Round 2 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Sydney Roosters: 1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Amos Roberts, 3 Brent Grose, 4 Setaimata Sa, 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 6 Braith Anasta, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 David Shillington, 9 Riley Brown, 10 Mark O'Meley, 11 Willie Mason, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Craig Fitzgibbon (c). Subs: 14 Lopini Paea, 15 Sia Soliola, 16 Nate Myles, 17 James Aubusson, 18 Danny Nutley (one to be omitted).

Brisbane Broncos: 1 Karmichael Hunt, 2 Reece Robinson, 3 Steve Michaels, 4 Justin Hodges, 5 Darius Boyd, 6 Darren Lockyer (c), 7 Peter Wallace, 8 Ben Hannant, 9 PJ Marsh, 10 Sam Thaiday, 11 David Stagg, 12 Ashton Sims, 13 Tonie Carroll. Subs: 14 Shane Perry, 15 David Taylor, 16 Greg Eastwood, 17 Nick Kenny.

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 1. Fetuli Talanoa, 2. Nathan Merritt, 3. Germaine Paulson, 4. Yileen Gordon, 5. Shannon Hegarty, 6. Ben Rogers, 7. Eddie Paea, 8. Michael Greenfield, 9. Issac Luke, 10. Roy Asotasi (c), 11. David Kidwell (c), 12. Ben Lowe, 13. John Sutton. Subs: 14. George Ndaira, 15. Dean Widders, 16. Luke Stuart, 17. Manase Manuokafoa.

Bulldogs: 1. Luke Patten, 2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Tim Winitana, 4. Willie Tonga, 5. Matt Utai, 6. Ben Roberts, 7. Daniel Holdsworth, 8. Jarrad Hickey, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Kane Cleal, 11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c), 13. Lee Te Maari. Subs: 14. Reni Maitua, 15. Danny Williams, 16. Michael Sullivan, 20. Chris Armit.

Penrith Panthers: 1. Rhys Wesser, 2. Luke Rooney, 3. Brad Tighe, 4. Michael Jennings, 5. Mark O'Halloran, 6. Maurice Blair, 7. Jarrod Sammut, 8. Brendan Worth, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Petero Civoniceva (c), 11. Trent Waterhouse, 12. Frank Pritchard, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Paul Aiton, 15. Tony Puletua, 16. Adam Woolnough, 17. Frank Puletua, 18. Matthew Bell (one to be omitted)

Canberra Raiders: 1. William Zillman, 2. Colin Best, 3. Phil Graham, 4. Joel Monaghan, 5. Adrian Purtell, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Todd Carney, 8. Troy Thompson, 9. Lincoln Withers, 10. Scott Logan, 11. Marshall Chalk, 12. Nigel Plum, 13. Alan Tongue (c). Subs: 14. Joe Picker, 15. Josh Miller, 16. Dane Tilse, 17. Michael Weyman, 18. Trevor Thurling (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights: 1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Wes Naiqama, 4. Adam MacDougall, 5. Cooper Vuna, 6. Jarrod Mullen, 7. Scott Dureau, 8. Daniel Tolar, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Jesse Royal, 11. Chris Houston, 12. Cameron Ciraldo, 13. Zeb Taia. Subs: 14. Matt Hilder, 15. Cory Paterson, 16. Richard Fa'aoso, 17. Danny Wicks, 18. Matthew White, 19. Keith Lulia, 20. Chris Bailey, (three to be omitted).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 David Vaealiki, 5 Michael Bani, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Jason King, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Steve Menzies. Subs: 14 Luke Williamson, 15 Josh Perry, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Mark Bryant, 18 Heath L'Estrange (one to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys: 1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Ben Harris, 5 Mark Henry, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne (vc), 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sione Faumuina, 12 Jacob Lillyman, 13 Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14 David Faiumu, 15 Sam Faust, 16 Justin Smith, 17 Matt Scott , 18 Dayne Weston.

Wests Tigers: 1 Brett Hodgson (c), 2 Beau Ryan, 3 Dene Halatau, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Peni Tagive, 6 Tim Moltzen, 7 John Morris, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Robbie Farah, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Ben Te'o, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Liam Fulton. Subs: 14 Rocky Trimarchi, 15 Danny Galea, 16 Corey Payne, 17 Bronson Harrison.

New Zealand Warriors: 1 Aidan Kirk, 2 Patrick Ah Van, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Michael Witt, 7 Grant Rovelli, 8 Sam Rapira, 9 Nathan Fien, 10 Ruben Wiki (c), 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Logan Swann, 13 Micheal Luck. Subs: 14 Lance Hohaia, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Epalahame Lauaki, 17 Sonny Fai.

Parramatta Eels: 1. Luke Burt, 2. Taulima Tautai, 3. Joel Reddy, 4. Jarryd Hayne, 5. Eric Grothe, 6. Feleti Mateo, 7. Brett Finch, 8. Nathan Cayless (c), 9. Mark Riddell, 10. Fuifui Moimoi, 11. Nathan Hindmarsh, 12. Todd Lowrie, 13. Daniel Wagon. Subs: 14. Matt Keating, 15. Josh Cordoba, 16. Weller Hauraki, 17. Junior Paulo, 18. Brendan Oake, 19. Joe Galuvao (two to be omitted).

Melbourne Storm: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Will Chambers, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Russell Aitken, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Jeff Lima, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Jeremy Smith, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Matt Geyer, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Sam Tagataese.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 1 Brett Kearney , 2 Bryson Goodwin, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 David Simmons, 5 Luke Covell , 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross , 9 Isaac De Gois , 10 Luke Douglas , 11 Paul Gallen, 12 Reece Williams , 13 Greg Bird. Subs: 14 Adam Peek , 15 Bryan Norrie, 16 Fraser Anderson, 17 Kevin Kingston , 18 Jacob Selmes (one to be omitted).

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 1. Ben Hornby, 2. Jason Nightingale, 3. Mark Gasnier (c), 4. Matt Cooper, 5. Josh Morris, 6. Rangi Chase, 7. Jamie Soward, 8. Justin Poore, 9. Simon Woolford, 10. Dan Hunt, 11. Beau Scott, 12. Kirk Reynoldson, 13. Dean Young. Subs: 14. Jarrod Saffy, 15. Jason Ryles, 16. Ben Ellis, 17. Chase Stanley, 18. Lagi Setu, 19. Brett Morris (two to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans: 1. Preston Campbell, 2. Ben Jeffery, 3. Luke O'Dwyer, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Jordan Atkins, 6. Mat Rogers, 7. Scott Prince, 8. Luke Bailey, 9. Nathan Friend, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Mark Minichiello, 13. Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14. Aaron Cannings, 15. Daniel Conn, 16. Josh Graham, 17. Clint Amos, 18. James Stosic (one to be omitted).

Friday March 21, 2008
Sydney Roosters vs Brisbane Broncos at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Sydney Roosters
1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Amos Roberts, 3 Brent Grose, 4 Setaimata Sa, 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 6 Braith Anasta, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 David Shillington, 9 Riley Brown, 10 Mark O'Meley, 11 Willie Mason, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Craig Fitzgibbon (c). Subs: 14 Lopini Paea, 15 Sia Soliola, 16 Nate Myles, 17 James Aubusson, 18 Danny Nutley (one to be omitted).

Brisbane Broncos
1 Karmichael Hunt, 2 Reece Robinson, 3 Steve Michaels, 4 Justin Hodges, 5 Darius Boyd, 6 Darren Lockyer (c), 7 Peter Wallace, 8 Ben Hannant, 9 PJ Marsh, 10 Sam Thaiday, 11 David Stagg, 12 Ashton Sims, 13 Tonie Carroll. Subs: 14 Shane Perry, 15 David Taylor, 16 Greg Eastwood, 17 Nick Kenny.

Date: Fri March 21 2008, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 [Fri March 21 2008, 6:30PM AEST GMT+10]
[Fri March 21 2008, 8:30AM GMT]
Referee: Jarred Maxwell

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 6
James Stewart: Broncos by 2
Chris Riediger: Roosters by 12
Stuart McConnell: Roosters by 8


OVERALL:
Total Games: 29
Sydney Roosters wins: 11. [Pts: 494]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 18. [Pts: 693]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Sydney Roosters: 28 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 26 - [View] Fri Jul 28: Roosters 28 d. Broncos 0 [Crowd: 22613]
Brisbane Broncos: 34 pts: 1989 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 14: Easts 2 l. Broncos 36 [Crowd: 7426]

Biggest Crowd: 2000 National Rugby League - Grand Final - [View] Sun Aug 27: Broncos 14 d. Roosters 6 [Crowd: 94277]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Sydney Roosters: LLLWLLLLLWWLWLLWLWWLWWWLLLWLL
Brisbane Broncos: WWWLWWWWWLLWLWWLWLLWLLLWWWLWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 32 [Crowd: 11476]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri: Roosters 6 l. Broncos 24 [Crowd: 21246]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Fri: Broncos 10 l. Roosters 17 [Crowd: 35592]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Roosters 22 l. Broncos 40 [Crowd: 23157]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri Apr 9: Roosters 14 l. Broncos 26 [Crowd: 23118]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri Jun 27: Broncos 10 d. Roosters 8 [Crowd: 28028]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri Apr 18: Roosters 27 d. Broncos 20 [Crowd: 19124]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 28: Roosters 16 d. Broncos 12 [Crowd: 28251]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri Aug 9: Broncos 18 l. Roosters 28 [Crowd: 23991]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri Mar 29: Roosters 8 l. Broncos 22 [Crowd: 15614]

Overall record at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Sydney Roosters: 241 games, won 139, drawn 6, lost 96.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 22 l. Penrith Panthers 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 31 drew New Zealand Warriors 31
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 26 d. Melbourne Storm 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 23 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 16 l. Parramatta Eels 36

Brisbane Broncos: 44 games, won 30, drawn 1, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 32
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Three - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 20 l. Brisbane Broncos 37
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 6 l. Brisbane Broncos 50
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri: Roosters 6 l. Broncos 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6

Head to Head at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 15
Sydney Roosters wins: 5. [Pts: 219]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 10. [Pts: 355]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 32 [Crowd: 11476]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri: Roosters 6 l. Broncos 24 [Crowd: 21246]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Roosters 22 l. Broncos 40 [Crowd: 23157]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri Apr 9: Roosters 14 l. Broncos 26 [Crowd: 23118]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri Apr 18: Roosters 27 d. Broncos 20 [Crowd: 19124]

Friday March 21, 2008
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1. Fetuli Talanoa, 2. Nathan Merritt, 3. Germaine Paulson, 4. Yileen Gordon, 5. Shannon Hegarty, 6. Ben Rogers, 7. Eddie Paea, 8. Michael Greenfield, 9. Issac Luke, 10. Roy Asotasi (c), 11. David Kidwell (c), 12. Ben Lowe, 13. John Sutton. Subs: 14. George Ndaira, 15. Dean Widders, 16. Luke Stuart, 17. Manase Manuokafoa.

Bulldogs
1. Luke Patten, 2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Tim Winitana, 4. Willie Tonga, 5. Matt Utai, 6. Ben Roberts, 7. Daniel Holdsworth, 8. Jarrad Hickey, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Kane Cleal, 11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c), 13. Lee Te Maari. Subs: 14. Reni Maitua, 15. Danny Williams, 16. Michael Sullivan, 20. Chris Armit.

Date: Fri March 21 2008, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 [Fri March 21 2008, 8:30AM GMT]
Referee: Sean Hampstead

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Bulldogs by 4 James Stewart: Bulldogs by 12 Chris Riediger: Bulldogs by 2 Stuart McConnell: Bulldogs by 6


OVERALL:
Total Games: 133
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 60. [Pts: 2077]
Bulldogs wins: 69. [Pts: 2165]
Draws: 4

Biggest wins:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 36 pts: 1953 J J Giltinan Shield - Round 15 - [View] Sat Aug 1: Souths 51 d. Canterbury 15
Bulldogs: 50 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Souths 12 l. Bulldogs 62 [Crowd: 8482]

Biggest Crowd: 1967 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup - Grand Final - [View] Sat Sep 16: Souths 12 d. Canterbury 10 [Crowd: 56358]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
South Sydney Rabbitohs: LLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLWLLWLWLLWWDLLWLWWLLLLLLWLLLLLLDWLL
Bulldogs: WWWWWWWWLWWLWWWWLWWLWLWWLLDWWLWLLWWWWWWLWWWWWWDLWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Bulldogs 34 [Crowd: 34315]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon: Rabbitohs 18 l. Bulldogs 26 [Crowd: 19529]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24 [Crowd: 13062]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 21 drew Souths 21 [Crowd: 8911]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Mon Apr 26: Souths 8 l. Bulldogs 34 [Crowd: 12276]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Souths 12 l. Bulldogs 62 [Crowd: 8482]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 15: Bulldogs 34 d. Souths 26 [Crowd: 42017]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun Jun 2: Bulldogs 28 d. Souths 18 [Crowd: 8105]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri Apr 5: Souths 6 l. Bulldogs 32 [Crowd: 22850]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 14 - [View] Sun Jun 6: Canterbury 19 d. Souths 18 [Crowd: 16156]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 26 games, won 9, drawn 0, lost 17.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 l. Sydney Roosters 34
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 l. Sydney Roosters 26
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. Gold Coast Titans 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14

Bulldogs: 78 games, won 44, drawn 2, lost 32.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 28 d. Bulldogs 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 25 d. Bulldogs 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 6 l. Melbourne Storm 38
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 52 d. Canberra Raiders 4
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 22 l. Parramatta Eels 34

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 4
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 0. [Pts: 72]
Bulldogs wins: 4. [Pts: 113]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Bulldogs 34 [Crowd: 34315]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon: Rabbitohs 18 l. Bulldogs 26 [Crowd: 19529]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 15: Bulldogs 34 d. Souths 26 [Crowd: 42017]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 14 - [View] Sun Jun 6: Canterbury 19 d. Souths 18 [Crowd: 16156]

Overall record with Sean Hampstead Stats:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 26 games, won 11, drawn 0, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24

Bulldogs: 39 games, won 23, drawn 0, lost 16.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 22 l. Parramatta Eels 34
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 12 l. Bulldogs 36
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Bulldogs 40
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 l. Bulldogs 21
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 21 d. Bulldogs 20

Head to Head with Sean Hampstead Stats:
Total Games: 4
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 2.
Bulldogs wins: 2.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24 [Crowd: 13062]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Souths 12 l. Bulldogs 62 [Crowd: 8482]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 1 - [View] Sun Mar 7: Souths 16 d. Canterbury 14 [Crowd: 9673]
1996 Optus Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sun Aug 4: Souths 4 l. Canterbury 28 [Crowd: 4371]

Saturday March 22, 2008
Penrith Panthers vs Canberra Raiders at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)

Penrith Panthers
1. Rhys Wesser, 2. Luke Rooney, 3. Brad Tighe, 4. Michael Jennings, 5. Mark O'Halloran, 6. Maurice Blair, 7. Jarrod Sammut, 8. Brendan Worth, 9. Luke Priddis, 10. Petero Civoniceva (c), 11. Trent Waterhouse, 12. Frank Pritchard, 13. Nathan Smith. Subs: 14. Paul Aiton, 15. Tony Puletua, 16. Adam Woolnough, 17. Frank Puletua, 18. Matthew Bell (one to be omitted)

Canberra Raiders
1. William Zillman, 2. Colin Best, 3. Phil Graham, 4. Joel Monaghan, 5. Adrian Purtell, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Todd Carney, 8. Troy Thompson, 9. Lincoln Withers, 10. Scott Logan, 11. Marshall Chalk, 12. Nigel Plum, 13. Alan Tongue (c). Subs: 14. Joe Picker, 15. Josh Miller, 16. Dane Tilse, 17. Michael Weyman, 18. Trevor Thurling (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat March 22 2008, 5:30PM AEDT GMT+11 [Sat March 22 2008, 6:30AM GMT]
Referee: Jason Robinson

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Panthers by 10James Stewart: Raiders by 12Chris Riediger: Raiders by 6Stuart McConnell: Panthers by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 51
Penrith Panthers wins: 25. [Pts: 1064]
Canberra Raiders wins: 25. [Pts: 1038]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Penrith Panthers: 34 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 17: Panthers 42 d. Raiders 8 [Crowd: 11784]
Canberra Raiders: 24 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 8 - [View] Sat Mar 25: Raiders 30 d. Panthers 6 [Crowd: 11044]

Biggest Crowd: 1991 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Grand Final - [View] Sun Sep 22: Panthers 19 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 41815]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Penrith Panthers: WWWWLWWWLLLWWLWWLLWLWLLWLLDLWLLWLWLWLWWLLWWWLLLWLL
Canberra Raiders: LLLLWLLLWWWLLWLLWWLWLWWLWWDWLWWLWLWLWLLWWLLLWWWLWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Penrith Panthers 30
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34 [Crowd: 8494]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: Panthers 24 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 9111]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Raiders 21 d. Panthers 20 [Crowd: 9399]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Raiders 22 d. Panthers 14 [Crowd: 10206]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Panthers 18 l. Raiders 26 [Crowd: 14876]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 17: Panthers 42 d. Raiders 8 [Crowd: 11784]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Fri Mar 19: Raiders 18 l. Panthers 34 [Crowd: 14327]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 17: Raiders 18 l. Panthers 26 [Crowd: 13140]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 5: Panthers 28 l. Raiders 40 [Crowd: 14472]

Overall record at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Penrith Panthers: 462 games, won 226, drawn 18, lost 218.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. New Zealand Warriors 24
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Mon: Penrith Panthers 26 l. North Queensland Cowboys 30
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 32 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 38
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 24

Canberra Raiders: 22 games, won 8, drawn 1, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: Panthers 24 d. Raiders 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Panthers 18 l. Raiders 26
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 17: Panthers 42 d. Raiders 8
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 5: Panthers 28 l. Raiders 40

Head to Head at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 22
Penrith Panthers wins: 13. [Pts: 494]
Canberra Raiders wins: 8. [Pts: 395]
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34 [Crowd: 8494]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: Panthers 24 d. Raiders 12 [Crowd: 9111]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Panthers 18 l. Raiders 26 [Crowd: 14876]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 17: Panthers 42 d. Raiders 8 [Crowd: 11784]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 5: Panthers 28 l. Raiders 40 [Crowd: 14472]

Overall record with Jason Robinson Stats:
Penrith Panthers: 10 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 5.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 12 l. Penrith Panthers 46
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Sharks 28 l. Panthers 32
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Panthers 20 l. Roosters 40
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 32 d. Panthers 30
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 6 l. Panthers 28

Canberra Raiders: 16 games, won 6, drawn 0, lost 10.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 d. Canberra Raiders 0
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 21 d. Raiders 8
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun: Raiders 42 d. Roosters 10
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Knights 22 d. Raiders 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Eels 10 l. Raiders 30

Head to Head with Jason Robinson Stats:
Total Games: 1
Penrith Panthers wins: 0.
Canberra Raiders wins: 1.
Draws: 1

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Panthers 18 l. Raiders 26 [Crowd: 14876]

Saturday March 22, 2008
Newcastle Knights vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)

Newcastle Knights
1. Kurt Gidley, 2. James McManus, 3. Wes Naiqama, 4. Adam MacDougall, 5. Cooper Vuna, 6. Jarrod Mullen, 7. Scott Dureau, 8. Daniel Tolar, 9. Danny Buderus (c), 10. Jesse Royal, 11. Chris Houston, 12. Cameron Ciraldo, 13. Zeb Taia. Subs: 14. Matt Hilder, 15. Cory Paterson, 16. Richard Fa'aoso, 17. Danny Wicks, 18. Matthew White, 19. Keith Lulia, 20. Chris Bailey, (three to be omitted).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 David Vaealiki, 5 Michael Bani, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Jason King, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Steve Menzies. Subs: 14 Luke Williamson, 15 Josh Perry, 16 Adam Cuthbertson, 17 Mark Bryant, 18 Heath L'Estrange (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat March 22 2008, 7:30PM AEDT GMT+11 [Sat March 22 2008, 8:30AM GMT]
Referee: Ben Cummins

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sea Eagles by 4 James Stewart: Sea Eagles by 20 Chris Riediger: Knights by 4 Stuart McConnell: Sea Eagles by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 32
Newcastle Knights wins: 13. [Pts: 585]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 19. [Pts: 675]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Newcastle Knights: 44 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 27: Knights 56 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 17967]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 38 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 10 [Crowd: 10028]

Biggest Crowd: 1999 National Rugby League - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 6: Knights 41 d. Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 104583]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Newcastle Knights: LLWLLWWWLLLLLLLLLLLWWWWWWLLWWLWL
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWLWWLLLWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLWWLLWLW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 50 d. Newcastle Knights 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 23572]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Knights 14 l. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 25105]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 12 l. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13284]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Knights 22 d. Sea Eagles 14 [Crowd: 26115]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13685]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 10 [Crowd: 10028]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 27: Knights 56 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 17967]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Knights 36 d. Sea Eagles 28 [Crowd: 25271]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 4 - [View] Sun Mar 28: Knights 32 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 17381]

Overall record at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Stats:
Newcastle Knights: 236 games, won 147, drawn 6, lost 83.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 18 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 4 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 17 l. Sydney Roosters 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 28

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 15 games, won 7, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Knights 14 l. Sea Eagles 16
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Knights 22 d. Sea Eagles 14
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 27: Knights 56 d. Sea Eagles 12
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Knights 36 d. Sea Eagles 28

Head to Head at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 15
Newcastle Knights wins: 8. [Pts: 286]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 7. [Pts: 217]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 23572]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Knights 14 l. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 25105]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Knights 22 d. Sea Eagles 14 [Crowd: 26115]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 27: Knights 56 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 17967]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Aug 3: Knights 36 d. Sea Eagles 28 [Crowd: 25271]

Saturday March 22, 2008
North Queensland Cowboys vs Wests Tigers at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Ben Harris, 5 Mark Henry, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Ray Cashmere, 9 Aaron Payne (vc), 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sione Faumuina, 12 Jacob Lillyman, 13 Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14 David Faiumu, 15 Sam Faust, 16 Justin Smith, 17 Matt Scott , 18 Dayne Weston.

Wests Tigers
1 Brett Hodgson (c), 2 Beau Ryan, 3 Dene Halatau, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Peni Tagive, 6 Tim Moltzen, 7 John Morris, 8 Todd Payten, 9 Robbie Farah, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Ben Te'o, 12 Chris Heighington, 13 Liam Fulton. Subs: 14 Rocky Trimarchi, 15 Danny Galea, 16 Corey Payne, 17 Bronson Harrison.

Date: Sat March 22 2008, 8:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat March 22 2008, 9:30PM AEDT GMT+11]
[Sat March 22 2008, 10:30AM GMT]
Referee: Tony De Las Heras

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 16James Stewart: Cowboys by 4Chris Riediger: Cowboys by 12Stuart McConnell: Cowboys by 12


OVERALL:
Total Games: 17
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 10. [Pts: 393]
Wests Tigers wins: 7. [Pts: 374]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 24 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20 [Crowd: 20361]
Wests Tigers: 44 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Mon: Wests Tigers 54 d. North Queensland Cowboys 10 [Crowd: 17101]

Biggest Crowd: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Tigers 30 d. Cowboys 16 [Crowd: 82453]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: WWWLWWWLWWLLLWLWL
Wests Tigers: LLLWLLLWLLWWWLWLW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Mon: Wests Tigers 54 d. North Queensland Cowboys 10 [Crowd: 17101]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 25 d. Wests Tigers 24 [Crowd: 21879]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun: Tigers 24 d. Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 15736]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 32 d. Tigers 12 [Crowd: 20262]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Tigers 30 d. Cowboys 16 [Crowd: 82453]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Tigers 50 d. Cowboys 6 [Crowd: 26463]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Tigers 28 d. Cowboys 16 [Crowd: 20527]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20 [Crowd: 20361]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Aug 29: Tigers 12 l. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 10296]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 3: Cowboys 8 l. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 11238]

Overall record at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
North Queensland Cowboys: 153 games, won 65, drawn 2, lost 86.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 20 d. Bulldogs 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 38 d. Bulldogs 32
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 d. Canberra Raiders 22

Wests Tigers: 8 games, won 1, drawn 0, lost 7.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 25 d. Wests Tigers 24
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 32 d. Tigers 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 3: Cowboys 8 l. Tigers 18
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 17: Cowboys 26 d. Tigers 8

Head to Head at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 8
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 7. [Pts: 237]
Wests Tigers wins: 1. [Pts: 134]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 25 d. Wests Tigers 24 [Crowd: 21879]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 32 d. Tigers 12 [Crowd: 20262]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20 [Crowd: 20361]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 3: Cowboys 8 l. Tigers 18 [Crowd: 11238]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 17: Cowboys 26 d. Tigers 8 [Crowd: 10783]

Sunday March 23, 2008
New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)

New Zealand Warriors
1 Aidan Kirk, 2 Patrick Ah Van, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Michael Witt, 7 Grant Rovelli, 8 Sam Rapira, 9 Nathan Fien, 10 Ruben Wiki (c), 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Logan Swann, 13 Micheal Luck. Subs: 14 Lance Hohaia, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Epalahame Lauaki, 17 Sonny Fai.

Parramatta Eels
1. Luke Burt, 2. Taulima Tautai, 3. Joel Reddy, 4. Jarryd Hayne, 5. Eric Grothe, 6. Feleti Mateo, 7. Brett Finch, 8. Nathan Cayless (c), 9. Mark Riddell, 10. Fuifui Moimoi, 11. Nathan Hindmarsh, 12. Todd Lowrie, 13. Daniel Wagon. Subs: 14. Matt Keating, 15. Josh Cordoba, 16. Weller Hauraki, 17. Junior Paulo, 18. Brendan Oake, 19. Joe Galuvao (two to be omitted).

Date: Sun March 23 2008, 4:00PM NZDT GMT+13 [Sun March 23 2008, 2:00PM AEDT GMT+11]
[Sun March 23 2008, 3:00AM GMT]
Referee: Shayne Hayne

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Eels by 13
James Stewart: Eels by 16
Chris Riediger: Eels by 10
Stuart McConnell: Eels by 8


OVERALL:
Total Games: 22
New Zealand Warriors wins: 7. [Pts: 417]
Parramatta Eels wins: 15. [Pts: 494]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
New Zealand Warriors: 36 pts: 1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 23: Eels 4 l. Auckland 40 [Crowd: 10426]
Parramatta Eels: 44 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sun Sep 9: Eels 56 d. Warriors 12 [Crowd: 17336]

Biggest Crowd: 1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun May 5: Auckland 28 d. Eels 4 [Crowd: 23432]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
New Zealand Warriors: WWLLLLLLWLWWLWLLLLLWLL
Parramatta Eels: LLWWWWWWLWLLWLWWWWWLWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Mon: Parramatta Eels 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 6 [Crowd: 11160]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Parramatta Eels 18 [Crowd: 13857]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 l. Eels 20 [Crowd: 14499]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Eels 22 d. Warriors 14 [Crowd: 16089]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 20 l. Eels 38 [Crowd: 19211]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Eels 28 d. Warriors 18 [Crowd: 17142]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat Aug 21: Eels 48 d. Warriors 18 [Crowd: 7271]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 3: Warriors 20 d. Eels 10 [Crowd: 6391]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 14: Eels 28 d. Warriors 26 [Crowd: 8076]

Overall record at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 155 games, won 88, drawn 1, lost 66.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 36 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 52 d. Newcastle Knights 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 44 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16

Parramatta Eels: 11 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Parramatta Eels 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 l. Eels 20
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 20 l. Eels 38
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 3: Warriors 20 d. Eels 10

Head to Head at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
Total Games: 11
New Zealand Warriors wins: 6. [Pts: 225]
Parramatta Eels wins: 5. [Pts: 182]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Parramatta Eels 18 [Crowd: 13857]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Warriors 12 l. Eels 20 [Crowd: 14499]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 20 l. Eels 38 [Crowd: 19211]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jul 3: Warriors 20 d. Eels 10 [Crowd: 6391]

Overall record with Shayne Hayne Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 21 games, won 9, drawn 1, lost 11.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 31 drew New Zealand Warriors 31
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Gold Coast Titans 6 l. New Zealand Warriors 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 22 d. Warriors 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sun: Warriors 18 l. Broncos 23

Parramatta Eels: 19 games, won 13, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 25 d. Bulldogs 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Parramatta Eels 44 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Penrith Panthers 14 l. Parramatta Eels 27
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Fri: Cowboys 22 d. Eels 8
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Tigers 6 l. Eels 34

Head to Head with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Total Games: 2
New Zealand Warriors wins: 0.
Parramatta Eels wins: 2.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Warriors 20 l. Eels 38 [Crowd: 19211]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun Mar 18: Eels 30 d. Warriors 24 [Crowd: 12141]

Sunday March 23, 2008
Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)

Melbourne Storm
1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Will Chambers, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Russell Aitken, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Jeff Lima, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Jeremy Smith, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Matt Geyer, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Sam Tagataese.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1 Brett Kearney , 2 Bryson Goodwin, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 David Simmons, 5 Luke Covell , 6 Brett Seymour, 7 Brett Kimmorley, 8 Ben Ross , 9 Isaac De Gois , 10 Luke Douglas , 11 Paul Gallen, 12 Reece Williams , 13 Greg Bird. Subs: 14 Adam Peek , 15 Bryan Norrie, 16 Fraser Anderson, 17 Kevin Kingston , 18 Jacob Selmes (one to be omitted).

Date: Sun March 23 2008, 3:00PM AEDT GMT+11 [Sun March 23 2008, 4:00AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Storm by 10 James Stewart: Storm by 6 Chris Riediger: Sharks by 4 Stuart McConnell: Storm by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 17
Melbourne Storm wins: 10. [Pts: 387]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 7. [Pts: 408]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 16 pts: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Storm 28 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 11486]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 24 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Sharks 40 d. Storm 16 [Crowd: 13575]

Biggest Crowd: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 21 - [View] Sat Jun 24: Storm 22 d. Sharks 16 [Crowd: 15535]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: WWLWLWWLLWWLWLLWW
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: LLWLWLLWWLLWLWWLL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Melbourne Storm 17 [Crowd: 7831]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Storm 28 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 11486]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Sharks 40 d. Storm 16 [Crowd: 13575]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Storm 10 l. Sharks 30 [Crowd: 8372]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat Aug 28: Sharks 28 l. Storm 36 [Crowd: 11125]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 8: Storm 26 l. Sharks 36 [Crowd: 8175]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat Apr 12: Storm 18 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 10021]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun Mar 16: Sharks 32 l. Storm 36 [Crowd: 12005]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat Mar 23: Sharks 30 d. Storm 24 [Crowd: 11151]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jun 23: Sharks 40 d. Storm 18 [Crowd: 10106]

Overall record at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 112 games, won 85, drawn 1, lost 26.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Brisbane Broncos 0
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 50 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Canberra Raiders 6

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 6 games, won 3, drawn 0, lost 3.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Storm 28 d. Sharks 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Storm 10 l. Sharks 30
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 8: Storm 26 l. Sharks 36
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat Apr 12: Storm 18 d. Sharks 12
1999 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 4: Storm 16 l. Sharks 20

Head to Head at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Total Games: 6
Melbourne Storm wins: 3. [Pts: 118]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 3. [Pts: 120]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Storm 28 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 11486]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Storm 10 l. Sharks 30 [Crowd: 8372]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 8: Storm 26 l. Sharks 36 [Crowd: 8175]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat Apr 12: Storm 18 d. Sharks 12 [Crowd: 10021]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 4: Storm 16 l. Sharks 20 [Crowd: 13629]

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 25 games, won 19, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 3 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Parramatta Eels 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 30 d. Melbourne Storm 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Storm 20 l. Warriors 24

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 18 games, won 6, drawn 0, lost 12.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 40 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 4
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Sharks 14 l. Eels 34
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 32 d. Sharks 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Dragons 28 d. Sharks 22

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 1.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks wins: 0.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun Mar 11: Storm 34 d. Sharks 24 [Crowd: 10284]

Monday March 24, 2008
St.George-Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)

St.George-Illawarra Dragons
1. Ben Hornby, 2. Jason Nightingale, 3. Mark Gasnier (c), 4. Matt Cooper, 5. Josh Morris, 6. Rangi Chase, 7. Jamie Soward, 8. Justin Poore, 9. Simon Woolford, 10. Dan Hunt, 11. Beau Scott, 12. Kirk Reynoldson, 13. Dean Young. Subs: 14. Jarrod Saffy, 15. Jason Ryles, 16. Ben Ellis, 17. Chase Stanley, 18. Lagi Setu, 19. Brett Morris (two to be omitted).

Gold Coast Titans
1. Preston Campbell, 2. Ben Jeffery, 3. Luke O'Dwyer, 4. Brett Delaney, 5. Jordan Atkins, 6. Mat Rogers, 7. Scott Prince, 8. Luke Bailey, 9. Nathan Friend, 10. Michael Hodgson, 11. Anthony Laffranchi, 12. Mark Minichiello, 13. Ashley Harrison. Subs: 14. Aaron Cannings, 15. Daniel Conn, 16. Josh Graham, 17. Clint Amos, 18. James Stosic (one to be omitted).

Date: Mon March 24 2008, 7:00PM AEDT GMT+11 [Mon March 24 2008, 6:00PM AEST GMT+10]
[Mon March 24 2008, 8:00AM GMT]
Referee: Gavin Badger

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Dragons by 12James Stewart: Titans by 8Chris Riediger: Titans by 20Stuart McConnell: Dragons by 2


OVERALL:
Total Games: 2
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 2. [Pts: 48]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 0. [Pts: 28]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 18 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
Gold Coast Titans:

Biggest Crowd: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 18 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20 [Crowd: 42030]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: WW
Gold Coast Titans: LL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun: Gold Coast Titans 18 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 20 [Crowd: 42030]

Overall record at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW) Stats:
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 60 games, won 38, drawn 4, lost 18.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Mon: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 14 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 24
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 24 l. Bulldogs 28
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 10

Gold Coast Titans: 9 games, won 1, drawn 1, lost 7.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
1997 Optus Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 30: Illawarra 28 d. Gold Coast 6
1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Sun Apr 9: Illawarra 34 d. Gold Coast 16
1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 17 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Illawarra 26 d. Gold Coast 0
1992 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 18 - [View] Sun Aug 2: Illawarra 36 d. Gold Coast 14

Head to Head at WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 1. [Pts: 28]
Gold Coast Titans wins: 0. [Pts: 10]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 10