NRL Round Up – Round 15

Brisbane did enough to overcome a tired St George 21-14 at Suncorp Stadium.

St George took an early lead through Ratu Tagive but a Dave Hala score and back to back efforts from Jharal Yow Yeh ensured the Broncos led 14-4 at the break.

Jamie Soward and Matt Prior crossed for the Dragons either side of a Jack Reed score to give the premiers hope, but Peter Wallace’s late field goal ensured a home victory.

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A second half avalanche of points from South Sydney helped them defeat disappointing Gold Coast 31-8.

James Roberts and Eddy Pettybourne crossed to help the Rabbitohs establish a 14-0 interval lead.

David Mead and Joe Tomane scored to give the Titans hope but the home side put on three unanswered tries from Nathan Merritt, Issac Luke and Greg Inglis.

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Newcastle overcame Penrith 16-12 in an error strewn game at Ausgrid Stadium.

Veteran forward Neville Costigan’s try midway through the first half helped the Knights into an 8-0 lead at the break.

Penrith’s Masada Iosefa grabbed a brace of tries either side of a Akuila Uate score, but Kurt Gidley’s last minute penalty broke Panthers hearts.

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North Queensland marched into the NRL’s top four with a  30-10 demolition of the New Zealand Warriors.

The Warriors took a slender 10-8 advantage into the break after grabbing tries from half-back partners James Maloney and Shaun Johnson.

But the Cowboys were in impervious form and put on tries through Johnathan Thurston, Ben Jones, Tariq Sims, Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa and James Segeyaro to secure the win.

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Canterbury’s season went from bad to worse with a 26-10 defeat at home to Cronulla.

Ben Pomeroy and Nathan Gardner crossed during the opening half, meaning Cronulla lead 12-10 at half time.

Skipper Paul Gallen and Wade Graham both crossed for the Sharks during the second half to kill off the Bulldogs’ hopes.

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A professional performance from Melbourne assured them a well-deserved 12-4 victory against Wests Tigers.

Gareth Widdop set up Ryan Hinchcliffe for the Storm’s first while Kevin Proctor raced over to ensure the visitors led 12-4 at the interval.

Staunch Melbourne defence saw off multiple Tigers attacks during a scoreless second period.

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A last minute score from Kieran Foran ensured Manly a narrow 22-18 victory over Parramatta.

Michael Robertson, David Williams and Brett Stewart all crossed for the Sea Eagles during the first half to ensure the home side lead 14-8 at the break.

Eels tries from Ben Smith and Justin Horo took the visitors ahead before Foran latched on to Williams’ kick to snatch a late victory.