Round 26
Results
Sydney 28
(R. Cross 2, L. Phillips 2, S. Bonetti tries; L. Phillips 3, C. Fitzgibbon goals) defeated Brisbane 0 at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Fri, 28th July. Scrums: 6-all. Penalties: Brisbane 7-6. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 22,613.
Date: Fri, 28th July. Scrums: 6-all. Penalties: Brisbane 7-6. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 22,613.
Canberra 28
(L. Daley, D. Furner, S. Kelly, M. McLinden, T. Payten, L. Vainikolo tries; D. Furner 2 goals) defeated North Qld 14 (N. Fien, J. Manning tries; J. O'Neill 3 goals) at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: Canberra 9-6. Penalties: North Qld 7-6. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Crowd: 16,553.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: Canberra 9-6. Penalties: North Qld 7-6. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Crowd: 16,553.
Parramatta 32
(D. Vaealiki 3, N. Hindmarsh, J. Lyon, J. Moodie tries; C. Schifcofske 4 goals) defeated St George Illawarra 24 (N. Blacklock 2, W. Patten, A. Roberts tries; N. Blacklock 3, J. Smith goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: St George Illawarra 5-4. Penalties: St George Illawarra 6-5. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 13,317.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: St George Illawarra 5-4. Penalties: St George Illawarra 6-5. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 13,317.
Melbourne 36
(A. Moule 2, M. Bai, R. Bawden, S. Kearney, T. Martin tries; T. Lavea 6 goals) defeated Wests Tigers 26 (J. Caine 2, J. Carlaw, K. McGuinness, C. Mescia tries; J. Caine 3 goals) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: Wests Tigers 7-3. Penalties: Melbourne 10-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 8,590.
Date: Sat, 29th July. Scrums: Wests Tigers 7-3. Penalties: Melbourne 10-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 8,590.
Wests Tigers:
Seers, Caine, McGuinness, Hill, Hopoate; Georgallis, Field; Villasanti, Senter (C), Skandalis, O'Neill, O'Donnell, Carlaw. Int: Mescia, Galea, Crouch, Leuluai.
Auckland 32
(R. Mears 2, H. Fa'afili, O. Manuel, J. Simon, M. Spence tries; S. Jones 4 goals) defeated Northern Eagles 22 (M. Buettner, S. Menzies, J. Penny, B. Reeves tries; M. Orford 3 goals) at Ericsson Stadium.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Northern Eagles 7-3. Penalties: 3-all. Referee: Tony Archer. Crowd: 13,263.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Northern Eagles 7-3. Penalties: 3-all. Referee: Tony Archer. Crowd: 13,263.
Newcastle 28
(T. Butterfield, M. Gidley, M. Hughes, B. Kennedy, A. MacDougall tries; A. Johns 4 goals) defeated Bulldogs 16 (H. El Masri, D. Scott tries; D. Halligan 4 goals) at Marathon Stadium.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Bulldogs 5-2. Penalties: Bulldogs 10-8. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 25,948.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Bulldogs 5-2. Penalties: Bulldogs 10-8. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 25,948.
Penrith 44
(R. Beckett 2, S. Carter 2, C. Hicks, P. Jorgensen, T. Puletua, S. Sattler tries; R. Girdler 6 goals) defeated Sharks 6 (D. Peachey try; M. Rogers goal) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Sharks 6-4. Penalties: Penrith 7-1. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 20,510.
Date: Sun, 30th July. Scrums: Sharks 6-4. Penalties: Penrith 7-1. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 20,510.