Round 1
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Kick Off: 5:15pm (local time)
Referee: Tony de las Heras
Venue: Hunter Stadium, Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia
| Newcastle Knights (44) | St George Illawarra Dragons (12) | ||
| 1 | Kurt MANN | 1 | Evander CUMMINS |
| 2 | Chanel MATA’UTIA | 2 | Kyle MARTENS |
| 3 | Dale CLACHERTY | 3 | Charly RUNCIMAN |
| 4 | Api PEWHAIRANGI | 4 | Nathan GREEN |
| 5 | Joshua ALLISON | 5 | Yaw Kiti GLYMIN |
| 6 | William SMITH | 6 | Jared ALLEN |
| 7 | Tom ROUSE | 7 | Andrew SULTANA |
| 8 | Korbin SIMS | 8 | Ben MUSOLINO |
| 9 | Chad REDMAN | 9 | Craig GARVEY |
| 10 | Paterika VAIVAI | 10 | Taylor BROWN |
| 11 | Jackson HILL | 11 | Daniel BURKE |
| 12 | Nathan CLARKE | 12 | Kal COLLINS |
| 13 | Tyler RANDELL | 13 | Jack BUCHANAN |
| 14 | Adam CLYDSDALE | 14 | Brock GILMOUR |
| 15 | Michael STEELE | 15 | Jamie STANLEY |
| 16 | Lachlan SHIPARD | 16 | Kayne BRENNAN |
| 18 | Robert MASON | 17 | Kem SERU |
| Coach | Mick CRAWLEY | Coach | Justin HOLBROOK |
| Tries | Tries | ||
| Kurt MANN (2) | Evander CUMMINS | ||
| Nathan CLARKE | Yaw Kiti GLYMIN | ||
| Chanel MATA’UTIA | Charly RUNCIMAN | ||
| Tom ROUSE | |||
| Lachlan SHIPARD | |||
| Korbin SIMS | |||
| Paterika VAIVAI | |||
| Goals | Goals | ||
| William SMITH (6/8) | Daniel BURKE (0/3) |
18TH MAN 