Round 23 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Brisbane Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd, 2 Steve Michaels, 3 Nick Emmett, 4 Justin Hodges, 5 Craig Frawley, 6 Tonie Carroll, 7 Shane Perry, 8 Dane Carlaw, 9 Mick Roberts, 10 Petero Civoniceva (c), 11 Corey Parker, 12 Brad Thorn, 13 Greg Eastwood. Subs: 14 Nick Kenny, 15 Dave Taylor, 16 Sam Thaiday, 17 Ian Lacey, 18 Clifford Manua (one to be omitted).

Bulldogs: 1. Luke Patten, 2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Daryl Millard, 4. Andrew Emelio, 5. Cameron Phelps, 6. Ben Roberts, 7. Brent Sherwin, 8. Mark O'Meley, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Chris Armit, 11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c), 13. Reni Maitua. Subs: 14. Adam Perry, 15. Nick Kouparitsas, 16. Fred Briggs, 17. Jon Green.

Melbourne Storm: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Matt Geyer, 3. Anthony Quinn, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Will Chambers, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Ben Cross, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Clint Newton, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Garret Crossman, 17. Jeff Lima, 18. Michael Crocker (one to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels: 1. Jarryd Hayne, 2. Krisnan Inu, 3. Ben Smith, 4. Timana Tahu, 5. Eric Grothe, 6. Brett Finch, 7. Tim Smith, 8. Nathan Cayless (c), 9. Mark Riddell, 10. Fuifui Moimoi, 11. Nathan Hindmarsh, 12. Ian Hindmarsh, 13. Feleti Mateo. Subs: 14. PJ Marsh, 15. Josh Cordoba, 16. Chad Robinson, 17. Daniel Wagon, 18. Aaron Cannings, 19. Joel Reddy, 20. Todd Lowrie (three to be omitted).

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 1 Mitch Brown, 2 David Simmons, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 Fraser Anderson, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Greg Bird, 7 Brett Seymour, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Craig Stapleton, 11 Reece Williams, 12 Luke Douglas, 13 Paul Gallen. Subs: 14 Eddie Su'a, 15 Cameron Ciraldo, 16 Paul Stephenson, 17 Kevin Kingston, 18 Dayne Weston (one to be omitted).

Wests Tigers: 1 Brett Hodgson (c), 2 Daniel Fitzhenry, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Taniela Tuiaki, 6 John Morris, 7 Benji Marshall, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Stuart Flanagan, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Liam Fulton, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Ben Te'o. Subs: 14 Dene Halatau, 15 Paul Whatuira, 16 Bronson Harrison, 17 Ben Galea.

Canberra Raiders: 1. David Howell, 2. David Milne, 3. Phil Graham , 4. Colin Best , 5. Brett Kelly , 6. Terry Campese , 7. Todd Carney, 8. Dane Tilse , 9. Ryan Hinchcliffe, 10. Scott Logan , 11. Matt Bickerstaff, 12. Glen Turner , 13. Alan Tongue (c) . Subs: 14. Lincoln Withers, 15. Trevor Thurling, 16. Neville Costigan, 17. Michael Weyman, 18. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs.

New Zealand Warriors: 1. Wade Mckinnon, 2. Michael Crockett, 3. Jerome Ropati, 4. Simon Mannering, 5. Manu Vatuvei, 6. Michael Witt, 7. Grant Rovelli, 8. Sam Rapira, 9. Nathan Fien, 10. Steve Price (c), 11. Ruben Wiki (vc), 12. Logan Swann, 13. Micheal Luck. Subs: 14. Wairangi Koopu, 15. Evarn Tuimavave, 16. Epalahame Lauaki, 18 . George Gatis. 18th Man: Todd Byrne.

North Queensland Cowboys: 1 Matt Bowen, 2 Brenton Bowen, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Paul Bowman, 5 Neil Sweeney, 6 Justin Smith, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sam Faust, 12 Jacob Lillyman, 13 Sione Faumuina. Subs: 14 David Faiumu, 15 Shane Muspratt, 16 Matt Bartlett, 17 Matt Scott, 18 Jason Smith, 19 Ben Farrar (two to be omitted).

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 1. Ben HORNBY, 2. Jason NIGHTINGALE, 3. Chase STANLEY, 4. Matt COOPER, 5. Josh MORRIS, 6. Mark GASNIER, 7. Jamie SOWARD, 8. Dan HUNT, 9. Simon WOOLFORD, 10. Jason RYLES (c), 11. Beau SCOTT, 12. Chris HOUSTON, 13. Ben CREAGH. Subs: 14. Adam PEEK, 15. Ashton SIMS, 16. Corey PAYNE, 17. Rangi CHASE, 18. Lagi SETU (one to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans: 1. Preston Campbell, 2. Jake Webster, 3. Mat Rogers, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Smith Samau, 6. Josh Lewis, 7. Scott Prince (c), 8. Luke Bailey (c), 9. Nathan Friend, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Mark Minichiello, 13. Luke Swain. Subs: 14. Daniel Conn, 15. Ian Donnelly, 16. Gavin Cooper, 17. Luke O'Dwyer, 18. Josh Graham, 19. Matthew Petersen, 22. Chris Walker (three to be omitted).

Sydney Roosters: 1 Sam Perrett , 2 Amos Roberts , 3 Mitchell Aubusson , 4 Joel Monaghan , 5 John Williams , 6 Braith Anasta , 7 Mitchell Pearce , 8 David Shillington , 9 Craig Wing , 10 Danny Nutley , 11 Nate Myles, 12 Craig Fitzgibbon (c), 13 Ashley Harrison . Subs: 14 Lopini Paea , 15 Anthony Tupou, 16 Setaimata Sa, 17 Shane Skackleton, 18 Shaun Kenny - Dowall.

Newcastle Knights: 1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Brad Tighe, 4. George Carmont, 5. Cooper Vuna, 6. Chris Bailey, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Jesse Royal, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Steve Simpson, 11. Zeb Taia, 12. Daniel Abraham, 13. Reegan Tanner. Subs: 14. Michael Young, 15. Cory Paterson, 16. Mitchell Sargent, 17. Adam Woolnough.

Penrith Panthers: 1. Jarrod Sammut, 2. Mark O'Halloran, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Maurice Blair, 5. Michael Gordon, 6. Luke Lewis, 7. Craig Gower (c), 8. Joel Clinton, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Bryan Norrie, 11. Frank Pritchard, 12. Trent Waterhouse, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Matthew Bell, 15. Brendan Worth, 16. Frank Puletua, 17. Paul Aiton, 18. Peter Wallace (one to be omitted)

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 1. Nathan Merritt, 2. Fetuli Talanoa, 3. Nigel Vagana, 4. Yileen Gordon, 5. Paul Mellor, 6. Joe Williams, 7. Jeremy Smith, 8. Peter Cusack (c), 9. Issac Luke, 10. Roy Asotasi (c), 11. John Sutton, 12. David Fa'alogo, 13. Ben Rogers. Subs: 14. Shane Rigon, 15. Dean Widders, 16. Luke Stuart, 17. Michael Greenfield.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Menzies, 5 Chris Hicks, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Mark Bryant, 9 Michael Monaghan, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Luke Williamson. Subs: 14 Matt Ballin, 15 Glenn Hall, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Jack Afamasaga, 18 Clint Halden, 19 Travis Burns, 20 Jason Wells (three to be omitted).

Friday August 17, 2007
Brisbane Broncos vs Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)

Brisbane Broncos
1 Darius Boyd, 2 Steve Michaels, 3 Nick Emmett, 4 Justin Hodges, 5 Craig Frawley, 6 Tonie Carroll, 7 Shane Perry, 8 Dane Carlaw, 9 Mick Roberts, 10 Petero Civoniceva (c), 11 Corey Parker, 12 Brad Thorn, 13 Greg Eastwood. Subs: 14 Nick Kenny, 15 Dave Taylor, 16 Sam Thaiday, 17 Ian Lacey, 18 Clifford Manua (one to be omitted).

Bulldogs
1. Luke Patten, 2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Daryl Millard, 4. Andrew Emelio, 5. Cameron Phelps, 6. Ben Roberts, 7. Brent Sherwin, 8. Mark O'Meley, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Chris Armit, 11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c), 13. Reni Maitua. Subs: 14. Adam Perry, 15. Nick Kouparitsas, 16. Fred Briggs, 17. Jon Green.

Date: Fri August 17 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri August 17 2007, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Steven Clark
TV Details: Live Channel 9 (QLD), Delay 9:30pm Channel 9 (NSW/ACT)

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Bulldogs by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 35
Brisbane Broncos wins: 21. [Pts: 822]
Bulldogs wins: 13. [Pts: 641]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Brisbane Broncos: 30 pts: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30 [Crowd: 26111]
Bulldogs: 36 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40 [Crowd: 25107]

Biggest Crowd: 1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 17 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Broncos 38 d. Canterbury 18 [Crowd: 54751]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Brisbane Broncos: LLWLLLWWWWLWWWWWWLWWWWLDLWLLLWLWWWW
Bulldogs: WWLWWWLLLLWLLLLLLWLLLLWDWLWWWLWLLLL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 12 l. Brisbane Broncos 19 [Crowd: 10121]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Three - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 20 l. Brisbane Broncos 37 [Crowd: 29511]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30 [Crowd: 26111]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6 [Crowd: 30589]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 29 d. Broncos 22 [Crowd: 29112]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28 [Crowd: 29845]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Broncos 18 l. Bulldogs 46 [Crowd: 49571]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun May 2: Bulldogs 25 d. Broncos 18 [Crowd: 17104]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40 [Crowd: 25107]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri May 23: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 24 [Crowd: 25673]

Overall record at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Brisbane Broncos: 116 games, won 73, drawn 0, lost 43.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21 d. Brisbane Broncos 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Mon: Brisbane Broncos 16 l. Parramatta Eels 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 19 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Mon: Brisbane Broncos 48 d. Wests Tigers 18

Bulldogs: 8 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 3.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 26
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Broncos 18 l. Bulldogs 46
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40

Head to Head at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 6
Brisbane Broncos wins: 2. [Pts: 110]
Bulldogs wins: 4. [Pts: 165]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6 [Crowd: 30589]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28 [Crowd: 29845]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Broncos 18 l. Bulldogs 46 [Crowd: 49571]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40 [Crowd: 25107]
1991 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 11 - [View] Sun Jun 9: Broncos 18 l. Canterbury 20 [Crowd: 18922]

Overall record with Steven Clark Stats:
Brisbane Broncos: 48 games, won 33, drawn 1, lost 14.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 19 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 23
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 6 l. Brisbane Broncos 50

Bulldogs: 51 games, won 32, drawn 2, lost 17.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Mon: Melbourne Storm 38 d. Bulldogs 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 30 d. Newcastle Knights 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Dragons 16 l. Bulldogs 22
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6

Head to Head with Steven Clark Stats:
Total Games: 6
Brisbane Broncos wins: 5.
Bulldogs wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30 [Crowd: 26111]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6 [Crowd: 30589]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 29 d. Broncos 22 [Crowd: 29112]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri Mar 30: Bulldogs 6 l. Broncos 34 [Crowd: 16642]
2000 National Rugby League - Round 8 - [View] Sun Mar 26: Broncos 24 d. Bulldogs 14 [Crowd: 21815]

Friday August 17, 2007
Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)

Melbourne Storm
1. Billy Slater, 2. Matt Geyer, 3. Anthony Quinn, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Will Chambers, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Ben Cross, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Clint Newton, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Garret Crossman, 17. Jeff Lima, 18. Michael Crocker (one to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels
1. Jarryd Hayne, 2. Krisnan Inu, 3. Ben Smith, 4. Timana Tahu, 5. Eric Grothe, 6. Brett Finch, 7. Tim Smith, 8. Nathan Cayless (c), 9. Mark Riddell, 10. Fuifui Moimoi, 11. Nathan Hindmarsh, 12. Ian Hindmarsh, 13. Feleti Mateo. Subs: 14. PJ Marsh, 15. Josh Cordoba, 16. Chad Robinson, 17. Daniel Wagon, 18. Aaron Cannings, 19. Joel Reddy, 20. Todd Lowrie (three to be omitted).

Date: Fri August 17 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri August 17 2007, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer
TV Details: Live Channel 9 (NSW/ACT), Delay 9:30pm Channel 9 (QLD)

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Eels by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 17
Melbourne Storm wins: 10. [Pts: 354]
Parramatta Eels wins: 7. [Pts: 370]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 38 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12 [Crowd: 8699]
Parramatta Eels: 44 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54 [Crowd: 13074]

Biggest Crowd: 1999 National Rugby League - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 18: Storm 18 d. Eels 16 [Crowd: 27555]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: WLLWWLLLWLWWWWLWW
Parramatta Eels: LWWLLWWWLWLLLLWLL

Last 10 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 12 d. Parramatta Eels 6 [Crowd: 15690]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Eels 22 l. Storm 34 [Crowd: 7139]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Storm 14 l. Eels 26 [Crowd: 9649]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Storm 22 d. Eels 16 [Crowd: 8067]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun May 16: Eels 16 l. Storm 36 [Crowd: 8243]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12 [Crowd: 8699]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Eels 10 l. Storm 12 [Crowd: 8136]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 18: Storm 20 l. Eels 22 [Crowd: 7747]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 6: Eels 30 l. Storm 32 [Crowd: 11132]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54 [Crowd: 13074]

Overall record at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 109 games, won 82, drawn 1, lost 26.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Canberra Raiders 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Mon: Melbourne Storm 44 d. Newcastle Knights 0
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 28 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10

Parramatta Eels: 7 games, won 3, drawn 0, lost 4.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 12 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Storm 14 l. Eels 26
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Storm 22 d. Eels 16
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 18: Storm 20 l. Eels 22

Head to Head at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Total Games: 7
Melbourne Storm wins: 4. [Pts: 140]
Parramatta Eels wins: 3. [Pts: 114]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 12 d. Parramatta Eels 6 [Crowd: 15690]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Storm 14 l. Eels 26 [Crowd: 9649]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Storm 22 d. Eels 16 [Crowd: 8067]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12 [Crowd: 8699]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 18: Storm 20 l. Eels 22 [Crowd: 7747]

Saturday August 18, 2007
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Wests Tigers at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1 Mitch Brown, 2 David Simmons, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 Fraser Anderson, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Greg Bird, 7 Brett Seymour, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Craig Stapleton, 11 Reece Williams, 12 Luke Douglas, 13 Paul Gallen. Subs: 14 Eddie Su'a, 15 Cameron Ciraldo, 16 Paul Stephenson, 17 Kevin Kingston, 18 Dayne Weston (one to be omitted).

Wests Tigers
1 Brett Hodgson (c), 2 Daniel Fitzhenry, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Taniela Tuiaki, 6 John Morris, 7 Benji Marshall, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Stuart Flanagan, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Liam Fulton, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Ben Te'o. Subs: 14 Dene Halatau, 15 Paul Whatuira, 16 Bronson Harrison, 17 Ben Galea.

Date: Sat August 18 2007, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat August 18 2007, 7:30AM GMT]
Referee: Paul Simpkins
TV Details: Live Fox Sports 3

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Wests Tigers by 2


OVERALL:
Total Games: 14
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 4. [Pts: 264]
Wests Tigers wins: 9. [Pts: 356]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 24 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 2: Tigers 12 l. Sharks 36 [Crowd: 8053]
Wests Tigers: 40 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46 [Crowd: 18321]

Biggest Crowd: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 13: Tigers 12 d. Sharks 6 [Crowd: 42717]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: LLDWWWWLLLLLLL
Wests Tigers: WWDLLLLWWWWWWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 14 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 [Crowd: 17566]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Sharks 10 l. Tigers 22 [Crowd: 15070]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Tigers 42 d. Sharks 16 [Crowd: 15550]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46 [Crowd: 18321]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Tigers 34 d. Sharks 18 [Crowd: 17570]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 13: Tigers 12 d. Sharks 6 [Crowd: 42717]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun Jul 13: Tigers 44 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 8873]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 14: Sharks 28 d. Tigers 26 [Crowd: 11586]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 18: Tigers 18 l. Sharks 34 [Crowd: 7100]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 14: Sharks 36 d. Tigers 30 [Crowd: 14116]

Overall record at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 444 games, won 270, drawn 10, lost 164.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Melbourne Storm 17
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Bulldogs 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 l. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Sydney Roosters 13

Wests Tigers: 6 games, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Sharks 10 l. Tigers 22
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 14: Sharks 28 d. Tigers 26
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 14: Sharks 36 d. Tigers 30
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat May 19: Sharks 16 drew Tigers 16

Head to Head at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 2. [Pts: 108]
Wests Tigers wins: 3. [Pts: 156]
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Sharks 10 l. Tigers 22 [Crowd: 15070]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46 [Crowd: 18321]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 14: Sharks 28 d. Tigers 26 [Crowd: 11586]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 14: Sharks 36 d. Tigers 30 [Crowd: 14116]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat May 19: Sharks 16 drew Tigers 16 [Crowd: 9007]

Overall record with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 33 games, won 13, drawn 1, lost 19.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Melbourne Storm 17
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 26
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Dragons 18 d. Sharks 4
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Tigers 34 d. Sharks 18
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 56 d. Sharks 14

Wests Tigers: 26 games, won 8, drawn 1, lost 17.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 28
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Broncos 6 l. Tigers 20
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Tigers 10 l. Bulldogs 32
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: Rabbitohs 4 l. Tigers 44
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Tigers 10 l. Warriors 26

Head to Head with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Total Games: 1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 0.
Wests Tigers wins: 1.
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Tigers 34 d. Sharks 18 [Crowd: 17570]

Saturday August 18, 2007
Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)

Canberra Raiders
1. David Howell, 2. David Milne, 3. Phil Graham , 4. Colin Best , 5. Brett Kelly , 6. Terry Campese , 7. Todd Carney, 8. Dane Tilse , 9. Ryan Hinchcliffe, 10. Scott Logan , 11. Matt Bickerstaff, 12. Glen Turner , 13. Alan Tongue (c) . Subs: 14. Lincoln Withers, 15. Trevor Thurling, 16. Neville Costigan, 17. Michael Weyman, 18. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs.

New Zealand Warriors
1. Wade Mckinnon, 2. Michael Crockett, 3. Jerome Ropati, 4. Simon Mannering, 5. Manu Vatuvei, 6. Michael Witt, 7. Grant Rovelli, 8. Sam Rapira, 9. Nathan Fien, 10. Steve Price (c), 11. Ruben Wiki (vc), 12. Logan Swann, 13. Micheal Luck. Subs: 14. Wairangi Koopu, 15. Evarn Tuimavave, 16. Epalahame Lauaki, 18 . George Gatis. 18th Man: Todd Byrne.

Date: Sat August 18 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat August 18 2007, 9:30PM NZST GMT+12]
[Sat August 18 2007, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
TV Details: Live Fox Sports 3 Interactive

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Warriors by 18


OVERALL:
Total Games: 20
Canberra Raiders wins: 11. [Pts: 470]
New Zealand Warriors wins: 9. [Pts: 388]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Canberra Raiders: 44 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Mon Mar 6: Raiders 56 d. Auckland 12 [Crowd: 8170]
New Zealand Warriors: 16 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sun Sep 15: Warriors 36 d. Raiders 20 [Crowd: 25800]

Biggest Crowd: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sat Sep 20: Warriors 17 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 31616]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Canberra Raiders: WWLWLLWWWWLWLWLLLWLW
New Zealand Warriors: LLWLWWLLLLWLWLWWWLWL

Last 10 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 14 [Crowd: 7174]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: Warriors 24 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 18361]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Raiders 30 d. Warriors 29 [Crowd: 8535]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun Jun 6: Warriors 20 d. Raiders 14 [Crowd: 6967]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sat Sep 20: Warriors 17 d. Raiders 16 [Crowd: 31616]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 22: Warriors 26 d. Raiders 18 [Crowd: 18375]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri May 23: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 10 [Crowd: 13130]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sun Sep 15: Warriors 36 d. Raiders 20 [Crowd: 25800]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 27: Raiders 38 d. Warriors 30 [Crowd: 8702]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat May 26: Warriors 22 d. Raiders 10 [Crowd: 7112]

Overall record at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT) Stats:
Canberra Raiders: 206 games, won 147, drawn 4, lost 55.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Penrith Panthers 30
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Canberra Raiders 56 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun: Canberra Raiders 16 l. Wests Tigers 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Canberra Raiders 24 l. North Queensland Cowboys 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Canberra Raiders 38 d. Parramatta Eels 10

New Zealand Warriors: 7 games, won 1, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 14
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Raiders 30 d. Warriors 29
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 27: Raiders 38 d. Warriors 30
2000 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Mon Mar 6: Raiders 56 d. Auckland 12
1999 National Rugby League - Round 18 - [View] Sun Jul 4: Raiders 46 d. Auckland 22

Head to Head at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT) Stats:
Total Games: 7
Canberra Raiders wins: 6. [Pts: 242]
New Zealand Warriors wins: 1. [Pts: 144]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Raiders 18 d. Warriors 14 [Crowd: 7174]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Raiders 30 d. Warriors 29 [Crowd: 8535]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 27: Raiders 38 d. Warriors 30 [Crowd: 8702]
2000 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Mon Mar 6: Raiders 56 d. Auckland 12 [Crowd: 8170]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 18 - [View] Sun Jul 4: Raiders 46 d. Auckland 22 [Crowd: 10155]

Saturday August 18, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys vs St.George-Illawarra Dragons at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Matt Bowen, 2 Brenton Bowen, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Paul Bowman, 5 Neil Sweeney, 6 Justin Smith, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sam Faust, 12 Jacob Lillyman, 13 Sione Faumuina. Subs: 14 David Faiumu, 15 Shane Muspratt, 16 Matt Bartlett, 17 Matt Scott, 18 Jason Smith, 19 Ben Farrar (two to be omitted).

St.George-Illawarra Dragons
1. Ben HORNBY, 2. Jason NIGHTINGALE, 3. Chase STANLEY, 4. Matt COOPER, 5. Josh MORRIS, 6. Mark GASNIER, 7. Jamie SOWARD, 8. Dan HUNT, 9. Simon WOOLFORD, 10. Jason RYLES (c), 11. Beau SCOTT, 12. Chris HOUSTON, 13. Ben CREAGH. Subs: 14. Adam PEEK, 15. Ashton SIMS, 16. Corey PAYNE, 17. Rangi CHASE, 18. Lagi SETU (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat August 18 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat August 18 2007, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Ben Cummins
TV Details: Live Fox Sports 3 Interactive

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 15
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 7. [Pts: 334]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 8. [Pts: 369]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 46 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 13 - [View] Sat Apr 29: Cowboys 50 d. Dragons 4 [Crowd: 13768]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 36 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 1: Dragons 48 d. Cowboys 12 [Crowd: 9583]

Biggest Crowd: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 21021]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: LLWLWWLWLWWLLLW
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: WWLWLLWLWLLWWWL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 18 l. North Queensland Cowboys 22
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Dragons 34 d. Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 13289]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 21021]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Dragons 34 d. Cowboys 4 [Crowd: 15260]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Cowboys 34 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 17262]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 5: Dragons 12 l. Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 10524]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 19: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 16542]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 1: Dragons 16 l. Cowboys 36 [Crowd: 13517]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat Jun 29: Dragons 45 d. Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 7987]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat Jun 1: Cowboys 40 d. Dragons 32 [Crowd: 10561]

Overall record at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
North Queensland Cowboys: 149 games, won 61, drawn 2, lost 86.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 d. Canberra Raiders 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 24
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Melbourne Storm 58
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 26 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 6 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 4.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Cowboys 34 d. Dragons 10
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 19: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat Jun 1: Cowboys 40 d. Dragons 32
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 21: Cowboys 34 d. Dragons 10

Head to Head at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 6
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 4. [Pts: 190]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 2. [Pts: 128]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 21021]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Cowboys 34 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 17262]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 19: Cowboys 16 l. Dragons 36 [Crowd: 16542]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat Jun 1: Cowboys 40 d. Dragons 32 [Crowd: 10561]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 21: Cowboys 34 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 14293]

Sunday August 19, 2007
Gold Coast Titans vs Sydney Roosters at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)

Gold Coast Titans
1. Preston Campbell, 2. Jake Webster, 3. Mat Rogers, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Smith Samau, 6. Josh Lewis, 7. Scott Prince (c), 8. Luke Bailey (c), 9. Nathan Friend, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Mark Minichiello, 13. Luke Swain. Subs: 14. Daniel Conn, 15. Ian Donnelly, 16. Gavin Cooper, 17. Luke O'Dwyer, 18. Josh Graham, 19. Matthew Petersen, 22. Chris Walker (three to be omitted).

Sydney Roosters
1 Sam Perrett , 2 Amos Roberts , 3 Mitchell Aubusson , 4 Joel Monaghan , 5 John Williams , 6 Braith Anasta , 7 Mitchell Pearce , 8 David Shillington , 9 Craig Wing , 10 Danny Nutley , 11 Nate Myles, 12 Craig Fitzgibbon (c), 13 Ashley Harrison . Subs: 14 Lopini Paea , 15 Anthony Tupou, 16 Setaimata Sa, 17 Shane Skackleton, 18 Shaun Kenny - Dowall.

Date: Sun August 19 2007, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun August 19 2007, 4:00AM GMT]
Referee: Gavin Badger
TV Details: Live Fox Sports

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 19
Gold Coast Titans wins: 2. [Pts: 274]
Sydney Roosters wins: 17. [Pts: 495]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Gold Coast Titans: 16 pts: 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 21: Gold Coast 28 d. Easts 12 [Crowd: 6253]
Sydney Roosters: 30 pts: 1989 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sun Aug 27: Easts 38 d. Gold Coast 8 [Crowd: 3176]

Biggest Crowd: 1997 Optus Cup - Qualifying Finals - [View] Fri Sep 12: Roosters 32 d. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 10466]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Gold Coast Titans: LLWLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Sydney Roosters: WWLWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
1998 National Rugby League - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 16: Roosters 34 d. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 4115]
1997 Optus Cup - Qualifying Finals - [View] Fri Sep 12: Roosters 32 d. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 10466]
1997 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Roosters 28 d. Gold Coast 12 [Crowd: 4780]
1997 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 19: Gold Coast 24 l. Roosters 34 [Crowd: 9211]
1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat May 4: Gold Coast 10 l. Roosters 13 [Crowd: 3300]
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 23: Roosters 28 d. Gold Coast 16 [Crowd: 6847]
1994 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 27: Easts 30 d. Gold Coast 28 [Crowd: 5134]
1994 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 24: Gold Coast 12 l. Easts 30 [Crowd: 7254]
1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 28: Gold Coast 10 l. Easts 24 [Crowd: 5756]

Overall record at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD) Stats:
Gold Coast Titans: 44 games, won 18, drawn 0, lost 26.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 30 d. Wests Tigers 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 12 l. Bulldogs 36
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 6 l. New Zealand Warriors 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. Newcastle Knights 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. Canberra Raiders 8

Sydney Roosters: 2 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 0.
Last 5 games:
1997 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 19: Gold Coast 24 l. Roosters 34
1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat May 4: Gold Coast 10 l. Roosters 13

Head to Head at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 2
Gold Coast Titans wins: 0. [Pts: 34]
Sydney Roosters wins: 2. [Pts: 47]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1997 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 19: Gold Coast 24 l. Roosters 34 [Crowd: 9211]
1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sat May 4: Gold Coast 10 l. Roosters 13 [Crowd: 3300]

Sunday August 19, 2007
Newcastle Knights vs Penrith Panthers at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

Newcastle Knights
1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Brad Tighe, 4. George Carmont, 5. Cooper Vuna, 6. Chris Bailey, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Jesse Royal, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Steve Simpson, 11. Zeb Taia, 12. Daniel Abraham, 13. Reegan Tanner. Subs: 14. Michael Young, 15. Cory Paterson, 16. Mitchell Sargent, 17. Adam Woolnough.

Penrith Panthers
1. Jarrod Sammut, 2. Mark O'Halloran, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Maurice Blair, 5. Michael Gordon, 6. Luke Lewis, 7. Craig Gower (c), 8. Joel Clinton, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Bryan Norrie, 11. Frank Pritchard, 12. Trent Waterhouse, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Matthew Bell, 15. Brendan Worth, 16. Frank Puletua, 17. Paul Aiton, 18. Peter Wallace (one to be omitted)

Date: Sun August 19 2007, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun August 19 2007, 5:00AM GMT]
Referee: Jason Robinson
TV Details: Delay 4:00pm Channel 9 (NSW/QLD/ACT), Delay Fox Sports 3 6:00pm

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Knights by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 28
Newcastle Knights wins: 15. [Pts: 584]
Penrith Panthers wins: 10. [Pts: 494]
Draws: 3

Biggest wins:
Newcastle Knights: 42 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 1: Knights 60 d. Panthers 18 [Crowd: 17791]
Penrith Panthers: 28 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Fri Jun 20: Panthers 34 d. Knights 6 [Crowd: 18744]

Biggest Crowd: 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 19 - [View] Sun Aug 5: Knights 6 l. Panthers 20 [Crowd: 30054]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Newcastle Knights: LLLLDLDLWWLWWWDWWWLWWWWLLWWW
Penrith Panthers: WWWWDWDWLLWLLLDLLLWLLLLWWLLL

Last 10 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Knights 40 d. Panthers 4 [Crowd: 23655]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Panthers 24 l. Knights 28 [Crowd: 12211]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri Mar 12: Panthers 14 l. Knights 20 [Crowd: 19936]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri Jul 18: Knights 16 l. Panthers 29 [Crowd: 19246]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Fri Jun 20: Panthers 34 d. Knights 6 [Crowd: 18744]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Sep 1: Panthers 30 l. Knights 32 [Crowd: 16700]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun Jul 21: Knights 38 d. Panthers 22 [Crowd: 23823]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 1: Knights 60 d. Panthers 18 [Crowd: 17791]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat May 19: Panthers 12 l. Knights 19 [Crowd: 12529]
2000 National Rugby League - Round 14 - [View] Sun May 7: Knights 26 l. Panthers 32 [Crowd: 16447]

Monday August 20, 2007
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1. Nathan Merritt, 2. Fetuli Talanoa, 3. Nigel Vagana, 4. Yileen Gordon, 5. Paul Mellor, 6. Joe Williams, 7. Jeremy Smith, 8. Peter Cusack (c), 9. Issac Luke, 10. Roy Asotasi (c), 11. John Sutton, 12. David Fa'alogo, 13. Ben Rogers. Subs: 14. Shane Rigon, 15. Dean Widders, 16. Luke Stuart, 17. Michael Greenfield.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Menzies, 5 Chris Hicks, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Mark Bryant, 9 Michael Monaghan, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Luke Williamson. Subs: 14 Matt Ballin, 15 Glenn Hall, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Jack Afamasaga, 18 Clint Halden, 19 Travis Burns, 20 Jason Wells (three to be omitted).

Date: Mon August 20 2007, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Mon August 20 2007, 9:00AM GMT]
Referee: Sean Hampstead
TV Details: Live Fox Sports 3

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sea Eagles by 8


OVERALL:
Total Games: 117
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 53. [Pts: 1971]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 64. [Pts: 2277]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 38 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Souths 44 d. Sea Eagles 6 [Crowd: 8900]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 54 pts: 1975 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sun Aug 24: Sea Eagles 54 d. Souths 0 [Crowd: 11734]

Biggest Crowd: 1968 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup - Grand Final - [View] Sat Sep 21: Souths 13 d. Sea Eagles 9 [Crowd: 54255]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
South Sydney Rabbitohs: LLLWLLWLWLLWLLLLLWWWWWWLWWLLWLLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLWLLL
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWWLWWLWLWWLWWWWWLLLLLLWLLWWLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWLWWLWWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 [Crowd: 7431]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 38 d. Rabbitohs 16 [Crowd: 19253]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 20 l. Sea Eagles 26 [Crowd: 7509]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Souths 44 d. Sea Eagles 6 [Crowd: 8900]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Souths 14 [Crowd: 18331]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 22: Sea Eagles 50 d. Souths 22 [Crowd: 14855]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat Jun 19: Sea Eagles 30 l. Souths 34 [Crowd: 9864]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 27: Sea Eagles 28 d. Souths 20 [Crowd: 8178]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 25 - [View] Sat Aug 21: Souths 2 l. Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 8755]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Sat Apr 3: Sea Eagles 24 l. Souths 28 [Crowd: 12087]

Overall record at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 23 games, won 8, drawn 0, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. Gold Coast Titans 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 d. Penrith Panthers 4
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Canberra Raiders 16

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 7 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 3.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 20 l. Sea Eagles 26
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 14 l. Sea Eagles 40
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 10 l. Sea Eagles 18
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 11: Bulldogs 28 d. Sea Eagles 26

Head to Head at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 0. [Pts: 20]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 1. [Pts: 26]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 20 l. Sea Eagles 26 [Crowd: 7509]

Overall record with Sean Hampstead Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 25 games, won 10, drawn 0, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 36 d. Souths 12

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 26 games, won 14, drawn 0, lost 12.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 8 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 21 d. Bulldogs 20
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 12 l. Knights 26
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Sharks 15 d. Sea Eagles 12

Head to Head with Sean Hampstead Stats:
Total Games: 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 0.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1997 Optus Cup - Round 11 - [View] Sun May 18: Souths 16 l. Sea Eagles 30 [Crowd: 6020]