Here’s all you need to know about Round 23 of the NRL. The Intrust Super Cup round was cancelled due to Queensland COVID19 restrictions but is planned to return next week.
Week In The NRL
- August 16: Brisbane Broncos sign Corey Jensen (2022).
- August 17: NRL Team News for Round 23 announced.
- August 17: James Maloney announces retirement from rugby league at the end of the season.
- August 17: Andrew Fifita underwent laryngeal surgery after suffering the injury against Newcastle Knights.
- August 17: St George-Illawarra Dragons sign Moses Mbye (2023).
- August 17: Sydney Roosters sign Connor Watson (2023).
- August 17: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks release Shaun Johnson.
- August 17: Melbourne Storm re-sign Jordan Grant (2022), Isaac Lumelume (2022) and Bronson Garlick (2022 – development contract).
- August 17: Greg Marzhew re-signs with Gold Coast Titans (2023).
- August 18: Melbourne Storm sign Josh King (2023).
- August 19: Sydney Roosters re-sign Nat Butcher (2024) and Egan Butcher (2023).
- August 19: Canberra Raiders re-sign Harley Smith-Shields (2023) and Trey Mooney (2024).
- August 20: Brisbane Broncos re-sign Jesse Arthars (2023).
- August 20: Josh Dugan under investigation from NSW Police and NRL Integrity Unit after he travelled out of Sydney, breaching NSW COVID lockdown protocols.
- August 21: Warrington Wolves coach Steve Price to be senior assistant to Craig Fitzgibbon at Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2022.
National Rugby League
Gold Coast Titans 20 Melbourne Storm 34 (CBUS Stadium – 8,288)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/19/2021-nrl-round-23-titans-20-storm-34-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Harry Grant (Storm), 2 – Cameron Munster (Storm), 1 – Josh Addo-Carr (Storm)
Canberra Raiders 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19 (Suncorp Stadium – 6,181)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/20/2021-nrl-round-23-raiders-18-sea-eagles-19-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Moses Suli (Sea Eagles), 2 – Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), 1 – Reuben Garrick (Sea Eagles)
Penrith Panthers 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 (Suncorp Stadium – 8,848)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/21/2021-nrl-round-23-panthers-25-rabbitohs-12-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Nathan Cleary (Panthers), 2 – Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs), 1 – Stephen Crichton (Panthers)
Wests Tigers 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 50 (Browne Park, Rockhampton – 2,863)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/21/2021-nrl-round-23-tigers-20-sharks-50-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks), 2 – Luke Metcalf (Sharks), 1 – Braydon Trindall (Sharks)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Newcastle Knights 22 (CBUS Stadium – 2,343)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/21/2021-nrl-round-23-bulldogs-16-knights-22-report
MOTM Points: 3 – Connor Watson (Knights), 2 – Mitchell Pearce (Knights), 1 – Ryan James (Bulldogs)
Parramatta Eels 32 North Queensland Cowboys 16 (CBUS Stadium – 3,013)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/21/2021-nrl-round-23-eels-32-cowboys-16-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Mitch Moses (Eels), 2 – Dylan Brown (Eels), 1 – Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Cowboys)
St George-Illawarra Dragons 22 Sydney Roosters 40 (Clive Berghofer Stadium – 7,822)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/22/2021-nrl-round-23-dragons-22-roosters-40-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – James Tedesco (Roosters), 2 – Isaac Liu (Roosters), 1 – Daniel Tupou (Roosters)
Brisbane Broncos Vs New Zealand Warriors (Suncorp Stadium – tba)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/22/2021-nrl-round-23-broncos-24-warriors-22-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Anthony Milford (Broncos), 2 – Peta Hiku (Warriors), 1 – Xavier Coates (Broncos)
