Results and Scorers:

A full wrap of the weekend’s action – MONDAY’S EXPERT recaps all the teamsheets, details, scores and scorers from Round 6 of the NRL, with heaps more info like the current ladder, stats leaders, match review, POTY standings, scorigami watch, crowd figures and fixtures for next week.

All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).

RELATED: See the full list of 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership Draw and Results.

Bulldogs ambush Penrith in monumental upset

9 Apr 2026 9:40PM |

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32 Penrith Panthers 16
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal
Date: Thu, 9th April. Kickoff: 7:50 PM. Halftime: Canterbury 16-12. Penalties: Penrith 6-4. Referee: Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 23,984.

Canterbury: Tracey, Kiraz, Tuala, Xerri, Montoya; Burton, Galvin; King, Hayward, Hughes, Kikau, Preston, Salmon. Int: Mann, Tupouniua, Hayes, Turpin.
Penrith: Edwards, Jenkins, Alamoti, Mclean, To’o; Talagi, Cleary (C); Leota, Kenny, Smith, Papali’i, Martin, Yeo. Int: Cogger, Phillips, Sorensen, Garner.

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (32)
Tries: Viliame Kikau, Jacob Kiraz, Samuel Hughes, Jacob Preston, Sitili Tupouniua
Conversions: Matt Burton (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Matt Burton (2/2)

PENRITH PANTHERS (16)
Tries: Thomas Jenkins (2), Dylan Edwards
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (2/3)

Manly compound Dragons’ misery in Wollongong

10 Apr 2026 6:44PM |

St George Illawarra Dragons 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal
Date: Fri, 10th April. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Manly 16-12. Penalties: St Geo Illa 8-3. Referee: Adam Gee. Crowd: 11,381.

St Geo Illa: Sloan, Tuipulotu, Suli, Holmes, Tu; Atkinson, Flanagan; Guler, Cook (C), Couchman, Leilua, Su’A, Stewart. Int: Liddle, Lawrie, Sele, Feagai.
Manly: Trbojevic (C), Saab, Koula, Garrick, Hopoate; Brooks, Fogarty; Paseka, Wakeham, Hetherington, Olakau’atu, Trbojevic, Trbojevic. Int: Simpkin, Waddell, Bullemor, Laiafi.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (18)
Tries: Luciano Leilua, Jacob Liddle, Setu Tu
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (3/3)

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (28)
Tries: Reuben Garrick (2), Tom Trbojevic, Kobe Hetherington, Lehi Hopoate
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (4/5)

Cowboys come up trumps in epic derby win over Broncos

10 Apr 2026 10:13PM |

Brisbane Broncos 31 North Queensland Cowboys 35
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal
Date: Fri, 10th April. Kickoff: 8:00 PM. Halftime: North Qld 24-18. Penalties: Brisbane 5-4. Referee: Ashley Klein. Crowd: 45,582.

Brisbane: Arthars, Karapani, Staggs, Shibasaki, Mariner; Mam, Duffy; Jensen, Paix, Haas, Piakura, Riki, Carrigan (C). Int: Mozer, Willison, Talty, Rogers.
North Qld: Drinkwater, Laybutt, Purdue, Chester, Taulagi; Clifford, Dearden (C); Hess, Mahoney, Taumalolo, Luki, O’Donnell, Cotter. Int: Luke, Neame, Mikaele, Lodge.

BRISBANE BRONCOS (31)
Tries: Kotoni Staggs, Josiah Karapani, Jesse Arthars, Ezra Mam, Ben Talty
Field Goals: Thomas Duffy (1/1)
Conversions: Thomas Duffy (5/5)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (35)
Tries: Jaxon Purdue, Zac Laybutt, Soni Luke, Scott Drinkwater, Tomas Chester, Heilum Luki
Field Goals: Scott Drinkwater (1/1)
Conversions: Jake Clifford (5/6)

Raiders escape with victory despite brave Souths fightback

11 Apr 2026 4:49PM |

South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 Canberra Raiders 36
Venue: Optus Stadium, Burswood / Whadjuk
Date: Sat, 11th April. Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Halftime: Canberra 24-4. Penalties: 3-all. Referee: Liam Kennedy. Crowd: 33,404.

South Sydney: Gray, Johnston, Mitchell, Wighton, Graham; Walker, Humphreys; Tatola, Smith, Koloamatangi, Fifita, Duncan, Murray (C). Int: Mamouzelos, Hubner, Keppie, Sullivan.
Canberra: Weekes, Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Stuart; Strange, Sanders; Mariota, Starling, Tapine (C), Young, Hosking, Smithies. Int: Papalii, Martin, Horsburgh, Brailey.

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (34)
Tries: Cody Walker (2), Latrell Mitchell, Jamie Humphreys, Alex Johnston, Jack Wighton
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (5/6)

CANBERRA RAIDERS (36)
Tries: Hudson Young (2), Savelio Tamale, Kaeo Weekes (2), Ethan Strange
Conversions: Ethan Sanders (6/6)

Red-hot Roosters stun Sharks in big comeback

11 Apr 2026 7:28PM |

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 Sydney Roosters 34
Venue: Optus Stadium, Burswood / Whadjuk
Date: Sat, 11th April. Kickoff: 3:30 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 22-12. Penalties: Sydney 8-4. Referee: Todd Smith. Crowd: 33,404.

Cronulla: Kennedy, Katoa, Hiroti, Iro, Stonestreet; Trindall, Hynes; Fonua-Blake, Brailey (C), Rudolf, Burns, Wilton, Colquhoun. Int: Nikora, Talakai, Kaufusi, Hazelton.
Sydney: Tedesco (C), Tupou, Savala, Toia, Nawaqanitawase; Cherry-Evans, Walker; Whyte, Robson, Collins, Crichton, Wong, Radley. Int: Watson, Leniu, Butcher, Foketi.

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (22)
Tries: Jesse Colquhoun, Mawene Hiroti, Braydon Trindall, Thomas Hazelton
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (3/4)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (34)
Tries: Sam Walker, Daniel Tupou (2), Daly Cherry-Evans (2), Victor Radley
Conversions: Sam Walker (5/6)

Seventeen going under no more: Warriors make a statement against Storm

11 Apr 2026 9:47PM |

Melbourne Storm 14 Warriors 38
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri
Date: Sat, 11th April. Kickoff: 7:35 PM. Halftime: Warriors 18-14. Penalties: Melbourne 8-7. Referee: Grant Atkins. Crowd: 26,467.

Melbourne: Fa’alogo, Warbrick, Howarth, Meaney, Leo; Munster, Hughes; Utoikamanu, Grant (C), King, Chan, Clarke, Loiero. Int: Wishart, MacDonald, Moale, Waitere.
Warriors: Tuaupiki, Watene-Zelezniak, Tuivasa-Sheck, Leiataua, Khan-Pereira; Harris-Tavita, Boyd; Fisher-Harris (C), Egan, Ford, Halasima, Niukore, Clark. Int: Laban, Healey, Vaimauga, Stowers-Smith.

MELBOURNE STORM (14)
Tries: Cooper Clarke, Jack Howarth
Conversions: Nick Meaney (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Nick Meaney (1/1)

WARRIORS (38)
Tries: Ali Leiataua, Marata Niukore, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (2), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Jackson Ford
Conversions: Tanah Boyd (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Tanah Boyd (2/2)

Titans raise the bat with stunning performance over insipid Parramatta

12 Apr 2026 4:27PM |

Parramatta Eels 10 Gold Coast Titans 52
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
Date: Sun, 12th April. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Gold Coast 18-6. Penalties: Parramatta 7-4. Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski. Crowd: 14,382.

Parramatta: Papalii, Nanva, Penisini, Kelly, Addo-Carr; Volkman, Moses (C); Williams, Smith, Paulo, Tuilagi, Kautoga, Walker. Int: Da Silva, Guymer, Tuivaiti, De Belin, Moretti.
Gold Coast: Kini, Faeamani, Fifita, Brimson, Sami; Ilias, Campbell; Morrin, Verrills, Fa’asuamaleaui (C), Hau, Fermor, Randall. Int: Bai, Fotuaika, Pascoe, Christensen.

PARRAMATTA EELS (10)
Tries: Viliami Penisini, Josh Addo-Carr
Conversions: Ronald Volkman (1/2)

GOLD COAST TITANS (52)
Tries: Arama Hau, Jayden Campbell (2), AJ Brimson, Sialetili Faeamani (2), Cooper Bai, Phillip Sami (2)
Conversions: Jayden Campbell (8/9)

Tigers deliver big statement by thrashing Knights

12 Apr 2026 6:02PM |

Wests Tigers 42 Newcastle Knights 22
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal
Date: Sun, 12th April. Kickoff: 4:05 PM. Halftime: Wests Tigers 28-4. Penalties: Wests Tigers 5-3. Referee: Wyatt Raymond. Crowd: 15,221.

Wests Tigers: Bula, Makasini, Turuva, Herbert, Skelton; Madden, Doueihi; May, Koroisau (C), Pole, Fainu, Pearce-Paul, Twal. Int: Fainu, Fainu, Hunt, Seyfarth.
Newcastle: Hunt, Young, Gagai, De Courcey, Marzhew; Sharpe, Smith; Saifiti (C), Crossland, Mooney, Lucas, McEwen, Croker. Int: Graham, Frizell, Saulo, Cant.

WESTS TIGERS (42)
Tries: Sunia Turuva (3), Apisai Koroisau, Patrick Herbert, Jahream Bula (2), Terrell May
Conversions: Jock Madden (5/8)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (22)
Tries: Dominic Young, Dane Gagai, Fletcher Hunt, Trey Mooney
Conversions: Sandon Smith (3/4)

Dolphins had a bye this round.

Round 6 ladder
#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts1Penrith65010134102Wests Tigers5401164103Warriors640207684North Qld640201685Souths530211286Newcastle640201287Canterbury53021588Sydney53021-2389Manly520316610Cronulla630306611Brisbane63030-6612Dolphins52031-26613Melbourne620402414Gold Coast62040-22415Canberra62040-67416Parramatta62040-102417St Geo Illa60060-870

RELATED: Click here to view the current NRL Telstra Premiership ladder.

Stats leaders
TOP TRYSCORERS
RankPlayerTeamPT1Thomas JenkinsPenrith6142Dominic YoungNewcastle693Sualauvi Fa’alogoMelbourne684Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWarriors675Tom TrbojevicManly56=Latrell MitchellSouths56=Alex JohnstonSouths56=Will WarbrickMelbourne66=Murray TaulagiNorth Qld66=Kotoni StaggsBrisbane6611Hamiso Tabuai-FidowDolphins55=Jake AverilloDolphins55=Jaxon PurdueNorth Qld65=Greg MarzhewNewcastle65=Dylan EdwardsPenrith6516Jahream BulaWests Tigers54=Braydon TrindallCronulla64=Savelio TamaleCanberra64=Selumiela HalasimaWarriors64
TOP GOALKICKERS
RankPlayerTeamPG/A%1Nathan ClearyPenrith632 / 3884%2Tanah BoydWarriors628 / 3972%3Nicho HynesCronulla623 / 2979%4Latrell MitchellSouths522 / 2976%5Jamal FogartyManly521 / 2778%6Jamayne IsaakoDolphins520 / 2291%=Jake CliffordNorth Qld620 / 2969%8Nick MeaneyMelbourne518 / 2282%9Ethan SandersCanberra617 / 2085%=Sam WalkerSydney517 / 2277%11Jayden CampbellGold Coast416 / 1889%12Sandon SmithNewcastle615 / 2268%=Mitchell MosesParramatta615 / 2268%14Valentine HolmesSt Geo Illa614 / 1782%=Jock MaddenWests Tigers314 / 1974%16Stephen CrichtonCanterbury411 / 1573%17Adam ReynoldsBrisbane410 / 1191%=Adam DoueihiWests Tigers510 / 1283%19Matt BurtonCanterbury57 / 888%
TOP POINTSCORERS
RankPlayerTeamPTGFGPts1Nathan ClearyPenrith6232722Latrell MitchellSouth Sydney562268=Tanah BoydWarriors6328684Thomas JenkinsPenrith614-565Nicho HynesCronulla6223546Jamayne IsaakoDolphins532052=Jake CliffordNorth Qld6320528Jamal FogartyManly5221509Jayden CampbellGold Coast44164810Sam WalkerSydney5117139=Ethan SandersCanberra611713912Nick MeaneyMelbourne5-1836=Dominic YoungNewcastle69-36=Valentine HolmesSt Geo Illa62143615Jock MaddenWests Tigers311432=Sualauvi Fa’alogoMelbourne68-3217Sandon SmithNewcastle6-1530=Mitchell MosesParramatta6-153019Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWarriors67-28

Stats leaders thanks to Rugby League Project.

Match review

Patrick Carrigan is facing 2-3 games on the sideline with Casey McLean looking at 1-2. Six others were fined from the opening six games.

PlayerClubPenaltyPatrick CARRIGANBRI2-3 matchesCasey McLEANPEN1-2 matchesTrent LOIEROMEL$3000-2 matchesLatrell MITCHELL
Billy BURNS
Jahrome HUGHESSOU
CRO
MEL$1800-$2500Kurt MANN
Haumole OLAKAU’ATUCBY
MAN$1000-$1500

Click here to find out the details on each and every charge.

LeagueUnlimited Player of the Year standings

Our writers issue points every game for who they judge as the best player on the field. Includes points accumulated during State of Origin series.

10 points – Tanah Boyd (Warriors), Nathan Cleary (Panthers)

9 points – Jake Clifford (Cowboys)

7 points – Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys), Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (Dolphins)

6 points – Keano Kini (Titans), Nicho Hynes (Sharks), Braydon Trindall (Sharks), Jackson Ford (Warriors)

5 points – Jayden Campbell (Titans), Sualauvi Faalogo (Storm), Dominic Young (Knights), Jock Madden (Tigers), Simi Sasagi (Raiders)

4 points – Trey Mooney (Knights), James Tedesco (Roosters), Casey McLean (Panthers), Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs), Jahream Bula (Tigers), Stephen Crichton (Bulldogs), Adam Doueihi (Tigers), Thomas Jenkins (Panthers), William Kennedy (Sharks), Isaiah Papali’i (Panthers), Joe Chan (Storm)

3 points – Sunia Turuva (Tigers), Sandon Smith (Knights), Jacob Preston (Bulldogs), Tallis Duncan (Rabbitohs), Peter Mamouzelos (Rabbitohs), Jye Gray (Rabbitohs), Tallyn Da Silva (Eels), Deine Mariner (Broncos), Jordan Riki (Broncos), Connor Tracey (Bulldogs), Naufahu Whyte (Roosters), Kalyn Ponga (Knights), Kai Pearce-Paul (Tigers), Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs), Haumole Olakau’atu (Sea Eagles), Jahrome Hughes (Storm), Angus Crichton (Roosters), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors), Ethan Sanders (Raiders), Damien Cook (Dragons), Greg Marzhew (Knights), Jarome Luai (Tigers), Reuben Garrick (Sea Eagles), Ezra Mam (Broncos), Arama Hau (Titans), Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Jonah Pezet (Eels)

2 points – Murray Taulagi (Cowboys), Connor Watson (Roosters), Harrison Graham (Knights), Alex Twal (Tigers), Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles), Kobe Hetherington (Sea Eagles), Kaeo Weekes (Raiders), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys), Blayke Brailey (Sharks), Isaiah Iongi (Eels), Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Chanel Harris-Tavita (Warriors), Noah Martin (Raiders), Ryan Couchman (Dragons), Ben Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Jake Averillo (Dolphins), Selwyn Cobbo (Dolphins), Dylan Edwards (Panthers), Lachlan Galvin (Bulldogs), Patrick Carrigan (Broncos), Hudson Young (Raiders), Jaydn Su’A (Dragons)

1 point – Luciano Leilua (Dragons), Phillip Sami (Titans), Thomas Duffy (Broncos), Sitili Tupouniua (Bulldogs), Apa Twidle (Eels), Mitchell Barnett (Warriors), Daly Cherry-Evans (Roosters), Luke Laulilii (Tigers), Daniel Atkinson (Dragons), Leka Halasima (Warriors), Keaon Koloamatangi (Rabbitohs), Viliame Kikau (Bulldogs), Kurt Capewell (Warriors), Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Billy Phillips (Panthers), Bradman Best (Knights), Matt Burton (Bulldogs), William Warbrick (Storm), Freddy Lussick (Panthers), Sam Tuivaiti (Eels), Heilum Luki (Cowboys), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins), Brian To’o (Panthers), Tomas Chester (Cowboys)

Crowd Watch

Each week we’ll also do our best to keep you across the crowd figures which are often the most talked-about parts of the game.

Round 6 crowdsThu19:50CBY v PENAccor23,984Fri18:00SGI v MANWIN11,381Fri20:00BRI v NQLSuncorp45,582Sat15:00SOU v CANOptus33,404Sat17:30CRO v SYDOptusSat19:35MEL v WARAAMI26,467Sun14:00PAR v GLDCommBank14,382Sun16:05WST v NEWC’town15,221Rnd 6 TOTALRnd 6 AVERAGESeason TOTALSeason AVERAGE170,42121,3031,050,43621,884

Average home crowdsTeam NameHome Crowd AvgGamesSouth Sydney49,8131Brisbane44,0114Sydney31,7762Melbourne24,3253Warriors23,8083Parramatta23,1173Newcastle22,3422Canterbury22,2782Penrith21,5102Gold Coast19,2322North Qld18,9652Manly16,8143Wests Tigers16,2942Canberra15,5902Dolphins15,4033Cronulla11,9193St Geo Illa10,4613

Scorigami watch

A ‘scorigami’ is when a score occurs that has never been recorded in the history of the NRL premiership (1908-present) before. This section looks at each week’s scorelines, how often they’ve occured and the most recent instance of it.

Canterbury def Penrith 32-16
This has occurred 45 times previously, most recently in Round 24 of 2024 – St Geo Illa def Gold Coast

Manly def St Geo Illa 28-18
This has occurred 47 times previously, most recently in Round 1 of this year – Newcastle def North Qld

North Qld def Brisbane 35-31
SCORIGAMI – this score has not occurred previously in NRL history

Canberra def South Sydney 36-34
This has occurred 5 times previously, most recently in Round 23 of 2024 – Penrith def Parramatta

Sydney def Cronulla 34-22
This has occurred 23 times previously, most recently in Round 4 of this year – Cronulla def Canberra

Warriors def Melbourne 38-14
This has occurred 17 times previously, most recently in Round 14 of 2025 – Melbourne def North Qld

Gold Coast def Parramatta 52-10
This has occurred 6 times previously, most recently in Round 19 of 2015 – Melbourne def Penrith

Wests Tigers def Newcastle 42-22
This has occurred 14 times previously, most recently in Round 7 of 2025 – Dolphins def Melbourne

Next up – NRL Round 7

All times venue local. BYE: Cronulla.

Thu 7:50pm
Apr 16
North Qld
Manly
QLD C. Bank

Fri 6:00pm
Apr 17
Canberra
Melbourne
GIO

Fri 7:30pm
Apr 17
Dolphins
Penrith
TIO

Sat 5:00pm
Apr 18
Warriors
Gold Coast
Go Media

Sat 5:30pm
Apr 18
South Sydney
St Geo Illa
Accor

Sat 7:30pm
Apr 18
Wests Tigers
Brisbane
Campbelltown

Sun 2:00pm
Apr 19
Sydney
Newcastle
Allianz

Sun 4:05pm
Apr 19
Parramatta
Canterbury
CommBank

Full 2026 NRL Draw & Results.