Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 26

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NRL Round 26 round up

The Brisbane Broncos kicked off the final week of the regular season taking good form into the play offs with a 24-14 win over Sydney City including 12 points and a try from Anthony Milford. By contrast Canterbury go into the play offs with a loss, two tries from Joe Burgess helped South Sydney to a surprise 28-10 win. A last minute Gareth Widdop Penalty earned ST George a 28-26 win over bottom side Newcastle who have only won one game all season. Gold Coast did not get the win they needed to ensure a play off spot, losing 32-16 to North Queensland. Johnathan Thurston kicked a perfect 6 for 6 to contribute 12 points for the Cowboys who had already qualified sealed a top four spot with the win. Gold Coast now needed Canberra to beat Western Suburbs.

In the big battle for top spot Melbourne came out on top against Cronulla. Two first half tries from Cheyse Blair gave Melbourne control that they never let go, running out 26-6 winners to take spot and the advantages that go with it into the play offs.Given the Gold Coast’s defeat Wests Tigers had the chance to make the play offs, but failed as Canberra demolished them. Jordan Rapana and Josh Papalii both scored twice. Jarrod Crocker also got 16 points including a try as the Raiders scored a total of nine tries in a 52-10 win the means Gold Coast will take part in the play offs. In the final games Parramatta won in New Zealand 40-18 with a hat trick from Bevan French and finally the Penrith Panthers warmed up for the play offs with a big 36-6 win over Manly. Josh Mansour went over twice and Nathan Cleary kicked all six conversions.

Reports – Broncos v Roosters (ABC Australia)  Bulldogs v Rabbitohs (Stuff.co.nz) Dragons v Knights (ABC Australia)  Cowboys v Titans (Sydney Morning Herald)  Storm v Sharks (ABC Australia)  Tigers v Raiders (the Roar) Warriors v Eels (Sydney Morning Herald)  Panthers v Sea Eagles (Fox Australia) 

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NRL Round 26

Brisbane Broncos 24 – Sydney City Roosters 14 – At The Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland

Canterbury Bulldogs 10 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 – At The ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

ST George/Illawarra Dragons 28 – Newcastle Knights 26 – At The WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney, New South Wales

North Queensland Cowboys 32 – Gold Coast Titans 16 – At The 13000 Smiles Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Melbourne Storm 26 – Cronulla Sharks 6 – At AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

Western Suburbs Tigers 10 – Canberra Raiders 52 – At The Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, New South Wales

New Zealand Warriors 18 – Parramatta Eels 40 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Penrith Panthers 36 – Manly Sea Eagles 6 – At The Pepper Stadium, Penrith, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Cheyse Blair (Melbourne Storm)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 25

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NRL – Round 25

North Queensland opened round 25 with a 24-16 win over Canterbury helped by two tries from Ethan Lowe. Brisbane ruined Melbourne’s chances of securing the minor premiership top spot this week with a 26-16 win over the League leaders. Tom Opacic went over for two of the Broncos fives tries as Wayne Bennett’s side look in form heading towards the play-offs.The Green Machine of Canberra have secured third place in a high scoring 44-30 win over Manly. Jordan Rapana got a hat-trick for the Raiders. Penrith have secured their play-off place with a narrow win over Gold Coast. Matt Moylan’s drop goal with two minutes to go gave them a 15-14 win leaving Gold Coast’s own play off chances hanging in the balance going into the final weekend.

Given Melbourne’s loss Cronulla set up a final day showdown for top spot after thrashing Sydney City 37-12. Six tries and 11 points from James Maloney saw Cronulla move one point behind Melbourne, the two meet head to head next week.Western Suburbs kept their play-off hopes alive with a Sauaso Sue getting two tries in a 36-24 win in New Zealand. South Sydney thrashed bottom side Newcastle 34-12 with Alex Johnson going over twice. The round ended with ST George/Illwarra going down to Parramatta 30-18. Bevan French got a hat trick and Mike Gordon got 14 points including a try for the Eels. Neither side can make the play-off. This leaves two thing left to be decided. Melbourne meet Crounulla for top spot, and the final play-off place could go to either Gold Coast or Western Suburbs.

Reports – Canterbury v Nth Queensland (Fox Australia)  Melbourne v Brisbane (Courier Mail Manly v Canberra (ABC Australia)  Gold Coast v Penrith (ABC Australia)  NZ v Wests (Daily Telegraph Australia)  Cronulla v Sydney City (League Unlimited.com)  Newcastle v South Sydney (Daily Telegraph Australia)  Parramatta v ST George (Fox Australia)

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NRL – Round 25

Canterbury Bulldogs 16 – North Queensland Cowboys 24 – At  The Belmore Sports Groun, Sydney, New South Wales

Melbourne Storm 16 – Brisbane Broncos 26 – At AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

Manly Sea Eagles 30 – Canberra Raiders 44 – At The Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, New South Wales 

Gold Coast Titans 14 – Penrith Panthers 15 – At Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland 

New Zealand Warriors 24 – Western Suburbs Tigers 36 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Cronulla Sharks 37 – Sydney City Roosters 12 – At The Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware, New South Wales

Newcastle Knights 12 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 – At The Hunter Stadium, Neacastle, New South Wales

Parramatta Eels 30 – ST George/Illawarra Dragons 18 – At The Pirtek Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 23

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NRL – Round 23

Manly’s chances of reaching the play offs are over after a dramatic last minute of the golden point period try from Josh Reynolds for the Canterbury Bulldogs who move up to fourth. Two tries from Brett Morris had helped Canterbury establish a lead but Jorge Taufua’s try converted by Jamie Lyon Brought Manly level at 16-16. It looked like it was heading for a draw but with one minute of the extra period left Reynolds proved the hero for Canterbury.

Brisbane who were struggling a couple of weeks ago got their second straight win thrashing Parramatta 38-16. Two tries either side of half-time from the returning Anthony Milford who controlled much of the game and Corey Oates, who grabbed a hat trick sent Brisbane clear. The Broncos went on to score nine tries and move up to sixth place.Wayne Bennett’s side are very much back in the race.

Reports   Canterbury v Manly (Sydney Morning Herald)   Brisbane v Parramatta (Fox Sports Australia)

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NRL Round 23

Canterbury Bulldogs 20 – Manly Sea Eagles 16 – At The ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

Brisbane Broncos 38 – Parramatta Eels 16 – At Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Anthony Milford (Brisbane Broncos)

Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 22

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NRL Round 22

In a tight contest Parramatta put a dent in Manly’s play off hopes with a single point victory at the Pirtec Stadium. With no tries in the second half Dylan Walker’s penalty gave Manly a 9-8 lead with 20 minutes to go with Daly Cherry Evans drop goal just before half time giving them the edge. But a penalty four minutes from time from Michael Gordon was enough to win it for the Eels. A try and 16 points from Moses Mbye contributed to Canterbury scoring a comfortable 28-14 win over bottom side Newcastle.

The the top end of the NRL the Green machine of Canberra scored an impressive win over leaders at start of play Cronulla to move themselves up to third in the table. Jordan Rapana scored two of Canberra’s four tries and Jordan Croker provided 14 points with the boot as the Raiders ran out 30-14 winners. It gave Melbourne the chance to go top which they duly did with a hard fought golden point win over South Sydney. An Adam Reynolds penalty leveled the scores at 14-14 late on but in the golden point period a drop goal from Cameron Smith took Melbourne above Cronulla to lead the NRL standings.

Reports – Parramatta v Manly (Fox Australia)  Newcastle v Canterbury (Fox Australia)

Cronulla v Canberra (Fox Australia) Melbourne v South Sydney (Fox Australia)

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NRL Round 22

Parramatta Eels 10 – Manly Sea Eagles 9 – At The Pritek Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

Newcastle Knights 14 – Canterbury Bulldogs 28 – At The Hunter Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales

Cronulla Sharks 14 – Canberra Raiders 30 – At The Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

Melbourne Storm 15 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 – At AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders)

Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Canterbury v ST George/Illawarra

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NRL Round 21

It was a tale of two halves as Canterbury saw off a second half comeback from St George/Illawarra to take a narrow 13-10 victory at the ANZ Stadium. Josh Reynolds and Sam Kasiani went over for tries and Reynolds landed a drop goal on the stroke of half time to see Canterbury go in at the break with a 13-0 lead. Kurt Mann & Euan Aitken went over for ST George but could not break through in the final 10 minutes meaning they were to go down to their fourth defeat in a row. The win means Canterbury remain in the hunt for a top four finish to go into the play off. They are currently in 5th place.

Full Report (Sydney Morning Herald)

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NRL Round 21

Canterbury Bulldogs 13 – St George/Illawarra Dragons 10 – At The ANZ Stadum, Sydney, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Josh Reynolds (Canterbury Bulldogs)

 

Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – Super League & NRL

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Super League Round 23 – Thursday/Friday

Kicking was the difference in a tight game between Leeds and Hull KR as Liam Stucliffe kicked 4 goals for Leeds where his opposite number Josh Mantellato only converted two of Hull KR’s four tries allowing Leeds to take a 4 point win 24-20 with Ryan Hall’s late try sealing the victory. Both sides will drop into the qualifier section of the Super eights and will have to fight for their super league place next season.

Hull FC moved to the top of the table heading into the super eights with a 28-20 win at Salford. Mark Sneyd grabbed 12 point with 4 goals and a try for the league leaders. In the Wigan verses ST Helens Derby, Saints sent Wigan to a second straight defeat. Mark Percival scored 14 points with a try and two goals as the visitors moved up to fourth place with a 23-4 win over their big rivals.

Full Reports (Rugby League.com) – Hull KR v Leeds  Salford v Hull Wigan v ST Helens

NRL Round 20 – Thursday/Friday/Saturday

An Antonio Winterstein hat-trick helped ease North Queensland to a whitewash victory over Canterbury ending up 36-0 winners. Penrith scored a surprise and impressive victory at Brisbane with five tries and 10 points from the boot of Nathan Cleary aiding them to a 31-12 win. Jarrod Croker got a hat trick of tries including one in golden point extra time to help Canberra Raiders see off the New Zealand Warriors 26-22 after the two ended level after 80 minutes.

Two tries from Chris McQueen and 16 point from Ashley Taylor helped Gold Coast continue their recent good form thrashing Parramatta 34-14. 10 points form the boot of Cameron Smith helped 2nd place Melbourne keep the pressure on Cronulla (Who play Newcastle later this week) with a dominant 26-10 over Sydney City.

Full Reports & Stats (Fox Sports Australia)

North Queensland v Canterbury Brisbane v Penrith Canberra v NZ Warriors Gold Coast v Parramatta Melbourne v Sydney City

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Super League Round 23

Salford City Reds (6) 20 – Hull FC (12) 18 – At the AJ Bell Stadium, Salford

Wigan Warriors (4) 4 – ST Helens (16) 23 – At the DW Stadium, Wigan

Hull Kingston Rovers (10) 20 – Leeds Rhinos (12) 24 – At the KC Lightstream Stadium, Kingston Upon Hull

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Mark Percival (ST Helens)

NRL Round 20

North Queensland Cowboys 36 – Canterbury Bulldogs 0 – At the 13000 Smiles Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Brisbane Broncos 12 – Penrith Panthers 31 – At The Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland

Canberra Raiders 26 – New Zealand Warriors 22 – At The Gio Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory

Gold Coast Titans 34 – Parramatta Eels 14 – At The Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland

Melbourne Storm 26 – Sydney City Roosters 10 – AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Jarrod Croker (Canberra Raiders)

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