Round 23
Results
Parramatta 22
(B. Hodgson, S. Kelly, D. Wagon tries; B. Hodgson 5 goals) defeated Newcastle 18 (M. Gidley 2, P. Shiels tries; A. Johns 3 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Fri, 7th July. Halftime: Parramatta 18-6. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: Newcastle 9-7. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 17,029.
Date: Fri, 7th July. Halftime: Parramatta 18-6. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: Newcastle 9-7. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 17,029.
Bulldogs 31
(G. Lester 2, D. Smith 2, S. Reardon tries; D. Halligan 5 goals; B. Sherwin field goal) defeated Melbourne 22 (M. Geyer, S. Hill, F. Moala, B. Roarty tries; T. Lavea 3 goals) at Olympic Park Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Bulldogs 7-6. Penalties: Bulldogs 9-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 13,120.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Bulldogs 7-6. Penalties: Bulldogs 9-4. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 13,120.
Penrith 42
(C. Hicks 2, R. Beckett, J. Cross, S. Elford, R. Girdler, D. Woods tries; R. Girdler 7 goals) defeated St George Illawarra 12 (N. Brown, D. Treacy tries; W. Bartrim 2 goals) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Penrith 9-8. Penalties: Penrith 10-4. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 19,330.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Penrith 9-8. Penalties: Penrith 10-4. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 19,330.
Sharks 22
(C. Best 2, P. Mellor, M. Rogers tries; M. Rogers 3 goals) defeated Auckland 12 (A. Lauiti'iti, M. Spence tries; S. Jones 2 goals) at Toyota Park.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Auckland 7-5. Penalties: Auckland 7-5. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Crowd: 10,635.
Date: Sat, 8th July. Scrums: Auckland 7-5. Penalties: Auckland 7-5. Referee: Moghseen Jadwat. Crowd: 10,635.
Brisbane 32
(A. Harrison 2, D. Lockyer, L. Priddis, B. Thorn, L. Tuqiri tries; M. De Vere 4 goals) defeated Northern Eagles 22 (J. Goddard 2, A. King, S. Menzies tries; M. Orford 3 goals) at Queen Elizabeth II Stadium.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: 4-all. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 19,282.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: 4-all. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 19,282.
Canberra 40
(J. Croker 2, B. Mullins 2, J. Lolesi, A. McFadden, L. Vainikolo tries; D. Furner 6 goals) defeated Sydney 12 (A. Minichiello 2, R. Miles tries) at Bruce Stadium.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: Canberra 6-5. Penalties: Sydney 8-4. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Crowd: 23,603.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: Canberra 6-5. Penalties: Sydney 8-4. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Crowd: 23,603.
North Qld 38
(P. Bowman 2, P. Jones, J. Manning, J. Schloss, K. Warren tries; S. Prince 7 goals) defeated Wests Tigers 26 (J. Caine, B. Galea, M. Gillett, K. McGuinness tries; J. Caine 5 goals) at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: North Qld 9-4. Penalties: North Qld 8-7. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 14,134.
Date: Sun, 9th July. Scrums: North Qld 9-4. Penalties: North Qld 8-7. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 14,134.
North Qld:
Smith, Appo, O'Neill (C), Bowman, Jellick; Prince, Fien; Buttigieg, McWilliams, Relf, Warren, Morrison, Jones. Int: Schloss, Shipway, Manning, Strickland.
Wests Tigers:
Seers, Caine, McGuinness, Hill, Hopoate; Gillett, Field; Walker, Senter (C), Skandalis, O'Neill, O'Donnell, Georgallis. Int: Crouch, Villasanti, Galea, Lauder.