Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm — Harold Matthews Cup 2026

Newcastle Knights

28 – 6

Melbourne Storm

Competition: Harold Matthews Cup 2026, Round 3
Date: 2026-02-21
Kick off: 3:00pm (local time)
Venue: Lakeside Sporting Complex, Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia
Referee: Brayden Silvester

Newcastle Knights

Newcastle Knights team list
No.	Pos	Player	Role
1	Position: Fullback	Ryder TUPOU	Start
2	Position: Wing	Nate VINCENT	Start
3	Position: Wing	Benji THOMPSON	Start
4	Position: Centre	Malachi FAAVAE-ELI	Start
6	Position: Five-eighth	Riley ROSTRON	Start
7	Position: Halfback	Chase FIRMAN	Start
8	Position: Prop	Oliver LAWRENCE	Start
9	Position: Hooker	Eamon GLEESON	Start
10	Position: Prop	Daesjarn COYLE	Start
11	Position: Second Row	Kingston SEUSEU (c)	Start
12	Position: Second Row	Kade McKAY	Start
13	Position: Lock	Hayden SEARL	Start
14	Position: Interchange	Thomas MAAS	Interchange
17	Position: Centre	Kobie McGAUGHEY	Start
21	Position: Interchange	Theodore BALLARD	Interchange
22	Position: Interchange	Mason BARTLETT	Interchange
23	Position: Interchange	Xavier VAIPULU	Interchange

Melbourne Storm

Melbourne Storm team list
No.	Pos	Player	Role
1	Position: Fullback	Lennox TAUAI	Start
2	Position: Wing	Devyn TARU	Start
3	Position: Centre	Eliapo LEVAE	Start
4	Position: Centre	Texas ESERA-SALUNI	Start
5	Position: Wing	Sione FINAU	Start
6	Position: Five-eighth	Ezrah TANGIANAU	Start
7	Position: Halfback	Hunter STOKIE	Start
8	Position: Prop	Harrison PLUMMER (c)	Start
9	Position: Hooker	Arama PARAHA	Start
10	Position: Prop	Jeremy LASEI	Start
11	Position: Second Row	Willis TE’O	Start
12	Position: Second Row	Conor LEOTA	Start
13	Position: Lock	Ofa’Benjavani NAU	Start
14	Position: Interchange	Tristan BAKER	Interchange
15	Position: Interchange	Joshua FAAMAUSILI	Interchange
16	Position: Interchange	Jeroni FAATAAPE	Interchange
17	Position: Interchange	Vaolo Joe LUATUA	Interchange
18	Position: Interchange	Taiawa AMARU-KATIPA	Interchange

Tries

Tries recorded for this match
Team	Player	Detail
Newcastle Knights	Kobie McGAUGHEY	2
Newcastle Knights	Benji THOMPSON	2
Newcastle Knights	Riley ROSTRON	—
Newcastle Knights	Nate VINCENT	—
Melbourne Storm	Jeremy LASEI	—

Goals

Goals recorded for this match
Team	Player	Detail
Newcastle Knights	Riley ROSTRON	2/6
Melbourne Storm	Hunter STOKIE	1/1

Sin bins

Sin bins recorded for this match
Team	Player	Detail
Melbourne Storm	Conor LEOTA	—

Sources & coverage

Parse status: CLEAN
Source record: Open source match record