Tuesdays Expert Wrap - Round Twenty

Canterbury Bulldogs 8 defeated Parramatta Eels 7
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Friday July 22, 2011 7:30pm
Venue: ANZ Stadium
Crowd: 15,126
Halftime: Canterbury Bulldogs 6 Parramatta Eels 0

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Trent Hodkinson (1 Conversion, 2 Field Goals)
2 Points - Jarryd Hayne (1 Try, 1 Field Goal)
1 Point - Josh Reynolds (1 Try)

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS (8)
Tries: Josh Reynolds
Field Goals: Ben Roberts (0/1), Trent Hodkinson (2/3)
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (7)
Tries: Jarryd Hayne
Field Goals: Jarryd Hayne (1/2)
Conversions: Luke Burt (1/1)

'Extra time rained out: The Bulldogs steal one over the Eels'


Melbourne Storm 26 defeated Brisbane Broncos 6
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Friday July 22, 2011 7:30pm
Venue: AAMI Park
Crowd: 22,912
Halftime: Melbourne Storm 6 Brisbane Broncos 6

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Cameron Smith (4 Conversions, 1 Penalty Goal)
2 Points - Cooper Cronk (1 Try)
1 Point - Maurice Blair (2 Tries)

Melbourne Storm (26)
Tries: Cooper Cronk, Maurice Blair (2), Justin O'Neill
Conversions: Cameron Smith (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (1/1)

Brisbane Broncos (6)
Tries: Jharal Yow Yeh
Conversions: Corey Parker (1/1)

'Solid effort sees Storm home over Broncos'


Gold Coast Titans 20 were defeated by North Queensland Cowboys 28
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Saturday July 23, 2011 5:30pm
Venue: Skilled Park
Crowd: 15,741
Halftime: Gold Coast Titans 14 North Queensland Cowboys 6

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Matt Bowen (4 Conversions)
2 Points - Ben Jones
1 Point - Scott Prince (3 Conversions, 1 Penalty Goal)

GOLD COAST TITANS (20)
Tries: Steve Michaels, William Zillman (2)
Conversions: Scott Prince (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Scott Prince (1/1)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (28)
Tries: Brent Tate, Ashley Graham (2), Willie Tonga, Gavin Cooper
Conversions: Matt Bowen (4/5)

'100th curse: Cowboys edge out in celebratory match'


Wests Tigers 19 defeated Sydney Roosters 12
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Saturday July 23, 2011 7:30pm
Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Crowd: 10.178
Halftime: Wests Tigers 8 Sydney Roosters 12

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Benji Marshall (2 Conversions, 1 Penalty Goal, 1 Field Goal)
2 Points - Liam Fulton (1 Try)
1 Point - Nate Myles

WESTS TIGERS (19)
Tries: Liam Fulton, Beau Ryan, Blake Ayshford
Field Goals: Benji Marshall (1/2)
Conversions: Benji Marshall (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Benji Marshall (1/1)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (12)
Tries: Aiden Guerra, Joseph Leilua
Conversions: Todd Carney (2/2)

'Topsy turvey Tigers defeat rocky Roosters'


Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 0 were defeated by Newcastle Knights 18
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Saturday July 23, 2011 7:30pm
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Crowd: 6,513
Halftime: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 0 Newcastle Knights 2

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Kurt Gidley (2 Conversions, 3 Penalty Goals)
2 Points - Joel Edwards
1 Point - Luke Douglas

CRONULLA SUTHERLAND SHARKS (0)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (18)
Tries: Matt Hilder, Akuila Uate
Conversions: Kurt Gidley (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Kurt Gidley (3/3)

'Sloppy Sharks succumb to Knights'


South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 were defeated by New Zealand Warriors 48
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Sunday July 24, 2011 2:00pm
Venue: ANZ Stadium
Crowd: 11,208
Halftime: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 New Zealand Warriors 4

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - James Maloney (1 Try, 6 Conversions)
2 Points - Manu Vatuvei (3 Tries)
1 Point - Feleti Mateo

South Sydney Rabbitohs (16)
Tries: Chris McQueen, Dylan Farrell (2)
Conversions: Chris Sandow (2/3)

New Zealand Warriors (48)
Tries: Manu Vatuvei (3), Joel Moon (2), James Maloney, Bill Tupou, Shaun Johnson, Pita Godinet
Conversions: James Maloney (6/9)

'Warriors hit Rabbitohs hard at ANZ'


Penrith Panthers 8 were defeated by Manly Sea Eagles 12
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Sunday July 24, 2011 3:00pm
Venue: Centrebet Stadium Penrith
Crowd: 13,832
Halftime: Penrith Panthers 0 Manly Sea Eagles 6

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Jamie Lyon (1 Try, 2 Conversions)
2 Points - Brett Stewart
1 Point - Petero Civoniceva

PENRITH PANTHERS (8)
Tries: David Simmons, Lachlan Coote
Conversions: Travis Burns (0/2)

MANLY SEA EAGLES (12)
Tries: Jamie Lyon, Kieran Foran
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (2/2)

'Manly prevail in entertaining clash'


Canberra Raiders 24 defeated St George Illawarra Dragons 19
National Rugby League - Round 20 - Monday July 25, 2011 7:00pm
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Crowd: 10,425
Halftime: Canberra Raiders 6 St George Illawarra Dragons 18

Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Josh McCrone (1 Try)
2 Points - Josh Dugan (2 Tries)
1 Point - Jamie Soward (1 Conversion, 1 Field Goal)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (24)
Tries: Josh Dugan (2), Blake Ferguson, Josh McCrone
Field Goals: Sam Williams (0/1)
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/3)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (19)
Tries: Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, Mark Gasnier, Brett Morris
Field Goals: Jamie Soward (1/1)
Conversions: Jamie Soward (1/4)

'Raiders down Dragons for upset of the season'


LEAGUEUNLIMITED.COM PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2011

Thirty-four Points
Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)

Thirty-three - Thirty-one
-

Thirty
Billy Slater (Storm)

Twenty-nine - twenty-five
-

Twenty-four
Paul Gallen (Sharks)

Twenty-three
Cameron Smith (Storm)

Twenty-two
-

Twenty-one

Cooper Cronk (Storm), Benji Marshall (Tigers), Jamie Soward (Dragons)

Twenty
-

Nineteen
Darren Lockyer (Broncos)

Eighteen
James Maloney (Warriors)

Seventeen

Matthew Bowen (Cowboys), Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs)

Sixteen
-

Fifteen
Daly

Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles), Josh McCrone (Raiders)

Fourteen
Glenn Stewart (Sea Eagles)

Thirteen
Kurt Gidley (Knights), William Hopoate (Sea Eagles), Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles)

Twelve

Robbie Farah (Tigers), Trent Hodkinson (Bulldogs), Jarrod Mullen (Knights), Luke Walsh (Panthers)

Eleven
Luke Burt (Eels), Jarryd Hayne (Eels)

Ten
Petero Civoniceva (Panthers), Nathan Gardner (Sharks), Mark Gasnier (Dragons), Luke Lewis (Panthers)

Nine
Ben Barba (Bulldogs), Jason Nightingale (Dragons), William Zillman (Titans)

Eight
Ben Creagh (Dragons)

Seven
Blake Ferguson (Raiders), Kevin Locke (Warriors), Corey Parker (Broncos), Mitchell Pearce (Roosters), David Taylor (Rabbitohs), Jharal Yow Yeh (Broncos)

Six

Alex Glenn (Broncos), Jamal Idris (Bulldogs), Kevin Procter (Storm), Jack Reed (Broncos)

Five
Lachlan Coote (Panthers), Joel Edwards (Knights), Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels), Lance Hohaia (Warriors), Micheal Luck (Warriors), Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles), Nathan Merritt (Rabbitohs), Scott Prince (Titans), Tariq Sims (Cowboys), Ryan Stig (Knights), Akuila Uate (Knights)

Four
Maurice Blair (Storm), Gavin Cooper (Cowboys), Luke Douglas (Sharks), Shaun Fensom (Raiders), Ben Hannant (Broncos), Martin Kennedy (Roosters), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters), Robert Lui (Tigers), Issac Luke (Rabbitohs), Jeff Robson (Eels), Beau Scott (Dragons), David Simmons (Panthers), Matt Srama (Titans), Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs), Chad Townsend (Sharks), Rhys Wesser (Rabbitohs), Gareth Widdop (Storm)

Three
Braith

Anasta (Roosters), Blake Ayshford (Tigers), Luke Bailey (Titans), Greg

Bird (Titans), Todd Carney (Roosters), Matt Cooper (Dragons), Neville Costigan (Knights), Jarrod Croker (Raiders), Richard Fa'aoso (Knights), Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa (Cowboys), Jake Friend (Roosters), Dane Gagai (Broncos), Michael Gordon (Panthers), Phil Graham (Roosters), Wade Graham (Sharks), Chris Heighington (Tigers), Ryan Hinchcliffe (Storm), Justin Hodges (Broncos), Josh Hoffman (Broncos), Krisnan Inu (Warriors), Kevin Kingston (Panthers), Jacob Lillyman (Warriors), Feleti Mateo (Warriors), Nathan Massey (Raiders), Peter Mata'utia (Knights), David Mead (Titans), Trent Merrin (Dragons), Anthony Minichiello (Roosters), Nate Myles (Roosters), Josh Papalii (Raiders), Andrew Ryan (Bulldogs), Kade Snowden (Sharks), David Stagg (Bulldogs), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors), Sam Williams (Raiders), Dean Young (Dragons)

Two
Darius Boyd (Dragons), Jamie Buhrer (Sea Eagles), Travis Burns (Panthers), Matt Duffie (Storm), Josh Dugan (Raiders), Simon Dwyer (Tigers), Michael Ennis (Bulldogs), Nathan Fien (Dragons), Glen Fisiiahi (Warriors), Nathan Friend (Titans), Liam Fulton (Tigers), Matt Gillett (Broncos), Aaron Heremaia (Warriors), Ben Hunt (Broncos), Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs), Shaun Johnson (Warriors), Ben Jones (Cowboys), Taniela Lasalo (Eels), Wade McKinnon (Tigers), Josh McGuire (Broncos), Fui Fui Moi Moi (Eels), Daniel Mortimer (Eels), Dane Nielsen (Storm), Ben Pomeroy (Sharks), Matt Prior (Dragons), Frank Pritchard (Bulldogs), Michael Robertson (Sea Eagles), George Rose (Sea Eagles), Matt Scott (Cowboys), James Segeyaro (Cowboys), Tom Symonds (Roosters), Elijah Taylor (Warriors), Sam Thaiday (Broncos), Joel Thompson (Raiders), Daniel Tolar (Knights), Bill Tupou (Warriors), Peter Wallace (Broncos)

One
Mitchell

Allgood (Eels), Gerard Beale (Broncos), Adam Blair (Storm), Lewis Brown (Warriors), Preston Campbell (Titans), Isaac de Gois (Knights), Gareth Ellis (Tigers), Dylan Farrell (Rabbitohs), Joe Galuvao (Sea Eagles), Beau Henry (Knights), Chris Houston (Knights), Dallas Johnson (Cowboys), Kris Keating (Bulldogs), Albert Kelly (Sharks), Timoteo Lafai (Bulldogs), Chris Lawrence (Tigers), Casey McGuire (Eels), James McManus (Knights), Stewart Mills (Sharks), Mark Minichiello (Titans), Corey Payne (Bulldogs), Joel Reddy (Eels), Josh Reynolds (Bulldogs), Junior Sau (Knights), Nafe Seluni (Panthers), Jeremy Smith (Sharks), John Sutton (Rabbitohs), Dane Tilse (Raiders), Anthony Tupou (Sharks), Steve Turner (Bulldogs), Trent Waterhouse (Panthers), Michael Weyman (Dragons)


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