The next stats blog, this one focusing on the Newcastle Knights. Surprisingly, one of the few teams we have a positive record against at Pirtek. Let the memories flood through, good or bad.
At Pirtek Stadium against the Knights, the Eels have won 13 games, lost 7 and drawn 1.
All Eels try-scorers against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium (amount in brackets): Jarryd Hayne (7), Luke Burt (6), Eric Grothe (4), Jason Smith (3), Jamie Lyon (3), John Morris (3), Scott Mahon (2), David Woods (2), Michael Erickson (2), Joe Bartolo (2), Paul Carige (2), Jarrod McCracken (2), Stuart Kelly (2), Dean Widders (2), Krisnan Inu (2), Mark Robinson (1), Peter Sterling (1), Danny Crnkovich (1), Lee Oudenryn (1), Chris Lawler (1), Rod Maybon (1), Scott Russell (1), Jason Bell (1), John Simon (1), Shane Whereat (1), Ben Kusto (1), Nathan Cayless (1), Clinton Schifcofske (1), Brett Hodgson (1), Daniel Wagon (1), Scott Donald (1), Jason Taylor (1), Andrew Ryan (1), Andrew McFadden (1), Adam Dykes (1), Pat Richards (1), Jason Moodie (1), Junior Langi (1), Ronald Prince (1), David Vaealiki (1), James Webster (1), Paul Stringer (1), Timana Tahu (1), Luke O'Dwyer (1), Tim Smith (1), Feleti Mateo (1), Brett Finch (1), Fuifui Moimoi (1), Joel Reddy (1), Matt Keating (1), Ken Sio (1) & Semi Radradra (1).
All Eels goal-scorers against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium (amount in brackets): Luke Burt (32), Andrew Leeds (8), Clinton Schifcofske (7), Michael Buettner (5), Brett Hodgson (5), Jason Taylor (5), Scott Mahon (3), Chris Lawler (3), Brett Garnon (2), John Simon (2), Krisnan Inu (1) & Chris Sandow (1).
All Eels field goals against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium (amount in brackets): Peter Sterling (2), Jason Smith (1), Luke Burt (1) & Nathan Cayless (1).
All Eels players sent to the sin-bin against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium: Dean Pay (1996).
All Eels players sent off against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium: N/A
The biggest crowd at Pirtek Stadium for an Eels v Knights game was 23,097 on June 22, 2001, in a 40-0 Eels win.
The above was also the Eels biggest win over the Knights at Pirtek Stadium.
Conversely, the Eels biggest loss against the Knights at Pirtek Stadium was on July 9, 2007, in a 34-10 loss.
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I was at that game too and remember that try well. It was a cracking game all round.... And Carige was gaining a reputation as a pretty decent footballer around that time....Probably unfairly to be forever judged on that display in the closing stages of the 98 Prelim
every time carriage come up I like to make the point that he was actually pretty good and had a decent career ahead of him before that infamous game. Apart from that try I also recall a freaky one on one tackle in a crucial game leading up the semis against the Broncos.
Sounds like Carige was a better player than many will give him credit for, even if it's one infamous game in which he's remembered by.
Carige was a decent player; B Smith had a habit of improving players so far; shame we did not win a GF for Smithy. That 98 final at SFS was a sad way to bow out; I was there along with many eels.
My brother and I still cannot talk about it; but the final in 99 was as bad with Melbourne.....that is footy. But Carige did well for parra and I agree its v harsh to judge on one thing; a few others had more to do with that loss than him.
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