Saturday, July 4
Gold Coast Titans vs. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, Cbus Super Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Titans: 1. Corey Thompson 2. Anthony Don 3. Brian Kelly 4. Tyrone Peachey 5. Phillip Sami 6. Ashley Taylor 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Mitch Rein 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow
Reserves: 14. Tanah Boyd 15. Sam Lisone 16. Bryce Cartwright 17. Jarrod Wallace 18. Erin Clark 19. Beau Fermor 20. Jai Whitbread 21. Tyrone Roberts
Sharks: 1. Matt Moylan 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. Shaun Johnson 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Jack Williams
Reserves: 14. Toby Rudolf 15. Braden Hamlin-Uele 16. Siosifa Talakai 17. Royce Hunt 18. Scott Sorensen 19. Connor Tracey 20. Will Kennedy 21. Nene Macdonald
Recap: That's Cronulla's third win on the trot after a rough start to season 2020. It looked like the Sharks had a serious fight on their hands in the first half, with the Titans' Beau Fermor breaking through Cronulla's right-edge defence on multiple occasions and finishing the first 40 down by just 2 points at 12-10. Fullback Matt Moylan looked to have aggravated a hamstring injury and did not return after the break, yet the Sharks still managed to blow the Gold Coast away in the second half, running in five unanswered tries.
Score: Sharks 40 - 10 Titans
Tries
Titans 2: Corey Thompson 24' Anthony Don 34'
Sharks 7: Braden Hamlin-Uele 11' Andrew Fifita 31' Briton Nikora 41' Blayke Brailey 50' Chad Townsend 57' Royce Hunt 70' Bryson Goodwin 75'
Conversions
Titans: Ashley Taylor 1/2
Sharks: Shaun Johnson 6/7
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New Zealand Warriors vs. Brisbane Broncos, Central Coast Stadium, 5:30pm (AEST)
Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu'a 3. Peta Hiku 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Blake Green 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Wayde Egan 10. Agnatius Paasi 11. Jack Murchie 12. Tohu Harris 13. Adam Blair
Reserves: 14. Chanel Harris-Tavita 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Karl Lawton 17. Josh Curran 18. King Vuniyayawa 20. Isaiah Papali'i 21. Adam Pompey 22. Gerard Beale
Broncos: 1. Tesi Niu 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Herbie Farnworth 4. Darius Boyd 5. Xavier Coates 6. Anthony Milford 7. Brodie Croft 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Issac Luke 10. Payne Haas 11. Alex Glenn 12. Tevita Pangai Junior 13. Patrick Carrigan
Reserves: 14. Tom Dearden 15. Thomas Flegler 16. Rhys Kennedy 17. Ben Te'o 18. Corey Oates 19. Cory Paix 20. Richard Kennar 21. Jamil Hopoate
Recap: That is some win for the Warriors after last week's thrashing at the hands of the Storm. After all that's happened this year, the Warriors showed tremendous courage to dig deep late in Gosford and pull away from the Broncos when the game was in the balance, particularly given they had fallen behind 10-0 early on. Late tries from Ken Maumalo -- who produced a supreme effort to touch down in the corner -- and the Isaiah Papali'i saw the New Zealanders home, and put Anthony Seibold's job under even more pressure ... if that was indeed possible.
Score: Warriors 26-16 Broncos
Tries
Warriors 5: Ken Maumalo 38' Agnatius Paasi 46' Wayde Egan 68' Ken Maumalo 72' Isaiah Papali'i 78'
Broncos 3: Xavier Coates 7' Xavier Coates 26' Herbie Farnworth 55'
Conversions
Warriors: Chanel Harris-Tavita 3/5
Broncos: Jamayne Isaako 2/3
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Wests Tigers vs. Penrith Panthers, Bankwest Stadium, 7:35pm (AEST)
Tigers: 1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Moses Mbye 5. Tommy Talau 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Luke Brooks 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Harry Grant 10. Oliver Clark 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Matt Eisenhuth
Reserves: 14. Elijah Taylor 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Sam McIntyre 17. Michael Chee-Kam 18. Benji Marshall 19. Chris Lawrence 20. Billy Walters 21. Russell Packer
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo
Reserves: 14. Matt Burton 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Moses Leota 17. Billy Burns 18. Mitch Kenny 19. Brent Naden 20. Spencer Leniu 21. Tyrone May
Recap: The Panthers continue to establish themselves as one of the teams to beat this year, having accounted for the Tigers in a dramatic finish at Bankwest Stadium. The two teams were locked at 12-all with 10 minutes to play when Nathan Cleary calmly slotted a field goal to give his side the narrowest of leads. But only a couple of minutes later, Api Koroisau exploded out of dummy-half and then threw a superb ball for Dylan Edwards to race away and beat the closing defence to the tryline. The game then almost got out of hand as the two sides came together on multiple occasions, Tigers centre BJ Leilua sin-binned for a disgraceful high shot on Edwards.
Score: Panthers 19-12 Tigers
Tries
Tigers 2: Matthew Eisenhuth 27' Tommy Talau 33'
Panthers 3: Stephen Crichton 1' Stephen Crichton 45' Dylan Edwards 72'
Conversions
Tigers: Adam Doueihi 1/2
Panthers: Nathan Cleary 3/3
Penaltiy goals
Tigers: Adam Doueihi 1/1
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Sunday, July 5
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles vs. Newcastle Knights, Lottoland, 4:05pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Tevita Funa 6. Lachlan Croker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Danny Levi 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic
Reserves: 14. Cade Cust 15. Jack Gosiewski 16. Sean Keppie 17. Taniela Paseka 18. Morgan Boyle 19. Brendan Elliot 20. Abbas Miski 21. Haumole Olakau'atu
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Sione Mata'utia 13. Herman Ese'ese
Reserves: 14. Tex Hoy 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Aidan Guerra 17. Pasami Saulo 18. Tautau Moga 19. Brodie Jones 20. Phoenix Crossland 21. Josh King
Recap: The Knights were dogged in defence against the Sea Eagles, particularly in the second half, but were really lucky to escape a penalty on the last play of the game which would have given Manly a chance to level the scores. Bradman Best shoved Tevita Funa in the back after he had kicked ahead in a race to the tryline. Addin Fonua-Blake and lock Jake Trbojevic were so infuroated by the bunker's decision that they were sent off for what they said to the onffield referee. Still the Sea Eagles had plenty of opportunities to win the game, but the Knights defence continually muscled up to the task.
Score: Knights 14 - 12 Sea Eagles
Tries
Sea Eagles 2: Daly Cherry-Evans 20' Cade Cust 65
Knights 2: Andrew McCullough 13' Kurt Mann 39'
Conversions
Sea Eagles: Reuben Garrick 2/2
Knights: Kalyn Ponga 2/2
Penalty goals
Knights: Kalyn Ponga 1/1
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Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs, Bankwest Stadium, 6:30pm (AEST)
Bulldogs: 1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2. Nick Meaney 3. Reimis Smith 4. Marcelo Montoya 5. Christian Crichton 6. Kieran Foran 7. Brandon Wakeham 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 13. Adam Elliott
Reserves: 14. Kerrod Holland 15. Dean Britt 16. Renouf To'omaga 17. Sauaso Sue 19. Ofahiki Ogden 20. Jack Cogger 21. Luke Thompson 22. Sione Katoa
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Dane Gagai 3. Campbell Graham 4. James Roberts 5. Alex Johnston 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. Jaydn Su'A 12. Ethan Lowe 13. Cameron Murray
Reserves: 14. Liam Knight 15. Bayley Sironen 16. Hame Sele 17. Braidon Burns 18. Mark Nicholls 19. Patrick Mago 20. Troy Dargan 21. Corey Allan
Recap: The Rabbits entered the clash as the bookmakers' overwhelming favourites, and although they banked the two points, they didn't have it all their own way at Bankwest Stadium. Alex Johnston opened the scoring inside three minutes, but tries to Marcelo Montoya and Raymond Faitala-Mariner either side of the break gave the hosts a sniff. However, late points saw South Sydney break clear and keep within touching distance of the top eight.
Score: Bulldogs 10 - 26 Rabbitohs
Tries
Bulldogs 2: Marcelo Montoya 36' Raymond Faitala-Mariner 54'
Rabbitohs 4: Alex Johnston 3' Jaydn Su'A 41' Cody Walker 58' Dane Gagai 79'
Conversions
Bulldogs: Nick Meaney 1/2
Rabbitohs: Adam Reynolds 4/4
Penalty goals
Bulldogs: N/A
Rabbitohs: Adam Reynolds 1/1
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