Round 1
Results
St George 24
(P. Blake, N. Goldthorpe, S. Gourley, J. Hardy tries; I. Herron 3, N. Goldthorpe goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 18 (S. Whereat 2, R. Silva tries; B. Smith 3 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Fri, 11th March. Scrums: St George 10-6. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 18,210.
Date: Fri, 11th March. Scrums: St George 10-6. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 18,210.
North Sydney 33
(G. Florimo 2, D. Hall 2, M. Fenech, J. Taylor tries; J. Taylor 4 goals; J. Taylor field goal) defeated Balmain 22 (T. Brasher 2, M. Edwards, W. Robinson tries; G. Bourke 3 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: 8-all. Penalties: Balmain 7-5. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 8,119.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: 8-all. Penalties: Balmain 7-5. Referee: Steve Clark. Crowd: 8,119.
Brisbane 16
(A. Cann, W. Carne, T. Matterson tries; T. Matterson 2 goals) drew with Parramatta 16 (M. Buettner, S. Galbraith tries; K. Blackett 4 goals) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: Parramatta 9-7. Penalties: 4-all. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 31,701.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: Parramatta 9-7. Penalties: 4-all. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 31,701.
Cronulla 24
(R. Barnett 2, A. Ettingshausen, B. Sammut tries; E. Crossan 4 goals) defeated Canberra 16 (B. Clyde, J. Croker, L. Daley tries; D. Furner 2 goals) at Caltex Field.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: Cronulla 12-8. Penalties: 4-all. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 12,850.
Date: Sat, 12th March. Scrums: Cronulla 12-8. Penalties: 4-all. Referee: Graham Annesley. Crowd: 12,850.
Canterbury 26
(B. Dallas, C. Polla-Mounter, D. Smith, J. Williams tries; D. Halligan 5 goals) defeated Manly 20 (T. Hill, J. Olejnik, M. Ridge tries; M. Ridge 4 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Canterbury 5-4. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 17,782.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Canterbury 5-4. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Crowd: 17,782.
Manly:
Ridge, Elsegood, Moore, Hill, Hancock; Rogers, Lyons; Gillespie, Fulton, Carroll, Menzies, Alexander, Cunningham. Int: Olejnik, O'Donnell, Dunford, Gartner.
Canterbury:
Wilson, Williams, McCracken, Dallas, Halligan; Polla-Mounter, Lamb; Bella, Peats, Brokenshire, Pay, Smith, Dymock. Int: Newton, Gillies, Hetherington, Smith.
Penrith 18
(R. Girdler 2, B. Fittler, G. Freeman tries; R. Girdler goal) drew with Gold Coast 18 (W. Bartrim, R. Bussian, C. Mohr tries; A. Vowles 3 goals) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Gold Coast 7-5. Penalties: Gold Coast 8-6. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 6,864.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Gold Coast 7-5. Penalties: Gold Coast 8-6. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 6,864.
Newcastle 43
(P. Harragon 2, A. Johns 2, R. McCormack, A. Muir, M. Sargent tries; A. Johns 7 goals; A. Johns field goal) defeated Souths 14 (J. Corcoran, C. Field, P. Mellor tries; C. Field goal) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Halftime: Newcastle 21-6. Scrums: Newcastle 4-3. Penalties: Newcastle 12-4. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 12,614.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Halftime: Newcastle 21-6. Scrums: Newcastle 4-3. Penalties: Newcastle 12-4. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 12,614.
Western Suburbs 20
(P. Smith 2, S. Kearney tries; A. Leeds 4 goals) defeated Illawarra 14 (C. Dimond, N. Roy tries; R. Wishart 2, G. Keenan goals) at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Illawarra 5-4. Penalties: 8-all. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 6,101.
Date: Sun, 13th March. Scrums: Illawarra 5-4. Penalties: 8-all. Referee: Tim Mander. Crowd: 6,101.