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2008 NRL season results 

Main article: National Rugby League season 2008

This article details scores and results from the 2008 National Rugby League season, and also representative matches.

Contents

Round 1

* Times for Rounds 1 - 3 are Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-34 Sydney Roosters 14 March 2008, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer 29,386
Gold Coast Titans 36-18 North Queensland Cowboys 14 March 2008, 8:30pm Skilled Park Shayne Hayne 26,974
Parramatta Eels 28-20 Bulldogs 15 March 2008, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium Jason Robinson 25,065
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-16 Cronulla Sharks 15 March 2008, 7:30pm Brookvale Oval Jared Maxwell 15,424
Newcastle Knights 30-14 Canberra Raiders 15 March 2008, 7:30pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Tony De Las Heras 17,233
Brisbane Broncos 48-12 Penrith Panthers 16 March 2008, 2:00pm Suncorp Stadium Gavin Badger 31,250
Wests Tigers 24-16 St George Illawarra Dragons 16 March 2008, 3:00pm Sydney Football Stadium Sean Hampstead 18,211
Melbourne Storm 32-18 New Zealand Warriors 17 March 2008, 7:00pm Telstra Dome Ben Cummins 20,084

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Sydney Roosters 14-20 Brisbane Broncos 21 March]] 2008, 7:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Jared Maxwell 18,724
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-25 Bulldogs 21 March 2008, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Sean Hampstead 21,839
Penrith Panthers 16-20 Canberra Raiders 22 March 2008, 5:30pm CUA Stadium Jason Robinson 7,503
Newcastle Knights 13-12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 March 2008, 7:30pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Ben Cummins 18,117
North Queensland Cowboys 10-30 Wests Tigers 22 March 2008, 9:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Tony De Las Heras 20,655
New Zealand Warriors 30-16 Parramatta Eels 23 March 2008, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Shayne Hayne 15,250
Melbourne Storm 16-17 Cronulla Sharks 23 March 2008, 3:00pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer 10,720
St George Illawarra Dragons 30-12 Gold Coast Titans 24 March 2008, 7:00pm WIN Stadium Gavin Badger 10,521

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 36-2 North Queensland Cowboys 28 March 2008, 8.30pm Suncorp Stadium Ben Cummins 50,612
Parramatta Eels 24-23 Newcastle Knights 28 March 2008, 7.30pm Parramatta Stadium Tony Archer 15,176
Sydney Roosters 10-6 Melbourne Storm 29 March 2008, 5.30pm Sydney Football Stadium Shayne Hayne 12,137
Canberra Raiders 21-14 St George Illawarra Dragons 29 March 2008, 7.30pm Canberra Stadium Gavin Badger 14,400
Gold Coast Titans 18-4 Cronulla Sharks 29 March 2008, 9.30pm Skilled Park Jason Robinson 19,050
Penrith Panthers 26-22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 March 2008, 2.00pm CUA Stadium Tony De Las Heras 10,839
Bulldogs 32-12 Wests Tigers 30 March 2008, 3.00pm ANZ Stadium Jared Maxwell 21,546
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 52-6 New Zealand Warriors 31 March 2008, 7.00pm Brookvale Oval Sean Hampstead 10,175

Round 4

  • A new ANZ Stadium regular season attendance record (excluding double headers) was set when 36,526 came to the match between the Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters.
  • Golden point is invoked for the third time in 2008, the Cronulla v St. George Illawarra match going to extra time.
  • The South Sydney Rabbitohs are the remaining team to yet win a game after falling for their fourth consecutive game against the Manly Sea Eagles who managed to keep them tryless by 20 points to 2.
  • The Sydney Roosters' and the Bulldogs' match was labelled the "Grudge Match Of The Year" as many of the Roosters high profile players are former Bulldogs and it was their first clash since forward Willie Mason famously left the Bulldogs for the Roosters. However the match was disappointingly one-sided as the Roosters ran away with a 28 point victory. Interestingly, Braith Anasta, a former Bulldog, was named man of the match while Mason scored two tries.

* Times for Round 4 and the remainder of the season are Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Bulldogs 12-40 Sydney Roosters 4 April 2008, 7.30pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer 36,526
Melbourne Storm 28-8 Brisbane Broncos 4 April 2008, 7.30pm Olympic Park Stadium Jared Maxwell 13,831
St George Illawarra Dragons 16-18 Cronulla Sharks 5 April 2008, 5.30pm ANZ Stadium Sean Hampstead 15,318
Gold Coast Titans 32-12 Canberra Raiders 5 April 2008, 7.30pm Skilled Park Ben Cummins 17,381
North Queensland Cowboys 38-14 Parramatta Eels 5 April 2008, 9.30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Bernard Sutton 19,231
New Zealand Warriors 26-20 Newcastle Knights 6 April 2008, 2.00pm Mt Smart Stadium Tony Le Las Heras 11,518
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 April 2008, 3.00pm Brookvale Oval Shayne Hayne 14,426
Wests Tigers 8-30 Penrith Panthers 7 April 2008, 7.00pm Campbelltown Stadium Jason Robinson 11,898

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Melbourne Storm 26-4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 April 2008, 7.30pm Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer 13,632
Parramatta Eels 20-28 Gold Coast Titans 11 April 2008, 7.30pm Parramatta Stadium Jared Maxwell 13,321
St George Illawarra Dragons 16-20 North Queensland Cowboys 12 April 2008, 5.30pm WIN Stadium Tony De Las Heras 11,639
Penrith Panthers 12-28 Sydney Roosters 12 April 2008, 7.30pm CUA Stadium Bernard Sutton 16,294
New Zealand Warriors 36-16 Bulldogs 13 April 2008, 12.00pm Mt Smart Stadium Ben Cummins 15,912
Canberra Raiders 30-24 Wests Tigers 13 April 2008, 2.00pm Canberra Stadium Sean Hampstead 12,240
Newcastle Knights 22-34 Brisbane Broncos 13 April 2008, 3.00pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Shayne Hayne 21,614
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-12 Cronulla Sharks 14 April 2008, 7.00pm ANZ Stadium Jason Robinson 12,998

Round 6: Heritage Round

  • This premiership round was set down to celebrate the anniversary of the first round of the 1908 premiership. Teams wore jerseys reflecting their club or region's first season in the competition.
  • Corey Parker played his 150th career game for the Brisbane Broncos.
  • Cronulla play their first home game of the season after five rounds on the road when waiting for their home venue (Toyota Stadium) to be upgraded. It results in a golden point loss to Penrith.
  • The Newcastle Knights put their season back into the positive after defeating the Sydney Roosters, bouncing back from a 20-12 half time deficit by scoring four tries within the remaining ten minutes.
  • Melbourne win their twelfth straight match against Canberra after coming from 16-4 down at halftime.
  • This round saw a change in the lead on the competition ladder, with the Gold coast Titans edging ahead of the Brisbane Broncos.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Gold Coast Titans 26-24 Brisbane Broncos 18 April 2008, 7:30pm Skilled Park Tony Archer 27,176
Parramatta Eels 16-20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 April 2008, 7:30pm Parramatta Stadium Shayne Hayne 14,025
Bulldogs 30-18 St George Illawarra Dragons 19 April 2008, 5:30pm ANZ Stadium Bernard Sutton 14,767
North Queensland Cowboys 48-20 New Zealand Warriors 19 April 2008, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Jason Robinson 20,554
Cronulla Sharks 20-21 Penrith Panthers 19 April 2008, 7:30pm Toyota Stadium Sean Hampstead 13,852
Sydney Roosters 20-34 Newcastle Knights 20 April 2008, 2:00pm Bluetongue Stadium Steve Lyons 14,176
Wests Tigers 30-10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 April 2008, 3:00pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ben Cummins 19,122
Canberra Raiders 16-23 Melbourne Storm 21 April 2008, 7:00pm Canberra Stadium Jared Maxwell 15,550

Round 7

  • South Sydney Rabbitohs lose their ninth consecutive match (from round 24, 2007), this time to the Brisbane Broncos. It was also Tonie Carroll's 200th game for the Broncos.
  • The Dragons bounce back from their four game slump causing the Sydney Roosters' first back-to-back losses for this season.
  • Gold Coast recorded their fifth successive win, becoming the first of any Gold Coast team in the top grade ever to do so.
  • Wests Tigers extend their winning streak against Cronulla to nine.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
St George Illawarra Dragons 26-6 Sydney Roosters 25 April 2008, 3:15pm ANZ Stadium Sean Hampstead 21,596
Brisbane Broncos 32-18 South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 April 2008, 7:45pm Suncorp Stadium Jason Robinson 34,112
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-22 Bulldogs 26 April 2008, 5:30pm Brookvale Oval Tony Archer 15,229
North Queensland Cowboys 10-12 Melbourne Storm 26 April 2008, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Gavin Badger 24,053
Gold Coast Titans 36-24 New Zealand Warriors 27 April 2008, 2:00pm Skilled Park Steve Lyons 25,310
Cronulla Sharks 16-20 Wests Tigers 27 April 2008, 3:00pm Toyota Stadium Shayne Hayne 17,241
Parramatta Eels BYE Newcastle Knights
Penrith Panthers BYE Canberra Raiders

75th City vs Country Origin

The 19th annual City vs Country Origin match at Wollongong finished in an unexpected draw of 22-all. The first known draw in City-Country representative history since 1933, which then was 17 all.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Country Origin 22-22 City Origin 2 May 2008, 8:00pm WIN Stadium Jared Maxwell 11,365

Round 8

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Newcastle Knights 13-12 Gold Coast Titans 3 May 2008, 5:30pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Gavin Badger 21,280
Penrith Panthers 18-26 Parramatta Eels 3 May 2008, 7:30pm CUA Stadium Ben Cummins 18,724
Wests Tigers 22-34 Brisbane Broncos 3 May 2008, 8:30pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer 11,177
New Zealand Warriors 14-6 Canberra Raiders 4 May 2008, 2:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Sean Hampstead 7,358
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28-24 North Queensland Cowboys 4 May 2008, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne 9,818
Bulldogs BYE St George Illawarra Dragons
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles BYE Sydney Roosters
Cronulla Sharks BYE Melbourne Storm

9th Centenary ANZAC Test

Australia have won their 7th straight match over New Zealand with a 28-12 win at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia got out to a 22-0 lead in only 23 minutes into the match and it remained that scoreline going into the break. New Zealand scored first in the second half only two minutes in bringing it back to 22-6. However Australia put the game beyond doubt when they scored in the 64th minute regaining their margin of 22 points with the New Zealand side scoring a late consolation try finalising the score 28-12.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Australia Kangaroos 28-12 New Zealand Kiwis 9 May 2008, 8:00pm Sydney Cricket Ground Ashley Klein 34,571

Round 9

  • The 0-0 halftime scoreline during the Melboure and Newcastle match was the fourth time in three years that the first half of an NRL match has been scoreless.
  • Melbourne's win over Newcastle places the 2007 minor premiership winning Storm to the top of the table for the first time in 2008. Meanwhile, last year's second finishing team, the Sea Eagles, entered the top four.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Sydney Roosters 30-4 Canberra Raiders 10 May 2008, 5:30pm Sydney Football Stadium Jason Robinson 10,241
Bulldogs 4-30 Penrith Panthers 10 May 2008, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Jared Maxwell 10,257
North Queensland Cowboys 18-24 Cronulla Sharks 10 May 2008, 7:30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Tony Archer 17,065
Brisbane Broncos 12-30 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 May 2008, 2:00pm Suncorp Stadium Shayne Hayne 27,469
Parramatta Eels 19-18 St George Illawarra Dragons 11 May 2008, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium Sean Hampstead 16,313
Melbourne Storm 18-4 Newcastle Knights 12 May 2008, 7:00pm Olympic Park Stadium Ben Cummins 10,624
South Sydney Rabbitohs BYE Gold Coast Titans
Wests Tigers BYE New Zealand Warriors

Round 10

  • The 34 players selected for State of Origin are required to stand down for this round's club matches.
  • The Gold Coast Titans finally defeated the Bulldogs; the first Gold Coast team of any era - Giants, Seagulls, Chargers or Titans - to do so.
  • The Brisbane Broncos recorded their first back-to-back losses of the season.
  • The St. George Illawarra Dragons defeated Melbourne for the first time since 2004. Up to eight players from the usual Melbourne squad were omitted from the match due to State of Origin duties.
  • The Penrith Panthers made the top eight for the first time in 2008 by beating the Warriors.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Parramatta Eels 12-32 Sydney Roosters 16 May 2008, 7:45pm Parramatta Stadium Shayne Hayne 16,211
Gold Coast Titans 24-20 Bulldogs 16 May 2008, 7:45pm Skilled Park Jason Robinson 22,676
Cronulla Sharks 13-6 Brisbane Broncos 17 May 2008, 5:30pm Toyota Stadium Jared Maxwell 13,431
St George Illawarra Dragons 36-12 Melbourne Storm 17 May 2008, 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Phil Haines 6,881
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-6 North Queensland Cowboys 17 May 2008, 7:30pm Bluetongue Stadium Ben Cummins 9,343
Penrith Panthers 46-22 New Zealand Warriors 18 May 2008, 2:00pm CUA Stadium Tony De Las Heras 9,450
Newcastle Knights 26-38 Wests Tigers 18 May 2008, 3:00pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Sean Hampstead 20,154
Canberra Raiders 38-10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 19 May 2008, 7:00pm Canberra Stadium Gavin Badger 11,115

State of Origin: Game I

Main article: 2008 Rugby League State of Origin series
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
New South Wales Blues 18-10 Queensland Maroons 21 May 2008, 8:00pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer 67,620

Round 11

  • The Warriors' loss to the Roosters was the first home game they lost in 2008.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-20 St George Illawarra Dragons 23 May 2008 7.45pm Brookvale Oval Jason Robinson 12,058
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-15 Melbourne Storm 24 May 2008 7.30pm Bluetongue Stadium Jared Maxwell 8,761
New Zealand Warriors 12-38 Sydney Roosters 25 May 2008 2.00pm Mt Smart Stadium Ben Cummins 11,922
Wests Tigers 20-18 Gold Coast Titans 25 May 2008 3.00pm Leichhardt Oval Shayne Hayne 17,493
Bulldogs 30-22 Cronulla Sharks 26 May 2008 7.00pm ANZ Stadium Tony Archer 9,289
Brisbane Broncos BYE North Queensland Cowboys
Parramatta Eels BYE Newcastle Knights
Penrith Panthers BYE Canberra Raiders

Round 12

  • Manly's Adam Cuthbertson is sent off during Manly's win over Canberra.
  • Denan Kemp equalled the club record for most tries in a match for the Brisbane Broncos with 4 tries, one of which was the match-winner scored after the final siren.
  • The Bulldogs became the first team for 2008 to be held scoreless in a match.
  • North Queensland's Luke O'Donnell is also sent off in the Cowboys loss to Penrith in golden point extra time.
  • Brett Finch played his 200th NRL game. He became only the 5th player to reach this milestone before reaching the age of 27.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Brisbane Broncos 30-26 Parramatta Eels 30 May 2008, 7.45pm Suncorp Stadium Jason Robinson 25,564
Canberra Raiders 18-31 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30 May 2008, 7.45pm Canberra Stadium Sean Hampstead 13,120
Melbourne Storm 46-0 Bulldogs 31 May 2008, 5.30pm Olympic Park Stadium Shayne Hayne 12,251
North Queensland Cowboys 18-19 Penrith Panthers 31 May 2008, 7.30pm Dairy Farmers Stadium Alan Shortall 16,553
Newcastle Knights 16-18 New Zealand Warriors 31 May 2008, 7.30pm EnergyAustralia Stadium Jared Maxwell 15,489
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-26 St George Illawarra Dragons 1 June 2008, 2.00pm ANZ Stadium Gavin Badger 12,978
Cronulla Sharks 30-14 Gold Coast Titans 1 June 2008, 3.00pm Toyota Stadium Ben Cummins 8,214
Sydney Roosters 19-10 Wests Tigers 2 June 2008, 7.45pm Sydney Football Stadium Tony Archer 15,204

Round 13

  • Players selected for State of Origin were again absent from this round's fixtures.
  • South Sydney's rare win over the Warriors was their first win against them since 1999.
  • Wendell Sailor makes his return to the NRL with St. George Illawarra after a seven year absence.
  • The Sydney Roosters fail to score aganst Manly for the second time in a row, losing 0-56 in Round 17, 2007.
  • For the first time, the Gold Coast Titans held their opposition scoreless with a 18-0 win over the Melbourne Storm at Skilled Park, in the process maintaining their undefeated home record in 2008.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
St George Illawarra Dragons 28-10 Brisbane Broncos 6 June 2008, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins 11,234
New Zealand Warriors 28-35 South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 June 2008, 8:00pm Mt Smart Stadium Tony De Las Heras 13,112