Round 23 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Brisbane Broncos: 1. Denan Kemp, 2. Reece Robinson, 3. Darius Boyd, 4. Joel Moon, 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. David Stagg. Subs: 14. Ashton Sims, 15. Greg Eastwood, 16. Nick Kenny, 17. David Taylor.

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. Dan Hunt, 9. Dean Young, 10. Jason Ryles, 11. Beau Scott, 12. Jarrod Saffy, 13. Stuart Webb. Subs: 14. Matt Prior, 15. Ricky Thorby, 16. Kirk Reynoldson, 17. Rangi Chase, 18. Wendell Sailor, 19. Ben Rogers, 20. Chase Stanley (three to be omitted).

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. Cam 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.

Sydney Roosters: 1 Sam Perrett, 2 Amos Roberts, 3 Mitchell Aubusson, 4 Sia Soliola, 5 Brent Grose, 6 Braith Anasta [c], 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Mark O'Meley, 9 James Aubusson, 10 David Shillington, 11 Lopini Paea, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Willie Mason. Subs: 14 Shane Shackleton, 15 Mickey Paea, 16 Anthony Cherrington, 17 Ben Jones, 18 Shaun Foley.

New Zealand Warriors: 1 Wade Mckinnon, 2 Malo Solomona, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Michael Witt, 7 Nathan Fien, 8 Ruben Wiki (vc), 9 Ian Henderson, 10 Steve Price (c), 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Ben Matulino, 13 Logan Swann. Subs: 14 Lance Hohaia, 15 Sam Rapira, 16 Epalahame Lauaki, 17 Wairangi Koopu.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 1 Brett Kearney, 2 Misi Taulapapa, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 David Simmons, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Paul Gallen [c], 12 Fraser Anderson, 13 Greg Bird. Subs: 14 Danny Nutley, 15 Grant Millington, 16 Adam Peek, 17 Terrence Seu Seu, 18 Paul Stephenson (one to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys: 1 Ashley Graham, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Mark Henry, 4 Ben Harris, 5 John Williams, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston [c], 8 Carl Webb, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Shane Tronc, 11 Luke O'Donnell, 12 Sione Faumuina, 13 Steve Southern. Subs: 14 Ben Farrar, 15 Dayne Weston, 16 Ben Vaeau, 17 Ray Cashmere, 18 Luke Harlen (one to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans: 1. Preston Campbell, 2. Jordan Atkins, 3. Josh Graham, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Esikeli Tonga, 6. Mat Rogers, 7. Nathan Friend, 8. Brad Meyers, 9. Clint Amos, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Will Mathews, 13. Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14. James Stosic, 15. Michael Henderson, 16. Daniel Conn, 17. Luke O'Dwyer, 18. Gavin Cooper (one to be omitted).

Penrith Panthers: 1. Rhys Wesser, 2. Luke Rooney, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Brad Tighe, 5. Michael Gordon, 6. Maurice Blair, 7. Luke Lewis, 8. Tony Puletua, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Petero Civoniceva (c), 11. Frank Pritchard, 12. Trent Waterhouse, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Matthew Bell, 15. Adam Woolnough, 16. Frank Puletua, 17. Paul Aiton.

Bulldogs: 1 Ben Barba, 2 Hazem El Masri, 3 Daryl Millard, 4 Tim Winitana, 5 Matt Utai, 6 Ben Roberts, 7 Daniel Holdsworth, 8 Jarrad Hickey, 9 Corey Hughes, 10 Chris Armit, 11 Gary Warburton, 12 Andrew Ryan, 13 Lee Te Maari. Subs: 14 Nick Kouparitsas, 15 Brad Morrin, 16 Charlie Leaeno, 17 Reece Blaney.

Canberra Raiders: 1. David Milne, 2. Adrian Purtell, 3. Colin Best, 4. Joel Monaghan, 5. Justin Carney, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Marc Herbert, 8. Troy Thompson, 9. Alan Tongue (c), 10. Dane Tilse, 11. Trevor Thurling, 12. Josh Miller, 13. Joe Picker. Subs: 14. Nigel Plum, 15. Marshall Chalk, 16. Neville Costigan, 17. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 18. Scott Logan (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights: 1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Junior Sau, 4. Adam MacDougall, 5. Akuila Uate, 6. Jarrod Mullen, 7. Scott Dureau, 8. Daniel Tolar, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Matthew White, 11. Steve Simpson, 12. Cory Paterson , 13. Chris Houston. Subs: 14. Matt Hilder, 15. Cameron Ciraldo, 16. Richard Fa'aoso, 17. Mark Taufua.

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 1. Nathan Merritt, 2. Luke Capewell, 3. Fetuli Talanoa, 4. Beau Champion, 5. Jamie Simpson, 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. David Kidwell, 16. Manase Manuokafoa, 17. Eddy Pettybourne, 18. Michael Greenfield (one to be omitted).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell , 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Steve Menzies, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Hall, 13 Glenn Stewart. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Luke Williamson, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Mark Bryant.

Parramatta Eels: 1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Taulima Tautai, 3 Krisnan Inu, 4 Joel Reddy, 5 Tony Williams, 6 Kristopher Keating, 7 Brett Finch, 8 Nathan Cayless [c], 9 Matthew Keating, 10 Fuifui Moimoi, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Chad Robinson, 13 Feleti Mateo. Subs: 15 Josh Cordoba, 16 Todd Lowrie, 17 Junior Paulo, 19 Weller Hauraki, 23 Joe Galuvao (one to be omitted).

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

Friday August 15, 2008
Brisbane Broncos vs St.George-Illawarra Dragons at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)

Brisbane Broncos
1. Denan Kemp, 2. Reece Robinson, 3. Darius Boyd, 4. Joel Moon, 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. David Stagg. Subs: 14. Ashton Sims, 15. Greg Eastwood, 16. Nick Kenny, 17. David Taylor.

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. Dan Hunt, 9. Dean Young, 10. Jason Ryles, 11. Beau Scott, 12. Jarrod Saffy, 13. Stuart Webb. Subs: 14. Matt Prior, 15. Ricky Thorby, 16. Kirk Reynoldson, 17. Rangi Chase, 18. Wendell Sailor, 19. Ben Rogers, 20. Chase Stanley (three to be omitted).

Date: Fri August 15 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri August 15 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Jarred Maxwell

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Broncos by 4
Mitch Durie: Broncos by 6
Nicholas Sozou: Broncos by 12
Paul Booth: Broncos by 14


OVERALL:
Total Games: 19
Brisbane Broncos wins: 9. [Pts: 433]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 10. [Pts: 395]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Brisbane Broncos: 30 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 24 - [View] Sun Jul 16: Dragons 14 l. Broncos 44 [Crowd: 14184]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 20 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 4 l. Dragons 24 [Crowd: 48995]

Biggest Crowd: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Brisbane Broncos 4 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20 [Crowd: 50387]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Brisbane Broncos: WWWWLWLWLLWWWLLLLLL
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: LLLLWLWLWWLLLWWWWWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 10 [Crowd: 11432]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 11 d. Brisbane Broncos 4
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Brisbane Broncos 4 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20 [Crowd: 50387]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Fri: Broncos 16 l. Dragons 18 [Crowd: 32914]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun: Dragons 26 d. Broncos 12 [Crowd: 13708]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 4 l. Dragons 24 [Crowd: 48995]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Dragons 24 l. Broncos 34 [Crowd: 17287]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 9: Dragons 14 l. Broncos 28 [Crowd: 15348]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri May 28: Broncos 24 d. Dragons 22 [Crowd: 27589]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Fri Sep 5: Broncos 25 l. Dragons 26 [Crowd: 35597]

Friday August 15, 2008
Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)

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. Cam 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.

Sydney Roosters
1 Sam Perrett, 2 Amos Roberts, 3 Mitchell Aubusson, 4 Sia Soliola, 5 Brent Grose, 6 Braith Anasta [c], 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Mark O'Meley, 9 James Aubusson, 10 David Shillington, 11 Lopini Paea, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Willie Mason. Subs: 14 Shane Shackleton, 15 Mickey Paea, 16 Anthony Cherrington, 17 Ben Jones, 18 Shaun Foley.

Date: Fri August 15 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri August 15 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Shayne Hayne

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 2
Mitch Durie: Storm by 8
Nicholas Sozou: Storm by 30
Paul Booth: Storm by 12


OVERALL:
Total Games: 17
Melbourne Storm wins: 8. [Pts: 366]
Sydney Roosters wins: 9. [Pts: 357]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 38 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 13: Storm 48 d. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 8131]
Sydney Roosters: 35 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 19 - [View] Sun Jun 11: Roosters 41 d. Storm 6 [Crowd: 10772]

Biggest Crowd: 1998 National Rugby League - Preliminary Semi-Finals - [View] Sun Aug 30: Roosters 26 d. Storm 12 [Crowd: 18247]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: WLWWLLLLWLLWWWWLL
Sydney Roosters: LWLLWWWWLWWLLLLWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6 [Crowd: 12137]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 26 d. Melbourne Storm 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Sydney Roosters 2
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Storm 20 d. Roosters 16 [Crowd: 8491]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Roosters 18 l. Storm 22 [Crowd: 10841]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Storm 24 d. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 8212]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 1: Storm 10 l. Roosters 26 [Crowd: 10291]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 1: Storm 20 l. Roosters 27 [Crowd: 10820]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 13: Storm 48 d. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 8131]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 11: Roosters 34 d. Storm 6 [Crowd: 7012]

Overall record at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 121 games, won 93, drawn 1, lost 27.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 44 d. Gold Coast Titans 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Mon: Melbourne Storm 26 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 0
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 48 d. North Queensland Cowboys 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Bulldogs 0

Sydney Roosters: 9 games, won 3, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Sydney Roosters 2
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Storm 20 d. Roosters 16
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Storm 24 d. Roosters 10
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 1: Storm 10 l. Roosters 26
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 1: Storm 20 l. Roosters 27

Head to Head at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Total Games: 9
Melbourne Storm wins: 6. [Pts: 228]
Sydney Roosters wins: 3. [Pts: 135]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Sydney Roosters 2
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Storm 20 d. Roosters 16 [Crowd: 8491]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Storm 24 d. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 8212]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 1: Storm 10 l. Roosters 26 [Crowd: 10291]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 1: Storm 20 l. Roosters 27 [Crowd: 10820]

Overall record with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 16 games, won 9, drawn 0, lost 7.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Bulldogs 0
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. Melbourne Storm 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Raiders 18 l. Storm 22

Sydney Roosters: 15 games, won 10, drawn 1, lost 4.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 42 d. Sydney Roosters 0
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 12 l. Sydney Roosters 32
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 31 drew New Zealand Warriors 31
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: Roosters 28 d. Rabbitohs 26

Head to Head with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 0.
Sydney Roosters wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6 [Crowd: 12137]

Saturday August 16, 2008
New Zealand Warriors vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)

New Zealand Warriors
1 Wade Mckinnon, 2 Malo Solomona, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Michael Witt, 7 Nathan Fien, 8 Ruben Wiki (vc), 9 Ian Henderson, 10 Steve Price (c), 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Ben Matulino, 13 Logan Swann. Subs: 14 Lance Hohaia, 15 Sam Rapira, 16 Epalahame Lauaki, 17 Wairangi Koopu.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1 Brett Kearney, 2 Misi Taulapapa, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 David Simmons, 5 Luke Covell, 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Paul Gallen [c], 12 Fraser Anderson, 13 Greg Bird. Subs: 14 Danny Nutley, 15 Grant Millington, 16 Adam Peek, 17 Terrence Seu Seu, 18 Paul Stephenson (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat August 16 2008, 7:30PM NZST GMT+12 [Sat August 16 2008, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10]
[Sat August 16 2008, 7:30AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sharks by 4Mitch Durie: Sharks by 2Nicholas Sozou: Sharks by 8Paul Booth: Sharks by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 22
New Zealand Warriors wins: 10. [Pts: 422]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 12. [Pts: 436]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
New Zealand Warriors: 30 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat Aug 11: Warriors 30 d. Sharks 0 [Crowd: 10131]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 26 pts: 1997 SL Telstra Cup - Round 3 - [View] Mon Mar 17: Sharks 34 d. Auckland 8 [Crowd: 16860]

Biggest Crowd: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sun Sep 29: Warriors 16 d. Sharks 10 [Crowd: 45702]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
New Zealand Warriors: WLLWLLWLLWWLWWWLLLWLWL
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: LWWLWWLWWLLWLLLWWWLWLW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 8 [Crowd: 9023]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 l. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 [Crowd: 13587]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 d. Sharks 10 [Crowd: 4850]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Sharks 34 d. Warriors 20 [Crowd: 9490]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Sharks 28 d. Warriors 24 [Crowd: 13293]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 10: Sharks 22 d. Warriors 14 [Crowd: 7017]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 19: Sharks 24 l. Warriors 31 [Crowd: 13565]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 7: Warriors 23 d. Sharks 6 [Crowd: 16172]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sun Sep 29: Warriors 16 d. Sharks 10 [Crowd: 45702]

Overall record at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 165 games, won 95, drawn 1, lost 69.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 16 d. Brisbane Broncos 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 8 d. Melbourne Storm 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 24 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
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

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 10 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 d. Sharks 10
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 7: Warriors 23 d. Sharks 6
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 2: Warriors 42 d. Sharks 20
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat Aug 11: Warriors 30 d. Sharks 0

Head to Head at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
Total Games: 10
New Zealand Warriors wins: 6. [Pts: 214]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 4. [Pts: 156]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 [Crowd: 13587]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 d. Sharks 10 [Crowd: 4850]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 7: Warriors 23 d. Sharks 6 [Crowd: 16172]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 2: Warriors 42 d. Sharks 20 [Crowd: 17050]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat Aug 11: Warriors 30 d. Sharks 0 [Crowd: 10131]

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 23 games, won 10, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 18

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 22 games, won 9, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. Newcastle Knights 13
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Mon: Bulldogs 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 1
New Zealand Warriors wins: 0.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Sharks 28 d. Warriors 24 [Crowd: 13293]

Saturday August 16, 2008
North Queensland Cowboys vs Gold Coast Titans at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Ashley Graham, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Mark Henry, 4 Ben Harris, 5 John Williams, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston [c], 8 Carl Webb, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Shane Tronc, 11 Luke O'Donnell, 12 Sione Faumuina, 13 Steve Southern. Subs: 14 Ben Farrar, 15 Dayne Weston, 16 Ben Vaeau, 17 Ray Cashmere, 18 Luke Harlen (one to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans
1. Preston Campbell, 2. Jordan Atkins, 3. Josh Graham, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Esikeli Tonga, 6. Mat Rogers, 7. Nathan Friend, 8. Brad Meyers, 9. Clint Amos, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Will Mathews, 13. Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14. James Stosic, 15. Michael Henderson, 16. Daniel Conn, 17. Luke O'Dwyer, 18. Gavin Cooper (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat August 16 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat August 16 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Bernard Sutton

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 18 Mitch Durie: Cowboys by 26 Nicholas Sozou: Titans by 16 Paul Booth: Cowboys by 14


OVERALL:
Total Games: 5
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 3. [Pts: 88]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 2. [Pts: 74]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 14 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Mon: Gold Coast Titans 10 l. North Queensland Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 17806]
Gold Coast Titans: 18 pts: 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 36 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 26974]

Biggest Crowd: 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 36 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 26974]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: LWWWL
Gold Coast Titans: WLLLW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 36 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 26974]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Mon: Gold Coast Titans 10 l. North Queensland Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 17806]
1998 National Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 4: Cowboys 14 d. Gold Coast 4 [Crowd: 7127]
1996 Optus Cup - Round 17 - [View] Fri Jul 26: Gold Coast 14 l. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 5777]
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 22: Cowboys 8 l. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 20067]

Overall record at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
North Queensland Cowboys: 163 games, won 67, drawn 2, lost 94.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 20 l. Sydney Roosters 32
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Brisbane Broncos 32
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 29
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Newcastle Knights 30
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Penrith Panthers 19

Gold Coast Titans: 2 games, won 1, drawn 0, lost 1.
Last 5 games:
1998 National Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 4: Cowboys 14 d. Gold Coast 4
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 22: Cowboys 8 l. Gold Coast 10

Head to Head at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 2
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 1. [Pts: 22]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 1. [Pts: 14]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1998 National Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 4: Cowboys 14 d. Gold Coast 4 [Crowd: 7127]
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 22: Cowboys 8 l. Gold Coast 10 [Crowd: 20067]

Saturday August 16, 2008
Penrith Panthers vs Bulldogs at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)

Penrith Panthers
1. Rhys Wesser, 2. Luke Rooney, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Brad Tighe, 5. Michael Gordon, 6. Maurice Blair, 7. Luke Lewis, 8. Tony Puletua, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Petero Civoniceva (c), 11. Frank Pritchard, 12. Trent Waterhouse, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Matthew Bell, 15. Adam Woolnough, 16. Frank Puletua, 17. Paul Aiton.

Bulldogs
1 Ben Barba, 2 Hazem El Masri, 3 Daryl Millard, 4 Tim Winitana, 5 Matt Utai, 6 Ben Roberts, 7 Daniel Holdsworth, 8 Jarrad Hickey, 9 Corey Hughes, 10 Chris Armit, 11 Gary Warburton, 12 Andrew Ryan, 13 Lee Te Maari. Subs: 14 Nick Kouparitsas, 15 Brad Morrin, 16 Charlie Leaeno, 17 Reece Blaney.

Date: Sat August 16 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat August 16 2008, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Gavin Badger

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Panthers by 38
Mitch Durie: Panthers by 34
Nicholas Sozou: Bulldogs by 22
Paul Booth: Panthers by 18


OVERALL:
Total Games: 75
Penrith Panthers wins: 28. [Pts: 1299]
Bulldogs wins: 44. [Pts: 1452]
Draws: 3

Biggest wins:
Penrith Panthers: 36 pts: 1997 SL Telstra Cup - Round 17 - [View] Fri Aug 15: Panthers 44 d. Canterbury 8 [Crowd: 8213]
Bulldogs: 26 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri Jul 30: Bulldogs 46 d. Panthers 20 [Crowd: 21644]

Biggest Crowd: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 25: Bulldogs 30 d. Panthers 14 [Crowd: 37868]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Penrith Panthers: WLLWWLLWLLLWLLLLLLWLWWWLLLLLWWWWDWLLLLLWWLLLWWLWWW
Bulldogs: LWWLLWWLWWWLWWWWWWLWLLLWWWWWLLLLDLWWWWWLLWWWLLWLLL

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 4 l. Penrith Panthers 30 [Crowd: 10257]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 20 l. Penrith Panthers 30
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 10 [Crowd: 16652]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun: Panthers 22 l. Bulldogs 30 [Crowd: 13363]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 22 l. Panthers 24 [Crowd: 17510]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 6 l. Panthers 28 [Crowd: 10599]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Panthers 16 l. Bulldogs 18 [Crowd: 16270]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 25: Bulldogs 30 d. Panthers 14 [Crowd: 37868]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri Jul 30: Bulldogs 46 d. Panthers 20 [Crowd: 21644]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 29 [Crowd: 19856]

Overall record at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Penrith Panthers: 471 games, won 229, drawn 19, lost 223.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 24 d. Wests Tigers 10
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Newcastle Knights 30
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

Bulldogs: 36 games, won 20, drawn 1, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 10
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun: Panthers 22 l. Bulldogs 30
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Panthers 16 l. Bulldogs 18
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 29
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 29: Panthers 28 d. Bulldogs 26

Head to Head at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 36
Penrith Panthers wins: 15. [Pts: 687]
Bulldogs wins: 20. [Pts: 679]
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 10 [Crowd: 16652]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun: Panthers 22 l. Bulldogs 30 [Crowd: 13363]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Panthers 16 l. Bulldogs 18 [Crowd: 16270]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 29 [Crowd: 19856]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 29: Panthers 28 d. Bulldogs 26 [Crowd: 22147]

Sunday August 17, 2008
Canberra Raiders vs Newcastle Knights at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)

Canberra Raiders
1. David Milne, 2. Adrian Purtell, 3. Colin Best, 4. Joel Monaghan, 5. Justin Carney, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Marc Herbert, 8. Troy Thompson, 9. Alan Tongue (c), 10. Dane Tilse, 11. Trevor Thurling, 12. Josh Miller, 13. Joe Picker. Subs: 14. Nigel Plum, 15. Marshall Chalk, 16. Neville Costigan, 17. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 18. Scott Logan (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights
1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Junior Sau, 4. Adam MacDougall, 5. Akuila Uate, 6. Jarrod Mullen, 7. Scott Dureau, 8. Daniel Tolar, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Matthew White, 11. Steve Simpson, 12. Cory Paterson , 13. Chris Houston. Subs: 14. Matt Hilder, 15. Cameron Ciraldo, 16. Richard Fa'aoso, 17. Mark Taufua.

Date: Sun August 17 2008, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun August 17 2008, 4:00AM GMT]
Referee: Ben Cummins

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Raiders by 14Mitch Durie: Raiders by 10Nicholas Sozou: Raiders by 10Paul Booth: Raiders by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 29
Canberra Raiders wins: 16. [Pts: 684]
Newcastle Knights wins: 12. [Pts: 660]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Canberra Raiders: 36 pts: 1994 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 29: Knights 16 l. Raiders 52 [Crowd: 22945]
Newcastle Knights: 46 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun Apr 7: Knights 52 d. Raiders 6 [Crowd: 17256]

Biggest Crowd: 1992 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sun Aug 30: Knights 22 d. Raiders 11 [Crowd: 23617]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Canberra Raiders: WLWWWLLWWWWWDLWLLLWWWLWWLLWLL
Newcastle Knights: LWLLLWWLLLLLDWLWWWLLLWLLWWLWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14 [Crowd: 17233]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Mon: Newcastle Knights 22 d. Canberra Raiders 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18 [Crowd: 13109]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Knights 22 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 18236]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Raiders 32 l. Knights 70 [Crowd: 11606]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Knights 10 l. Raiders 14 [Crowd: 15868]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Raiders 39 d. Knights 14 [Crowd: 11835]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 7: Knights 20 d. Raiders 14 [Crowd: 16491]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 24: Raiders 19 d. Knights 18 [Crowd: 10280]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 24: Raiders 24 d. Knights 16 [Crowd: 8050]

Overall record at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT) Stats:
Canberra Raiders: 218 games, won 155, drawn 4, lost 59.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Canberra Raiders 74 d. Penrith Panthers 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: Canberra Raiders 46 d. Gold Coast Titans 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Sydney Roosters 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 24 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Brisbane Broncos 16

Newcastle Knights: 14 games, won 2, drawn 1, lost 11.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Raiders 32 l. Knights 70
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Raiders 39 d. Knights 14
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 24: Raiders 19 d. Knights 18
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 24: Raiders 24 d. Knights 16

Head to Head at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT) Stats:
Total Games: 14
Canberra Raiders wins: 11. [Pts: 413]
Newcastle Knights wins: 2. [Pts: 292]
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18 [Crowd: 13109]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Raiders 32 l. Knights 70 [Crowd: 11606]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Raiders 39 d. Knights 14 [Crowd: 11835]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 24: Raiders 19 d. Knights 18 [Crowd: 10280]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 24: Raiders 24 d. Knights 16 [Crowd: 8050]

Overall record with Ben Cummins Stats:
Canberra Raiders: 5 games, won 1, drawn 0, lost 4.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 32 d. Canberra Raiders 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32 d. Canberra Raiders 6
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun: Raiders 28 l. Sharks 38

Newcastle Knights: 8 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 39 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Mon: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Newcastle Knights 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 13 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. Newcastle Knights 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 71 d. Newcastle Knights 6

Head to Head with Ben Cummins Stats:
Total Games: 1
Canberra Raiders wins: 1.
Newcastle Knights wins: 0.
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18 [Crowd: 13109]

Sunday August 17, 2008
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1. Nathan Merritt, 2. Luke Capewell, 3. Fetuli Talanoa, 4. Beau Champion, 5. Jamie Simpson, 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. David Kidwell, 16. Manase Manuokafoa, 17. Eddy Pettybourne, 18. Michael Greenfield (one to be omitted).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell , 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Steve Menzies, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Hall, 13 Glenn Stewart. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Luke Williamson, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Mark Bryant.

Date: Sun August 17 2008, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun August 17 2008, 5:00AM GMT]
Referee: Steve Lyons

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sea Eagles by 6Mitch Durie: Sea Eagles by 40Nicholas Sozou: Sea Eagles by 6Paul Booth: Rabbitohs by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 120
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 54. [Pts: 2003]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 66. [Pts: 2345]
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: WLLWLWLLWLLLLLWWWWWWLWWLLWLLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLWLLLWLL
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: LWWLWLWWLWWWWWLLLLLLWLLWWLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWLWWLWWWLWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 [Crowd: 14426]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
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]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 35 games, won 14, drawn 0, lost 21.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 l. Wests Tigers 36
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 d. Parramatta Eels 20
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

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 9 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 5.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
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

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 1. [Pts: 44]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 1. [Pts: 44]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 20 l. Sea Eagles 26 [Crowd: 7509]

Overall record with Steve Lyons Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 15 games, won 3, drawn 1, lost 11.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Gold Coast Titans 23
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 22: Sea Eagles 50 d. Souths 22
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Souths 12 l. Roosters 22
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun Jul 18: Warriors 34 d. Souths 20

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 7 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 3.
Last 5 games:
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 5: Sea Eagles 30 d. Storm 28
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 22: Sea Eagles 50 d. Souths 22
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 9: Sea Eagles 21 d. Dragons 10
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat Aug 30: Sea Eagles 26 l. Panthers 52
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Knights 36 d. Sea Eagles 28

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

Last 5 games:
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun Aug 22: Sea Eagles 50 d. Souths 22 [Crowd: 14855]

Monday August 18, 2008
Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)

Parramatta Eels
1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Taulima Tautai, 3 Krisnan Inu, 4 Joel Reddy, 5 Tony Williams, 6 Kristopher Keating, 7 Brett Finch, 8 Nathan Cayless [c], 9 Matthew Keating, 10 Fuifui Moimoi, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Chad Robinson, 13 Feleti Mateo. Subs: 15 Josh Cordoba, 16 Todd Lowrie, 17 Junior Paulo, 19 Weller Hauraki, 23 Joe Galuvao (one to be omitted).

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

Date: Mon August 18 2008, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Mon August 18 2008, 9:00AM GMT]
Referee: Matt Cecchin

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Eels by 10Mitch Durie: Eels by 6Nicholas Sozou: Wests Tigers by 4Paul Booth: Wests Tigers by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 17
Parramatta Eels wins: 12. [Pts: 443]
Wests Tigers wins: 4. [Pts: 255]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Parramatta Eels: 54 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun Apr 29: Tigers 12 l. Eels 66 [Crowd: 14802]
Wests Tigers: 27 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Tigers 33 d. Eels 6 [Crowd: 18883]

Biggest Crowd: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat Apr 19: Eels 28 d. Tigers 8 [Crowd: 33397]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Parramatta Eels: DLWWLWWWLLWWWWWWW
Wests Tigers: DWLLWLLLWWLLLLLLL

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Wests Tigers 6 l. Parramatta Eels 44 [Crowd: 22107]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Mon: Wests Tigers 8 l. Parramatta Eels 38
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 22 d. Wests Tigers 20 [Crowd: 18142]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Tigers 6 l. Eels 34 [Crowd: 21456]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Eels 28 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 21141]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Eels 26 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 18107]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Tigers 12 l. Eels 28 [Crowd: 17107]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Eels 2 l. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14196]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Tigers 33 d. Eels 6 [Crowd: 18883]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Eels 21 d. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14887]

Overall record at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Parramatta Eels: 267 games, won 151, drawn 5, lost 111.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 16 d. North Queensland Cowboys 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 16 l. Penrith Panthers 22
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 24 d. Melbourne Storm 22
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 30 d. Canberra Raiders 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 12 l. Sydney Roosters 32

Wests Tigers: 8 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 22 d. Wests Tigers 20
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Eels 28 d. Tigers 16
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Eels 26 d. Tigers 16
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Eels 2 l. Tigers 18
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Eels 21 d. Tigers 18

Head to Head at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 8
Parramatta Eels wins: 6. [Pts: 169]
Wests Tigers wins: 2. [Pts: 134]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Parramatta Eels 22 d. Wests Tigers 20 [Crowd: 18142]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Eels 28 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 21141]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Eels 26 d. Tigers 16 [Crowd: 18107]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jul 31: Eels 2 l. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14196]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Aug 2: Eels 21 d. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 14887]