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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Bring Back the Scrum
Bring Back the Scrum
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership  Rugby League is a game that changes with the times, this is what makes our game great.  18:32
Storm CEO dismisses Mason signing rumours
Storm CEO dismisses Mason signing rumours
Melbourne Storm  Melbourne Storm CEO Brian Waldron has today dismissed as false newspaper reports that the 2009 NRL Premiers have signed Willie Mason.  11:03
Comment: An All-Star side without Jarryd Hayne
Comment: An All-Star side without Jarryd Hayne
Parramatta Eels  Jarryd Hayne not playing in the All-Star side against the Indigenous Stars is the most ridiculous scenario.  22:23
CQ NRL Bid Progress
CQ NRL Bid Progress
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership  Central Queensland is one of several regions keen for the NRL to expand to 18 teams and is working hard to convince the NRL authorities that a team based in between Brisbane and Townsville is the way to go.  11:51

Team P W D L B For Agn Pts Diff
1 Dragons 24 17 0 7 2 548 329 38 +219
2 Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 575 428 38 +147
3 Titans 24 16 0 8 2 514 467 36 +47
4 Storm 24 14 1 9 2 505 348 33 +157
5 Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 549 459 32 +90
6 Broncos 24 14 0 10 2 511 566 32 -55
7 Knights 24 13 0 11 2 508 491 30 +17
8 Eels 24 12 1 11 2 476 473 29 +3
9 Tigers 24 12 0 12 2 558 483 28 +75
10 Rabbitohs 24 11 1 12 2 566 549 27 +17
11 Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 515 589 27 -74
12 Cowboys 24 11 0 13 2 558 474 26 +84
13 Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 489 520 22 -31
14 Warriors 24 7 2 15 2 377 565 20 -188
15 Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 359 568 14 -209
16 Roosters 24 5 0 19 2 382 681 14 -299

    Replacement bungle with 14 players on the field v Penrith in Round 2.



Grand Final - Oct 4
Sun: Melbourne Storm 23 d. Parramatta Eels 16
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Finals Week 3 - Sep 25-26
Fri: Bulldogs 12 l. Parramatta Eels 22
Sat: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Brisbane Broncos 10
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Finals Week 2 - Sep 18-19
Fri: Parramatta Eels 27 d. Gold Coast Titans 2
Sat: Brisbane Broncos 24 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 10
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Finals Week 1 - Sep 11-13
Fri: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 32 l. Brisbane Broncos 40
Sat: Bulldogs 26 d. Newcastle Knights 12
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 12 l. Parramatta Eels 25
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

All Groups:
Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Fri: Melbourne Storm 17 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 16
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 19 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 26 d. Parramatta Eels 18
Sat: Bulldogs 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. Penrith Panthers 10
Sun: Gold Coast Titans 34 d. Newcastle Knights 20
Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 52
Mon: Wests Tigers 34 d. Canberra Raiders 26
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 l. Parramatta Eels 14
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 16 d. Melbourne Storm 14
Sat: St George Illawarra Dragons 16 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
Sat: Penrith Panthers 26 l. Bulldogs 28
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 42 d. Wests Tigers 14
Sun: Canberra Raiders 4 l. Sydney Roosters 28
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 l. New Zealand Warriors 26
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Newcastle Knights 24
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Fri: Wests Tigers 40 d. Sydney Roosters 24
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 20 d. Bulldogs 12
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 26
Sat: Parramatta Eels 18 d. Canberra Raiders 16
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Melbourne Storm 26
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 d. Newcastle Knights 12
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 10 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6
Mon: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Penrith Panthers 12
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Parramatta Eels 6
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 12 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 25
Sat: Penrith Panthers 42 d. Wests Tigers 22
Sat: Melbourne Storm 6 l. Gold Coast Titans 18
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 16 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 22
Sun: Bulldogs 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Sun: Newcastle Knights 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Mon: Canberra Raiders 23 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Fri: Parramatta Eels 8 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 22
Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 l. Brisbane Broncos 28
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 l. Canberra Raiders 24
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Gold Coast Titans 14
Sat: Melbourne Storm 16 d. Penrith Panthers 14
Sun: Newcastle Knights 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 22
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 23 d. Wests Tigers 10
Mon: Bulldogs 14 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Fri: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Brisbane Broncos 38
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 16 d. Canberra Raiders 10
Sat: St George Illawarra Dragons 18 l. Newcastle Knights 24
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 17 d. Sydney Roosters 16
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 l. Bulldogs 48
Mon: Wests Tigers 16 d. Melbourne Storm 6
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 40 d. Parramatta Eels 8
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26
Sat: Sydney Roosters 0 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 29
Sat: Melbourne Storm 14 drew New Zealand Warriors 14
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Sun: Canberra Raiders 20 l. Bulldogs 30
Sun: Wests Tigers 26 d. Newcastle Knights 24
Mon: Penrith Panthers 34 d. Gold Coast Titans 20
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 8 - May 1-3
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8 l. Melbourne Storm 22
Fri: Parramatta Eels 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 22 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 14
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Sydney Roosters 19
Sat: Newcastle Knights 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 12
Sat: Canberra Raiders 10 l. Penrith Panthers 18
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 12 d. New Zealand Warriors 11
Sun: Bulldogs 22 d. Wests Tigers 20
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 9 - May 9-11
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 20
Sun: Newcastle Knights 23 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 20 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22
Mon: Sydney Roosters 12 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Bulldogs bye
Parramatta Eels bye
Penrith Panthers bye
South Sydney Rabbitohs bye
Canberra Raiders bye
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Wests Tigers bye
New Zealand Warriors bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 10 - May 15-18
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 20 d. Bulldogs 18
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 32 d. Gold Coast Titans 18
Sat: Sydney Roosters 6 l. Newcastle Knights 38
Sat: Penrith Panthers 26 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34 d. Parramatta Eels 10
Sun: Wests Tigers 22 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 23
Mon: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Canberra Raiders 6
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 11 - May 22-25
Fri: Parramatta Eels 16 drew South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
Fri: Wests Tigers 18 l. Brisbane Broncos 20
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 26
Sat: Bulldogs 26 d. Melbourne Storm 10
Sat: Penrith Panthers 48 d. Sydney Roosters 6
Sun: Canberra Raiders 38 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Sun: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17
Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 36 d. Newcastle Knights 10
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 38 d. Penrith Panthers 10
Sat: Parramatta Eels 10 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 d. Wests Tigers 0
Sun: Newcastle Knights 22 d. Bulldogs 14
Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34
Brisbane Broncos bye
North Queensland Cowboys bye
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles bye
Sydney Roosters bye
Melbourne Storm bye
Gold Coast Titans bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Fri: Melbourne Storm 48 d. Brisbane Broncos 4
Fri: Wests Tigers 10 l. Penrith Panthers 26
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. Sydney Roosters 18
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 46 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 10
Sun: Newcastle Knights 18 l. Parramatta Eels 20
Mon: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 24
Bulldogs bye
Canberra Raiders bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Fri: New Zealand Warriors 13 d. Newcastle Knights 0
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 22 l. Bulldogs 44
Sat: Sydney Roosters 20 l. Gold Coast Titans 24
Sat: Penrith Panthers 6 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Sun: Canberra Raiders 22 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 32 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Mon: Parramatta Eels 6 l. Wests Tigers 23
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 15 - Jun 19-22
Fri: Bulldogs 19 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Sydney Roosters 22
Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Wests Tigers 12
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 d. Canberra Raiders 14
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 46 d. Brisbane Broncos 12
St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Parramatta Eels bye
Newcastle Knights bye
South Sydney Rabbitohs bye
Gold Coast Titans bye
New Zealand Warriors bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Fri: Bulldogs 30 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Fri: Wests Tigers 10 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 21
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Sat: Sydney Roosters 19 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Sun: Canberra Raiders 26 d. Melbourne Storm 16
Sun: Parramatta Eels 21 d. Brisbane Broncos 14
Mon: Newcastle Knights 25 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 20
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles bye
Penrith Panthers bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Sydney Roosters 12
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 28 d. New Zealand Warriors 14
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 l. Wests Tigers 54
Sat: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Newcastle Knights 14
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
Sun: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Gold Coast Titans 28
Sun: Penrith Panthers 38 d. Parramatta Eels 34
Mon: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19 d. Bulldogs 12
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 18 - Jul 10-13
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Sat: Newcastle Knights 23 d. Canberra Raiders 4
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 l. Bulldogs 18
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 48 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
Mon: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Parramatta Eels 12
Brisbane Broncos bye
North Queensland Cowboys bye
Sydney Roosters bye
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Melbourne Storm bye
Wests Tigers bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 12 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 44
Fri: Bulldogs 23 d. Gold Coast Titans 16
Sat: Penrith Panthers 27 d. Canberra Raiders 14
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32
Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 l. New Zealand Warriors 30
Sat: Wests Tigers 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
Mon: Parramatta Eels 18 d. Melbourne Storm 16
St.George-Illawarra Dragons bye
Newcastle Knights bye
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 44 d. Newcastle Knights 20
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 34 d. Brisbane Broncos 18
Sat: Bulldogs 8 l. Parramatta Eels 27
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 20 l. Penrith Panthers 28
Sat: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Sun: Canberra Raiders 4 l. Wests Tigers 25
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 29
Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 d. Sydney Roosters 20
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 18 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Sat: Canberra Raiders 56 d. Brisbane Broncos 0
Sat: Newcastle Knights 18 l. Sydney Roosters 30
Sat: Penrith Panthers 32 drew New Zealand Warriors 32
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 l. Parramatta Eels 30
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 l. Bulldogs 26
Mon: Wests Tigers 19 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Fri: Penrith Panthers 6 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 25
Fri: Melbourne Storm 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 8
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 36
Sat: Bulldogs 23 d. Canberra Raiders 20
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Gold Coast Titans 30
Sun: Sydney Roosters 10 l. Wests Tigers 17
Sun: Parramatta Eels 40 d. Newcastle Knights 8
Mon: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Bulldogs 22
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 l. Gold Coast Titans 22
Sat: Sydney Roosters 12 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 44
Sat: Canberra Raiders 24 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 12
Sat: Parramatta Eels 40 d. New Zealand Warriors 4
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 l. Wests Tigers 56
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 58 d. Penrith Panthers 24
Mon: Newcastle Knights 26 d. Melbourne Storm 14
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Fri: Wests Tigers 18 l. Parramatta Eels 26
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 2 l. Brisbane Broncos 12
Sat: Newcastle Knights 32 d. North Queensland Cowboys 26
Sat: Penrith Panthers 40 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Canberra Raiders 20
Sun: Gold Coast Titans 20 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20
Mon: Bulldogs 28 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 16
Fri: Parramatta Eels 48 d. Penrith Panthers 6
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 36 d. Wests Tigers 24
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 41 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 6
Sat: Melbourne Storm 38 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Sun: Bulldogs 40 d. New Zealand Warriors 20
Mon: Canberra Raiders 30 d. Newcastle Knights 14
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]

Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 37 d. Parramatta Eels 0
Fri: Wests Tigers 34 d. Bulldogs 12
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 0 l. Melbourne Storm 30
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. Gold Coast Titans 4
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 26
Sun: Sydney Roosters 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 32
Sun: Newcastle Knights 35 d. Penrith Panthers 0
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 22 d. Canberra Raiders 10
Index [Teams & Predictions] [Matches Review]



Please email website@rleague.com or hit the submissions link (top left of page) with any corrections/omissions from this list:
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Canberra Raiders:
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs:
Gains (includes re-signings):
Brett Kimmorley (Sharks), Josh Morris (Dragons), Michael Ennis (Broncos), Ben Hannant (Broncos), Michael Hodgson (Titans)

Losses:
Corey Hughes (Sharks), Sonny Bill Williams (France RU), Nick Younguest (France RL), Willie Tonga (Cowboys), Arana Taumata (Released)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks:
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Gold Coast Titans:
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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles:
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Melbourne Storm:
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New Zealand Warriors:
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Newcastle Knights:
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North Queensland Cowboys:
Gains (includes re-signings):
Ben Cronin (Roosters), Sam Hoare (CQ), Troyden Watene (Broncos under 20s), Mitchell Zornig (Comets), Clint Amos (Titans), Mitchell Achurch (Wests Tigers), Steve Rapira (Warriors), James Tamou (Roosters), Donald Malone (Ipswich Jets), Jared Kahu (Broncos), Willie Tonga (Bulldogs), Manase Manuokafoa (Souths), Ron Alovilli (Gold Coast, Aust Schoolboys), Antonio Kaufusi (Storm)

Losses:
Jacob Lillyman (Warriors), Ray Cashmere (Salford), Sione Faumuina (Castleford), Mark Henry (Salford), Justin Smith (retired), David Faiumu (Huddersfield), Ryan Carr (Wests Tigers), Ben Vaeau (released), Sam Faust (released), Daniel Backo (released), Keiron Lander (released), John Frith (released), Jackson Nicolau (released).

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Penrith Panthers:
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South Sydney Rabbitohs:
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St George Illawarra Dragons:
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Sydney Roosters:
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Wests Tigers:
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