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Players Awards - Round 15

League Wrap: Round 15, 17-19 June 2005

Matty Bowen still tops the list in this year?s Leagueunlimited.com Player Awards but the challenge has been thrown down with Dragons utility Ben Hornby and Broncos five eighth Darren Lockyer closing the gap.

The Cowboys full back is still in front on 19 points overall. But Hornby has picked up a point to move up to 17 points and second position while Lockyer has scored two points on the weekend to move up to 16 points.

Not far away is Storm half back Matt Orford who has been anchored on 14 points for some weeks now. Meanwhile, Sea Eagles back rowers Steve Menzies and Ben Kennedy are still well in contention on 12 points.

The full leader board is below.

The Leagueunlimited.com players of the match are decided by our live score updaters and tallied here each week on Mondays Expert?s League wrap.

MATCH RESULTS: CRONULLA SHARKS 16 Tries: Vagana, Mellor, Bailey Goals: Covell 2/4 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 10 Tries: Cross, Monaghan Goals: Fitzgibbon 1/2 Toyota Park Fri 7:30pm Crowd: 16,355 Referee: Tim Mander Half time: Roosters 10-2 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - P Bailey (Sharks) 2 - C Fitzgibbon (Roosters) 1 - A Dykes (Sharks)

PARRAMATTA EELS 28 Tries: Burt, Hindmarsh, T Smith, B Smith, Peterson Goals: Burt 3, Riddell 1 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 18 Tries: Toopi, Villasanti, Meli, Byrne Goals: Hohaia 1 Waikato Stadium NZ Sat 7:30pm (NZ), 5:30pm (AEST) Crowd: 17,142 Referee: Tony Archer Half time: Eels 22-14 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Morris (Eels) 2 - N Hindmarsh (Eels) 1 - A Guttenbeil (Warriors)

BRISBANE BRONCOS 40 Tries: S Berrigan 2, Lockyer, Hodges, Hunt, Carlaw, Michaels Goals: Lockyer 6/7 WESTS TIGERS 22 Tries: Marshall 2, Richards, Fitzhenry Goals: Hodgson 3/4 Suncorp Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 25,780 Referee: Russell Smith Half time: Broncos 30-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - C Parker (Broncos) 2 - D Lockyer (Broncos) 1 - B Berrigan (Broncos)

MELBOURNE STORM 14 Tries: King, Geyer, Bell Goals: Orford 1/3 PENRITH PANTHERS 28 Tries: Lewis, Priddis, Howland, Swain, Campbell Goals: Campbell 4/5 Olympic Park Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 7,707 Referee: Shayne Hayne Half time: Storm 8-4 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - L Priddis (Panthers) 2 - P Campbell (Panthers) 1 - S Rodney (Panthers)

STH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 10 Tries: B Watts, M Moran Goals: R Bell 1/2 ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 28 Tries: C Best 2, M Cooper, M Ennis, C Payne, W Naiqama Goals: W Naiqama 0/1, A Gorrell 2/4, M Ennis 0/1 Sydney Cricket Ground Sun 2:30pm Crowd: 18,334 Referee: Paul Simpkins Halftime: Dragons 8-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - D Young (Dragons) 2 - R Bell (Rabbitohs) 1 - B Hornby (Dragons)

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 28 Tries: Utai, Hughes, Patten, Ryan, Anasta Goals: El Masri 3/5 CON, 1/1 PG CANBERRA RAIDERS 10 Tries: Withers Goals: Schifcofske 2/2 PG, 1/1 CON Sydney Showground Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 8,496 Referee: Stephen Clark Half time: 10-all Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - R Asotasi (Bulldogs) 2 - B Anasta (Bulldogs) 1 - M Utai (Bulldogs)

MANLY SEA EAGLES 48 Tries: Hill 2, Donald 2, Monaghan 2, Stewart, Hicks, Kennedy Goals: Witt 4/7, Monaghan 1/1, Hicks 1/1 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 26 Tries: Thaiday 2, Quinn, Salkeld, Worth Goals: Campbell 3/5 Brookvale Oval Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 13,685 Referee: Sean Hampstead Half time: Knights 10-8 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - M Monaghan (Sea Eagles) 2 - T Hill (Sea Eagles) 1 - M Thaiday (Knights) Cowboys v BYE

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Next week?s matches: Round 16, 24-26 June 2005 Roosters v Eels - Aussie Stadium - Fri 7:30pm Raiders v Cowboys - Canberra Stadium - Sat 5:30pm Panthers v Knights - Penrith Stadium - Sat 7:30pm Storm v Rabbitohs - Olympic Park - Sat 7:30pm Warriors v Broncos - Ericsson Stadium - Sun 2:00pm (NZ), 12:00pm (AEST) Dragons v Wests Tigers - Oki Jubilee Stadium - Sun 2:30pm Sea Eagles v Bulldogs - Brookvale Oval - Sun 3:00pm Sharks v BYE

LEAGUEUNLIMITED.COM PLAYER AWARDS 2005 LEADER BOARD The Leagueunlimited.com players awards are decided by our live score updaters. Want to be a live score updater? For further enquiries, email us.

19 points M Bowen (Cowboys)

17 points B Hornby (Dragons) 16 points D Lockyer (Broncos) 14 points M Orford (Storm) 12 points B Kennedy (Sea Eagles), S Menzies (Sea Eagles) 11 points B Slater (Storm) 10 points N Hindmarsh (Eels), S Jones (Warriors) 9 points B Kimmorley (Sharks), D Stagg (Broncos), A Watmough (Sea Eagles) 8 points R Asotasi (Bulldogs), C Schifcofske (Raiders), J Smith (Raiders), T Smith (Eels), R Wesser (Panthers) 7 points P Campbell (Panthers), H El Masri (Bulldogs), P Gallen (Sharks), B Hodgson (Tigers), M King (Storm), M Monaghan (Sea Eagles), D Nutley (Sharks), D Peachey (Sharks), S Prince (Tigers), J Thurston (Cowboys), T Waterhouse (Panthers), D Young (Dragons) 6 points S Berrigan (Broncos), E Grothe (Eels), K Kahler (Raiders), A Laffranchi (Tigers), M Minichiello (Rabbitohs), G Morrison (Eels), L Priddis (Panthers), M Riddell (Eels), S Webcke (Broncos), P Whatuira (Tigers) 5 points P Bailey (Sharks), J Cayless (Roosters), C Fitzgibbon (Roosters), A Harrison (Rabbitohs), A Minichiello (Roosters), S Price (Warriors), M Sing (Cowboys), J Sutton (Rabbitohs), A Tongue (Raiders), R Wiki (Warriors), J Williams (Rabbitohs), M Witt (Sea Eagles) 4 points B Anasta (Bulldogs), P Bowman (Cowboys), T Byrne (Warriors), T Grimaldi (Bulldogs), J Hannay (Cowboys), M Head (Dragons), K Hunt (Broncos), H Maiava (Sharks), J Monaghan (Roosters), J Morris (Eels), C Parker (Broncos), A Ryan (Bulldogs), B Tate (Broncos), D Widders (Eels), C Wing (Roosters) 3 points T Campese (Raiders), M Chalk (Raiders), M Cooper (Dragons), L Covell (Sharks), N Cayless (Eels), R Cross (Roosters), A Dykes (Sharks), M Ennis (Dragons), M Geyer (Storm), T Hill (Sea Eagles), R Hoffman (Storm), L Hohaia (Warriors), PJ Marsh (Eels), A Morley (Roosters), W Naiqama (Dragons), M O'Neill (Tigers), L Patten (Bulldogs), A Roberts (Roosters), J Ryles (Dragons), B Seymour (Broncos), B Sherwin (Bulldogs), L Thompson (Dragons), B Thorn (Broncos), C Toopi (Warriors), N Vagana (Sharks), M Vatuvei (Warriors), C Webb (Cowboys), L Withers (Raiders), S Woolford (Raiders) 2 points L Bailey (Dragons), R Bell (Rabbitohs), B Berrigan (Broncos), P Civoniceva (Broncos), B Finch (Roosters), N Fien (Warriors), C Flannery (Roosters), M Gafa (Raiders), D Galea (Panthers), M Gidley (Knights), A Guttenbeil (Warriors), R Jensen (Cowboys), R Kearns (Storm), A MacDougall (Rabbitohs), W McKinnon (Eels), I Paleaasina (Warriors), P Rauhihi (Cowboys), L Ricketson (Roosters), S Simpson (Knights), S Southern (Cowboys), B Stewart (Sea Eagles), M Sullivan (Sharks), A Tupou (Roosters), G Turner (Storm), M Utai (Bulldogs), S Walker (Rabbitohs), B Webb (Warriors) 1 point L Bott (Broncos), A Brideson (Bulldogs), D Buderus (Knights), D Cooper (Knights), D Faiumu (Cowboys), R Farah (Tigers), S Faumuina (Warriors), B Fletcher (Rabbitohs), C Gower (Panthers), M Hilder (Sharks), A Johns (Knights), W Koopu (Warriors), L MacDougall (Rabbitohs), F Meli (Warriors), F Moi Moi (Eels), A Payne (Cowboys), S Rodney (Panthers), J Ropati (Warriors), C Smith (Storm), M Thaiday (Knights), S Timmins (Dragons), W Tonga (Bulldogs), S B Williams (Bulldogs), T Williams (Cowboys), A Woolnough (Knights)

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