Cronulla Sharks 50 – 16 Victoria Thunderbolts
The Sharks opened Round 17 by scoring 50 on the Thunderbolts, running in nine tries to three.
Cronulla 50 (K Ball 2, T Rodwell 2, T Boothroyd, N Lester, R Rivett, S Stonestreet, M Waitere tries; R Rivett 7 goals) def. Victoria 16 (T Amone, A Bucca, K Roberts tries; S King-Smith 2 goals) at PointsBet Stadium.
Stat sheet
Cronulla: Lachlan Crouch – 32 tackles; Kane Ball – 191 run metres, 2 line breaks
Victoria: Cole Geyer – 28 tackles; Sualauvi Faalogo – 146 run metres
Penrith Panthers 36 – 12 Canterbury Bulldogs
Penrith remain in the hunt for the Top 5 with a strong 24-point win over the Bulldogs.
Penrith 36 (H El-Nachar, B Fearnley, C Mason, K Russell-Smith, M Teague, T Tonga tries; A Williams 6 goals) def. Canterbury 12 (J Mazzone 2, K Rajab tries) at BlueBet Stadium.
Stat sheet
Penrith: Brad Fearnley – 26 tackles, 173 run metres
Canterbury: Josh Kalati – 32 tackles; Khaled Rajab – 124 run metres
Debuts: Keagan Russell-Smith (Penrith)
Sydney Roosters 40 – 14 Canberra Raiders
The Roosters ended Canberra’s three-game winning run with a dominant 26-point win away from home.
Sydney 40 (T Masima 4, T Colley, L Knight, C Ross, J Swann tries; H Savala 3, J Mossman goals) def. Canberra 14 (S Numambo 2, J Stuart tries; N Ryan goal) at Raiders Belconnen.
Stat sheet
Canberra: Clay Webb – 29 tackles; Josh Smith – 115 run metres
Sydney: Michael Coleman – 28 tackles; Jacob Preston – 187 run metres; Tevita Masima – 4 line breaks
Debuts: Josh Allen, Clay Webb (Canberra), Xavier Chatfield-Mooka, Tyler Colley, Watisoni Waqanisaravi (Sydney)
Newcastle Knights 30 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs
The Knights moved into outright second with a 14-point win over the Rabbitohs in Cessnock.
Newcastle 30 (J Johnson 2, O Keeley 2, R Jones, K Wainohu-Kemp tries; T Cant 3 goals) def. South Sydney 16 (B Campagnolo, T Giles, M Haumono tries; J Nohra 2 goals) at Cessnock Sportsground.
Stat sheet
Newcastle: Oryn Keeley – 23 tackles, 2 line breaks; Riley Jones – 216 run metres
South Sydney: Thomas Giles – 37 tackles, 126 run metres
Debuts: William Abou-Arrage (South Sydney)
Wests Tigers 18 – 12 Parramatta Eels
Joseph Delle scored the game-winning try, his third of the day, in the Tigers’ six-point victory over Parramatta.
Wests Tigers 18 (J Delle 3, T Simpkins tries; Z Camroux goal) def. Parramatta 12 (M Komolafe, A Miller-Stephen, E Sanders tries) at Leichhardt Oval.
Stat sheet
Wests Tigers: Sione Vaihu – 30 tackles; Joseph Delle – 158 run metres, 3 line breaks
Parramatta: Brock Parker – 40 tackles; Dantoray Lui – 177 run metres
Manly Sea Eagles 26 – 16 St George Illawarra Dragons
Manly fullback Kaeo Weekes scored a hat trick in his side’s 10-point over the Dragons, their third victory in a row.
Manly 26 (K Weekes 3, S Aukusitino, A Tuitavake tries; J Humphreys 3 goals) def. St George Illawarra 16 (D Grant, C Roberts, J Shereb tries; J Bostock 2 goals) at 4 Pines Park.
Stat sheet
Manly: Oliver Clements – 37 tackles; Alec Tuitavake – 179 run metres; Kaeo Weekes – 2 line breaks
St George Illawarra: Navajo Doyle – 34 tackles; Bryce Magnone – 177 run metres
Debuts: Navajo Doyle (St George Illawarra)
Round 17 Highlights: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/07/11/jersey-flegg-cup-highlights-round-17/
Click HERE for the Jersey Flegg Cup ladder
| Top Try Scorers | Top Point Scorers |
| 15 Jack Mossman (Sydney) | 142 Ryan Rivett (Cronulla) |
| 11 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) | 102 Hugo Savala (Sydney) |
| 10 Sanele Aukusitino (Manly) | 84 Niwhai Puru (Penrith) |
| 10 William Fakatoumafi (Penrith) | 78 Jack Mossman (Sydney) |
| 10 Jacob Preston (Sydney) | 76 Sam Hooper (St George Illawarra) |
| 10 Jordan Samrani (Cronulla) | 76 Jonah Pezet (Victoria) |
| 9 Sualauvi Faalogo (Victoria) | 74 Thomas Cant (Newcastle) |
| 9 Thomas Rodwell (Cronulla) | 66 Eli Clark (Canterbury) |
| 9 Treigh Stewart (St George Illawarra) | 60 Corey Fenning (Parramatta) |
| 9 Ron Tooala (Victoria) | 59 Jamie Humphreys (Manly) |
Round 18
Saturday, July 16
Wests Tigers v Penrith – Leichhardt, 11am
Canterbury v South Sydney – Belmore, 12pm
Sydney v St George Ill – Central Coast, 12:45pm
Parramatta v Cronulla – Kellyville, 1:15pm
Manly v Newcastle – 4 Pines, 3:15pm
Sunday, July 17
Victoria v Canberra – AAMI, 1:45pm
18TH MAN 