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Players Awards - Round 20

League Wrap: Round 20, 22-24 July 2005 Matt Bowen is back amongst the points and maintains his lead in this year?s Leagueunlimited.com Player Awards, the Cowboys? fullback is sitting on 22 points and two points clear. But last year?s winner Matt Orford is making his charge, the Storm half back scoring maximum points and moving up to 20 points overall, and second position.

Meanwhile, there?s a queue of players taking up the next seven positions. Billy Slater (Storm), Darren Lockyer (Broncos), Ben Hornby (Dragons), Stacey Jones (Warriors), Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels), Ben Kennedy (Sea Eagles), and Roy Asotasi (Bulldogs) are all well in contention. A little further away on 12 points we have a log-jam of players with Andrew Johns (Knights), Steve Menzies (Sea Eagles), Scott Prince (Tigers), and Jason Smith (Raiders) all still in with a chance.

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: CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 29 Tries: Utai, Grimaldi, Lolesi, O'Meley, Sherwin Goals: El Masri (4/5) Field Goals: Sherwin (0/1), Anasta (1/1) BRISBANE BRONCOS 22 Tries: Berrigan, Hodges, Stagg, Carroll Goals: Seymour (3/4) Telstra Stadium Fri 7:30pm Crowd: 29,112 Referee: Stephen Clark Half time: Bulldogs 16-10 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - B Sherwin (Bulldogs) 2 - R Asotasi (Bulldogs) 1 - P Civoniceva (Broncos)

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 24 Tries: Ropati, Hohaia, Fien, Meli Goals: Jones 4/4 Field Goals: Jones 0/1 CANBERRA RAIDERS 16 Tries: Adamson, Howell, Robertson Goals: Schifcofske 2/3 Ericsson Stadium Sat 5:30pm (AEST), 7:30pm (NZ) Crowd: Referee: Paul Simpkins Half time: Warriors 12-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - S Jones (Warriors) 2 - R Wiki (Warriors) 1 - L Withers (Raiders)

NTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 38 Tries:Hannay 2, Firman, Bowen, Williams, Thurston Goals:Hannay 7 PENRITH PANTHERS 18 Tries: Campbell, Lewis, Priddis Goals: Wesser, Campbell 2 Dairy Farmers Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 18,932 Referee: Sean Hampstead Half time: Cowboys 30-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - M Bowen (Cowboys) 2 - B Firman (Cowboys) 1 - J Hannay (Cowboys)

PARRAMATTA EELS 10 Tries: Stringer, Tahu Goals: Burt 1/2 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 16 Tries: Salkeld, Tighe, Carmont Goals: Johns 2/3 Parramatta Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 16,168 Referee: Shayne Hayne Half time: 10-all Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - D Buderus (Knights) 2 - A Johns (Knights) 1 - N Hindmarsh (Eels) MELBOURNE STORM 24 Tries: Johnson ,Slater, King, Kidwell Goals: Orford 3, Smith SYDNEY ROOSTERS 10 Tries: Soward, Soliola Goals: Fitzgibbon Olympic Park Sun 2:30pm Crowd: 8,212 Referee: Tony Archer Half time: Storm 14-0 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - M Orford (Storm) 2 - B Slater (Storm) 1 - R Kearns (Storm) ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 20

Tries: Bailey, Best, Cooper Goals: Naiqama 1/1, 1/1 PG. Ennis 2/2 CRONULLA SHARKS 10 Tries: Peachey, Simmons Goals: Merritt 1/3 Oki Jubilee Stadium Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 17,113 Referee: Tim Mander Halftime: 14-0 Dragons Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - M Gasnier (Dragons) 2 - L Bailey (Dragons) 1 - J Ryles (Dragons)

WESTS TIGERS 42 Tries: Farah 3, Elford, Prince, Fulton, Richards Goals: Hodgson (7/8) STH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 20 Tries: MacDougall 2, Sutton, Polglaise Goals: Champion (2/2) Watts (0/2) Leichhardt Oval Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 22,877 Referee: Russell Smith Halftime: 24-6 Tigers Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - R Farah (Tigers) 2 - J Skandalis (Tigers) 1 - D Fitzhenry (Tigers)

Sea Eagles v BYE

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Next weekend?s matches: Round 21, 29-31 July 2005

Dragons v Roosters - WIN Stadium - Fri 7:30pm Knights v Storm - EnergyAustralia Stadium - Sat 5:30pm Broncos v Raiders - Suncorp Stadium - Sat 7:30pm Panthers v Warriors - Penrith Stadium - Sat 7:30pm Sea Eagles v Cowboys - Brookvale Oval - Sun 2:30pm Rabbitohs v Bulldogs - Aussie Stadium - Sun 3:00pm Sharks v Wests Tigers - Toyota Park - Sun 3:00pm Eels 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.

22 points M Bowen (Cowboys)

20 points M Orford (Storm)

19 points B Slater (Storm)

18 points D Lockyer (Broncos)

17 points B Hornby (Dragons)

16 points S Jones (Warriors)

15 points N Hindmarsh (Eels)

14 points B Kennedy (Sea Eagles)

13 points R Asotasi (Bulldogs)

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

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