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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2743005, member: 1899"] Round 20 BRISBANE 20; NEWCASTLE 16 at Newcastle Before one of Newcastle’s biggest and most vocal ome crowds, the visiting Broncos snuck home 20-16 in a controversial match and stayed alive in the 1989 premiership. Newcastle looked poised to bring off a stunning upset when they led 10-0 after just seven minutes, following tries to halfback Steve Walters and fullback Gary Wurth. But Brisbane courageously fought their way back into the match and after half an hour they drew level at 10-all. A try by the classy Michael Hagan before halftime edged the Knights ahead again but in the second half Brisbane, forced to call on all their class and experience, scored two tries to claim victory. But conjecture surrounded by a no-try decision after Knights’ winger Glenn Frendo appeared to touch down before collecting the corner post, and afterwards Newcastle officials expressed veiled criticism of referee Michael Stone’s performance. But in the final washup the Broncos had scored four tries to three and made more of their chances than the Knights. A tragic blow for the Broncos occurred early in the match when Test hooker Kerrod Walters badly dislocated his wrist. Brisbane Broncos 20 (Jackson, Currie, Matterson, Plowman tries; French, Matterson goals) defeated Newcastle Knights 16 (Walters, Wurth, Hagan tries; Doyle 2 goals) Brisbane Broncos Grant Rix, Michael Hancock, Tony Currie, Chris Johns, Brett Plowman Peter Jackson, Gary French Scott Tronc, Kerrod Walters, Sam Backo, Andrew Gee, Brett Le Man, Wally Lewis Reserves: Greg Conescu, Terry Matterson Newcastle Knights Gary Wurth, John Allanson, Tony Kemp, Jeff Doyle, Glenn Frendo Michael Hagan, Steve Walters Mark Sargent, Scott Carter, David Thorne, Sam Stewart, Paul Harragon, David Boyd Reserves: Tony Butterfield. James Goulding [/QUOTE]

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