NRL Weekly Wrap: Everything we saw in Round 19

Sharks outclass Wests Tigers at CommBank

The Wests Tigers slumped to their fifth loss in a row after falling to the Cronulla Sharks 34-12 at CommBank Stadium on Thursday night.

Shawn Blore crashed over on the stroke of half-time to tie things as the hosts perhaps looked primed to pull off an upset a week on from their 74-point loss to North Queensland.

Instead, the Sharks poured on five unanswered tries in the second half with Sione Katoa crossing for a hat-trick.

Nicho Hynes scored a try, assisted on three others, and ran for 151 metres whilst Siosifa Talakai scored twice and ran for 181 metres with six tackle breaks.

John Bateman ran for 109 metres and made 49 tackles without a miss whilst David Klemmer ran for 127 metres and made 34 tackles without a miss.

Raiders hold off fast-finishing Dragons in Wollongong

The Raiders secured their fifth win from their past six after holding off a fast-finishing Dragons outfit 36-26 at WIN Stadium on Friday night.

A Matt Frawley try on the stroke of half-time gave the visitors a 24-6 advantage heading into the sheds before the Dragons embarked on a second half chasedown effort.

The Zac Lomax-Mikaele Ravalawa combination helped produce a trio of tries in the space of seven minutes midway through the second stanza, however, a late Sebastian Kris four-pointer dashed any hopes of a Red V comeback and earnt the Raiders a valuable pair of competition points.

Matt Timoko ran riot for the Green Machine finishing with a double, 250 run metres with nine tackle breaks and three line breaks whilst Joseph Tapine scored a try, ran for 131 metres with seven tackle breaks, and made 32 tackles.

Ravalawa scored a hat-trick and ran for 175 metres with seven tackle breaks and four line breaks whilst Lomax scored a double, assisted on another, and ran for 254 metres with 10 tackle breaks.

Warriors too much for understrength Eels

The Warriors snapped Parramatta’s five-game unbeaten streak after demolishing the undermanned outfit 46-10 at CommBank Stadium on Saturday evening.

Luke Metcalf and Marcelo Montoya both crossed for doubles in the opening 40 as the visitors threatened to go big versus an Eels side minus Origin stars Clint Gutherson, Mitchell Moses, and Reagan Campbell-Gillard.

Mitchell Barnett crossed for a second half double as Andrew Webster’s men put on their second biggest score ever against Parramatta.

Metcalf scored two, assisted on another, and broke six tackles whilst Tohu Harris assisted on a try, ran for 172 metres, and made 30 tackles.

Junior Paulo ran for 144 metres and made 20 tackles whilst Bailey Simonsson scored a try and ran for 131 metres with eight tackle breaks.

Bulldogs pull off big victory in high-scoring Rabbitohs showdown

The Bulldogs ended their four-game skid with a frenzied 36-32 win over the Rabbitohs at Accor Stadium on Saturday night behind a Blake Wilson hat-trick.

Four tries in the opening 25 minutes saw the Bulldogs take a 12-point lead into the break before debutant Ethan Quai-Ward scored just shy of the hour-mark to increase the buffer.

A quick Blake Taaffe double dragged the Rabbitohs back into it before Wilson crossed for his third and the apparent match-sealer.

Two South Sydney tries in two minutes set up a grandstand finish with three minutes on the clock but Canterbury held on for a much-needed victory.

Wilson scored three and ran for 167 metres with six tackle breaks whilst Jake Averillo assisted on two tries and ran for 202 metres.

Taaffe scored two and ran for 142 metres with five tackle breaks whilst Tevita Tatola ran for 165 metres and made 26 tackles.

Golden point carnage as Dolphins pip Titans

An 85th-minute penalty goal was all that could separate the Dolphins and Titans at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Back-to-back tries to Kieran Foran and Phillip Sami pushed the Titans to a 14-6 half-time lead before three tries in 14 minutes allowed the visitors to wrestle the lead back.

Jamayne Isaako slotted a one-pointer in the 74th minute before Tanah Boyd responded with a field goal of his own in the 78th minute.

A back-and-forth golden point period ended with Erin Clark being whistled for an offside penalty in front of the posts as Wayne Bennett’s men secured a hard-fought win.

Isaako scored a try and ran for 144 metres with five tackle breaks whilst Jarrod Wallace scored a try and ran for 145 metres against his former side.

Jayden Campbell ran for 315 metres with nine tackle breaks and two line breaks whilst Sami scored a try and ran for 218 metres with five tackle breaks.

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