NRL Weekly Wrap: Everything we saw in Round 27

Storm deny Broncos minor premiership in Suncorp rest fest

Brisbane’s 23-year wait for a minor premiership will continue after falling to the Storm 32-22 at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night with both sides resting a majority of their stars.

Thoms Flegler and Jordan Pereira got the hosts on the board early before a Grant Anderson double plus a dazzler courtesy of debutant Sualauvi Fa’alogo helped the Storm take a two-point lead into the break.

Pereira grabbed his second in the opening set of the second half before Ryan Papenhuyzen added his name to the scoresheet for the first time since Round 16, 2022 and Fa’alogo grabbed a second late to cap off the win for Melbourne.

Papenhuyzen scored one, assisted on another, and ran for 137 metres with six tackle breaks whilst Anderson scored a double and ran for 235 metres.

Tristan Sailor assisted on two tries and ran for 202 metres with eight tackle breaks whilst Pereira scored a double and ran for 125 metres.

The two sides will face off again on Friday night at Suncorp with a preliminary finals berth on the line.

Sea Eagles explode to hand Wests Tigers second-straight spoon

The Sea Eagles decimated the Wests Tigers 54-12 on Friday evening at 4 Pines Park to hand the side their second wooden spoon in a row.

Toluta’u Koula and Jason Saab both snagged first-half doubles to boost the Sea Eagles to a 20-point half-time edge before the floodgates opened in the second half.

Haumole Olakau’atu, Jake Trbojevic, Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega, Gordon Chan Kum Tong and Daly Cherry-Evans all scored tries in the space of 15 minutes for the hosts and they marched towards a 10-tries-to-two rout.

Koula scored two, assisted on another, and ran for 300 metres with 16 tackle breaks whilst Cherry-Evans scored one, assisted on another, and ran for 143 metres with 12 tackle breaks.

Roosters come up trumps over Bunnies to punch finals ticket

The Sydney Roosters will play finals football in 2023 after finishing atop arch-rivals South Sydney 26-12 at Accor Stadium on Friday night.

Corey Allan scored early before Cameron Murray came up with an answer for Souths a quarter in only for Junior Pauga to dive over on the stroke of half-time and wrestle the lead back for the Tricolours.

James Tedesco crossed on the other side of half-time with Michael Chee Kam responding soon after only for a pair of late Roosters tries to seal it.

Tedesco scored a try, assisted on another, and ran for 205 metres with six tackle breaks whilst Pauga scored a try, assisted on another, and ran for 230 metres.

Despite their season coming to an underwhelming end, Murray scored a try, ran for 178 metres with six tackle breaks, and made 41 tackles for the Rabbits.

Dolphins cap off inaugural year with win over undermanned Warriors

The Dolphins managed to end their year on a high with a 34-10 win over a Warriors outfit sans many of their first-choice 17 at Suncorp on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts jumped out to an early lead thanks to tries to Jack Bostock, Sean O’Sullivan, Isaiya Katoa and Jamayne Isaako.

A pair of Warriors tries in the space of three minutes breathed some life back into the contest on the hour-mark before Max Plath and Kenny Bromwich crossed late to seal it for Wayne Bennett’s men.

Jamayne Isaako secured the Ken Irvine Medal with his 24th try as well as the season’s highest points tally in a remarkable bounce-back year.

Panthers obliterate Cowboys to secure minor premiership

The Cowboys’ season has come to a disappointing end after falling to the Panthers 44-12 at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday evening.

The win saw Penrith secure their third minor premiership in three seasons – a major accomplishment for the title favourites.

Stephen Crichton, Sunia Turuva, Liam Martin, Brian To’o and Luke Sommerton all crossed to boost the hosts to a 26-0 half-time lead.

Griffin Neame and Zac Laybutt got the Cows on the board early in the second only for a trio of late Panthers tries to seal it.

Crichton scored a try, assisted on another, and ran for 230 metres with 13 tackle breaks whilst Jack Cogger assisted on three tries and made 18 tackle without a miss in Jarome Luai’s absence.

The Panthers will host the Warriors at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday evening with a preliminary finals spot at stake.

Knights take care of Dragons, extend winning streak to 9

Newcastle will head into the postseason having won their final nine games of the regular season after coming out on top of the Dragons 32-12 at Kogarah on Saturday night.

The Knights started off hot with tries to Jacob Saifiti and Enari Tuala early before Ben Hunt answered for the Dragons with a chip-and-chase to cut the lead to 12-6.

Greg Marzhew and Fa’amanu Brown crossed to extend the Knights’ edge before the side weathered a late Lachlan Miller sin bin to cap the night off with a Dom Young double.

Young scored a double and ran for 207 metres with 11 tackle breaks whilst Marzhew scored a try and ran for 219 metres with nine tackle breaks.

Tyrell Sloan assisted on a try and ran for 179 metres whilst Blake Lawrie ran for 162 metres and made 33 tackles.

Titans too strong for Bulldogs on Gold Coast

The Titans finished their year off on a high with a 34-30 win over the Bulldogs at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon behind a Kieran Foran hat-trick.

An early Foran double plus an AJ Brimson try saw the hosts take an 18-6 lead into the sheds before a Kurtis Morrin try cut into it on the other side of the break.

Josh Addo-Carr grabbed a hat-trick of his own but it was a pair of late tries to Kruise Leeming and Alofi’ana Khan-Pereira that sealed it for the Gold Coast.

Foran scored three and ran for 146 metres with six tackle breaks whilst Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 217 metres and made 26 tackles.

Addo-Carr scored three and ran for 177 metres with eight tackle breaks whilst Blake Wilson scored a try, assisted on another, and ran for 155 metres with 10 tackle breaks.

Sharks seal home qualifier with win over Raiders

A Sebastian Kris send-off paved the way for the Sharks to roll towards a 24-6 win over the Raiders on Sunday afternoon at PointsBet Stadium and secure a home qualifying final.

Jordan Rapana crossed early in his 200th NRL game to get the Raiders off to a strong start before Jesse Ramien scored to cut the deficit to two heading into the sheds.

A Jack Williams try helped the Sharks nose their way ahead before the hosts nabbed three tries in just 11 minutes in the aftermath of Kris’ send-off for a spear tackle on Sione Katoa.

Connor Tracey assisted on a try and ran for 190 metres whilst Ramien scored a try and ran for a team-high 200 metres with 11 tackle breaks.

Timoko ran for 250 metres with six tackle breaks and assisted on a line break whilst Rapana scored Canberra’s only try and ran for 199 metres.

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