We're yet to see the best version of the Storm in While Mitchell Pearce didn't play his best football before leaving the field after just 26 minutes in Round 4, the Knights have certainly missed his leadership and direction at times since then. The Knights have also faced struggles in the centre-third of the field. Averaging 1, running metres per game, the Knights are in the middle of the pack when it comes to yardage.
However, their They're not getting Kalyn Ponga and the other attacking weapons into good ball areas often enough which has translated into a 12th -ranked attack scoring Their win over the Raiders gives the Knights confidence moving forward, but even then, those two points didn't come without first giving up a lead. The Knights aren't out of finals contention but face a tough task in overcoming their current A month is a long time in rugby league.
The North Queensland Cowboys played like "genuine wooden spoon contenders throughout the first month. Three wins in their last four games has put some distance between themselves and the wooden spoon It took a few weeks to stamp his authority on the side, but now nine rounds into the season and beating the teams they should, we're starting to see how Todd Payten is impacting the side from the coaches box.
He has the Cowboys playing at least 40 minutes of very good football every week. If he can have this side producing closer to 80 minutes a week while still trying to figure out his best, we can entertain the idea of a push towards the finals.
There is a finals side in North Queensland. It's putting the pieces together and getting them healthy all before they're out of finals contention that is the challenge. They opened the year at Not short on talent, the uncertainty around putting it all together made it difficult to go all-in on Parramatta as a definite finals side.
Now, they're 2nd on the NRL ladder and at However, it's the Round 5 loss to the Dragons and unconvincing Round 9 win over the Roosters that has the Eels just outside the premiership conversation.
We've seen them play well in periods before only for performances similar to those in Round 5 and 9 derail them. With the hardest draw to come through to Round 25, there are still a few question around Parramatta's premiership credentials that need answering. We may not have those answers until much later in the year with the Raiders, Roosters, Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles, Storm and Panthers making up six of their last seven opponents of the regular season.
The Penrith Panthers are unbeaten in and have barely been tested across the opening nine rounds of the season. Nathan Cleary is pulling the strings in attack, Jarome Luai is making a strong case for State of Origin selection, and James Fisher-Harris is arguably the new 1 prop in the world.
The grand finalists are even better this season thanks to the improvements of leading players in key positions. However, it's in defence that the Panthers have really made their mark this year. In conceding only 6.
They're not giving opposition teams an inch. Even if the Panthers attack is struggling to find points, they continue to build pressure which further adds to the ease at which they defend. The Panthers are doing it on both sides of the ball and are the current favourites to win the NRL Premiership. Despite the boring statistic around teams conceding 50 points in a game throughout the season never winning the premiership doing the rounds recently, the South Sydney Rabbitohs are well and truly in the hunt in While no team would ever completely ignore the sort of drubbing the Storm handed Souths in Round 9, Wayne Bennett won't be too worried.
The reshuffle their absence caused also played a part in the heavy defeat. When healthy, the Rabbitohs are still a premiership contender and few coaches are better at getting their team up for the games that count than Bennett. There's no reason to worry in Redfern despite the recent result. The perfectly executed set to beat the Tigers in Round 6 and the flurry of points scored to win in Round 7 and 8 are a more accurate reflection of South Sydney's standard in The St.
George-Illawarra Dragons currently occupy the 6th spot on the NRL ladder, but they are far from the sixth-best team in the competition. That much is reflected in their While their Round 5 win over the Eels impressed, the Dragons have otherwise beaten the Cowboys and Sea Eagles who were two of the worst teams in the competition at the time, a Knights side without Kalyn Ponga and, for the most part, Mitchell Pearce, as well as the wooden spoon favourite Bulldogs.
Premiership: 9. Trent Robinson is a genius. The way he has this team defending despite suffering serious and long-term injuries seemingly every week is incredible. Jesse Bromwich 9. Harry Grant Christian Welch Felise Kaufusi Kenneath Bromwich Brandon Smith. Dale Finucane Tui Kamikamica Tom Eisenhuth Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Dean Ieremia Chris Lewis Ryley Jacks Aaron Pene. Verdict: This would have been close to the match of the season if the Rabbitohs weren't decimated through injury and suspension.
With Adam Reynolds and Latrell Mitchell missing it is hard to see the Bunnies matching the Storm, but still coach Wayne Bennett will have something prepared to ensure they at least put up a fight. Penrith Panthers vs. Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2.
Charlie Staines 3. Stephen Crichton 4. Matt Burton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau James Fisher-Harris Viliame Kikau Kurt Capewell Isaah Yeo. Tyrone May Spencer Leniu Matthew Eisenhuth Liam Martin. Scott Sorensen J'maine Hopgood Robert Jennings Mitch Kenny. Sharks: 1. Will Kennedy 2.
Mawene Hiroti 3. Will Chambers 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Connor Tracey 6. Shaun Johnson 7. Chad Townsend 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Blayke Brailey Aaron Woods Briton Nikora Wade Graham Toby Rudolf. Braydon Trindall Teig Wilton Jack Williams Billy Magoulias.
Matt Moylan Josh Dugan Franklin Pele Jenson Taumoepeau. Verdict: The Panthers continued their unbeaten run taking care of the improving Sea Eagles last week, while the Sharks were ordinary at times in their big loss to the Storm. It is hard to imagine how the Sharks can turn this mess around.
They might fire up early against the competition leaders, but clearly their hearts just aren't in it anymore. Parramatta Eels vs. Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Tom Opacic 4. Marata Niukore 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7.
Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney Junior Paulo Isaiah Papali'i Ryan Matterson Nathan Brown. Oregon Kaufusi Shaun Lane Haze Dunster Bryce Cartwright. Joey Lussick Keegan Hipgrave Wiremu Greig Jordan Rankin.
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Drew Hutchison 7. Sam Walker 8. Isaac Liu 9. Ben Marschke Siosiua Taukeiaho Angus Crichton Nat Butcher Victor Radley. Adam Keighran Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Fletcher Baker Daniel Suluka-Fifita. Egan Butcher Naufahu Whyte Lachlan Lam Joseph Suaalii.
Verdict: The Eels continued their good run, steamrolling the Bulldogs last week, while the Roosters had a big win over the Knights despite further losses through injury. James Tedesco returns this week and with Sam Walker in sparkling form it is hard to write the Roosters off. However, if the Eels want anyone to believe in the seriousness of their premiership threat, they simply have to win this one at home.
Canberra Raiders vs. Raiders: 1. Caleb Aekins 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Sebastian Kris 4. Curtis Scott 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Tom Starling Emre Guler Corey Harawira-Naera Elliott Whitehead Ryan Sutton. Siliva Havili Hudson Young Corey Horsburgh Joseph Tapine.
Sam Williams Ryan James Matthew Timoko Dunamis Lui. Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Brayden Musgrove 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. David Klemmer 9. Knights by 8. Pearce Roosters and Lewis Bulldogs are both in the NRL top-five for the number of kicks they let fly and the distance in metres they make.
This will make for a first class display of positional and attacking kicks. Log In. Replay Play Next. Author NRL. Home Team Bulldogs. Scored 10 points. Away Team Knights. Scored 22 points. Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga. Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Jayden Okunbor. Winger for Knights is number 2 Edrick Lee. Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Will Hopoate.
Centre for Knights is number 3 Hymel Hunt. Centre for Bulldogs is number 21 Marcelo Montoya. Centre for Knights is number 21 Jesse Ramien. Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Reimis Smith. Winger for Knights is number 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall.
Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Jack Cogger. Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Connor Watson. Halfback for Bulldogs is number 19 Kieran Foran. Halfback for Knights is number 7 Mitchell Pearce.
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