Round 9
Results
Eastern Suburbs 18
(S. Hanson, J. Orford, D. Seidenkamp tries; B. Hall 3 goals) defeated Gold Coast 8 (T. Cook try; W. Bartrim 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Fri, 29th May. Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 8-7. Penalties: Gold Coast 7-6. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 8,538.
Date: Fri, 29th May. Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 8-7. Penalties: Gold Coast 7-6. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 8,538.
Manly 20
(D. Hasler, K. Iro, T. Mestrov tries; M. Ridge 4 goals) drew with Canterbury 20 (T. Lamb, J. Williams tries; G. Hill 4, T. Lamb 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sat, 30th May. Scrums: Canterbury 10-5. Penalties: 9-all. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 5,596.
Date: Sat, 30th May. Scrums: Canterbury 10-5. Penalties: 9-all. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 5,596.
Western Suburbs 22
(J. Dymock, W. Simonds, K. White tries; S. Devine 5 goals) defeated Cronulla 10 (G. Coleman, G. Lester tries; M. Healey goal) at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 30th May. Scrums: Western Suburbs 9-6. Penalties: Western Suburbs 11-5. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 6,005.
Date: Sat, 30th May. Scrums: Western Suburbs 9-6. Penalties: Western Suburbs 11-5. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 6,005.
Balmain 34
(P. Davis 2, J. Elias, J. Grant, D. McVey, W. Robinson tries; D. Bayssari 5 goals) defeated Canberra 20 (P. Blake, S. Hoppe, B. Mullins tries; D. Furner 4 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 10,014.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 10,014.
Brisbane 26
(J. O'Neill 2, B. Plowman, S. Renouf tries; T. Matterson 5 goals) defeated South Sydney 18 (M. Carroll, E. Crossan, P. Mellor tries; E. Crossan 3 goals) at Lang Park.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: South Sydney 15-9. Penalties: Brisbane 10-3. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 15,502.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: South Sydney 15-9. Penalties: Brisbane 10-3. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 15,502.
St George 21
(M. Beattie 2, S. Gourley, R. Walford tries; R. Walford, A. Walker goals; A. Walker field goal) defeated Illawarra 8 (D. Fritz try; R. Girdler 2 goals) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: St George 8-7. Penalties: St George 9-4. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 17,469.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: St George 8-7. Penalties: St George 9-4. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 17,469.
Parramatta 22
(J. Bartolo 2, L. Oudenryn tries; M. Buettner 5 goals) defeated Newcastle 16 (A. Gordon 2, S. Stewart tries; J. Schuster 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: Newcastle 8-5. Penalties: Parramatta 9-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 9,446.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: Newcastle 8-5. Penalties: Parramatta 9-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 9,446.
North Sydney 8
(A. Toole try; D. Halligan 2 goals) defeated Penrith 2 (L. Goodwin goal) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: Penrith 6-4. Penalties: Penrith 7-3. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 10,731.
Date: Sun, 31st May. Scrums: Penrith 6-4. Penalties: Penrith 7-3. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 10,731.