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.
Cronulla's 15-game winning run finally came to an end at the hands of a brave Titans outfit following their memorable draw. The Bulldogs only just recovered from their huge loss to the Cowboys the weekend prior by pipping the Dragons in a dour affair. The Warriors finally found some luck in golden point games – their third-week straight in extra time – by beating the Panthers. The Raiders smashed the Rabbitohs by 50 points while the Storm did enough to overcome a Johnathan Thurston-less Cowboys. The Broncos finals fortunes were thrown into disarray when the cellar-dwelling Roosters racked up an impressive victory past Wayne Bennett's men.
Round 21 Results:
Roosters 32 defeated Broncos 16
Bulldogs 13 defeated Dragons 10
Warriors 20 defeated Panthers 16 in golden point extra time
Wests Tigers 23 defeated Eels 8
Storm 16 defeated Cowboys 8
Raiders 54 defeated Rabbitohs 4
Sea Eagles 36 defeated Knights 16
Titans 18 drew with Sharks 18 after golden point extra time
Top five stories:
1. Folau set for NRL comeback by AAP
2. Joe Burgess no-try decision – new vision by NRL
3. Thompson has say on Reynolds' alleged trip by Jack Brady
4. Roosters v Broncos: Schick Preview by Eden Richards
5. Sharks Maloney to join rare NRL club by AAP
Top three videos:
1. Warriors v Panthers highlights
2. Rabbitohs v Raiders highlights
3. Bulldogs v Dragons highlights
NRL Telstra Premiership ladder after Round 21:
Club | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | +/- | Points |
1. Sharks | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | +207 | 37 |
2. Storm | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | +244 | 36 |
3. Raiders | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | +136 | 29 |
4. Cowboys | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | +109 | 28 |
5. Bulldogs | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | +76 | 28 |
6. Broncos | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | +64 | 24 |
7. Titans | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | +17 | 23 |
8. Warriors | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | -17 | 22 |
9. Panthers | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | -17 | 22 |
10. Tigers | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | -59 | 22 |
11. Manly | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | -40 | 20 |
12. Dragons | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | -161 | 20 |
13. Rabbitohs | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -140 | 14 |
14. Eels | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | -29 | 12* |
15. Roosters | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -126 | 12 |
16. Knights | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -401 | 7 |
* Parramatta stripped of 12 competition points following salary cap investigation