Tuesday's Expert - NRL 2013 Round 11

We look back at the 11th round of the 2013 NRL Premiership, and see how the Player of the Year standings are tracking. Also features a look at the ladder after eleven rounds.

With many players making a final effort at picking up a State of Origin jersey over the weekend, there were a few surprising results. Teams copping heavy losses last week near the bottom of the ladder found themselves courageous winners last week, with the Bulldogs, Tigers and Warriors all beating more fancied opponents. The Melbourne Storm finally got back into the winners circle after three winless weeks had seen them hand the premiership lead to the Rabbitohs. The Bunnies still hold on to first spot despite losing to Cronulla - their nearest challengers in the Roosters falling a spot down the ladder after their loss to the Storm.

Below you'll find the results, player of the match points and match details for each fixture, plus a look at the NRL ladder after the weekend's games.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 Brisbane Broncos 14
Venue: ANZ Stadium
Crowd: 11344
Halftime Score: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-4

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Frank Pritchard
2 points - Aiden Tolman
1 point - Ben Barba

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (24)
Tries: Ben Barba, Sam Kasiano, Aiden Tolman, Frank Pritchard
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (4/4)

BRISBANE BRONCOS (14)
Tries: Josh Hoffman, Jordan Kahu, Lachlan Maranta
Conversions: Corey Parker (1/3)

REPORT: Dogged Canterbury dispose of Brisbane

Wests Tigers 22 North Queensland Cowboys 20
Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Crowd: 7125
Halftime Score: Wests Tigers 12-10

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - David Nofoaluma
2 points - Benji Marshall
1 point - Matthew Bowen

WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: Benji Marshall, Marika Koroibete, Jack Buchanan, David Nofoaluma
Conversions: Benji Marshall (3/4)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (20)
Tries: Tariq Sims (2), Kane Linnett, Antonio Winterstein
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (2/4)

REPORT: Desperate Tigers crunch out win

St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 Penrith Panthers 19
Venue: WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
Crowd: 10922
Halftime Score: Penrith Panthers 18-0

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Matt Moylan
2 points - Travis Robinson
1 point - Josh Dugan

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (0)
No points

PENRITH PANTHERS (19)
Tries: Travis Robinson, Matt Moylan, Dean Whare
Field Goals: Luke Walsh (1/4), Matt Moylan (0/1)
Conversions: Luke Walsh (3/3)

REPORT: Passionate Panthers outmuscle poor Dragons

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16 Canberra Raiders 10
Venue: Brookvale Oval
Crowd: 10871
Halftime Score: Canberra Raiders 10-8

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Anthony Watmough
2 points - Edrick Lee
1 point - Matt Ballin

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (16)
Tries: Jamie Lyon, Anthony Watmough, David Williams, Justin Horo
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (0/4)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (10)
Tries: Edrick Lee (2)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (1/2)

REPORT: Sea Eagles out-grit Raiders

Sydney Roosters 18 Melbourne Storm 26
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Crowd: 19164
Halftime Score: Melbourne Storm 18-12

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Cameron Smith
2 points - Justin O'Neill
1 point - Cooper Cronk

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (18)
Tries: Luke O'Donnell, Michael Jennings, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Conversions: James Maloney (3/3)

MELBOURNE STORM (26)
Tries: Justin O'Neill, Cameron Smith, Maurice Blair, Will Chambers
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (2/2)

REPORT: Storm fight out win over Roosters

New Zealand Warriors 26 Newcastle Knights 12
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium
Crowd: 9,752
Halftime Score: Newcastle Knights 12-10

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Feleti Mateo
2 points - Kevin Locke
1 point - Sam Rapira

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS (26)
Tries: Manu Vatuvei, Thomas Leuluai, Sam Rapira, Simon Mannering, Elijah Taylor
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/5)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (12)
Tries: James McManus (2)
Conversions: Kurt Gidley (2/2)

REPORT: Warriors bounce back to victory

Parramatta Eels 4 Gold Coast Titans 42
Venue: Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, Mudgee
Crowd: 9132
Halftime Score: Gold Coast Titans 12-4

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Jamal Idris
2 points - Albert Kelly
1 point - Mark Minichiello

PARRAMATTA EELS (4)
Tries: Ken Sio
Conversions: Chris Sandow (0/1)

GOLD COAST TITANS (42)
Tries: Anthony Don, Kevin Gordon (2), Jamal Idris (2), Brad Takairangi, Albert Kelly
Conversions: Aidan Sezer (7/7)

REPORT: Titans record largest win in Mudgee

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
Venue: Sharks Stadium
Crowd: 12,243
Halftime Score: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-6

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Andrew Fifita
2 points - Todd Carney
1 point - Jayson Bukuya

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (14)
Tries: John Morris, Jayson Bukuya
Conversions: Todd Carney (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Todd Carney (1/1)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (12)
Tries: Bryson Goodwin, Sam Burgess
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (2/2)

REPORT: Sharks hold on to end Souths' streak

NRL 2013 Telstra Premiership
Ladder after Round 11

Holden Cup Round 11 Results

QRL ISC & FOGS Round 11 Results

NSWRL VB NSW Cup Round 11 & RM Cup Round 8 Results

Magic Weekend ESL Round 16 Review

2013 LeagueUnlimited.com PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Leaderboard updated after Round 11

17 Points
James Maloney (Roosters)

16 Points
Cooper Cronk (Storm)

15 Points
Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs)

13 Points
Jarrod Mullen (Knights)

12 Points
Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys), Andrew Fifita (Sharks)

10 Points
Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs/City Origin), Todd Carney (Sharks)

9 Points
Paul Gallen (Sharks/Kangaroos), Luke Walsh (Panthers), Cameron Smith (Storm/Kangaroos)

8 Points
George Burgess (Rabbitohs), Greg Bird (Titans), Jarryd Hayne (Eels), Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles), Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles), Albert Kelly (Titans)

7 Points
Justin Hodges (Broncos), Ryan Hoffman (Storm/City Origin), Josh Reynolds (Bulldogs), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters), Chris Sandow (Eels), Darius Boyd (Knights)

6 Points
Jarrod Croker (Raiders), Billy Slater (Storm), Shaun Johnson (Warriors), Matthew Scott (Cowboys), Blake Ferguson (Raiders), Michael Jennings (Roosters), Corey Parker (Broncos), Frank Pritchard (Bulldogs), Matt Moylan (Panthers)

5 Points
Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles), Matt Gillett (Broncos), Luke Lewis (Sharks), Boyd Cordner (Roosters), Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs/Country Origin), Benji Marshall (Tigers), Jamal Idris (Titans)

4 Points
Tyrone Roberts (Knights), Trent Merrin (Dragons), James Segeyaro (Panthers), Akuila Uate (Knights), Robbie Farah (Tigers), Aidan Sezer (Titans), Mitchell Pearce (Roosters), Terry Campese (Raiders), Ben Barba (Bulldogs), Edrick Lee (Raiders), Feleti Mateo (Warriors)

3 Points
Peter Wallace (Broncos), Issac Luke (Rabbitohs), Chris Lawrence (Tigers), Tom Symonds (Roosters), Jamie Soward (Dragons), Nate Myles (Titans), Simon Mannering (Warriors), Luke Kelly (Eels), Mitch Rein (Dragons), Sonny Bill Williams (Roosters), James McManus (Knights), Gareth Widdop (Storm), Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles), Daniel Vidot (Dragons), Samisoni Langi (Roosters/Tonga), Clint Gutherson (Sea Eagles/NSW Under 20's), Shaun Fensom (Raiders), Reece Robinson (Raiders), David Simmons (Panthers), John Sutton (Rabbitohs), Jack de Belin (Dragons), Lewis Brown (Panthers), David Nofoaluma (Tigers), Josh Dugan (Dragons)

2 Points
Steve Matai (Sea Eagles), Brent Tate (Cowboys), Matt McIlwrick (Raiders), Jesse Bromwich (Storm), Michael Ennis (Bulldogs), Aaron Woods (Tigers), Jorge Taufua (Sea Eagles), Marika Koroibete (Tigers), Nathan Merritt (Rabbitohs), Bill Tupou (Warriors), Sam Williams (Raiders), Tim Mannah (Eels), Michael Gordon (Sharks), Kalifa Faifai Loa (Cowboys), Dan Hunt (Dragons), David Shillington (Raiders), Robbie Rochow (Knights), Tyson Frizell (Dragons), James Tamou (Cowboys/Kangaroos), Mahe Fonua (Storm/Tonga), Mitch Cornish (Raiders/NSW Under 20's), Will Chambers (Storm), Joel Riethmuller (Cowboys), Timoteo Lafai (Bulldogs), Josh Morris (Bulldogs), James Graham (Bulldogs), Josh Papalii (Raiders), Jason Nightingale (Dragons), Corey Norman (Broncos), Travis Robinson (Panthers), Matt Ballin (Sea Eagles), Justin O'Neill (Storm), Kevin Locke (Warriors)

1 Point
Brent Kite (Sea Eagles), Ken Sio (Eels), Drury Low (Bulldogs), Anthony Minichiello (Roosters), Matt Srama (Titans), Anthony Tupou (Sharks), David Williams (Sea Eagles), Josh Hoffman (Broncos), Nathan Fien (Dragons), Tom Humble (Panthers), Adam Cuthbertson (Knights), Jack Reed (Broncos), Dean Whare (Panthers), Sisa Waqa (Storm), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors), Nathan Stapleton (Sharks), Brett Morris (Dragons), William Zillman (Titans), Siuatonga Likiliki (Knights/Tonga), David Klemmer (Bulldogs/NSW Under 20's), Daniel Tupou (Roosters), Bryson Goodwin (Rabbitohs), Dane Tilse (Raiders), Jonathan Wright (Sharks), Michael Weyman (Dragons), Jordan Kahu (Broncos), Sam Thaiday (Broncos), Ben Creagh (Dragons), Isaac John (Panthers), Kade Snowden (Knights), Glenn Stewart (Sea Eagles), Matthew Bowen (Cowboys), Sam Rapira (Warriors), Mark Minichiello (Titans), Jayson Bukuya (Sharks)

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