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Players Awards - Round 17

League Wrap: Round 17, 1-3 July 2005 Cowboys? full back Matt Bowen still heads up the leader board but there?s plenty of movement happening in 2005 Leagueunlimited.com Player Awards. Bowen has seemingly stalled on 19 points while half back Matt Orford and full back Billy Slater have sprung into action, the Melbourne Storm stars moving up to equal second position to join Dragons utility back Ben Hornby on 17 points.

Not far away is Broncos? five eighth Darren Lockyer on 16 points while Manly back rower Ben Kennedy is still well within striking distance on 13 points. Tigers? half back Scott Prince and Raiders? five eighth Jason Smith have been the big movers in recent weeks, both players joining Manly utility Steve Menzies on 12 points.

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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: WESTS TIGERS 49 Tries: Marshall 2, Galea, Fulton, Heighington, Farah, Whatuira, Elford Goals: Hodgson 8/8 Field Goals: Prince 1/1 MANLY SEA EAGLES 24 Tries: Harris 2, B Stewart 2 Goals: Witt 4/4 Leichhardt Oval Fri 7:30pm Crowd: 15,271 Referee: Steve Clark Half time: Tigers 31-18 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - S Prince (Tigers) 2 - B Marshall (Tigers) 1 - L Fulton (Tigers)

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 6 Tries: Phelps Goals: El Masri 1/2 MELBOURNE STORM 33 Tries: Inglis 2, Slater 2, Turner Goals: Orford 5/6 Field Goal: Orford Sydney Showground Sat 5:30pm Crowd: 7,414 Referee: Sean Hampstead Half time: Storm 14-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - B Slater (Storm) 2 - M Geyer (Storm) 1 - M Orford (Storm)

NTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 24 Tries: Jensen 2, Sweeney 2, Faiumu Goals: Hannay 2/5 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 16 Tries: Vatuvei, Koopu, Wiki Goals: Jones 2/3 Dairy Farmers Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 20,078 Referee: Tony Archer Half time: 10-all Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - R Jensen (Cowboys) 2 - R Wiki (Warriors) 1 - D Faiumu (Cowboys)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 14 Tries: Salkeld 3 Goals: Campbell 1/3, Tighe 0/1 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 28 Tries: Soward, Finch, Soliola, Roberts, Monaghan Goals: Roberts 4/5 EnergyAustralia Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 14,950 Referee: Russell Smith Half time: Roosters 16-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Cayless (Roosters) 2 - H L'Estrange (Roosters) 1 - C Walker (Roosters)

CANBERRA RAIDERS 22 Tries: Woolford 2,Tongue Goals: Schifcofske 5 PENRITH PANTHERS 14 Tries: Franze,Rooney,Campbell Goals: Campbell 1 Canberra Stadium Sun 2:30pm Crowd: 10,206 Referee: Shayne Hayne Half time: Raiders 14-8 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - S Woolford (Raiders) 2 - J Smith (Raiders) 1 - P Campbell (Panthers)

PARRAMATTA EELS 52 Tries: Graham 2, McKinnon 2, T.Smith, Cayless, Peek, Morris, Williams, Grothe Goals: Riddell 3/6, Morris 3/3 SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 16 Tries: A.MacDougall, Walker, Watts Goals: Watts 2/3 Parramatta Stadium Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 16,143 Referee: Jason Robinson Halftime: Eels 26-12 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Morris (Eels) 2 - T Smith (Eels) 1 - D Widders (Eels)

BRISBANE BRONCOS 22 Tries: McGuire, Stagg, Hodges Goals: Seymour 2/3 CON, 3/3 PEN CRONULLA SHARKS 10 Tries: Peachey, Simmons Goals: Covell 1/2 Suncorp Stadium Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 23,900 Referee: Tim Mander Half time: 8-6 Broncos Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Hodges (Broncos) 2 - S Webcke (Broncos) 1 - D Peachey (Sharks)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS v BYE

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This week?s matches: QLD v NSW - State of Origin III - Suncorp Stadium - Wed 6 July 8:00pm Round 18, 8-10 July 2005 Eels v Dragons - Parramatta Stadium - Fri 7:30pm Rabbitohs v Sharks - Aussie Stadium - Sat 5:30pm Panthers v Sea Eagles - Penrith Stadium - Sat 7:30pm Storm v Raiders - Olympic Park - Sat 7:30pm Warriors v Bulldogs - Ericsson Stadium - Sun 2:00pm (NZ), 12:00pm (AEST) Wests Tigers v Roosters - Telstra Stadium - Sun 2:30pm Knights v Cowboys - EnergyAustralia Stadium - Sun 3:00pm Broncos 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), M Orford (Storm), B Slater (Storm) 16 points D Lockyer (Broncos) 13 points B Kennedy (Sea Eagles) 12 points S Menzies (Sea Eagles), S Prince (Tigers), J Smith (Raiders) 11 points N Hindmarsh (Eels), S Jones (Warriors) 10 points T Smith (Eels) 9 points B Kimmorley (Sharks), D Stagg (Broncos), A Watmough (Sea Eagles) 8 points R Asotasi (Bulldogs), P Campbell (Panthers), J Cayless (Roosters), B Hodgson (Tigers), A Minichiello (Roosters), D Peachey (Sharks), C Schifcofske (Raiders), S Webcke (Broncos), R Wesser (Panthers) 7 points B Anasta (Bulldogs), H El Masri (Bulldogs), P Gallen (Sharks), M King (Storm), M Monaghan (Sea Eagles), J Morris (Eels), D Nutley (Sharks), J Thurston (Cowboys), T Waterhouse (Panthers), R Wiki (Warriors), 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), A Ryan (Bulldogs), P Whatuira (Tigers), L Withers (Raiders), S Woolford (Raiders) 5 points P Bailey (Sharks), R Cross (Roosters), C Fitzgibbon (Roosters), M Geyer (Storm), A Harrison (Rabbitohs), R Jensen (Cowboys), S Price (Warriors), M Sing (Cowboys), J Sutton (Rabbitohs), A Tongue (Raiders), D Widders (Eels), J Williams (Rabbitohs), M Witt (Sea Eagles) 4 points P Bowman (Cowboys), T Byrne (Warriors), T Grimaldi (Bulldogs), S Faumuina (Warriors), J Hannay (Cowboys), M Head (Dragons), K Hunt (Broncos), A Johns (Knights), W Koopu (Warriors), H Maiava (Sharks), J Monaghan (Roosters), C Parker (Broncos), B Tate (Broncos), C Wing (Roosters) 3 points T Campese (Raiders), M Chalk (Raiders), M Cooper (Dragons), L Covell (Sharks), N Cayless (Eels), A Dykes (Sharks), M Ennis (Dragons), T Hill (Sea Eagles), J Hodges (Broncos), R Hoffman (Storm), L Hohaia (Warriors), PJ Marsh (Eels), A Morley (Roosters), W Naiqama (Dragons), M O'Neill (Tigers), L Patten (Bulldogs), P Richards (Tigers), 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) 2 points L Bailey (Dragons), R Bell (Rabbitohs), B Berrigan (Broncos), P Civoniceva (Broncos), D Faiumu (Cowboys), B Finch (Roosters), N Fien (Warriors), C Flannery (Roosters), M Gafa (Raiders), D Galea (Panthers), M Gidley (Knights), C Gower (Panthers), A Guttenbeil (Warriors), R Kearns (Storm), H L'Estrange (Roosters), A MacDougall (Rabbitohs), B Marshall (Tigers), W McKinnon (Eels), C Newton (Knights), I Paleaasina (Warriors), P Rauhihi (Cowboys), L Ricketson (Roosters), C Smith (Storm), 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), R Farah (Tigers), B Fletcher (Rabbitohs), L Fulton (Tigers), M Hilder (Sharks), L MacDougall (Rabbitohs), F Meli (Warriors), F Moi Moi (Eels), L O'Donnell (Cowboys), A Payne (Cowboys), S Rodney (Panthers), J Ropati (Warriors), M Thaiday (Knights), S Timmins (Dragons), W Tonga (Bulldogs), C Walker (Roosters), S B Williams (Bulldogs), T Williams (Cowboys), A Woolnough (Knights)

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