Strap yourself in as NRL.com takes a look back at the season that's been, including our most viewed content on a week- to-week basis.
The Cowboys put the Bulldogs' premiership credentials into perspective by producing a six-try shellacking. The Panthers extended Brisbane's woes by beating them for the second time in 2016. The Warriors went down in their second-straight golden point game, this time to the Raiders. Joe Burgess was controversially denied a try in the Rabbitohs' loss to the Sea Eagles while the Wests Tigers put their top eight aspirations back on track by beating the Dragons. Five-eighth Mitchell Moses was the star of the show in a performance that kick-started a period of career-best form.
Round 20 Results:
Cowboys 36 defeated Bulldogs 0
Panthers 31 defeated Broncos 12
Raiders 26 defeated Warriors 22 in golden point extra time
Titans 34 defeated Eels 14
Storm 26 defeated Roosters 10
Sharks 36 defeated Knights 4
Wests Tigers 25 defeated Dragons 12
Sea Eagles 20 defeated Rabbitohs 12
Top five stories:
1. 2017 Rugby League World Cup draw by RLWC 2017
2. Meet the toughest player in league by Andrew Bryan
3. The five days that may cost Burgess an NRL career by Chris Kennedy
4. Bennett disappointed by Wallace departure by Eden Richards
5. NRL suspends Corey Norman by NRL
Top three videos:
1. Raiders v Warriors highlights
2. Broncos v Panthers highlights
3. Cowboys v Bulldogs highlights
NRL Telstra Premiership ladder after Round 20:
Club | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | +/- | Points |
1. Sharks | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | +207 | 36 |
2. Storm | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | +236 | 34 |
3. Cowboys | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | +209 | 28 |
4. Raiders | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | +86 | 27 |
5. Bulldogs | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | +73 | 26 |
6. Broncos | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | +80 | 24 |
7. Titans | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 22 |
8. Panthers | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 22 |
9. Warriors | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -21 | 20 |
10. Tigers | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -74 | 20 |
11. Dragons | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -158 | 20 |
12. Manly | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -60 | 18 |
13. Rabbitohs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -90 | 14 |
14. Eels | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 12* |
15. Roosters | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -142 | 10 |
16. Knights | 18 | 1 | 1 | 116 | -381 | 7 |
* Parramatta stripped of 12 competition points following salary cap investigation
