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It's hard to believe Melbourne are on top of the NRL ladder, coach Craig Bellamy says as his team continue to find a way to win despite a swag of sidelined stars.
NRL ladder leaders Melbourne have won a scrappy Saturday night battle at AAMI Park against bogey side Canberra but it came at a cost with star speedster Xavier Coates limping off.
An inspired showing from NSW State of Origin halfback Mitchell Moses was not enough for Parramatta to halt their ugly run of form as the Eels fell to a 34-26 loss against Newcastle.
The Warriors have bounced back from a horror defeat on the Gold Coast with a convincing 32-16 win over Brisbane in Auckland.
A Matt Burton field goal has sealed Canterbury's 15-14 extra-time defeat of Cronulla and piled more pressure on the slumping Sharks.
A smiling Jarryd Hayne has claimed vindication while thanking "the boys on the inside" after his rape charges were officially dropped, ending a near-six-year legal battle that has included two guilty verdicts.