Round 18 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Penrith Panthers: 1 Rhys Wesser, 2 Lachlan Coote, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Maurice Blair, 5 Brad Tighe, 6 Wade Graham, 7 Luke Lewis, 8 Tony Puletua, 9 Masada Iosefa, 10 Petero Civoniceva [c], 11 Frank Pritchard, 12 Trent Waterhouse, 13 Nathan Smith. Subs: 14 Matthew Bell, 15 Junior Moors, 16 Tim Grant, 17 Luke Priddis, 18 Michael Gordon (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights: 1 Wes Naiqama, 2 James McManus, 3 Junior Sau, 4 Adam MacDougall, 5 Cooper Vuna, 6 Chris Bailey, 7 Jarrod Mullen, 8 Daniel Tolar, 9 Kurt Gidley, 10 Mark Taufua, 11 Steve Simpson [c], 12 Cory Paterson, 13 Zeb Taia. Subs: 16 Richard Fa'aoso, 17 Danny Wicks, 18 Chris Houston, 19 Cameron Ciraldo, 20 Scott Dureau (one to be omitted).

Sydney Roosters: 1 Amos Roberts, 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 3 Mitchell Aubusson, 4 Setaimata Sa, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Braith Anasta, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Mark O'Meley, 9 Riley Brown, 10 David Shillington, 11 Willie Mason, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Craig Fitzgibbon [c]. Subs: 14 Lopini Paea, 15 Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 16 Anthony Cherrington, 17 Brent Grose, 20 Jake Friend (one to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans: 1 Preston Campbell, 2 Ben Jeffery, 3 Josh Graham, 4 Gavin Cooper, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Mat Rogers, 7 Brad Davis, 8 James Stosic, 9 Nathan Friend, 10 Michael Hodgson, 11 Anthony Laffranchi, 12 Will Matthews, 13 Daniel Conn. Subs: 14 Matthew Cross, 15 Michael Henderson, 16 Luke Swain, 17 Shannon Walker.

New Zealand Warriors: 1 Lance Hohaia, 2 Malo Solomona, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Sonny Fai, 5 Aidan Kirk, 6 Nathan Fien, 7 Grant Rovelli, 8 Ruben Wiki, 9 Ian Henderson, 10 Steve Price [c], 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Logan Swann, 13 Micheal Luck. Subs: 14 Jerome Ropati, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Sam Rapira, 17 Ben Matulino, 18 Michael Witt (one to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys: 1 Mark Henry, 2 Brandon Boor, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Ben Harris, 5 John Williams, 6 Anthony Watts, 7 Johnathan Thurston [c], 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Shane Tronc, 11 Sione Faumuina, 12 Scott Bolton, 13 Steve Southern. Subs: 14 Ben Farrar, 15 Greg Byrnes, 16 Ben Vaeau, 17 Dayne Weston, 18 Sam Faust (one to be omitted).

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 1 Brett Kearney, 2 Misi Taulapapa, 3 David Simmons, 4 Ben Pomeroy, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Grant Millington, 12 Fraser Anderson, 13 Paul Gallen [c]. Subs: 14 Kade Snowden, 15 Danny Nutley, 16 Adam Peek, 17 Blake Green.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford [c], 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Steve Menzies. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Mark Bryant, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 20 Glenn Hall.

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 1 Luke Capewell, 2 Nathan Merritt, 3 Jamie Simpson, 4 Beau Champion, 5 Fetuli Talanoa, 6 Craig Wing, 7 Chris Sandow, 8 Scott Geddes, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Roy Asotasi [c], 11 Luke Stuart, 12 David Fa'alogo, 13 John Sutton. Subs: 14 Beau Falloon, 15 Shannon McPherson, 16 Manase Manuokatoa, 17 Michael Greenfield, 18 David Kidwell, 19 Ben Lowe (two to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels: 1 Luke Burt, 2 Taulima Tautai, 3 Krisnan Inu, 4 Joel Reddy, 5 Jarryd Hayne, 6 Feleti Mateo, 7 Brett Finch, 8 Nathan Cayless [c], 9 Mark Riddell, 10 Josh Cordoba, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Daniel Wagon, 13 Chad Robinson. Subs: 14 Matthew Keating, 15 Fuifui Moimoi, 16 Weller Hauraki, 17 Brendan Oake.

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 1 Brett Morris, 2 Jason Nightingale, 3 Mark Gasnier [c], 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Josh Morris, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby, 8 Justin Poore, 9 Dean Young, 10 Jason Ryles, 11 Beau Scott, 12 Chase Stanley, 13 Lagi Setu. Subs: 14 Kirk Reynoldson, 15 Dan Hunt, 16 Kirk Reynoldson, 17 Rangi Chase, 18 Jarrod Saffy, 19 Matt Prior, 20 Stuart Webb (three to be omitted).

Canberra Raiders: 1 David Milne, 2 Colin Best, 3 Marshall Chalk, 4 Joel Monaghan, 5 Adrian Purtell, 6 Terry Campese, 7 Todd Carney [c], 8 Troy Thompson, 9 Glen Buttriss, 10 Dane Tilse, 11 Glen Turner, 12 Josh Miller, 13 Joe Picker. Subs: 14 Nigel Plum, 15 Ryan Hinchcliffe, 16 Scott Logan, 17 Michael Weyman, 18 Neville Costigan, 19 Trevor Thurling (two to be omitted).

Brisbane Broncos: 1 Karmichael Hunt, 2 Denan Kemp, 3 Darius Boyd, 4 David Stagg, 5 Kaine Manihera, 6 Darren Lockyer [c], 7 Peter Wallace, 8 Ben Hannant, 9 Michael Ennis, 10 Joel Clinton, 11 Corey Parker, 12 Sam Thaiday, 13 Tonie Carroll. Subs: 14 Ashton Sims, 15 Greg Eastwood, 16 David Taylor, 17 Nick Emmett, 18 Andrew McCullough (one to be omitted).

Bulldogs: 1 Brent Crisp, 2 Hazem El Masri, 3 Daryl Millard, 4 Tim Winitana, 5 Heka Nanai, 6 Daniel Holdsworth, 7 Arana Taumata, 8 Jarrad Hickey, 9 Corey Hughes, 10 Fred Briggs, 11 Sonny Bill Williams, 12 Andrew Ryan [c], 13 Reni Maitua. Subs: 14 Chris Armit, 15 Lee Te Maari, 16 John Kite, 17 Ben Roberts.

Wests Tigers: 1 Brett Hodgson [c], 2 Taniela Tuiaki, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Beau Ryan, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 John Morris, 8 Keith Galloway, 9 Robbie Farah, 10 Bryce Gibbs, 11 Bronson Harrison, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Dene Halatau. Subs: 14 Liam Fulton, 15 Ben Te'o, 16 Corey Payne, 17 Daine Laurie.

Melbourne Storm: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Steve Turner, 3 Matt Geyer, 4 Israel Folau, 5 Anthony Quinn, 6 Greg Inglis, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Jeff Lima, 9 Cameron Smith [c], 10 Brett White, 11 Michael Crocker, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14 Jeremy Smith, 15 Adam Blair, 16 Sika Manu, 17 Antonio Kaufusi.

Friday July 11, 2008
Penrith Panthers vs Newcastle Knights at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)

Penrith Panthers
1 Rhys Wesser, 2 Lachlan Coote, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Maurice Blair, 5 Brad Tighe, 6 Wade Graham, 7 Luke Lewis, 8 Tony Puletua, 9 Masada Iosefa, 10 Petero Civoniceva [c], 11 Frank Pritchard, 12 Trent Waterhouse, 13 Nathan Smith. Subs: 14 Matthew Bell, 15 Junior Moors, 16 Tim Grant, 17 Luke Priddis, 18 Michael Gordon (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights
1 Wes Naiqama, 2 James McManus, 3 Junior Sau, 4 Adam MacDougall, 5 Cooper Vuna, 6 Chris Bailey, 7 Jarrod Mullen, 8 Daniel Tolar, 9 Kurt Gidley, 10 Mark Taufua, 11 Steve Simpson [c], 12 Cory Paterson, 13 Zeb Taia. Subs: 16 Richard Fa'aoso, 17 Danny Wicks, 18 Chris Houston, 19 Cameron Ciraldo, 20 Scott Dureau (one to be omitted).

Date: Fri July 11 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri July 11 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Gavin Badger

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Panthers by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 29
Penrith Panthers wins: 11. [Pts: 540]
Newcastle Knights wins: 15. [Pts: 596]
Draws: 3

Biggest wins:
Penrith Panthers: 34 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 12 l. Penrith Panthers 46 [Crowd: 14351]
Newcastle Knights: 42 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 1: Knights 60 d. Panthers 18 [Crowd: 17791]

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):
Penrith Panthers: WWWWDWDWLLWLLLDLLLWLLLLWWLLLW
Newcastle Knights: LLLLDLDLWWLWWWDWWWLWWWWLLWWWL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 12 l. Penrith Panthers 46 [Crowd: 14351]
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]

Overall record at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Penrith Panthers: 469 games, won 228, drawn 19, lost 222.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 12 drew Brisbane Broncos 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun: Penrith Panthers 22 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun: Penrith Panthers 46 d. New Zealand Warriors 22
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Parramatta Eels 26
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 12 l. Sydney Roosters 28

Newcastle Knights: 16 games, won 9, drawn 3, lost 4.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Panthers 24 l. Knights 28
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri Mar 12: Panthers 14 l. Knights 20
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Fri Jun 20: Panthers 34 d. Knights 6
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Sep 1: Panthers 30 l. Knights 32
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat May 19: Panthers 12 l. Knights 19

Head to Head at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 16
Penrith Panthers wins: 4. [Pts: 265]
Newcastle Knights wins: 9. [Pts: 285]
Draws: 3

Last 5 games:
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 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]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat May 19: Panthers 12 l. Knights 19 [Crowd: 12529]

Friday July 11, 2008
Sydney Roosters vs Gold Coast Titans at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Sydney Roosters
1 Amos Roberts, 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 3 Mitchell Aubusson, 4 Setaimata Sa, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Braith Anasta, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Mark O'Meley, 9 Riley Brown, 10 David Shillington, 11 Willie Mason, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Craig Fitzgibbon [c]. Subs: 14 Lopini Paea, 15 Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 16 Anthony Cherrington, 17 Brent Grose, 20 Jake Friend (one to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans
1 Preston Campbell, 2 Ben Jeffery, 3 Josh Graham, 4 Gavin Cooper, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Mat Rogers, 7 Brad Davis, 8 James Stosic, 9 Nathan Friend, 10 Michael Hodgson, 11 Anthony Laffranchi, 12 Will Matthews, 13 Daniel Conn. Subs: 14 Matthew Cross, 15 Michael Henderson, 16 Luke Swain, 17 Shannon Walker.

Date: Fri July 11 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri July 11 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Ben Cummins

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 42


OVERALL:
Total Games: 20
Sydney Roosters wins: 17. [Pts: 513]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 3. [Pts: 296]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
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]
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]

Biggest Crowd: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 22 d. Sydney Roosters 18 [Crowd: 17423]

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

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 22 d. Sydney Roosters 18 [Crowd: 17423]
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]

Overall record at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Sydney Roosters: 247 games, won 144, drawn 6, lost 97.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Bulldogs 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 32 d. Penrith Panthers 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Mon: Sydney Roosters 19 d. Wests Tigers 10
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 30 d. Canberra Raiders 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6

Gold Coast Titans: 19 games, won 4, drawn 1, lost 14.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
1998 National Rugby League - Round 14 - [View] Sun Jun 14: Souths 14 l. Gold Coast 16
1997 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Roosters 28 d. Gold Coast 12
1997 Optus Cup - Round 2 - [View] Sun Mar 16: Souths 26 d. Gold Coast 16
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 13 - [View] Sun Jun 25: Souths 2 l. Gold Coast 22

Head to Head at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 9
Sydney Roosters wins: 9. [Pts: 228]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 0. [Pts: 118]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
1997 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Roosters 28 d. Gold Coast 12 [Crowd: 4780]
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]
1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 25: Easts 14 d. Gold Coast 12 [Crowd: 7874]

Saturday July 12, 2008
New Zealand Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)

New Zealand Warriors
1 Lance Hohaia, 2 Malo Solomona, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Sonny Fai, 5 Aidan Kirk, 6 Nathan Fien, 7 Grant Rovelli, 8 Ruben Wiki, 9 Ian Henderson, 10 Steve Price [c], 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Logan Swann, 13 Micheal Luck. Subs: 14 Jerome Ropati, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Sam Rapira, 17 Ben Matulino, 18 Michael Witt (one to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Mark Henry, 2 Brandon Boor, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Ben Harris, 5 John Williams, 6 Anthony Watts, 7 Johnathan Thurston [c], 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Shane Tronc, 11 Sione Faumuina, 12 Scott Bolton, 13 Steve Southern. Subs: 14 Ben Farrar, 15 Greg Byrnes, 16 Ben Vaeau, 17 Dayne Weston, 18 Sam Faust (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat July 12 2008, 7:30PM NZST GMT+12 [Sat July 12 2008, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10]
[Sat July 12 2008, 7:30AM GMT]
Referee: Sean Hampstead

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 24
New Zealand Warriors wins: 12. [Pts: 624]
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 12. [Pts: 522]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
New Zealand Warriors: 46 pts: 1996 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sat Aug 3: Auckland 52 d. Cowboys 6 [Crowd: 14600]
North Queensland Cowboys: 37 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12

Biggest Crowd: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 2: Warriors 18 l. Cowboys 30 [Crowd: 24568]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
New Zealand Warriors: WWLWWLWWWLLWWWLLLLLWWLLL
North Queensland Cowboys: LLWLLWLLLWWLLLWWWWWLLWWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 48 d. New Zealand Warriors 20 [Crowd: 20554]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 11260]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Warriors 26 d. Cowboys 0 [Crowd: 5425]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 24 d. Warriors 16 [Crowd: 20078]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Warriors 22 l. Cowboys 32 [Crowd: 13888]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 20: Warriors 26 l. Cowboys 28 [Crowd: 6793]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 8: Cowboys 16 d. Warriors 8 [Crowd: 13062]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 5: Cowboys 30 d. Warriors 10 [Crowd: 16028]

Overall record at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 162 games, won 92, drawn 1, lost 69.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 28 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 35
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. Sydney Roosters 38
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 d. Canberra Raiders 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 36 d. Bulldogs 16

North Queensland Cowboys: 12 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Warriors 26 d. Cowboys 0
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Warriors 22 l. Cowboys 32
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 20: Warriors 26 l. Cowboys 28
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon Apr 21: Warriors 30 d. Cowboys 24

Head to Head at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
Total Games: 12
New Zealand Warriors wins: 8. [Pts: 370]
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 4. [Pts: 216]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 11260]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Warriors 26 d. Cowboys 0 [Crowd: 5425]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Warriors 22 l. Cowboys 32 [Crowd: 13888]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun Jun 20: Warriors 26 l. Cowboys 28 [Crowd: 6793]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon Apr 21: Warriors 30 d. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 19722]

Overall record with Sean Hampstead Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 29 games, won 10, drawn 0, lost 19.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 d. Canberra Raiders 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 52 d. New Zealand Warriors 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. New Zealand Warriors 24
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Bulldogs 40
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun: Broncos 36 d. Warriors 12

North Queensland Cowboys: 22 games, won 10, drawn 0, lost 12.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 24
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 12 l. Knights 19
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 4 l. Sharks 26
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 38 d. Panthers 18
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20

Head to Head with Sean Hampstead Stats:
Total Games: 2
New Zealand Warriors wins: 0.
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 2.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 2: Warriors 18 l. Cowboys 30 [Crowd: 24568]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun May 20: Cowboys 35 d. Warriors 18 [Crowd: 10819]

Saturday July 12, 2008
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1 Brett Kearney, 2 Misi Taulapapa, 3 David Simmons, 4 Ben Pomeroy, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Grant Millington, 12 Fraser Anderson, 13 Paul Gallen [c]. Subs: 14 Kade Snowden, 15 Danny Nutley, 16 Adam Peek, 17 Blake Green.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford [c], 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Steve Menzies. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Mark Bryant, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 20 Glenn Hall.

Date: Sat July 12 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat July 12 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Jason Robinson

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sea Eagles by 2


OVERALL:
Total Games: 73
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 22. [Pts: 1115]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 49. [Pts: 1480]
Draws: 2

Biggest wins:
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 62 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Sharks 68 d. Sea Eagles 6 [Crowd: 13325]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 36 pts: 1984 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 6 - [View] Sun Apr 15: Sea Eagles 50 d. Sharks 14 [Crowd: 8117]

Biggest Crowd: 1973 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup - Grand Final - [View] Sat Sep 15: Sea Eagles 10 d. Sharks 7 [Crowd: 52044]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: LLLWDLLWLWLLLLWLLLLWLLLWLLWLDLWLWLWLWLLWWLWWLWLWLW
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWWLDWWLWLWWWWLWWWWLWWWLWWLWDWLWLWLWLWWLLWLLWLWLWL

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 [Crowd: 15424]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29 [Crowd: 6494]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Sharks 15 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 11083]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sea Eagles 20 d. Sharks 18 [Crowd: 13114]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Sharks 68 d. Sea Eagles 6 [Crowd: 13325]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 46 d. Sharks 20 [Crowd: 14031]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun May 23: Sea Eagles 28 l. Sharks 30 [Crowd: 12511]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 27: Sharks 28 d. Sea Eagles 20 [Crowd: 15558]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat Jun 21: Sea Eagles 36 d. Sharks 18 [Crowd: 7931]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 10: Sharks 40 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 11673]

Overall record at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 452 games, won 275, drawn 10, lost 167.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. Parramatta Eels 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 8
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Wests Tigers 20

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 28 games, won 14, drawn 0, lost 14.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Sharks 15 d. Sea Eagles 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Sharks 68 d. Sea Eagles 6
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 27: Sharks 28 d. Sea Eagles 20
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 10: Sharks 40 d. Sea Eagles 16

Head to Head at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 28
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 14. [Pts: 557]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 14. [Pts: 483]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29 [Crowd: 6494]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Sharks 15 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 11083]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: Sharks 68 d. Sea Eagles 6 [Crowd: 13325]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 27: Sharks 28 d. Sea Eagles 20 [Crowd: 15558]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 10: Sharks 40 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 11673]

Saturday July 12, 2008
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1 Luke Capewell, 2 Nathan Merritt, 3 Jamie Simpson, 4 Beau Champion, 5 Fetuli Talanoa, 6 Craig Wing, 7 Chris Sandow, 8 Scott Geddes, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Roy Asotasi [c], 11 Luke Stuart, 12 David Fa'alogo, 13 John Sutton. Subs: 14 Beau Falloon, 15 Shannon McPherson, 16 Manase Manuokatoa, 17 Michael Greenfield, 18 David Kidwell, 19 Ben Lowe (two to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels
1 Luke Burt, 2 Taulima Tautai, 3 Krisnan Inu, 4 Joel Reddy, 5 Jarryd Hayne, 6 Feleti Mateo, 7 Brett Finch, 8 Nathan Cayless [c], 9 Mark Riddell, 10 Josh Cordoba, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Daniel Wagon, 13 Chad Robinson. Subs: 14 Matthew Keating, 15 Fuifui Moimoi, 16 Weller Hauraki, 17 Brendan Oake.

Date: Sat July 12 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat July 12 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Matt Cecchin

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Eels by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 107
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 57. [Pts: 1913]
Parramatta Eels wins: 48. [Pts: 1806]
Draws: 2

Biggest wins:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 40 pts: 1957 J J Giltinan Shield - Round 7 - [View] Sat Jun 1: Souths 50 d. Eels 10 [Crowd: 6280]
Parramatta Eels: 54 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 10: Eels 54 d. Souths 0 [Crowd: 10148]

Biggest Crowd: 1965 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup - Semi-finals - [View] Sat Aug 28: Souths 17 d. Eels 2 [Crowd: 54626]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
South Sydney Rabbitohs: WLLLLLLLLLLWLLWWLWLWLWWDLWLWWWLWWWWLLLLLLLLLLWLLWL
Parramatta Eels: LWWWWWWWWWWLWWLLWLWLWLLDWLWLLLWLLLLWWWWWWWWWWLWWLW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Parramatta Eels 6 [Crowd: 15165]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Eels 30 d. Rabbitohs 10 [Crowd: 10097]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Eels 52 d. Souths 16 [Crowd: 16143]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Souths 49 d. Eels 26 [Crowd: 11445]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Mon Apr 12: Eels 41 d. Souths 20 [Crowd: 18128]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun Jul 20: Souths 20 l. Eels 34 [Crowd: 8987]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat May 31: Eels 28 d. Souths 4 [Crowd: 10179]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 10: Eels 54 d. Souths 0 [Crowd: 10148]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon Apr 22: Souths 14 l. Eels 22 [Crowd: 16979]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 32 games, won 12, drawn 0, lost 20.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Mon: Bulldogs 30 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 34
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 23
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 26
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 24
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12

Parramatta Eels: 22 games, won 12, drawn 0, lost 10.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 6 l. Parramatta Eels 44
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 19 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 18
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 28 d. Bulldogs 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 25 d. Bulldogs 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 22 l. Parramatta Eels 34

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 1. [Pts: 31]
Parramatta Eels wins: 0. [Pts: 6]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Parramatta Eels 6 [Crowd: 15165]

Sunday July 13, 2008
St.George-Illawarra Dragons vs Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)

St.George-Illawarra Dragons
1 Brett Morris, 2 Jason Nightingale, 3 Mark Gasnier [c], 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Josh Morris, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby, 8 Justin Poore, 9 Dean Young, 10 Jason Ryles, 11 Beau Scott, 12 Chase Stanley, 13 Lagi Setu. Subs: 14 Kirk Reynoldson, 15 Dan Hunt, 16 Kirk Reynoldson, 17 Rangi Chase, 18 Jarrod Saffy, 19 Matt Prior, 20 Stuart Webb (three to be omitted).

Canberra Raiders
1 David Milne, 2 Colin Best, 3 Marshall Chalk, 4 Joel Monaghan, 5 Adrian Purtell, 6 Terry Campese, 7 Todd Carney [c], 8 Troy Thompson, 9 Glen Buttriss, 10 Dane Tilse, 11 Glen Turner, 12 Josh Miller, 13 Joe Picker. Subs: 14 Nigel Plum, 15 Ryan Hinchcliffe, 16 Scott Logan, 17 Michael Weyman, 18 Neville Costigan, 19 Trevor Thurling (two to be omitted).

Date: Sun July 13 2008, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun July 13 2008, 4:00AM GMT]
Referee: Tony De Las Heras

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Dragons by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 15
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 6. [Pts: 357]
Canberra Raiders wins: 8. [Pts: 317]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 42 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
Canberra Raiders: 24 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri: Canberra Raiders 30 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 6 [Crowd: 13187]

Biggest Crowd: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Raiders 42 d. Dragons 22 [Crowd: 15614]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: WWWWLWDLLLLLLWL
Canberra Raiders: LLLLWLDWWWWWWLW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Canberra Raiders 21 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14 [Crowd: 14400]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri: Canberra Raiders 30 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 6 [Crowd: 13187]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Raiders 31 d. Dragons 12 [Crowd: 13504]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Raiders 42 d. Dragons 22 [Crowd: 15614]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun Mar 14: Dragons 12 l. Raiders 21 [Crowd: 12635]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun Jul 13: Dragons 18 l. Raiders 19 [Crowd: 14204]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 29: Raiders 18 d. Dragons 14 [Crowd: 13744]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 12: Dragons 21 drew Raiders 21 [Crowd: 8052]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 7: Dragons 44 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 10108]

Overall record at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW) Stats:
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 63 games, won 40, drawn 4, lost 19.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 10
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 24

Canberra Raiders: 15 games, won 8, drawn 1, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 12: Dragons 21 drew Raiders 21
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 7: Dragons 44 d. Raiders 12
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 11 - [View] Fri Jun 2: Illawarra 6 l. Raiders 18
1994 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 20 - [View] Fri Aug 12: Illawarra 8 l. Raiders 19

Head to Head at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 3
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 2. [Pts: 123]
Canberra Raiders wins: 0. [Pts: 49]
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 12: Dragons 21 drew Raiders 21 [Crowd: 8052]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 7: Dragons 44 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 10108]

Sunday July 13, 2008
Brisbane Broncos vs Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)

Brisbane Broncos
1 Karmichael Hunt, 2 Denan Kemp, 3 Darius Boyd, 4 David Stagg, 5 Kaine Manihera, 6 Darren Lockyer [c], 7 Peter Wallace, 8 Ben Hannant, 9 Michael Ennis, 10 Joel Clinton, 11 Corey Parker, 12 Sam Thaiday, 13 Tonie Carroll. Subs: 14 Ashton Sims, 15 Greg Eastwood, 16 David Taylor, 17 Nick Emmett, 18 Andrew McCullough (one to be omitted).

Bulldogs
1 Brent Crisp, 2 Hazem El Masri, 3 Daryl Millard, 4 Tim Winitana, 5 Heka Nanai, 6 Daniel Holdsworth, 7 Arana Taumata, 8 Jarrad Hickey, 9 Corey Hughes, 10 Fred Briggs, 11 Sonny Bill Williams, 12 Andrew Ryan [c], 13 Reni Maitua. Subs: 14 Chris Armit, 15 Lee Te Maari, 16 John Kite, 17 Ben Roberts.

Date: Sun July 13 2008, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun July 13 2008, 5:00AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Broncos by 20


OVERALL:
Total Games: 36
Brisbane Broncos wins: 21. [Pts: 846]
Bulldogs wins: 14. [Pts: 666]
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: LLWLLLWWWWLWWWWWWLWWWWLDLWLLLWLWWWWL
Bulldogs: WWLWWWLLLLWLLLLLLWLLLLWDWLWWWLWLLLLW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 24 l. Bulldogs 25 [Crowd: 35199]
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]

Overall record at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Brisbane Broncos: 124 games, won 79, drawn 0, lost 45.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 19 d. Wests Tigers 18
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Parramatta Eels 26
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 12 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 32 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 36 d. North Queensland Cowboys 2

Bulldogs: 9 games, won 6, drawn 0, lost 3.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 24 l. Bulldogs 25
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

Head to Head at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 7
Brisbane Broncos wins: 2. [Pts: 134]
Bulldogs wins: 5. [Pts: 190]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 24 l. Bulldogs 25 [Crowd: 35199]
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]

Monday July 14, 2008
Wests Tigers vs Melbourne Storm at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)

Wests Tigers
1 Brett Hodgson [c], 2 Taniela Tuiaki, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Beau Ryan, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 John Morris, 8 Keith Galloway, 9 Robbie Farah, 10 Bryce Gibbs, 11 Bronson Harrison, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Dene Halatau. Subs: 14 Liam Fulton, 15 Ben Te'o, 16 Corey Payne, 17 Daine Laurie.

Melbourne Storm
1 Billy Slater, 2 Steve Turner, 3 Matt Geyer, 4 Israel Folau, 5 Anthony Quinn, 6 Greg Inglis, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Jeff Lima, 9 Cameron Smith [c], 10 Brett White, 11 Michael Crocker, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14 Jeremy Smith, 15 Adam Blair, 16 Sika Manu, 17 Antonio Kaufusi.

Date: Mon July 14 2008, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Mon July 14 2008, 9:00AM GMT]
Referee: Jarred Maxwell

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Storm by 8


OVERALL:
Total Games: 15
Wests Tigers wins: 5. [Pts: 302]
Melbourne Storm wins: 10. [Pts: 424]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Wests Tigers: 30 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Mar 18: Tigers 40 d. Storm 10 [Crowd: 11206]
Melbourne Storm: 64 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Thu Jul 5: Storm 64 d. Tigers 0 [Crowd: 10683]

Biggest Crowd: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 30 d. Melbourne Storm 12 [Crowd: 19111]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Wests Tigers: LLWLLWLLWLLWLLW
Melbourne Storm: WWLWWLWWLWWLWWL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 30 d. Melbourne Storm 12 [Crowd: 19111]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Wests Tigers 16 [Crowd: 13535]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Storm 46 d. Tigers 4 [Crowd: 12481]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun: Tigers 30 d. Storm 28 [Crowd: 17803]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Storm 34 d. Tigers 22 [Crowd: 10050]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun: Tigers 14 l. Storm 30 [Crowd: 17127]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 17: Tigers 32 d. Storm 18 [Crowd: 5648]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 5: Storm 30 d. Tigers 24 [Crowd: 8524]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat Jun 28: Storm 16 d. Tigers 8 [Crowd: 8664]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat Aug 24: Tigers 26 d. Storm 16 [Crowd: 5287]

Overall record at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Wests Tigers: 39 games, won 14, drawn 1, lost 24.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 40 d. North Queensland Cowboys 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Mon: Wests Tigers 8 l. Penrith Panthers 30
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 14 l. Gold Coast Titans 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 14 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12

Melbourne Storm: 2 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 0.
Last 5 games:
2000 National Rugby League - Round 26 - [View] Sat Jul 29: Tigers 26 l. Storm 36
1998 National Rugby League - Round 2 - [View] Sun Mar 22: Wests 16 l. Storm 26

Head to Head at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Wests Tigers wins: 0. [Pts: 26]
Melbourne Storm wins: 1. [Pts: 36]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2000 National Rugby League - Round 26 - [View] Sat Jul 29: Tigers 26 l. Storm 36 [Crowd: 8590]