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Monday's Expert - 2021 NRL Round 13
Monday's Expert - with the full results from NRL Round 13, along with Match Review charges, LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Year leaderboard, crowd and TV ratings info.
All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).
RELATED: See the full list of 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Draw and Results.
Round 13 NRL Results
St George Illawarra Dragons 52
Brisbane Broncos 24
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Crowd: 5107
Date: Thursday 3 June 2021 at 7:50pm
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (52)
Tries: Jack Bird, Brayden Wiliame, Ben Hunt, Gerard Beale, Matthew Dufty (2), Cody Ramsey, Josh Kerr, Mikaele Ravalawa
Conversions: Jack Bird (1/1), Corey Norman (7/8)
BRISBANE BRONCOS (24)
Tries: David Mead, TC Robati (2), Jesse Arthars
Conversions: Jamayne Isaako (3/3), Tyson Gamble (1/1)
Wests Tigers 26
Penrith Panthers 6
Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Crowd: 9127
Date: Friday 4 June 2021 at 7:55pm
WESTS TIGERS (26)
Tries: Daine Laurie, Jacob Liddle, Luciano Leilua, Stefano Utoikamanu
Conversions: Adam Doueihi (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Adam Doueihi (2/2)
PENRITH PANTHERS (6)
Tries: Matt Burton
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (1/1)
Melbourne Storm 20
Gold Coast Titans 14
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium
Crowd: 7630
Date: Saturday 5 June 2021 at 7:35pm
MELBOURNE STORM (20)
Tries: Reimis Smith, Brandon Smith, Trent Loiero, George Jennings
Conversions: Nicholas Hynes (2/4)
GOLD COAST TITANS (14)
Tries: Greg Marzhew, Brian Kelly, Jarrod Wallace
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (1/3)
Newcastle Knights 4
Parramatta Eels 40
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Crowd: 23015
Date: Sunday 6 June 2021 at 4:05pm
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (4)
Tries: Enari Tuala
Conversions: Jake Clifford (0/1)
PARRAMATTA EELS (40)
Tries: Ryan Matterson, Haze Dunster, Maika Sivo (2), Clinton Gutherson, Bryce Cartwright, Tom Opacic, Waqa Blake
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (2/6), Clinton Gutherson (2/2)
Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, North Queensland Cowboys, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters and Warriors had a bye this round.
RELATED: Click here to view the current NRL Telstra Premiership ladder.
Match Review Charges - Round 13
| Player | Club | Charge - Grade | On who? | Base Penalty | Priors / discounts (loading) | Carry overs | Points/fine if guilty | Points/fine if early plea |
| Teui ROBATI | Brisbane | Careless High Tackle - 1 | Poasa Faamausili | $1500 | 1 x non-similar (+20%) | N/A | $1800 | $1350 |
| Moses MBYE | Wests Tigers | Contrary Conduct - 1 | Stephen Crichton | $1500 | 1 x similar (+50%) | N/A | $2250 | $1700 |
| James ROBERTS | Wests Tigers | Contrary Conduct - 1 | (melee) | $1500 | 1 x non-similar (+20%) | N/A | $1800 | $1350 |
| Dylan EDWARDS | Penrith | Contrary Conduct - 1 | (melee) | $1500 | 1 x similar (+50%) | N/A | $2250 | $1700 |
| Robert JENNINGS | Penrith | Careless High Tackle - 1 | Luciano Leilua | $1500 | 1 x non-similar (+20%) | N/A | $1800 | $1350 |
| Nelson ASOFA-SOLOMONA | Melbourne | Careless High Tackle - 1 | Jayden Campbell | $1500 | 1 x similar, 1 x non-similar (+70%) | N/A | $2550 | $1900 |
| Patrick HERBERT | Gold Coast | Dangerous Contact - other - 1 | Kenny Bromwich | $1500 | None | N/A | $1500 | $1150 |
| Nelson ASOFA-SOLOMONA | Melbourne | Contrary Conduct - 1 | Joseph Vuna | 100 | 1 x similar, 1 x non-similar (+70%) | 0 | 170 | 127 |
| Reimis SMITH | Melbourne | Careless High Tackle - 2 | Jaimin Jolliffe | 200 | 2 non-similar (+40%) | 0 | 280 | 210 |
| Sauaso SUE | Newcastle | Dangerous Contact - other - 1 | Reed Mahoney | $1500 | None | N/A | $1500 | $1150 |
| Lachlan FIZTGIBBON | Newcastle | Careless High Tackle - 1 | Waqa Blake | $1500 | None | N/A | $1500 | $1150 |
RESULTS
Fines - early pleas:
$1900: Asofa-Solomona (Storm)
$1700: Mbye (Tigers), Edwards (Panthers)
$1350: Robati (Broncos), Roberts (Tigers), Jennings (Panthers)
$1150: Herbert (Titans), Fitzgibbon (Knights), Sue (Knights)
Judiciary challenges:
Asofa-Solomona (Storm) - not guilty; unsuccessful - guilty. RESULT: 1 match suspension, 70 carryover points
Smith (Storm) - guilty - Grade 1; successfully downgraded. RESULT: $1600 fine.
LeagueUnlimited Player of the Year standings
Our writers issue points every game for who they judge as the best player on the field.
21 points - Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
15 points - Will Kennedy (Sharks)
13 points - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors)
12 points - Clinton Gutherson (Eels), Daine Laurie (Wests Tigers), David Fifita (Titans), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs)
11 points - Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers), Jahrome Hughes (Storm)
10 points - James Tedesco (Roosters), Nicholas Hynes (Storm), Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys), Ben Hunt (Dragons)
9 points - Luke Brooks (Wests Tigers), Alexander Brimson (Titans), Jarome Luai (Panthers), Sam Walker (Roosters)
8 points - Reece Walsh (Warriors), Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm), Mitchell Moses (Eels), Reed Mahoney (Eels), James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), George Williams (Raiders)
7 points - Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Isaiah Papali'i (Eels), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs), Cameron Munster (Storm), Matthew Dufty (Dragons)
6 points - Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Brandon Smith (Storm), Christian Welch (Storm), Kalyn Ponga (Knights), Damien Cook (Rabbitohs), Tevita Pangai Junior (Broncos), Brian To'o (Panthers), Harry Grant (Storm), Jamayne Isaako (Broncos), Viliame Kikau (Panthers), Daniel Saifiti (Knights)
5 points - Valentine Holmes (Cowboys), Jake Clifford (Cowboys), Josh Addo-Carr (Storm), Brett Morris (Roosters), Chad Townsend (Sharks), Luke Keary (Roosters)
4 points - Joseph Manu (Roosters), Tui Kamikamica (Storm), Tyrone Peachey (Titans), Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters), Dane Gagai (Rabbitohs), Kodi Nikorima (Warriors), Jayden Brailey (Knights), Tohu Harris (Warriors), Benji Marshall (Rabbitohs), Maika Sivo (Eels), Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Toby Rudolf (Sharks), Payne Haas (Broncos)
3 points - Adam Clune (Dragons), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Titans), Bradman Best (Knights), Luke Thompson (Bulldogs), Keaon Koloamatangi (Rabbitohs), Angus Crichton (Roosters), Connor Watson (Knights), Josh Schuster (Sea Eagles), Jason Saab (Sea Eagles), Corey Harawira-Naera (Raiders), Reuben Garrick (Sea Eagles), Jake Granville (Cowboys), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Bulldogs), Tariq Sims (Dragons), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm), Ryan Sutton (Raiders)
2 points - Dylan Napa (Bulldogs), Moses Mbye (Wests Tigers), Matthew Lodge (Broncos), Moeaki Fotuaika (Titans), Matt Burton (Panthers), Mitchell Barnett (Knights), Jack Bird (Dragons), Murray Taulagi (Cowboys), Daniel Tupou (Roosters), Josh Morris (Roosters), Junior Paulo (Eels), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys), Martin Taupau (Sea Eagles), Dylan Edwards (Panthers), Tyson Frizell (Knights), Jai Arrow (Rabbitohs), Herbie Farnworth (Broncos), Phillip Sami (Titans), Marata Niukore (Eels), Josh Aloiai (Sea Eagles), Blake Lawrie (Dragons), Bayley Sironen (Warriors), Blake Ferguson (Eels), Mikaele Ravalawa (Dragons), Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles), Zac Lomax (Dragons), Paul Vaughan (Dragons), Hudson Young (Raiders), Blayke Brailey (Sharks), Jack Wighton (Raiders), Josh Kerr (Dragons), Nathan Brown (Eels)
1 point - Lindsay Collins (Roosters), Moses Leota (Panthers), Shane Wright (Cowboys), Sebastian Kris (Raiders), Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors), Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs), Siosiua Taukeiaho (Roosters), Albert Kelly (Broncos), Alex Twal (Wests Tigers), Jamal Fogarty (Titans), Paul Momirovski (Panthers), Connor Tracey (Sharks), Ryan Matterson (Eels), Coen Hess (Cowboys), Luciano Leilua (Wests Tigers), Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs), Andrew McCullough (Dragons), Xavier Coates (Broncos), Tom Starling (Raiders), Felise Kaufusi (Storm), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Cowboys), Caleb Aekins (Raiders), Brodie Jones (Knights), Ryan James (Raiders), Thomas Burgess (Rabbitohs), Kurt Mann (Knights), Will Hopoate (Bulldogs), Corey Thompson (Titans), Jaydn Su'A (Rabbitohs), Josh Hodgson (Raiders), Ben Murdoch-Masila (Warriors), Matt Moylan (Sharks), Francis Molo (Cowboys), Mathew Feagai (Dragons), David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers), Nat Butcher (Roosters), Josh Papali'i (Raiders), Reece Robson (Cowboys)
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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.
Crowds - Round 13
St George Illawarra Dragons (52) v Brisbane Broncos (24)
Thu 3 Jun 7:50PM at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (Crowd: 5107)
Wests Tigers (26) v Penrith Panthers (6)
Fri 4 Jun 7:55PM at Leichhardt Oval (Crowd: 9127)
Melbourne Storm (20) v Gold Coast Titans (14)
Sat 5 Jun 7:35PM at Sunshine Coast Stadium (Crowd: 7630)
Newcastle Knights (4) v Parramatta Eels (40)
Sun 6 Jun 4:05PM at McDonald Jones Stadium (Crowd: 23015)
Round 13 total: 44879
Round 13 average: 11220
2021 cumulative attendance (to R13): 1386544
2021 average (to R13): 13865
Ratings - Round 13
STV ratings (Foxtel)
Thu 7:50pm SGI v BRI - 225K
Fri 7:55pm WST v PEN - 226K
Sat 7:35pm MEL v GLD - 274K
Sun 4:05pm NEW v PAR - 195K
Round 12 STV total: 920K
FTA ratings (Nine Network)
Thu 7:50pm SGI v BRI - 334K (metro only)
Fri 7:55pm PEN v WST - 569K (368K metro, 201K regional)
Sun 4:05pm NEW v PAR - 477K (302K metro, 175K regional)
Round 13 FTA total: 1.380m (Thursday regional pending)