Monday's Expert - 2022 NRL Round 8

Time for a full wrap-up of the weekend's NRL action. Monday's Expert brings you the full results wrap from the weekend, plus Match Review charges, injury news, our POTY standings, crowds, TV ratings and a look ahead to next round.

All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).

RELATED: See the full list of 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership Draw and Results.

NRL Round 8 results

Brisbane Broncos 16
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 7

Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Milton
Crowd: 16740
Date: Thursday 28 April 2022 at 7:50pm

BRISBANE BRONCOS (16)
Tries: Kotoni Staggs, Herbie Farnworth, Kurt Capewell
Conversions: Kotoni Staggs (1/1), Adam Reynolds (1/2)

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (7)
Tries: Matt Moylan
Field Goals: Nicho Hynes (1/1)
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (1/1)

MATCH REPORT (Andrew Jackson)

Gold Coast Titans 4
Penrith Panthers 18

Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
Crowd: 14102
Date: Friday 29 April 2022 at 6:00pm

GOLD COAST TITANS (4)
Tries: Greg Marzhew
Conversions: Toby Sexton (0/1)

PENRITH PANTHERS (18)
Tries: Nathan Cleary, Izack Tago, Jarome Luai
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (3/3)

MATCH REPORT (Justin Davies)

South Sydney Rabbitohs 40
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22

Venue: Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Crowd: 17284
Date: Friday 29 April 2022 at 7:55pm

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (40)
Tries: Blake Taaffe, Keaon Koloamatangi, Alex Johnston, Isaiah Tass, Thomas Burgess, Cody Walker, Cameron Murray
Conversions: Blake Taaffe (5/7)
Penalty Goals: Blake Taaffe (1/1)

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (22)
Tries: Kieran Foran, Jason Saab, Daly Cherry-Evans, Christian Tuipulotu
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (3/4)

MATCH REPORT (Rob Crosby)

Warriors 21
Canberra Raiders 20

Venue: Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe
Crowd: 6326
Date: Saturday 30 April 2022 at 3:00pm

WARRIORS (21)
Tries: Adam Pompey, Viliami Vailea, Euan Aitken
Field Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Conversions: Reece Walsh (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Reece Walsh (1/1)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (20)
Tries: Matthew Timoko, Hudson Young, Jack Wighton
Conversions: Brad Schneider (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Brad Schneider (1/1)

MATCH REPORT (Andrew Ferguson)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16
Sydney Roosters 12

Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Crowd: 9544
Date: Saturday 30 April 2022 at 5:30pm

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (2), Jayden Okunbor
Conversions: Matt Burton (2/3)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (12)
Tries: Joseph Suaalii, James Tedesco, Sitili Tupouniua
Conversions: Sam Walker (0/1), Adam Keighran (0/2)

MATCH REPORT (Andrew Ferguson)

Parramatta Eels 4
North Queensland Cowboys 35

Venue: TIO Stadium, Darwin
Crowd: 10017
Date: Saturday 30 April 2022 at 7:35pm

PARRAMATTA EELS (4)
Tries: Hayze Perham
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (0/1)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (35)
Tries: Kyle Feldt (3), Tom Dearden, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Scott Drinkwater
Field Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/6)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)

MATCH REPORT (AJ Lucantonio)

Newcastle Knights 2
Melbourne Storm 50

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton
Crowd: 15895
Date: Sunday 1 May 2022 at 2:00pm

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (2)
Penalty Goals: Jake Clifford (1/1)

MELBOURNE STORM (50)
Tries: Justin Olam (2), Xavier Coates (3), Jahrome Hughes, Tepai Moeroa, Nick Meaney, Cameron Munster
Conversions: Ryan Papenhuyzen (6/8)
Penalty Goals: Ryan Papenhuyzen (1/1)

MATCH REPORT (Adam Huxtable)

St George Illawarra Dragons 12
Wests Tigers 6

Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Crowd: 16110
Date: Sunday 1 May 2022 at 4:05pm

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Ben Hunt, Jayden Sullivan
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/2)

WESTS TIGERS (6)
Tries: Luke Brooks
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Jackson Hastings (1/1)

MATCH REPORT (Rob Crosby)

Ladder after Round 8

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Match Review Charges - Round 8

* not in club's Top 30, ineligible for fine

Check out the 2022 match review structure and penalties table here.

PLEAS

Early plea: Lawton (4 matches) and Wighton (2 matches) will both miss the coming weeks, and Tsikrikas misses 1 match as well.

All players fined took the early plea - Tatola, Lodge and Johns ($1000) and Mansour ($750).

Who could be back?

A quick look at who's likely to be back on deck next round.

Brisbane: Payne Haas (shoulder)

Canberra: Elliott Whitehead (facial injury)

Canterbury: Josh Jackson (COVID), Brandon Wakeham (calf)

Cronulla: Dale Finucane (calf)

Gold Coast: Phillip Sami (knee)

Manly: Haumole Olakau'atu (suspension), Tom Trbojevic (knee)

Melbourne: Tom Eisenhuth (COVID)

Newcastle: Kurt Mann (ankle)

Parramatta: Tom Opacic (neck)

Penrith: Brian To'o (knee)

St Geo Illa: Jack Bird (knee)

South Sydney: Taane Milne (suspension)

Sydney: Daniel Tupou (suspension)

Warriors: Kodi Nikorima (COVID), Aaron Pene (suspension), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (head knock)

Wests Tigers: Ken Maumalo (knee), Jake Simpkin (ankle)

LeagueUnlimited Player of the Year standings

Our writers issue points every game for who they judge as the best player on the field.

12 points - Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles)
11 points - Mitchell Moses (Eels), Cameron Munster (Storm)
10 points - Jahrome Hughes (Storm)
9 points - Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm), Nicho Hynes (Sharks), Ben Hunt (Dragons)
8 points - Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Jackson Hastings (Wests Tigers), AJ Brimson (Titans)
7 points - Joseph Manu (Roosters), Siosifa Talakai (Sharks), Payne Haas (Broncos)
6 points - Jarome Luai (Panthers), Dylan Edwards (Panthers), Damien Cook (Rabbitohs), Josh Curran (Warriors), Jack Wighton (Raiders), Nathan Cleary (Panthers), Harry Grant (Storm), Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors)
5 points - Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Peta Hiku (Cowboys), Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Titans), Jeremiah Nanai (Cowboys), Valentine Holmes (Cowboys), Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys), Jake Clifford (Knights), Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles), Shaun Johnson (Warriors)
4 points - Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks), Kurt Capewell (Broncos), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys), Liam Martin (Panthers), Dane Gagai (Knights), James Tedesco (Roosters), Taylan May (Panthers), Junior Paulo (Eels), Sam Walker (Roosters)
3 points - Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Keaon Koloamatangi (Rabbitohs), Moses Suli (Dragons), Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles), Siosiua Taukeiaho (Roosters), Jesse Ramien (Sharks), Tom Gilbert (Cowboys), Josh Addo-Carr (Bulldogs), Mikaele Ravalawa (Dragons), Sean O'Sullivan (Panthers), Albert Kelly (Broncos), Clinton Gutherson (Eels), Will Kennedy (Sharks), Herbie Farnworth (Broncos), Viliame Kikau (Panthers), Daejarn Asi (Cowboys)
2 points - Martin Taupau (Sea Eagles), Reed Mahoney (Eels), Luke Brooks (Wests Tigers), Dylan Brown (Eels), Reece Walsh (Warriors), Liam Knight (Rabbitohs), Josh Papali'i (Raiders), Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs), Adam Reynolds (Broncos), Blayke Brailey (Sharks), Greg Marzhew (Titans), Isaiah Papali'i (Eels), Kyle Feldt (Cowboys), Tyson Frizell (Knights), Jeremy Marshall-King (Bulldogs), Luke Thompson (Bulldogs), Reuben Cotter (Cowboys), Tyrell Sloan (Dragons), Ken Maumalo (Wests Tigers), Phillip Sami (Titans), Matt Moylan (Sharks), Joseph Tapine (Raiders), Luciano Leilua (Wests Tigers), Kodi Nikorima (Warriors), Dylan Walker (Sea Eagles), Thomas Burgess (Rabbitohs), Jai Arrow (Rabbitohs), Izack Tago (Panthers), Jaydn Su'A (Dragons)
1 point - Josh Mcguire (Dragons), Shaun Lane (Eels), David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs), Selwyn Cobbo (Broncos), Cameron McInnes (Sharks), Tom Dearden (Cowboys), Jock Madden (Wests Tigers), Nathan Brown (Eels), Matthew Timoko (Raiders), Corey Waddell (Bulldogs), Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Hudson Young (Raiders), Dominic Young (Knights), Max King (Bulldogs), Matt Dufty (Bulldogs), Kelma Tuilagi (Wests Tigers), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Eels), Matt Eisenhuth (Panthers), Xavier Coates (Storm), Luke Keary (Roosters), Aiden Tolman (Sharks), Marcelo Montoya (Warriors), Josh Aloiai (Sea Eagles), Kalyn Ponga (Knights)

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.

Crowds - Round 8

Brisbane Broncos (16) v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (7)
Thu 28 Apr 7:50PM at Suncorp Stadium, Milton (Crowd: 16740)

Gold Coast Titans (4) v Penrith Panthers (18)
Fri 29 Apr 6:00PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina (Crowd: 14102)
South Sydney Rabbitohs (40) v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (22)
Fri 29 Apr 7:55PM at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford (Crowd: 17284)

Warriors (21) v Canberra Raiders (20)
Sat 30 Apr 3:00PM at Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe (Crowd: 6326)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (16) v Sydney Roosters (12)
Sat 30 Apr 5:30PM at Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park (Crowd: 9544)
Parramatta Eels (4) v North Queensland Cowboys (35)
Sat 30 Apr 7:35PM at TIO Stadium, Darwin (Crowd: 10017)

Newcastle Knights (2) v Melbourne Storm (50)
Sun 1 May 2:00PM at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton (Crowd: 15895)
St George Illawarra Dragons (12) v Wests Tigers (6)
Sun 1 May 4:05PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (Crowd: 16110)

Total R8: 106,018
Average R8: 13,252

Season total after R8: 978,557
Season average after R8: 15,290

Ratings - Round 8

STV ratings (Fox League)

Thu 7:50pm - BRI v CRO - 250K
Fri 6:00pm - GLD v PEN - 220K
Fri 7:55pm - SOU v MAN - 284K
Sat 3:00pm - WAR v CAN - 182K
Sat 5:30pm - CBY v SYD - 274K
Sat 7:35pm - PAR v NQL - 272K
Sun 2:00pm - NEW v MEL - 180K
Sun 4:05pm - SGI v WST - 288K

Round 8 STV total: 1.95M

FTA ratings (Nine Network)

Thu 7:50pm - BRI v CRO - 532K (326K metro, 206K regional)
Fri 7:55pm - SOU v MAN - 458K (287K metro, 171K regional)
Sun 4:05pm - SGI v WST - 410K (248K metro, 162K regional)

Round 8 FTA total: 1.4M

Round 9 fixtures

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos
Thu 5 May 7:50PM at Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

Canberra Raiders v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Fri 6 May 6:00PM at GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce
Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels
Fri 6 May 7:55PM at BlueBet Stadium, Penrith

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers
Sat 7 May 3:00PM at 4 Pines Park, Brookvale
Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans
Sat 7 May 5:30PM at BB Print Stadium Mackay
North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights
Sat 7 May 7:35PM at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

Melbourne Storm v St George Illawarra Dragons
Sun 8 May 2:00PM at AAMI Park, Melbourne
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Warriors
Sun 8 May 4:05PM at PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware

Full 2022 NRL draw & results