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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2726181, member: 1899"] ROUND 6 BRISBANE 12; NEWCASTLE 8 at Marathon Stadium Experienced league watchers in Newcastle rated the clash between the Broncos and the Knights one of the greatest ever seen in the Coal city. The match was destined for greatness from the opening minutes when Newcastle’s representative props Mark Sargent and Paul Harragon drove Test prop Glenn Lazarus back 10 metres in a tackle. Newcastle missed four chances to score in the first half. It was either a forced final pass or the unbelievable scrambling defence of Brisbane fullback Julian O’Neil which denied them. At the break it was just 2-all after rival kickers John Schuster and Terry Matterson had landed penalty goals from their only attempts. Fortunes ebbed and flowed from one end of the field to the other until Kevin Walters swung things Brisbane’s way with a 67[SUP]th[/SUP] minute try. And when Allan Langer propped off his left foot and flashed over to score eight minutes from fulltime, Brisbane looked safe at 12-2. But Newcastle weren’t to be denied. Lock Marc Glanville scored near the posts four minutes from fulltime, Schuster’s conversion made it 12-8 and the Knights had a chance with possession from the kick-off. They went close to scoring in the dying minutes but both times Brisbane’s defence was equal to the task. “We watch a lot of games in our lives,” said Brisbane coach Bennett. “But that’s got to rate in the top 10.” Brisbane 12 (Kevin Walters, Langer tries; Matterson 2 goals) defeated Newcastle 8 (Glanville try, Schuster 2 goals) Brisbane Julian O’Neil, Michael Hancock, Steve Renouf, Willie Carne, Pat Savage Kevin Walters, Allan Langer Glenn Lazarus, Kerrod Walters, Gavin Allen, Mark Hohn, Trevor Gillmeister, Terry Matterson. Interchange: Alan Cann, Brett Plowman Newcastle Brad Godden, Ashley Gordon, Jamie Ainscough, John Schuster, Adrian Brunker Michael Hagan, Matthew Rodwell Mark Sargent, Robbie McCormack, Paul Harragon, David Boyd, Paul Marquet, Marc Glanville Interchange: Sam Stewart, David Mullane, Wayne Richards [/QUOTE]

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