Results | Harold Matthews Rd 2
The competition is barely two weeks old, but that has not stopped Cronulla Sharks winger Cameron O'Connor crossing over for his tenth try of the season. They dynamo winger bagged another four this week in his side's 44-4 victory, placing them at the top of the table. The opening match of the day was St George and Illawarra's 20-all showdown, which meant after nine games in the season there had been four draws.
St George 20 (E Hicks, D Sharpley, J McRae, L Magalolo tries; Sharpley 2 goals) drew Illawarra 20 (A Plunkett, R Sherlock, J Dickson, S Lufe tries; A Schoupp 2 goals)
Parramatta 22 (J Boumelhem, W Kei, D Brown, S Utoikamanu tries; K Schneider 3 goals) def Balmain 18 (S Karwhin, R Alofipo, J Rizk tries; B Stevanovic 3 goals)
WSAS 28 (J D'Amilo 2, A Moananu, M Malaki, S Tupou, F Pupu tries; Z Duclos 2 goals) def Roosters 22 (B Bentley-Hape 2, L Carroll, T Matakaiongo tries; Bentley-Hape 3 goals)
Newcastle 31 (F Carlin, L Pope, P Crossland, T Matora, R Haidle, T Alexander tries; Crossland 3 goals; Crossland field goal) def Penrith 10 (Z Cini, S Blore tries; D White goal)
Cronulla 44 (C O'Connor 4, D Casey 2, E Ernst, A Thompson tries; K Broadhurst 6 goals) def Western Suburbs 4 (T Harding try)
South Sydney 58 (P Turner 4, M Chan-Foon 2, J Taumoepeau, E Saisoaa, J Stewart, E Butcher, S Scalede tries; Taumoepeau 7 goals) def North Sydney 0
Canberra 62 (J Church 2, T Chatfield 2, H Smith-Shields 2, J Roberts 2, K Tanesi, T Peters, T Brooke tries; K Jensen 9 goals) def SWSAS 0
Canterbury 28 (T Toomata 2, M Salei, K Morrin, V Hopoi tries; J Averillo 4 goals) def Central Coast 8 (M Bowler, B Mau tries)
