Newcastle Knights v South Sydney Rabbitohs Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Friday 31 August 2012, kickoff 7:45pm Live TV: Channel 9 NSW/ACT/NT, GEM VIC/WA/SA/TAS Referees: Matt Cecchin and Chris James; Sideline Officials: Paul Holland and Luke Potter; Video Referee: Steve Clark
Knights: 1. Darius Boyd 2. James McManus 3. Dane Gagai 4. Timana Tahu 5. Akuila Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Kade Snowden 9. Danny Buderus (c) 10. Willie Mason 11. Chris Houston 12. Alex McKinnon 13. Neville Costigan Interchange: 14. Robbie Rochow 15. Zeb Taia 16. Adam Cuthbertson 17. Zane Tetevano
Rabbitohs: 1. Greg Inglis 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Matt King 4. Dylan Farrell 5. Andrew Everingham 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Sam Burgess 9. Nathan Peats 10. Roy Asotasi 11. Eddy Pettybourne 12. Dave Taylor 13. Michael Crocker
Interchange: 14. Jason Clark 15. Luke Burgess 16. Chris McQueen 17. Dave Tyrrell 18. Ben Lowe 20. Issac Luke 21. Justin Hunt
Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Friday 31 August 2012, kickoff 7:45pm Live TV: Channel 9 QLD Referees: Shayne Hayne and Alan Shortall; Sideline Officials: Russell Turner and Adam Gee; Video Referee: Phil Cooley
Broncos: 1. Josh Hoffman 2. Gerard Beale 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Dale Copley 6. Corey Norman 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Petero Civoniceva 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Alex Glenn 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Ben Hunt 15. Josh McGuire 16. Ben Te'o 17. Matt Gillett
Panthers: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Josh Mansour 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Tighe 5. David Simmons 6. Lachlan Coote 7. Luke Walsh 8. Sam McKendry 9. Kevin Kingston (c) 10. Tim Grant 11. Clint Newton 12. Cameron Ciraldo 13. Nigel Plum Interchange: 14. Dayne Weston 15. Mitch Achurch 16. Matt Robinson 17. Adam Docker 18. Ryan Simpkins
Gold Coast Titans v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Skilled Park, Robina Saturday 1 September 2012, kickoff 5:30pm Live TV: FOX Sports 2 Referees: Gerard Sutton and Phil Haines; Sideline Officials: Dave Abood and Brenden Wood; Video Referee: Russell Smith
Titans: 1. William Zillman 2. Kevin Gordon 3. Jamal Idris 4. Steve Michaels 5. David Mead 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Scott Prince 8. Nate Myles 9. Beau Falloon 10. Luke Douglas 11. Greg Bird 12. Mark Minichiello 13. Ben Ridge
Interchange: 14. Matthew White 15. Ryan James 16. Brenton Lawrence 17. Luke O