{"id":682246,"date":"2026-05-20T04:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/682246\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:26:16","slug":"sea-eagles-soar-tigers-tumble-and-broncos-in-trouble-nrl-power-rankings-round-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/682246\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Eagles soar, Tigers tumble and Broncos in trouble?: NRL Power Rankings, Round 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magic Round<\/a> has come and gone and now the entire rugby league landscape shifts to State of Origin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first third of the NRL<\/a> season is now complete. Now is the time to look at where every team sits as we head into the representative period.<\/p>\n

The next few weeks will see mass byes, strange results and difficult decisions made here.<\/p>\n

Before that though, we look back at Round 11 and Magic Round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where did your team land on this week’s Power Rankings<\/a> following Round 11?.<\/p>\n

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

Penrith may not have wracked up the 60-0 score-line fans expected but the ease in which they beat the Dragons should not be ignored.<\/p>\n

Thomas Jenkins<\/a> added another two tries during the 28-6 victory while Dylan Edwards<\/a> did everything he could to press his Origin claims.<\/p>\n

With mass Origin involvement this week, the bye comes at a good time. They are head and shoulders above the rest of the competition right now.<\/p>\n

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

The Warriors were the stars of the show at Magic Round<\/a> in beating the Broncos 42 points to 12.<\/p>\n

Erin Clark<\/a> was best on ground while Dallin Watene-Zelezniak<\/a> crossed for two highlight reel tries. Te Maire Martin<\/a> looked very good when called upon after a horror injury to Tanah Boyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are in Sydney to play the Dragons. They’ll be sans Kurt Capewell<\/a> and Mitch Barnett<\/a> but should also be missing Jackson Ford<\/a>. They’ll start huge favourites.<\/p>\n

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

Words cannot do justice to the turnaround in this club since Kieran Foran<\/a> took over. Their 46-18 win over the Tigers was both easy and super entertaining.<\/p>\n

Jason Saab<\/a> crossed for a hattrick, Clayton Faulalo<\/a> produced the greatest game of his NRL<\/a> career and Luke Brooks<\/a> looks every bit the player he once promised to be. <\/p>\n

Saturday night sees them host the Titans. Despite missing Haumole Olakau’atu<\/a> and Tolutau Koula<\/a>, they should get the job done at Brookvale.<\/p>\n

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

The Sydney Roosters<\/a> dropped their first game since their Round Three loss back on the 20th of March. Hardly panic stations despite the 18-12 negative result. <\/p>\n

Cody Ramsey’s try may have been the highlight of he weekend. Naufahu Whyte’s massive rise continued with another monster 198 run metre performance. Unfortunately he often doesn’t have enough help.<\/p>\n

James Tedesco<\/a>, Robert Toai, Sam Walker<\/a>, Lindsay Collins<\/a> and Victor Radley<\/a> will all run out next Wednesday. Luckily the Roosters have the bye this weekend.<\/p>\n

Magic Round Wrap & Ivan Cleary the GOAT – Rugby League Outlaws<\/p>\n

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

The Bunnies copped a 32 points to 10 hiding to the red hot Dolphins<\/a> on Friday night. This was arguably the shock of the weekend.<\/p>\n

Campbell Graham<\/a> and Tallis Duncan<\/a> were big on the night but otherwise the Rabbitohs were a distant second best. <\/p>\n

Cam Murray will be missing due to Origin, while Latrell Mitchell<\/a> would have also been selected if not for injury, as they travel to Townsville on Sunday. Should be fun!<\/p>\n

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

The Knights dusted the Titans, 36-12 on Sunday afternoon. It was every bit as easy as the score-line suggested.<\/p>\n

Dominic Young<\/a> scored a magical hatty, Dane Gagai<\/a> and Fletcher Sharpe<\/a> both scored doubled and Greg Marzhew<\/a> scored yet again. The Knights back five, even without Bradman Best<\/a>, and on fire!<\/p>\n

Jacob Saifiti<\/a> and Dylan Lucas<\/a> gained surprise selection for the Blues<\/a> while Kalyn Ponga<\/a> grabbed the QLD fullback spot. The bye this weekend allows the Knights to watch on.<\/p>\n

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

The Dolphins<\/a> 32-10 win over the Rabbitohs on Friday night was probably the shock of the weekend. <\/p>\n

Selwyn Cobbo<\/a> and Max Plath<\/a> both earned Origin spots following a big night. Herbie Farnworth<\/a> was absolutely blistering, again. Kodi Nikorima<\/a> was so good prior to leaving the field injured.<\/p>\n

The Phins travel to Canberra on Thursday night sans four players. It probably should have been worse with Tom Gilbert<\/a> missing out.<\/p>\n

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

The Cowboys snapped a long Roosters win streak 18 point to 12 in the best game from Magic Round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Braidon Burns<\/a> crossed for a double out wide but it was Jake Clifford<\/a> who was the main man on the night. Reed Mahoney<\/a> has proved to be an incredible pick up.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys host the Bunnies this Friday minus Rueben Cotter. They should probably also be missing Jaxon Purdue<\/a> and Helium Luki if Origin selections were based on form.<\/p>\n

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

The broken Broncos were absolutely destroyed by the Warriors on Sunday afternoon. The 42-12 loss serves as a massive wakeup call for the Premiers.<\/p>\n

Reece Walsh<\/a> tried hard but has an always errors and highlights. Adam Reynolds<\/a> crossed for a double but was shockingly quiet in the first half.<\/p>\n

A bye this weekend will allow Michael Maguire<\/a> to re focus his side, and hope that some cattle find themselves back in the squad sooner than later.<\/p>\n

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

The Sharks continue to be the competition’s toughest team to tip. They absolutely ripped the Dogs to shreds enroute to a 38-16 win.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo Mulitalo’s return provided the magic the Sharks needed to kick on here. Hohepa Puru<\/a> surely locked in his spot in the squad moving forward. Jesse Colquhoun<\/a> will be hard to ignore as a starter, regardless of who is fit.<\/p>\n

A bye this weekend allows Addin Fonua-Blake<\/a> and Blake Brailey to make their Origin debuts without too much worry. <\/p>\n

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

The Melbourne Storm’s mini rival continued on the back of a resounding 34-8 win over the Eels.<\/p>\n

Cameron Munster<\/a> and Harry Grant<\/a> know it’s Origin season and have returned to future Immortal form. Cooper Clarke<\/a> capped off a wonderful evening with his first NRL<\/a> try.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game against the Dogs seems them enter as outsiders due to missing so many players. They still have plenty of talent and will be confident.<\/p>\n

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

The poor Tigers are a far cry from what they promised a month ago. I know the injury crisis is very real but their depth has been tested in a big way.<\/p>\n

Luke Laulilii<\/a> was probably their best on the day, crossing for a try and running for 186 metres. Terrell May<\/a> did his part. Otherwise though …<\/p>\n

A bye this weekend is well timed as the Tigers are running out of troops. The extra week will allow the rehab team to hopefully work their magic.<\/p>\n

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

The Raiders watched on from the sidelines during the Magic Round<\/a> chaos. Given the score blowouts, it probably wasn’t a bad week to miss.<\/p>\n

They return on Thursday night against the Dolphins<\/a>. Ethan Strange<\/a> and Hudson Young<\/a> will be missing against an Origin ravaged Phins.<\/p>\n

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

Parramatta’s below par 2026 continued after a 34-8 hammering at the hands of the Storm.<\/p>\n

Sean Russell<\/a> opened the scoring on the night and the Eels looked to be on. Unfortunately it wouldn’t continue. Truthfully it was a horror night.<\/p>\n

The Eels have a bye this weekend. Given they’re only missing Mitch Moses<\/a>, it’s probably a week they’d like to be playing.<\/p>\n

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

The Bulldogs woes continued on the back of a 38-16 loss to the Sharks. The Dogs padded the score-line a little but the game was done at half time.<\/p>\n

Lachlan Galvin<\/a> continues to be the Dogs best, despite the fact he continues to cop it. Jacob Preston<\/a> was unlucky to miss Origin selection. Stephen Crichton<\/a> was lucky to gain Origin selection.<\/p>\n

The Dogs host the Origin destroyed Storm on Friday night. To say they must win this game is the mother of all understatements. <\/p>\n

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

The Titans started well against the high flying Knights yet were soundly flogged to the tune of 36 points to 12.<\/p>\n

Oliver Pasco’s aforementioned second minute try was the highlight for the Titans. Unfortunately Kurtis Morrin’s 56th minute try was all that could be added.<\/p>\n

They start massive outsiders to the Sea Eagles on Saturday night. Jojo Fifita’s surprise selection sees him join Tino Fa’asuamaleaui<\/a> in Origin camp.<\/p>\n

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

The Dragons were brave, unlucky and horribly outclassed during their 28-6 loss to the Panthers on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Christian Tuipulotu<\/a> crossed for their only try although I’d argue Damien Cook’s try should have stood in his milestone game.<\/p>\n

The Red V would have hoped the Warriors would have been more Origin-effected this weekend. They showed enough last week to suggest they’ll be competitive here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Magic Round has come and gone and now the entire rugby league landscape shifts to State of Origin.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-682246","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\/682246","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=682246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}