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HERE were a great many risks taken TbyNewSouthWalescoachBradFittler inordertowinStateofOriginthisyear. Firstofall,henamed12debutantsacross thefirsttwogames.Optingforahopeful mentalattitudeandin-formplayersover incumbents such as , and Blake Ferguson (albeit – some were burdened by injury) was a brave move forasidethatlackedsomuchexperience. However,hetookachancethattheOrigin experience they lacked would be in his favour.Manyhadn’tlostagameoraseries in the dying minutes, and aside from the disappointmenttheymayhavefeltas fans,hadn’tfeltthestingoftryingsohard andstillcomingupshorteveryyear.In trading experience, what he received was confidence – the innocent arrogance of 20-somethings who aren’t afraid, and who don’tgetnervous.Hissecondgamblewas abandoning the long-held narrative that playersaredisturbedbydoingtoomuch media–thatitspoilstheirfocus.InFittler’s opinion,ifaplayerisafraidtospeakfor 15minutes,howishegoingtoviewthe Slater praises Ponga opposition? Those mighty Maroons who havetakendownmuchmoreexperienced andfearsomeBluesteamsinthepast. Ithoughtitwasastrokeofgenius–there after Origin debut have never been so many fantastic stories to come from an Origin camp before. We got AROONS great Slater’s hamstring not fully recovered to learn of the incredible achievements of haslaudedKalynPongaafter afteralengthylay-off. James Roberts, who has defied every dud Mtheyounggunalmoststole “Evenonthebusgettingtothe situationtheuniversehasthrownathim theshowduringQueensland’sheart- game, I wasn’t 100 per cent that it to achieve his dream. We found new ways stopping GameTwolosstotheBlues was going to hold up,” Slater revealed. to appreciate these players and what they on Sunday night. “I’veneverhadaninjurylikethis putnotonlytheirbodies,buttheirfamilies Oneofthemosthypedplayersinthe beforesoyou’vejustgottodivein and friends through, to play Origin football. NRL,theKnightsfullbackwasrushed thedeependandhopefullyyouswim. Ofcourse,Iambiased.ButIdon’tthinkI’m intothesideafternarrowlymissingout It’sbeenafrustratingfewweeks, aloneinappreciatingadecentstoryover on selection for the series opener and By MARTIN butonceIgotoutthereitwasfine. speculation and innuendo. More of it, I say! threatened to break NSW hearts every GABOR OnceIgotthatfirstrunoutofthe @martinjgabor timehegotneartheball. way,Iknewitwasgoingtobeokay.” It took a desperate TheMaroonslookedsettofinish try-savertodenyhimasuperbfour-pointer over the Blues as they always do, and when ondebut,butitwashisworkwithouttheball NSWwerereducedto12menlateinthegame, that had tongues wagging. No one was quite itseemedafaitaccompli.Instead,theMaroons surehowhewouldbeused,butoncehewas failed to take their chances, falling to just their FEATURES injected into the contest in the 29th minute, second series loss in 13 years. 10 BEN HUNT Pongatookcontrol.Hefinishedwith108metres “We’dlikethatlast10minutesagain,wouldn’t 16-17 and a career-high 29 tackles, drawing high we? Unfortunately we can’t,” Slater lamented. 18 ORIGIN RADIO praise from Queensland’s premier . “Ithoughtthefirst20minuteswasreally 20-21 BRIAN SMITH “Ithoughthewasabsolutelybrilliant,” goodandwecreatedalotofchances. 22-23 CRONKVSTORM Slater told Big League. Weprobablycouldhaveexecutedafewof 24 KNIGHTS V BULLDOGS CLASSIC “He’sareallytalentedindividualwith them a little bit better, but the Blues just areallygoodattitude.He’sgotanextremely workedreallyhardforoneanotherandgot brightfutureinourgameandintheMaroon the rewards they deserved.” UPFRONT 3-15 jerseyaswell.Ifhewasn’tourbestplayeron The defeat means Slater won’t receive the CLUB NEWS 26-29 thefield,hewascertainlyinthetopthree.It dreamfarewellthathedeserves,butteam-mate LITTLE LEAGUE 30-31 wasanoutstandingdebut–youwon’tseemuch says they’ll use his retirement as NRL TEAMS 36-51 betterthanthat–andIcan’twaittoseewhat motivation for Game Three at Suncorp Stadium. he does in this jersey for the next 10 years.” “ItwasadrivingfactorforusforGameTwo OTHER COMPS 52-56 WiththeStormstarsettobowoutofthe andwecouldn’tgetitdone,”hesaid. RESULTS 56-57 Originarenaattheendoftheseries,theNo.1 “Youdon’treallyneedtoomuchmotivation DRAW 62 jersey is Ponga’s for as long as he wants it. towinanOriginmatch,butthat’scertainly Trouville/NRLPhotos.com Grant Therewasevenaslightchancehecouldhave some extra motivation for us. We’ll be doing COVER PHOTOS: BRETT CROCKFORD/NRLPHOTOS had his first taste at the back on Sunday had everything we can to win Game Three for him.” PHOTO:

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UGBY league fans were spoiled for passion Rduring Rep Round. They were also treated to history-making moments. It all started onFridaynightwiththefirstWomen’sState ofOriginatNorthSydneyOval.Infrontof ahealthycrowdof6,824,theBluescameaway with a 16-10 win over the Maroons. We have alwaysbeenawareofhowproudlythewomen represent their states, but this shot proves how fiercely they defend them too.

8 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY... By Will Evans ANDREW VOSS LIONS RECLAIM FOX SPORTS 1970 THE ASHES GREATBritainreclaimedpossessionoftheAsheswiththeirfirstserieswinoverAustraliain eightyears,prevailing21-17inapulsatingdeciderattheSydneyCricketGround.Australiahad wontheopener37-15,beforethetouristssquareditupwitha28-7wininthesecondTest. Thehomesidemadeeightchangesforthethirdclash–aswellasinstallingfive-eighthPhil HawthorneascaptainafterJohnSattler’sinjury-enforcedwithdrawal–buttheLions’superior attack was the decisive factor. GreatBritainscoredfivetriestoAustralia’sone,withonlythebootofEasternSuburbsfullback AllanMcKean,whokickedsevengoalsinhisonlyTest,keepingthehostsinthematch. DespitethedismissalofArthurBeetsonforpunchingopposingpropCliffWatson,Australia stagedalatefightbackcourtesyofaBobMcCarthytrythattrimmedthedeficittoonepoint. Great Britain’s five-eighth wizard Roger Millward clinched a deserved triumph with a late try. The Lions have not won an Ashes series since.

‘JT’,SLATERKEEPORIGIN 2008 SHIELD IN QUEENSLAND QUEENSLANDstitchedupthreestraightserieswins forthefirsttimesincethe1980sandsnaredtheir firstwininaSydneydeciderforadecade,outlasting NewSouthWales16-10inanANZStadiumthriller. Ittookapieceoftrademarkinspirationfrom MaroonshalfJohnathanThurstontobreaka10-all deadlockthathadlasted20minutes,splittingtheBlues’ defensivelinewitha‘show-and-go’andfindingBilly Slater in support to score with 13 minutes remaining. QueenslandovercamethelossofNo.7Scott Princetoabrokenarmmidwaythroughthefirst half. shifted to the halves and Slatercameoffthebenchtoslotinatfullback, while teenager ’s spectacular second try ensuredtheMaroonstrailedbytwoatthebreak. ThelossbroughtdownthecurtainonDanny Buderus’ glittering Origin career after 21 consecutive gamesfortheBlues,including15ascaptain–both NSW records. Queensland’s victory was just their second in SHOWED AND WENT:

14visitstoANZStadium,whileNSWwasthefirst Newspix (Florimo, Sterling); Phil Hillyard (Thurston) team held scoreless in the second half of a decider breaks through the Blues’ line. since 1998. PHOTO:

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 9 HUNT THE WA EORGE ILLAWARRA I SEE IT! ROONS HALFBACK Dissecting a missed opportunity Gregg Porteous/NRLPhotos.com Gregg PHOTO: NRL PREDICTOR

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Amazing milestone Earlierthisweek,theMenof League Foundation surpassed $250,000 of funding distributedtomembersof the rugby league community in 2018. The foundation provides financial and emotional assistance for those in the rugby league family whoareinneed,andhas covered medical expenses, modified equipment, car conversionsandutilitybills this year. They’re proud of the achievement, but are aiming tohelpmorerugbyleague individuals and families. Their next target is $500,000. Picturedherearekidsfrom theAlbionParkOakFlats Junior Eagles RLC. If you knowamemberoftherugby league community who is in need of support, please visit https://menofleague.com/ we-can-help/

Cronin Award for club person of the year Legendary stint back in 2011. Parramattaissettofarewelloneofthe legendsoftheclub,Les‘Tex’Brooker,who hasbeeninvolvedwiththeEelsfordecades. Different jerseys Texisretiringtobeclosertohisfamily,who It’sbeenaslowyearformid-seasontransfers– havemovedtoofarawayforhimtocontinue but they’ve come big and fast. Moses Mbye and tocommutetowork.Duringhistimewith RobbieFarahhavebothbeennamedtoplayfor theEelshehastakencareofstatisticsand WestsTigersthisweek,whileAaronWoodshas playerkits,andhassatinthecoachesbox beennamedtoplayfortheSharksonFridaynight. with tough customers Brian Smith, Ricky The only other mid-season transfer this year has Stuart and . Tex won the Michael been Trent Hodkinson.

Walton brought to tears When the full-time whistle soundedatNorthSydneyOval, theBlueshuddleduptocelebrate. Butmomentslater,EliannaWalton sprintedtothefigtreeendofthe groundwhereshewasswamped by her Bulldogs team-mates who hadbroughtagiantbannerto support their skipper. “I had no idea that the banner would be there!Theyalsohadlittlefaces of mine made. One of my trainers ownsherowncompanysoshe had those made,” Walton told Big League.Thesurprisesdidn’t stop there. “My mum flew over fromNewZealandanditwas abigsurprise.Ididn’tthinkshe’d be able to come because she had herexamson.Everyoneelseknew buttheykeptitasurprise.Mum hasalwaysbeenmybiggestfan so there were a lot of tears.”

in four games against the Roosters. UU The Eels have won their past six games against the Dragons. UU The Gold Coast have won four of their past five games against the Tigers.

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 15 PHOTO: Gregg Porteous/NRLPhotos.com 16 BIG LEAGUE 201816 LEAGUE BIG Round 16 Round Back from the brink

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS You’re the voice Whathappenswhenyouputtwoformerstarsandthegame’sgreatestreftogether to call State of Origin? Plenty of passion, banter and hard work. By MICHAEL BLOK

YANGirdlerhasenduredyearsofStateofOriginmiseryinside “CallingOriginisadreamcometruebecauseIneverhadthetalentto RtheTripleMcommentarybox.WorkingalongsideQueensland play,” he says. great , Girdler has copped it from his former “IwantedtobeacommentatorwhenIwasakid,sotodothisisadream Origin counterpart since the pair started working together. come true – and it doesn’t get old.” The Maroons have dominated year after year and Girdler was sick LikeanyplayertakingtotheOriginarena,Ginnaneadmitshealsogets and tired of Sailor’s ‘smug’ celebrations and bragging. nervous before the big games. ButtheformerNewSouthWalescentrefinallygothisrevengelast “Igetnervousforfivegames;thefirstgameoftheyear,because Sunday,whentheBluesclaimedtheirfirstseriesvictorysince2014. I haven’t called in months; the three Origins and the grand final,” he says. “I’vebeencoppingitforawhilenow.Wendellhasbeengivingitto “Mostbiggamesaredefinedbyonebigmoment,butwithOrigin, meforthepastthreeoffouryears,”GirdlertellsBig League. you know there are going to be a bunch of them, and you’ve got to be “Lastyearwhenitwas16-6athalf-timeinGameTwo,Iwasjustabout ready.You’vegottonailallofthem.” doingvictorylapsaroundthebox,butweallknowhowthatended. Andit’snotonlytheplayersfeelingthepressure. “It looks like the Blues have turned things around – hopefully we can “If I make a mistake, that playsonmymindforweeksormonths.IfIget goonarunnow.” anamewrong,havethewrongtoneor TripleM’suniqueapproachtocalling don’tquitecaptureit,that’sthepressure rugbyleaguegamesallowstheformer Iputonmyself.Youcannevertakeitfor playerstolettheiremotionsshowlive granted.Ialwaystreateverygamelike on air. When the Maroons were up by it’sthelasttimeIgettodothis.” 10 points in Game Two, you could hear Ginnane says the best thing about the excitement in Sailor’s voice, but the TripleM’scoverageisthefactit’son Bluesfoughtback,givingGirdlerthe FMradio–givingthefansaclearer last laugh. listening experience. “We try to keep it as professional “Igrewuplisteningtothefootyon aspossible,butbecausewecanshow AMradio–it’sallwehad.Nowtohave whereourloyaltieslie,itcertainlyadds FM, where it’s loud and in stereo, I think tothecall,”Girdlersays. that adds to what we do.” “Weshowouremotionandit’s ThefourthmemberoftheOrigin hardtohidethat.Wehavealittlebit commentary team is Bill Harrigan – the offunwithitatthesametime.WhenNSWaredoingwell,I’mgettingin greatestrefereeofalltime.OntopofmakingsureGirdlerandSailorare Wendell’s ear about it, and vice-versa when Queensland are doing well.” ontheirbestbehaviour,hisjobistocommentontheperformanceofthe WiththeMaroonssufferingjusttheirsecondserieslossin13years, refereesandtochimeinwhenabigdecisionneedstobemade. Sailor admits times are changing and he can’t be as comfortable in the “Somenightswhenit’scontroversialIhavealottosayandthenothernights commentary box. I hardly say anything because the refs are doing a good job,” Harrigan says. “I’vehadtocomebacktorealityalittlebit,”hesays. “I’llalwayscommentonhowtherefsaregoingandiftherearevideo “Ican’tbeasconfidentandcockynowwithoutthelikesofCooper refdecisions,I’llalwayscallthem.” Cronk, and Johnathan Thurston.” TheBlueshavewrappeduptheseries,buttherewillstillbeplentyof InthemiddleofthetwoOrigingreatsisTripleM’splay-by-play passioninsidetheTripleMcommentaryboxforGameThree.

Supplied commentatorDanGinnane,whoislivingoutachildhooddream. Forthemostcompletecoverageofthe2018NRLSeason,Thursday Calling games with an energetic and excited approach, Ginnane through Sunday, listen to Triple M on-air, online at triplem.com.au or

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E’Sgoneundertheradarinthewake f That looked unlikely after finish many other changes – but Brian Smit English side in Mar Hmight just be the Warriors’ secret we pon. Smith hadn’t considered getting back As a football renaissance begins across he game — “I was burnt out, mentally, emo Tasman, it’s no coincidence Smith has take —butthewheelsstartedturningearlylas onacriticalroleattheAucklandclub. “I had some talks with a couple of clubs, He’s the Warriors’ first full-time footbal a few coaches,” he recalls. manager, a role that dovetails between a entor “Then I started having chats with Steve for the coaches, a father figure for the pl yers [Kearney], talking about how it was going for and a sounding board for the staff. He’s a o him. It grew out of that. It was the right time a charged with turning the tide in the battl for and the right job for me. I was ready to go back.” junior talent, and is leading a working pa y afew that could transform New Zealand leagu . THE STORY SO FAR pretty It’snotbadfora64-year-old,whothis Smith enjoyed a remarkable, though at times “There timelastyearwasretiredtoasmallfar tumultuous, career. He worked at five different that many c intheBlueMountains. NRL clubs (Steelers, Dragons, Eels, Knights Cup finals. Of “Thisistheperfectjob,attheperfect and Roosters) and also had stints at Hull, of them, let alo time,” says Smith. “I’m loving it.” Bradford and Wakefield. It’s disappointing, One of only three coaches to top 600 and you are expectin CLEARING THE AIR career NRL games (Wayne Bennett and Tim you’ve got rocks in you Smithhasdivedbackintothehurlybur Sheens are the others), he enjoyed success of the NRL — he watches five or six juni r with Parramatta and St George. Smith also THENEXTCHAPTER games a weekend — as well as time on e reached four grand finals and a Challenge We meet Smith in his office a road with the Warriors. Cupfinal,thoughneverliftedthetrophy. A bookshelf is heaving with spo It’salongwayfromBilpin–asmall with an autographed Bill Wa countrytown90kilometreswestof takingprideofplace.Theadjac meron Spencer (Main) Sydney–whereSmithhadlivedfor whiteboard details plans for the the past two years, sharing a five-acr while the desk, complete with famil lifestyle block with “chooks and duck , photos, is uncluttered. cats,ratsanddogs.” It’satinyroom,andSmithjokesabou Itwasasimplelife. having the smallest office in the building, “Iwaslookingaftervineyards, to which CEO Cameron George replies mowing lawns, fixing fences, cleanin “you should be out and about anyway.” dams,growingveggies–allthat Such banter reflects the current healthystuff”hesays. environment at Warriors HQ, as Itwasalsoatimeofreflection good vibes abound after years of forSmith,whobeganhisfirst-grade despair. It’s a happy place, and Smith coaching career in 1984. has also found his. An unashamed “Ihadsomepersonalthingsto football tragic, he is back among it, sort out,”he says. although without the same pressure. ”I had a marriage break-up to sor “Because of my experience – I’ve out and some business issues. I’d b n been in the moccasins of the head carrying a lot of stuff with me. Working coach–I’mtryingreallyhardtomake Phil Hillyard (Eels); Getty Images: Phil Walter (Smith/Kearney), Ca onthatpropertyclearedmyhead.Ifelt BACK IN THE DAY: r that everything Steve doesn’t need likeIunloadedeverythingoutthere,left Smith in charge to worry about gets ,” of Parramatta. PHOTOS: it,anditallstayedthere.Iwasrefreshed.” “I’m contributing what I can.”

20 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 RIGHT HAND MAN: Warriors coaching staff.

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Brian Smith’s coaching career NRL team Years Games W L D Win % Illawarra 1984-87 96 32 64 0 33.3% St George 1991-95 118 69 46 3 58.5% Parramatta 1997-06 243 138 98 7 56.8% Newcastle 2007-09 68 31 37 0 45.6% Roosters 2010-12 76 35 40 1 46.1% aw Warri Total 1984-2012 601 305 285 11 50.7% Zealand Smith reached four grand finals (1992, 1993, 2001, 2010) and alignm “If we can Hull FC 1988-90 50 32 18 0 64.0% game,” said Sm Bradford 1996 28 21 7 0 75.0% o, Wakefield Trinity 2015-16 20 6 14 0 30.0% Total 1988-2016 98 59 39 0 60.2% HE phrase ‘mate against There aren’t many mate, state against state’ Tgets thrown around a lot things at this time of year, but for once, the saying has nothing hasn’t done in his to do with the New South Wales-Queensland rivalry. prolific NRL career, On Friday night, Cooper Cronk will take on the but this Friday in for the By MARTIN first time when the Roosters GABOR @martinjgabor Adelaide will be host the defending premiers at the Adelaide Oval in what shapes as one a new experience of the games of the year. The 34-year-old played 14 seasons in the as he takes on his Victorian capital, winning four grand finals, former team-mates. claiming two Dally M Medals and helping the Storm go from an expansion club to the most dominant side in the NRL. His combination with Billy Slater and Cameron Smith had them dubbed ‘the Big Three’, with their telepathic understanding of each other’s games enough to give opposition defences the chills. But after moving to Sydney for love, Cronk has put friendships aside and will head into the clash as methodical as ever as he tries to help his new club claim a crucial two points during the hectic representative period. “I’ve been thinking about how to answer this question and I actually don’t know. I’ve never been in this situation before,” the champion halfback says when quizzed on how it’ll feel to take on his former mates. “[I haven’t played them before] besides the competitive games of one-on-one at training, where it does get super competitive. I imagine when there are two points up for grabs, it’s going to go to another level. “I’ve spoken to them on and off, knowing that it’s just around the corner. It’s going to be a bit weird when I walk into the stadium and see purple tracksuits on one side and I’ve got to walk the other way, but at the end of the day I’ll get in and make a tackle whenever I can, I’ll get hit at some stage and I’ll do that for 80 minutes amy) and then shake their hands at the end. “I’m not sure how they’d answer it, but for me it’ll be a little bit weird. It’s a bit of a cliché, but I suppose you’ve got to be a bit nonchalant about it. At the end of the day, we’re paid to play football, and no matter if you play your best friends or your family – the Jennings brothers played against each other the other week – it happens. “There’ll be a bit of niggle, a bit of banter, they’ll smash me, I’ll get up and I’ll get smashed again. All’s fair in love and war.” While emotion has the potential to throw /Getty Images (Main); NRLPhotos.com: Brett Crockford (Slater), Grant Trouville (Bell PHOTOS: 22 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 Fami a spanner into his preparations, Cronk knows he has to put all that aside to help his new club come out on top. “Heart says one thing and the head says another, but at the end of the day, I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for everyone at that football club because they’ve made me the person that I am, and the situation I’m at in life is down to the contribution of those guys and the club,” he says. “But this footy club [the Roosters] has been tremendous to me. I love the boys here, I love the footy club and everything it stands for, so it’s a weird situation. I’ve just got to go out and play, and I will do that because my team-mates here need me to. It’s as simple as that.” COOP AND THE KID When you think of the great combinations at club level, it’s hard to go past what Cronk and Slater were able to achieve. Whether it was a chip kick or an inside pass, the pair were always in sync as they sniffed out a way to penetrate the defensive line. MASSIVE INFLUENCE: The Storm fullback has nothing but respect Craig Bellamy coached for his former team-mate’s decision to move Cronk for 14 seasons. to Sydney and is expecting to be bombarded

by Cronk’s right boot in the ultimate test of put aside when they duke it out in the South hisskillsunderthehigh ball. Australian capital. “Itwillbeveryweirdcoming up against “I’ve had a couple of texts and phone calls Cooper,” Slater tells Big League. with Craig throughout the year, and there’s “He’s a great mate of mine and it was sad that strange awkwardness knowing the game to see him leave. We were really happy for him is coming around,” the No.7 says. – he got married and is in a really good spot “I really respect Craig as a person and as off the field – and we keep in touch. It will be a footy mentor in terms of what he’s done, but weird playing against him because we know fortunately or unfortunately – whatever way each other’s games really well, and my main you want to look at it – we’ve got to go out and rivalinagameistheopposition kicker so play football on Friday night. I’ll do that, he’ll there’ll be a few mental battles there. do that, and we’ll all be friends afterwards – “I’ve never played against him but I’ve as long as they don’t smash me too hard.” trained against him a lot. That’s footy, isn’t Having spent so much time together, you’d it? You play against your mates all the time think both parties would be able to pick apart andthiswillbenodifferent. We’ve played each other’s strengths and weaknesses with against plenty of mates at Origin level and ease. But according to the Roosters halfback, in the NRL, so this will be an interesting one inside knowledge won’t be a factor. and something we’re all looking forward “I know the coaching staff and a little bit to because it’s an important game for both about how they go about things, and while I’ve clubsatsuchaniconic venue.” got a bit of insight, I don’t know what they’ve been doing this year. They would’ve changed EASING THE BELLYACHE things because they’ve got different spots,” One of the most intriguing storylines is how he says. Cronk will fare against the man who called “There have been changes since coming the shots for his entire first-grade career. here, but am I going to bring something out of Craig Bellamy is the modern-day master the box? No. I’m going to do what I’ve done every coach and probably knows his former day for the last 14 or 15 years, but I’m just going GREAT MATES: playmaker’s game inside-out, and while to try to do it a bit harder and a bit longer than Cronk and Slater are set Cronk has all the respect in the world for I normally do, because I know they’re going to to be first-time foes. his long-time mentor, all bonds will be be coming for 80 minutes.”

liar facesRound 16 BIGLEAGUE201823 It might not be the biggest in rugby league, but when the Knights and Bulldogs meet this weekend they’ll write the FORM REVERSAL: next chapter in controlled the game couldn’t an entertaining, if stop the comeback. unlikely rivalry. By NICK TEDESCHI Comeback for the ages

Nthe30-oddyearsofpremiershipmatches followed by a comfortable victory over North “Weknewinextratimewedidn’thave between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney had the Bulldogs rolling. a problem,” Halligan says. IandNewcastleKnights,noneareetchedas “Heading into the finals, we’d won four in “Wewerefinishinglikeastorm. deepintotheloreofeachclubthanthe1998 arowandwewereconfident,”Halligansays. Newcastledidn’twanttoplayus.They’d preliminary final. “We had already been playing finals footy just had a team run right over the top of NotHazemElMasri’sfamoussidelinekick for a month.” them for the last 10 or 12 minutes.” to down the Knights in Newcastle, and not By the time the Bulldogs reached the Thepointsflowed.SkipperDarren TerryLamb’sinfamousfieldgoalwhenthe Knights,therewasafeelinginsideof BrittscoredararetrybeforeRodSilva Bulldogs trailed by two. Belmorethattheyhadsomethingspecial. jinked his way through. Inthefirstyearofareunifiedrugby “Everyone dreams,” Halligan quips. “Hedidn’tscoretoomany,Britty,” league, Newcastle’s premiership defence Against a Newcastle team that contained Halligan says. was ended by a Canterbury comeback Steve the Johns brothers, , Matt “Heprobablydoesn’tknowhimself Folkesratedinapost-gamespeechasthe Gidley, and Bill Peden, howhegotthere.” best in club history. Canterbury went in as big underdogs, and ThejoyforCanterburywasmatched “The boys were pumped hearing that,” thebookiesseemedtoberightonthemoney only by the devastation of Newcastle. former Bulldogs winger recalls. when the Knights jumped to an early lead. “Itwasaprettyshatteringandemotional “PeopletalkabouttheParramattagame “We weren’t overawed,” Halligan recalls. moment for them,” Halligan says. theweekafter,buttheNewcastleonewas “Infinalsgames,momentumismassive. Aweeklater,Canterburywouldagain equal to it.” Newcastle had the momentum early on defy time by overcoming an 18-2 deficit Trailing16-0afterjust28minutes anddidafairbitofdamage,butwehadthe with11minutestoplayagainstarch-rivals asAndrewJohnsturnedonatypically momentumattheback-endofthegame, Parramatta in the grand final qualifier. dazzling display, Canterbury overhauled whichprovedtobemoredecisive.” “Folkesysateveryonedownandsaid thedeficittorunawaywiththegame28-16 Canterburygotthemselvesbackintothe that’sthebestcomebacksincelastweek,” in extra-time. clashwithsomeheavyrunningfromdeep Halligan laughs. Leadingintothematch,theBulldogshad intheirownterritorybeforeGlenHughes WhiletheBulldogswerebeatenby rattledoffsixstraightwins.Theyneeded scored an unlikely try just before the break in the grand final, Halligan rates towintheirfinalfourjusttomakethe togettheBulldogsontheboard. thatrunasoneofhisbestinfooty. 10-teamplayoffs,requiringaCraigPolla- After a couple of Halligan penalty goals, “1994wasaspecialtimeand1995

Adam Pretty/Getty Adam (Main); Images Whelan/NRLPhotos.com Colin (Inset) Mounter field goal on the last day of the Hughes’brotherCoreybrokedowntheleft wasawinningtime,but1998wasthe regularseasontoovercomeIllawarra. side and crossed under the posts. Halligan most enjoyable because we ran a couple

PHOTO: AfirstweekfinalswinoverStGeorge calmly slotted the conversion. of teams down.”

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Michael fullback veteran to according needed Coast Gold A they’ll show up this weekend.” up this they’ll show upandI’m100percentsurecriticism,butthatwillfirethem copped have players] [the of lot A stillhaveajobtodothisweek.gethimback,thebetter–butweintheteam.ThesoonerwecanMitchBarnetttoldlocalmedia. stretch. home hopefulofaform-reversalinthehispendingreturnhastheteam naturally so departure, his eight since of out games two just won Round7,andtheKnightshave from apectoralinjury. recovery his in phase next the begun has Pearce Mitchell Knights, the for boost bigger dutiesunscathed,butinaneven representative from emerged all Griffin Slade and Ese’ese REPstarsKalynPonga,Hermanduring games.” lapses our of some with just way our gone haven’t results the of welloverthepastmonth.Somebackreadytogo,”hesaid.soanyrestisgold.We’vecometofinishtheyearwell.putthemselvesintheposition have Titans the said Gordon enormous.” is which physical as muchamentalbreak,asitis It’s days. few a for family WEEKoffwasexactlywhat Frm twsperfect,” was it me “For Whileasmallhandfulofplayers W okaltsaprwt him with sharper lot a look “We “It’sgoodtoseehimoutthere,” in injury the sustained Pearce “Ifeellikewe’vebeenbuilding“It’salongstretchhomenow remaining, rounds 10 With “IgotawaytoFijiwiththe (above) said. –DP – MB recruit Robbie Farah is expecting anemotionalreturntoLeichhardtOvalthisSunday. Buttheveteranhooker,whospent14years with the Tigers before an 18-month stint at the Rabbitohs, knows he’ll need to remain focused on his job to get the team’s season back on track. “There’ll be all sorts of feelings, excitement and nerves.I’mgoingtohavetokeepmyemotionsincheck becauseattheendofthedayourjobistogetthetwo points.Weneedtowin,it’saveryimportantgamefor us.Wefindourselvesjustoutsideoftheeightatthe moment,” Farah (right) told Big League. Farahisproudtobereturningtohisjuniorclub,not just because of his emotional connection to the Tigers, butalsobecauseofhowmuchtheclubhasgrown. “I think the Tigers have really evolved this year, both theplayinggroupandtheclub.Ithinkthey’vechanged THERoosterswillbeaiming thewaytheyplay,they’reknownnowfortheirdefence for consecutive wins in Adelaide andresilienceandthat’sacredittotheleadershipon when they host Melbourne on and off the field,” he said. – DARCIE McDONALD Friday. The Tri-colours recorded a memorable come-from-behind victory at the historic oval in 2017 when halfback Mitchell Pearcekickedafieldgoal. THE injury crisis at Manly has hit “Itwasmassivegamelastyear,” a new low with representative winger told Big League. ruled out for the rest of “We’ll be looking for a similar the season. game this Friday. It would be cool if ScansrevealedtheFijistarsuffered wecouldgetanotherwinlikethat.” a syndesmosis injury playing in the Tupou (above) said the Roosters Pacific Test match against Papua New will be hoping they can give Guinea at Campbelltown on Saturday. Cooper Cronk a victory against With the 30-year-old veteran joining hisformerteam. Huddersfield on a three-year deal next “With Cooper playing against season,it’slikelyhe’splayedhisfinal hisformerclub,it’sgoingtobe NRL game. Uate (left) played 200 first a massive occasion – hopefully grade games since debuting in 2008, we can get the win for him.” – MB scoring 129 tries. Hejoinsalonglistofinjuredplayers attheclub,includingthelikesofKelepi Tanginoa (knee), (arm), ApiKoroisau(foot),LachlanCroker(knee) and (knee). “Ijustseeitasunlucky,”Manlyutility Brad Parker said. “Inrugbyleaguepeoplegetinjured. But it’s unfortunate that so many key positionsforushavebeenhithard. Missing Api is massive. Dylan is massive, and Lachie was massive. Akuila looks like being out for a bit now.” – MB JOSH Addo-Carr said Melbourne can’taffordtorestplayers against the Roosters on Friday. HE’Sthreegamesshyofjoiningthe300club,andSouth Although several players played SydneyveteranJohnSuttonisshowingnosignsofslowing in representative round, Addo-Carr down.Uncontractedbeyondthisseason,theback-rower (above) saidtheStormcan’tafford isnearingcareer-bestformandhasbeenakeycoginthe tolosethemomentumthey’ve club’s success in 2018. gainedoverthepastmonth. Itremainsunclearwhetherhewillplayonnextyear,butif “Wehavetoputourbestteam hisformisanythingtogoby,theformerRabbitohsskipper outthereandI’llbeputtingmy hasdonemorethanenoughtoearnacontractextension. hand up,” he told Big League. “I’vejustgottokeepdoingmyjob,it’saprettysimplerole “TheRoostersareinterrific thatIhavehere.Justrunningtheballandkeepmakingmy formandwe’regoingtohave tacklesandeverythingelsecomesoffthebackofthat,” to aim up against their big Sutton (right) said. forward pack.” “I’m just enjoying my football at the moment, it’s going really “We’vegottobecautiousof wellandIjusthopetokeepcontinuingthewayI’mplaying. their backs too. James Tedesco “Ithoughtaboutitthepastcoupleofyearsmorethan and have shown ever that it’s going to end soon so that’s why I’m making what they’ve got at Origin level sureI’menjoyingithereweektoweek,hanging out with andthey’llbelookingtodothat the boys and ripping in on the weekends.” – MG against us this week.” –MB

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 27 NEWrecruitAaronWoodswillwastenotimetransitioninginto hisnewcolours.TheformerBulldogspropwilllineupforthe Sharks on Friday to take on the Warriors. DespiteonlyjoiningtheSharksonTuesday,the27-yearoldhas alreadysteeredhisfocustotheupcomingmatchatMtSmartStadium. “They’ve been one of the form sides of the comp, their spine with BlakeGreenandShaunJohnsonhavebeenplayingsomereallygood footy.AfewoftheirplayersgottoplayfortheKiwis,Tongaand Samoa over the weekend, so they’re going to come back with a lot of confidence,” Woods told Sharks Media. HemayhavebeenaBulldogatthestartoftheweek,butWoods isexcitedtobeapartofaSharkspackthat’sheadingtowardstheir sixthfinalsappearanceinsevenyears.Hewasfullofcompliments for his new team-mates’ consistent efforts so far this season. “The boys are playing some really good footy. Obviously there was thatdisappointinglossbeforethatweekoffagainstBrisbane.They’ve IN another blow for the been playing consistent footy, they’ve been in the games for 80 struggling Bulldogs, marquee minutes and that’s they are where they are on the table,” he said. – DM WITH a large number of players signing has been involved in representative games ruledoutfortheremainderof ontheweekend,itcouldbe the season. a noticeably makeshift Dragons The 27-year old (above) had teamthattakesonParramatta. theexpectationsofsteering With four players on Origin duty, theteamtowardsafinals threeinDenverandothersplaying appearance. However, an ongoing the Pacific Invitational, the short toeinjurythatrequiressurgery turnaroundcouldseeanumber will now have him watching from of youngsters promoted to first the sideline. grade, with and Luciano TheBulldogsreleased Leilua (above) returning to the 17 a statement on Monday to confirm and the likes of Jai Field, Reece Foran’ssurgery,mentioningthat RobsonandDarrenNichollsall he will undergo “re-construction named in the extended squad. of the ligaments in the toe of his “Hopefully we all pull up sweet, left foot, after original treatment but Mary [Paul McGregor] has had failed to see an improvement done a good job blooding some in the injury.” of these young players in previous Foran’sinjuryisanothernail weeks,” second-rower Tyson inthecoffinfortheBulldogs’ Frizell told Big League. season, however it will pave the “Withsomanyboysplaying wayforLachlanLewis–nephew well we always knew [selection] ofWally–tomakehisNRLdebut wasgoingtohappen,sothey’ve against the Knights. – DM all been given opportunities. It’s a big game for them.” – DP

COREYNormanisrelishinghis move back to the halves after an underwhelming performance THE decision of several a hefty contribution to Rep at fullback Round 12. veterans to skip the historic Round, however, and Green Norman hadn’t worn the No.1 Test against England in Denver believes that experience will jerseysince2015andfailed should benefit the Warriors’ also boost the squad. to make an impact against the runtothefinalsaccordingto KenMaumalomadeastrong

harks) Broncos, prompting coach five-eighth Blake Green. debut alongside clubmates Brad Arthur to switch him back (left), and in tohalfbackwherehehelped Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and NewZealand’s36-18lossto theEelsclaimararewinover were unavailable England, while , North Queensland. forthestatesidetrip,while , and ThestrugglingEelshave retired from Test rookies Isaiah Papali’i and receivedaboostwithMitch international football and shone in Samoa’s 38-22 Moses returning to the field, suspension ruled out . defeat to star-studded Tonga. andhishalvespartnerislooking “Those guys have had injuries “Our Samoan boys played forwardtorekindlingtheir andhaven’tplayedalotrecently. well.Theydidtheirfamilies combination this Thursday That was the main reason they proud,” Green said. against the in-form Dragons. didn’t play in the Test match,” “Wewerereallyhappy “IplaywhereBradputmeand Green told Big League. forthemandthewaythey hethoughtthat(fullback)was “We’vepickedupafewother played.They’vegotsome thebestpositionformethat niggles (recently), with David time off – we won’t see week.Igotonwithitandplayed Fusitu’a and Sol Kata missing them until Thursday. NRLPhotos.com: David Acree (Johnson), Gregg Porteous (Crichton), Grant (Leilua), Trouville fullback.Itiswhatitis.I’mback Tonga’s Test, so those guys “And Ken, it’s a great reward inthehalvesagainsoI’mready havehadachancetoregroup.” forhim.He’sbeenconsistentfor

PHOTOS: Robb Cox (Oates), Scott Davis (Foran); Brett Hemmings/Getty Imagesto (S do a job there too,” he said. –MG The Warriors still made us all year.” – WILL EVANS

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WITH theirnextfivegamesin Queensland – and four of those atSuncorpStadium–Brisbane knowasolidmonthoffooty will have them in the box seat to clinch a spot in the finals. Freshoffthebye,they’llface asterntestagainstaCanberra sidedesperatetostayintouch with the top eight, and in-form winger (above) is wellawareofwhat’satstake. “Thisisaverycrucialtimeof theyear.Leadingintothefinals, youwanttostartplayingyourbest football and getting over teams,” OatestoldBroncosTV. “It’saveryimportantgameto starttherunintothefinals,and I’msuretheRaidersboyswillbe pumpedup.Hopefullyourboyscan stickwiththeminthemiddleand have some fun on the edges.” – MG

CHRISTIAN Crichton’s fantastic rookie year refuses to stop. The Panthers young gun has made his NRL debut and his Test debut – andhasalreadysecuredathree- year deal with the Bulldogs. It’s been unexpected for the 21-year old (above), who said he wasshockedtomakehisdebut for a Panthers team that’s oozing with talent. “It’sbeenacrazyyear.Ireally didn’t expect to be making my NRLdebutandSamoadebutthis earlyinmycareer.Especially with the Panthers stacked with somuchtalent.It’sonlyreally throughinjurythatI’vegottenmy opportunity to play first grade,” Crichton told Big League. – DM

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 29 Have you always loved footy? Dad must be pretty excited What happens when you’re playing for them! is on one side calling for the ball, and trying to over- There are a few blokes in the rule him on the other side? Cronulla pack who must be nearly as old as your dad – Who did you watch? Was there a moment you have they taught you much? knew how proud they were? Delight in MATCH-UPS for girls gala day HE NRL Girls Primary School Gala Day was Trecently held in Dubbo, with 14 teams entering and schools travelling from Mudgee, Coolah, Forbes, Gulgong and Gulargambone. Teams were arranged into three pools, and the winners from each pool – Orana Heights Public School (Pool A), St Marys Dubbo (Pool B) and St Johns Dubbo (Pool C) will now get the opportunity to play in the Peachey and Richardson finals day along with winners from the Bathurst and Bourke girls gala days. For many of the girls it was their first time playing rugby league and judging by their smiles they really loved participating. It was great to see over 150 students enjoying the day and showing off their talent with lots of outstanding tries scored and great tackles made throughout the day. The female game continues to grow, with the number of girls playing rugby league in this Western NSW competition tripling since last year. For more information please head to www.playnrl.com.

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Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 31 PHOTO: Grant Trouville/NRLPhotos.com 2018 ORIGIN CHAMPIONS WOMEN IN FIONA BOLLEN Thirsty LEAGUE SWOOP for more is First taste of determined not to experience relegation what’s to come again. By JOHN DAVIDSON OUR years ago Josh Drinkwater was HEwomen’sStateofOriginwas ayoungsterreadytoseetheworld. amonumentalmomentforrugbyleague. FAt21hewasgreenbuthoping T More than a million eyes took to make his mark, arriving in England inwhatwasatruespectacleforthe to play for London after just four NRL sport. A match that went down to the gameswithStGeorgeIllawarra. finalmomentandhadallthehits,highs Unfortunately2014spelledtheendofthe andlowsthatanyonewouldwantfrom BroncosinSuperLeague–theywonjustone amatchastheBluesranout16-10winners. gameanddroppedoutofthetopflight.The New South Wales centre Isabelle Kelly, former Manly junior returned home to join whoscoredtwooftheBlues’threetries WestsTigers,butspentthewholeyearinthe andtookoutthefirst-everplayerofthe NSWCup,withjustoneNRLappearance. matchforwomen’sStateofOrigin,said Then in 2016 Championship club Leigh itwasapinnaclemomentfortheplayers camecallingwiththeirownpromotiondream. after years of hard work. Drinkwater went back to the Old Dart and “We’veallworkedsohardtogethere,” led the Centurions with distinction, scoring she said. 12triesin43games. “Therearealotofpeoplewhodon’t Leighreturnedtothebig-time,butit agreewithwomen’srugbyleaguebutIjust wasshort-lived–eventuallylosingthe thinkthatthatgamegoestoshowthatwe Million-PoundGametoCatalansandgoing candoitjustastoughasthemen’s.” straight back down. It was Kelly who touched down for the Againtheplaymakerheadedhome,and decidingtrylateinthesecondhalf. againhefoundhimselfinreservegrade– PlayingoutontheBlues’leftedge,she untilstrugglingCatalanscamecallingin and wing partner Nakia Davis-Welsh were April. Despite his previous experiences, it lethal for New South Wales, their three was a call the 26-year-old couldn’t resist. four-pointers coming through that corridor. “ToliveinthesouthofFranceandplay Notthatitwaswalk-throughdefence footy,therearealotofpeopleouttherewho fromtheMaroons.Kellyhadtoputon wouldlovetodothat.Itwasanopportunity plenty of footwork both times to find Icouldn’tpassup,”headmits.“Thesquadis her way to the tryline. very good as well, even though we haven’t hadthebeststarttotheseason.Ithinkwe have too many talented players to be sitting Itwasreflectiveofhowtoughtheentire whereweareontheladder.” Saturday,June30 match was. WhenDrinkwaterarrivedinFranceas Canterbury v South Sydney “It’s quite intense, to be honest, especially thereplacementforLukeWalsh,Catalans BelmoreSportsGround,12.45pm when we just came out from half-time and it hadwonjusttwoof11gamesandsatdead CRL Newcastle v Mounties wasadraw,itwaskindofmakeorbreakfor last. His impact in Perpignan has been St Johns Oval, 3.30pm both sides,” Kelly said. immense, with the team winning five of “Itwasreallyintense,butatthesame theirpastsevenmatchesandmovingoutof Sunday,July1 time, I loved every minute of it and I took therelegationzone.TheTerrigalproduct, Wentworthville v Cronulla Caringbah everysecondinwiththecrowdcheering.” alongwithGregBird,DavidMeadandSam Ringrose Park, 11am Nearly7,000peopleturnedouttowatch Moa,hasbeenvitalandhasalreadysetup Penrith Brothers v Cabramatta atNorthSydneyOvalandmorethanamillion 10 tries and crossed three times himself. Hickeys Park, 11.30am tuned in on Channel 9 and Fox League. Drinkwater is driven to avoid a hat- Thestagefortheupcomingwomen’sNRL trick of relegations: “I’ve moved on from BYE: North Sydney couldnothavebeensetbetter. what happened last year at Leigh and Anticipation is now ramping up for the so have they. Catalans won’t want to be four-weekseasonthatwillrunduringtheNRL in that bottom four so it’s about winning Saturday,June30 finals series. gamesandnotworryingaboutwhathas Burleigh v Souths Magpies The bulk of players on show during Origin happened before.” Pizzey Park, 4.30pm last week are already signed to contracts -coached St Helens are West Brisbane v with either the Broncos, Dragons or Roosters, stillsettingthestandardinSuperLeague, Kev McKell Oval, 5pm while the Warriors signings are expected to followed by Wigan and much-improved beannouncedinthecomingweeks. Castleford. Former centre Bill Sunday,July1 Come early August, the women will be TupouiscatchingtheeyeatWakefieldand EastsTigersvBrothersIpswich pullingontheirNRLclubcoloursforthefirst isleadingthecompetitioninmetres,while Grant Trouville/NRLPhotos.com Grant Suzuki Stadium, 3pm timeandpeoplecouldn’tbemoreready for former NRL star is four clear in the top tryscorer stakes with 20. the inaugural season to kick off. PHOTO:

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ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 6DRAGONS STRAIGHT LOSSES It will be first against last when St George Illawarra host Parramatta at WIN Stadium on Thursday night. The Dragons will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the ladder, whiletheEelsareaimingto moveoffthebottom.The Dragons may be the hot favourites,buttheydon’thave a good record against the blue andgolds.Infact,they’velost six consecutive games against theEels–withanaverage margin of 15. However, prior to this streak, they won seven- straight games against the Eels. Robb Cox/NRLPhotos.com Robb PHOTO:

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14 3 67* 147 13 1 27 58 DEFENCE (C) 6 36 56 27 39 143012 14208 Ben HUNT 7 Mitch MOSES 813 14 14104 15000 James GRAHAM 8 MATCH AVERAGES 43 14208 800 0 Cameron McINNES 9 34 25 15 14208 Paul VAUGHAN 10 Siosaia VAVE 300 0 15 24 175 162 200 0 Jacob HOST 11 500 0 295 350 1596 1418 145020 11 1 0 4 43 12 14 10 43 143012 800 0 13 Nathan BROWN 80% 66% HEAD-TO-HEAD INTERCHANGE 13000 Jeremy LATIMORE 14 Will SMITH 10104 AT WIN STADIUM 14104 15 (C) 11 0 0 0 WINNING FORM 2018 14104 16 David GOWER 910 4 PAST 8 CLASHES 400 0 Luciano LEILUA 17 12000 2017 –

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36 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME ONE: St George Illawarra v Parramatta 40 tackles in Round 15

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38 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME TWO: Warriors v Cronulla-Sutherland 45 tackles in Round 15 Danger sign:

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40 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME THREE: v Melbourne 2 try assists in Round 15

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42 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME FOUR: Penrith v Manly Warringah 4 tackle- breaks in Round 15

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44 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME FIVE: Newcastle v Canterbury-Bankstown 159 metres in Round 15

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46 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME SIX: Brisbane v Canberra 1 try in Round 15 History:

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48 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME SEVEN: Wests Tigers v Gold Coast 4 line- breaks in Round 15

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50 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GAME EIGHT: South Sydney v North Queensland 3 try assists in Round 15 History:

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OFFICIALRUGBYLEAGUEJEWELLERY//WWW.ZEDNZED.COM.AU//T:0295792889 F: 02 9579 1219 // E: [email protected] // PO BOX 677, HURSTVILLE BC NSW 1481 IPSWICH V EASTS TIGERS V SOUTH LOGAN CQ CAPRAS V MACKAY Michael PURCELL 1 Jack AHEARN 1 Zeik FOSTER 1 Jack JOASS Marmin BARBA 2 Linc PORT Michael LUCAS 2 Benaiah BOWIE Junior KIRISOME 2 Yamba BOWIE Ben WHITE 3 Shane NEUMANN Luke POLLOCK 3 Connor BROADHURST 3 Kyle LAYBUTT Isimeeli HAFOKA 4 Cheyse BLAIR Gehamat SHIBASAKI 4 Dan RUSSELL Nathan BASSANI 4 Kurt WILTSHIRE Richie PANDIA 5 Jarrod McINALLY Paul ULBERG 5 Paul ROKOLATI Chanel SEIGAFO 5 Nathan SAUMALU Chris ASH 6 Billy WALTERS Zach STRASSER 6 Guy HAMILTON Blake GOODMAN 6 Nicho HYNES Dane PHILLIPS 7 Brodie CROFT Troy DARGAN 7 Sam SCARLETT Jack MADDEN (C) 7 Cooper BAMBLING Tyson LOFIPO 8 Ash LITTLE Riley LEOTA 8 George FAI Oliver PERCY 8 Jordan GRANT Kierran MOSELEY15/9 Chris OSTWALD 9 Travis WADDELL Aaron TEROI 9 Jayden HODGES Nat NEALE (C) 10 Brett GREINKE Jamayne TAUNOA-BROWN 10 Rhys MELVILLE Jerry KEY 10 Nicholas BROWN Rowan WINTERFIELD 11 Jake FOSTER (C) Oshae TUIASAU 11 Brendon GIBB Bill CULLEN 11 Mitchell DUNN Seb PANDIA 12 Jarred TUITE Brandon LEE 12 David FIFITA Dave TAYLOR 12 Shane WRIGHT Ben SHEA 13 Jack SVENDSEN (C) 13 Phil DENNIS (C) Jamie HILL 13 Thomas MURPHY (C) 14 Jayden CONNORS, 16 Huskie TEUTAU 14 Michael EGAN 15 Carne DOYLE-MANGA 14 Jordan SCOTT 14BillyGILBERT,15DaveCOWHAN 14 Kellen JENNER, 15 Bennett LESLIE 17 Billy McCONNACHIE 15 Conor CAREY 16 Sam TAGATAESE 15 Kobe TARARO 16 Peter ROGERS, 17 Brad LUPI 16 Brenden TRESTON, 17 Johnny FALETAGOA’I 18 Wes CONLON, 19 Mitch CARPENTER 16 Anton IARIA, 17 Harley AIONO 17 Guy WILLIAMS, 19 Jack MIERS 16 Daniel TAMOU, 17 Sam ELLIOTT 18 Maipele MORSEAU 18 Lona KAIFOTO, 19 Dane FRANCIS & Shane WALKER Scott SIPPLE Rohan SMITH Jon BUCHANAN Kim WILLIAMS Steve SHEPPARD

NORTHERN PRIDE V REDCLIFFE V WYNNUM MANLY BURLEIGH V TWEED HEADS Jack MURPHY 1 Tony TUMUSA 1 Daniel OGDEN 1 Talor WALTERS Justin CASTELLARO 2 Jonathon REUBEN 2 Peter GUBB Troy LEO 2 Ryland JACOBS Brett ANDERSON 3 Levi DODD 3 Alex BARR Sami SAUILUMA 3 Brendan ELLIOT Bradley STEPHEN 4 Ty CARUCCI Tom OPACIC 4 Delouise HOETER Henare WELLS 4 Konrad HURRELL Gideon GELA-MOSBY 5 Kalifa FAIFAI LOA Josh BEEHAG 5 Edward BURNS Tyronne ROBERTS-DAVIS 5 Kiah COOPER Jordan BIONDI-ODO 6 Shaun HUDSON Bryce DONOVAN 6 Patrick TEMPLEMAN Dallas WELLS 6 Lindon McGRADY 7 Jaelen FEENEY (C) 7 Michael DOBSON 7 Kane ELGEY William BUGDEN 8 Cade MALONEY Nathan WATTS 8 Stedman LEFAU (C) 8 Tristan LUMLEY Ryan GHIETTI (C) 9 Krys FREEMAN 9 Mitch CRONIN 9 Eli LEVIDO David MURPHY 10 Sam ANDERSON 10 Max ELLIOTT Matt WHITE10/16 Maia SANDS Graham CLARK 11 Temone POWER 11 Salesi FUNAKI Hayden SCHWASS 11 Lamar MANUEL-LIOLEVAVE (C) Tom HANCOCK 12 Andrew NIEMOELLER (C) Aaron WHITCHURCH 12 Til VEA Matthew ROBINSON 12 Bryce CARTWRIGHT Emry PERE 13 Joe BOYCE 13 Sam COSTER 13 Ryan SIMPKINS 14 Connor JONES, 15 Sheldon POWE-HOBBS 14 Davin CRAMPTON, 15 14 Moses PANGAI 14 Mitchell MOORE, 15 Mitch FREI (C), 16 Keenan 14 Jess SAVAGE, 15 Toby McINTOSH 10 Jarrod MORFETT, 14 Hiale 16 Darryn SCHONIG, 17 Troy KAPEA, 18 Nathan 16 Ross BELLA, 17 Bacho SALAM 15 James TAYLOR, 16 Tom PALASIA, 17 Lachlan LEE, 18 Adam TUIMAVAVE- 16 TylerSPARKES,17KaiO’DONNELL,18Josh ROYCROFT, 15 Jack COOK WALES, 19 Shawn BOWEN, 20 Aidan DAY 19 Brent WOOLF, 22 Sione LOUSI GERAGHTY, 17 Sheldon PITAMA GERRARD, 19 Kalolo SAITAUA, 20 Junior PITA ROGERS, 19 Jeff LYNCH, 20 Jerome VEVE 18 Sam MESKELL (C) Ty WILLIAMS Adam BRIDESON Jim LENIHAN Ben WOOLF

H Review: Bears stumble brings top four closer together PNG V SUNSHINE COAST SLIP-UPbyBurleighcost polished attacking effort LPort,BCroft,SDrinkwatertries;BWalters Athem top spot on the against the Sunshine Coast in 3goals)D. CQ CAPRAS 22 (B Goodman 2, N Wawa PAUL 1 ladder headed into the break, a2017GrandFinalreplay. Bassani,OPercytries;CBroadhurst3goals). and they’ll be desperate to REDCLIFFE 28 (SAnderson,JHopoate,T Junior RAU 2 Matt SOPER-LAWLER redeem themselves against IPSWICH 8 (SPandiatry;MBarba Thompson TETEH 3 William TOLOI 2goals)D. PNG 6 (J Rau try; W Tumusa,BDonovan,NWattstries;Donovan Tweed Heads. The Seagulls will Boas goal). TWEED HEADS 28 (K 4goals)D. SOUTHS LOGAN 14 (D Russell, B 4 provide a challenge as they aim Hurrell2,LMcGrady,KElgey,BElliot Bowie, C Allan tries; G Hamilton goal). Brendon GOTUNO 5 Iliesa RATUVA for their third consecutive win. tries;McGrady4goals)D. NORTHS (C) 6 Brentt WARR The Bears’ error saw DEVILS 24 (MLucas,GShibasaki, TEAM P W D L B F A +/- PTS Townsville slide into first place JMiers,JAhearntries;Miers2,L 7 Rhys JACKS Pollock 2 goals). TOWNSVILLE 28 8/18 with a superior points differential, Enock MAKI Liam McDONALD (C) butthey’llfaceachallengeoftheir (KFaifaiLoa2,KFreeman,BWoolf, Wartovo PUARA 9 Caleb DAUNT TPowertries;LDodd4goals)D. owntoretaintheirplaceagainst MACKAY 22 (J Grant, J Joass, J Stanton ALBERT 10 Jacob HIND fellow top-four side Northern Faletagoa’i,BAthertontries;Joass Nixon PUTT 11 Christopher LEWIS Pride,whoscored24pointsin 3goals).NORTHERN PRIDE 22 (G Mekenzie YEI 12 Harrison MULLER 25 minutes against Souths Logan. Gela-Mosby2,MTaulagi,BAnderson Rahdly BRAWA 13 Sam BURNS Adominantdisplayinthe tries; J Clifford 3 goals) D. WYNNUM Pacfic Invitational should give MANLY 16 (J Berrell, E Burns, A 14 Charlie SIMON, 15 Ila ALU, 16 Dilbert ISSAC 14LachlanROE,15JakeAINSWORTH Barrtries;PTempleman2goals). 17 Edene GEBBIE, 18 16 Louis GERAGHTY, 17 Jordan BROWN plenty of PNG Hunters the SUNSHINE COAST 16 (I Ratuva, J 19 William MONE, 20 Baundo ABA 19 Martin CORDWELL, 20 Nick TIMM confidence that has been missing Olamtries;RPapenhuyzen4goals) Craig INGEBRIGTSEN formuchoftheseason,and D. BURLEIGH 4 (T Roberts-Davis they’ll be looking for a more try). EASTS TIGERS 26 (J McInally 2,

52 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 IPSWICH V EASTS TIGERS NORTHS DEVILS V WESTERN MUSTANGS CQ CAPRAS V MACKAY Mana FOX-SWNEY 1 Nathan BROWN (C) Kegan TUHEGA 1 Benji NELIMAN Blake MOORE 1 Jayden O’SHANNESSY Liam MULLINS 2 Daniel AYRES Brock DIMENT 2 Chris CHALMERS Liam GRANT 2 Taine BROWNE Shar WALDEN (C) 3 Zakaria TAIBI Ethan QUAI-WARD 3 Leslie HARTVIGSEN Eli NOOVAO 3 Ryan SCHILL Harry DOUGLAS 4 Lachlan VELLACOTT Jack PATERSON 4 Tevita COCKER Zaine HAMMOND (C) 4 Tom IRELANDES Sam LANGBEIN 5 James PRICE Eliott VINCENT 5 Paul CHRISTENSEN Matthew BAKER 5 Walter LAUENSTEIN Josh WILLIAMS 6 Joshua CURTI Liam HORNE 6 Dylan QUINN Ryan FLINTHAM (C) 6 Will PAKI Ty-James MARSHALL 7 Luke SELF 7 Zac STEVENS Jack WHITE 7 Zac BUTLER Jaye ALLERY 8 Unga WOLSKE Eddie BLACKER 8 Michael NASERI William MOHR 8 Garrett SMITH Ethan PRINGLE 9 Bailey COURT Kobe HETHERINGTON (C) 9 Cody McNIECE Jack PATTIE 9 Brendan WHITE (C) Tony TAUFUA 10 Blake PYLE Jake STRASSER 10 Blake CULLEN Zantanamaud TUPUONO-POMARE 10 Luke SCHULTE Lochlan TURNBULL 11 Jaiyden HUNT Nesta WATENE 11 Tuia ELIU Derome MAFI 11 Matthew VESSEY Blake LENEHAN 12 Jared CHAMBERS 12 James ROBINSON (C) Charlice ATOI 12 Jye ANDERSEN Tyler COBURN 13 Zac TEEVAN Sosefo FILIPINE 13 Luke MAIDEN Lawson STOREY 13 Sam MURPHY 14 Joshua JOHNSON 14 Anthony MELEISEA-MURRAY 14 E.LE BLANC, 15 E.BULLEMOR 14 Aidan KENNEDY, 15 Junior CHONG-NEE 14RileySHADLOW,15DeclanMALLIA 14 Sean Michael DALTON, 15 15 Michael NAUFAHU 15 Tiui MISI, 16 Tyrone TITASEY 16 M.GILL,17J.McGUIRE,18DFAUID 16 Josh FOSTER, 17 Jacob LEACH 16 Roarke CHRISTENSEN, 17 Lachlan Harrison BLACK, 16 Darcy HEAD 16 Tom REID, 17 Brad ZAMPECH 17 Nathan GENO 19 J.CHAMBERS, 20 Z. JONES, 21 G.BURNS 18 Bryce WHALE HUBNER, 18 Matt WILSON 17 Ryan MOLLOY, 18 Caleb SINN Brendon MARSHALL Ian GOUGH Kevin NEIGHBOUR Eugene SEDDON Neil BECKETT & Damien SEIBOLD Michael COMERFORD

NORTHERN PRIDE V TOWNSVILLE VICTORIA V SUNSHINE COAST BURLEIGH V TWEED HEADS Mark ROSENDALE 1 Marshall HUDSON Sale FINAU 1 Jack WRIGHT Corey ALEXANDER 1 Jordan BIRCH Brandon JACKONIA 2 Lindsey KIRK Mykie TAPELU 2 Liam TAYLOR Callum BOOMER 2 Glenn McGRADY Lui INGTON 3 Tom McCAGH Mali LEPOU 3 Hayden LEWIS-BOYER Llan LOCKWOOD 3 Isaac LEE Marc NALEBA 4 Lance FOLBIGG Jacob CORDTZ 4 Jake EGAN Reece TAPINE 4 Lee TURNER Joshtel CHARLIE 5 Jake RILEY Joe WAQALEVU 5 Rueben OLIVE Thomas BERKERS 5 Curtis DANSEY-SMALLER PatrickGALLEN(C) 6 Sam MARTIN (C) Troy HANITA-PAKI 6 Riley MOORE Taine TUAUPIKI (C) 6 Toby SEXTON Jack CAMPAGNOLO 7 Adam COOK 7 Augie RANGIHUNA Harry FITZHUGH 7 Liam HAMPSON (C) Connor LUHAN 8 Jayden STEPHENS Nic FLOCAS 8/18 Aaron NELSON Tyler SZEPANOWSKI 8 Ben THOMAS Quinlyn CANNON 9 Sean MULLANY Trent TOELAU 9 Damian FORDE-HURRELL Brodie HANNON 9 Bostyn HAKARAIA Wiremu GREIG 10 Logan BAYLISS Jordin LEIU 10 Robbie BARWICK Ben VALENI 10 Jack PEACOCK Ewan MOORE 11 Campbell DUFFY Kayleb MILNE 11 Trent LOIERO Reihana MARSH 11 Juwan COMPAIN Evan CHILD 12 Will FOX Matt STIMSON (C) 12 Rowan JARDINE Huston HOLLOWAY 12 Blake CAMPBELL 13 Tom GILBERT Nick HAY 13 Stephen BUCKLEY (C) Sean GARNER 13 Jaman RIO 14 Dillon JONES, 15 Elijah SIMPSON, 16 Terrence 14 Izaak TOBY, 15 Solomon 14 Junior TEROI, 15 Sulio FIFITA 14 Zac GREEN, 15 Matt MOESSINGER 14 Te ARANUI DOYLE, 15 Jayden SHARP, 16 Arron 14 Reece BUTLER, 15 Lachlan CASEY-DOUGLAS, 17 Jaymon MOORE, 18 Beau VASUVULAGI, 16 Jack ALTHAUS 16 Ryan WESCOMBE, 17 Liam HEADON 16 Kane JACKSON, 20 Tye JAMES, 21 Dakota SHELFORD, 17 Lewis BARNETT, 18 Cameron BROWN DOUGLAS, 16 Gideon AFEMUI BERG, 19 Charlie WALTER, 20 Matt KLOWSS 17 18 Jared FAALE, 19 Seu SEUIAVATELE TOLHURST, 22 Carlos SWASBROOK-MURRAY 19 Laz TEVITA, 20 Jayden HETA, 21 Daniel SHANNON 17 Senn KANE, 18 OB TAWHA Dave SCOTT David TANGATA-TOA Ben JACK Michael BUCKLEY Jamie MAHON Steve DOWD

REDCLIFFE V WYNNUM MANLY Sam ARMSTRONG 1 Rashaun DENNY Michael WALIT 2 Brandt QUINN Regan BAKER 3 Ryan O’KEEFE Justice UTATAO 4 Dredin SORENSEN McGEE Jack CONLAN 25/5 Jalen TANGIITII-TURNER TEAM P W D L B F A +/- PTS Radean ROBINSON 6 Will McAULIFFE Kyle FOXWELL 7 David QUINLIN Zac KERR 8 Payden PORTER Oscar CARTER 9 Zane WALLACE Owen JONES 10 Brock RICHARDSON Unngoorra HARBOUR 11 Lachie PERRY Jesse JENNINGS 12 Brad SPICER Tyson SMOOTHY (C) 13 Mitipere TUATAI (C) 16 Jayden NEWBOULD, 17 Travis 14 Reece McKENZIE-O’BRIEN TURNBULL, 21 Joel O’BRIEN 15 SamBALLINGER,16Zayne 22 Jacob CONLAN HOLLERAN, 17 Damian DARLINGTON Chris LITTLE Joe O’CALLAGHAN

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 53 PENRITH V BLACKTOWN NEWCASTLE V CANTERBURY NEWTOWN V WENTWORTHVILLE Caleb AEKINS 1 Jade ANDERSON Nick MEANEY 1 Josh BERGAMIN Will KENNEDY 1 Ratu TUISESE 2 Maliko FILINO Tom HUGHES 2 Bessie AUFAGA-TOOMAGA 2 Eddie AIONO 3 Vai TOUTAI Matt ALLWOOD 3 Addison DEMETRIOU 3 Nathan DAVIS Sam SMITH 4 Jonathan WRIGHT 4 John OLIVE Matt EVANS 4 Dane AUKAFOLAU 5 Honeti TUHA Tom CRONAN 5 Charlton SCHAAFHAUSEN 5 Greg LELEISIUAO Tyrone MAY (C) 6 Veiru MAPESONE 6 Josh CLEELAND Jack A. WILLIAMS 6 Arana TAUMATA Jarome LUAI 7 Brock LAMB 7 Matt FRAWLEY Kyle FLANAGAN 7 Rhys DAVIES Nick LUI-TOSO 8 Lloyd PERRETT Tyrone AMEY 8 Renouf TO’OMAGA Braden UELE 8 Magnus STROMQUIST Liam COLEMAN 9/14 Chris RANDALL 9 Zac WOOLFORD 9 Kaysa PRITCHARD Paea PUA 10 Toafofoa SIPLEY Pasami SAULO 10 Francis TUALAU 10 11 Kelepi TANGINOA 11 Jarred ANDERSON Briton NIKORA 11 Matt WOODS Billy BURNS 12 James HASSON 12 Bronson GARLICK Anthony MORAITIS 12 Piki ROGERS Liam MARTIN 13 Tom AMONE Zac HOSKING 13 Clay PRIEST 13 Daniel DOLE 14 Mitch KENNY 15 Dylan KELLY 14 Tom STARLING, 15 Tevita ALIFA 14 Jesse MARTIN 14 Jaimin JOLLIFFE 14 Salesi FAINGA’A 15 Atonio PELESASA 16 Tekina VAILEA 16 Patrick MATA’UTIA 15 Lachie BURR 16 George TSIKRIKAS 15 Haimona HIROTI 16 Andy SAUNDERS 17 John FOLAU 17 Bobby TREACY 16 Jack NELSON 17 Malakai HOUMA 16 Yileen GORDON 18 Mitch REVELL 22 Fred JUNIOR MAUALA 18 Tori FREEMAN-QUAY 17 Hayden ASHCROFT 20 Royce TOUT 17 Jack MORRIS 19 Vitale ROQICA 19 D’Rhys MILLER Guy MISSIO Steven HALES Rory KOSTJASYN Steve GEORGALLIS Greg MATTERSON Nathan CAYLESS

WYONG V NORTH SYDNEY WARRIORSVMOUNTIES WESTSVSTGEORGEILLA Luke SHARPE 1 Viliami KAVEINGA 1 Brad ABBEY Dylan SMITH 1 2 Jesse ARTHARS Charnze NICOLL-KLOKSTAD 2 Alofi MATAELE Harry O’TOOLE 2 John TOHI Paul MOMIROVSKI 3 Blake AYSHFORD 3 Tony SATINI Braden ROBSON 3 Shaun SAUNI-ESAU Billy SMITH 4 Tarquinn BUTLER Joe VUNA 4 Toni TALI 4 Matheson JOHNS Joshua MANTELLATO 5 Curtis JOHNSTON Junior PAUGA 5 Lucas PRICE 5 Jordan PEREIRA Dean MATTERSON 6 Chanel HARRIS-TAVITA 6 Tyler CORNISH Tyson GAMBLE 6 Sean O’SULLIVAN 7 Tevin ARONA 7 Sam WILLIAMS 7 Jack PAYNE Lindsay COLLINS15/8 Samuel JOHNSTONE Sam LISONE 8 Joseph RATU 8 Pio SOKOBALAVU Mitchell WILLIAMS 9 Billy BRITTAIN James BELL (C) 9 Craig GARVEY Jacob LIDDLE 9 Joe LOVODUA Frank-Paul NUUAUSALA 10 Albert VETE 10 Makahesi MAKATOA Cowen EPERE 10 Brock GRAY 11 Matiu LOVE-HENRY 11 Jarrad KENNEDY Chris McQUEEN 11 Josh CURRAN 12 Tyrell FUIMAONO King VUNIYAYAWA 12 Jack MURCHIE Luke GARNER (C) 12 Jayden MORGAN 13 Ky RODWELL Ligi SAO 13 Emre GULER 13 Damien SIRONEN 8 14 Vincent LEULUAI 14 14 Sam DUGGAN 14 Patrice SIOLO 14 Ryan FLETCHER 14 Chris SMITH 15 15 Paea MANUKIA 15 Jarrett BOLAND 15 Sam McINTYRE 15 Jay GALLAGHER 16 Brendan FREI 16 Joshua COOK 16 Patrick SIPLEY 16 Mitch CAHALANE 16 Alex SEYFARTH 16 Stuart MASON 20 Sitili TUPOUINUA 17 Brock ILETT 17 Reece CHARLIE 17 Kalani GOING 17 TJ UELE

Rip TAYLOR Shane MILLARD John TEINA Ryan CARR Mat HEAD Review: Mounties keep the lead alive as Wests’ revival continues OUNTIESholdanarrowleadat overNorths.They’llnowtakeonthe 2,BGray,JCurran,RRobinsontries;J TEAM P W D L B F A +/- PTS thetopafterhaltingNewtown’s fourth-placed Dragons, who will want Mantellato 7 goals) D. WENTWORTHVILLE M 20 (N Davis, P Rogers, G Leileisiuao, K Auva’a recent streak last time out. A hat- to bounce back from their recent shock tries;Davis2goals).WARRIORS 22 (J Vuna, tricktoBradAbbeyinthespaceof loss to Blacktown. BAyshford,HPerham,AVetetries;TArona 15minutesproveddecisive. 3goals)D. NEWCASTLE 18 (P Mata’utia, N PENRITH 18 Penritharejustonepointbehindon (WBurns,LMartin,SSmith Meaney,THughes,BFermortries;Meaney D. CANTERBURY the ladder after escaping with a narrow tries;AKeighran3goals) goal). WESTERN SUBURBS 12 (J Liddle, H 16 winagainsttheBulldogs.Amissed (LLewis,JAnderson,JCleelandtries; O’Tooletries;TLolohea2goals)D. NORTH Cleeland2goals).MOUNTIES 22 (B Abbey conversion proved the difference after SYDNEY 10 (CJohnston,BBrittaintries;M 3, C Garvey tries; S Williams 3 goals) D. BLACKTOWN 20 thegamefinishedthreetriesapiece. Hiroti goal). (T Sipley, C NEWTOWN 16 (B Aufaga-Toomaga, B Cust,TCasseltries;JHastings4goals)D. Western Suburbs have continued Magoulias, M Evans tries; K Flanagan 2 ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 12 (D Nicholls, J their recent run with a decisive win goals). WYONG 42 (B Smith 2, P Momirovski Pereira, S Marsters tries). 54 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GLEBE-BURWOOD V BLACKTOWN WENTWORTHVILLEVHILLS BROTHERS V CABRAMATTA Tyla TAMOU 1/14 Jake PICKERING 1 Hayden McWILLIAM Ryan FAOESE 1 Don THOMPSON Samiu LATU 2/4 Peter SCHUSTER Eparama NAVALE 2 Rory BROWNLIE Geofery DUKU 2 Jamon WORMLEATON Latrell ROBINSON 3/2 Shaun FITZGERALD James GAMMIDGE 3 Sean WALPOLE Matthew SANDSTROM 3/23 Shane KIEL Jordan TOPAI-AVEAI 4/5 James TUITAHI Atini GAFA 4 Jake BRENNAN Michael TUAVAO 4 Paul SIMONA Jowasa DRODROLAGI 5/15 Peter SCANLAN Joshua MINHINNICK 5/15 William BUTLER Jordan FINAU 5 Tala MAPESONE Penani MANUMALEALII 6/3 Leva LI Zachary NICHOLLS 6 Nicholas HOLLIDAY Arthur CRICHTON 6 Jake RAFFERTY-BUTFIELD Jesse MARSCHKE (C) 7 Kamren CRYER Beau HENRY 7 Tom PERRIN Kurt FALLS 7 John MARTIN Matthew JURD 8/11 Jordan HALL Kurt DE LUIS 8 Benjamin GOLDING Richard HARRIS 8 Kenny NIKO Benjamin MARSCHKE 9/23 (C) Blake COOK 9 Jaz FLAVELL Alec LEITCH 9 Tom HARRIS Vasili TSIKRIKAS 10 Sukamanu RAKI Carl WINTERSTEIN 10 Pati ENI Penita TUAVAO 10/20 Jason THOMPSON Jokatama DOKONIVALU 11/18 Eric NEWBIGGING Jack MILLER 11 Dave BAUMANN Gray VIANE (C) 11 Christopher VE’E 12 Joshua MARTIN Rhys ARMSTRONG 12 Thomas YOUNG Quinn MA’AELOPA 12/14 Rayne HORRIGAN Royce TOUT 13 Denzal TONISE Jordan LATHAM 13 Timothy ROBINSON (C) Harrison COSKERIE 13 Moses MANU 14 Jackson GARLICK 8FrancisLALOUATUI 14 Dylan IZZARD 14 Mitchell HYDE 14 Jak CANNELL, 18 Josiah TULUA 15 Kisi TAULANI 16 Dominic TIMOTEO 16 Brandon RAELI 15 Nicholas KASSIS 16 Jack MITCHELL 19 Matthew GREEN 16 Auzzie TUWHANGAI 17 Eddie FAALUA 17 Mosese FAEAMANI 16 Dayne VETTE-WELSH 17 Dean MILROY 20 Joshua NORTON, 21 Nathan DOUET 17 Jake STEADMAN 20 Benjamin MATHIOU 19 Rhys SCIGLITANO 31 Nicholas WALKER 19 Jayson GERECS 22 Taku SIMON, 23 Tai LAUTI 24 Maverick TWEEDIE 20 Jesse JACKSON Nike Aaron ZAMMIT Brad PRIOR Brett COOK Trevor SCHODEL Darren BAKER Chris YATES

STMARYSVMOUNTIES ASQUITHVWESTS Robert VAI 1 John KENNEDY Braeden BATISTE 1 Kieran WYLD Ethan McPHERSON 2 Jordan MARTIN Michael PEARSALL 2/3 Junior MAPESONE Geoff DANIELA 3 Omar SLAIMANKHEL Asher VEAMATAHAU 3/2 Kelsey COAKES Etuate QIONIMACAWA 4 Anthony BRISTOW Joshua FRASER 4 Inno INOSESIO Blake McDERMOTT 5 Shannon CHAPMAN Jake MAIZEN 5 Pulonga KAVAEFIAFI Aiden GLANVILLE 23/6 Riley TRAVERS 6/18 Kurt ALDRIDGE Lazarus BROWN 7 Maurice KENNEDY Matthew PLACE 7 Brendan WATERS (C) Antonio TAUILIILI PELESASA 8 Joshua SAUNDERS-JONES Will SOLWAY 8 Avia MINUTE Reece GOLDSMITH 9 Jake ATTARD (C) 9 Luke WILLIAMS Thomas ROMER 10 Mitchell KENNEDY Robert TULIATU 10/19 James MIRCESKI Dylan FUAD 11 Sonny BRISTOW Vondel WILLIAMS-LIOLEVAVE 11 Thomas MORRISON Jake GILLETT-GOW 12 Jarrett BOLAND Jacob SAMOA 12 David MINUTE Nathan SMITH (C) 13 Steven TAVITA Kurt HORTON 13/17 Temata RANGI 6JakeTOBY 15 Matthew WHITEHOUSE 15 Niko APELU 14 Daniel PETRALIA 14 Shanan WOOD 16 William MATAKA 16 Joshua HALL 16 Zane ELSLEY 19 Tevita MAPAPALANGI 18 Thomas BARTLEY 17 Jonathan GRIMES 20 Kilifi TIA-KILIFI 20 Veta Henry SEUMANU 19 Jacob MAYER 18 Tuki JACKSON 25 Va’enuku VATUVEI 20 Maile LI, 21 Roman IOELU Hills District centre Sean Walpole in action Newspix last weekend.

Brad DREW Jarred FARLOW Pat WEISNER Nathan WATERS PHOTO: Review: SaintssufferandOwlscontinuetoslide ENTWORTHVILLEprovedwhy bottom with a win over Brothers, RDavies,BHenrytries;Henry7goals)D. ST MARYS Wthey’re top of the table with but they’ll face a much tougher test 14 (J Vaegaau, J Gillet-Gow tries; A Glanville 3 goals). adominantdisplayagainstStMarys. inWentythisweekend,whileawin CABRAMATTA 24 (H Ashcroft, J Wormleaton, M Manu, SKieltries;JRafferty-Butfield4goals)D. GUILDFORD Centre Nathan Milone finished with againstBlacktowncouldsendGlebe- 14 (D Lotu 2, D Reardon tries; R Longbottom goal). ahat-trickafterscoringtwotriesin Burwood as high as second by the HILLS DISTRICT 34 (D McKeever-King, B Pelligra, T as many minutes. endoftheweek. Perrin, B Falcone, J Flavell, P Eni tries; H McWilliam 3, Mountiesmovedintothirdwith MHyde,NHollidaygoals)D. PENRITH BROTHERS 24 abigwinoftheirownoverWests, MOUNTIES 36 (S Chapman, O Slaimankhekl, A Bristow, (H Coskerie 2, M Tuavao, K Falls tries; Falls 4 goals). ASQUITH 30 (AVeamatahau2,BIlett,JMaizen,J leap-frogging Guildford following their SBristow,JBoland,JLuani,JMartintries;MKennedy4 goals) D. WESTERN SUBURBS 18 (K Aldridge, P Pakoti, Fraser,MBaileytries;Veamatahau,TBrown,KHorton loss to Cabramatta. ZElsleytries;Aldridge3goals).WENTWORTHVILLE 58 goals) D. GLEBE-BURWOOD 10 (J Garlick, J Topai-Aveai Hills District edged away from the (N Milone 3, J Minhinnick 2, A Gafa 2, B Cook, A Miski, tries; J Marschke goal).

55 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 Cook tries;JEllis3goals;Ellisfieldgoal)D. WIGAN 18 (S Tomkins, T JERSEY FLEGG Davies, L Marshall tries; Tomkins 3 goals). CATALANS 28 (K Edwards 2,LTierney,FYaha,SLangi,JDrinkwatertries;Drinkwater2goals) D. LEEDS 25 (J Walker, L Briscoe, L Sutcliffe, C Smith tries; Sutcliffe 4 Round 13 goals; Sutcliffe field goal). ROOSTERS 42 (FBaker3,KKoro,AKepaoa,MBaker,DStojanovski, LLamtries;JFrei5goals)D. PARRAMATTA 16 (N Aukafolau, S TEAM P W L D F A DIFF PTS NORTH SYDNEY V CANTERBURY Utoikamanu,TAfutries;TSapienza2goals).PENRITH 10 (D Laurie, ST HELENS 18 16 2 0 581 226 355 32 BTootries;BHandsgoal)D. CANTERBURY 8 (B Wakeham try; Kyle TUKAPUA 1 Blake CLAYTON Wakeham 2 goals). NEWCASTLE 54 (S To’a 2, M Cooper 2, L Huth 2, CASTLEFORD 18 12 5 1 415 364 51 25 OManufetoa,THoy,BRusselltries;KDark9goals)D. WARRIORS Nicholas MOUGIOS 2 Frank KURESA 6 (P Turner try; C Harris-Tavita goal). ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 30 HULL FC 18 10 8 0 441 365 76 20 (J Gillard, T Sailor, M Johns, C Purcell, J Willis tries; Willis 5 goals) Jake TAGO 3 Isaiah TASS D. MANLY 10 (B Andrews, Z Weatherall tries; B Maarbani goal). LEEDS 18 7 10 1 347 381 -34 15 Ethan ABOU-GHAIDA 4 Jake AVERILLO MOUNTIES 26 (T McGrady 2, P Roache, H Young, D Medlyn tries; A Niko 3 goals) D. CRONULLA 16 (H Smith, B Manowski, C Tupou tries; CATALANS 18 7 11 0 323 440 -117 14 Sean SABUTEY 5 Malachi MORGAN BTrindall2goals).WESTSTIGERS42(JTautaiolefua2,OSeufale2, B Wheelhouse, K McQuiggin, B Seufale tries; B Stevanovic 7 goals) D. HULL KR 18 4 13 1 321 476 -155 9 Kieran HAYMAN 6 Alex SEVE NORTH SYDNEY 16 (JTago2,KTukapuatries;KHayman2goals).

Kurtis PREECE 7 Brandon WAKEHAM TEAM P W D L B F A +/- PTS Kell O’BRIEN 8 Daniel SAKISI NEWCASTLE 13 11 2 9 9 432 236 196 22 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP PENRITH 12 10 2 0 274 186 1 88 22 TORONTO 64 (BWallace3,LKay2,NRawsthorne2,GO’Brien,B Matthew FRENCH 9 Zac HETHERINGTON CRONULLA 12 8 2 2 1 249 227 22 20 Beswick, M Russell, A Sidlow tries; O’Brien 7 goals) D. BARROW Samuel LILOMAIAVA 10 Kayne KALACHE 0. FEATHERSTONE 40 (I Hardman 2, J Hardcastle 2, A Thackeray 2,LBriscoetry;Hardman6goals)D. SHEFFIELD 6 (S Pick try; C Lennox WHITTAKER 11 Javvier PITOVAO Aston goal).LEIGH58(GHall2,DHutchison2,HHansen,LHood,K Larroyer,BThompson,DMortimer,RBaileytries;BReynolds9goals) Cameron YEATES 12 Dalton SMITH D. DEWSBURY 12 (ABrown,RWardtries;PSykes2goals).HALIFAX 50 (BMoore2,JWoodburn-Hall,JSaltonstall,WSharp,SMurrell,B Corey KURNOTH 13 Sam RADOVU Johnston,SGrady,EMorristries;STryrer7goals)D. BATLEY 12 (A 14 Luke HODGE 14 Ryan GRAY, 15 Matthew DOOREY Gledhill,JBrowntries;DScott2goals).TOULOUSE 70 (W Barthau 15 Rhys WARD 16 Elie EL- ZAKHEM 3,MKriouache2,MKheirallah2,CMika,BCanet,JFord,BAder,M 16 Darcy HARDMAN 17 Jacob WINTERSTEIN Puech, C Bouzinac tries; Kheirallah 8, Barthau goals) D. ROCHDALE 17 Jubilee SOLOA 19 Zac SADDLER 14 (LHatton,JFoxtries;TWhittaker3goals).LONDON 58 (J Sammut 20 Pule SUA, 21 Nikau WILLIAMS ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE 2,AWalker,KDixon,EKear,RWilliams,APewhairangi,JCunningham, 22 Jonty TIMOTI MDavis,JPittstries;Dixon8,Sammutgoals)D. SWINTON 22 (J WAKEFIELD 44 (BTupou2,TJohnstone,RLyne,BJones-Bishop, Brown 3, C Hankinson tries; Hankinson 3 goals). Willie LEYSHON Brad HENDERSON R Hampshire, J Batchelor, T Arona tries; Batchelor 4, Hampshire goals) D. 22 (SMarsh,RInce,AGerrard,DWalkertries;T TEAM P W L D F A DIFF PTS Gilmore 3 goals). CASTLEFORD 19 (Q Laulu-Togagae, M Shenton, M TORONTO 18161162428434033

FEATHERSTONE 18 13 5 0 622 352 270 26

NRL TOUCH FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP LONDON 18 12 6 0 743 356 387 24

BATLEY 18 7 11 0 417 530 -113 14

KnightsvEels SHEFFIELD 18 5 13 0 341 657 -316 10 McDONALD JONES STADIUM, SATURDAY, 3:10PM SWINTON 18 2 14 2 301 660 -359 6 MEN’S Knights: 1LukeTonegato,2MatthewTope, Eels: 1GeorgiePalau,2JordanHoro,4Daniel 4LincolnLittle,5DanielLangbridge,6Jack Barton,5JedIbbotson,6DylanHennessey,7 NSW COUNTRY Edwards,7DylanThompson,8AlexLangbridge,9 JordanMarshall-King,8SimonLang,9Kyle BartHill,10MatthewProwse,11JakeFitzpatrick, Jermyn,11AlexNicholls,12KaiSimbolon, 14 Scott Bundy, 15 Tom Dafter, 16 Mitchell Wilton 13 Marley Simbolon, 15 Mark Roberts, NORTHERN RIVERS 16 Caidyn Wynyard BALLINA12D.TWEEDCOAST10,MARISTBROS50D.KYOGLE4, WOMEN’S CUDGEN 46 D. EVANS HEAD 4, MULLUMBIMBY 66 D. LOWER CLARENCE18,MURWILLUMBAH42.DBYRONBAY8. Knights: 2JessicaPotts,3EmilyHennessey,4 Eels: 1ZaraNicholas,2LucyMcDonald,3Chloe POINTS: Cudgen19,TweedCoast19,Mullumbimby19,Murwillumbah16, Rhiannon Podmore, 5 Madison Crowe, 6 Ainsley Cheney, 5 Laura Peattie, 6 Danielle Davis, 7 Tayla Ballina 14, Casino 12, Marist Bros 11, Byron Bay 6, Evans Head 6, Lower Hughes,8SianFilipo,10AmyRegal,11Elise Clifford,8RachelleDavis,10SamanthaRodgers, Clarence 6, Kyogle 4, Northern Utd 0. Wilson,12LilyGoodchild,13AmyDufour,14 11YasminMeakes,12BrittneyClifford,13Aaliyah Sophie Broadhead, 15 Rachel Jeffs, 16 Taryn Love Paki, 14 Elesha Te Paa, 16 Faith Nathan GROUP 2 SAWTELL60D.NAMBUCCAHEADS16,GRAFTON68D. BroncosvCowboys MACKSVILLE 6, 88 D. SOUTH GRAFTON 18. POINTS: Graton 16, Orara Valley 16, Coffs Harbour 14, Sawtell 14, SUNCORP STADIUM, SATURDAY, 3:15PM Macksville 12, South Grafton 10, Nambucca Heads 4. WOMEN’S Broncos: 2SavannahPratten,3Samantha Cowboys: 1ToriCarter,2RaeBarker,4Georgina ILLAWARRA Hopkin,5KateeMaller,6HayleyMaddick,7Mia Harris,6JessicaBourke,7RebeccaGoulding, BERKELEY 36 D. CORRIMAL 24, 28 D. HELENSBURGH Johnstone,8RebeccaLapraik,9PaigeParker, 9AnnaHicks,10BrittneyBrown,11Tamara 24,THIRROUL20D.WESTS16. 10 Kimberley Sue See, 12 Catherine Sargent, 13 Hussey, 12 Abby King, 13 Hagiga Mosby, 14 Naomi POINTS: Wests 13, Collegians 13, Dapto 12, Thirroul 12, Berkeley 8, Tahlia Rolph, 15 Rachel Walsh, 16 Melanie Wilks, Parslow, 15 Rylie Seamark, 16 Indianna Tillett Helensburgh4,Corrimal2. 20 Brooke English MEN’S GROUP 6 Broncos: 1TimBaartz,2TommyQuinlivan,3 Cowboys: 1MichaelLaw,2ShaunFrancis,3 CodyGreen,6JustinOtto,7SeanHooper,8 TrevorMoran,4DaveZanette,5DamonMoore, CAMDEN 24 D. NARELLAN 22, MITTAGONG 64 D. MOSS VALE 6, SamuelCarmody,9MitchellDeRossi,10Liam 6DanielWithers,7JaydenBenbow,8Kristian PICTON 36 D. THIRLMERE 8. Bauer,11ConnorHarvey,12HaydenMoffat,13 Congoo,9JustinCridland,10LachlanPierce,11 POINTS: Picton 16, Thirlmere 16, Mittagong 14, The Oaks 14, Camden 13, David Sen, 14 Adam Russell, 16 James Courtney Jared Townson, 12 Lachlan Hoch, 16 Cormac Hoch Narellan 10, City Roos 8, Moss Vale 7, Oakdale 2.

56 BIG LEAGUE 2018 Round 16 GROUP 7 GROUP 16 SUNSHINE COAST WOMEN’S GERRINGONG40D.NOWRABOMADERRY24,SHELLHARBOUR BOMBALA44D.BATEMANSBAY12,MORUYA 46 D. NAROOMA 6, KAWANA 38 D. SOUTH BURNETT 6, CABOOLTURE 56 D. SHARKS 44 D. BERRY SHOALHAVEN 12, MILTON ULLADULLA BEGA 34 D. MERIMBULA-PAMBULA 12. NAMBOUR 4. 22 D. STINGRAYS 18, JAMBEROO 30 D. ALBION PARK-OAK POINTS: Bega18,Moruya17,Bombala15,Merimbula-Pambula 12, POINTS: Kawana 29, Caboolture 28, South Burnett 23, Nambour 17, FLATS10,KIAMA28D.WARILLALAKESOUTH18. Batemans Bay 10, Narooma 8, Cooma 8. Noosa 14. POINTS: WarillaLakeSouth16,Kiama16,ShellharbourSharks 16,Gerringong14,AlbionPark-OakFlats10,Jamberoo10,Milton Ulladulla 8, Nowra Bomaderry 6, Berry Shoalhaven 4, Stingrays 0. GROUP 20 SOUTH BURNETT TULLIBIGEAL LAKE CARGELLIGO 42 D. LEETON 28, WEST WYALONG NANANGO 54 D. KINGAROY 12, CHERBOURG 56 D. WONDAI 0. 44 D. DARLINGTON POINT 12, YENDA 68 D. HAY 6, YANCO WAMOON POINTS: Nanango 14, Kingaroy 10, Murgon 8, Cherbourg 8, Wondai 0. GROUP 8 50 D. GRIFFITH 36. GOULBURN 32 D. GUNGAHLIN 18, YASS 38 D. BELCONNEN UTD POINTS: Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo 18, Waratahs 16, Yenda 16, West 18,WESTBELCONNEN14D.BLUES4,ROOS22DREWWODEN CENTRAL BURNETT VALLEY 22. Wyalong 12, Yanco Wamoon 11, Leeton 10, Griffith 10, Darlington Point 5, Hay 2. MUNDUBBERA68D.BIGGENDEN4,GAYNDAH68D.EIDSVOLD10. POINTS: Tuggeranong 18, West Belconnen 18, Yass 16, Roos 15, POINTS: Mundubbera 14, Gayndah 12, Biggenden 5, Eidsvold 1 Blues 14, Woden Valley 13, Goulburn 10, Gungahlin 4, Belconnen Utd 2. GROUP 21 DENMAN 30 D. GRETA BRANXTON 18, SINGLETON 23 D. ABERDEEN NORTHERN DISTRICTS 22,MUSWELLBROOK34D.SCONE18. AVONDALE 14 DREW MIRIAM VALE 14, SOUTH KOLAN 38 D. AGNES GROUP 9 WATER 24. BROTHERS34D.JUNEE12,TUMUT26D.ROOS14,TEMORA POINTS: Aberdeen 16, Scone 14, Muswellbrook 14, Singleton 9, Denman 23D.YOUNG22,COOTAMUNDRA30D. 24, 6, Greta Branxton 1. POINTS: Miriam Vale 15, South Kolan 8, Avondale 7, Agnes Water 2. SOUTHCITY28D.GUNDAGAI14. POINTS: Brothers 18, Southcity 16, Junee 12, Tumut 12, BUNDABERG Cootamundra 12, Gundagai 10, Roos 8, Temora 6, Albury 4, Young 2. QLD COUNTRY WALLAROOS 34 D. WESTS 6, BROTHERS 76 D. HERVEY BAY 0, EASTS36D.MARYBOROUGHBROTHERS6,WAVES26D.ISIS6. GROUP 10 SEQSENIORWOMEN’S POINTS: Waves19,Wallaroos18,Isis14,Wests13, Easts 10, Brothers 10, MaryboroughBrothers2,HerveyBay2. ST PATS 46 D. BLAYNEY 22, OBERON 36 D. LITHGOW 10, EASTS TIGERS 56 D. TOOWOOMBA 0, BURLEIGH 16 D. BROTHERS 6, ORANGE CYMS 38 D. MUDGEE 28, HAWKS 36 D. COWRA 14. SOUTHS 28 D. WESTS 24. POINTS: Hawks18,Cowra15,OrangeCYMS15,Panthers14, POINTS: Easts 29, Easts 28, Wests 25, Brothers 24, Souths Magpies 24, BUNDABERG WOMEN’S Oberon 13, St Pats 12, Mudgee 7, Lithgow 7, Blayney 5. Toowoomba 14. BROTHERS 28 D. ISIS 6, WAVES 16 D. HERVEY BAY 6. POINTS: Brothers 13, Hervey Bay 8, Waves 8, Isis 3. GROUP 11 IPSWICH DUBBO CYMS 58 D. NARROMINE 6, PARKES 30 D. DUBBO EASTERN COBRAS 24 D. WEST END 20, SWIFTS 34 D. BROTHERS 14, MACQUARIE26,WELLINGTON26D.NYNGAN20,FORBES46 NORTHS36D.GOODNA28. EMUPARK42D.VALLEYS38,ROCKHAMPTONBROTHERS50D. D. WESTSIDE 20. POINTS: Swifts 36, Fassifern 36, Brothers 32, Norths 31, Goodna 24, BILOELA 6, NORTHS 30 D. GLADSTONE BROTHERS 0, TANNUM 60 D. POINTS: DubboCYMS16,Wellington12,Parkes12,Forbes10, Eastern Cobras 24, West End 20. WOORABINDA 10, 104 D. FITZROY/GRACEMERE 0. Westside 6, Dubbo Macquarie 5, Nyngan 3, Narromine 0. POINTS: Yeppoon26,RockhamptonBrothers20,Norths18,Biloela16, GOLD COAST Emu Park 16, Valleys 10, Woorabinda 8, Gladstone Brothers 6, Tannum CASTLEREAGH LEAGUE RUNAWAYBAY18D.CURRUMBIN16,TUGUN24D.ORMEAU22, 6, Fitzroy 0. TWEEDHEADS34D.BILAMBIL28,BURLEIGH38D.SOUTHPORT12. GULGONG 40D.COBAR22,GILGANDRA26D.COONAMBLE18, BINNAWAY26D.DUNEDOO18,TRANGIE38D.BARADINE30. POINTS: Currumbin26,TweedHeads24,Southport22,Tugun 22, ROCKHAMPTON WOMEN’S POINTS: Gulgong 18, Dunedoo 14, Gilgandra 14, Trangie 14, RunawayBay21,Burleigh18,Bilambil 14, Ormeau 10. ROUND 13: BROTHERS 36 D. WALLABYS 12, EMU PARK 36 D. VALLEYS 0, NORTHS 20 D. CALLIOPE 8, TANNUM 38 D. Binnaway12,Cobar10,Coonamble8,Baradine 6. TOOWOOMBA WOORABINDA 0. POINTS: Tannum 22, Wallabys 20, Brothers 16, Emu Park 14, Norths 10, OAKEY29D.BROTHERS20,DALBY34D.PITTSWORTH20,WATTLES 46 D. GOONDIWINDI 32, VALLEYS 50 D. SOUTHS 16, WARWICK 24 D. Yeppoon 8, Woorabinda 8, Calliope 4, Valleys 0. BURRANGONG 44 D. PEAK HILL 14, TRUNDLE 36 D. HIGHFIELDS 20. CARGO 32, EUGOWRA 106 D. CONDOBOLIN 12, GRENFELL 39 POINTS: Valleys20,Wattles20,Warwick16,Dalby16,Highfields14, MACKAY D. MANILDRA 32. Gatton10,Pittsworth8,Goondiwindi4,Brothers 2, Souths 0. WHITSUNDAY 26 D. BROTHERS 12, SOUTHS 74 D. NORTHS 0, POINTS: Trundle 24, Grenfell 20, Manildra 18, Canowindra 17, MAGPIES50D.SARINA10,WESTS18D.MORANBAH10. Eugowra 15, Cargo 10, Burrangong 6, Condobolin 6, Peak Hill 4. ROMA & DISTRICT POINTS: Wests 20, Whitsunday 18, Moranbah 14, Souths 12, Brothers 11, Magpies 10,Sarina7,Norths0. CHINCHILLA 30D.REDBULLS14,MITCHELL36D.STGEORGE10. OUTBACK RL POINTS: Red Bulls 28, Chinchilla 28, Cities 20, Mitchell 16, Miles 8, St BOOMERANGS 18 DREW SAINTS 18, YABBIES 70 D. BROKEN George 4. MACKAY WOMEN’S HILLUTD0(FORFEIT),PARNTU70D.EAGLES0(FORFEIT). MORANBAH32D.SOUTHS6,MAGPIES66D.SARINA0,BROTHERS POINTS: Yabbies12,Boomerangs11,Saints9,Parntu6,Broken CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 60 D. WHITSUNDAY 0. Hill Utd -2, Eagles -2. NOTE: Two points deducted for forfeit as per POINTS: Moranbah 16, Brothers 14, Magpies 12, Souths 8, Whitsunday OutbackRLregulations. BLACKWATER CRUSHERS 44 D. EMERALD TIGERS 10, DYSART 2, Sarina 2. 34 D. EMERALD COWBOYS 12, BLUFF 86 D. MIDDLEMOUNT 0, SPRINGSURE 38 D. CLERMONT 24. CENTRAL COAST POINTS: Bluff20,Blackwater17,EmeraldTigers12,Dysart12, TOWNSVILLE &DISTRICT WOY WOY22D.KINCUMBER14,THEENTRANCE36D. Springsure11,Clermont10,Middlemount4,EmeraldCowboys2. CHARTERS TOWERS 32 D. NORTHS 22, HERBERT RIVER 58 D. OURIMBAH 26, ERINA 18 D. BERKELEY VALE 10, WYONG 26 D. BURDEKIN10,BROTHERS46D.CENTRALS28. TERRIGAL 16. CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WOMEN’S POINTS: Herbert River 36, Brothers 36, Centrals 28, Western Lions 24, POINTS: Wyong18,TheEntrance18,WoyWoy12,Toukley11, BLACKWATER 38D.EMERALDTIGERS20,DYSARTBULLS14D. Norths 16, Charters Towers 16, Burdekin 8. Kincumber 11, Terrigal 9, Erina 9, Ourimbah 8, Berkeley Vale 4. EMERALDCOWGIRLS10. POINTS: Blackwater 16, Emerald Tigers 12, Emerald Cowgirls 8, Dysart 6. NEWCASTLE CAIRNS &DISTRICT SUNSHINE COAST BROTHERS20D.KANGAROOS10,MOSSMAN56D.IVANHOES WESTS22D.MACQUARIESCORPIONS12,MAITLAND42 10,ATHERTON46D.TULLY16,MAREEBA44D.EDMONTON12, D.KURRIKURRI6,CENTRAL26D.CESSNOCK 14, SOUTH BEERWAH56D.GYMPIE0,KAWANA26D.CALOUNDRA12, BROTHERSINNISFAIL35D.YARRABAH28. NEWCASTLE26D.LAKESUNITED6. MAROOCHYDORE 52 D. NOOSA 16, CABOOLTURE 16 D. NAMBOUR 2. POINTS: Atherton 18, Brothers 17, Kangaroos 12, Mossman Port Douglas POINTS: LakesUnited10,KurriKurri8,Central8,Wests 8, Maitland POINTS: Beerwah50,Maroochydore47,Caboolture44, Nambour 41, 12, Brothers Innisfail 12, Tully 10, Ivanhoes 10, Southern Suburbs 8, 8, South Newcastle 6, Cessnock 6, Macquarie 6. Kawana 35, Caloundra 29, Noosa 17, Gympie 16. Yarrabah 7, Mareeba 4, Edmonton 0.

Round 16 BIG LEAGUE 2018 57 58 BIG LEAGUE 2018 LEAGUE 58 BIG AY OG KIHS 7074 0 70 27 84 75 0 5 0 3 33 36 30 1 3 3 86 0 96 41 0 1 40 TIGERS) (WESTS 4 MARSTERS ESAN (KNIGHTS) PONGA KALYN (WARRIORS) JOHNSON SHAUN (BULLDOGS) MBYE MOSES (COWBOYS) THURSTON JOHNATHAN CHERRY-EVANSDALY EAGLES) (SEA AAN SAO(RNO)4 779% 57 45 JAMAYNE (BRONCOS) ISAAKO 98 0 106 110 41 0 2 4 112 53 50 0 0 2 54 1 (TITANS) GORDON MICHAEL (RABBITOHS) REYNOLDS ADAM (SHARKS) TOWNSEND CHAD (STORM) SMITH CAMERON HDTWSN SAK)5 775% 67 82% 50 61 50 (SHARKS) TOWNSEND CHAD (ROOSTERS) MITCHELL LATRELL 111 3 50 123 1 2 124 45 0 8 50 6 (PANTHERS) MALONEY JAMES (BRONCOS) ISAAKO JAMAYNE (ROOSTERS) MITCHELL LATRELL AE AOE PNHR)5 886% 75% 58 71 50 53 (PANTHERS) MALONEY JAMES (RABBITOHS) REYNOLDS ADAM 132 0 54 6 (RAIDERS) CROKER JARROD ARDCOE RIES 46 79% 86% 68 63 80% 54 84 54 67 (RAIDERS) CROKER JARROD (STORM) SMITH CAMERON (DRAGONS) WIDDOP GARETH 147 1 67 3 (DRAGONS) WIDDOP GARETH POINTSCORERS TOP O GOALKICKERS TOP NEW Queensland 34/41 Rates: Completion 3from3,ValentineHolmes(Queensland)1from3Goalkickers: Judges: Touch Referee: Assistant Referee: Off: Sent Bin: Sin Penalties: Scrums: Crowd: Half-time: Holmes1goal)DaneGagai20’,WillChambers63’tries; Valentine ii27/37 Rates: Completion Raiwalui(Fiji)0from15from5,SitiveniMoceidreke(Fiji)1from2,HenryGoalkickers: Judges: Touch Referee: Off: Sent Bin: Sin Penalties: Scrums: Crowd: Half-time: SuliasiVunivalu69’tries;SitiveniMoceidreke goals) 5 14 Martin Rhyse FIJI D. tries; 39’ Olam Justin 18’, Page 26 GUINEA NEW PAPUA PAPUANEWGUINEAvFIJI 1 goal) 3goals) Cordner31’,LatrellMitchell50’tries;JamesMaloney 18 WALES SOUTH NEW OT AE QUEENSLAND v WALES SOUTH 82,223 17,802 .QENLN 14 QUEENSLAND D. James Roberts (New South Wales) 69’ Wales) South (New Roberts James Nil NewSouthWales7-5 ii7-5 Fiji eadSutton Gerard atCecchin Matt Nil Nil Trn hlis3’ acl oty 54’, Montoya Marcelo 33’, Phillips (Tyrone uesad8-6 Queensland ii7-6 Fiji NewSouthWales12-10 au New Guinea 26-4 Papua ae aoe NwSuhWales) South (New Maloney James hs atn(au e Guinea) New (Papua Martin Rhyse ikBahl rt Suttor Brett Beashel, Nick ihe ie ae Badger Kasey Wise, Michael 29/37, 29/37, Guinea New Papua New South Wales 32/36, 32/36, Wales South New slyKlein Ashley Round 16 Round Js doCr 5,Boyd 25’, Addo-Carr (Josh (JuniorRau(2)14’37’,Luke VlnieHle 13’, Holmes (Valentine OL TEPS% ATTEMPTS GOALS TGFGPTS The Raiders have lost nine of their past 10 games at Suncorp Stadium. Suncorp 10 at games past their of nine lost have Raiders The Prior 33271033100Klemmer 36200098611 OSESvPNHR 10,078 vPANTHERS ROOSTERS PeacheyJTrbojevic 1150065400 6031101511610 77% 78% 39 80% 46 41 30 36 77% 33 73% 52 56 40 (WARRIORS) JOHNSON SHAUN 41 TIGERS) (WESTS MARSTERS ESAN (BULLDOGS) MBYE MOSES CHERRY-EVANSDALY EAGLES) (SEA (COWBOYS) THURSTON JOHNATHAN a i3619001414000Maki ae4 8211 4 0 1 142 14 1 2 28 42 8028401311700Putt Page Albert 8019302800Lam 36183097000Minoga 80312129610Rau 801210129710 MICHAEL COWBOYS IC OE EL)2 675% 36 27 (EELS) MOSES MITCH oa 00352 7 4877 7 1408 177 3 28 335 1040 Total Interchange MaloneyRobertsTTrbojevic 80104098000 7119301410400EELS CROWDS 80810158410 MARTIN 15 DAVID 199 2,978 JASON BLAKEFERGUSON(ROOSTERS) METRES RUNNING TOP oa 00373 6 4985 8 1439 161 4 36 327 1040 Total Brawa 3415001210300Interchange JAMES Frizell 63300086800 TOM KYLE KALYN OE UVS-HC WRIR)1921612 166 1,992 NENE WILL (WARRIORS) TUIVASA-SHECK ROGER KEN COREY ESAN JAKE AML WRIR)2021914 149 2,082 (WARRIORS) MAUMALO ROEI SAEGE)2201513 175 2,280 EAGLES) (SEA TRBOJEVIC OOT BLDG)1931214 142 1,983 (BULLDOGS) HOPOATE vRABBITOHS ROEI SAEGE)1921114 141 1,972 EAGLES) (SEA TRBOJEVIC ED CWOS ,4 3 15 137 2,048 (COWBOYS) FELDT ADNL DAOS ,7 4 14 141 1,977 (DRAGONS) MACDONALD ASES(ET IES ,6 3 15 131 1,969 TIGERS) (WESTS MARSTERS LME BLDG)2441514 175 2,454 (BULLDOGS) KLEMMER OG KIHS ,4 5 15 150 2,249 (KNIGHTS) PONGA AMLL CWOS ,8 7 15 172 2,587 (COWBOYS) TAUMALOLO AE BOCS ,5 5 13 150 1,951 (BRONCOS) OATES EEC ROTR)2561114 181 2,536 (ROOSTERS) TEDESCO APU(E ALS ,1 6 15 161 2,418 EAGLES) (SEA TAUPAU ODN(IAS 15 82% 50 41 (TITANS) GORDON AROS11,062 WARRIORS v

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Offloads 12 tries in his past 11 past 12 inhis games. tries

PHOTOS: NRLPhotos.com: Scott Davis (Thurston); Nathan Hopkins (Bulldogs) VRG E AE16,164 GAME PER AVERAGE OA 88,757 11,095 14,803 10,237 YEAR GAME PER AVERAGE TOTAL TIGERS v RAIDERS WESTS STORM v KNIGHTS ODCATTTN 9,704 11,213 12,177 17,349 TITANS COAST GOLD 15,625 RAIDERS CANBERRA 13,125 EELS PARRAMATTA 13,669 13,808 SYDNEY SHARKS CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND 18,653 EAGLES WARRINGAH SEA MANLY COWBOYS QUEENSLAND NORTH 19,536 PANTHERS PENRITH WESTS 18,748 17,552WARRIORS CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS STORM MELBOURNE DRAGONS ILLAWARRA GEORGE ST 20,876 KNIGHTS NEWCASTLE SOUTHSYDNEYRABBITOHS BRISBANE AVERAGES HOME CLUB HRSvBOCS14,587 6,874 13,069 BRONCOS v SHARKS EAGLES SEA v DRAGONS TITANS v BULLDOGS Completion Rates: SioSiuaTaukeiaho(Tonga)5from8Goalkickers: Judges: Touch Referee: Off: Sent Bin: Sin Penalties: Scrums: Crowd: Half-time: tries; 64’ Taufua 56’, Jorge MasonLino3goals) May Tyrone 51’, Lafai Tim goals) 5 Taukeiaho DanielTupou32’,TevitaTatola43’tries;SioSiuaHurrell15’,RobertJennings24’,WillHopoate29’, 38 TONGA SAMOA NLN 36 ENGLAND NEWZEALANDvENGLAND Goalkickers: Judges: Touch Referee: Off: Sent Bin: Sin Penalties: Scrums: Crowd: Half-time: Isaako 3 goals) Jamayne tries; 10’ Marsters Esan 18 ZEALAND John 65’, Bateman80’tries;GarethWiddop6goals) Makinson Thomas 60’, Connor Jake 33’, nln 30/36 England Rates: Completion JamesGraham(England)0from13from3,GarethWiddop(England)6from7, ODT OA 1,875,056 TOTAL DATE TO IES17,249 TIGERS OSES12,337 ROOSTERS RNO 30,387 BRONCOS 17,802 19,320 Nil Nil og 4-3 Tonga nln 7-6 England rn Atkins Grant e Thaler Ben vTONGA Nil Nil Slv aii9,AaHnao1’ Konrad 12’, Hingano Ata 9’, Havili (Siliva Tonga 10-4 Tonga England 10-3 og 30-6 Tonga e eln 12-10 Zealand New (DallinWatene-Zelezniak(2)29’69’, (ElliottWhitehead(2)39’53’,RyanHall MasonLino(Samoa)3from4, JamayneIsaako(NewZealand) hi ulr hi Sutton Chris Butler, Chris hi edl,CrsMcMillan Chris Kendall, Chris .SMA22 SAMOA D. Samoa 24/34, Tonga 31/37 24/34, Samoa New Zealand 20/32, 20/32, Zealand New UU Bulldogs prop David Klemmer has never lost against Newcastle. against lost never has Klemmer David prop Bulldogs JmsGvt2’, Gavet (James .NEW D. AROS403 385 389 398 TITANS COAST GOLD STORM MELBOURNE WARRIORS COMPLETED RSAEBOCS403 416 422 423 411 424 453 417 BRONCOS BRISBANE EAGLES WARRINGAH SEA MANLY 425 PANTHERS PENRITH 439 431 436 BULLDOGS CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN KNIGHTS NEWCASTLE ROOSTERS SYDNEY EELS PARRAMATTA DRAGONS ILLAWARRA GEORGE ST SHARKS CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND COWBOYS QUEENSLAND NORTH RABBITOHS SYDNEY SOUTH TIGERS WESTS SETS aaii8 01 21211 1 102 12 0 12 30 80 Papali’i Kasiano 300022400 ae 92 21202 0 112 12 1 6 20 39 Gavet 80174198311May Lafai 806111015303 AhMauGriffin 31240065512 22120021800 GodinetAloiaiInterchange 40272065510 54217031601 Crichton 805001211910 Interchange Martin 801030119002Hiku 80193144610Isaako 807111311821 oa 00366 5 581 13 10 1518 150 5 66 336 1040 Total oa 00315 6 721 29 11 1722 165 7 50 321 1040 Total Waerea-Hargreaves53345088301 aie5 7101 0 1 0 106 10 0 3 1 1 27 143 13 55 0 3 35 55 Tapine Asofa-Solomona

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Minutes played Missedtackles ▼ Totaltackles YNYROTR 74% 74% 76% 76% TRYSCORERS 75%TOP 75% 76% 79% 78% ROOSTERS SYDNEY 76% STORM MELBOURNE 79% EAGLES WARRINGAH SEA MANLY 79% 77% COWBOYS QUEENSLAND NORTH CANBERRA RAIDERS EELS 79% PARRAMATTA SHARKS CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND TITANS COAST GOLD DRAGONS ILLAWARRA GEORGE ST PANTHERS PENRITH SOUTH WARRIORS BRONCOS BRISBANE 79% TIGERS WESTS KNIGHTS NEWCASTLE CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS Line-breaks 611 10 10 12 DANIEL ALVARO (EELS) 14 12 JAKE TACKLERS TOP (ROOSTERS) FERGUSON BLAKE (COWBOYS) FELDT KYLE (RABBITOHS) JENNINGS ROBERT (SHARKS) HOLMES VALENTINE (STORM) ADDO-CARR JOSH DAVID COMPLETION Missedtackles

Totalhit-ups/runs 642 (ROOSTERS) FRIEND UIUA(AROS 15 (WARRIORS) FUSITU’A Line-breaks 78% RABBITOHS SYDNEY UU Metresgained

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Offloads WhiteheadGraham 5125101110111Hill Lomax 61395099100 3584053800 6421311215604 Percival 80112098801 oa 00294 8 86713 7 1846 182 4 44 269 1040 Total TaylorTBurgess 39241087501Interchange 4021401214910 17 9 1714 166 0 7 0 McGillvary 46 119 298 15 1040 0 0 35 53 Total TatolaOfahengaue 801001919111 2180167100Interchange LoloheaMJenningsTupou 80157031401 802111413640 801421813400 iia4 5201 2 5 1 120 14 0 2 25 47 TaukeiahoFifita 8023801614013 Fonua-Blake 4419001518300

Minutesplayed AE IHRHRI PNHR)54 56 (PANTHERS) FISHER-HARRIS JAMES CHAD TIGERS) (WESTS ROCHOW ROBBIE YOEPAHY(ATES 17 17 (PANTHERS) PEACHEY TYRONE EAGLES) (SEA TAUPAU MARTIN AEO cNE DAOS 17 22 COEN (DRAGONS) McINNES CAMERON 23 AARON (SHARKS) FIFITA ANDREW JAKETRBOJEVIC(SEAEAGLES) 61 98 11 BEN 12 (COWBOYS) THURSTON JOHNATHAN 12 LUKE 14 (PANTHERS) MALONEY JAMES (ROOSTERS) FERGUSON BLAKE JOSH (WARRIORS) FUSITU’A DAVID CODY (BRONCOS) OATES COREY (RAIDERS) COTRIC NICK LINE-BREAKS MOST AEGAVLE(OBY)580 589 (COWBOYS) GRANVILLE JAKE TIGERS) (WESTS EISENHUTH MATT AIDAN OTPENALTIES MOST TACKLES MISSED MOST Totaltackles Minutesplayed UT(RGN)60 (DRAGONS) HUNT ROS(ET IES 62 TIGERS) (WESTS BROOKS DOCR SOM 11 (STORM) ADDO-CARR Round 16 Round AKR(ABTH)12 (RABBITOHS) WALKER ES(OBY)17 (COWBOYS) HESS ONED(HRS 55 (SHARKS) TOWNSEND URA(NGT)593 (KNIGHTS) GUERRA

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