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* Bulldogs penalised 2 points for breach of interchange rule.
While Brisbane's 20-point win over Penrith at CUA Stadium would seem on paper to be a comfortable result, for much of the night it
appeared anything but comfortable; and it was only a late rush from the Broncos that blew the margin out in a game that until then was
poised to be much closer.
The Broncos had got out to a 24-6 lead at half time, but in the second minute after the restart, Shane Elford went over. Then 10 minutes
later, an offload and a lucky bounce saw the ball land in Michael Jennings' hands for the easiest of tries; and when Michael Gordon
converted the score was back to 24-6.
The Panthers continued to press the Broncos' line, and the Brisbane defence was forced to absorb pressure for set after set. But, try
as they might, the Panthers were unable to penetrate the Broncos' line. At 70 minutes, a penalty goal to Corey Parker gave the Broncos
some breathing space. But in the final 7 minutes, Karmichael Hunt and Justin Hodges, against the run of play in the half until then,
produced brilliant solo efforts to score converted tries and ensure victory to the Broncos.
Brisbane Broncos 38 def Penrith Panthers 18
Broncos : Tries - A Winterstein 2, J Hodges 2, K Hunt, A Glenn. Goals - C Parker 7/7.
Panthers : Tries - M Gordon, M Jennings, S Elford. Goals - M Gordon 3/4.
Referees - S Hayne, T De las Heras. Crowd - 14,332 at CUA Stadium.
It may have been winning ugly, but Gold Coast picked up a valuable 2 points when they defeated Canberra 16-10 at Skilled Park on
Friday night.
It wasn't a game that reached any great heights, with both sides well below their best form; but the closeness of the scores maintained
the interest through the night. The Raiders led 6-4 at the break, but William Zillman, coming off the bench for the second half, turned
the match Gold Coast's way when he was on the end of a grubber from Scott Prince to score. But the Raiders hit back again, with Joel
Monaghan running from the end of the field to just 20 metres out before passing to Alan Tongue, whose grubber sat up perfectly to
enable Adrian Purtell to score and level the scores.
The match was deadlocked on 10-10, and poised to go to golden point. But with less than 2 minutes left on the clock, some individual
brilliance by Mat Rogers saw him put the Titans back in front and take out the match.
Gold Coast Titans 16 def Canberra Raiders 10
Titans : Tries - M Rogers, A Harrison, W Zillman. Goals - S Prince 2/3.
Raiders : Tries - A Purtell, J Croker. Goals - T Campese 1/2.
Referees - T Archer, S Lyons. Crowd - 18,510 at Skilled Park.
Old rivalries were re-kindled in the leadup to the St George v Newcastle game, with St George's Wendell Sailor and Adam MacDougall
trash-talking each other in the media. But when game day came, both players lived up to their pre-match hype with rock-solid
performances. Adam MacDougall scored for the Knights and Wendell Sailor scored a double for the Dragons; but it would be
MacDougall who would get the last laugh, with the Knights taking out the match.
The Dragons led 14-6 at half time, but when Sailor was forced to leave the field injured early in the second half, the tide turned; with
Newcastle running through 3 tries to 1 in the second half to take the game.
Newcastle Knights 24 def St George-Illawarra Dragons 18
Knights : Tries - J Sau, A MacDougall, I De Gois, R Fa'aoso. Goals - K Gidley 4/4.
Dragons : Tries - W Sailor 2, J Saffy. Goals - J Soward 3/4.
Referees - J Robinson, J Sutton. Crowd - 14,477 at Jubilee Oval.
In his first 2 games back in Manly colours after his pre-season sexual assault charges, Manly fullback Brett Stewart would appreciate
the difference between home and away support. The cheers that followed his every move at Brookvale were replaced by booing and
hostile crowd-calls by the Souths supporters at ANZ. But it would be Stewart that would have the last laugh, scoring a double in Manly's
24-8 win.
Early on, it was Jamie Lyon who did the damage, having a double by the 18 minute mark. Stewart also went over once before the break
and the Sea Eagles led 18-0 at half time.
appeared anything but comfortable; and it was only a late rush from the Broncos that blew the margin out in a game that until then was
poised to be much closer.
The Broncos had got out to a 24-6 lead at half time, but in the second minute after the restart, Shane Elford went over. Then 10 minutes
later, an offload and a lucky bounce saw the ball land in Michael Jennings' hands for the easiest of tries; and when Michael Gordon
converted the score was back to 24-6.
The Panthers continued to press the Broncos' line, and the Brisbane defence was forced to absorb pressure for set after set. But, try
as they might, the Panthers were unable to penetrate the Broncos' line. At 70 minutes, a penalty goal to Corey Parker gave the Broncos
some breathing space. But in the final 7 minutes, Karmichael Hunt and Justin Hodges, against the run of play in the half until then,
produced brilliant solo efforts to score converted tries and ensure victory to the Broncos.
Brisbane Broncos 38 def Penrith Panthers 18
Broncos : Tries - A Winterstein 2, J Hodges 2, K Hunt, A Glenn. Goals - C Parker 7/7.
Panthers : Tries - M Gordon, M Jennings, S Elford. Goals - M Gordon 3/4.
Referees - S Hayne, T De las Heras. Crowd - 14,332 at CUA Stadium.
It may have been winning ugly, but Gold Coast picked up a valuable 2 points when they defeated Canberra 16-10 at Skilled Park on
Friday night.
It wasn't a game that reached any great heights, with both sides well below their best form; but the closeness of the scores maintained
the interest through the night. The Raiders led 6-4 at the break, but William Zillman, coming off the bench for the second half, turned
the match Gold Coast's way when he was on the end of a grubber from Scott Prince to score. But the Raiders hit back again, with Joel
Monaghan running from the end of the field to just 20 metres out before passing to Alan Tongue, whose grubber sat up perfectly to
enable Adrian Purtell to score and level the scores.
The match was deadlocked on 10-10, and poised to go to golden point. But with less than 2 minutes left on the clock, some individual
brilliance by Mat Rogers saw him put the Titans back in front and take out the match.
Gold Coast Titans 16 def Canberra Raiders 10
Titans : Tries - M Rogers, A Harrison, W Zillman. Goals - S Prince 2/3.
Raiders : Tries - A Purtell, J Croker. Goals - T Campese 1/2.
Referees - T Archer, S Lyons. Crowd - 18,510 at Skilled Park.
Old rivalries were re-kindled in the leadup to the St George v Newcastle game, with St George's Wendell Sailor and Adam MacDougall
trash-talking each other in the media. But when game day came, both players lived up to their pre-match hype with rock-solid
performances. Adam MacDougall scored for the Knights and Wendell Sailor scored a double for the Dragons; but it would be
MacDougall who would get the last laugh, with the Knights taking out the match.
The Dragons led 14-6 at half time, but when Sailor was forced to leave the field injured early in the second half, the tide turned; with
Newcastle running through 3 tries to 1 in the second half to take the game.
Newcastle Knights 24 def St George-Illawarra Dragons 18
Knights : Tries - J Sau, A MacDougall, I De Gois, R Fa'aoso. Goals - K Gidley 4/4.
Dragons : Tries - W Sailor 2, J Saffy. Goals - J Soward 3/4.
Referees - J Robinson, J Sutton. Crowd - 14,477 at Jubilee Oval.
In his first 2 games back in Manly colours after his pre-season sexual assault charges, Manly fullback Brett Stewart would appreciate
the difference between home and away support. The cheers that followed his every move at Brookvale were replaced by booing and
hostile crowd-calls by the Souths supporters at ANZ. But it would be Stewart that would have the last laugh, scoring a double in Manly's
24-8 win.
Early on, it was Jamie Lyon who did the damage, having a double by the 18 minute mark. Stewart also went over once before the break
and the Sea Eagles led 18-0 at half time.
Souths came out firing in the second half, with Craig Wing going over to create hopes among the home fans of a comeback. But
Stewart's second try ended those hopes; and although Nathan Merritt scored for the Rabbitohs in the dying moments of the game, it
was too little too late for Souths as the Sea Eagles recorded their second straight victory.
Manly Sea Eagles 24 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 8
Sea Eagles : Tries - B Stewart 2, J Lyon 2. Goals - J Lyon 4/4.
Rabbitohs : Tries - N Merritt, C Wing. Goals - C Sandow 0/1, I Luke 0/1.
Referees - J Maxwell, M Cecchin. Crowd - 14,225 at ANZ Stadium.
New Zealand Warriors took out a remarkable victory over the Sydney Roosters, coming from 16-0 down at half time to level the match
at 16-16 after regulation time before taking out the game during golden point.
The Roosters had dominated the first half, leading 16-0; a lead that could have been 18-0 but for Craig Fitzgibbon's unsuccessful
conversion attempt from the sideline that hit one upright, rebounded to hit the other before landing away from the goal. Had the ball
fallen over the crossbar, the Roosters would have won in regulation time.
Shortly after the restart, Stacey Jones crossed the Roosters' line to get the Warriors on the board. On the hour, a bomb from Jones
found Manu Vatuvei, who offloaded to Jerome Ropati; but Kemp was unable to convert. A few minutes later, Vatuvei went over himself,
but again the try wasn't converted and the Roosters maintained a 16-14 advantage. Then, with just moments to go in regulation time,
Denan Kemp was awarded a penalty. The goal went over to level the scores, and during the fourth minute of added time, Stacey
Jones found himself in perfect position for the winning drop goal.
New Zealand Warriors 17 def Sydney Roosters 16 in golden point extra time.
Warriors : Tries - J Ropati, M Vatuvei, S Jones. Goals - D Kemp 2/4. Field Goals - S Jones 1/1, N Fien 0/1.
Roosters : Tries - I Soliola, M Pearce, S Shackleton. Goals - C Fitzgibbon 2/3. Field Goals - B Anasta 0/1.
Referees - B Cummins, A Shortall. Crowd - 16,309 at Mt Smart Stadium.
Cronulla took their home game against North Queensland to Adelaide, but the Sharks' season of pain and frustration continued,
going down 34-10 to a red-hot North Queensland outfit to find themselves stranded at the bottom of the table.
Desperate to atone for past disappointments, and keen to put on a show for the Adelaide locals, the Sharks were competitive early.
Matthew Wright scored an early try, and after 34 minutes the Sharks were leading 4-0. Shannon Hegarty scored for the Cowboys,
Johnathan Thurston's conversion giving North Queensland the lead.
The floodgates opened after half-time.The Cowboys ran in 5 tries to 1 in the second half, turning what had looked like being a
closely-fought game into a blowout. The result, North Queensland's second win of the season, sees them just one game outside the
top 8 and with a favourable for and against; but one that leaves the Sharks stuck a game clear in last position, with every defeat their
season going from bad to worse.
North Queensland Cowboys 34 def Cronulla Sharks 10
Cowboys : Tries - M Bowen, B Farrar, W Tonga, S Hegarty, S Tronc, L O'Donnell. Goals - J Thurston 5/6.
Sharks : Tries - M Wright, A Tupou. Goals - L Covell 1/2.
Referees - A Klein, C James. Crowd - 8,547 at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The loss of the 2 points for the interchange debacle continues to burn deep for the Bulldogs, but again they put those woes behind
them to turn on a dominant performance against Parramatta to cruise to a 48-18 win.
The tone was set in the opening minutes, with Josh Morris scoring twice in the opening 8 minutes as the Bulldogs raced to a 12-0
win. The Eels tried hard to match it with the Bulldogs, and the Bulldogs' lead was 16-12 at the break. But within moments of the restart
the floodgates had opened, with Warburton, El Masri and Patten scoring within the first 10 minutes of the second half. It was all
one-way traffic, as the Bulldogs consolidated their position in the top 8 while condemning the hapless Eels to second last on the
ladder.
Bulldogs 48 def Parramatta Eels 18
Bulldogs : Tries - L Patten 2, J Morris 2, H El Masri, B Goodwin, M Hodgson, B Kimmorley, G Warburton. Goals - H El Masri 6/9.
Eels : Tries - W Hauraki 2, J Hayne. Goals - L Burt 3/3.
Referees - G Badger, T De las Heras. Crowd - 18,223 at ANZ Stadium.
Wests Tigers enhanced the reputation of Leichhardt Oval as a fortress, and a graveyard ground for the Storm, with a 16-6 win in a wet
Monday night match.
The Storm were keen to put on a good performance for Cam Smith's 150th game, and it didn't take long for Ryan Hoffman to score.
But the Tigers fought back, a grubber from Robbie Farah finding Tim Moltzen. Chris Lawrence gave the Tigers the lead shortly before
half time. The Tigers maintained the lead through a dour and gritty second half, in which the only score was Chris Lawrence's second
try in the last few minutes of the game that wrapped up the win for the Tigers.
Wests Tigers 16 def Melbourne Storm 6
Tigers : Tries - C Lawrence 2, T Moltzen. Goals - B Marshall 2/3.
Storm : Tries - R Hoffman. Goals - C Smith 1/1.
Referees - T Archer, S Hayne. Crowd - 12,046 at Leichhardt Oval.
Stewart's second try ended those hopes; and although Nathan Merritt scored for the Rabbitohs in the dying moments of the game, it
was too little too late for Souths as the Sea Eagles recorded their second straight victory.
Manly Sea Eagles 24 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 8
Sea Eagles : Tries - B Stewart 2, J Lyon 2. Goals - J Lyon 4/4.
Rabbitohs : Tries - N Merritt, C Wing. Goals - C Sandow 0/1, I Luke 0/1.
Referees - J Maxwell, M Cecchin. Crowd - 14,225 at ANZ Stadium.
New Zealand Warriors took out a remarkable victory over the Sydney Roosters, coming from 16-0 down at half time to level the match
at 16-16 after regulation time before taking out the game during golden point.
The Roosters had dominated the first half, leading 16-0; a lead that could have been 18-0 but for Craig Fitzgibbon's unsuccessful
conversion attempt from the sideline that hit one upright, rebounded to hit the other before landing away from the goal. Had the ball
fallen over the crossbar, the Roosters would have won in regulation time.
Shortly after the restart, Stacey Jones crossed the Roosters' line to get the Warriors on the board. On the hour, a bomb from Jones
found Manu Vatuvei, who offloaded to Jerome Ropati; but Kemp was unable to convert. A few minutes later, Vatuvei went over himself,
but again the try wasn't converted and the Roosters maintained a 16-14 advantage. Then, with just moments to go in regulation time,
Denan Kemp was awarded a penalty. The goal went over to level the scores, and during the fourth minute of added time, Stacey
Jones found himself in perfect position for the winning drop goal.
New Zealand Warriors 17 def Sydney Roosters 16 in golden point extra time.
Warriors : Tries - J Ropati, M Vatuvei, S Jones. Goals - D Kemp 2/4. Field Goals - S Jones 1/1, N Fien 0/1.
Roosters : Tries - I Soliola, M Pearce, S Shackleton. Goals - C Fitzgibbon 2/3. Field Goals - B Anasta 0/1.
Referees - B Cummins, A Shortall. Crowd - 16,309 at Mt Smart Stadium.
Cronulla took their home game against North Queensland to Adelaide, but the Sharks' season of pain and frustration continued,
going down 34-10 to a red-hot North Queensland outfit to find themselves stranded at the bottom of the table.
Desperate to atone for past disappointments, and keen to put on a show for the Adelaide locals, the Sharks were competitive early.
Matthew Wright scored an early try, and after 34 minutes the Sharks were leading 4-0. Shannon Hegarty scored for the Cowboys,
Johnathan Thurston's conversion giving North Queensland the lead.
The floodgates opened after half-time.The Cowboys ran in 5 tries to 1 in the second half, turning what had looked like being a
closely-fought game into a blowout. The result, North Queensland's second win of the season, sees them just one game outside the
top 8 and with a favourable for and against; but one that leaves the Sharks stuck a game clear in last position, with every defeat their
season going from bad to worse.
North Queensland Cowboys 34 def Cronulla Sharks 10
Cowboys : Tries - M Bowen, B Farrar, W Tonga, S Hegarty, S Tronc, L O'Donnell. Goals - J Thurston 5/6.
Sharks : Tries - M Wright, A Tupou. Goals - L Covell 1/2.
Referees - A Klein, C James. Crowd - 8,547 at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The loss of the 2 points for the interchange debacle continues to burn deep for the Bulldogs, but again they put those woes behind
them to turn on a dominant performance against Parramatta to cruise to a 48-18 win.
The tone was set in the opening minutes, with Josh Morris scoring twice in the opening 8 minutes as the Bulldogs raced to a 12-0
win. The Eels tried hard to match it with the Bulldogs, and the Bulldogs' lead was 16-12 at the break. But within moments of the restart
the floodgates had opened, with Warburton, El Masri and Patten scoring within the first 10 minutes of the second half. It was all
one-way traffic, as the Bulldogs consolidated their position in the top 8 while condemning the hapless Eels to second last on the
ladder.
Bulldogs 48 def Parramatta Eels 18
Bulldogs : Tries - L Patten 2, J Morris 2, H El Masri, B Goodwin, M Hodgson, B Kimmorley, G Warburton. Goals - H El Masri 6/9.
Eels : Tries - W Hauraki 2, J Hayne. Goals - L Burt 3/3.
Referees - G Badger, T De las Heras. Crowd - 18,223 at ANZ Stadium.
Wests Tigers enhanced the reputation of Leichhardt Oval as a fortress, and a graveyard ground for the Storm, with a 16-6 win in a wet
Monday night match.
The Storm were keen to put on a good performance for Cam Smith's 150th game, and it didn't take long for Ryan Hoffman to score.
But the Tigers fought back, a grubber from Robbie Farah finding Tim Moltzen. Chris Lawrence gave the Tigers the lead shortly before
half time. The Tigers maintained the lead through a dour and gritty second half, in which the only score was Chris Lawrence's second
try in the last few minutes of the game that wrapped up the win for the Tigers.
Wests Tigers 16 def Melbourne Storm 6
Tigers : Tries - C Lawrence 2, T Moltzen. Goals - B Marshall 2/3.
Storm : Tries - R Hoffman. Goals - C Smith 1/1.
Referees - T Archer, S Hayne. Crowd - 12,046 at Leichhardt Oval.
| ROUND 7 FIXTURES: (All times shown are Sydney time) Friday 24th April Brisbane v Parramatta (Suncorp Stadium, 7:30pm) South Sydney v Cronulla (ANZ Stadium, 7:30pm) Saturday 25th April Sydney Roosters v St George-Illawarra (Sydney Football Stadium, 3:00pm) Melbourne v NZ Warriors (Olympic Park, 5:30pm) North Queensland v Manly (Dairy Farmers Stadium, 7:30pm) Sunday 26th April Canberra v Bulldogs (Canberra Stadium, 2:00pm) Wests Tigers v Newcastle (Campbelltown Stadium, 3:00pm) Monday 27th April Penrith v Gold Coast (CUA Stadium, 7:00pm) |
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