Round 8
Results
South Sydney 22
(M. Thompson 2, E. Crossan tries; E. Crossan 5 goals) defeated Manly 20 (C. Lyons 2, J. Jones, D. Williams tries; M. Ridge 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Fri, 15th May. Kickoff: 7:40 PM. Halftime: 10-all. Scrums: South Sydney 8-6. Penalties: South Sydney 8-4. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 14,808.
Date: Fri, 15th May. Kickoff: 7:40 PM. Halftime: 10-all. Scrums: South Sydney 8-6. Penalties: South Sydney 8-4. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 14,808.
Eastern Suburbs 20
(S. Benkic 2, B. Hall, T. Russell tries; S. Benkic 2 goals) defeated Cronulla 14 (L. Davidson, C. Dimond, C. Saab tries; M. Healey goal) at Caltex Field.
Date: Sat, 16th May. Scrums: Cronulla 9-8. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 5-2. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 6,646.
Date: Sat, 16th May. Scrums: Cronulla 9-8. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 5-2. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 6,646.
Cronulla:
Quinn, Bowne, Saab, Bell, Coleman; Healey, Topper; Lee, Raper, Hick, Davidson, Miller (C), Boughton. Int: Dimond, Wrigley, Kearns.
Eastern Suburbs:
Silva, Protheroe, Hall, Georgallis, Orford; Murray, Freeman (C); Hanson, Benkic, Sinclair, Sing, Gillard, Gaffey. Int: Russell, Ward, Seidenkamp, Harrington.
Illawarra 17
(J. Cross, R. Girdler, A. McIndoe tries; R. Girdler 2 goals; I. Russell field goal) defeated Western Suburbs 2 (J. Taylor goal) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 17th May. Scrums: Illawarra 8-4. Penalties: Western Suburbs 5-4. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 16,058.
Date: Sun, 17th May. Scrums: Illawarra 8-4. Penalties: Western Suburbs 5-4. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 16,058.
Balmain 11
(P. Davis, J. Sinclair tries; D. Bayssari goal; B. Elias field goal) defeated Newcastle 10 (A. Gordon try; J. Schuster 3 goals) at Marathon Stadium.
Date: Fri, 22nd May. Scrums: Balmain 11-7. Penalties: Newcastle 8-7. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 19,971.
Date: Fri, 22nd May. Scrums: Balmain 11-7. Penalties: Newcastle 8-7. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 19,971.
Penrith 23
(C. Bentley, J. Cartwright, G. Liddiard, B. Walker tries; A. Leeds 3 goals; B. Alexander field goal) defeated Canterbury 16 (A. Patmore, C. Polla-Mounter tries; G. Hill 4 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 23rd May. Scrums: Canterbury 5-4. Penalties: 10-all. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 7,180.
Date: Sat, 23rd May. Scrums: Canterbury 5-4. Penalties: 10-all. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 7,180.
Gold Coast 26
(T. Cook 2, W. Bartrim, S. Jackson, R. Thorne tries; W. Bartrim, B. Todd, I. Wood goals) defeated Parramatta 6 (C. Blair try; A. Fitzhenry goal) at Seagulls Stadium.
Date: Sat, 23rd May. Scrums: Parramatta 7-5. Penalties: Parramatta 8-7. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 11,842.
Date: Sat, 23rd May. Scrums: Parramatta 7-5. Penalties: Parramatta 8-7. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 11,842.
North Sydney 27
(G. Barwick, J. Doyle, D. Fairleigh tries; D. Halligan 7 goals; J. Martin field goal) defeated Canberra 18 (L. Daley, D. Fritz, S. Gale tries; M. Meninga 3 goals) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sun, 24th May. Scrums: North Sydney 9-8. Penalties: North Sydney 5-2. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 14,062.
Date: Sun, 24th May. Scrums: North Sydney 9-8. Penalties: North Sydney 5-2. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 14,062.
Brisbane 20
(P. Savage 2, B. Plowman, S. Renouf tries; T. Matterson 2 goals) defeated St George 18 (R. Terp 2, T. Smith, C. Wade tries; A. Walker goal) at Adelaide Oval.
Date: Sun, 24th May. Scrums: Brisbane 6-3. Penalties: St George 5-4. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 18,892.
Date: Sun, 24th May. Scrums: Brisbane 6-3. Penalties: St George 5-4. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 18,892.