Monday's Expert - 2020 NRL Round 11

Monday's Expert is back in 2020 - each week providing a full wrap of NRL match review charges and judiciary updates, our player of the year leaderboard, crowd stats, TV ratings and injury news.

First things first...

Our Round 11 wrap of NRL results can be found here. The full 2020 draw can be viewed here.

Match reports for NRL matches are here.

A huge thanks to the following legends for putting hard work into our weekly previews and live blogs of NRL games - Rob Crosby, Sam Bourke, Josh Robertson, Justin Davies, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Ferguson, Jeff Dickinson-Fox, Rick Edgerton, Jason Hosken, Lachy MacCorquodale, Adam Huxtable and Hamish Parker.

The Front Row - online rugby league magazine

Make sure you check out our exclusive match program & online magazine - THE FRONT ROW.

Last week's issue looked at the life of Fox League commentator Matt Russell along with a chat with Bradman Best. You can check out the current edition plus back issues here.

Keep an eye out this Wednesday for Issue 10 (Round 12).

NSWRL results

President's Cup, Women's Premiership & Sydney Shield results can be found here.

Match review

A number of charges from Round 11 of the NRL.

Russell Packer (Wests Tigers) - Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
24th minute, on C Gutherson (Eels)
Base penalty 100 points
1 x non-similar prior offence last 2 years (20% loading)
20 carryover points to be added
Guilty / no contest = 120+20=140 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 90+20=110 points (1 match)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 1 match. 10 carryover points accrued.

Dale Finucane (Storm) - Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
65th minute on T Flegler (Broncos)
Base penalty 100 points
Guilty / no contest = 100 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 75 points (0 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: No suspension. 75 carryover points accrued.

Mitch Dunn (Cowboys) - Grade 1 Tripping
56th miniute on B Elliot (Sea Eagles)
Base penalty $750 fine
Guilty / no contest = $750 fine
Guilty - early plea = $550 fine
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: $550 fine

Josh McGuire (Cowboys) - Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
32nd minute on C Cust (Sea Eagles)
Base penalty 100 points
2 x non-similar priors last 2 years (40% loading)
25 carryover points to be added
Guilty / no contest = 140+25=165 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 105+25=130 points (1 match)
PLEA: Not guilty - judiciary hearing Tuesday
OUTCOME: TBC

Kyle Feldt (Cowboys) - G1 Contrary Conduct
12th minute on C Cust (Sea Eagles)
Base penalty $750 fine
Guilty / no contest = $750 fine
Guilty - early plea = $550 fine
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: $550 fine

David Klemmer (Knights) - G1 Contrary Conduct
29th minute on R Faitala-Mariner (Bulldogs)
Base penalty $750 fine
1 x similar prior offence last 2 years (50% loading)
Guilty / no contest = $1150 fine
Guilty - early plea = $850 fine
PLEA: Due by 12pm Tuesday
OUTCOME: TBC

The LU Leaderboard

At the conclusion of each match our reporters will choose their best three players from the match. You can views those points in each match in their respective match reports. Each week we'll update the leaderboard.

19 points - Cameron Smith (Storm)
14 points - Nathan Cleary (Panthers), Shaun Johnson (Sharks)
12 points - Jack Wighton (Raiders)
11 points - Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Brett Morris (Roosters), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs)
10 points - Cameron Munster (Storm), Matthew Dufty (Dragons), James Tedesco (Roosters)
9 points - Luke Keary (Roosters), Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers), Mitchell Pearce (Knights)
8 points - Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys), Jahrome Hughes (Storm), Blake Green (Warriors), Kalyn Ponga (Knights), Mitchell Moses (Eels)
7 points - Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Josh Papali'i (Raiders), Jarome Luai (Panthers), Clinton Gutherson (Eels), Sione Katoa (Bulldogs), Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Harry Grant (Storm), Isaah Yeo (Panthers)
6 points - Dylan Brown (Eels), Curtis Sironen (Sea Eagles), Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Matt Burton (Panthers), Kurt Mann (Knights)
5 points - Will Hopoate (Bulldogs), David Klemmer (Knights), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Eels), Luke Brooks (Wests Tigers), Maika Sivo (Eels), Kodi Nikorima (Warriors), Ashley Taylor (Titans), Damien Cook (Rabbitohs), George Williams (Raiders), Jarrod Croker (Raiders), Daniel Saifiti (Knights)
4 points - Anthony Milford (Broncos), Wade Graham (Sharks), Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs), David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers), Tevita Pangai Junior (Broncos), Shaun Lane (Eels), Reed Mahoney (Eels), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Bulldogs), Jamal Fogarty (Titans), Zac Lomax (Dragons)
3 points - Young Tonumaipea (Titans), Jake Clifford (Cowboys), Jesse Ramien (Sharks), Blayke Brailey (Sharks), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters), Jamayne Isaako (Broncos), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs), Cade Cust (Sea Eagles), Corey Norman (Dragons), Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs), Josh Morris (Sharks), Nick Meaney (Bulldogs), Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm), Waqa Blake (Eels), Addin Fonua-Blake (Sea Eagles), Viliame Kikau (Panthers), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm), Ben Hunt (Dragons), Bradman Best (Knights), Joseph Leilua (Wests Tigers), Jake Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Eliesa Katoa (Warriors), Siosiua Taukeiaho (Roosters), Charlie Staines (Panthers), Apisai Koroisau (Panthers), Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys)
2 points - Wayde Egan (Warriors), Moeaki Fotuaika (Titans), Matt Ikuvalu (Roosters), Dane Gagai (Rabbitohs), Mikaele Ravalawa (Dragons), Braden Hamlin-Uele (Sharks), Corey Thompson (Wests Tigers), Tohu Harris (Warriors), Martin Taupau (Sea Eagles), James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Jorge Taufua (Sea Eagles), David Fifita (Broncos), Michael Jennings (Eels), Lindsay Collins (Roosters), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks), Dale Finucane (Storm), Cameron McInnes (Dragons), Payne Haas (Broncos), Michael Morgan (Cowboys), Nathan Brown (Eels), Emre Guler (Raiders), Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers), Nick Cotric (Raiders)
1 point - Andrew McCullough (Broncos), Coen Hess (Cowboys), Josh Addo-Carr (Storm), Alex Twal (Wests Tigers), Ethan Lowe (Rabbitohs), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Storm), Sitili Tupouniua (Roosters), Phillip Sami (Titans), Brendan Elliot (Sea Eagles), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Cowboys), Tyson Frizell (Dragons), Tyrell Fuimaono (Dragons), Siosifa Talakai (Sharks), Billy Walters (Wests Tigers), Connor Watson (Knights), Tom Opacic (Cowboys), Adam Elliott (Bulldogs), Sam Lisone (Titans), Peta Hiku (Warriors), Chad Townsend (Sharks), Kyle Flanagan (Roosters), Josh Reynolds (Wests Tigers), Brian Kelly (Titans), Elliott Whitehead (Raiders), Tui Kamikamica (Storm), Daniel Tupou (Roosters), Valentine Holmes (Cowboys), Jaydn Su'A (Rabbitohs), Herman Ese'ese (Knights), Junior Paulo (Eels), Thomas Flegler (Broncos)

Sore points - injury update

Injury news that came out of Round 11

Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers) - HIA - monitored
Michael Chee Kam (Wests Tigers) - HIA - 1-2 weeks
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Raiders) - finger - 1-2 weeks
Andrew McCullough (Knights) - hamstring - season
Connor Watson (Knights) - achilles - season
Siona Mata'utia (Knights) - knee - monitored
Jesse Ramien (Sharks) - hamstring - scans
Chad Townsend (Sharks) - calf - scans
Sione Katoa (Sharks) - HIA - monitored
Joel Thompson (Sea Eagles) - ankle - scans
Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs) - HIA - monitored

The good news - who's back?

The following players are likely or possible to return from injury or suspension this weekend.

Broncos - David Fifita, Jake Turpin, Matt Lodge, Issac Luke, Jesse Arthars
Raiders - Curtis Scott
Sharks - Josh Dugan, Scott Sorensen
Sea Eagles - Morgan Boyle
Storm - Tom Eisenhuth
Cowboys - Jordan McLean, Connelly Lemuelu
Panthers - Viliame Kikau, Zane Tetevano
Dragons - Brayden Wiliame
Warriors - Wayde Egan, Nathaniel Roache
Wests Tigers - Luke Garner, Alex Twal, Robert Jennings

Metrics Metrics Metrics

Each week we'll also do our best to keep you across the crowd figures and TV ratings which are often the most talked-about parts of the game.

With crowds back at some games, we'll report figures we receive - any matches where no crowd is recorded are listed as N.R.

Crowds: Round 11

Ratings: Round 11

No ratings data currently available for the weekend's matches. More information here.

And another thing...

Super League is back! The first two matches in the return of the 2020 season are on this coming Sunday UK local time.

Check out the full draw (Toronto Wolfpack have since withdrawn) here.