Round 1
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2008
Kick Off: 3:00pm (local time)
Referee: Brett Suttor
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, Australia
| Parramatta Eels (30) | Canterbury Bulldogs (24) | ||
| 1 | Domenic NASSO | 1 | Jimmy FAWCETT |
| 2 | Ben McLENNAN | 2 | Nathan TANNOUS |
| 3 | Taputoa REA | 3 | Heka NANAI |
| 4 | Mase LAULU-TOGAGAE | 4 | Sene TALA |
| 5 | Shaun COX | 5 | Mason PURE |
| 6 | Kris KEATING | 6 | Ben BARBA |
| 7 | Daniel MORTIMER | 7 | Josh REYNOLDS |
| 8 | Tim MANNAH (c) | 8 | Malcolm LEAENO |
| 9 | Anthony MITCHELL | 9 | Nathan SMITH |
| 10 | Jonathan MANNAH | 10 | Robert WORSLEY |
| 11 | Tim ROBINSON | 11 | Harlan ALAALATOA |
| 12 | Tony WILLIAMS | 12 | Daniel HARRISON (c) |
| 13 | David BAUMANN | 13 | Jake FOSTER |
| 14 | Luke MOTTINELLI | 14 | Rhys JACK |
| 15 | Luke LATHAM | 15 | Liam ROACH |
| 16 | Taniela LASALO | 16 | Nathan DIB |
| 17 | Mitchell ALLGOOD | 17 | Sione KITE |
| Coach | Matt CAMERON | Coach | Andrew PATMORE |
| Tries | Tries | ||
| Kris KEATING (2) | Ben BARBA (2) | ||
| Domenic NASSO | Jake FOSTER | ||
| Luke LATHAM | Rhys JACK | ||
| Taputoa REA | Sene TALA | ||
| Goals | Goals | ||
| Tony WILLIAMS (4/5) | Ben BARBA (2/5) | ||
| Daniel MORTIMER (1/1) |
18TH MAN 