NRL 2008

Round 1

Results

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View  Gold Coast 36 (J. Atkins 4, L. Bailey, A. Laffranchi tries; S. Prince 6 goals) defeated North Qld 18 (J. Thurston 2, B. Harris tries; J. Thurston 3 goals) at Skilled Park.
Date: Fri, 14th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Gold Coast 22-12.   Scrums: North Qld 7-4.   Penalties: Gold Coast 9-6.   Referee: Shayne Hayne.   Crowd: 26,974.
Gold Coast: Campbell, Jeffery, O'Dwyer, Delaney, Atkins; Rogers, Prince (C); Bailey (C), Friend, Hodgson, Laffranchi, Minichiello, Harrison. Int: Cannings, Conn, Graham, Amos.
North Qld: Bowen, Williams, Graham, Harris, Henry; Burns, Thurston (C); Cashmere, Payne, Webb, Southern, Smith, O'Donnell. Int: Lillyman, Faiumu, Scott, Tronc.
View  Sydney 34 (S. Sa 2, A. Tupou 2, S. Kenny-Dowall, N. Myles tries; C. Fitzgibbon 5 goals) defeated South Sydney 20 (N. Merritt 2, Y. Gordon, G. Paulson tries; I. Luke 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Fri, 14th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Sydney 24-4.   Scrums: South Sydney 10-8.   Penalties: South Sydney 7-3.   Referee: Tony Archer.   Crowd: 29,386.
South Sydney: Talanoa, Merritt, Vagana, Gordon, Paulson; Smith, Wing; Greenfield, Luke, Asotasi (C), Kidwell (C), Stuart, Sutton. Int: Paea, Widders, Manuokafoa, Lowe.
Sydney: Minichiello, Roberts, Grose, Sa, Kenny-Dowall; Anasta, Pearce; Shillington, Brown, O'Meley, Myles, Tupou, Fitzgibbon (C). Int: Mason, Paea, Soliola, Aubusson.
View  Parramatta 28 (F. Mateo 2, J. Reddy 2, E. Grothe tries; L. Burt 4 goals) defeated Bulldogs 20 (H. El Masri, L. Te Maari, W. Tonga tries; H. El Masri 4 goals) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Sat, 15th March.   Kickoff: 5:30 PM.   Halftime: Bulldogs 20-0.   Scrums: Parramatta 10-5.   Penalties: Parramatta 7-6.   Referee: Jason Robinson.   Crowd: 25,065.
Parramatta: Burt, Reddy, Inu, Tautai, Grothe; Mateo, Finch; Cayless (C), Riddell, Moimoi, Hindmarsh, Lowrie, Wagon. Int: Keating, Cordoba, Oake, Galuvao.
Bulldogs: Patten, El Masri, Winitana, Tonga, Utai; Roberts, Holdsworth; Hickey, Hughes, Tsoulos, Williams, Ryan (C), Te Maari. Int: Maitua, Cleal, Williams, Sullivan.
View  Cronulla 16 (B. Goodwin, B. Kearney tries; L. Covell 4 goals) defeated Manly 10 (M. Bani, A. Watmough tries; M. Orford goal) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sat, 15th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Cronulla 8-6.   Scrums: Manly 9-6.   Penalties: Manly 11-10.   Referee: Jared Maxwell.   Crowd: 15,424.
Manly: Stewart, Robertson, Bell, Vaealiki, Bani; Lyon, Orford (C); King, Ballin, Kite, Watmough, Stewart, Menzies. Int: Perry, Williamson, Cuthbertson, Bryant.
Cronulla: Kearney, Goodwin, Simmons, Pomeroy, Covell; Seymour, Kimmorley; Ross, De Gois, Douglas, Williams, Peek, Gallen (C). Int: Bird, Norrie, Anderson, Kingston.
View  Newcastle 30 (D. Buderus, K. Gidley, W. Naiqama, C. Vuna, D. Wicks tries; K. Gidley 5 goals) defeated Canberra 14 (A. Purtell 2, L. Withers tries; T. Carney goal) at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
Date: Sat, 15th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Newcastle 10-4.   Scrums: Canberra 9-7.   Penalties: Canberra 10-9.   Referee: Tony De Las Heras.   Crowd: 17,233.
Newcastle: Gidley, McManus, Naiqama, MacDougall, Vuna; Mullen, Dureau; Tolar, Buderus (C), Royal, Houston, Taia, Simpson. Int: Hilder, Paterson, Fa'aoso, Wicks.
Canberra: Zillman, Best, Graham, Monaghan, Purtell; Campese, Carney; Thompson, Withers, Logan, Chalk, Turner, Tongue (C). Int: Costigan, Miller, Tilse, Weyman.
View  Brisbane 48 (D. Boyd 3, G. Eastwood, J. Hodges, D. Lockyer, C. Parker tries; C. Parker 10 goals) defeated Penrith 12 (J. Sammut, N. Smith tries; J. Williams 2 goals) at Suncorp Stadium.
Date: Sun, 16th March.   Kickoff: 1:00 PM.   Halftime: Brisbane 22-6.   Scrums: Penrith 9-4.   Penalties: Brisbane 8-4.   Referee: Gavin Badger.   Crowd: 31,250.
Brisbane: Hunt, Robinson, Michaels, Hodges (C), Boyd; Stagg, Wallace; Hannant, Marsh, Clinton, Parker, Sims, Carroll. Int: Lockyer, Thaiday, Eastwood, Perry.
Penrith: Wesser, Rooney, Tighe, Blair, Jennings; Pritchard, Williams; Woolnough, Priddis, Civoniceva (C), Waterhouse, Puletua, Smith. Int: Sammut, Aiton, Worth, Puletua.
View  Wests Tigers 24 (R. Farah, L. Fulton, C. Lawrence, T. Moltzen tries; B. Hodgson 4 goals) defeated St George Illawarra 16 (M. Gasnier, K. Reynoldson, J. Soward tries; J. Soward 2 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 16th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Wests Tigers 18-4.   Scrums: Wests Tigers 10-5.   Penalties: St George Illawarra 9-5.   Referee: Sean Hampstead.   Crowd: 18,211.
Wests Tigers: Hodgson (C), Ryan, Halatau, Lawrence, Tagive; Marshall, Morris; Payten, Farah, Galloway, Te'o, Heighington, Fulton. Int: Moltzen, Galea, Payne, Harrison.
St George Illawarra: Morris, Nightingale, Gasnier (C), Cooper, Morris; Hornby, Soward; Poore, Woolford, Ryles, Scott, Creagh, Young. Int: Saffy, Reynoldson, Chase, Stanley.
View  Melbourne 32 (B. Slater 3, D. Johnson, S. Tagataese tries; C. Smith 5, S. Turner goals) defeated Warriors 18 (M. Vatuvei 2, J. Ropati tries; M. Witt 3 goals) at Telstra Dome.
Date: Mon, 17th March.   Kickoff: 7:00 PM.   Halftime: Melbourne 16-12.   Scrums: 6-all.   Penalties: Melbourne 12-7.   Referee: Ben Cummins.   Crowd: 20,084.
Melbourne: Slater, Turner, Chambers, Folau, Quinn; Aitken, Cronk; Lima, Smith (C), White, Smith, Hoffman, Johnson. Int: Geyer, Blair, Manu, Tagataese.
Warriors: Kirk, Ah Van, Tate, Ropati, Vatuvei; Witt, Rovelli; Rapira, Fien, Price (C), Mannering, Swann, Luck. Int: Hohaia, Tuimavave, Lauaki, Wiki.

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