Newcastle Knights 24 – 16 St George Illawarra Dragons
Newcastle moved past the Dragons into second place with an eight-point win at home.
Newcastle 24 (D Armstrong, E Ferguson, J Johnson, L Sutton, T Toloi tries; T Cant 2 goals) def. St George Illawarra 16 (B Johnson, C Roberts, H Sanchez tries; B Wallace 2 goals) at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Stat sheet
Newcastle: Tevita Toloi – 25 tackles; Max Bradbury – 148 run metres; Liam Sutton – 2 line breaks
St George Illawarra: Duke Grant – 28 tackles; Callum Gromek – 167 run metres
Debuts: Carlin Pettet (Newcastle)
Canterbury Bulldogs 42 – 22 Canberra Raiders
The Bulldogs kept their finals hopes alive and recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since Round 2 with a big victory in Canberra.
Canterbury 42 (J Mazzone 2, W Afualo, B Clarke, B Cox, J Kalati, J O’Neill, J Su’A tries; B Hayward 5 goals) def. Canberra 22 (M Kaho 2, J Billing, K Williams tries; S Vuki goals) at GIO Stadium.
Stat sheet
Canberra: Mitchel Souter – 27 tackles; Manase Kaho – 189 run metres, 2 line breaks
Canterbury: Brandon Clarke – 25 tackles; Jonathan Su’A – 169 run metres
Debuts: Ethan Strange (Canberra), William Afualo (Canterbury)
Sydney Roosters 26 – 6 Cronulla Sharks
The ladder leaders got back on track after their Round 18 loss with a strong 20-point win over the Sharks.
Sydney 26 (X Chatfield-Mooka, B Ioelu, C Ross, X Va’a tries; H Savala 5 goals) def. Cronulla 6 (K Parker try; T Petersen goal) at Ringrose Park.
Stat sheet
Sydney: Michael Coleman – 26 tackles; Vaiala Tamati – 157 run metres
Cronulla: Sam Healey – 36 tackles; Lachlan Crouch – 142 run metres
Debuts: Cody Fuz (Cronulla)
Victoria Thunderbolts 24 – 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Victoria ended their five-game losing run with a hard fought four-point win over the Rabbitohs in Maroubra.
Victoria 24 (T Ua 2, C Geyer, J Neli tries; S Faalogo 4 goals) def. South Sydney 20 (M Chester, C Kaho, T Munro, C Tweedie tries; T Munro 2 goals) at Snape Park.
Stat sheet
South Sydney: Keahlan Bray – 25 tackles; Zane Bijorac – 173 run metres
Victoria: Cole Geyer – 42 tackles; Sualauvi Faalogo – 191 run metres
Debuts: Isaac Chapman (South Sydney)
Penrith Panthers 44 – 10 Manly Sea Eagles
Penrith snapped Manly’s four-game winning streak and moved into fourth spot with a dominant 34-point win.
Penrith 44 (W Fakatoumafi 2, I Iongi 2, H Puru, K Russell-Smith, A Warwick, A Williams tries; A Williams 6 goals) def. Manly 10 (S Aukusitino, K Weekes tries; K Weekes goal) at HE Laybutt Sporting Complex.
Stat sheet
Manly: Soakimi Fakaua – 35 tackles; Jonah Palota-Kopa – 110 run metres
Penrith: Hohepa Puru – 26 tackles; Isaiah Iongi – 198 run metres; Connor Mason – 2 line breaks
Round 19 Highlights: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/07/25/jersey-flegg-cup-highlights-round-19/
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| Top Try Scorers | Top Point Scorers |
| 15 Jack Mossman (Sydney) | 142 Ryan Rivett (Cronulla) |
| 13 Sanele Aukusitino (Manly) | 118 Hugo Savala (Sydney) |
| 13 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) | 84 Niwhai Puru (Penrith) |
| 12 William Fakatoumafi (Penrith) | 82 Thomas Cant (Newcastle) |
| 10 Jacob Preston (Sydney) | 80 Sam Hooper (St George Illawarra) |
| 10 Jordan Samrani (Cronulla) | 78 Jack Mossman (Sydney) |
| 10 Ethan Sanders (Parramatta) | 76 Corey Fenning (Parramatta) |
| 9 Sualauvi Faalogo (Victoria) | 76 Jonah Pezet (Victoria) |
| 9 James Johnson (Newcastle) | 71 Jamie Humphreys (Manly) |
| 9 Carson Kaho (South Sydney) | 70 Eli Clark (Canterbury) |
Round 20
Saturday, July 30
Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers – Kellyville Park, 1pm
Canberra Raiders v St George Illawarra Dragons – Raiders Belconnen, 1:20pm
Victoria Thunderbolts v Wests Tigers – Casey Fields, 2pm
Cronulla Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs – PointsBet Stadium, 3:15pm
Canterbury Bulldogs, Manly Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters – BYE
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