Manly Sea Eagles 44 – 24 Victoria Thunderbolts
A dominant 32-0 half time lead laid the platform for Manly’s 20-point win at home.
Manly 44 (S Aukusitino 2, F Myers 2, G Chan Kum Tong, O Clements, S Iakopo, K Weekes tries; J Humphreys 6 goals) def. Victoria 24 (R Tooala 2, S Diaz, C Geyer, T Ua tries; T Ua 2 goals) at 4 Pines Park.
Stat sheet
Manly: Gordon Chan Kum Tong – 27 tackles; Kaeo Weekes – 198 run metres; Sanele Aukusitino – 2 line breaks
Victoria: Cole Geyer – 32 tackles; Sualauvi Faalogo – 181 run metres; Ron Tooala – 2 line breaks
Debuts: Poasi Manu* (Victoria)
*Previously played Hastings Deering Colts
Sydney Roosters 14 – 0 Penrith Panthers
The Roosters made it eight straight wins with a 14-point shutout of the Panthers in Penrith.
Sydney 14 (J Preston, H Savala tries; H Savala 3 goals) def. Penrith 0 at BlueBet Stadium.
Stat sheet
Penrith: Hohepa Puru – 47 tackles; William Fakatoumafi – 172 run metres
Sydney: Thomas Deakin – 45 tackles; Jacob Preston – 203 run metres
Cronulla Sharks 26 – 24 Canterbury Bulldogs
Cronulla held on for a two-point win over Canterbury in very wet conditions at Belmore.
Cronulla 26 (S Healey, B Hosking, T Petersen, K Pickering, J Samrani tries; R Rivett 3 goals) def. Canterbury 24 (E Clark, H Hayes, K Rajab, L Rouland tries; E Clark 4 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Stat sheet
Canterbury: Luke Rouland – 27 tackles; Khaled Rajab – 177 run metres
Cronulla: Blake Hosking – 32 tackles, 162 run metres
Debuts: Iverson Matai, Jermaine Pangai (Canterbury), Lachlan Crouch (Cronulla)
Parramatta Eels 16 – 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Parramatta handed the Rabbitohs their third-straight loss in another wet one at Kellyville.
Parramatta 16 (S Loizou, T Mataele, K Niutili-Schmidt tries; C Fenning 2 goals) def. South Sydney 6 (L Te Hau try; J Nohra goal) at Kellyville Park.
Stat sheet
South Sydney: Romano Cook – 32 tackles; Trent Griffiths – 103 run metres
Parramatta: Kruz Niutili-Schmidt – 25 tackles; Larry Muagututia – 124 run metres
Debuts: Jaxson Rahme (South Sydney), Jacob Davis (South Sydney
Newcastle Knights 20 – 0 Wests Tigers
The Knights recorded back-to-back wins in Campbelltown, keeping the Tigers scoreless.
Newcastle 20 (O Keeley, L Pietzner, C Vea’ila tries; T Cant 4 goals) def. Wests Tigers 0 at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Stat sheet
Wests Tigers: Michael Tannous – 47 tackles; Tukimihia Simpkins – 144 run metres
Newcastle: Lachlan O’Brien – 34 tackles; James Johnson – 153 run metres
Canberra Raiders 16 – 4 St George Illawarra Dragons
Canberra’s hot run continues, ending the Dragons five-game winning streak to pick up their third consecutive win.
Canberra 16 (J Billing, M Kaho, E Kamuta tries; S Vuki 2 goals) def. St George Illawarra 4 (H Budd try) at Raiders Belconnen.
Stat sheet
St George Illawarra: Hayden Budd – 35 tackles; Treigh Stewart – 198 run metres
Canberra: Tane Kiriona – 31 tackles; Josh Smith – 160 run metres; Thomas Casey – 2 line breaks
Debuts: Jacob Young, Trey Barlow (St George Illawarra)
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| Top Try Scorers | Top Point Scorers |
| 15 Jack Mossman (Sydney) | 124 Ryan Rivett (Cronulla) |
| 11 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) | 96 Hugo Savala (Sydney) |
| 10 William Fakatoumafi (Penrith) | 84 Niwhai Puru (Penrith) |
| 10 Jacob Preston (Sydney) | 76 Sam Hooper (St George Illawarra) |
| 10 Jordan Samrani (Cronulla) | 76 Jack Mossman (Sydney) |
| 9 Sanele Aukusitino (Manly) | 76 Jonah Pezet (Victoria) |
| 9 Sualauvi Faalogo (Victoria) | 68 Thomas Cant (Newcastle) |
| 9 Treigh Stewart (St George Illawarra) | 66 Eli Clark (Canterbury) |
| 9 Ron Tooala (Victoria) | 60 Corey Fenning (Parramatta) |
| 8 Carson Kaho (South Sydney) | 56 Kade Hill (Wests Tigers) |
Round 17
Thursday, July 7
Cronulla v Victoria – PointsBet, 5:35pm
Friday, July 8
Newcasle v South Sydney – McDonald Jones, 5:30pm
Saturday, July 9
Penrith v Canterbury – Windsor, 1pm
Canberra v Sydney – Belconnen, 1:20pm
Wests Tigers v Parramatta – Leichhardt, 3:30pm
Sunday, July 10
Manly v St George Illawarra – 4 Pines, 1pm
18TH MAN 