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Players Awards - Round 21

League Wrap: Round 21, 29-31 July 2005 With just five rounds remaining, the race to decide the winner in this year?s Leagueunlimited.com Players Awards is hotting up. Cowboys? full back Matt Bowen is still in front on 22 points and Storm half back Matt Orford is looking solid on 20 points.

But there?s a number of challenges happening from third place with Ben Hornby (Dragons), Darren Lockyer (Broncos) and Billy Slater (Storm) all on 19 points and well within range.

Warriors half back Stacey Jones is three points adrift on 16 points while Parramatta second rower Nathan Hindmarsh and Newcastle half back Andrew Johns are not far away on 15 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: ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 44 Tries: Gasnier 3, Best, Greenshields, Timmins, Thompson Goals: Naiqama (1/1) Ennis (7/8) SYDNEY ROOSTERS 6 Tries: Roberts Goals: Fitzgibbon (1/1) WIN Stadium Fri 7:30pm Crowd: 19,512 Referee: Paul Simpkins Half Time: 6-all Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - M Gasnier (Dragons) 2 - B Hornby (Dragons) 1 - C Best (Dragons)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 37 Tries: Johns, Buderus 2, Perry, Salkeld, Quinn Goals: Johns 6/6. FG 1/1 MELBOURNE STORM 18 Tries: Slater, Scott, Cronk Goals: Smith 3/3 EnergyAustralia Stadium Sat 5:30pm Crowd: 20,023 Referee: Shayne Hayne Half time: Knights 19-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - A Johns (Knights) 2 - C Smith (Knights) 1 - G Carmont (Knights)

BRISBANE BRONCOS 24 Tries: Lockyer 2, Bott, Minto Goals: Seymour 4/5 CANBERRA RAIDERS 18 Tries: Mogg, Graham, Withers Goals: Schifcofske 3/3 Suncorp Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 27,478 Referee: Tim Mander Half time: Broncos 10-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Miller (Raiders) 2 - A Tongue (Raiders) 1 - D Lockyer (Broncos) PENRITH PANTHERS 42 Tries: Rooney 2, Waterhouse, Priddis, Gower, Franze, Wesser Goals: Campbell 7 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 34 Tries: Fien, Jones, Guttenbeil, Webb, Byrne, Faumuina Goals: Jones 5 Penrith Stadium Sat 7:30pm Crowd: 13,985 Referee: Russell Smith Half time: Panthers 28-12 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - L Priddis (Panthers) 2 - P Campbell (Panthers) 1 - S Faumuina (Warriors)

MANLY SEA EAGLES 24 Tries: T Hill, P Stephenson, K Leuluai, B Stewart, C Hicks Goals: L Williamson 1/4, C Hicks 1/1 NTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 26 Tries: T Williams 3, A Payne, R Jensen Goals: J Hannay 3/5 Brookvale Oval Sun 2:30pm Crowd: 13,118 Referee: Stephen Clark Half time: Sea Eagles 18-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - T Williams (Cowboys) 2 - J Thurston (Cowboys) 1 - C Hicks (Sea Eagles)

STH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 37 Tries: Hegarty, L MacDougall, Harrison, B Walker, Cusack, Polglase Goals: B Walker 6/6 Field goal: B Walker 1 CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 24 Tries: Maitua 2, Anasta, Phelps Goals: Sherwin 4/4 Aussie Stadium Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 13,062 Referee: Sean Hampstead Half time: Rabbitohs 18-12 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - B Walker (Rabbitohs) 2 - S Hegarty (Rabbitohs) 1 - T Grimaldi (Bulldogs)

CRONULLA SHARKS 6 Tries: Peachey Goals: Merritt (1/1) WESTS TIGERS 46 Tries: Prince 3, Richards, Marshall, Hodgson, Fitzhenry, Halatau Goals: Hodgson (7/8) Toyota Park Sun 3:00pm Crowd: 18,321 Referee: Tony Archer Half time: Tigers 12-6 Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - B Marshall (Tigers) 2 - P Richards (Tigers) 1 - B Hodgson (Tigers)

Eels v BYE

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Next weekend?s matches: Round 22, 5-7 August 2005

Cowboys v Dragons - Dairy Farmers Stadium - Fri 7:30pm Warriors v Eels - Ericsson Stadium - Sat 5:30pm (AEST), 7:30pm (NZ) Bulldogs v Knights - Telstra Stadium - Sat 7:30pm Sharks v Storm - Toyota Park - Sat 7:30pm Raiders v Wests Tigers - Canberra Stadium - Sun 2:30pm Roosters v Panthers - Aussie Stadium - Sun 3:00pm Sea Eagles v Broncos - Brookvale Oval - Sun 3:00pm Rabbitohs 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 Hornby (Dragons), D Lockyer (Broncos), B Slater (Storm)

16 points S Jones (Warriors)

15 points N Hindmarsh (Eels), A Johns (Knights) 14 points B Kennedy (Sea Eagles) 13 points R Asotasi (Bulldogs), P Campbell (Panthers) 12 points S Menzies (Sea Eagles), S Prince (Tigers), J Smith (Raiders) 11 points B Hodgson (Tigers), L Priddis (Panthers), S Webcke (Broncos), R Wiki (Warriors) 10 points B Anasta (Bulldogs), C Schifcofske (Raiders), T Smith (Eels) 9 points B Kimmorley (Sharks), A Laffranchi (Tigers), M Minichiello (Rabbitohs), D Peachey (Sharks), D Stagg (Broncos), J Thurston (Cowboys), A Watmough (Sea Eagles) 8 points J Cayless (Roosters), A Minichiello (Roosters), 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), A Tongue (Raiders), T Waterhouse (Panthers), L Withers (Raiders), D Young (Dragons) 6 points S Berrigan (Broncos), D Buderus (Knights), M Gasnier (Dragons), 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), T Williams (Cowboys), S Woolford (Raiders) 5 points P Bailey (Sharks), T Byrne (Warriors), R Cross (Roosters), R Farah (Tigers), S Faumuina (Warriors), C Fitzgibbon (Roosters), M Geyer (Storm), T Grimaldi (Bulldogs), J Hannay (Cowboys), R Jensen (Cowboys), B Marshall (Tigers), S Price (Warriors), C Smith (Storm), D Widders (Eels), J Williams (Rabbitohs), M Witt (Sea Eagles) 4 points P Bowman (Cowboys), M Head (Dragons), K Hunt (Broncos), W Koopu (Warriors), H Maiava (Sharks), J Monaghan (Roosters), W Naiqama (Dragons), C Parker (Broncos), P Richards (Tigers), 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), 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), J Miller (Raiders), A Morley (Roosters), M O'Neill (Tigers), L Patten (Bulldogs), A Roberts (Roosters), L Thompson (Dragons), B Thorn (Broncos), C Toopi (Warriors), N Vagana (Sharks), M Vatuvei (Warriors), B Walker (Rabbitohs), C Webb (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), S Hegarty (Rabbitohs), H L'Estrange (Roosters), A MacDougall (Rabbitohs), R Maitua (Bulldogs), N Merritt (Sharks), C Newton (Knights), I Paleaasina (Warriors), P Rauhihi (Cowboys), L Ricketson (Roosters), S Simpson (Knights), J Skandalis (Tigers), C Smith (Knights), 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 C Best (Dragons), L Bott (Broncos), A Brideson (Bulldogs), G Carmont (Knights), D Cooper (Knights), J Croker (Raiders), D Fitzhenry (Tigers), B Fletcher (Rabbitohs), L Fulton (Tigers), C Hicks (Sea Eagles), 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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