2024 NRL: Round 10 Recap and Key Stats

Check out what happened in round 10 of the National Rugby League competition.

Final Scores

DOLPHINS 30 d SEA EAGLES 24
PANTHERS 16 d BULLDOGS 10
BRONCOS 30 d EELS 14
KNIGHTS 20 d TIGERS 14
DRAGONS 28 d RABBITOHS 14
SHARKS 25 d STORM 18
ROOSTERS 38 d WARRIORS 18
TITANS 20 d COWBOYS 18

Current Ladder

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 1) 18 pts (116), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 16 pts (72), Melbourne Storm (Position: 3) 16 pts (49), Dolphins (Position: 4) 14 pts (57), Sydney Roosters (Position: 5) 12 pts (115), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 6) 12 pts (58), Canberra Raiders (Position: 7) 12 pts (-14), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 8) 11 pts (31), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 9) 10 pts (19), Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 10 pts (-13), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 11) 10 pts (-56), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 12) 8 pts (-18), Parramatta Eels (Position: 13) 8 pts (-71), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 7 pts (-9), Wests Tigers (Position: 15) 6 pts (-69), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 16) 6 pts (-87), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 17) 4 pts (-180).

Review

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are outright first after beating Melbourne in the top-of-the-table clash at AAMI Park.

While Nicho Hynes was out with a calf injury, Daniel Atkinson stepped up with four goals and a field goal. It was 18-18 with 10 minutes left before Atkinson kicked the field goal and Siosifa Talakai sealed the game with a try off the Storm’s short restart. Though there was more refereeing controversy: Harry Grant was sin binned in the 35th minute with “contact with the kicker” after he brushed Atkinson’s leg.

The Sharks’ win meant Penrith jumped to second, with the Panthers beating Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at BlueBet Stadium. Penrith did it reasonably comfortably, with tries to Luke Garner and Brian To’o giving them a 14-0 lead. Though the win was marred by a hamstring injury to Nathan Cleary, going off just before half-time (which will have Origin implications too). With Brad Schneider injured in the NSW Cup game, we could see a genuine test of the Panthers’ depth.

The Dolphins are fourth after beating Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium. There was a total of nine tries – despite constant rain – with Trai Fuller’s incredible chip-and-chase try just before half-time the highlight. Though the game was marred by a mind-boggling Captain’s Challenge call to Manly: in the 61st minute (and the game tied at 22-22), Tom Trbojevic caught a bomb, but Dolphins captain Jesse Bromwich was ruled to have hit Turbo high, despite Bromwich brushing Turbo’s head with his hand.

The Sydney Roosters are fifth after beating the New Zealand Warriors at Allianz Stadium. The ground staff worked overtime after the field was covered in puddles during Saturday night’s NSW Waratahs versus ACT Brumbies Super Rugby Pacific game. The Roosters led 22-0 at half-time, with doubles to Dominic Young and Angus Crichton. The Warriors gave themselves a slight sniff at 32-18 with 10 minutes left (tries to Edward Kosi, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, and Addin Fonua-Blake) but Sam Walker closed the game out.

Brisbane rebounded – after losing Adam Reynolds last weekend – to beat Parramatta at CommBank Stadium (two tries to Deine Mariner), but they also lost Billy Walters to a wrist injury; Newcastle beat the Wests Tigers in Tamworth, building on an 8-6 half-time lead; St George-Illawarra Dragons comfortably beat South Sydney at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, with 16 points for Zac Lomax (a try, five goals, and a two-point field goal); the Titans won their second game of the season, holding off North Queensland at CBUS Super Stadium. A Brian Kelly penalty goal in the fourth minute proved to be the difference.

Key Stats

• The Dolphins recorded their first victory against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
• Connelly Lemuelu made his 50th appearance in the NRL.
• Penrith Panthers have now won 7 straight against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
• Luke Garner has now scored 7 tries against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, his best return against any club.
• Reece Walsh has equalled his best try scoring tally in a season (9 in 2021, 2023 and 2024).
• Deine Mariner has now scored four career doubles.
• Isaiah Papali’i has now scored four career doubles.
• Brent Naden scored his first try in 396 days – his last coming against the Parramatta Eels on Monday April 10, 2023.
• Wests Tigers have now lost 6 matches in a row.
• Leo Thompson made his 50th appearance in the NRL
• The St George-Illawarra Dragons have now won as many games as they did in 2023 – 5.
• Zac Lomax scored his second career 2 point field goal and remains the only player to kick a 2 point field goal in 2024.
• Latrell Mitchell has now scored five career doubles.
• Cody Walker made his 200th appearance in the NRL.
• The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks won their first game at AAMI Park in 2,098 days. Last time they won, Shane Flanagan was the coach and the Sharks won 17-14 on August 12, 2018.
• Melbourne Storm lost their first game at home since March 11, 2023 (lost 12-26 vs Bulldogs) ending their 14-game winning streak at AAMI Park.
• Tuku Hau Tapuha scored his first NRL career try.
• Jesse Ramien scored his 50th NRL career try.
• Daniel Atkinson scored his first career points (9), and first career field goal.
• Jared Waerea-Hargreaves made his 300th appearance for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
• Dominic Young scores his 11th career double.
• Angus Crichton scores back-to-back doubles and his 6th overall.

Upcoming Milestones

• Jamayne Isaako is 96 points from 1,000 NRL career points.
• Justin Olam and Dominic Young need one try for 50 NRL career tries.
• Reimis Smith, David Fifita and Nick Meaney are two tries away from 50 NRL career tries.
• Dylan Edwards is three tries away from 50 NRL career tries.
• Valentine Holmes needs three tries for 100 NRL career tries.
• Tom Trbojevic is five tries away from 100 NRL career tries.
• Zac Lomax is one away from being equal highest 2pt field goal record (Adam Reynolds holds the record with 3).