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The Newcastle Knights Jersey Flegg team’s undefeated run came to an end at round 18 in the Jersey Flegg competition. On Saturday night at Parramatta Stadium, the eighth placed Parramatta Eels defeated the Knights 38-32 in a high scoring, but highly entertaining game of rugby league.
The Eels jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after 15 minutes courtesy of tries to centre Ben Farrar out wide, and halfback Trent Hodkinson also scored after Knights fullback Sam Wooden dropped a towering bomb beside his own posts. Farrar converted to send the Eels out to an early lead. Not long after the Eels had opened up a handy lead, the Knights received some good ball in great field position and proceeded to open their account for the afternoon. Winger Jonathon Wright scored the Knights first points of the match. Halfback and captain Scott Dureau converted from out wide to close the gap to just four points. In the 22nd minute Farrar converted a penalty goal from right in front after the Knights were penalised for a dangerous tackle. Not long after the restart, the Eels were in for their third try of the afternoon, extending their lead back out to 12 through Mark Hendy’s try. Again Farrar converted and the Knights appeared destined for their first loss of the season. With halftime closing in, and the Knights in desperate need for points, captain Dureau stood up and swooped on a wayward Eels pass to score under the posts and send the Knights to the break trailing 18-12.
With the second half just three minutes old, the Knights closed to within two through winger Wright who scored his second try of the afternoon. Dureau missed the conversion from out wide, but the Knights appeared to be making their move. James Boustani from the Eels had other ideas about the Knights keeping their unbeaten run in tact when he went through some sloppy Knights defence. After Farrar’s conversion, the Eels had gone back out to an 8-point lead, 24-16. Parramatta halfback Trent Hodkinson scored his second try of the afternoon with twenty minutes remaining to put the Eels out by 14 and it appeared the Knights were destined to lose. The Knights refused to go away and tries to winger Akuila Uate and Scott Dureau were split by a Ben Farrar penalty goal. With ten minutes to go, the game was headed for a fantastic finish. The Eels had a slender 32-28 lead but the Knights were finishing strong. Eels five-eight Kris Keating put the issue beyond doubt with five minutes remaining when he scored beside the posts. Farrar again converted to give the Eels a 10-point lead. The Knights regained the ball from the short kick-off and with the clock counting down, showing three minutes left, centre Callan Richardson scored in the corner. Dureau’s conversion from right on the eastern sideline waved away, leaving the best the Knights could get out of the game was a point. From the kick-off the Knights received a penalty on the third tackle. Dureau found touch and from the ensuing set of six, on tackle four, the Knights were penalised when in possession. Referee Michael Laverty penalised the Knights for not facing goal-line-to-goal-line 10m in front of the Eels posts with a backline set deep to the right. The Eels found touch and managed to hang on, in the process handing the Knights their first defeat for season 2006.
Next week the Knights look to get their Premiership campaign back on track when they host the last-placed Central Coast Rip.
The Eels jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after 15 minutes courtesy of tries to centre Ben Farrar out wide, and halfback Trent Hodkinson also scored after Knights fullback Sam Wooden dropped a towering bomb beside his own posts. Farrar converted to send the Eels out to an early lead. Not long after the Eels had opened up a handy lead, the Knights received some good ball in great field position and proceeded to open their account for the afternoon. Winger Jonathon Wright scored the Knights first points of the match. Halfback and captain Scott Dureau converted from out wide to close the gap to just four points. In the 22nd minute Farrar converted a penalty goal from right in front after the Knights were penalised for a dangerous tackle. Not long after the restart, the Eels were in for their third try of the afternoon, extending their lead back out to 12 through Mark Hendy’s try. Again Farrar converted and the Knights appeared destined for their first loss of the season. With halftime closing in, and the Knights in desperate need for points, captain Dureau stood up and swooped on a wayward Eels pass to score under the posts and send the Knights to the break trailing 18-12.
With the second half just three minutes old, the Knights closed to within two through winger Wright who scored his second try of the afternoon. Dureau missed the conversion from out wide, but the Knights appeared to be making their move. James Boustani from the Eels had other ideas about the Knights keeping their unbeaten run in tact when he went through some sloppy Knights defence. After Farrar’s conversion, the Eels had gone back out to an 8-point lead, 24-16. Parramatta halfback Trent Hodkinson scored his second try of the afternoon with twenty minutes remaining to put the Eels out by 14 and it appeared the Knights were destined to lose. The Knights refused to go away and tries to winger Akuila Uate and Scott Dureau were split by a Ben Farrar penalty goal. With ten minutes to go, the game was headed for a fantastic finish. The Eels had a slender 32-28 lead but the Knights were finishing strong. Eels five-eight Kris Keating put the issue beyond doubt with five minutes remaining when he scored beside the posts. Farrar again converted to give the Eels a 10-point lead. The Knights regained the ball from the short kick-off and with the clock counting down, showing three minutes left, centre Callan Richardson scored in the corner. Dureau’s conversion from right on the eastern sideline waved away, leaving the best the Knights could get out of the game was a point. From the kick-off the Knights received a penalty on the third tackle. Dureau found touch and from the ensuing set of six, on tackle four, the Knights were penalised when in possession. Referee Michael Laverty penalised the Knights for not facing goal-line-to-goal-line 10m in front of the Eels posts with a backline set deep to the right. The Eels found touch and managed to hang on, in the process handing the Knights their first defeat for season 2006.
Next week the Knights look to get their Premiership campaign back on track when they host the last-placed Central Coast Rip.
