St George Illawarra Dragons 36 – 6 Canterbury Bulldogs
St George Illawarra were far too strong for Canterbury at Belmore, running out 30-point winners last Friday night.
St George Illawarra 36 (H Budd, C Gromek, Z Herring, B Johnson, D Purcell, H Sanchez tries; A Lobb 4, S Hooper 2 goals) def. Canterbury 6 (S Kanaan try; E Clark goal) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Stat sheet
Canterbury: Lachlan Vale – 37 tackles; Sam Hughes – 167 run metres
St George Illawarra: Hayden Budd – 23 tackles; Toby Couchman – 214 run metres
Debuts: Jack Bostock, Nicholas Tsougranis (St George Illawarra)
Victoria Thunderbolts 32 – 18 Manly Sea Eagles
The Thunderbolts snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to a big 20-point second half.
Victoria 32 (S Diaz, C Geyer, S Nau, J Nauma, A Salani tries; J Pezet 6 goals) def. Manly 18 (F Angles-Corke, F Myers, J Smyth tries; J Humphreys 3 goals) at Casey Fields.
Stat sheet
Victoria: Cole Geyer – 32 tackles; Sualauvi Faalogo – 179 run metres
Manly: Gordon Chan Kum Tong – 34 tackles; Jason Smyth – 185 run metres
Debuts: Anisi Salani (Victoria)
Wests Tigers 40 – 0 Cronulla Sharks
The Tigers made it four wins on the trot with a dominant 40-point victory over Cronulla.
Wests Tigers 40 (M Tannous 2, S Vaihu 2, J Bula, K Hill, J Kirk tries; K Hill 6 goals) def. Cronulla 0 at Lidcombe Oval.
Stat sheet
Wests Tigers: Sione Vaihu – 26 tackles; Jahream Bula – 173 run metres
Cronulla: Jack Martin – 41 tackles; Thomas Rodwell – 142 run metres
Debuts: Jaycob Anjoul (Wests Tigers)
Parramatta Eels 40 – 0 Canberra Raiders
Parramatta ended their four-game losing run with a massive win over Canberra in the nation’s capital
Parramatta 40 (E Sanders 2, R Jones, M Komolafe, K Niutili-Schmidt, J Skinner, P Taateo tries; E Sanders 6 goals) def. Canberra 0 at GIO Stadium.
Stat sheet
Canberra: Carsil Vaikai – 26 tackles; Josh Smith – 146 run metres
Parramatta: Brock Parker – 26 tackles; Dantoray Lui – 174 run metres; Matt Komolafe – 2 line breaks
Newcastle Knights 26 – 12 Penrith Panthers
Newcastle led 26-0 before Penrith even got on the board in a very strong win at Maitland.
Newcastle 26 (H Croker, E Ferguson, J Johnson, L Sutton tries; T Cant 5 goals) def. Penrith 12 (A Hotere-Papalii, M Teague tries; A Williams 2 goals) at Maitland Sports Ground.
Stat sheet
Newcastle: Lachlan O’Brien – 37 tackles; Noah Johannssen – 176 run metres
Penrith: Hohepa Puru – 33 tackles; Cody Lawson – 170 run metres
Debuts: Fletcher Sharpe, Liam Sutton, Noah Johannssen (Newcastle), Angelis Hotere-Papalii (Penrith)
Sydney Roosters 34 – 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs
After a tight first half, the Roosters ran away with in the second half to record their fourth straight victory.
Sydney 34 (V Karawalevu, E King, L Knight, T Masima, C Ross, J Swann tries; H Savala 5 goals) def. South Sydney 14 (W Bruines, C Kaho, T Kalo Kalo tries; D Teaupa goal) at Windsor Sports Complex.
Stat sheet
Sydney: Riley Meyn – 31 tackles; Ethan King – 156 run metres; Jordan Swann – 2 line breaks
South Sydney: Thomas Giles – 39 tackles; Carson Kaho – 124 run metres; Terrell Kalo Kalo – 2 line breaks
Debuts: Benn Campagnolo* (South Sydney)
*Previously played Colts
Round 12 Highlights: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/30/jersey-flegg-cup-round-12-highlights/
Raiders v Eels Highlights: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/31/nswrl-tv-highlights-jersey-flegg-cup-round-12/
Click HERE for the Jersey Flegg Cup ladder
| Top Try Scorers | Top Point Scorers |
| 11 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) | 92 Ryan Rivett (Cronulla) |
| 9 Jacob Preston (Sydney) | 76 Niwhai Puru (Penrith) |
| 8 Ethan King (Sydney) | 70 Jonah Pezet (Victoria) |
| 8 Jack Mossman (Sydney) | 56 Corey Fenning (Parramatta) |
| 7 Cameron Brown (Manly) | 54 Sam Hooper (St George Illawarra) |
| 7 William Fakatoumafi (Penrith) | 52 Hugo Savala (Sydney) |
| 7 Carson Kaho (South Sydney) | 48 Jack Mossman (Sydney) |
| 7 Ethan Sanders (Parramatta) | 44 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) |
| 7 Treigh Stewart (St George Illawarra) | 42 Eli Clark (Canterbury) |
| 7 Ron Tooala (Victoria) | 42 Ethan Sanders (Parramatta) |
Round 13
Friday, June 3
Penrith Panthers v St George Illawarra Dragons – BlueBet Stadium, 3:50pm
Saturday, June 4
Newcastle Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs – St John Oval, 12:45pm
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers – Ironmark High Performance Centre, 1:15pm
Parramatta Eels v Victoria Thunderbolts – Kellyville Park, 1:30pm
Sunday, June 5
Manly Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters – 4 Pines Park, 12:00pm
Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks – GIO Stadium, 12:05pm
18TH MAN 