{"id":666823,"date":"2026-05-12T21:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/666823\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:40:09","slug":"sea-eagles-and-knights-climb-sharks-flounder-and-storm-awaken-nrl-power-rankings-round-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/666823\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Eagles and Knights climb, Sharks flounder and Storm awaken?: NRL Power Rankings, Round 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have reached the end of the unofficial “first third” of the NRL<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

Round 10 has been completed and we are about to enter the Origin period. <\/p>\n

Magic Round<\/a> is upon us, which means we can no longer say “it’s still early in the season” after our teams lose.<\/p>\n

Before we look forward though, let’s look back, to Round 10.<\/p>\n

I’d argue there is a pretty clear top team right now, and I see some separation between the top five and the chasing pack. From there though, it’s mayhem … until you reach the likes of the Titans and Dragons.<\/p>\n

This week saw the Storm return to winning ways, the Tigers suffer a second straight loss and the Panthers continue to do what they do.<\/p>\n

Where did your team land on this week’s NRL<\/a> Power Rankings<\/a> following Round 10?.<\/p>\n

1. Penrith Panthers (Last Week: 1)<\/p>\n

Penrith were pushed in the capital yet still ran out convincing 30-18 winners over Canberra on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Nathan Cleary<\/a> was 10\/10 while halves partner Blaize Talagi<\/a> was also brilliant. Dylan Edwards<\/a> is going to be incredibly difficult to overlook for Origin honours.<\/p>\n

Penrith start the shortest priced favourites I have ever seen as they “host” the Dragons at Magic Round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. New Zealand Warriors (2)<\/p>\n

The Warriors had their feet up over the weekend thanks to a bye.<\/p>\n

Luke Metcalf’s future at the club is in question but otherwise it was a very quiet week across the Tasman.<\/p>\n

They return on Sunday as they “host” the Broncos. It will never not be funny that the two Brisbane based teams are gifted another home game in Magic Round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Sydney Roosters (3)<\/p>\n

The Roosters brilliant form continued on Friday evening with a massive win over the Titans. The Robert Toia<\/a> “try” dominated headlines but the Chooks were brilliant.<\/p>\n

James Tedesco<\/a> is in arguably career best form, which is saying something. Sam Walker<\/a> all but booked his Origin spot with another big effort.<\/p>\n

The Roosters play the Cowboys on Saturday evening, gunning for a seventh straight victory. <\/p>\n

Sharks slammed, Bunker blunders and much more in this week’s Rugby League Outlaws<\/p>\n

4. Sydney Rabbitohs (6)<\/p>\n

The Bunnies, despite the loss of Latrell Mitchell<\/a>, bounced back to winning ways this Saturday via a crushing 36-12 win over the Sharks.<\/p>\n

Alex Johnston<\/a> crossed for a hattrick, despite showing signs of injury. Jye Gray<\/a> was best on ground for mine. Latrell Siegwalt<\/a> was brilliant on debut.<\/p>\n

Souths Friday night clash with the Dolphins<\/a> is arguably the headline act of the weekend. They’ll fancy their chances.<\/p>\n

5. Manly Sea Eagles (8)<\/p>\n

The Sea Eagles have turned Brookvale back into a fortress under their new coach. This week they defended it, to the tune of 32 points to four, against the Broncos.<\/p>\n

Joey Walsh<\/a> scored his first try in the top level. Tolutau Koula<\/a> continues his brilliant run at fullback. Brandon Wakeham<\/a> is enjoying career best form at hooker.<\/p>\n

The Wests Tigers<\/a> await the Sea Eagles on Saturday afternoon. No reason Foran’s boys can’t continue their brilliant run.<\/p>\n

6. Brisbane Broncos (4)<\/p>\n

The Broncos were absolutely played off the park at Brookvale on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Antonio Verhoeven’s sixth minute try was all she wrote for the travelling Brisbane outfit. Reece Walsh<\/a> was kept to his most quiet game, potentially ever. <\/p>\n

Brisbane will need to bounce right back, pre Origin, “away” to the Warriors on Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n

7. Newcastle Knights (10)<\/p>\n

The Knights turned in one of the all time, entertaining performances in smashing the Dragons 44 points to 10 in Wollongong.<\/p>\n

Greg Marzhew<\/a> crossed for a lazy five tries, while Bradman Best<\/a> ensured he’s next man up in the centres for the Blues<\/a>. Kalyn Ponga<\/a> provided six line break assists. Six!<\/p>\n

There’s no reason a repeat isn’t on the cards as they play the Titans on Sunday afternoon. They won’t fear the trip, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n

8. Wests Tigers (5)<\/p>\n

The Tigers have endured a horror fortnight, albeit on the back of a monster injury toll. That said, to concede almost 100 points over the past two weeks isn’t great.<\/p>\n

Taylan May<\/a> had a worldly day out for Tigers. He crossed twice, broke 10 tackles and had 180 run metres. Otherwise, not a lot to report here.<\/p>\n

They have Manly on Sunday afternoon. Shapes as another tough day at the office.<\/p>\n

9. The Dolphins (11)<\/p>\n

I fully admit to be as close to a Dolphins<\/a> fan as possible, whilst remaining a Sharks fan. They are so much fun to watch!<\/p>\n

Jamayne Isaako’s hattrick, Jack Bostock<\/a> existing and Kodi Nikorima’s performance were the highlights in the Phins 44-12 win over the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Friday night’s clash with the Rabbitohs is the main event of the weekend for mine. I literally cannot wait for these two to thrown down. <\/p>\n

10. North Queensland Cowboys (7)<\/p>\n

The Cowboys win\/loss\/win\/loss sequence continued via a shock loss to the Eels on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Tom Dearden<\/a>, despite the result, was the best player on the park. He laid on four tries and looked to have his side headed for victory.<\/p>\n

The Roosters await on Saturday evening. The Cowboys will be sans the aforementioned Dearden for over a month, after he was injured on Friday night.<\/p>\n

11. Cronulla Sharks (9)<\/p>\n

The Sharks up and down (mostly down) form continued via a horror loss to the Bunnies on Saturday evening. The 36-12 scoreline probably flatters the Sharks given their performance.<\/p>\n

Cronulla’s “effort” can be summed up in vision that showed Nicho Hynes<\/a> stopping on a chase to fix his hair. No Shark was amongst the top eight or nine players on the park.<\/p>\n

The Sharks have to decide whether or not they are serious in 2026. If they are, they must beat the Bulldogs on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

12. Parramatta Eels (13)<\/p>\n

The Eels bounced back to winning ways via a thrilling Golden Point win over the Cowboys on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Jordan Samrani<\/a> turned in his career best game and tore the Cowboys left edge to shreds. Josh Addo-Carr<\/a> reminded Origin selectors of his talents, and speed. Tallyn Da Silva<\/a> looks a real star!<\/p>\n

I have no confidence in tipping the Eels but you’d be braver than I am to rule them out against the Storm on Saturday night. <\/p>\n

13. Canberra Raiders (13)<\/p>\n

Canberra played their part in a fun Sunday afternoon game against the Panthers. Unfortunately they were relatively soundly handled, losing 30 points to 18.<\/p>\n

Excitement machines Ethan Sanders<\/a> and Kaeo Weekes<\/a> both crossed for tries while Hudson Young<\/a> has absolutely confirmed his Origin selection.<\/p>\n

The Raiders have the bye this week which means they’ll miss the Magic Round<\/a> festivities. I don’t think their fans will care. The bye has come at a good time.<\/p>\n

14. Melbourne Storm (16)<\/p>\n

Oh o. I know it was against the undermanned Tigers but the Storm suddenly remembering they can play football is not fun for anyone else.<\/p>\n

Cameron Munster<\/a>, Harry Grant<\/a> and Jahrome Hughes<\/a> were all massive. Another scary sight. How good is Ativalu Lisati<\/a>!?<\/p>\n

The 44-16 win will mean very little though if they can’t back it up this weekend against the Eels.<\/p>\n

15. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (14)<\/p>\n

For the third straight week in a row the Bulldogs scored just the 12 points. In that time they’ve conceded. 32, 28 and 44. Not good.<\/p>\n

I thought Leo Thompson<\/a> was good. Sean O’Sullivan’s opening 20 minutes was right up there. Otherwise, pretty dire stuff.<\/p>\n

I have no idea what to expect the Sharks. My only advice is, if you have to miss a game this weekend, make it this one.<\/p>\n

16. Gold Coast Titans (15)<\/p>\n

The Titans endured more than their fare share of bad luck on Friday evening yet were still far from competitive against the Roosters.<\/p>\n

Keano Kini<\/a> crossed for his first try in a long, long time, providing the highlight in their 28-12 loss.<\/p>\n

Newcastle are in town on Sunday afternoon. The Titans are going to need to score 40 points to win this one. They have it in them.<\/p>\n

17. St George Illawarra Dragons (17)<\/p>\n

The poor Dragons were plastered from pillar to post on Saturday afternoon at the hands of the Knights.<\/p>\n

They conceded nine tries, six which came before half time. The crowd sure let the players know their feelings, and I cannot blame them.<\/p>\n

The Dragons are the longest priced outsiders I’ve ever seen in modern rugby league. If you put $20 on the Dragons, you’ll lose $20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We have reached the end of the unofficial “first third” of the NRL season. Round 10 has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":666824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-666823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}