thought for a change id start writing up about nrl as well as afl.
roosters vs south sydney aussie stadium friday night 730pm
souths return to the nrl was a disaster in a 40-6 loss to the roosters after traling 26-0 at half time.
bulldogs vs west tigers sydney showgroud saturday 3pm
tigers stun bulldogs 28-22 in the opening round of the season after leading 14-6 at half time.
newcastle vs northern eagles north power stadium 530pm saturday night
newcastle opened their title defence in style 38-12 over northern eagles (who resume as manly in 2003) it was over at half time 20-0.
melbourne vs canberra olympic park 800pm saturday night
storm got a lucky 16-12 win over canberra at home all the scoring in the first half except one penalty goal.
north queensland vs brisbane dairy farmers stadium 830pm saturday night
brisbane destroyed their queensland rivals 42-6 including a 34-0 second half.
parramata vs penrith at parramata stadium 230pm sunday
in the battle of last years runners up and wooden spooner penrith never stood a chance in a 64-6 loss.
sharks vs st george aussie stadium sunday 3pm
sharks opened their account 24-18 over st george.
bye new zelland.
ladder
| PR | 1 | 2 | +58 |
| BR | 1 | 2 | +36 |
| SR | 1 | 2 | +34 |
| NC | 1 | 2 | +26 |
| SH | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| WT | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| MS | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| NZ | 0 | 2 | +0 |
| CN | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| BU | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| SI | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| NE | 1 | 0 | -26 |
| SS | 1 | 0 | -34 |
| NQ | 1 | 0 | -36 |
| PN | 1 | 0 | -58 |
round 2 matches
friday
brisbane vs bulldogs
saturday
newcastle vs north queensland
canberra vs south sydney
sharks vs melbourne
sunday
penrith vs st george
nz vs roosters
west tigers vs parramata
bye northern eagles
Harrison’s world 