The Cowboys leapfrogged the Bulldogs into the top four on the NRL Telstra Premiership ladder with a commanding win at Belmore Sportsground. The Broncos shocked the Storm at AAMI Park, the Raiders won a high-scoring affair at Brookvale Oval while a Matt Moylan field goal separated the Panthers and Titans. The Wests Tigers kept their slim finals hopes alive and ended the Warriors in one fell swoop across the ditch. The Eels showed their intent in finishing their controversial 2016 season positively with a win over the Dragons.
Round 25 Results:
Cowboys 24 defeated Bulldogs 16
Broncos 26 defeated Storm 16
Raiders 44 defeated Sea Eagles 30
Panthers 15 defeated Titans 14
Sharks 37 defeated Roosters 12
Wests Tigers 36 defeated Warriors 24
Rabbitohs 34 defeated Knights 12
Eels 30 defeated Dragons 18
Top five stories:
1. Broncos ambush Storm in Melbourne by AAP
2. Ryan James on verge of rugby league record by Tony Webeck
3. Campbell-Gillard in hospital with broken back by Tony Webeck
4. Top 50 players in the NRL: Part 1 by Dominic Brock
5. Austin ruled out with hand injury by Raiders Media
Top three videos:
2. Titans v Panthers highlights
3. Sharks v Roosters highlights
NRL Telstra Premiership ladder after Round 25:
Club | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | +/- | Points |
1. Storm | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | +241 | 40 |
2. Sharks | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | +196 | 39 |
3. Raiders | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | +190 | 37 |
4. Cowboys | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | +213 | 32 |
5. Broncos | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | +110 | 32 |
6. Bulldogs | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | +76 | 32 |
7. Panthers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | +70 | 30 |
8. Titans | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | +27 | 27 |
9. Tigers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | -66 | 26 |
10. Warriors | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | -66 | 24 |
11. Dragons | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | -199 | 22 |
12. Manly | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | -79 | 20 |
13. Rabbitohs | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | -94 | 20 |
14. Eels | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | -48 | 16* |
15. Roosters | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | -123 | 16 |
16. Knights | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -493 | 7 |
* Parramatta stripped of 12 competition points following salary cap investigation
