Round 20
Results
Parramatta 12
(D. Crnkovich try; S. Mahon 3 goals; P. Sterling 2 field goals) drew with Newcastle 12 (R. McCormack try; A. Gordon 3 goals; M. Hagan 2 field goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Fri, 10th August. Scrums: 6-all. Penalties: Parramatta 11-7. Referee: Geoff Weeks. Crowd: 14,031.
Date: Fri, 10th August. Scrums: 6-all. Penalties: Parramatta 11-7. Referee: Geoff Weeks. Crowd: 14,031.
Gold Coast 20
(B. French, R. Grogan, M. Ross tries; P. Benson 2, T. McCarthy 2 goals) defeated St George 12 (R. Walford 2 tries; R. Walford 2 goals) at Seagulls Stadium.
Date: Sat, 11th August. Scrums: St George 10-6. Penalties: St George 10-4. Referee: David Goener. Crowd: 7,241.
Date: Sat, 11th August. Scrums: St George 10-6. Penalties: St George 10-4. Referee: David Goener. Crowd: 7,241.
Manly 15
(C. Lyons, P. Smith tries; M. O'Connor 3 goals; M. O'Connor field goal) defeated North Sydney 8 (D. Alexander, P. Jarvis tries) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sat, 11th August. Scrums: North Sydney 8-5. Penalties: Manly 10-5. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 10,422.
Date: Sat, 11th August. Scrums: North Sydney 8-5. Penalties: Manly 10-5. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 10,422.
Canterbury 38
(E. McGrady 3, T. Lamb 2, A. Patmore, D. Smith tries; T. Lamb 4, J. McLean goals) defeated Cronulla 12 (M. McGaw, B. Russell tries; A. Wilson 2 goals) at Caltex Field.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Canterbury 12-10. Penalties: Cronulla 9-3. Referee: Ian Parnaby. Crowd: 8,864.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Canterbury 12-10. Penalties: Cronulla 9-3. Referee: Ian Parnaby. Crowd: 8,864.
Canberra 26
(G. Belcher, J. Ferguson, P. Martin, M. Meninga, S. Walters tries; M. Meninga 3 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 10 (A. Totten 2 tries; K. Sherlock goal) at Henson Park.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Canberra 17-9. Penalties: Canberra 8-5. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 5,310.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Canberra 17-9. Penalties: Canberra 8-5. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 5,310.
Penrith 18
(B. Fittler 2, D. Willis tries; G. Alexander 3 goals) defeated Brisbane 2 (T. Matterson goal) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Penrith 8-7. Penalties: Penrith 9-8. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 15,000.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Penrith 8-7. Penalties: Penrith 9-8. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 15,000.
Illawarra 28
(R. Wishart 2, D. Moon, N. Piccinelli, T. Smith tries; R. Wishart 4 goals) defeated South Sydney 22 (D. Brown, C. Coleman, D. Trindall tries; C. Saab 5 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Halftime: Illawarra 16-4. Scrums: Illawarra 15-8. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Chris Ward. Crowd: 4,291.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Halftime: Illawarra 16-4. Scrums: Illawarra 15-8. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Chris Ward. Crowd: 4,291.
Balmain 24
(T. Brasher 2, I. McCann, M. Neil tries; I. McCann 4 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 20 (J. Ainscough, T. Cogger, B. Lindner tries; B. Docherty 4 goals) at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Western Suburbs 9-6. Penalties: Western Suburbs 12-7. Referee: Neil Almond. Crowd: 11,477.
Date: Sun, 12th August. Scrums: Western Suburbs 9-6. Penalties: Western Suburbs 12-7. Referee: Neil Almond. Crowd: 11,477.