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NRL First Grade Premiership 1998 details
Competition: National Rugby League First Grade Premiership.
Season: 1998.
Team: Adelaide Rams at Adelaide Oval.
Coach: Rod Reddy (1-8), Dean Lance (9-26).
Team: Auckland at Ericsson Stadium. Coach: Frank Endacott.
*Team: Balmain at Leichhardt Oval. Coach: Wayne Pearce.
Team: Brisbane at ANZ Stadium. Coach: Wayne Bennett.
*Team: Canberra at Bruce Stadium. Coach: Mal Meninga.
*Team: Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground. Coach: Steve Folkes.
*Team: Cronulla at Shark Park. Coach: John Lang.
Team: Gold Coast at Carrara Stadium. Coach: Phil Economides.
*Team: Illawarra at WIN Stadium. Coach: Andrew Farrar.
*Team: Manly Warringah at Brookvale Oval. Coach: Bob Fulton.
*Team: Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park. Coach: Chris Anderson.
Team: Newcastle at Marathon Stadium. Coach: Mal Reilly.
Team: North Queensland at Cowboys Stadium. Coach: Tim Sheens.
*Team: North Sydney at North Sydney Oval. Coach: Peter Louis.
*Team: Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium. Coach: Brian Smith.
*Team: Penrith at Penrith Football Stadium. Coach: Royce Simmons.
Team: South Sydney at Sydney Football Stadium.
Coach: Steve Martin (1-18), Craig Coleman (19-24).
*Team: St George at Kogarah Jubilee Oval. Coach: David Waite.
*Team: Sydney City at Sydney Football Stadium. Coach: Phil Gould.
Team: Western Suburbs at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Coach: Tom Raudonikis.
Format: Stage 1, Intergroup 1, Intergroup 2, Cycle 1,
Table (Points, Differences),
Top 10 (Points, Differences, Playoffs), Stage 2 "Finals",
[1,4,5,8,9] Staggered (2), [2,3,6,7,10] Staggered (2),
[1,4,6] Staggered (1), [2,3,5] Staggered (1),
[1,4,2,3] Knockout.
Intergroup 1: Brisbane, Canberra, Parramatta, Balmain, Adelaide Rams;
Manly Warringah, Canterbury, Penrith, Gold Coast, North Queensland.
Intergroup 2: Sydney City, Newcastle, South Sydney, Melbourne Storm,
St George; Cronulla, North Sydney, Auckland, Illawarra,
Western Suburbs.
Cycle 1: Melbourne Storm, Illawarra, Gold Coast, Balmain,
Adelaide Rams, North Queensland, Auckland, Brisbane,
Manly Warringah, North Sydney, Newcastle, Sydney City, Cronulla,
Canterbury, Canberra, Parramatta, Penrith, Western Suburbs,
St George; South Sydney.
Round 1.
South Sydney 24 (Darren Burns, Tim Brasher, Terry Hermansson tries;
Julian O'Neill 6/6 goals) beat
Auckland 18 (Stephen Kearney, Gene Ngamu tries;
Gene Ngamu 5/5 goals)
on Friday 13th March (night) at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 8-10. Scrums: 7-3. Penalties: 8-8.
Crowd: 9500. Referee: Eddie Ward.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Justin Loomans, Brett Rodwell,
Julian O'Neill, David Hall; Craig Wing, Willie Peters;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, James Smith, Jeremy Schloss,
Darren Burns, Chris Caruana; Troy Slattery, Michael Ostini,
Darrell Trindall, Matt Parsons.
Auckland: Marc Ellis; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Tyran Smith, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Bryan Henare, Brady Malam, Zane Clark, Shane Endacott.
Brisbane 22 (Darren Smith, Allan Langer, Michael Hancock tries;
Darren Lockyer 5/6 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 6 (Craig Field 2/2, Luke Phillips 1/1 goals)
on Friday 13th March (night) at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 8-6. Scrums: 10-7. Penalties: 17-6.
Crowd: 39,109. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Television: NINE.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Michael Devere; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Brad Thorn, Gordon Tallis,
Peter Ryan; Ben Walker, Philip Lee, Tonie Carroll, Kevin Campion.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Andrew Hunter, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Craig Hancock; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Danny Costelloe, Steven Menzies,
Anthony Colella, Nik Kosef; Scott Fulton, Cliff Lyons,
Colin Underwood, Albert Torrens.
Sinbin: Geoff Toovey (Manly Warringah), 6, backchat.
Sent off: John Hopoate (Manly Warringah), 79, abusing the referee,
2 matches.
Sent off: Geoff Toovey (Manly Warringah), 79, abusing the referee,
[75].
Man of the match: Michael Hancock (NINE).
North Queensland 18 (Dale Shearer, Noa Nadruku, Steve Walters tries;
Jason Ferris 3/5 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 8 (Joe Tamani, Rod Maybon tries; Joe Tamani 0/2 goals)
on Friday 13th March (night) at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 8-4. Penalties: 5-12.
Crowd: 11,289. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Paul Bowman,
Noa Nadruku, Mark Shipway; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Dale Fritz; Glen Murphy, Scott Wilson,
Luke Scott, Ray Mercy.
Adelaide Rams: Rod Maybon; Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke, Danny Grimley,
Joe Tamani; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe; Mark Corvo,
Dean Schifilliti, Marty McKenzie, Alan Cann, Brett Galea,
David Broughton; Tony Iro, Darrien Doherty, Andrew Hick,
Kerrod Walters.
Parramatta 27 (Clinton Schifcofske 2, Jarrod McCracken,
Shane Whereat tries; Clinton Schifcofske 5/7 goals;
John Simon fied goal) beat
Penrith 16 (Ryan Girdler 2, Chris Hicks tries;
Ryan Girdler 2/4 goals)
on Saturday 14th March at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 14-10. Scrums: 11-4. Penalties: 10-6.
Crowd: 12,222. Referee: Stephen Clarke.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Chris Hicks, David Woods, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Ryan Girdler, Greg Alexander; Paul Johnson,
Craig Gower, Tony Puletua, Jody Gall, Matt Adamson, John Cross;
Darren Brown, Mark Geyer, Duncan McGillivray, Craig Wise.
Balmain 40 (Greg Donaghey 2, William Kennedy 2, Jason Webber,
Adam Nable, Mark Stimpson tries; Shannon Nevin 6/9 goals) beat
Gold Coast 6 (Graham Mackay try; Graham Mackay 1/1 goals)
on Saturday 14th March at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 16-0. Scrums: 10-6. Penalties: 10-8.
Crowd: 7120. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Hudson Smith, Adam Nable,
Michael Withers.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Glen Godbee, Graham Mackay, Tom O'Reilly,
Preston Campbell; Brendan Lindsay, Wes Patten; Clinton O'Brien,
Craig Teevan, Steve Parsons, Scott Conley, Troy Campbell,
Scott Sattler; Damian Driscoll, Chris nahi, Heath Cruickshank, --.
Sinbin: Scott Sattler (Gold Coast), 49.
Sydney City 36 (Andrew Walker 2, Brad Fittler 2, Matt Sing,
Richard Barnett tries; Ivan Cleary 6/7 goals) beat
Cronulla 14 (Geoff Bell, Ben Sammutt tries; Mathew Rogers 1/3 goals)
on Saturday 14th March at Shark Park.
Half time: 18-0. Scrums: 8-3. Penalties: 8-10.
Crowd: 17,828. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Matthew Sing; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
Jason Lowrie, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Shane Rigon,
Nathan Wood, Bryan Fletcher.
Cronulla: Ben Sammut; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Mitch Healey, Paul Green;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Jason Stevens, Nathan Long,
Craig Greenhill, Chris McKenna; Adam Dykes, Les Davidson,
Martin Lang, Sean Ryan.
Sinbin: Adam Dykes (Cronulla).
Sinbin: Adrian Lam (Sydney City).
Melbourne Storm 14 (Scott Hill 2 tries; Craig Smith 3/3 goals) beat
Illawarra 12 (Trent Barrett, Will Robinson tries;
David Moon 2/4 goals)
on Saturday 14th March at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 6-12. Scrums: 4-6. Penalties: 10-13.
Crowd: 10,695. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Wayne Clifford, Shaun Timmins,
Paul McGregor, David Moon; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson;
Scott Cram, Dean Callaway, Chris Leikvoll, Andrew Hart,
Terry Lamey, Brad Mackay; Jason Hooper, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson,
Andrew Purcell.
Canterbury 20 (Glen Hughes 2, Barry Ward tries;
Daryl Halligan 4/4 goals) beat
Canberra 10 (Graham Appo, Bradley Clyde tries;
David Furner 1/4, Graham Appo 0/1 goals)
on Sunday 15th March at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 6-2. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 5-10.
Crowd: 8453. Referee: Brian Grant.
Canterbury: Barry Berrigan; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Shane Marteene,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Duncan McRae; Darren Britt,
Jason Hetherington, Robert Tocco, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Mitch Newton, Steven Price, Robert Relf,
Greg Fleming.
Canberra: Laurie Daley; Graham Appo, Ruben Wiki, Brandon Pearson,
David Boyle; Jason Croker, Ricky Stuart; Luke Davico, Luke Priddis,
Brett Hetherington, David Furner, Nathan Sologinkin, Bradley Clyde;
Todd Payten, Anthony Seibold, Jason Burnham, Simon Woolford.
Newcastle 18 (Matthew Johns, Jason Moodie, Evan Cochrane tries;
Andrew Johns 3/5 goals) beat
North Sydney 14 (Greg Florimo, Paul Stringer tries;
Jason Taylor 3/3 goals)
on Sunday 15th March at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 6-8. Scrums: 2-5. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 11,268. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Television: NINE.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Mark Hughes, Owen Craigie, Matthew Gidley,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Paul Harragon (c),
Lee Jackson, Tony Butterfield, Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Evan Cochrane, Peter Shiels, Glenn Grief,
Neil Piccinelli.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor; Gary Larson,
Mark Soden, Josh Stuart, David Fairleigh, Adam Muir, Billy Moore;
Paul Stringer, Mark Reber, Willie Leyshon, Glenn Morrison.
St George 36 (Matthew Rodwell 2, Mark Coyne, Jamie Ainscough,
Daniel Wagon, Corey Pearson tries;
Wayne Bartrim 6/8 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 18 (Brett Hodgson, Damian Kennedy tries;
Andrew Leeds 5/5 goals)
on Sunday 15th March at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 10-10. Scrums: 5-4. Penalties: 10-11.
Crowd: 7206. Referee: Tim Mander.
Western Suburbs: Brett Hodgson; Darren Willis, Andrew Leeds,
Ken McGuinness, Adam Donovan; Kevin McGuinness, Steve Georgeallis;
Chris Yates, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Darren Rameka, Paul Langmack (c); Scott Coxon, Aseri Laing,
Shane McMenemy, --.
Sinbin: Paul Langmack (Western Suburbs).
Sinbin: Ciriaco Mescia (Western Suburbs).
Sinbin: Shane McMenemy (Western Suburbs).
Sinbin: Andrew Tangata-Toa (St George).
Round 2.
North Sydney 26 (Gary Larson, Adam Muir, Wade Horder tries;
Jason Taylor 7/7 goals) beat
Sydney City 8 (Ivan Cleary try; Ivan Cleary 2/2 goals)
on Friday 20th March (night) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 8-2. Scrums: 7-4. Penalties: 9-7.
Crowd: 15,221. Referee: Steve Clarke.
Television: NINE.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Adam Muir,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Josh Stuart, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Reber, Willie Leyshon.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Matthew Sing; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
Jason Lowrie, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Scott Logan, Luke Ricketson; Justin Dooley, Nathan Wood,
Bryan Fletcher, Shane Rigon.
Man of the match (NINE): Gary Larson.
Penrith 28 (Ryan Girdler 2, Robbie Beckett, Sid Domic tries;
Ryan Girdler 6/8 goals) beat
Canberra 24 (David Boyle 3, Simon Woolford, Albert Fulivai tries;
David Furner 2/4 goals)
on Saturday 21st March
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 8-16. Scrums: 6-1. Penalties: 6-5.
Crowd: 7290. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Danny Williams, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Mark Geyer,
Craig Gower, Tony Puletua, Jody Gall, Matt Adamson, John Cross;
Darren Brown, Phil Adamson, Duncan McGillivray, Craig Wise.
Canberra: Graham Appo; Albert Fulivai, Brandon Pearson, Ruben Wiki,
David Boyle; Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart; Luke Davico, Luke Priddis,
Brett Hetherington, Jason Croker, David Furner, Bradley Clyde;
Jason Burnham, Nathan Sologinkin, Todd Payten, Simon Woolford.
Parramatta 14 (Shane Whereat 2, Stuart Kelly tries;
Clinton Schifkofske 1/4 goals ) beat
Gold Coast 12 (Jason Nicol, Andrew King tries;
Graham Mackay 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 21st March
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 8-12. Penalties: 8-3.
Crowd: 9734. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Preston Campbell, Jason Nicol, Graham Mackay,
Aaron Douglas; Tom O'Reilly, Wes Patten; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Steve Parsons, Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Chris Lawler, Scott Conley, Gavin Whittaker,
Craig Teevan.
Cited: Wes Patten (Gold Coast), tackling Jason Smith off the ball,
1 match.
Newcastle 33 (Matthew Gidley, Robbie O'Davis, Owen Craigie,
Glenn Grief, Jason Moodie, Mark Hughes tries;
Andrew Johns 4/6 goals) beat
Auckland 4 (Sean Hoppe try; Matthew Ridge 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 21st March
at Marathon Stadium.
Half time: 6-4. Scrums: ?. Penalties: 10-8.
Crowd: 23,503. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Mark Hughes, Matthew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Glenn Grief, Peter Shiels, Neil Piccinelli,
Evan Cochrane.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Tyran Smith, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Tony Tatupu, Shane Endacott, Tea Ropati, Brady Malam.
North Queensland 26 (Ray Mercy 4, Kris Tassell tries;
Andrew Dunemann 2/3, Jason Ferris 1/5 goals) beat
Balmain 2 (Shannon Nevin 1/2 goals)
on Saturday 21st March
at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 8-2. Scrums: 3-5. Penalties: 7-7.
Crowd: 18,399. Referee: Eddie Ward.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Paul Bowman,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Glen Murphy,
Owen Cunningham, Dale Fritz; Mark Shipway, Martin Locke,
Luke Scott, Scott Wilson.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Michael Withers, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Hudson Smith, Adam Nable,
Marshall Scott.
Cronulla 20 (Brett Howland, Sean Ryan, Mathew Rogers tries;
Mathew Rogers 4/4 goals) beat
St George 14 (Daniel Wagon, Mark Coyne tries;
Wayne Bartrim 3/5 goals)
on Sunday 22nd March
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 6-4. Scrums: 9-10. Penalties: 4-9.
Crowd: 15,189. Referee: Brian Grant.
Cronulla: Brett Howland; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Paul Green;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Jason Stevens, Sean Ryan,
Nathan Long, Wade Forrester; Martin Lang, Craig Greenhill,
Paul Donaghy, Mitch Healey.
Brisbane 20 (Darren Smith 2, Gordon Tallis, Steven Renouf tries;
Darren Lockyer 2/4 goals) beat
Canterbury 12 (Solomon Haumono try; Daryl Halligan 4/5 goals)
on Sunday 22nd March
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 6-10. Scrums: 13-10. Penalties: 7-7.
Crowd: 10,962. Referee: Tim Mander.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Michael Devere; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Brad Thorn, Gordon Tallis,
Peter Ryan; Kevin Campion, Philip Lee, Ben Walker, Tonie Carroll.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Shane Marteene,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Duncan McRae; Mitch Newton,
Jason Hetherington, Robert Tocco, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steven Price, Robert Relf, Troy Stone,
Solomon Haumono.
Manly Warringah 22 (Terry Hill 2, Luke Phillips, Jamie Olejnik tries;
Luke Phillips 3/4 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 6 (Brett Galea try; Luke Williamson 1/3 goals)
on Sunday 22nd March
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 10-2. Scrums: 5-7. Penalties: 10-9.
Crowd: 6434. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Andrew Hunter, Jamie Olejnik,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Danny Costelloe, Anthony Colella,
Steven Menzies, Nik Kosef; Scott Fulton, Colin Underwood,
Cliff Lyons, Craig Hancock.
Adelaide Rams: Rod Maybon; Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke, Luke Williamson,
Matthew Daylight; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe; Mark Corvo,
Kerrod Walters, Marty McKenzie, Alan Cann, Brett Galea,
David Broughton; Tony Iro, Darrien Doherty, Andrew Hick,
Dean Schifilliti.
Illawarra 22 (Rod Wishart, Paul McGregor, Brad Mackay,
Trent Barrett tries; Rod Wishart 3/5 goals) beat
South Sydney 14 (Chris Caruana, Troy Slattery tries;
Julian O'Neill 3/3 goals)
on Sunday 22nd March
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 16-6. Scrums: 5-10. Penalties: 8-8.
Crowd: ?. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Illawarra: Dean Moon; Jonathan Britten, Paul McGregor, Shaun Timmins,
Rod Wishart; Trent Barrett, Tim Horan; Scott Cram, Dean Callaway,
Craig Smith, Andrew Hart, Terry Lamey, Brad Mackay;
Chris Leikvoll, Jason Hooper, Craig Wilson, Will Robinson.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; David Hall, Brett Rodwell,
Julian O'Neill, Justin Loomans; Craig Wing, Willie Peters;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, James Smith, Jeremy Schloss,
Darren Burns, Chris Caruana; Darrell Trindall, Troy Slattery,
Michael Ostini, Matt Parsons.
Sinbin: Michael Ostini (South Sydney), 35.
Sinbin: Sean Garlick (South Sydney), 69.
Melbourne Storm 26 (Danny Williams, Robbie Ross, Marcus Bai,
Paul Bell, Robbie Kearns tries; Craig Smith 3/8 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 16 (Ciriaco Mescia, Ken McGuinness tries;
Andrew Leeds 4/5 goals)
on Sunday 22nd March
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 16-8. Scrums: 6-13. Penalties: 4-13.
Crowd: 6939. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Western Suburbs: Brett Hodgson; Darren Willis, Andrew Leeds,
Ken McGuinness, Aseri Laing; Kevin McGuinness, Steve Georgeallis;
Darren Rameka, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Shane McMenemy, Paul Langmack (c); Chris Yates, Scott Coxon,
Leo Dynevor, Adrian Rainey.
Round 3.
Balmain 18 (Ben Duckworth 2, Jason Webber tries;
Shannon Nevin 3/6 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 4 (Terry Hill try;
Luke Phillips 0/1 goals)
on Friday 27th March (night)
at Leichhardt Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 10-0. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 9-7.
Crowd: 15,079. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Greg Donaghey, Adam Nable,
Hudson Smith.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Andrew Hunter, Jamie Olejnik,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Colin Underwood, Jim Serdaris, Adam Peters, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Cliff Lyons, Scott Fulton,
Craig Hancock, Damian Browne.
Auckland 25 (Sean Hoppe, Jerry Seuseu, Stacey Jones,
Nigel Vagana tries; Matthew Ridge 4/8 goals) beat
Sydney City 14 (Matthew Sing, Brad Fittler tries;
Ivan Cleary 3/3 goals)
on Friday 27th March (night)
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 14-8. Scrums: 7-4. Penalties: 5-7.
Crowd: 9000. Referee: Tim Mander.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Brady Malam, Tyran Smith, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Shane Endacott, Tony Tatupu, Jerry Seuseu, Tea Ropati.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Matthew Sing; Adam Hayden, Adrian Lam;
Jason Lowrie, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Brad Fittler; James Pickering, Bryan Fletcher,
Justin Dooley, Justin Bailey.
Sinbin: Stephen Kearney (Auckland).
Adelaide Rams 22 (Joe Tamani, Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke,
Marty McKenzie tries;
Luke Williamson 2/5, Craig Kimmorley 1/1 goals) beat
Canterbury 20 (Greg Fleming, Glen Hughes, Steve Price,
Matthew Ryan tries; Daryl Halligan 2/5 goals)
on Friday 27th March (night)
at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 10-12. Scrums: 5-5. Penalties: 9-4.
Crowd: 8390. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Adelaide Rams: Chris Quinn; Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke,
David Kidwell, Joe Tamani; Luke Williamson, Craig Kimmorley;
Mark Corvo, Kerrod Walters, Marty McKenzie, Alan Cann, Brett Galea,
David Broughton; Tony Iro, Darrien Doherty, Dean Schifilliti,
Andrew Hick.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Shane Marteene,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Duncan McRae; Mitch Newton,
Jason Hetherington, Robert Tocco, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steven Price, Robert Relf, Craig Polla-Mounter,
Solomon Haumono.
Newcastle 37 (Bill Peden 2, Robbie O'Davis, Owen Craigie,
Andrew Johns, Neil Piccinelli tries;
Andrew Johns 5/7, Owen Craigie 1/1 goals;
Johns field goal) beat
Illawarra 18 (Trent Barrett 2, Andrew Hart tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 2/2, Tim Horan 1/1 goals)
on Saturday 28th March
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 18-6. Scrums: 4-6. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: ?. Referee: Steve Clarke.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Mark Hughes, Matthew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Adam MacDougall, Glenn Grief, Steven Crowe,
Neil Piccinelli.
Illawarra: Luke Patten; Wayne Clifford, Paul McGregor, Shaun Timmins,
Trent Barrett; Jonathan Britten, Tim Horan; Scott Cram,
Dean Callaway, Craig Smith, Andrew Hart, Terry Lamey,
Craig Fitzgibbon; Chris Leikvoll, Craig Wilson, Will Robinson,
Brendon Tunbridge.
Melbourne Storm 26 (Russell Bawden 2, Marcus Bai, Scott Hill,
Richard Swain tries; Craig Smith 3/5 goals) beat
Cronulla 18 (Mathew Rogers 3 tries; Mathew Rogers 3/4 goals)
on Saturday 28th March
at Shark Park.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 3-6. Penalties: 4-6.
Crowd: 11,346. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Wade Forrester; Tim Maddison, Nick Graham, Paul Donaghy,
Brett Howland.
Brisbane 26 (Steven Renouf 4, John Plath tries;
Darren Lockyer 3/5 goals) beat
Penrith 18 (Robbie Beckett, Ryan Girdler, Greg Alexander tries;
Ryan Girdler 3/4 goals)
on Saturday 28th March
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 18-12. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 18,570. Referee: Brian Grant.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis, Brad Thorn,
Peter Ryan; Ben Walker, Philip Lee, Kevin Campion, Tonie Carroll.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Danny Williams, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Mark Geyer,
Craig Gower, Tony Puletua, Jody Gall, Matt Adamson, John Cross;
Darren Brown, Duncan McGillivray, Craig Wise, Phil Adamson.
Western Suburbs 42 (Brett Hodgson 2, Adrian Rainey, Kevin McGuinness,
Andrew Leeds, Shayne McMenemy, Damian Kennedy tries;
Andrew Leeds 7/8 goals) beat
South Sydney 6 (James Smith try; Julian O'Neill 1/1 goals)
on Sunday 29th March
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 14-0. Scrums: 7-5. Penalties: 4-5.
Crowd: 9304. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Television: NINE.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Darren Willis, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Darren Rameka, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Adrian Rainey, Paul Langmack (c); Shane McMenemy, Chris Yates,
Scott Coxon, Aseri Laing.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Justin Loomans, Brett Rodwell,
Julian O'Neill, David Hall; Craig Wing, Willie Peters;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, James Smith, Jeremy Schloss,
Darren Burns, Chris Caruana; Troy Slattery, Matt Parsons,
Michael Ostini, Brendan O'Meara.
North Sydney 28 (Wade Horder 33, Greg Florimo, Nigel Roy,
Matthew Seers tries; Jason Taylor 2/6 goals) beat
St George 8 (Daniel Wagon 2 tries; Lee Murphy 0/2 goals)
on Sunday 29th March
at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 4-8. Scrums: 7-3. Penalties: 5-4.
Crowd: 11,418. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Adam Muir,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Scott Pethybridge, Willie Leyshon,
Mark Reber, Josh Stuart.
North Queensland 16 (Kris Tassell, Paul Bowman, Josh Hannay tries;
Jason Ferris 1/2, Josh Hannay 0/1 goals;
Jason Ferris 2 field goals) beat
Parramatta 15 (Nathan Barnes 2, Clinton Schifkofske tries;
Clinton Schifkofske 1/3 goals; Jason Smith field goal)
on Sunday 29th March
at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 4-14. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 5-7.
Crowd: 10,177. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
North Queensland: Kris Tassell; Noa Nadruku, Paul Bowman,
Josh Hannay, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Glen Murphy,
Owen Cunningham, Dale Fritz; Mark Shipway, Jason Death,
Martin Locke, John Buttgieg.
Sent Off: Andrew Dunemann (North Queensland), 60, high tackle, ?.
Canberra 18 (Graham Appo, Laurie Daley, Simon Woolford tries;
David Furner 3/4 goals) beat
Gold Coast 4 (Aaron Douglas try; Graham Mackay 0/2 goals)
on Sunday 29th March
at Fisher Park Cootamundra.
Half time: 0-4. Scrums: 8-9. Penalties: 7-8.
Crowd: ?. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Canberra: Graham Appo; Albert Fulivai, Brandon Pearson, Ruben Wiki,
Laurie Daley; Ricky Stuart, Brett Hetherington; Simon Woolford,
Todd Payten, David Atkins, David Furner, Luke Priddis,
Bradley Clyde; Jason Croker, Mark McLinden, Anthony Seibold, --.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Henry Suluvale, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Aaron Douglas; Tom O'Reilly, Craig Teevan; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Preston Campbell, Scott Conley, Tony Durham, --.
Round 4.
Parramatta 34 (Jason Smith 2, David Penna, Shane Whereat,
Stuart Kelly, Aaron Raper tries; Clinon Schifcofske 5/6 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 10 (Steven Menzies try; Luke Phillips 3/3 goals)
on Friday 3rd April (night)
at Brookvale Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 10-10. Scrums: 4-7. Penaties: 6-6.
Crowd: 14,366. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Jamie Olejnik, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Adam Peters, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Daniel Gartner,
Steven Menzies, Nik Kosef; Colin Underwood, Cliff Lyons,
Craig Hancock, Danny Costelloe.
Melbourne Storm 24 (Craig Smith, Paul Marquet, Marcus Bai,
Scott Hill tries; Craig Smith 4/5 goals) beat
North Sydney 16 (Matthew Seers, Michael Buettner tries;
Jason Taylor 4/4 goals)
on Friday 3rd April (night)
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 18-10. Scrums: 7-3. Penaties: 8-9.
Crowd: 20,522. Referee: Tim Mander.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Josh Stuart, Gary Larson,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Paul Stringer, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Reber, Willie Leyshon.
Sydney City 30 (Andrew Walker 2, Ivan Cleary, Scott Gourley,
Nigel Gaffey tries; Ivan Cleary 5/6 goals) beat
Illawarra 16 (Trent Barrett, Will Robinson tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 4/4 goals)
on Friday 3rd April (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 22-4. Scrums: 8-7. Penaties: 4-10.
Crowd: 7106. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Matthew Sing; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
Jason Lowrie, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Nathan Wood,
Bryan Fletcher, Justin Bailey.
Illawarra: Dean Moon; Wayne Clifford, Shaun Timmins, Paul McGregor,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Tim Horan; Scott Cram,
Dean Callaway, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson, Terry Lamey,
Craig Fitzgibbon; Chris Leikvoll, Andrew Hart, Will Robinson,
Darren Bradstreet.
Sinbin: Justin Dooley (Sydney City), 70.
Cronulla 6 (Mathew Rogers try; Mathew Rogers 1/1 goals) beat
South Sydney 2 (Julian O'Neill 1/1 goals)
on Saturday 4th April
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 6-2. Scrums: 6-9. Penaties: 3-9.
Crowd: ?. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Cronulla: Brett Howland; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Tim Maddison, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Wade Forrester, Nick Graham, Stuart Pierce,
Ben Sammut.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Phil Howlett, Chris Caruana,
David Hall, Brendan O'Meara; Julian O'Neill, Craig Wing;
Terry Hermansson, Geordi Peats, Michael Ostini, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Darren Burns; Sean Garlick, Brett Rodwell,
Matt Munro, Troy Slattery.
North Queensland 14 (Noa Nadruku, Glen Murphy tries;
Josh Hannay 1/1, Jason Ferris 1/1, John Doyle 1/2 goals) beat
Canberra 12 (Luke Davico, Graham Appo tries;
Graham Appo 1/1, David Furner 1/3 goals)
on Saturday 4th April
at Malanda Stadium.
Half time: 2-10. Scrums: 9-5. Penaties: 14-8.
Crowd: 20,048. Referee: Steve Clark.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy,
Noa Nadruku, Josh Hannay; Paul Bowman, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Jason Death, Owen Cunningham, Kyle Warren,
Glen Murphy, Dale Fritz; Scott Prince, Luke Scott,
Martin Locke, John Doyle.
Canberra: Graham Appo; Geoff McNamara, Brandon Pearson, Ruben Wiki,
David Boyle; Laurie Daley, Andrew McFadden; Brett Hetherington,
Simon Woolford, Todd Payten, David Atkins, David Furner,
Bradley Clyde; Ben Kennedy, Jason Croker, Mark McLinden,
Luke Davico.
Sent off: Graham Appo (Canberra), 43, ?, ?.
St George 28 (Mark Coyne 2, Anthony Mundine, Nathan Brown,
Nathan Blacklock tries; Lee Murphy 4/6 goals) beat
Auckland 24 (Nigel Vagana 2, Tyran Smith, Tea Ropati tries;
Matthew Ridge 4/5 goals)
on Saturday 4th April
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 18-12. Scrums: 5-5. Penaties: 9-6.
Crowd: 10,003. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Brady Malam, Stephen Kearney, Tyran Smith, Logan Swann;
Shane Endacott, Tea Ropati, Jerry Seuseu, Tony Tatupu.
Newcastle 34 (Matthew Gidley 2, Glenn Grief, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie, Robbie O'Davis tries; Andrew Johns 5/8 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 18 (Steve Georgeallis, Brett Hodgeson,
Kevin McGuinness tries; Brett Hodgson 3/4 goals)
on Sunday 5th April
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 14-6. Scrums: 7-9. Penaties: 5-8.
Crowd: 17.408. Referee: Brian Grant.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Mark Hughes, Matthew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Adam MacDougall, Glenn Grief, Neil Piccinelli,
Steven Crowe.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Darren Willis, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Darren Rameka, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Adrian Rainey, Scott Coxon; Shane McMenemy, Chris Yates,
Don Smith, Aseri Laing.
Penrith 54 (Matt Adamson 2, Phil Adamson, Ryan Girdler,
Peter Jorgensen, David Woods, Robbie Beckett, Steve Carter,
Greg Alexander, Brad Drew tries; Ryan Girdler 6/9,
Steve Carter 1/1, Greg Alexander 0/1, Brad Drew 0/1 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 12 (Chris Quinn, Wayne Simonds tries;
Noel Goldthorpe 1/2, Craig Kimmorley 1/1 goals)
on Sunday 5th April
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 30-2. Scrums: 7-9. Penaties: 5-8.
Crowd: 6637. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Danny Williams, Ryan Girdler, David Woods,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Mark Geyer,
Brad Drew, Phil Adamson, Jody Gall, Matt Adamson, John Cross;
Darren Brown, Tony Puletua, Duncan McGillivray, Craig Wise.
Adelaide Rams: Chris Quinn; Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke,
David Kidwell, Joe Tamani; Craig Kimmorley, Noel Goldthorpe;
Mark Corvo, Kerrod Walters, Marty McKenzie, Brett Galea, Alan Cann,
Andrew Pierce; Tony Iro, Darrien Doherty, Andrew Hick,
Dean Schifilliti.
Balmain 24 (Jason Webber 2, Michael Gillett, Hudson Smith tries;
Shannon Nevin 4/5 goals) beat
Canterbury 10 (Greg Fleming, Gavin Lester tries;
Daryl Halligan 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 5th April
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: 4-6. Penaties: 6-5.
Crowd: 10,152. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, Greg Donaghey, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Adam Nable, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Jody Rudd, Marshall Scott,
Hudson Smith.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Shane Marteene,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Duncan McRae; Mitch Newton,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steven Price, Gavin Lester, Steve Reardon,
Robert Tocco.
Brisbane 40 (Allen Langer 2, Darren Lockyer 2, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Ben Walker, Phillip Lee tries;
Darren Lockyer 4/8 goals) beat
Gold Coast 18 (Aaron Douglas, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Preston Campbell tries; Graham Mackay 1/4 goals)
on Sunday 5th April
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 18-10. Scrums: 5-4. Penaties: 3-3.
Crowd: 13,126. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Tonie Carroll, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis, Brad Thorn,
Peter Ryan; Ben Walker, Philip Lee, Kevin Campion, Danny Bampton.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Preston Campbell, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Aaron Douglas; Tom O'Reilly, Craig Teevan; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Tony Durham, Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Wes Patten, Scott Conley, Danny McCallister,
David Myles.
Round 5.
Sydney City 22 (Justin Dooley, Nigel Gaffey, Brad Fittler,
Nathan Wood tries; Ivan Cleary 3/4 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 4 (Aseri Laing try; Brett Hodgson 0/1 goals)
on Thursday 9th April
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 12-0. Scrums: 8-6. Penaties: 6-7.
Crowd: 8543. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Matthew Sing, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Jack Elsegood; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Nathan Wood,
Bryan Fletcher, Justin Bailey.
Western Suburbs: Brett Hodgson; Darren Willis, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Adam Donovan; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Adrian Rainey, Ciriaco Mescia, Brenton Pommery, Damian Kennedy,
Aseri Laing, Scott Coxon; Darren Rameka, Shane McMenemy,
Don Smith, Jason Keough.
Gold Coast 16 (Aaron Douglas, Graham Mackay, Wes Patten tries;
Graham Mackay 2/3 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 8 (Dean Schifilliti try;
Craig Kimmorley 1/1, Luke Williamson 1/1 goals)
on Thursday 9th April
at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 12-8. Scrums: 10-5. Penaties: 8-6.
Crowd: 7058. Referee: Tim Mander.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Preston Campbell, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Aaron Douglas; Tom O'Reilly, Wes Patten; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Danny McCallister, Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Craig Teevan, Scott Conley, Gavin Whittaker,
Chris Lawler.
Adelaide Rams: Chris Quinn; Wayne Simonds, Peter Clarke,
David Kidwell, Joe Tamani; Craig Kimmorley, Noel Goldthorpe;
Mark Corvo, Kerrod Walters, Marty McKenzie, Alan Cann, Brett Galea,
Andrew Pierce; Tony Iro, Luke Williamson, Andrew Hick,
Dean Schifilliti.
Newcastle 24 (Adam MacDougall, Jason Moodie, Owen Craigie,
Matthew Gidley tries; Andrew Johns 4/5 goals) beat
Cronulla 10 (Adam Dykes try; Mathew Rogers 3/3 goals)
on Friday 10th April (night)
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 18-10. Scrums: 6-5. Penaties: 9-11.
Crowd: 20,073. Referee: Steve Clark.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Adam MacDougall, Mark Hughes, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Mathew Gidley, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Neil Piccinelli, Glenn Grief, Steven Crowe,
Evan Cochrane.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Tim Maddison, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Wade Forrester, Nick Graham, Les Davidson,
Brett Howland.
Auckland 16 (Sean Hoppe, Stacey Jones, Tony Tatupu tries;
Matthew Ridge 2/3 goals) beat
Melbourne Storm 12 (Marcus Bai, Paul Bell tries;
Craig Smith 2/2 goals)
on Friday 10th April (night)
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 5-12. Penaties: 3-9.
Crowd: 14,500. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Jerry Seuseu, Tyran Smith, Tea Ropati, Shane Endacott.
Balmain 30 (Laloa Milford 3, Jason Webber, William Kennedy tries;
Shannon Nevin 5/7 goals) beat
Penrith 10 (Darren Brown try; Ryan Girdler 3/3 goals)
on Saturday 11th April
at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 6-2. Penaties: 9-7.
Crowd: 8277. Referee: Brian Grant.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Chris St Clair, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Hudson Smith, Jody Rudd,
Greg Donaghey.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Danny Williams, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Mark Geyer,
Brad Drew, Phil Adamson, John Cross, Matt Adamson, Darren Brown;
Brett Boyd, Tony Puletua, Duncan McGillivray, David Woods.
Sinbin: Tony Puletua (Penrith), 65.
St George 19 (Brandon Pearson, Jim Lenihan, Jamie Ainscough,
Mark Coyne tries; Glen Murphy 1/4 goals;
Jamie Ainscough field goal) beat
Illawarra 12 (Craig Wilson, Shaun Timmins tries; Fitzgbbon 2/2 goals)
on Saturday 11th April
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 6-3. Penaties: 5-4.
Crowd: 9427. Referee: Brian Grant.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Wayne Clifford, Shaun Timmins,
Jonathan Britten, Dean Moon; Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett;
Andrew Hart, Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson,
Darren Bradstreet, Craig Fitzgibbon; Terry Lamey, Scott Cram,
Brendon Tunbridge, Will Robinson.
Sinbin: Colin Ward (St George).
Parramatta 22 (Dean Pay, John Simon, Justin Morgan,
Nathan Barnes tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 3/3, John Simon 0/1 goals) beat
Canterbury 14 (Solomon Haumono, Greg Flemming tries;
Daryl Halligan 3/3 goals)
on Saturday 11th April
at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 6-8. Scrums: 7-7. Penaties: 10-4.
Crowd: 14,012. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Steven Price,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Solomon Haumono, Mitch Newton, Robert Mears,
Gavin Lester.
Sinbin: Mitch Newton (Canterbury), 66.
Sent off: Simon Gillies (Canterbury), 72.
Canberra 26 (Jason Croker 2, Luke Davico, Albert Fulivai,
Mark McLinden tries; David Furner 3/6 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 20 (John Hopoate, Luke Phillips, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner tries; Luke Phillips 2/4 goals)
on Sunday 12th April
at Bruce Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 12-20. Scrums: 7-6. Penaties: 7-6.
Crowd: 13,202. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Canberra: Geoff McNamara; Jason Croker, Brandon Pearson, Ruben Wiki,
Lesley Vainikolo; Laurie Daley, Andrew McFadden; Brett Hetherington,
Simon Woolford, Luke Davico, Ben Kennedy, David Furner,
Bradley Clyde; David Boyle, Anthony Seibold, Mark McLinden,
Albert Fulivai.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Jamie Olejnik, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey (c);
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Craig Hancock, Craig Field,
Adam Peters, Damian Browne.
Brisbane 58 (Allan Langer 3, Steve Walters 2, Kevin Campion,
Andrew Gee, Wendel Sailor, Philip Lee, Steven Renouf tries;
Darren Lockyer 9/10 goals) beat
North Queensland 4 (Josh Hannay try; Josh Hannay 0/1 goals)
on Sunday 12th April
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 36-0. Scrums: 5-4. Penaties: 2-4.
Crowd: 20,904. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Brad Thorn, Gordon Tallis,
Kevin Campion; Ben Walker, Philip Lee, Tonie Carroll,
John Driscoll.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy,
Noa Nadruku, Josh Hannay; Paul Bowman, Andrew Dunemann;
John Lomax, Jason Death, Martin Locke, Owen Cunningham,
Dale Fritz, Kyle Warren; Scott Prince, Steve Walters,
Luke Scott, Glen Murphy.
North Sydney 42 (Michael Buettner 2, Mark Soden, Nigel Roy,
Greg Florimo, Wade Horder, Scott Pethybridge tries;
Jason Taylor 6/9 goals) beat
South Sydney 8 (Tim Brasher try; Julian O'Neill 2/2 goals)
on Monday 13th April
at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 20-8. Scrums: 3-5. Penaties: 10-8.
Crowd: 15,077. Referee: Mogsheen Jadwat.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Willie Leyshon,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Glenn Morrison, Josh Stuart,
Mark Reber, Scott Pethybridge.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; David Hall, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Brendan O'Meara; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
Terry Hermansson, Geordi Peats, Michael Ostini, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Darren Burns; Matt Munro, Matt Parsons, Willie Peters,
Troy Slattery.
Sinbin: Geordi Peats (South Sydney), 18.
Round 6.
Manly Warringah 28 (Andrew Hunter 2, John Hopoate, Terry Hill,
Nik Kosef, Steven Menzies tries; Craig Field 2/6 goals) beat
Brisbane 4 (Allan Langer try; Ben Walker 0/1 goals)
on Friday 17th April (night)
at Brookvale Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 22-0. Scrums: 2-3. Penaties: 13-4.
Crowd: 13,194. Referee: Steve Clark.
Manly Warringah: Craig Hancock; Andrew Hunter, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Jamie Olejnik, Cliff Lyons,
Damian Browne, Adam Peters.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis, Brad Thorn,
Kevin Campion; Ben Walker, Philip Lee, Tonie Carroll,
John Driscoll.
Sydney City 50 (Nathan Wood 2, Luke Ricketson 2, Andrew Walker,
Matthew Sing, Richard Barnett, Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam tries;
Ivan Cleary 7/9 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 12 (Matthew Daylight, Danny Grimley tries;
Luke Williamson 2/3 goals)
on Friday 17th April (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 28-2. Scrums: 5-3. Penaties: 8-8.
Crowd: 6200. Referee: Rod Lawrence.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Matthew Sing, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Jack Elsegood; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Nathan Wood,
Shane Rigon, Robert Miles.
Adelaide Rams: Chris Quinn; Wayne Simonds, Danny Grimley,
David Kidwell, Matthew Daylight; Meti Noovao, Noel Goldthorpe;
Alan Cann, Dean Schifilliti, Andrew Hick, Andrew Pierce,
Darrien Doherty, Luke Williamson; Kerrod Walters, Peter Clarke,
Marty McKenzie, Adam Peek.
Sinbin: Alan Cann (Adelaide), 68.
Illawarra 22 (Shaun Timmins, Brendon Reeves, Andrew Purcell,
Craig Fitzgibbon tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 2/3, Darren Bradstreet 1/2 goals) beat
Canberra 20 (Jason Croker, Ben Kennedy, Luke Priddis tries;
David Furner 4/5 goals)
on Saturday 18th April
at Bruce Stadium.
Half time: 10-8. Scrums: 7-4. Penaties: 6-11.
Crowd: 8238. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Paul Rossi, Shaun Timmins,
Craig Simon, Jonathan Britten; Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett;
Andrew Hart, Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson,
Darren Bradstreet, Craig Fitzgibbon; Will Robinson,
Brendon Tunbridge, Terry Lamey, Scott Cram.
Canberra: Geoff McNamara; Albert Fulivai, Ruben Wiki, Brandon Pearson,
Lesley Vainikolo; Jason Croker, Andrew McFadden; Luke Davico,
Simon Woolford, Brett Hetherington, David Furner, Ben Kennedy,
Bradley Clyde; David Boyle, Anthony Seibold, Mark McLinden,
Luke Priddis.
Balmain 11 (Mark O'Neill, Laloa Milford tries; Shannon Nevin 1/2 goal;
Shannon Nevin field goal) beat
Cronulla 10 (Russell Richardson, Andrew Ettingshausen tries;
Mathew Rogers 1/3 goals)
on Saturday 18th April
at Shark Park.
Half time: 10-2. Scrums: 10-5. Penaties: 1-3.
Crowd: 16,598. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Adam Nable, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Hudson Smith, Chris St Clair,
Marshall Scott.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Jason Stevens, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Tim Maddison, Nick Graham, Wade Forrester,
Brett Howland.
North Queensland 17 (Kyle Warren 2, Josh Hannay tries;
Josh Hannay 2/5 goals; Andrew Dunemann field goal) beat
Newcastle 4 (Jason Moodie try; Andrew Johns 0/1 goal)
on Saturday 18th April
at Malanda Stadium.
Half time: 7-0. Scrums: 14-7. Penaties: 6-6.
Crowd: 18,428. Referee: Tim Mander.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy,
Noa Nadruku, Josh Hannay; Scott Prince, Andrew Dunemann;
John Lomax, Jason Death, John Buttgieg, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Paul Bowman; Martin Locke, Steve Walters,
Dale Fritz, Michael Coorey.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Mark Hughes, Owen Craigie, Mathew Gidley,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Glenn Grief,
Lee Jackson, Tony Butterfield, Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Neil Piccinelli; Jason Moodie, Peter Shiels, Steven Crowe,
Evan Cochrane.
North Sydney 44 (Nigel Roy 2, Jason Taylor 2, Mark Soden, Adam Muir,
Michael Buettner tries; Jason Taylor 8/8 goals) beat
Auckland 26 (Stacey Jones, Tony Tatupu, Nigel Vagana,
Ali Lauitiiti tries; Matthew Ridge 5/5 goals)
on Sunday 19th April
at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 20-14. Scrums: 8-3. Penaties: 10-7.
Crowd: 10,945. Referee: Paul McBlane.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Gary Larson, Mark Soden, Steve Trindall, David Fairleigh,
Adam Muir, Billy Moore; Josh Stuart, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Reber, Glenn Morrison.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Shane Endacott, Stacey Jones; Brady Malam, Syd Eru,
Joe Vagana, Tyran Smith, Tony Tatupu, Logan Swann;
Tea Ropati, Jerry Seuseu, Ali Lauitiiti, Tony Tuimavave.
Sinbin: Sean Hoppe (Auckland), 24.
Canterbury 56 (Daryl Halligan 2, Greg Fleming, Hazem El Masri,
Stephen Hughes, Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter, Troy Stone,
Travis Norton tries; Daryl Halligan 10/10 goals) beat
Gold Coast 10 (Jason Nicol, Preston Campbell tries;
Graham Mackay 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 19th April
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 26-6. Scrums: 4-6. Penaties: 6-4.
Crowd: 5179. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Steven Price,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Steve Reardon,
Travis Norton; Gavin Lester, Mitch Newton, Robert Mears,
Solomon Haumono.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Aaron Douglas; Tom O'Reilly, Wes Patten; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Scott Conley, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Preston Campbell, Craig Teevan, Steve Parsons,
Heath Cruickshank.
Melbourne Storm 32 (Brett Kimmorley, Tawera Nikau, Robbie Ross,
John Carlaw, Marcus Bai, Rodney Howe tries;
Craig Smith 4/6 goals) beat
Parramatta 22 (John Simon, David Penna, Paul Carige tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 5/5 goals)
on Sunday 19th April
at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 18-8. Scrums: 11-8. Penaties: 4-7.
Crowd: 15,434. Referee: Brian Grant.
St George 30 (Mark Coyne, Darren Treacy, Jamie Ainscough,
Lance Thompson, Nathan Blacklock tries;
Wayne Bartrim 5/6 goals) beat
Penrith 24 (Paul Adamson, Robbie Beckett, Peter Jorgensen,
Andrew Hinson tries; Ryan Girdler 4/4 goals)
on Sunday 19th April
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: 6-9. Penaties: 7-9.
Crowd: 12,227. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Andrew Hinson, Ryan Girdler, David Woods,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Brad Drew; Mark Geyer, Brett Boyd,
Phil Adamson, Duncan McGillivray, Matt Adamson, Sid Domic;
Gordon Falcon, Craig Wise, Ned Catic, Lee Hopkins.
Sinbin: Steve Carter (Penrith), 48.
South Sydney 41 (Jeremy Schloss, Chris Caruana, Tim Brasher,
Julian O'Neill, Geordi Peats, James Smith tries;
Julian O'Neill 8/8 goals; Darrell Trindall field goal) beat
Western Suburbs 10 (Darren Willis, Aseri Laing tries;
Leo Dynevor 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 19th April
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 26-0. Scrums: 5-4. Penaties: 7-5.
Crowd: 6925. Referee: Eddie Ward.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Phil Howlett; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
Terry Hermansson, Geordi Peats, Michael Francis, James Smith,
Jeremy Schloss, Troy Slattery; Darren Burns, Michael Ostini,
Matt Parsons, --.
Western Suburbs: Ken McGuinness; Darren Willis, Ben MacDougall,
Aseri Laing, Leo Clarke; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Brenton Pommery, Kevin McGuinness, Chris Yates, Damian Kennedy,
Adrian Rainey, Scott Coxon; Darren Rameka, Jason Keough,
Lincoln Raudonikis, Nick Edwards.
Note: ANZAC Day test, Friday 24th April.
Round 7.
Melbourne Storm 22 (John Carlaw 2, Paul Bell, Robbie Kearns tries;
Craig Smith 3/6 goals) beat
Penrith 14 (A Hinson, Ryan Girdler tries; Ryan Girdler 3/3 goals)
on Saturday 25th April
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 12-12. Scrums: 9-6. Penalties: 7-4.
Crowd: 10,500. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Penrith: Andrew Hinson; Brian Leauma, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Craig Gower; Gordon Falcon, Brett Boyd,
Phil Adamson, Duncan McGillivray, Matt Adamson, Craig Wise;
Tony Puletua, Brad Drew, Lee Hopkins, Ned Catic.
Cronulla 22 (Russell Richardson 2, Nick Graham, David Peachey tries;
Mitch Healey 3/5 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 12 (Peter Clarke, Luke Williamson tries;
Luke Williamson 2/2 goals)
on Saturday 25th April
at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 0-12. Scrums: 3-6. Penalties: 5-6.
Crowd: 8472. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Brett Howland, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Jason Stevens, Dean Treister, Danny Lee, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Martin Lang, Ben Sammut, Nick Graham,
Wade Forrester.
Adelaide Rams: Wayne Simonds; Rod Jensen, Peter Clarke,
David Kidwell, Matthew Daylight; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe;
Darrien Doherty, Dean Schifilliti, Andrew Hick, Alan Cann,
Tony Iro, Luke Williamson; Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo,
Danny Grimley, Andrew Pierce.
Canterbury 26 (Steven Hughes 2, Matthew Ryan, Simon Gillies tries;
Daryl Halligan 5/5 goals) beat
Balmain 10 (Michael Withers, Shane Walker tries;
Shannon Nevin 1/3 goals)
on Saturday 25th April
at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 12-10. Scrums: 7-11. Penalties: 5-11.
Crowd: 18,485. Referee: Steven Clark.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Steven Price,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steve Reardon, Robert Mears, Solomon Haumono, --.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; Adam Nable, Hudson Smith, James Gannon,
Greg Donaghey.
Sydney City 50 (Andrew Walker 2, Nathan Wood 2, Jack Elsegood,
Shane Rigon, Scott Gourley, Nigel Gaffey tries;
Ivan Cleary 9/10 goals) beat
North Queensland 16 (Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy, Kyle Warren tries;
Josh Hannay 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 25th April
at Malanda Stadium.
Half time: 20-10. Scrums: 6-6. Penalties: 6-9.
Crowd: 21,027. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Robert Miles, Matthew Sing; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Shane Rigon,
Nathan Wood, Bryan Fletcher.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Buttgieg, Jason Death, Martin Locke, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Dale Fritz; Scott Prince, Steve Walters,
Michael Coorey, Mark Shipway.
Newcastle 38 (Matthew Gidley 2, Adam MacDougall 2, Brett Grogan,
Neil Piccinelli, Danny Buderus tries; Andrew Johns 5/7 goals) beat
Auckland 14 (Nigel Vagana, Tea Ropati tries;
Matthew Ridge 3/3 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at Ericsson Stadium.
Television: NBN.
Half time: 28-2. Scrums: 5-5. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 7500. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Newcastle: Mark Hughes; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Neil Piccinelli, Troy Fletcher,
Wayne Richards; Glenn Grief, Peter Shiels, Steven Crowe,
Danny Buderus.
Auckland: Marc Ellis; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Tea Ropati,
Lee Oudenryn; Matthew Ridge, Stacey Jones; Quentin Pongia,
Zane Clark, Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Ali Lauitiiti, Logan Swann;
Aaron Whittaker, Kevin Iro, Jerry Seuseu, Joe Vagana.
Brisbane 60 (Darren Lockyer 2, Wendell Sailor 2, Darren Smith 2,
Gordon Tallis, Steven Renouf, Michael Hancock, Philip Lee,
Tonie Carroll tries; Darren Lockyer 7/12, Ben Walker 1/1 goals) beat
North Sydney 6 (Nigel Roy try; Jason Taylor 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at ANZ Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 34-2. Scrums: 6-8. Penalties: 8-2.
Crowd: 18,791. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Tonie Carroll, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Petero Civoniceva, Gordon Tallis,
Brad Thorn, Darren Smith; Kevin Campion, Philip Lee, Ben Walker,
John Driscoll.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Wade Horder; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Adam Muir,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Josh Stuart, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Reber, Willie Leyshon.
Manly Warringah 22 (Steven Menzies 2, Albert Torrens,
Jamie Bennett tries; Craig Field 3/5 goals) beat
South Sydney 18 (Phil Howlett, Jeremy Schloss, James Smith tries;
Julian O'Neill 3/5 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 0-12. Scrums: 4-8. Penalties: 11-4.
Crowd: 10,543. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Manly Warringah: Craig Hancock; Andrew Hunter, Albert Torrens,
John Hopoate, Jamie Olejnik; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Joe Taylor, Jim Serdaris, Neil Tierney, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Cliff Lyons, Damian Browne,
Adam Peters, Jamie Bennett.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Phil Howlett; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
Michael Francis, Geordi Peats, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Darren Burns, Matt Munro,
Michael Ostini, Willie Peters.
Sinbin: Darrell Trindall (South Sydney), 79.
Canberra 24 (Lesley Vanikolo 2, Ben Kennedy 2 tries;
David Furner 4/5 goals) beat
Gold Coast 12 (Heath Cruckshank, Jamie Goddard tries;
Graham Mackay 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: . Penalties: .
Crowd: 5139. Referee: Brian Grant.
Canberra: Mark McLinden; Albert Fulivai, Brandon Pearson, David Boyle,
Lesley Vainikolo; Jason Croker, Andrew McFadden; Brett Hetherington,
Simon Woolford, Luke Davico, Ben Kennedy, David Furner,
Bradley Clyde; Ruben Wiki, Anthony Seibold, Luke Priddis,
Nathan Sologinkin.
Gold Coast: David Myles; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Preston Campbell; Tom O'Reilly, Scott Thorburn; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Scott Sattler, Heath Cruickshank,
Chris Nahi; Craig Teevan, Scott Conley, Wes Patten,
Gavin Whittaker.
Sinbin: Damian Driscoll (Gold Coast).
Sinbin: Graham Mackay (Gold Coast).
Illawarra 20 (Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett, Terry Lamey tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 4/5 goals) beat
Parramatta 12 (Shane Whereat, John SImon tries;
Clinton Schifkofske 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 14-6. Scrums: 7-9. Penalties: 5-6.
Crowd: 9119. Referee: Tim Mander.
Illawarra: Jonathan Britten; Paul Rossi, Shaun Timmins,
Craig Simon, Brendon Reeves; Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett;
Andrew Hart, Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson,
Darren Bradstreet, Craig Fitzgibbon; Will Robinson,
Brendon Tunbridge, Terry Lamey, Scott Cram.
Sinbin: Jason Smith (Parramatta), 61.
St George 12 (Nathan Blacklock 2 tries; Wayne Bartrim 2/4 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 8 (Scott Coxon try; Brett Warton 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 26th April
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 12-0. Scrums: 5-9. Penalties: 10-9.
Crowd: 9036. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Western Suburbs: Brett Warton; Darren Willis, Aseri Laing,
Ken McGuinness, Ben MacDougall; Kevin McGuinness, Ron Jones;
Nick Edwards, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Jason Keough, Scott Coxon; Adrian Rainey, Lincoln Raudonikis,
Dayle Bonner, Darren Rameka.
Sent Off: Lance Thompson (St George), 54, ?, ?.
Round 8.
Brisbane 26 (Darren Lockyer 2, Darren Smith, Gordon Tallis tries;
Darren Lockyer 5/6 goals) beat
Newcastle 6 (Lee Jackson try; Andrew Johns 1/1 goal)
on Friday 1st May (night)
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 16-6. Scrums: 4-5. Penalties: 4-4.
Crowd: 27,119. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Note: Game sold out prior to game day, the first such occurance since
Brisbane versus Parramatta in 1990.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Wendell Sailor, Steven Renouf,
Tonie Carroll, Michael Hancock; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Petero Civoniceva, Gordon Tallis,
Brad Thorn, Darren Smith; John Driscoll, Kevin Campion, Philip Lee,
Ben Walker.
Newcastle: Mark Hughes; Adam MacDougall, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Brett Grogan; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Neil Piccinelli, Troy Fletcher,
Wayne Richards; Glenn Grief, Peter Shiels, Danny Buderus,
Jason Allen.
Melbourne Storm 54 (Robbie Ross 2, Scott Hill, Robbie Kearns,
Danny Williams, Paul Marquet, John Carlaw, Ben Roarty,
Russell Bawden tries; Craig Smith 9/10 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 16 (Darren Willis, Damian Kennedy, Brett Warton tries;
Brett Warton 2/3 goals)
on Friday 1st May (night)
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 30-4. Scrums: 6-6. Penalties: 7-4.
Crowd: 11,200. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Western Suburbs: Brett Warton; Darren Willis, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Aseri Laing; Paul Langmack (c), Ron Jones;
Nick Edwards, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Jason Keough, Scott Coxon; Dayle Bonner, Adrian Rainey,
Lincoln Raudonikis, Ben MacDougall.
Canberra 22 (Ruben Wiki, Graham Appo, Luke Priddis,
David Furner tries; David Furner 3/4 goals) beat
Balmain 12 (Adam Nable, Ben Duckworth tries; Shannon Nevin 2/2 goals)
on Friday 1st May (night)
at Bruce Stadium.
Half time: 4-6. Scrums: 5-3. Penalties: 5-4.
Crowd: 9211. Referee: Tim Mander.
Canberra: Mark McLinden; Graham Appo, Ruben Wiki, Brandon Pearson,
Lesley Vainikolo; Jason Croker, Andrew McFadden; Luke Davico,
Simon Woolford, Brett Hetherington, David Furner, Ben Kennedy,
Bradley Clyde; David Boyle, Anthony Seibold, Luke Priddis,
Nathan Sologinkin.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; James Langaloa, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Darren Senter, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; Chris St Clair, Hudson Smith, James Gannon,
Greg Donaghey.
Sydney City 22 (Brad Fittler, Nathan Wood, Shane Rigon,
Luke Ricketson tries; Ivan Cleary 3/4 goals) beat
Auckland 4 (Lee Oudenryn try; Matthew Ridge 0/2 goals)
on Saturday 2nd May
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 16-4. Scrums: 8-9. Penalties: 8-6.
Crowd: 5308. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Matthew Sing, Robert Miles; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Bryan Fletcher,
Nathan Wood, Shane Rigon.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana,
Aaron Whittaker, Quentin Pongia, Tony Tatupu, Stephen Kearney,
Logan Swann; Brady Malam, Jerry Seuseu, Zane Clark, Joe Galuvao.
Cronulla 16 (Andrew Ettingshausen, Brett Howland,
Russell Richardson tries; Mitch Healey 2/4 goals) beat
North Queensland 8 (Ian Roberts, Josh Hannay tries;
Josh Hannay 0/2 goals)
on Saturday 2nd May
at Shark Park.
Half time: 6-4. Scrums: 8-3. Penalties: 7-7.
Crowd: 5978. Referee: Steve Clark.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Brett Howland, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Jason Stevens, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Martin Lang, Nick Graham, Wade Forrester,
Ben Sammut.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Noa Nadruku,
Ray Mercy, Josh Hannay; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Buttgieg, Jason Death, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Dale Fritz; Scott Prince, John Doyle,
Luke Scott, Martin Locke.
Penrith 38 (Robbie Beckett 2, Andrew Hinson, Ryan Girdler,
Gordon Falcon, Peter Jorgensen, Craig Wise tries;
Ryan Girdler 5/8 goals) beat
Illawarra 14 (Jonathan Britten, Craig Simon, Paul McGregor tries;
Brendan Reeves 1/3 goals)
on Saturday 2nd May
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 14-10. Scrums: 8-3. Penalties: 7-4.
Crowd: 6154. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Andrew Hinson, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Gordon Falcon,
Craig Gower, Matt Adamson, Duncan McGillivray, Darren Brown,
Craig Wise; Morvin Edwards, Brett Boyd, Brad Drew, Phil Adamson.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Paul Rossi, Shaun Timmins,
Craig Simon, Jonathan Britten; Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett;
Andrew Hart, Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson,
Darren Bradstreet, Brad Mackay; Terry Lamey,
Brendon Tunbridge, Scott Cram, Will Robinson.
Sent off: Shaun Timmins (Illawarra), 64, ?, ?.
North Sydney 32 (Nigel Roy, Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor, Matthew Seers,
Michael Buettner tries; Jason Taylor 6/8 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 8 (Craig Hancock 2 tries; Luke Phillips 0/2 goals)
on Sunday 3rd May
at North Sydney Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 10-8. Scrums: 10-8. Penalties: 6-7.
Crowd: 11,612. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Brett Dallas; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Willie Leyshon, Gary Larson, Adam Muir,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Josh Stuart, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Reber, Glenn Morrison.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Andrew Hunter, John Hopoate,
Albert Torrens, Craig Hancock; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Jamie Olejnik, Cliff Lyons,
Damian Browne, Danny Costelloe.
Canterbury 30 (Solomon Haumono, Corey Hughes, Paul Mellor,
Travis Norton, Matthew Ryan tries;
Daryl Halligan 5/5 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 4 (Luke Williamson try; Luke Williamson 0/1 goal)
on Sunday 3rd May
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 18-0. Scrums: 5-10. Penalties: 4-4.
Crowd: 5041. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Hazem El Masri, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Solomon Haumono,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Tony Grimaldi, Paul Mellor, Steven Price,
Steve Reardon.
Adelaide Rams: Wayne Simonds; Rod Jensen, Peter Clarke,
Joe Tamani, Matthew Daylight; Luke Williamson, Noel Goldthorpe;
Darrien Doherty, Dean Schifilliti, Andrew Hick, Alan Cann,
David Kidwell, Tony Iro; Danny Grimley, Marty McKenzie,
Andrew Pierce, Kerrod Walters.
Sinbin: Darrien Doherty (Adelaide Rams), 79.
Parramatta 24 (Stuart Kelly, Shane Whereat, Jason Smith,
Paul Carige tries; Clinton Schifcofske 4/5 goals) beat
Gold Coast 2 (Graham Mackay 1/1 goal)
on Sunday 3rd May
at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 8-2. Scrums: 6-5. Penalties: 6-2.
Crowd: 6063. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Gold Coast: Richard Allan; Henry Suluvale, Andrew King, Graham Mackay,
Jason Hudson; Scott Thorburn, Wes Patten; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Scott Conley, Scott Sattler,
Chris Nahi; Tom O'Reilly, Gavin Whittaker, Danny McCallister,
Troy Campbell.
St George 20 (Nathan Blacklock, Jim Lenihan, Lee Murphy tries;
Wayne Bartrim 4/5 goals) beat
South Sydney 14 (Darren Burns, Julian O'Neil tries;
Julian O'Neill 3/4 goals)
on Sunday 3rd May
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 18-8. Scrums: 5-7. Penalties: 7-7.
Crowd: 5083. Referee: Brian Grant.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Phil Howlett; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
Terry Hermansson, Geordi Peats, Michael Francis, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Darren Burns, Matt Munro,
Michael Ostini, Willie Peters.
Sent off: Lance Thompson (St George), 18, ?, ?.
Round 9.
Parramatta 21 (Kurt Lovell, Dean Pay, David Penna tries;
Clinton Schifcfske 4/6 goals; John Simon field goal) beat
Balmain 18 (William Kennedy, Jason Webber, Ben Duckworth tries;
Michael Withers 3/5 goals)
on Friday 8th May (night)
at Leichhardt Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 4-12. Scrums: 4-7. Penalties: 5-8.
Crowd: 18,117. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Balmain: Michael Withers; James Langaloa, William Kennedy,
Jason Webber, Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley;
Shane Walker, Adam Nable, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil,
Ben Duckworth; Hudson Smith, James Gannon, Chris McPherson,
Marshall Scott.
Canberra 24 (Mark McLinden 2, Andrew McFadden, Luke Davico tries;
David Furner 4/5 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 18 (Luke Williamson, Tony Iro, David Kidwell,
Bruce Mamando tries; Luke Williamson 0/3, Graham Appo 1/2 goals)
on Friday 8th May (night)
at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 12-0. Scrums: 3-7. Penalties: 7-9.
Crowd: 6500. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Canberra: Mark McLinden; Royston Lightning, Brandon Pearson,
David Boyle, Lesley Vainikolo; Jason Croker, Andrew McFadden;
Anthony Brann, Simon Woolford, Luke Davico, David Furner,
Brett Hetherington, Ben Kennedy; Luke Priddis, Nathan Sologinkin,
Michael Maguire, Ben Rauter.
Adelaide Rams: Graham Appo; Rod Jensen, Peter Clarke,
Luke Williamson, Matthew Daylight; Craig Bowen, Noel Goldthorpe;
Andrew Hick, Kerrod Walters, Andrew Pierce, Tony Iro,
Alan Cann, Dean Schifilliti; Darrien Doherty, David Kidwell,
Bruce Mamando, --.
St George 18 (Nathan Blacklock 2, Jamie Ainscough tries;
Wayne Bartrim 3/5 goals) beat
Melbourne Storm 14 (Russell Bawden, Danny Williams tries;
Craig Smith 3/4 goals)
on Friday 8th May (night)
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 12-14. Scrums: 7-4. Penalties: 4-9.
Crowd: 13,252. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Cronulla 20 (Andrew Ettingshausen, Brett Howland, David Peachey tries;
Mitch Healey 3/4, Ben Sammut 1/1 goals) beat
Auckland 8 (Tea Ropati try; Matthew Ridge 2/2 goals)
on Friday 8th May (night)
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 8-8. Scrums: 5-4. Penalties: 10-6.
Crowd: 7500. Referee: Brian Grant.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Brett Howland, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Geoff Bell; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nick Graham,
Chris McKenna; Tim Maddison, Luke Stuart, Wade Forrester,
Ben Sammut.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Nigel Vagana, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana,
Aaron Whittaker, Quentin Pongia, Tony Tatupu, Stephen Kearney,
Logan Swann; Anthony Swann, Brady Malam, Jerry Seuseu, Tyran Smith.
Gold Coast 26 (Andrew King, Jason Hudson, David Myles,
Damien Driscoll, Steve Parsons tries;
Graham Mackay 3/6, Richard Allan 0/1 goals) beat
Penrith 12 (Robbie Beckett, Greg Alexander tries;
Ryan Girdler 2/2 goals)
on Saturday 9th May
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 14-0. Scrums: 10-6. Penalties: 10-4.
Crowd: 3774. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Jason Hudson, Jason Nicol, David Myles,
Shane Russell; Graham Mackay, Craig Teevan; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Danny McCallister,
Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler; Richard Allan, Wes Patten,
Chris Nahi, Steve Parsons.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Andrew Hinson, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Gordon Falcon,
Craig Gower, Matt Adamson, Duncan McGillivray, Darren Brown,
Craig Wise; Brett Boyd, Morvin Edwards, Tony Puletua, Brad Drew.
Sent off: Peter Jorgensen (Penrith), 51, ?, 1 week.
Canterbury 24 (Stephen Hughes, Matthew Ryan, Paul Mellor,
Daryl Halligan tries; Daryl Halligan 4/4 goals) beat
North Queensland 18 (Ray Mercy, Scott Mahon, James Ahmat,
Josh Hannay tries; John Doyle 1/3, Josh Hannay 0/2 goals)
on Saturday 9th May
at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 6-12. Scrums: 7-2. Penalties: 6-8.
Crowd: 15,288. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Paul Mellor, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Steven Price,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steve Reardon, Darren Britt, Hazem El Masri,
Tony Grimaldi.
North Queensland: Scott Prince; Kris Tassell, Kyle Warren,
Ray Mercy, Scott Mahon; Jimmy Ahmat, John Doyle;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, John Buttgieg, Luke Scott,
Owen Cunningham, Glen Murphy; Adam Warwick, Josh Hannay,
Michael Coorey, Martin Locke.
Illawarra 42 (Craig Simon 2, Will Robinson, Andrew Purcell,
Terry Lamey, Paul McGregor, Rod Wishart tries;
Rod Wishart 7/10 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 20 (Jared Mills, Ron Jones, Ken McGuinness,
Kevin McGuinness tries; Brett Warton 2/4 goals)
on Saturday 9th May
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 10-14. Scrums: 7-5. Penalties: 12-8.
Crowd: 7636. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Rod Wishart, Paul McGregor, Craig Simon,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; David Walsh,
Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson, Terry Lamey,
Brad Mackay; Adam Bristow, Dean Callaway, Scott Cram,
Darren Bradstreet.
Western Suburbs: Brett Warton; Darren Willis, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Aseri Laing; Paul Langmack (c), Ron Jones;
Darren Fritz, Ciriaco Mescia, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Jason Keough, Scott Coxon; Nick Edwards, Chris Yates,
Jared Mills, Lincoln Raudonikis.
Sinbin: Andrew Purcell (Illawarra), 29.
Newcastle 50 (Brett Grogan 2, Owen Craigie 2, Tony Butterfield 2,
Robbie O'Davis, Adam MacDougall, Bill Peden tries;
Andrew Johns 7/8, Owen Craigie 0/1, Bill Peden 0/1 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 16 (Albert Torrens 2, John Hopoate tries;
Luke Phillips 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 10th May
at Brookvale Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 30-6. Scrums: 5-10. Penalties: 5-7.
Crowd: 13,048. Referee: Steven Clark.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Bill Peden, Troy Fletcher,
Wayne Richards; Neil Piccinelli, Glenn Grief, Danny Buderus,
Peter Shiels.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Craig Hancock, John Hopoate,
Albert Torrens, Andrew Hunter; Geoff Toovey (c), Craig Field;
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Daniel Gartner, Nik Kosef; Anthony Colella, Damian Browne,
Cliff Lyons, Jamie Bennett.
Sydney City 26 (Matthew Sing, Adrian Lam, B Fletcher,
Brad Fittler tries; Ivan Cleary 5/5 goals) beat
Brisbane 12 (Allan Langer, Michael Hancock tries;
Darren Lockyer 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 10th May
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 6-6. Scrums: 6-5. Penalties: 7-4.
Crowd: 19,346. Referee: Tim Mander.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Matthew Sing, Robert Miles; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Bryan Fletcher,
Nathan Wood, Shane Rigon.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Tonie Carroll, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Petero Civoniceva, Gordon Tallis,
Brad Thorn, Darren Smith; Andrew Gee, Kevin Campion, Philip Lee,
Ben Walker.
North Sydney 26 (Brett Dallas, Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor,
Gary Larson tries; Jason Taylor 5/7 goals) beat
South Sydney 14 (Tim Brasher 2 tries; Simon Forrest 3/3 goals)
on Sunday 10th May
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: 4-5. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 5110. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Brett Dallas, Greg Florimo,
Michael Buettner, Nigel Roy; Ben Ikin, Jason Taylor;
Josh Stuart, Mark Reber, Gary Larson, Willie Leyshon,
David Fairleigh, Billy Moore; Glenn Morrison, Scott Pethybridge,
Mark Soden, Paul Stringer.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Phil Howlett, Simon Forrest; Craig Wing, Darrell Trindall;
Michael Francis, Chris Caruana, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Darren Burns, Matt Munro,
Geordi Peats, Matt Parsons.
Round 10.
Newcastle 16 (Brett Grogan 2, Adam MacDougall tries;
Andrew Johns 2/4 goals) beat
North Sydney 14 (Brett Dallas, Michael Buettner tries;
Jason Taylor 3/3 goals)
on Friday 15th May (night)
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 0-8. Scrums: 19-4. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 13,021. Referee: Tim Mander.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Wayne Richards, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Peter Shiels, Glenn Grief, Neil Piccinelli,
Jason Moodie.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Brett Dallas, Ben Ikin,
Michael Buettner, Nigel Roy; Greg Florimo, Jason Taylor;
Josh Stuart, Willie Leyshon, Steve Trindall, David Fairleigh,
Gary Larson, Billy Moore; Mark Soden, Glenn Morrison,
Paul Stringer, Scott Pethybridge.
Cited: Josh Stuart (North Sydney), high tackle, 12 weeks.
Man of the match: Matthew Johns (NINE).
Melbourne Storm 14 (Paul Bell, Adrian Moule tries;
Craig Smith 3/3 goals) beat
South Sydney 6 (Craig Wing try; Simon Forrest 1/1 goals)
on Friday 15th May (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 0-6. Scrums: 8-7. Penalties: 11-9.
Crowd: 5876. Referee: Paul McBlane.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Phil Howlett, Simon Forrest; Craig Wing, Darrell Trindall;
Michael Francis, Chris Caruana, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Darren Burns, Matt Munro, Matt Parsons,
Geordi Peats.
Auckland 20 (Anthony Swann, Lee Oudenryn, Stacey Jones tries;
Matthew Ridge 4/4 goals) beat
Canterbury 6 (Daryl Halligan 3/4 goals)
on Saturday 16th May
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 18-4. Scrums: 9-4. Penalties: 5-10.
Crowd: 5224. Referee: Steven Clark.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Anthony Swann, Kevin Iro,
Lee Oudenryn; Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana,
Aaron Whittaker, Quentin Pongia, Tony Tuimavave, Stephen Kearney,
Logan Swann; Brady Malam, Jerry Seuseu, Tony Tatupu, Tyran Smith.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Paul Mellor, Matt Ryan, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Steven Price,
Jason Hetherington, Troy Stone, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Tony Grimaldi, Darren Britt, Hazem El Masri,
Solomon Haumono.
Sinbin: Matthew Ridge (Auckland), 31.
Sent off: Jerry Seuseu (Auckland), 33, ?, ?.
Parramatta 10 (Aaron Raper, Karl Lovell tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 1/3 goal) beat
Adelaide Rams 2 (Luke Williamson 1/1 goal)
on Saturday 16th May
at Pioneer Oval Parkes.
Half time: 4-2. Scrums: ?. Penalties: 6-5.
Crowd: 7514. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Adelaide Rams: Graham Appo; Matthew Daylight, Peter Clarke,
Luke Williamson, Rod Jensen; Craig Bowen, Noel Goldthorpe;
Andrew Hick, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Cann, Tony Iro,
Dean Schifilliti; Andrew Pierce, Adam Peek,
Wayne Simonds, Bruce Mamando.
Cronulla 20 (Dean Treister, Nick Zisti, Andrew Ettingshausen tries;
Mitch Healey 4/5 goals) beat
Brisbane 10 (Steven Renouf, Darren Smith tries;
Darren Lockyer 1/2 goals)
on Saturday 16th May
at Shark Park.
Half time: 8-4. Scrums: 7-3. Penalties: 8-2.
Crowd: 10,582. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Brett Howland, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Nick Zisti; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Tim Maddison, Nick Graham, Wade Forrester,
Ben Sammut.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Driscoll, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis,
Petero Civoniceva, Peter Ryan; Tonie Carroll, Philip Lee,
Kevin Campion, John Plath.
St George 32 (Lee Murphy, Wayne Bartrim, Jim Lenihan, Darren Treacy,
Matthew Rodwell, Anthony Mundine tries; Wayne Bartrim 4/7 goals) beat
Illawarra 16 (Trent Barrett, Darren Bradstreet, Will Robinson tries;
Rod Wishart 2/2, Craig Fitzgibbon 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 16th May
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 12-16. Scrums: 4-4. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 6296. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Illawarra: Luke Patten; Rod Wishart, Shaun Timmins, Paul McGregor,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; David Walsh,
Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson, Terry Lamey,
Brad Mackay; Craig Simon, Craig Fitzgibbon, Scott Cram,
Darren Bradstreet.
Penrith 32 (Andrew Hinson 2, David Woods, Robbie Beckett,
Matt Adamson, Darren Brown tries; Greg Alexander 4/6 goals) beat
Balmain 18 (Shayne Dunley, Adam Nable, Chris McPherson tries;
Michael Withers 2/2, Hudson Smith 1/1 goals)
on Sunday 17th May
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 22-6. Scrums: 8-1. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 9147. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Penrith: Rhys Wesser; Andrew Hinson, Craig Wise, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Tony Puletua,
Brett Boyd, Matt Adamson, Morvin Edwards, Darren Brown,
John Cross; David Woods, Phil Adamson, Gordon Falcon, Lee Hopkins.
Balmain: Michael Withers; James Langaloa, William Kennedy,
Jason Webber, Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley;
Shane Walker, Adam Nable, Chris McPherson, Mark Stimson,
Mark O'Neil, Ben Duckworth; James Gannon, Hudson Smith,
Marshall Scott, Chris St Clair.
Western Suburbs 24 (Andrew Leeds, Scott Coxon, Leo Dynevor,
Damien Kennedy tries; Andrew Leeds 2/5, Leo Dynevor 2/2 goals) beat
Gold Coast 14 (Graham Mackay, Danny McCallister tries;
Graham Mackay 3/3 goals)
on Sunday 17th May
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 5-9. Penalties: 10-10.
Crowd: 5218. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Jared Mills, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Scott Coxon, Leo Dynevor;
Darren Fritz, Ciriaco Mescia, Harvey Howard, Damian Kennedy,
Aseri Laing, Paul Langmack (c); John Skandalis, Chris Yates,
Darren Willis, Lincoln Raudonikis.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,Jason Keough
Shane Russell; David Myles, Craig Teevan; Damian Driscoll,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Danny McCallister,
Heath Cruickshank, Scott Sattler; Chris Nahi, Steve Parsons,
Richard Allan, Wes Patten.
Sydney City 44 (Ryan Cross 2, Matthew Sing 2, Brad Fittler,
Adrian Lam, Scott Gourley tries; Ivan Cleary 8/9 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 24 (Craig Hancock, Terry Hill, Steven Menzies,
Alf Duncan tries; Luke Phillips 4/6 goals)
on Sunday 17th May
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 24-8. Scrums: 6-4. Penalties: 8-6.
Crowd: 12,796. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Sydney City: Ryan Cross; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Matthew Sing, Robert Miles; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Bryan Fletcher,
Nathan Wood, Justin Bailey.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Craig Hancock, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey (c);
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Anthony Colella, Nik Kosef; Andrew Hunter, Alf Duncan,
Damian Browne, Adam Peters.
Canberra 50 (David Boyle 3, Mark McLinden 2, Ben Kennedy 2,
Lesley Vainikolo, David Furner tries;
David Furner 6/9, Royce Lightning 1/1 goals) beat
North Queensland 12 (Kris Tassell, Owen Cunningham tries;
Josh Hannay 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 17th May
at Bruce Stadium.
Half time: 14-12. Scrums: 4-10. Penalties: 7-3.
Crowd: 8291. Referee: Brian Grant.
Canberra: Mark McLinden; Royston Lightning, Brandon Pearson,
David Boyle, Lesley Vainikolo; Laurie Daley, Andrew McFadden;
Luke Davico, Simon Woolford, Brett Hetherington, David Furner,
Ben Kennedy, Jason Croker; Luke Priddis, Nathan Sologinkin,
Anthony Brann, Jason Burnham.
North Queensland: Jimmy Ahmat; Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy,
Noa Nadruku, Josh Hannay; Scott Prince, Andrew Dunemann;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Jason Death; Dale Fritz, Mark Shipway,
Martin Locke, Luke Scott.
Note: State of Origin 1, Friday 22nd May at Sydney Football Stadium.
Round 11.
Balmain 20 (William Kennedy, Jason Webber, Mark O'Neill tries;
Shannon Nevin 4/5 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 12 (Jared Mills, Brett Hodgson tries;
Leo Dynevor 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 23rd May
at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 4-2. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 7640. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Greg Donaghey; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Adam Nable, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil, Ben Duckworth;
Hudson Smith, Chris McPherson, James Gannon, Marshall Scott.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Jared Mills, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Harvey Howard, Ciriaco Mescia, Chris Yates, Damian Kennedy,
Scott Coxon, Paul Langmack (c); Darren Fritz, Darren Willis,
Aseri Laing, John Skandalis.
Parramatta 29 (Nathan Barnes, Stuart Kelly, Paul Carige,
Mark Tookey tries; Clinton Schifcofske 6/7 goals;
David Penna field goal) beat
North Queensland 12 (Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay tries;
Josh Hannay 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 23rd May
at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 20-8. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 4-5.
Crowd: 17,361. Referee: Eddie Ward.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Jason Death; John Doyle, John Buttgieg,
Dale Fritz, Mark Shipway.
Adelaide Rams 35 (Graham Appo 2, Rod Jensen 2, Alan Cann,
Dean Schifilliti tries; Graham Appo 5/7 goals;
Andrew Pierce field goal) beat
Penrith 18 (Peter Jorgensen, Ryan Girdler, Morvin Edwards tries;
Ryan Girdler 3/3 goals)
on Saturday 23rd May
at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 18-6. Scrums: 6-8. Penalties: 3-9.
Crowd: about 5000. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Adelaide Rams: Deon Bird; Matthew Daylight, Graham Appo,
David Kidwell, Rod Jensen; Craig Bowen, Noel Goldthorpe;
Marty McKenzie, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Cann, Tony Iro,
Dean Schifilliti; Andrew Pierce, Andrew Hick,
Joe Tamani, Adam Peek.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Andrew Hinson, Ryan Girdler, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Steve Carter, Greg Alexander; Tony Puletua,
Brett Boyd, Matt Adamson, Jody Gall, Darren Brown, John Cross;
Gordon Falcon, Duncan McGillivray, David Woods, Morvin Edwards.
St George 30 (Luke Felsch 2, Lance Thompson, Anthony Mundine,
Willie Poching, Daniel Wagon tries; Wayne Bartrim 3/6 goals) beat
Gold Coast 16 (Jamie Goddard, Shane Russell, Jason Hudson tries;
Richard Allan 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 23rd May
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 16-10. Scrums: 5-8. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 7964. Referee: Mark Oaten.
Gold Coast: Richard Allan; Jason Hudson, Andrew King, David Myles,
Shane Russell; Craig Teevan, Wes Patten; Clinton O'Brien,
Jasmie Goddard, Steve Parsons, Danny McCallister,
Chris Nahi, Scott Sattler; Tom O'Reilly, Michael Goodridge,
Heath Cruickshank, Jared Fox.
Auckland 25 (Nigel Vagana 2, Sean Hoppe 2 tries;
Matthew Ridge 4/5 goals; Aaron Whittaker field goal) beat
Canberra 14 (David Boyle, Geoff McNamara, Mark McLinden tries;
David Furner 1/3 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 18-4. Scrums: 10-6. Penalties: 8-4.
Crowd: 8000. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Anthony Swann, Nigel Vagana,
Lee Oudenryn; Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana,
Aaron Whittaker, Quentin Pongia, Tony Tuimavave, Stephen Kearney,
Logan Swann; Kevin Iro, Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Tyran Smith.
Canberra: Mark McLinden; Michael Maguire, Jason Croker,
David Boyle, Lesley Vainikolo; Brandon Pearson, Andrew McFadden;
Anthony Brann, Simon Woolford, Luke Davico, Ben Kennedy,
David Furner, Jason Burnham; Luke Priddis, Danny Lima,
Nathan Sologinkin, Geoff McNamara.
North Sydney 38 (Greg Florimo 2, Brett Dallas, Willie Leyshon,
Ben Ikin, Mark Reber, Matthew Seers tries;
Jason Taylor 5/7 goals) beat
Sydney City 12 (Adrian Lam, Simon Bonetti tries;
Ivan Cleary 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at North Sydney Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 14-0. Scrums: 7-4. Penalties: 4-4.
Crowd: 13,099. Referee: Stephen Clark.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Brett Dallas, Ben Ikin,
Michael Buettner, Nigel Roy; Greg Florimo, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, David Fairleigh, Gary Larson,
Glenn Morrison, Billy Moore; Willie Leyshon, Mark Reber,
Paul Stringer, Scott Pethybridge.
Sydney City: Matthew Sing; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Robert Miles; Adam Hayden, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, Peter Ellis, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Justin Dooley, Nathan Wood,
Justin Bailey, Bryan Fletcher.
Melbourne Storm 14 (Robbie Ross, Glenn Lazarus tries;
Craig Smith 3/3 goals) drew with
Illawarra 14 (Trent Barrett 2, Brendan Reeves tries;
Rod Wishart 1/3 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 4-4. Penalties: 8-5.
Crowd: 9018. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Rod Wishart, Shaun Timmins, Craig Simon,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; David Walsh,
Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Craig Wilson, Andrew Hart,
Brad Mackay; Craig Fitzgibbon, Scott Cram,
Darren Bradstreet, Dean Callaway.
Sent off: Shaun Timmins (Illawarra), 71, ?, ?.
Manly Warringah 32 (Luke Phillips, Cliff Lyons, Jim Serdaris,
Steven Menzies, Craig Hancock, Alf Duncan tries;
Luke Phillips 4/6, Craig Field 0/1 goals) beat
Cronulla 12 (Tim Maddison, Mitch Healey tries; Mitch Healey 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 12-8. Scrums: 5-5. Penalties: 8-6.
Crowd: 10,240. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Craig Hancock, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey (c);
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Anthony Colella, Nik Kosef; Adam Peters, Alf Duncan,
Damian Browne, Craig Field.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Brett Howland, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Nick Zisti; Adam Dykes, Mitch Healey;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Chris McKenna; Nick Graham, Tim Maddison, Ben Sammut,
Wade Forrester.
Sent off: Nick Zisti (Cronulla), 56, ?, ?.
Brisbane 40 (Michael Hancock 2, Darren Lockyer 2, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Ben Walker tries; Darren Lockyer 6/7 goals) beat
Canterbury 12 (Greg Fleming try; Daryl Halligan 4/4 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 4-5. Penalties: 3-6.
Crowd: 15,407. Referee: Brian Grant.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Tonie Carroll, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Petero Civoniceva,
Philip Lee, Darren Smith; Kevin Campion, Dennis Scott,
Michael Devere, Ben Walker.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Gavin Lester, Paul Mellor, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Solomon Haumono,
Robert Mears, Darren Britt, Barry Ward, Simon Gillies,
Travis Norton; Steven Price, Troy Stone, Matt Ryan, Robert Relf.
Newcastle 20 (Matthew Gidley, Matthew Johns, Bill Peden tries;
Andrew Johns 4/5 goals) beat
South Sydney 12 (Simon Forrest, Tim Brasher tries;
Simon Forrest 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 24th May
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NBN.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: 6-10. Penalties: 8-8.
Crowd: 21,357. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Glenn Grief, Wayne Richards, Neil Piccinelli,
Bill Peden; Peter Shiels, Adam MacDougall, Mick Jenkins,
Danny Buderus.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Phil Howlett, Simon Forrest; Craig Wing, Darrell Trindall;
Michael Francis, Chris Caruana, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Julian O'Neill, Matt Munro,
Matt Parsons, Darren Burns.
Sinbin: Julian O'Neill (South Sydney).
Sinbin: Darrell Trindall (South Sydney).
Round 12.
Newcastle 20 (Andrew Johns, Brett Grogan, Jason Moodie tries;
Andrew Johns 4/4 goals) beat
Sydney City 4 (Matthew Sing try; Ivan Cleary 0/2 goals)
on Friday 29th May (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 6-4. Scrums: 6-4. Penalties: 3-5.
Crowd: 15,786. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Jason Moodie, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Neil Piccinelli, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Glenn Grief, Peter Shiels, Brett Grogan,
Danny Buderus.
Sydney City: Ryan Cross; Matthew Sing, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Robert Miles; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Bryan Fletcher, Nathan Wood,
Shane Rigon, Justin Bailey.
North Queensland 36 (Noa Nadruku 3, Andrew Dunemann 2, Ray Mercy,
Mark Shipway tries; Josh Hannay 4//7 goals) beat
Penrith 28 (Ryan Girdler 2, Darren Brown 2, Peter Jorgensen tries;
Ryan Girdler 4/6 goals)
on Friday 29th May (night)
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 0-26. Scrums: 3-5. Penalties: 6-6.
Crowd: 8685. Referee: Mark Oaten.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Jason Death; John Doyle, John Buttgieg,
Mark Shipway, Martin Locke.
Penrith: Peter Jorgensen; Fred Petersen, David Woods, Sid Domic,
Robbie Beckett; Ryan Girdler, Darren Brown; Tony Puletua,
Brett Boyd, Phil Adamson, Matt Adamson, Morvin Edwards, Jody Gall;
Chris Levy, Duncan McGillivray, Bobby Thompson, Mark Geyer.
Note: 0-26 to 36-28 is the biggest turnaround in first grade history,
St George 28 (Mark Coyne, Jim Lenihan, Corey Pearson, Darren Treacy,
Wayne Bartrim tries; Wayne Bartrim 4/7 goals) beat
Balmain 2 (Shannon Nevin 1/2 goals)
on Saturday 30th May
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 14-2. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 10-4.
Crowd: 14,002. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Balmain: Shannon Nevin; Laloa Milford, William Kennedy, Jason Webber,
Michael Withers; Michael Gillett, Shayne Dunley; Shane Walker,
Adam Nable, Paul Sironen, Mark Stimson, Mark O'Neil, Ben Duckworth;
James Gannon, Darren Senter, Hudson Smith, Greg Donaghey.
Cronulla 16 (Colin Best, Brett Howland, Dean Treister tries;
Mitch Healey 2/3, Ben Sammut 0/1 goals) beat
North Sydney 12 (Nigel Roy, Scott Pethybridge tries;
Jason Taylor 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 30th May at Shark Park.
Half time: 0-12. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 5-2.
Crowd: 11,143. Referee: Brian Grant.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Colin Best, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Russell Richardson, Brett Howland; Mitch Healey, Blaine Stanley;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Nick Graham; Tim Maddison, Luke Stuart, Wade Forrester,
Ben Sammut.
North Sydney: Ben Ikin; Brett Dallas, Nigel Roy, Michael Buettner,
Scott Pethybridge; Greg Florimo, Jason Taylor; Steve Trindall,
Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Paul Stringer, Willie Leyshon,
Glenn Morrison; Mark Reber, Justin Yeo,
Sean Rutgerson, Joel Wilson.
Parramatta 14 (Shane Whereat 2, Nathan Barnes tries;
Clinton Schifkofske 1//4 goals) beat
Auckland 6 (Stephen Kearney try; Aaron Whittaker 1/1 goal)
on Saturday 30th May at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 8-0. Scrums: 7-10. Penalties: 7-6.
Crowd: 13,218. Referee: Matt Hewitt.
Auckland: Lee Oudenryn; Sean Hoppe, Anthony Swann, Nigel Vagana,
Kevin Iro; Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Aaron Whittaker,
Quentin Pongia, Tony Tuimavave, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Jerry Seuseu, Shane Endacott.
Melbourne Storm 62 (Robbie Ross 2, Scott Hill 2, Marcus Bai,
Brett Kimmorley, Paul Marquet, Tawera Nikau, Russell Bawden,
Danny Williams, Tony Martin tries;
Tony Martin 6/8, Brett Kimmorley 2/3, Scott Hill 1/1 goals) beat
Gold Coast 6 (Wes Patten try; Graham Mackay 1/1 goal)
on Sunday 31st May at Olympic Park.
Half time: 18-0. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 6-5.
Crowd: 7454. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay, Jason Nicol,
Shane Russell; David Myles, Wes Patten; Steve Parsons,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Danny McCallister,
Chris Nahi, Scott Sattler; Gavin Whittaker, Heath Cruickshank,
Craig Teevan, Richard Allan.
Canberra 24 (Lesley Vainakolo, Brandon Pearson, Jason Croker,
Simon Wooldford tries;
David Furner 3/3, Brandon Pearson 1/1 goals) beat
Brisbane 18 (Wendell Sailor, Steven Renouf, Andrew Gee tries;
Darren Lockyer 3/4 goals)
on Sunday 31st May at Bruce Stadium.
Half time: 6-14. Scrums: 8-8. Penalties: 5-4.
Crowd: 14,728. Referee: Stephen Clark.
Television: NINE.
Canberra: Ken Nagas; Geoff McNamara, Brandon Pearson,
David Boyle, Lesley Vainikolo; Laurie Daley, Andrew McFadden;
Anthony Brann, Simon Woolford, Brett Hetherington, David Furner,
Bradley Clyde, Jason Croker; Luke Priddis, Jason Burnham,
Ruben Wiki, Mark McLinden.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Wendell Sailor, Steven Renouf,
Tonie Carroll, Michael Hancock; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, Philip Lee, Andrew Gee, Brad Thorn,
Petero Civoniceva, Darren Smith; Kevin Campion, Ben Walker,
Michael Devere, --.
Canterbury 28 (Greg Fleming 2, Glen Hughes, Robert Mears tries;
Daryl Halligan 6/6 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 2 (Luke Phillips 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 31st May at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 60-2. Scrums: 7-8. Penalties: 4-6.
Crowd: 10,152. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Canterbury: Greg Fleming; Gavin Lester, Paul Mellor, Steven Hughes,
Daryl Halligan; Glen Hughes, Craig Polla-Mounter; Darren Britt,
Robert Mears, Steven Price, Barry Ward, Steve Reardon,
Travis Norton; Tony Grimaldi, Matua Parkinson, Matt Ryan,
Troy Stone.
Manly Warringah: Luke Phillips; Craig Hancock, John Hopoate,
Terry Hill, Albert Torrens; Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey (c);
Neil Tierney, Jim Serdaris, Joe Taylor, Steven Menzies,
Anthony Colella, Nik Kosef; Damian Browne, Alf Duncan,
Craig Field, Adam Peters.
Note: Daryl Halligan equalled Mick Cronin's record of
26 consecutive successful kicks at goals.
Illawarra 18 (Paul McGregor, Trent Barrett, Andrew Hart tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 3/4, Rod Wishart 0/2 goals) beat
South Sydney 12 (Tim Brasher, Julian O'Neill tries;
Simon Forrest 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 31st May at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 4-12. Scrums: 10-7. Penalties: 4-1.
Crowd: 8174. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Rod Wishart, Craig Simon, Paul McGregor,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; David Walsh,
Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Andrew Hart, Terry Lamey,
Brad Mackay; Dean Callaway, Craig Fitzgibbon, Scott Cram,
Craig Wilson.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Simon Forrest, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Brendan O'Meara; Craig Wing, Darrell Trindall;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, James Smith, Jeremy Schloss,
Darren Burns, Troy Slattery; Matt Parsons, Matt Munro,
Ian Rubin, Julian O'Neill.
Western Suburbs 36 (Brett Hodgson 3, Scott Coxon 2, Ken McGuinness,
Kevin McGuinness, Aseri Laing tries; Leo Dynevor 2 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 24 (Deon Bird, Graham Appo, Craig Bowen, Mark Corvo,
Andrew Hick tries; Graham Appo 2 goals)
on Sunday 31st May at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 24-10. Scrums: 8-2. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 6392. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Jared Mills, Aseri Laing,
Ken McGuinness, Brett Hodgson; Kevin McGuinness, Leo Dynevor;
Darren Fritz, Steve Georgeallis, John Skandalis, Damian Kennedy,
Darren Willis, Scott Coxon; Harvey Howard, Paul Langmack (c) ,
Chris Yates, Ashley Rhodes.
Adelaide Rams: Deon Bird; Matthew Daylight, Graham Appo,
David Kidwell, Rod Jensen; Craig Bowen, Noel Goldthorpe;
Marty McKenzie, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Cann, Tony Iro,
Dean Schifilliti; Andrew Hick, Adam Peek, Andrew Pierce,
Chris Quinn.
Sinbin: Harvey Howard (Western Suburbs).
Sent off: Darren Fritz (Western Suburbs), 78, high tackle, ?.
Round 13.
Note: State of Origin 2 on Friday.
North Queensland 40 (Noa Nadruku 2, Jason Ferris, Kyle Warren,
Ray Mercy, Kris Tassell, Scott Prince, Adam Warwick tries;
Dale Shearer 2/4, Jason Ferris 1/4, Andrew Dunemann 1/1,
Kyle Warren 0/1 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 10 (Kevin McGuinness, Jared MIlls tries;
Andrew Leeds 1/2 goals)
on Saturday 6th June (afternoon) at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 24-4. Scrums: 5-8. Penalties: 5-4.
Crowd: 10,268. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Video referee: Noel Bissett.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Mark Shipway,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Glen Murphy; Scott Prince, Martin Locke,
Dale Fritz, Adam Warwick.
Western Suburbs: Andrew Leeds; Darryl Fisher, Kevin McGuinness,
Ken McGuinness, Jared Mills; Steve Georgeallis, Leo Dynevor;
Harvey Howard, Ciriaco Mescia, Chris Yates, Damian Kennedy,
Scott Coxon, Paul Langmack (c); Darren Willis, John Skandalis,
Adrian Rainey, Aseri Laing.
Newcastle 18 (Brett Grogan, Peter Shiels, Mark Hughes tries;
Andrew Johns 3/3 goals) beat
Cronulla 16 (Brett Howland 2 tries; Mathew Rogers 4/4 goals)
on Saturday 6th June (night) at Shark Park.
Half time: 12-14. Scrums: 8-10. Penalties: 5-6.
Crowd: 14,583. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Video Referee: Peter Filmer.
Television: NBN.
Newcastle: Mark Hughes; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Paul Harragon (c), Neil Piccinelli, Peter Shiels,
Bill Peden; Glenn Grief, David Lomax, Danny Buderus,
Adam MacDougall.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Mathew Rogers, Andrew Ettingshausen,
Nick Zisti, Brett Howland; Mitch Healey, Blaine Stanley;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Tim Maddison, Sean Ryan, Ben Sammut,
Nick Graham; Wade Forrester, Martin Lang, Luke Stuart,
Colin Best.
Man of the match: Matthew Johns (2UE).
Illawarra 32 (Trent Barrett 2, Rod Wishart, Will Robinson,
Dean Callaway, Craig Wilson tries; Rod Wishart 4/6 goals) beat
Gold Coast 10 (Jason Hudson, Andrew King tries;
Scott Thorburn 1/2 goals)
on Saturday 6th June (night) at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 16-0. Scrums: 4-7. Penalties: 7-5.
Crowd: 3762. Referee: Eddie Ward. Video referee: John Gocher.
Illawarra: Luke Patten; Rod Wishart, Craig Simon, Jonathan Britten,
Wayne Clifford; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; Chris Leikvoll,
Andrew Purcell, Craig Smith, Andrew Hart, Terry Lamey,
Brad Mackay; Dean Callaway, Craig Fitzgibbon, Scott Cram,
Craig Wilson.
Gold Coast: Wes Patten; Jason Hudson, David Myles, Andrew King,
Shane Russell; Scott Zahra, Scott Thorburn; Steve Parsons,
Jasmie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Danny McAllister, Chris Nahi,
Scott Sattler; Tom O'Reilly, Tony Durheim, Scott Conley,
Heath Cruickshank.
Adelaide Rams 22 (Graham Appo 2, Matthew Daylight 2 tries;
Luke Williamson 2/3, Graham Appo 1/3 goals) beat
St George 20 (Lee Murphy, Jim Lenihan, Ben Kusto tries;
Lee Murphy 4/5 goals)
on Saturday 6th June (night) at Adelaide Oval.
Half time: 4-6. Scrums: 4-6. Penalties: 9-11.
Crowd: 8506. Referee: Paul McBlane. Video referee: Barry Barnes.
Adelaide Rams: Graham Appo; Rod Jensen, David Kidwell,
Luke Williamson, Matthew Daylight; Deon Bird, Chris Quinn;
Marty McKenzie, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Cann, Tony Iro,
Adam Peek; Andrew Pierce, Andrew Hick, Darrien Doherty,
Sam Faalafi.
Auckland 15 (Aaron Whittaker, Gene Ngamu tries;
Gene Ngamu 3/3, Aaron Whittaker 0/1 goals;
Gene Ngamu field goal) beat
Penrith 14 (Steve Carter, Tony Puletua tries;
Ryan Girdler 2/2, Steve Carter 1/1 goals)
on Sunday 7th June (afternoon) at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 12-6. Scrums: 11-7. Penalties: 9-6.
Crowd: 7837. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.
Video referee: Dennis Spagarino.
Auckland: Matthew Ridge; Sean Hoppe, Anthony Swann, Nigel Vagana,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Aaron Whittaker,
Quentin Pongia, Tony Tuimavave, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Jerry Seuseu, Shane Endacott.
Parramatta 20 (Jim Dymock, Michael Vella, Nathan Barnes tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 4/4 goals) beat
Brisbane 16 (Tonie Carroll, Ben Walker, Allan Langer tries;
Darren Lockyer 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 7th June (afternoon) at ANZ Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 12-0. Scrums: 6-6. Penalties: 7-8.
Crowd: 18,163. Referee: Briant Grant. Video referee: Ian Parnaby.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Michael Devere,
Tonie Carroll, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Brad Thorn, Petero Civoniceva,
Gordon Tallis, Peter Ryan; Kevin Campion, Philip Lee,
Shane Walker, Ben Walker.
Man of the match: Clinton Schifcofske (2UE).
North Sydney 38 (Ben Ikin 2, Michael Buettner 2, Matthew Seers,
Nigel Roy, Brett Dallas, Willie Leyshon tries;
Jason Taylor 3/8 goals) beat
Canterbury 4 (Daryl Halligan 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 7th June (afternoon) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Half time: 8-2. Scrums: 10-6. Penalties: 4-8.
Crowd: 9427. Referee: Steve Clark. Video referee: Graeme West.
North Sydney: Matthew Seers; Nigel Roy, Ben Ikin, Michael Buettner,
Brett Dallas; Greg Florimo, Jason Taylor; Steve Trindall,
Mark Soden, Paul Stringer, Willie Leyshon, Glenn Morrison,
Billy Moore; Mark Reber, Sean Rutgerson,
Scott Pethybridge, Joel Wilson.
Note: Daryl Halligan set a new record of 28 consecutive successful
kicks at goal, his first kick breaking Mick Cronin's record of 26.
Note: Jason Taylor scored his 1000th point during the match.
Sydney City 30 (Robert Miles, Adrian Lam, Matthew Sing,
Jack Elsegood, Nathan Wood tries;
Ivan Cleary 5/5, Brendan Hurst 0/1 goals) beat
South Sydney 6 (Simon Forrest try; Simon Forrest 1/1 goal)
on Sunday 7th June (afternoon) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 14-6. Scrums: 9-4. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 9215. Referee: Steve Chiddy. Video referee: Doug Wintin.
Sydney City: Ivan Cleary; Jack Elsegood, Matthew Sing,
Richard Barnett, Robert Miles; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
James Pickering, Simon Bonetti, David Barnhill, Scott Gourley,
Luke Ricketson, Nigel Gaffey; Nathan Wood, Justin Bailey,
Bryan Fletcher, Brendan Hurst.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Chris Caruana, Simon Forrest; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
James Smith, Sean Garlick, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
Darren Burns, Troy Slattery; Matt Parsons, Ian Rubin,
Matt Munro, Craig Wing.
Sinbin: Darrell Trindall (South Sydney), 39.
Melbourne Storm 25 (Russell Bawden 2, Adrian Moule, Ben Roarty tries;
Tony Martin 3/3, Brett Kimmorley 1/3 goals;
Brett Kimmorley field goal) beat
Balmain 16 (Laloa Milford, Michael Gillett, Darren Senter tries;
Shannon Nevin 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 7th June (afternoon)
at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 7-5. Penalties: 4-6.
Crowd: 6979. Referee: Mark Oaten. Video referee: Chris Ward.
Canberra 24 (Geoff McNamara 2, Ken Nagas, Mark McLinden,
Jason Croker tries; David Furner 2/5 goals) beat
Manly Warringah 12 (Daniel Gartner, John Hopoate tries;
Alf Duncan 2/3 goals)
on Monday 8th June (afternoon)
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 8-2. Scrums: 5-7. Penalties: 5-7.
Crowd: 10,941. Referee: Tim Mander. Video referee: John Yard.
Man of the match: Mark McLinden (2UE).
Canberra: Ken Nagas; Geoff McNamara, David Boyle, Ruben Wiki,
Lesley Vainikolo; Mark McLinden, Andrew McFadden;
Brett Hetherington, Simon Woolford, Anthony Brann, Ben Kennedy,
David Furner, Jason Croker; Luke Priddis, Bradley Clyde,
Jason Burnham, Nathan Sologinkin.
Round 14.
Sydney City 18 (Scott Gourley, Brad Fittler, Ivan Cleary tries;
Ivan Cleary 3/4 goals) beat
Cronulla 14 (Brett Howland, Mathew Rogers tries;
Mathew Rogers 3/3 goals)
on Friday 12th June (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 6-12. Scrums: 5-6. Penalties: 4-3.
Crowd: 9287. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Television: NINE.
Sydney City: Andrew Walker; Jack Elsegood, Ivan Cleary,
Richard Barnett, Matthew Sing; Brad Fittler, Adrian Lam;
Jason Lowrie, Simon Bonetti, Justin Dooley, Scott Gourley,
David Barnhill, Luke Ricketson; Justin Bailey, Bryan Fletcher,
Nathan Wood, Brendan Hurst.
Cronulla: David Peachey; Nick Zisti, Mathew Rogers,
Russell Richardson, Brett Howland; Mitch Healey, Blaine Stanley;
Danny Lee, Dean Treister, Martin Lang, Sean Ryan, Nathan Long,
Nick Graham; Jason Stevens, Wade Forrester, Luke Stuart,
Ben Sammut.
Sinbin: Scott Gourley (Sydney City), 48.
Western Suburbs 18 (Darryl Fisher, Kevin McGuinness,
Damien Kennedy tries; Brett Hodgson 3/5 goals) beat
Auckland 16 (Lee Oudenryn, Nigel Vagana, Stacey Jones tries;
Gene Ngamu 2/4 goals)
on Saturday 13th June (afternoon) at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 7-6.
Crowd: 5933. Referee: Eddie Ward.
Western Suburbs: Ken McGuinness; Darryl Fisher, Kevin McGuinness,
Travis Baker, Jared Mills; Damian Kennedy, Brett Hodgson;
Harvey Howard, Ciriaco Mescia, Darren Fritz, Darren Willis,
Scott Coxon, Steve Georgeallis; Aseri Laing, Chris Yates,
Lincoln Raudonikis, Nick Edwards.
Auckland: Lee Oudenryn; Anthony Swann, Tea Ropati, Nigel Vagana,
Paul Staladi; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Tony Tuimavave, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Shane Endacott, Brady Malam, Tony Tatupu, Jerry Seuseu.
Melbourne Storm 24 (Scott Hill 2, Ben Roarty, Marcus Bai tries;
John Wilshere 3/4, Brett Kimmorley 1/1 goals) beat
Adelaide Rams 4 (Graham Appo try; Luke Williamson 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 13th June (night) at Olympic Park.
Half time: 18-0. Scrums: 8-5. Penalties: 6-6.
Crowd: 8293. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Adelaide Rams: Deon Bird; Matthew Daylight, David Kidwell,
Luke Williamson, Graham Appo; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe;
Marty McKenzie, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Cann, Tony Iro,
Adam Peek; Andrew Pierce, Andrew Hick, Darrien Doherty,
Brett Galea.
Parramatta 17 (Dallas Weston, Shane Wereat tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 4/4 goals; Jim Dymock field goal) beat
Manly Warringah 14 (Daniel Gartner, Geoff Toovey tries;
Craig Field 3/3 goals)
on Saturday 13th June (night) at Parramatta Stadium.
Half time: 15-2. Scrums: 7-1. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 17,089. Referee: Steven Clark.
Brisbane 44 (Wendell Sailor 3, Darren Smith 2, Michael Devere,
Kevin Campion, Darren Lockyer tries; Darren Lockyer 6/8 goals) beat
Penrith 4 (Ryan Girdler 2/2 goals)
on Saturday 13th June (night) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 22-4. Scrums: 5-5. Penalties: 5-6.
Crowd: 11,637. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Michael Devere, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis,
Peter Ryan, Darren Smith; Kevin Campion, Philip Lee,
Petero Civoniceva, Ben Walker.
Sent off: Gordon Falcon (Penrith), 77, ?, ?.
Gold Coast 16 (Preston Campbell, Jamie Goddard, Adam Hutchinson tries;
Graham Mackay 2/3 goals) beat
South Sydney 14 (Darrell Trindall, Brett Rodwell,
Justin Loomans tries; Julian O'Neill 1/3 goals)
on Sunday 14th June (afternoon)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 10-6. Scrums: 6-10. Penalties: 6-6.
Crowd: 3980. Referee: Mark Oaten.
Gold Coast: Preston Campbell; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay,
David Myles, Shane Russell; Tom O'Reilly, Craig Teevan;
Steve Parsons, Jamie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Tony Durheim,
Scott Sattler, Scott Conley; Danny McAllister, Gavin Whittaker,
Adam Hutchison, Scott Thorburn.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Brendan O'Meara, Brett Rodwell,
Justin Loomans, Phil Howlett; Julian O'Neill, Darrell Trindall;
Ian Rubin, Chris Caruana, Terry Hermansson, Jeremy Schloss,
James Smith, Troy Slattery; Matt Parsons, Darren Burns,
Craig Wing, Matt Munro.
St George 16 (Lee Murphy, Nathan Blacklock, Jim Lenihan tries;
Wayne Bartrim 2/3 goals) beat
North Queensland 14 (Ray Mercy 2, Josh Hannay tries;
Josh Hannay 1/3 goals)
on Sunday 14th June (afternoon)
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 16-0. Scrums: 6-4. Penalties: 8-5.
Crowd: 9486. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Mark Shipway, Kyle Warren,
Owen Cunningham, Jason Death; Scott Prince, Glen Murphy,
Dale Fritz, Paul Pensini.
Sinbin: John Lomax (North Queensland), 46.
Newcastle 12 (Owen Craigie 2, Matthew Giddley tries;
Andrew Johns 0/3 goals) beat
Canterbury 4 (Darryl Halligan 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 14th June (afternoon)
at Marathon Stadium.
Television: NBN.
Half time: 4-4. Scrums: 4-10. Penalties: 9-4.
Crowd: 21,717. Referee: Tim Mander.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Jason Moodie, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Brett Grogan; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Glenn Grief, Neil Piccinelli, Peter Shiels,
Bill Peden; David Lomax, Daniel Smailes, Mark Hughes, Danny Buderus.
Note: Daryl Halligan set a new record of 30 consecutive successful
kicks at goal.
North Sydney 34 (Ben Ikin, Michael Buettner, Brett Dallas,
Mark Soden, Gary Larsen, Billy Moore tries;
Jason Taylor 5 goals) beat
Canberra 22 (Geoff McNamara, Lesley Vainikolo, Laurey Daley,
Bradley Clyde tries; David Furner 2/3, Geoff McNamara 1/1 goals)
on Sunday 14th June (afternoon)
at North Sydney Oval.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 28-6. Scrums: 12-7. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 12,367. Referee: Brian Grant.
North Sydney: Nigel Roy; Scott Pethybridge, Ben Ikin,
Michael Buettner, Brett Dallas; Greg Florimo, Jason Taylor;
Steve Trindall, Mark Soden, Gary Larson, Glenn Morrison,
Willie Leyshon, Billy Moore; Mark Reber, Paul Stringer,
Sean Rutgerson, Joel Wilson.
Canberra: Ken Nagas; Geoff McNamara, David Boyle, Ruben Wiki,
Lesley Vainikolo; Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart;
Brett Hetherington, Simon Woolford, Bradley Clyde, Ben Kennedy,
David Furner, Jason Croker; Anthony Seibold, Luke Priddis,
Mark McLinden, Anthony Brann.
Balmain 38 (Laloa Milford 3, Michael Gillett, B Magnus,
William Kennedy, J Webber tries; Shannon Nevin 5 goals) beat
Illawarra 16 (Trent Barrett, Jonathan Britten, Craig Simon tries;
Rod Wishart, Craig Fitzgibbon goals)
on Sunday 14th June (afternoon)
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 16-10. Scrums: 8-4. Penalties: 4-6.
Crowd: 10,076. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Illawarra: Brendon Reeves; Rod Wishart, Craig Simon, Paul McGregor,
Jonathan Britten; Trent Barrett, Will Robinson; Craig Smith,
Andrew Purcell, Chris Leikvoll, Terry Lamey, Andrew Hart,
Brad Mackay; Dean Callaway, Craig Fitzgibbon, David Walsh,
Craig Wilson.
Round 15.
Note: State of Origin 3 on Friday night.
Illawarra 39 (Dean Callaway 2, Wayne Clifford 2, Craig Fitzgibbon,
Luke Patten, Andrew Hart tries;
Brad Mackay 3/5, Craig Fitzgibbon 2/3 goals;
Trent Barrett field goal) beat
Adelaide Rams 4 (David Kidwell try; ? 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 20th June (afternoon)
at Bennett Oval Whyalla.
Half time: 13-4. Scrums: 4-3. Penalties: 3-6.
Crowd: 5153. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Adelaide Rams: Wayne Simmonds; Rod Jensen, David Kidwell,
Luke Williamson, Matthew Daylight; Deon Bird, Noel Goldthorpe;
Marty McKenzie, Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Andrew Hick, Tony Iro,
Adam Peek; Andrew Pierce, Alan Cann, Brett Galea,
Joe Tamani.
Cronulla 30 (David Peachey 2, Brett Howland, Martin Lang,
Ben Sammut tries; Mathew Rogers 5/6, Mitch Healey 0/1 goals) beat
South Sydney 12 (Darrell Trindall, Troy Slattery tries;
Simon Forrest 2/2 goals)
on Saturday 20th June (afternoon)
at Shark Park.
Half time: 14-0. Scrums: 9-7. Penalties: 5-3.
Crowd: 8849. Referee: Eddie Ward.
South Sydney: Phil Howlett; Simon Forrest, Justin Loomans,
Julian O'Neill, Garth Wood; Troy Slattery, Darrell Trindall;
Matt Parsons, Chris Caruana, Terry Hermansson, James Smith,
Matt Munro, Brett Rodwell; Ian Rubin, Jeremy Schloss,
Brian Seimson, Garth Wood.
Balmain 18 (Michael Gillett, Mark O'Neill, Brendan Magnus tries;
Shannon Nevin 3/5 goals) beat
Gold Coast 4 (Graham Mackay try; Graham Mackay 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 20th June (night)
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 8-9. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 5227. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Gold Coast: Preston Campbell; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay,
Jason Nicol, Shane Russell; Tom O'Reilly, Craig Teevan;
Steve Parsons, Jamie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Tony Durheim,
Scott Sattler, Scott Conley; Scott Thorburn, Chris Nahi,
Danny McAllister, Andrew King.
Melbourne Storm 10 (Russell Bawden try; Craig Smith 3/4 goals) beat
North Queensland 8 (Ray Mercy try; Josh Hannay 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 20th June (night)
at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 8-6. Scrums: 7-5. Penalties: 7-6.
Crowd: 24,464. Referee: Brian Grant.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Kyle Warren, Owen Cunningham,
Mark Shipway, Jason Death; Scott Prince, Glen Murphy,
Dale Fritz, Paul Pensini.
Parramatta 25 (Paul Carige 2, Kurt Lovell, John Simon,
Nathan Barnes tries; Clinton Schifcofske 2/5 goals;
John Simon field goals) beat
North Sydney 12 (Scott Pethybridge 2 tries; Jason Taylor 2/3 goals)
on Saturday 20th June (night)
at Parramatta Stadium.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 15-0. Scrums: 6-3. Penalties: 4-7.
Crowd: 12,313. Referee: Paul McBlane.
Brisbane 56 (Steven Renouf 3, Wendell Sailor 2, Darren Smith,
Shane Webcke, Michael Hancock, Darren Lockyer, Phillip Lee tries;
Darren Lockyer 8/10 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 4 (Kevin McGuinness try; Damian Kennedy 0/1 goals)
on Sunday 21st June (afternoon)
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 28-4. Scrums: 6-7. Penalties: 9-5.
Crowd: 12,415. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Petero Civoniceva,
Kevin Campion, Peter Ryan; Dennis Scott, Philip Lee,
Michael Devere, Ben Walker.
Western Suburbs: Ken McGuinness; Darryl Fisher, Kevin McGuinness,
Aseri Laing, Jared Mills; Damian Kennedy, Brett Hodgson;
Harvey Howard, Ciriaco Mescia, Darren Fritz, Scott Coxon,
Chris Yates, Steve Georgeallis; John Skandalis, Lincoln Raudonikis,
Brett Warton, Nick Edwards.
Manly Warringah 22 (Daniel Gartner, Albert Torrens, Geoff Toovey,
John Hopoate, Alf Duncan tries; Alf Duncan 1/1,
Craig Field 0/2, Luke Phillips 0/2 goals) beat
Penrith 4 (Sid Domic try; Chris Hicks 0/1 goals)
on Sunday 21st June (afternoon)
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 8-0. Scrums: 4-7. Penalties: 9-3.
Crowd: 5187. Referee: Mark Oaten.
Canberra 22 (Mark McLinden 2, Ben Kennedy, David Furner tries;
David Furner 2/2, Brandon Pearson 1/2 goals) beat
Newcastle 12 (Owen Craigie, Troy Fletcher tries;
Andrew Johns 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 21st June (afternoon)
at Bruce Stadium.
Television: NBN.
Half time: 10-12. Scrums: 9-9. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 7686. Referee: Stephen Clark.
Television: NBN.
Newcastle: Mark Hughes; Jason Moodie, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Brett Grogan; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Lee Jackson, Glenn Grief, Neil Piccinelli, Troy Fletcher,
Bill Peden; Peter Shiels, David Lomax, Danny Buderus,
Daniel Smailes.
Auckland 31 (Tea Ropati, Stacey Jones, Logan Swann, Syd Eru,
Stephen Kearney tries; Gene Ngamu 5/6 goals;
Gene Ngamu field goal) beat
St George 14 (Nathan Blacklock 2 tries; Wayne Bartrim 3/4 goals)
on Sunday 21st June (afternoon)
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 13-4. Scrums: ?. Penalties: 10-11.
Crowd: 8300. Referee: Tim Mander.
Auckland: Joe Galuvao; Paul Staladi, Shane Endacott, Nigel Vagana,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Logan Swann, Stephen Kearney, Tea Ropati;
Anthony Swann, Tony Tatupu, Brady Malam, Awen Guttenbeil.
Canterbury 22 (Steven Hughes, Jason Hetherington, Daryl Halligan,
Barry Ward tries; Daryl Halligan 3/4 goals) beat
Sydney City 10 (Richard Barnett, Nigel Gaffey tries;
Ivan Cleary 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 21st June (afternoon)
at Belmore Sports Ground.
Television: NINE.
Half time: 16-4. Scrums: 8-6. Penalties: 9-8.
Crowd: 8926. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Round 16.
Brisbane 30 (Darren Lockyer 2, Darren Smith 2, Gordon Tallis,
Michael Devere tries; Darren Lockyer 3/7 goals) beat
St George 18 (Stapleton, Lee Murphy, Nathan Blacklock tries;
Wayne Bartrim 3/4 goals)
on Friday 26th June (night)
at Kogarah Jubilee Oval.
Half time: 6-16. Scrums: 3-2. Penalties: 6-6.
Crowd: 16,258. Referee: Stephen Clark.
Television: NINE.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Tonie Carroll,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis, Kevin Campion,
Peter Ryan; Michael Devere, Philip Lee, Petero Civoniceva,
Ben Walker.
Manly Warringah 45 (Nik Kosef 2, Luke Phillips 2, Steven Menzies,
John Hopoate, Craig Field, Alf Duncan tries;
Luke Phillips 6/8 goals; Luke Phillips field goal) beat
Western Suburbs 30 (Travis Baker 2, Ciriaco Msecia, Damien Kennedy,
Kevin McGuinness tries; Brett Hodgeson 5/6 goals)
on Saturday 27th June (afternoon)
at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Half time: 28-0. Scrums: 0-2. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 7712. Referee: Tim Mander.
Western Suburbs: Ken McGuinness; Darryl Fisher, Aseri Laing,
Kevin McGuinness, Jared Mills; Damian Kennedy, Brett Hodgson;
Harvey Howard, Ciriaco Mescia, Darren Fritz, Lincoln Raudonikis,
Scott Coxon, Steve Georgeallis; Brenton Pommery, Chris Yates,
Adrian Rainey, Travis Baker.
Cronulla 28 (David Peachey 2, Chris McKenna, Mathew Rogers,
Jason Stevens tries; Mathew Rogers 4/4 goals) beat
Canterbury 6 (Travis Norton tries; Daryl Halligan 1/1 goal)
on Saturday 27th June (night)
at Shark Park.
Half time: 22-0. Scrums: 5-3. Penalties: 6-4.
Crowd: 10,243. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.
Auckland 24 (Joe Galuvao, Anthony Swann, Syd Eru, Tony Tatupu tries;
Gene Ngamu 4/5 goals) beat
Melbourne Storm 21 (Tawera Nikau, Scott Hill, Tony Martin,
Robbie Ross tries; Craig Smith 2/4 goals;
Brett Kimmorley field goal)
on Saturday 27th June (night)
at Olympic Park.
Half time: 14-4. Scrums: 7-6. Penalties: 4-8.
Crowd: 13,127. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat.
Auckland: Joe Galuvao; Paul Staladi, Shane Endacott, Nigel Vagana,
Lee Oudenryn; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Logan Swann, Awen Guttenbeil, Tea Ropati;
Anthony Swann, Brady Malam, Jerry Seuseu, Tony Tatupu.
Adelaide Rams 40 (Graham Appo 3, Rod Jensen 2, Deon Bird,
Alan Wieland tries; Graham Appo 6/7 goals) beat
Gold Coast 12 (Jason Nicol, Graham Mackay, Craig Teevan tries;
Graham Mackay 0/3 goals)
on Saturday 27th June (night)
at Carrara Stadium.
Half time: 12-8. Scrums: 8-9. Penalties: 5-11.
Crowd: 3897. Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Adelaide Rams: Deon Bird; Rod Jensen, Graham Appo, David Kidwell,
Matthew Daylight; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe; Darrien Doherty,
Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Wieland, Tony Iro,
Dean Schifilliti; Andrew Pierce, Andrew Hick, Alan Cann,
Danny Grimley.
Gold Coast: Preston Campbell; Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay,
Jason Nicol, David Myles; Tom O'Reilly, Wes Patten;
Steve Parsons, Jamie Goddard, Clinton O'Brien, Scott Sattler,
Tony Durheim, Scott Conley; Danny McAllister, Craig Teevan,
Chris Nahi, Adam Hutchison.
Illawarra 24 (Andrew Purcell, Trent Barrett, Jonathan Britten,
Shaun Timmins tries;
Brad Mackay 2/3, Craig Fitzgibbon 2/3 goals) beat
North Queensland 18 (Josh Hannay 2, Bert Tabuai, Noa Nadruku tries;
Josh Hannay 1/4 goals)
on Sunday 28th June (afternoon)
at WIN Stadium.
Half time: 16-8. Scrums: 5-5. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 6558. Referee: Sean Hampstead.
North Queensland: Scott Prince; Kris Tassell, Josh Hannay,
Noa Nadruku, Ray Mercy; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Owen Cunningham, Kyle Warren,
Mark Shipway, Dale Fritz; Paul Pensini, Adam Warwick,
Liam Johnston, Bert Tabuai.
North Sydney 30 (Michael Buettner 2, Steve Trindall, Greg Florimo,
Brett Dallas tries; Jason Taylor 5/5 goals) beat
Penrith 22 (Rhys Webber, Robbie Beckett, Phil Adamson,
John Cross tries; Chris Hicks 3/4 goals)
on Sunday 28th June (afternoon)
at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 24-6. Scrums: 12-4. Penalties: 1-9.
Crowd: 6733. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
South Sydney 16 (Simon Forrest, Brett Rodwell, Darrell Trindall tries;
Simon Forrest 2/3 goals) beat
Balmain 12 (Darren Senter, Michael Withers tries;
Shannon Nevin 2/3 goals)
on Sunday 28th June (afternoon)
at Leichhardt Oval.
Half time: 6-10. Scrums: ?. Penalties: 6-11.
Crowd: 9620. Referee: Brian Grant.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Simon Forrest, Justin Loomans,
Chris Caruana, Phil Howlett; Darrell Trindall, Willie Peters;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, Michael Francis, James Smith,
Brett Rodwell, Craig Wing; Matt Munro, Ian Rubin,
Jeremy Schloss, Troy Slattery.
Newcastle 36 (Adam MacDougall 2, Andrew Johns 2, Bill Peden,
Matthew Gidley, Robbie O'Davis tries; Andrew Johns 4/7 goals) beat
Parramatta 12 (Shane Whereat, Stuart Kelly, Karl Lovell tries;
Clinton Schifcofske 0/2, Jamie Owens 0/1 goals)
on Sunday 28th June (afternoon)
at Marathon Stadium.
Half time: 24-4. Scrums: 9-3. Penalties: 1-2.
Crowd: 25,094. Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Television: NINE.
Newcastle: Robbie O'Davis; Jason Moodie, Mathew Gidley, Mark Hughes,
Adam MacDougall; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Tony Butterfield,
Brett Clements, Troy Fletcher, Neil Piccinelli, Peter Shiels,
Bill Peden; Daniel Smailes, Owen Craigie, Danny Buderus,
Adam Grainger.
Sydney City 40 (Richard Barnett, Ivan Cleary, Brad Fittler,
Brendan Hurst, Adrian Lam, Luke Ricketson tries;
Ivan Cleary 8/8 goals) beat
Canberra 12 (Jason Croker 2 tries; David Furner 2/2 goals)
on Monday 29th June (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 20-6. Scrums: 10-4. Penalties: 7-5.
Crowd: 13,683. Referee: Stephen Clark.
Round 17.
Adelaide Rams 52 (Matthew Daylight 2, Graham Appo 2, Rod Jensen 2,
Deon Bird, Andrew Hick, Danny Grimley tries;
Graham Appo 8/9 goals) beat
Balmain 0
on Friday 3rd July (night)
at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Half time: 24-0. Scrums: 6-2. Penalties: 6-9.
Crowd: 7351. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Video Referee: Ian Parnaby.
Adelaide Rams: Deon Bird; Rod Jensen, David Kidwell, Graham Appo,
Matthew Daylight; Chris Quinn, Noel Goldthorpe; Darrien Doherty,
Kerrod Walters, Mark Corvo, Alan Wieland, Tony Iro,
Dean Schifilliti; Andrew Pierce, Andrew Hick, Alan Cann,
Danny Grimley.
Brisbane 34 (Wendell Sailor 2, Allan Langer, Michael Hancock,
Kevin Campion, Kevin Walters tries; Darren Lockyer 5/6 goals) beat
Melbourne Storm 16 (Marcus Bai, Robbie Ross, Brett Kimmorley tries;
Chris Smith 2/3 goals)
on Friday 3rd July (night)
at ANZ Stadium.
Half time: 10-10. Scrums: 6-4. Penalties: 4-1.
Crowd: 35,119. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Video Referee: Graeme West.
Television: NINE.
Brisbane: Darren Lockyer; Michael Hancock, Steven Renouf,
Darren Smith, Wendell Sailor; Kevin Walters, Allan Langer (c);
Shane Webcke, John Plath, Andrew Gee, Gordon Tallis, Kevin Campion,
Peter Ryan; Petero Civoniceva, Philip Lee, Ben Walker,
Michael Devere.
Illawarra 17 (Wayne Clifford 2, Shaun Timmins tries;
Craig Fitzgibbon 1/1, Rod Wishart 1/3 goals;
Craig Wilson field goal) beat
Auckland 14 (Joe Vagana, Syd Eru, Stephen Kearney tries;
Stacey Jones 1/3 goal)
on Saturday 4th July (afternoon)
at Ericsson Stadium.
Half time: 12-0. Scrums: 5-7. Penalties: 6-7.
Crowd: 12,500. Referee: Tim Mander.
Video Referee: Barry Barnes.
Auckland: Joe Galuvao; Paul Staladi, Tony Tatupu, Nigel Vagana,
Anthony Swann; Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones; Joe Vagana, Syd Eru,
Quentin Pongia, Awen Guttenbeil, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann;
Shane Endacott, Brady Malam, Ali Lauitiiti, Jerry Seuseu.
North Queensland 14 (Dale Shearer, Josh Hannay tries;
Josh Hannay 3/4 goals) beat
Gold Coast 4 (David Myles try; Glen Godbee 0/1 goals)
on Saturday 4th July (night)
at Cowboys Stadium.
Half time: 4-0. Scrums: 4-5. Penalties: 7-7.
Crowd: 7127. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Video Referee: Doug Winton.
North Queensland: Dale Shearer; Kris Tassell, Ray Mercy,
Noa Nadruku, Josh Hannay; Andrew Dunemann, Jason Ferris;
John Lomax, Steve Walters, Paul Pensini, Kyle Warren,
Mark Shipway, Bert Tabuai; Scott Prince, Owen Cunningham,
Dale Fritz, Liam Johnston.
Gold Coast: Andrew King; Glen Godbee, Graham Mackay, David Myles,
Shane Russell; Scott Zahra, Craig Teevan; Damian Driscoll,
Jamie Goddard, Danny McAllister, Scott Conley, Scott Sattler,
Jason Nicol; Tom O'Reilly, Tony Durheim, Preston Campbell,
Heath Cruickshank.
Penrith 13 (Robbie Beckett, David Woods, Phil Adamson tries;
Chris Hicks 0/3 goals; Brad Drew field goal) drew with
Newcastle 13 (Bill Peden, Matthew Gidley tries;
Andrew Johns 2/2 goals; Andrew Johns field goal)
on Saturday 4th July (night)
at Penrith Football Stadium.
Half time: 8-12. Scrums: 8-11. Penalties: 5-5.
Crowd: 12,284. Referee: Brian Grant. Video Referee: Peter Filmer.
Television: NBN.
Newcastle: Mark Hughes; Brett Grogan, Mathew Gidley, Owen Craigie,
Jason Moodie; Matthew Johns, Andrew Johns; Neil Piccinelli,
Brett Clements, Troy Fletcher, Daniel Smailes, Peter Shiels,
Bill Peden; Adam Grainger, Danny Buderus, Evan Cochrane,
Sean Rudder.
Canterbury 30 (Gavin Lester, Rod Silva, Daryl Halligan,
David Thompson, Matthew Ryan tries; Daryl Halligan 5/7 goals) beat
South Sydney 8 (Simon Forrest, Justin Loomans tries;
Simon Forrest 0/2 goals)
on Saturday 4th July (night)
at Sydney Football Stadium.
Half time: 8-0. Scrums: 2-8. Penalties: 8-7.
Crowd: 5822. Referee: Steve Chiddy.
Video Referee: Dennis Spagarino.
South Sydney: Tim Brasher; Simon Forrest, Justin Loomans,
Chris Caruana, Phil Howlett; Darrell Trindall, Willie Peters;
Terry Hermansson, Sean Garlick, Michael Francis, James Smith,
Brett Rodwell, Craig Wing; Matt Munro, Troy Slattery,
Matt Parsons, Jeremy Schloss.
Sinbin: Travis Norton (Canterbury), 50.
Canberra 16 (Brandon Pearson, Ben Kennedy, Luke Priddis tries;
Brandon Pearson 1/1, David Furner 1/2 goals) beat
Cronulla 12 (Russell Richardson, Brett Howland tries;
Mitch Healey 1/1, Wade Forrester 1/2 goals)
on Sunday 5th July (afternoon)
at Bruce Stadium.
Half time: 0-8. Scrums: 8-8. Penalties: 6-5.
Crowd: 10,568. Referee: Paul McBlane. Video Referee: Chris Ward.
North Sydney 32 (Brett Dallas, Scott Pethybridge, Ben Ikin,
Mark Soden, David Fairleigh tries; Jason Taylor 4/7 goals) beat
Western Suburbs 18 (Darryl Fisher 2, Brett Warton,
Lincoln Raudonikis tries; Brett Hodgson 1/4 goal)
on Sunday 5th July (afternoon)
at North Sydney Oval.
Half time: 26-6. Scrums: 4-4. Penalties: 7-4.
Crowd: 6602. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Video Referee: John Gocher.
Western Suburbs: Brett Warton; Darryl Fisher, Kevin McGuinness,
Travis Baker, Adam Donovan; Steve Georgeallis, Brett Hodgson;
Chris Yates, Ciriaco Mescia, Darren Fritz, Lincoln Raudonikis,
Adrian Rainey, Scott Coxon; Nick Edwards, Aaron Cotter,
Shayne McMenemy, Ken McGuinness.
Manly Warringah 34 (Steven Menzies 2, Craig Field, John Hopoate,
Albert Torrens, Alf Duncan ties; Luke Phillips 5/7 goals) beat
St George 12 (Matthew Rodwell, Nathan Blacklock tries;
Wayne Bartrim 2/2 goals)
on Sunday 5th July (afternoon)
at Brookvale Oval.
Half time: 16-6. Scrums: 4-4. Penalties: 12-4.
Crowd: 12,590. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Video Referee: John Yard.
Sydney City 30 (Brad Fittler 2, Adrian Lam, Matthew Sing,
Ivan Cleary tries; Ivan Cleary 5 goals) be