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WEEK 1

Saturday, February 7

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs vs. North Queensland Cowboys
5:30pm (AEDT) – Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Newcastle Knights
7:30pm (AEDT) – Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

WEEK 2

Thursday, February 12

Dolphins vs. Gold Coast Titans
8pm (AEDT) – Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe

Friday, February 13

Canberra Raiders vs. Melbourne Storm
5:30pm (AEDT) – Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Penrith Panthers
8pm (AEDT) – BB Print Stadium, Mackay

Saturday, February 14

New Zealand Warriors vs. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
1:40pm (AEDT) – McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Wests Tigers vs. Sydney Roosters
3:50pm (AEDT) – McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Daly Cherry-Evans will be keen to hit the ground running for the Roosters. Jason McCawley/Getty Images

Newcastle Knights vs. Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
6pm (AEDT) – McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
8:10pm (AEDT) – WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Sunday, February 15

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks vs. Parramatta Eels
1:40pm (AEDT) – Henson Park, Sydney

WEEK 3

Friday, February 20

New Zealand Warriors vs. Dolphins
6pm (AEDT) – Leichhardt Oval, Sydney

Wests Tigers vs. Penrith Panthers
8:10pm (AEDT) – Leichhardt Oval, Sydney

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Saturday, February 21

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks vs. Canberra Raiders
3:50pm (AEDT) – Polytec Stadium, Gosford

Sydney Roosters vs. Parramatta Eels
6pm (AEDT) – Polytec Stadium, Gosford

Melbourne Storm vs. Gold Coast Titans
8:10pm (AEDT) – Sunshine Coast Stadium

Sunday, February 22

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
4pm (AEDT) – Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee