roosters v eels sfs friday night 730pm
roosters beat eels 32-14 to open their title defence. roosters (1-0) travel to newcastle friday night. eels (0-1) play dragons sunday in a away game
Sydney Roosters 32
Tries: Jason Cayless, Anthony Minichiello, Craig Fitzgibbon, Brett Finch, Justin Hodges
Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon 6
Parramatta Eels 14
Tries: Nathan Cayless, Luke Burt
Goals: Brett Hodgson 3
west tigers v dragons accor stadium saturday night 530pm
tigers beat dragons 24-20 in the opening round. west tigers (1-0) host canberra saturday. dragons (0-1) host eels sunday.
Wests Tigers 24
Tries: Darren Senter, Mark O’Halloran, Daniel Fitzhenry, Ben Galea
Goals: Joel Caine 4
St George Illawarra 20
Tries: Mark Gasnier 2, Jason Ryles
Goals: Mark Riddell 4
bulldogs v south sydney saturday night 730pm accor stadium
bulldogs overcome the side that got disqualified last season with a 34-26 win over south sydney. bulldogs (1-0) travel to nz sunday. south sydney (0-1) host brisbane sunday.
Bulldogs 34
Tries: Hazem El Masri 2, Matt Utai 2, Braith Anasta, Luke Patten
Goals: El Masri 5
South Sydney 26
Tries: Bryan Fletcher, Nathan Merritt, Shane Walker, Justin Smith
Goals: Justin Smith 3, Owen Craigie 2
north quensland v canberra dairy farmers stadium saturday night 930pm
canberra stun cowboys 46-14 to open the season. canberra (1-0) play west tigers sautrday night. north queensland (0-1) host manly saturday night.
Canberra 46
Tries: Phil Graham 2, Michael Monaghan 2, Clinton Schifcofske, Adam Mogg, Brad Drew, Joel Monaghan
Goals: Schifcofske 7
North Queensland 14
Tries: Matt Sing 2, Josh Hannay
Goals: Hannay
cronulla v storm sunday afternoon 230pm
storm beat sharks 36-32 on the road. storm (1-0) host penrith saturday night. sharks (0-1) have the bye next round.
MELBOURNE 36
(S Bell 3 M Geyer 2 B Slater M Orford tries; M Orford 4 goals)
CRONULLA 32
(D Peachey J Kent G Bird J Stevens P Bailey M Hilder tries; B Kimmorley 4 goals)
penrith v brisbane sunday afternoon 3pm
brisbane beat penrith 24-20. brisbane (1-0) travel to rabitohs sunday. penrith (0-1) travel to melbourone sunday.
BRISBANE BRONCOS 24
(D Lockyer, B Tate, S Kelly, S Berrigan tries; M De Vere 4 goals)
PENRITH PANTHERS 20
(R Girdler, R Wesser, L Priddis, L Lewis tries; P Campbell 2 goals)
nz v newcastle sunday afternoon 2pm
newcastle stun warriors 36-26 on the road. newcastle (1-0) host roosters friday night. nz (0-1) host bulldogs sunday.
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 36
(T Tahu 2, S Simpson, B Kennedy, A Johns, A Quinn tries; Johns 6 goals)
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 26
(L Hohaia 2, J Carlaw, F Meli, H Fa’afili tries; S Jones 3 goals)
bye manly
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | B | For | Agst | Diff | Points |
| 1 | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 2 |
| 2 | Roosters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Wests Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Storm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 0 |
| 10 | Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 0 |
| 11 | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 0 |
| 12 | Rabbitohs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 0 |
| 13 | Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 0 |
| 14 | Eels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 0 |
| 15 | Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 46 | -32 | 0 |
round 2 matches
friday
newcaslte v roosters
saturday
storm v penrith
west tigers v canberra
nq v manly
sunday
warriors v bulldogs
south sydney v brisbane
dragons v parramata
bye sharks
Harrison’s world 