange | 0 |
29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cruize Wilson | Interchange | 0 |
12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Finn | Interchange | 0 |
11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Possession
| Melbourne | v | Newcastle |
| 48% | | 52% |
Last Updated: 5 Jul 2009 5:26PM