Newcastle Knights 20–10 North Sydney Bears — Qualifying Final, 1995 NRL Finals Series
1 Sep 1995 · Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW · Attendance: 14,174
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 1995 NRL finals series: Newcastle Knights 20–10 North Sydney Bears, at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW on 1 Sep 1995.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Newcastle 16 of 20 points and North Sydney 6 of 10 points (each one further try short of the final score) — not attributable to a named player from the source.
Scorers
| Newcastle Knights | Tries: Jamie Ainscough; Tony Butterfield Goals: Andrew Johns (4/5) |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Luke Erenavula Goals: Jason Taylor (1/2) |
Team sheets
| Newcastle Knights | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Ross | Fullback | Matt Seers | 1 |
| 2 | Robbie O'Davis | Wing | Nigel Roy | 2 |
| 3 | Jamie Ainscough | Centre | Ivan Cleary | 3 |
| 4 | Brett Grogan | Centre | Mat Toshack | 4 |
| 5 | Tony Herman | Wing | David Hall | 5 |
| 6 | Matthew Johns | Five-Eighth | Craig Smith | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns | Halfback | Jason Taylor (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Tony Butterfield | Prop | Josh Stuart | 8 |
| 9 | Robbie McCormack | Hooker | Mark Reber | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Harragon (c) | Prop | Danny Williams | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Marquet | Second Row | Craig Wilson | 11 |
| 12 | Adam Muir | Second Row | Gary Larson | 12 |
| 13 | Darren Treacy | Lock | Billy Moore | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Bill Peden | Adrian Toole | 14 | |
| 15 | Tim Maddison | John McArthur | 15 | |
| 16 | Brett Kimmorley | Brenton Pomery | 16 | |
| Luke Erenavula | 17 | |||
| Malcolm Reilly | Coach | Peter Louis | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Match report
Halftime 10-6 to Newcastle. Paul Harragon was named man of the match.