The game may be in lockdown due to coronavirus, but the NRL has decided to de-register Canterbury Bulldogs duo Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera.

The decision comes after the duo were suspended for taking schoolgirls back to the team hotel for sex in Port Macquarie in February.

Doing so breached the club’s code of conduct, and the club self-reported the incident very soon after.

The Canterbury Bulldogs released a statement on the de-registration of the duo.

“The NRL have today deregistered both Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera with immediate effect and as a result their playing contracts with the Bulldogs have been cancelled.

“Our Club acted swiftly and was proactive in relation to the incidents in accordance with the expectations of our club and the NRL guidelines.

“Accordingly, our Club fully supports the determination made by the NRL in defence of the reputation of our game and the conduct of the majority of players who represent their respective clubs in the right way.

“The conduct of the two players, on the eve of our final trial match, demonstrated an unacceptable lack of respect for their teammates, their coach and club officials, our hosts in Port Macquarie and fans of the game everywhere.

“An important part of the role of being a professional rugby league player is to promote the game and act as an ambassador for your club and the code.

“There can be no tolerance for any abuse of the privileged status the game affords its leading players.

“The consequences of this matter have been serious and far-reaching and protecting the welfare of the young women involved has been a priority for us since we were first alerted to this issue.

“They have, unfortunately, been the victims of some distasteful social media attacks which are not called for and need to stop.

“We have been in regular contact with them, their families and their school and we will continue to offer ongoing support moving forward.

“Jayden and Corey have been subject to intense scrutiny in recent times and have paid a heavy price for their behaviour.

“They too are entitled to welfare support to help them through this period and assist them into the next stage of their careers.

“Our club will liaise with their respective agents, the NRL and the Rugby League Players Association to ensure they receive the support and guidance they need.

“We know and accept that there will be conflicting views about the penalties handed out to these two players.

“Our united view as a Club is that a firm line must be drawn in the sand to uphold the standards and values that define our club.

We want to assure our members, partners and supporters that we have outstanding people at the Bulldogs who are working harder than ever to make sure anyone associated with our club understands that we have a culture that we all live by and that this type of behaviour will simply not be tolerated.”

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said the decision sends a clear message to all players.

“The behaviour of both players was inexcusable and a very serious breach of the code of conduct,” he said.

“The game will not tolerate such conduct and as such both players have had their registrations cancelled.

“This decision should send a very clear message to all players of our stance on such behaviour.”

It is still early days but the Parramatta Eels proved their attack can click with a comprehensive 44-6 win over the Gold Coast Titans.

Led by halves Mitch Moses and Dylan Brown, it was a second half blitz in particular that produced the big win.

The Eels start to the game was impressive as they came into the clash focused and determined to prove a point.

The first try came soon after when Nathan Brown took the line on and passed to back-rower Ryan Matterson.

Matterson powered forward, offloaded and found Moses, who showed impressive speed to outpace Titans fullback Philip Sami to score.

On the back of a penalty, the Eels scored a quickfire double; this time Reed Mahoney dove over from close range to score.

Up 12-0 and seemingly flying, the Eels appeared to have taken their foot off the accelerator.

The Titans would eventually score through Dale Copley, but he was forced to leave the field after copping some knees from Brown.

Copley’s departure, an expected rib injury, compounded the Titans injury woes for 2020.

Captain Kevin Proctor tweaked a hamstring in the warm up and so did not play.

Moses added a penalty goal and the Eels went into half-time leading 14-6.

As doggedly as the Titans defended, many believed it was a matter of time before the floodgates opened.

Dylan Brown started the onslaught, stepping and weaving his way over, with a crafty solo effort close to the line.

Kane Evans then scored a rare meat-pie, barging his way over and planting the ball down with authority.

A lovely shortside play produced the Eels next points, as an in and away by Michael Jennings saw winger Maika Sivo to score.

Evans would then turn provider as a simple pass for fellow prop Peni Terepo saw the Tongan hit the gap at speed to score a simple try.

Dylan Brown’s double capped off an impressive win; another evasive effort by the talented Eels halfback.

Eels coach Brad Arthur praised his side’s discipline and composure in executing the game plan.

“We played really disciplined and stuck to what we thought would work for us and our plan,” Arthur said.

“I was impressed we managed not to get over-excited and just to stick to what we thought would work for us.

“We had a plan and we wanted to stick to it. We want to persist with it.

“It doesn’t always work out like that, we might have to keep fighting to the 80th minute but we need to keep getting better at it.”

Old habits die hard and Titans coach Justin Holbrook knows he has work ahead of him to stop what he calls ‘dumb’ individual errors.

“It’s individual concentration on what their job is and sticking to that,” Holbrook said.

“That’s what we need to look at as an individual and then collectively as a team.

“Just talking to a few guys in the staff, we defended our line for 15 minutes in the second half and that could’ve been a real positive.

“But if you get the ball back and drop it straight away you can’t keep doing that.”

NRL News Player of the Game

3. Mitch Moses

2. Dylan Brown

1. Junior Paulo

The Newcastle Knights Adam O’Brien tenure has now produced two straight wins to start 2020 after victory over the Wests Tigers.

Led by Mitchell Pearce and with contributions from Kalyn Ponga, Connor Watson and Enari Tuala, their attacked flowed with few ebbs.

The Knights took a quick 10-0 lead on the back of Pearce and hooker Jayden Brailey.

Tuala scored his opening try when a bat-back from Edrick Lee was taken by the centre who ran over.

This was quickly followed by a penalty try after Brailey’s grubber seemed set for Mitch Barnett to score.

The Knights back-rower would be held back by Josh Reynolds, however, which was confirmed by the bunker.

Against the run of play, a rare Ponga error off a pass saw David Nofoaluma coast 85 metres to score for the Tigers.

Soon after, Pearce was it again, this time laying on a lovely pass for Lachlan Fitzgibbon who made a break through the Tigers line.

Fitzgibbon then found Kurt Mann on the outside and the five-eighth nabbed another Knights try.

Barnett would later leave the field with a shoulder injury, and Herman Ese’ese continued on with an ankle complaint.

On the cusp of half-time, Reynolds redeemed himself when, using his silky footwork, he found Corey Thompson storming through to score.

The two sides would then interchange tries for a while, with the Knights winger Edrick Lee scoring soon after the break.

A high cross-field kick from Pearce saw Lee jump, take the ball with ease and avoid any defence to coast over the line.

That would put the Knights up 22-12 and they were hungry for more.

It was a mistake by Tuala that allowed the Tigers to score, with Billy Walters scooping it up and finding Reynolds to score.

At 22-18, the game was evenly poised as the sides continued to trade tries.

Ponga then scored a try of his own, with a yawning gap opening up on the back of Brailey’s pass.

Benji Marshall then combined with Luciano Leilua, who powered his way over the line to score, showing too much strength.

Just when the Tigers looked like they could hit the lead, some Pearce magic saw him glide and bustle through the line to score.

Pearce turned provider once again, when he found Tuala, who scooped up the grubber.

With a handy 38-24 lead as a result, Connor Watson put the game to bed when he sliced through some butter-like Tigers defence.

The Watson try sealed the Knights win and has the Knights flying high with two wins and the Tigers sitting with a win and a loss.

Although O’Brien was quick to praise his side, he knows they can be better by applying more pressure.

“There were some moments where I was really happy with our resilience on our line but we had a couple where blokes took their foot of the throat a little bit,” O’Brien said.

“I spoke to the boys earlier and any time you get 24 points against – I know one was an intercept and an error coming out of our end – they’re a dangerous footy team and we spoke about that.

It was a night to forget for the Tigers, with coach Michael Maguire lamenting his side’s attitude.

The Tigers right side was in fact the worst culprits, with five of their seven tries conceded down that flank.

“It was extremely disappointing… that’s not what we’re about and will definitely have to fix that moving forward,” Maguire said.

“I thought the game was there at half-time and it was about who wanted it more.

“That comes back to attitude towards how you want to play and sink your shoulder into a tackle.”

NRL News Player of the Game

3. Mitch Pearce

2. Luciano Leilua

1. Jayden Brailey

Gold Coast Titans v Parramatta Eels Stats

The Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels have played each other on 19 occasions; the Titans have won 11 games, the Eels 8 games and there have been no draws.

The Gold Coast Titans and Parramattta Eels have played each other at Cbus Super Stadium on 10 occasions in the past; with the Titans winning seven of them.

The Eels need 23 more points to score 400 total points against the Gold Coast Titans.

The Parramatta Eels have won three games on the trot against the Titans.

The first ever clash between the two sides was a 38-12 win for the Titans in round 7, 2007.

Biggest Wins

The Gold Coast Titans biggest win came against the Parramatta Eels in the sole clash between the two sides at Mudgee, that saw the Titans win 42-4.

The Parramatta Eels biggest win against the Gold Coast Titans was a comfortable 27-2 victory in the 2009 NRL semi final.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Anthony Don (GLD) – 8
Jarryd Hayne (PAR/GLD) – 6
James Roberts (GLD) – 5
Ryan Morgan (PAR) – 3
Kevin Gordon (GLD) – 3
Ken Sio (PAR) – 3
David Mead (GLD) – 3

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Aidan Sezer (GLD) – 16 goals (32 pts)
Luke Burt (GLD) – 1 try & 12 goals (28 pts)
Chris Sandow (PAR) – 1 try & 11 goals (26 pts)
Ash Taylor (GLD) – 1 try & 10 goals (24 pts)
Jarryd Hayne (PAR/GLD) – 5 tries (20 pts)
Kevin Gordon (GLD) – 3 tries & 3 goals (18 pts)
Scott Prince (GLD) – 1 try & 4 goals (12 pts)
Anthony Laffranchi (GLD) – 2 tries (8 pts)
Mat Rogers (GLD) – 2 tries (8 pts)
Preston Campbell (GLD) – 4 goals (8 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Matt Petersen – 2002-2006 (PAR) & 2007-2008 (GLD)
2. Brett Delaney – 2005-2006 (PAR) & 2007-2009 (GLD)
3. Michael Hodgson – 1998-2000 (PAR) & 2007-2008 (GLD)
4. Jarryd Hayne – 2006-2014 & 2018 (PAR) & 2016-2017 (GLD)
5. Aaron Cannings – 2004-2005 & 2007 (PAR) & 2008-2010 (GLD)
6. Zeb Taia – 2006-2007 (PAR) & 2016 (GLD)
7. Luke O’Dwyer – 2004-2006 (PAR) & 2007-2013 (GLD)
8. Chris Walker – 2007 & 2009 (GLD) & 2011 (PAR)
9. Esi Tonga – 2008-2009 & 2011 (GLD) & 2012 (PAR)
10. Daniel Mortimer – 2009-2011 (PAR) & 2014-2016 (GLD)
11. Brad Takairangi – 2013-2014 (GLD) & 2015-2019 (PAR)
12. Cody Nelson – 2014 (GLD) & 2015-2016 (PAR)
13. Josh Hoffman – 2015-2016 (GLD) & 2017-2019 (PAR)
14. Michael Gordon – 2016 (PAR) & 2018-2019 (GLD)
15. Nathan Peats – 2014-2016 (PAR) & 2016-2019 (GLD)

Head coaching records

Stephen Kearney (PAR) – 2/2 (100%)
Neil Henry (GLD) – 4/6 (66.7%)
John Cartwright (GLD) – 7/11 (63.6%)
Brad Arthur (PAR) – 5/10 (50%)
Daniel Anderson (PAR) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Craig Hodges (GLD) – 0/1 (0%)
Luke Burt (GLD) – 0/1 (0%)
Garth Brennan (GLD) – 0/1 (0%)
Michael Hagan (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Ricky Stuart (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in this clash

1. James Roberts (GLD) scored three tries in round 6, 2015.

Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights Stats

The Wests Tigers and Newcastle Knights have played each other on 28 occasions; the Tigers have won 15 games, the Knights have won 13 and there have been no draws.

This is just the second time that the Wests Tigers and Newcastle Knights have played each other at Leichhardt Oval.
The only other clash was a 17-16 win for the Tigers in round 13, 2011.
Benji Marshall is the only active player among the two sides to have played in that game.

The Wests Tigers have won five of the last six games between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was an easy 46-8 win for the Newcastle Knights in round 3, 2000.

Biggest Wins

The Newcastle Knights biggest win over the Wests Tigers was 56-6 demolition in round 10, 2001.

The Wests Tigers biggest win over the Newcastle Knights was a comfortable 46-4 win in round 23, 2001.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Akuila Uate (NEW) – 9
Timana Tahu (NEW) – 8
Darren Albert (NEW) – 6
Ben Kennedy (NEW) – 5
Benji Marshall (WST) – 5
James McManus (NEW) – 5
David Nofoaluma (WST) – 5

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Kurt Gidley (NEW) – 2 tries & 24 goals (56 pts)
Benji Marshall (WST) – 5 tries, 17 goals & 1 field goal (55 pts)
Andrew Johns (NEW) – 26 goals (52 pts)
Tyrone Roberts (NEW) – 3 tries & 15 goals (42 pts)
Joel Caine (WST) – 2 tries & 16 goals (40 pts)
Brett Hodgson (WST) – 2 tries & 13 goals (34 pts)
Pat Richards (WST) – 3 tries, 10 goals & 1 field goal (33 pts)
Timana Tahu (NEW) – 8 tries (32 pts)
Dean Collis (WST) – 4 tries & 6 goals (28 pts)
Robbie Farah (WST) – 1 try & 2 field goals (6 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Owen Craigie – 1995-1999 (NEW) & 2000-2001 (WST)
2. John Morris – 2001-2002 (NEW) & 2007-2009 (WST)
3. Matt Jobson – 2001-2003 (NEW) & 2005 (WST)
4. Keith Lulia – 2008-2011 (NEW) & 2014 (WST)
5. Joel Edwards – 2010-2012 (NEW) & 2016-2017 (WST)
6. Robbie Rochow – 2012-2016 (NEW) & 2018 (WST)
7. Kevin Naiqama – 2010, 2012 & 2013 (NEW) & 2015-2018 (WST)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Kurt Gidley (NEW) sin-binned in round 13, 2014.
2. Kalyn Ponga (NEW) sin-binned in round 19, 2019.

Head Coaching Records

Michael Maguire (WST) – 2/2 (100%)
Warren Ryan (NEW) – 2/2 (100%)
Terry Lamb (WST) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Ivan Cleary (WST) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Wayne Bennett (NEW) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Tim Sheens (WST) – 7/12 (58.3%)
Michael Hagan (NEW) – 4/8 (50%)
Michael Potter (WST) – 1/2 (50%)
Rick Stone (NEW) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Nathan Brown (NEW) – 2/7 (28.6%)
Jason Taylor (WST) – 1/4 (25%)
Brian Smith (NEW) – 1/4 (25%)
Wayne Pearce (WST) – 0/2 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in this clash

1. Darren Albert (NEW) scored four tries in round 3, 2000.
2. Ben Kennedy (NEW) scored three tries in in round 23, 2001.
3. Sean Rudder (NEW) scored three tries in round 7, 2003.
4. John Wilson (WST) scored three tries in round 20, 2003.
5. Chris Bailey (NEW) scored three tries in round 10, 2008.
6. Dean Collis (WST) scored three tries in round 7, 2009.
7. Timana Tahu (NEW) scored three tries in round 16, 2012.
8. Akuila Uate (NEW) scored three tries in round 1, 2013.
9. Akuila Uate (NEW) scored three tries in round 14, 2013.
10. Ken Sio (NEW) scored three tries in round 7, 2018.
11. David Nofoaluma (WST) scored three tries in round 23, 2019.

Cronulla Sharks v Melbourne Storm Stats

The Cronulla Sharks and Melbourne Storm have played each other on 39 occasions; the Sharks have won 15 games, the Storm have won 24 games and there have been no draws.

The Cronulla Sharks have won six of the last ten games between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was a 26-18 win for the Melbourne Storm in round 3, 1998.

Biggest Wins

The Cronulla Sharks biggest win over the Melbourne Storm was an easy 40-16 victory in round 22, 2005.

The Melbourne Storm’s biggest win over the Cronulla Sharks was a 48-6 rout in round 23, 2014.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Billy Slater (MEL) – 11
Steve Bell (MEL) – 9
Matt Geyer (MEL) – 7
Mat Rogers (CRO) – 4
Preston Campbell (CRO) – 4
Colin Best (CRO) – 4
Matt Orford (MEL) – 4
Marcus Bai (MEL) – 4
David Peachey (CRO) – 4
Paul Gallen (CRO) – 3

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Cameron Smith (MEL) – 3 tries & 76 goals (164 pts)
Luke Covell (CRO) – 2 tries & 22 goals (52 pts)
Matt Orford (MEL) – 4 tries & 17 goals (50 pts)
Mat Rogers (CRO) – 4 tries & 15 goals (46 pts)
Brett Kimmorley (MEL/CRO) – 2 tries, 17 goals & 1 field goal (43 pts)
Matt Geyer (MEL) – 7 tries & 6 goals (40 pts)
Steve Bell (MEL) – 9 tries (36 pts)
Billy Slater (MEL) – 8 tries (32 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Paul Bell – 1991-1994 (CRO) & 1998-1999 (MEL)
2. Brett Kimmorley – 1998-2000 (MEL) & 2002-2008 (CRO)
3. Robbie Kearns – 1992-1995 (CRO) & 1998-2005 (MEL)
4. Tawera Nikau – 1995-1997 (CRO) & 1998-1999 (MEL)
5. Henry Perenara – 2001-2002 (MEL) & 2007 (CRO)
6. Dustin Cooper – 2003-2004 (MEL) & 2007-2008 (CRO)
7. Ian Donnelly – 2005-2007 (MEL) & 2009 (CRO)
8. Dayne Weston – 2007 (CRO) & 2014-2015 (MEL)
9. Russel Aitken – 2003-2005 (CRO) & 2007-2008 (MEL)
10. Sam Tagataese – 2007-2008 (MEL) & 2011-2017 (CRO)
11. Bryan Norrie – 2008-2009 (CRO) & 2010-2014 (MEL)
12. Dane Nielsen – 2007 (CRO) & 2008-2012 (MEL)
13. Luke MacDougall – 2002 (CRO) & 2010 (MEL)
14. Siosaia Vave – 2010-2011 & 2014 (CRO) & 2012-2013 (MEL)
15. Blake Green – 2008-2009 (CRO) & 2015-2016 (MEL)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. David Kidwell (MEL) sin-binned in round 22, 2005.
2. Brett White (MEL) & Ben Ross (CRO) both sent-off in round, 2008.
3. Billy Slater (MEL) sin-binned in round 10, 2012.
4. Will Chambers (MEL) sin-binned round 4, 2016.
5. Luke Lewis (CRO) & Cameron Smith (MEL) both sin-binned in round 4, 2018.

Head Coaching Records

Chris Anderson (MEL) – 5/7 (71.4%)
Craig Bellamy (MEL) – 19/30 (63.3%)
John Morris (CRO) – 1/2 (50%)
Shane Flanagan (CRO) – 7/15 (46.7%)
Stuart Raper (CRO) – 2/5 (40%)
John Lang (CRO) – 3/8 (37.5%)
Chris Anderson (CRO) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Ricky Stuart (CRO) – 1/5 (20%)
Jamie Shepherd (CRO) – 0/1 (0%)
Mark Murray (MEL) – 0/2 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Mat Rogers (CRO) scored three tries in round 3, 1998.
2. Damien Mostyn (CRO) scored three tries in round 17, 2001.
3. Steve Bell (MEL) scored three tries in round 1, 2003.

Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles Stats

The Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles have played each other on 133 occasions; the Roosters have won 47 games, Manly have won 84 games and there have been two draws.

This is the first time the Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles have played each other at Central Coast Stadium.

The Sydney Roosters have played 15 games at Central Coast Stadium and only won four of them, including the first three played at the venue.

The Sydney Roosters have won the last three games played between the two sides.

The first ever clash between the two sides was a 26-8 win for the Roosters in round 5, 1947.

Biggest Wins

The Manly Sea Eagles biggest win over the Sydney Roosters was a comprehensive 56-0 thrashing in round 17, 2007.

The Sydney Roosters biggest win over the Manly Sea Eagles was an easy 46-0 rout in round 2, 1999.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) – 13
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 10
Mark Harris (SYD) – 10
Gordon Willoughby (MAN) – 9
Nick Yakich (MAN) – 9
Alec Tennant (MAN) – 9
Steve Menzies (MAN) – 9
Brett Stewart (MAN) – 9

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Ron Rowles (MAN) – 6 tries & 57 goals (132 pts)*
Bob Batty (MAN) – 5 tries, 56 goals & 1 field goal (129 pts)*
Graham Eadie (MAN) – 7 tries, 49 goals & 1 field goal (120 pts)*
Ron Willey (MAN) – 3 tries & 44 goals (99 pts)*
Matt Orford (MAN) – 7 tries, 35 goals & 1 field goal (99 pts)
Jamie Lyon (MAN) – 8 tries & 34 goals (86 pts)
John Brass (SYD) – 1 try, 32 goals & 2 field goals (68 pts)*
Allan McKean (SYD) – 2 tries & 28 goals (60 pts)*
Matthew Ridge (MAN) – 2 tries & 26 goals (60 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Wally O’Connell – 1942-1948 (SYD) & 1951-1952 (MAN)
2. Jack Perrin – 1951 (SYD) & 1953 (MAN)
3. Reg Curran – 1953-1954 (MAN) & 1955-1956 (SYD)
4. Brian Allsop – 1955-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
5. Tony Paskins – 1955-1958 (SYD) & 1963-1964 (MAN)
6. Barry O’Connell – 1956-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
7. Peter Gallagher – 1960-1965 (SYD & 1966-1968 (MAN)
8. Johnny Mayes – 1968-1972 & 1974-1977 (SYD) & 1973 (MAN)
9. Bob Fulton – 1966-1976 (MAN) & 1977-1979 (SYD)
10. Laurie Freier – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1975-1976 (MAN)
11. Elwyn Walters – 1974-1976 (SYD) & 1977 (MAN)
12. Ian Baker – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1976 (SYD)
13. Kevin Junee – 1964-1973 (SYD) & 1974-1975 (MAN)
14. Ian Schubert – 1975-1980 & 1982 (SYD) & 1983-1984 (MAN)
15. John Harvey – 1975-1978 & 1984 (MAN) & 1979-1982 (SYD)
16. Paul Vautin – 1979-1989 (MAN) & 1990-1991 (SYD)
17. Marty Gurr – 1979-1983 (SYD) & 1985-1988 (MAN)
18. Kerry Boustead – 1979-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1986 (MAN)
19. Noel Cleal – 1980-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1989 (MAN)
20. Paul McCabe – 1980-1981 (SYD) & 1982-1985 (MAN)
21. Ian Barkley – 1981-1983 (SYD) & 1984-1985 & 1987-1988 (MAN)
22. Mike Eden – 1981-1982 (MAN) & 1983-1984 (SYD)
23. Stuart Davis – 1981-1982 & 1984-1989 (MAN) & 1983 (SYD)
24. Tony Melrose – 1984-1985 (MAN) & 1986-1989 (SYD)
25. Col Dreier – 1983-1984 (MAN) & 1985 (SYD)
26. Tony Iro – 1990-1993 (MAN) & 1994-1996 (SYD)
27. Terry Hill – 1991 (SYD) & 1994-1999 & 2005 (MAN)
28. David O’Connell – 1989-1994 (MAN) & 1995 (SYD)
29. Jack Elsegood – 1993-1996 (MAN) & 1997-2000 (SYD)
30. Ivan Cleary – 1992-1993 (MAN) & 1996-1999 (SYD)
31. Peter Clarke – 1993 (MAN) & 1995-1997 (SYD)
32. Andrew Walker – 1995-1999 (SYD) & 2004 (MAN)
33. Adam Hayden – 1997-1998 (SYD) & 1999 (MAN)
34. Luke Phillips – 1998 (MAN) & 2000-2002 (SYD)
35. Luke Dorn – 2003 (MAN) & 2004 (SYD)
36. Richie Fa’aoso – 2005 (SYD) & 2013 (MAN)
37. Heath L’Estrange – 2004-2007 & 2014 (SYD) & 2008-2009 (MAN)
38. George Rose – 2004-2005 (SYD) & 2006-2013 (MAN)
39. Nate Myles – 2007-2011 (SYD) & 2016-2017 (MAN)
40. Glenn Hall – 2006 (SYD) & 2007-2009 (MAN)
41. Willie Mason – 2008-2009 (SYD) & 2015 (MAN)
42. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – 2009 (MAN) & 2010-2019 (SYD)
43. Tom Symonds – 2009-2012 (SYD) & 2013-2016 (MAN)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Jeff Masterman (SYD) & Max Krilich (MAN) both sin-binned in round 14, 1981.
2. Royce Ayliffe (SYD) sin-binned & John Harvey (SYD) sent-off in round 12, 1982.
3. Wayne Portlock (SYD) sin-binned in round 5, 1985.
4. Trevor Gillmeister (SYD) sent-off in round 9, 1986.
5. Cliff Lyons (MAN) sent-off in round 9, 1987.
6. Paul Vautin (MAN/SYD) sin-binned in round 12, 1991.
7. Neil Tierney (MAN) & Tony Iro (SYD) both sin-binned in the 1996 ARL qualifying final.
8. Terry Hermansson (SYD) & Mark Carroll (MAN) both sent-off in round 16, 1997.
9. Luke Ricketson (SYD) sin-binned in round 2, 2004.
10. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (SYD) sent-off in round 9, 2013.

Head Coaching Records

Graham Lowe (MAN) – 3/3 (100%)
George Mullins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Hugh Norman (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Tony Paskins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Percy Williams (SYD) – 2/2 (100%)
Alan Thompson (MAN) – 1/1 (100%)
Wally O’Connell (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
Ken Arthurson (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
George Hunter (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
John Gibson (SYD) –
Ronald Willey (MAN) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Des Hasler (MAN) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 15/23 (65.2%)
Trent Robinson (SYD) – 8/13 (61.5%)
Trent Barrett (MAN) – 3/5 (60%)
Bob Fulton (SYD) – 4/8 (50%) (1 draw)
Ricky Stuart (SYD) – 3/6 (50%)
Patrick Devery (MAN) – 2/4 (50%) (1 draw)
Russ Pepperell (MAN) – 2/4 (50%)
Roy Bull (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Allan Thomson (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Arthur Halloway (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Matthew Donohue (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Nat Silcock (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Tony Paskins (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Geoff Toovey (MAN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Arthur Beetson (SYD) – 5/13 (38.5%)
Frank Stanton (MAN) – 4/11 (36.4%)
Phil Gould (SYD) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Ray Stehr (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Peter Sharp (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Ray Ritchie (MAN) – 1/4 (25%)
Francis O’Connor (SYD) – 1/4 (25%) (1 draw)
Bert Holcroft (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Laurie Freier (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Mark Murray (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Brad Fittler (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Brian Smith (SYD) – 1/5 (20%)
Ernest Norman (SYD) – 1/6 (16.7%)
Dick Dunn (SYD) – 1/8 (12.5%)
Don Furner (SYD) – 1/8 (12.5%)
Harold Johnston (MAN) – 0/1 (0%)
Ferris Ashton (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Louis Neumann (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Russell Fairfax (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Chris Anderson (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Arthur Sullivan (MAN) scored four tries in round 15, 1953.
2. Gordon Willoughby (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1949.
3. John Hobbs (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1954.
4. Ron Rowles (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1954.
5. Ray Quinnell (MAN) scored three tries in round 12, 1959.
6. Nick Yakich (MAN) scored three tries in round 1, 1965.
7. Alec Tennant (MAN) scored three tries in round 14, 1966.
8. Max Brown (MAN) scored three tries in round 5, 1973.
9. Kevin Stevens (SYD) scored three tries in the 1975 preliminary final.
10. Tom Mooney (MAN) scored three tries in round 3, 1980.
11. Bruce Walker (MAN) scored three tries in round 3, 1980.
12. John Ribot de Bresac (MAN) scored three tries in round 19, 1983.
13. Steve Menzies (MAN) scored three tries in round 15, 1994.
14. Brett Finch (SYD) scored three tries in round 24, 2003.
15. Matt Orford (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
16. Michael Robertson (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
17. Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2010.
18. Brendan Elliott (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.
19. Daniel Tupou (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.

New Zealand Warriors v Canberra Raiders Stats

The New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders have played each other on 42 occasions; the Warriors have won 20 games, the Raiders 22 games and there have been 0 draws.

The New Zealand Warriors have won three of the last four games played between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was a 15-8 win for the Canberra Raiders in round 25, 1995.

The New Zealand Warriors have won just one of six games played at Eden Park, the last of which was a 54-12 win over their round 2 opponents, the Canberra Raiders.

Canberra Raiders centre and captain Jarrod Croker has scored 17 tries in 19 games against the Warriors

Biggest Wins

The Canberra Raiders biggest win over the New Zealand Warriors was a 56-12 romp in round 5, 2000.

The New Zealand Warriors biggest win over the Canberra Raiders was a 54-12 demolition in round 9, 2014.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 17
Manu Vatuvei (WAR) – 16
Laurie Daley (CAN) – 8
Mark McLinden (CAN) – 7
Shaun Johnson (WAR) – 7
Sean Hoppe (WAR/CAN) – 5
Lesley Vainikolo (CAN) – 5
Joel Monaghan (CAN) – 5
Henry Fa’afili (WAR) – 5

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 17 tries & 51 goals (170 pts)
Shaun Johnson (WAR) – 7 tries, 37 goals & 2 field goals (104 pts)
Manu Vatuvei (WAR) – 16 tries (64 pts)
David Furner (CAN) – 3 tries & 18 goals (48 pts)
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 1 try, 19 goals & 1 field goal (43 pts)
Luke Williamson (CAN) – 1 try, 14 goals & 1 field goal (33 pts)
Stacey Jones (WAR) – 3 tries, 8 goals & 2 field goals (30 pts)
Matt Gafa (CAN) – 3 tries & 7 goals (26 pts)
Terry Campese (CAN) – 1 try & 10 goals (24 pts)
James Maloney (WAR) – 2 tries, 6 goals & 1 field goal (21 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Sean Hoppe – 1992-1993 (CAN) & 1995-1999 (WAR)
2. Phil Blake – 1992 (CAN) & 1995-1997 (WAR)
3. Ruben Wiki – 1993-2004 (CAN) & 2005-2008 (WAR)
4. Quentin Pongia – 1993-1997 (CAN) & 1998 (WAR)
5. Anthony Swann – 1996-1998 (WAR) & 2000-2001 (CAN)
6. Tyran Smith – 1998 (WAR) & 2002-2005 (CAN)
7. Odell Manuel – 1999-2000 (WAR) & 2001-2002 (CAN)
8. Jason Death – 1991-1995 (CAN) & 1999-2001 (WAR)
9. Justin Morgan – 2000 (CAN) & 2001-2002 (WAR)
10. Sione Faumuina – 2001 (CAN) & 2002-2006 (WAR)
11. Bill Tupou – 2010-2013 (WAR) & 2013-2015 (CAN)
12. Shaun Berrigan – 2011 (WAR) & 2012-2013 (CAN)
13. Matthew Allwood – 2014 (CAN) & 2015-2016 (WAR)
14. Charlie Gubb – 2013-2017 (WAR) & 2018 (CAN)
15. Ata Hingano – 2016-2017 (WAR) & 2018 (CAN)
16. Charnze Nicholl-Klokstad – 2017 (WAR) & 2019 (CAN)
17. Siliva Havili – 2014-2015 (WAR) & 2018-2019 (CAN)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Steve Stone (CAN) & Mark Horo (WAR) both sin-binned in round 21, 1996.
2. Adam Blair (WAR) sin-binned in round 3, 2018.

Head Coaching Records

Tim Sheens (CAN) – 2/2 (100%)
David Furner (CAN) – 5/7 (71.4%)
Andrew McFadden (WAR) – 4/6 (66.7%)
Anthony Kemp (WAR) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Mal Meninga (CAN) – 5/6 (55.6%)
Stephen Kearney (WAR) – 3/6 (50%)
Frank Endacott (WAR) – 1/2 (50%)
Matt Elliott (WAR) – 1/2 (50%)
Neil Henry (CAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Matt Elliott (CAN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Daniel Anderson (WAR) – 3/7 (42.9%)
Ivan Cleary (WAR) – 3/7 (42.9%)
Ricky Stuart (CAN) – 5/12 (41.7%)
John Monie (WAR) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Mark Graham (WAR) – 1/4 (25%)
Tony Iro (WAR) – 0/1 (0%)
Brian McClennan (WAR) – 0/1 (0%)
Andrew Dunemann (CAN) – 0/1 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Matt Gafa (CAN) scored three tries in round 20, 2004.
2. Brett Kelly (CAN) scored three tries in round 23, 2007.
3. Shaun Johnson (WAR) scored three tries in round 25, 2013.
4. Manu Vatuvei (WAR) scored three tries in round 25, 2013.
5. Jarrod Croker (CAN) scored three tries in round 25, 2013.
6. Manu Vatuvei (WAR) scored three tries in round 21, 2014.
7. Jarrod Croker (CAN) scored three tries in round 20, 2016.

Led by the forward pack, it was Brisbane Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs who benefited most with a hat-trick against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Proving themselves resilient in defence and potent in attack, the Broncos held on for a 22-18 victory.

The win puts the Broncos 2-0 on the season but the talking is all about Staggs and that forward pack.

It would be the Broncs who started the more lively of the two sides, with that man Staggs opening the scoring.

Soon after, Anthony Milford spotted the gap and went for it, showing deceptive strength to score.

The boot of Jamayne Isaako was off as the Broncos went up 8-0.

The Rabbitohs would soon hit back, as Campbell Graham finally got his try off a Cody Walker cut-out pass.

A second Rabbitohs try followed soon after, with Walker scoring one of his own and holding off defenders to plant the ball.

A successful Reynolds conversion and a penalty goal, then put them up 12-10.

The second half then quickly became the Kotoni Staggs show.

He gave the Broncos the lead again  when he carried defenders over the line and burrowed over to score.

And mere minutes later, his hat-trick was complete.

This time, he backed up a pass from Jamil Hopoate and just ran through some tired Rabbitohs defence to score under the posts.

It was left to the Rabbitohs to go into all out attack mode and they pulled one try back.

That was via Alex Johnston who grubbered ahead and found that his kick had ricocheted off a Bronco, and into his hands for a score.

That was close as the Rabbitohs would come, however, with the Broncos holding on for a deserved victory.

NRL News Player of the Game

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Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats

The Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs have played each other on 40 occasions; the Broncos have won 28, the Rabbitohs 11 and there has been 1 draw.

The Brisbane Broncos have won 12 of 19 games against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium, including three of the last four.

South Sydney need just five more points to reach 800 total points against the Broncos.

The Rabbitohs have lost seven of the last nine games against the Broncos, although they have won the last two.

The first game between the two sides was a 16-4 win for the Rabbitohs in round 14, 1988.

Brisbane Broncos winger Corey Oates has 12 tries in 11 games against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Biggest Wins

The Brisbane Broncos biggest win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was a 56-6 drubbing in round 20, 1995.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs biggest win over the Brisbane Broncos was a comfortable 44-12 success in round 19, 2009.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Corey Oates (BRI) – 12
Nathan Merritt (SOU) – 11
Justin Hodges (BRI) – 7
Steve Renouf (BRI) – 6
Julian O’Neill (BRI/SOU) – 6
Gorden Tallis (BRI) – 6

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Adam Reynolds (SOU) – 1 try & 53 goals (108 pts)
Corey Parker (BRI) – 2 tries & 38 goals (84 pts)
Nathan Merritt (SOU) – 11 tries & 2 goals (48 pts)
Corey Oates (BRI) – 12 tries (48 pts)
Julian O’Neill (BRI/SOU) – 6 tries & 10 goals (44 pts)
Michael De Vere (BRI) – 3 tries & 14 goals (40 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Billy Noke – 1988 (BRI) & 1991 (SOU)
2. Scott Tronc – 1989-1990 (BRI) & 1994 (SOU)
3. Julian O’Neill – 1991-1995 (BRI) & 1997-1999 (SOU)
4. Ben Walker – 1995-2000 (BRI) & 2005-2006 (SOU)
5. Chris Walker – 1999-2002 (BRI) & 2003 (SOU)
6. Lote Tuqiri – 1999-2002 (BRI) & 2014 (SOU)
7. Shane Walker – 1996-2002 (BRI) & 2003-2006 (SOU)
8. Dave Taylor – 2006-2009 (BRI) & 2010-2012 (SOU)
9. Ben Te’o – 2009-2012 (BRI) & 2013-2014 (SOU)
10. Luke Capewell – 2008-2010 (SOU) & 2012 (BRI)
11. James Roberts – 2011 & 2019 (SOU) & 2016-2019 (BRI)
12. Dane Gagai – 2011 (BRI) & 2018-2019 (SOU)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Matthew Fuller (SOU) sin-binned in round 14, 1993.
2. Paul Quinn (SOU) sin-binned in round 20, 1995.
3. Jack Reed (BRI) sin-binned in round 4, 2012.

Head coaching records

Wayne Bennett (SOU) – 2/2 (100%)
Wayne Bennett (BRI) – 24/29 (82.8%) (1 draw)
George Piggins (SOU) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Ivan Henjak (BRI) – 1/2 (50%)
Michael Maguire (SOU) – 4/11 (36.4%)
Shaun McRae (SOU) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Jason Taylor (SOU) – 1/3 (33.3%)
John Lang (SOU) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Anthony Griffin (BRI) – 2/7 (28.6%)
Paul Langmack (SOU) – 0/1 (0%)
Arthur Kitinas (SOU) – 0/2 (0%) (1 draw)
Anthony Seibold (SOU) – 0/2 (0%)
Anthony Seibold (BRI) – 0/2 (0%)
Frank Curry (SOU) – 0/3 (0%)
Ken Shine (SOU) – 0/3 (0%)
Craig Coleman (SOU) – 0/4 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Karmichael Hunt (BRI) scored four tries in round 17, 2004.
2. Willie Carne (BRI) scored three tries in round 14, 1993.
3. Steve Renouf (BRI) scored three tries in round 14, 1994.
4. Wendell Sailor (BRI) scored three tries in round 14, 1994.
5. Michael Hancock (BRI) scored three tries in round 20, 1995.
6. Darren Smith (BRI) scored three tries in round 20, 1995.
7. Shaun Berrigan (BRI) scored three tries in round 12, 2005.
8. Justin Hodges (BRI) scored three tries in round 12, 2005.
9. Beau Champion (SOU) scored three tries in round 19, 2009.
10. Ben Te’o (BRI) scored three tries in round 14, 2010.
11. Greg Inglis (SOU) scored three tries in round 23, 2014.
12. Ben Hunt (BRI) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.
13. Corey Oates (BRI) scored three tries in round 23, 2018.