More movement in the Power Rankings, as the Rabbitohs toughed it out against the Raiders to jump up to No.1.
Des Hasler and the Sea Eagles keep defying the odds, while the Panthers, Titans and Dragons have big problems to solve.
Check out where your team ranks in this week's pecking order.
1. South Sydney Rabbitohs (last week: 2)
The Bunnies were in and out of that game against the Raiders. They physically dominated at times and vice versa, but they just know how to come up with the right plays at the right time. Their big-name players continue to be in career-best form and Wayne Bennett has unlocked Cody Walker. Every time he gets the ball at the moment he punishes the other team.
2. Sydney Roosters (1)
The premiers have been up for a long time and this is what happens when you're the champs - everyone wants to beat you and you're going to get everyone's best game every week. The Broncos were playing for their season, they were at home and also didn't have to travel the previous week for Magic Round, and they need wins, so I'm sure the Roosters will be fine.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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Designed by Elaine Chambers-Hegarty, the Broncos’ Indigenous Round jersey features eye-catching artwork which represents growth and new beginnings as 13 players unite as one at the gathering place of the Broncos’ home ground. All of the club’s current Indigenous players are represented through the illustration of their animal totem symbolising their connection to Indigenous culture.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The theme and design of the Bulldogs’ Indigenous Round jersey is reconciliation, which is what Indigenous round is all about. Reconciliation promotes understanding, recognition and most importantly education. The jersey displays meeting places and tracks leading to each other and this represents what we are working towards as a community today - everyone being connected, working towards the same goal. The three hand prints represent the club’s Aboriginal players Adam Elliott, Chris Smith and Reimis Smith.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The Raiders’ Indigenous jersey is a celebration of diversity and reconciliation. The artwork uses hand-prints to illustrate cultural diversity within the Ngunnawal region. Various artistic styles are demonstrated throughout the artwork, a result of community collaboration. By involving the community and Indigenous students engaged in the NRL School-to-Work program, artist Lynnice created a free flowing design. The path to reconciliation is a collaborative, accepting and an ongoing journey. This work aims to demonstrate how learning, interaction and respect work to create a free-flowing and engaged community.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The meaning of the logo is about opportunity, relationships and respect. It’s about a world that has three hands and three lightning bolts. The hands represent respect for one another and life’s opportunities. The Storm bolts represent relationships and strong links to our community and cultural respect. The image represents power and determination to reach goals, to trust, to feel safe and fulfilled with positive connections. The logo in the middle represents the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club, while the outer circles are the broader communities that Melbourne Storm are reaching through its various programs. The four colours represent the four seasons, representing diversity and change. The shields represent strength and resilience.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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Manly are honouring Sea Eagles great Cliff Lyons to celebrate Indigenous Round. The grey circles represent each team that Cliff has played for, from his first team as a junior, right up to playing for Australia. The lizard is very significant to the design. Down the back sides of the lizard there are blue stripes (representing his Origin for NSW) and on those stripes there are black dots, five on one side and six on the other as a representation for how many goals and field goals he kicked in his career with Manly. The lizard's back legs display 80 dots for the tries he scored, while the front legs feature 120 dots, Cliff's Hall of Fame number.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The Knights’ Indigenous Round jersey was designed by past and present Knights players including Ashley Gordon, Owen Craigie, Timana Tahu and Connor Watson. Each player contributed a piece of their history to local Indigenous artist Elise Randell from non-for-profit agency Justiz, who painted the artwork that makes up the foundations of the jersey design. A backdrop of blue and green represents salt water and fresh water. The white raised dots are representative of family and community from their place of origin and local Aboriginal community ties. The top right represents Ashley Gordon, the bottom right represents Timana Tahu, the bottom left represents Owen Craigie and the top left represents Connor Watson.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The winning design by Beau Pennefather Motlop from Cairns is titled ‘same but different’. The Torres Strait head dress and Aboriginal shield represent courage. The two hands, one black, one white, represent integrity and honesty. They are also a representation of unity and equality. The Torres Strait drum and Aboriginal didgeridoo represent our commitment to keeping Indigenous culture alive through traditional dance and music, as well as sharing our culture. The circle dot patterns represent meeting places and the U-Shapes surrounding them represent people meeting in unity.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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Designed by Parramatta players Josh Hoffman, Will Smith, Bevan French and Blake Ferguson, the jersey pays respect to the traditional owners of Parramatta and is a celebration of their rich heritage. The area of Parramatta was known by the Darug people as Burramatta - "Burra" meaning eel and "matta" meaning creek. The Eel in the background represents the ancestral spirit of the Parramatta jersey, and is a connection to the Aboriginal Ancestors who look over the land. The totem on the top left of the front of jersey represents Will Smith, the totem on the right sleeve represents Blake Ferguson, the totem on the left middle front of jersey represents Bevan French and the totem on the bottom right Josh Hoffman.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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"Stronger as one" is the theme of the Gold Coast Titans'' 2019 Indigenous jersey. The design, based on artwork titled "Korowa tarig" by rising Newcastle artist Tyler Smith, was chosen as the winner of the Gold Coast Titans Indigenous jersey design competition. "Korowa tarig means 'the sea coast' in the traditional language of the Awabakal people," Smith explains. "The illustration shows a school of fish swimming together as they are stronger as one. This also represents the essential teamwork needed to be a successful football team and organisation."
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The design of the 2019 Panthers Indigenous jersey is based on an artwork by Panthers Indigenous welfare officer Glen Liddiard. The art incorporates the Panthers colours and depicts the geography and people of the Darug nation - the home of the Panthers' community today. The jersey also features totems of the Wiradjuri, Guriwal and Biripi people, representing the club's Indigenous players past and present.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The unique design for the Roosters’ 2019 Indigenous Round jersey was donated by KARI and created by artist Danielle Mate Sullivan. The design was made in consultation with the Roosters’ Indigenous players and incorporates the players’ hand prints, as well as the handprints of their children. The jersey will be on display when the Roosters face the in-form Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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Hailing from Bundjalung Nation and a Proud Wahlabul Man, Joe Walker has combined mastery, magic, creativity and culture to create a jersey that is inclusive and representative of the Rabbitohs’ six Indigenous players. Joe has designed a playing strip that incorporates the player's totems inside their own handprint. Among those featured are Kyle Turner (goanna), Braidon Burns )emu), Dane Gagai (shovelnose shark), Cody Walker (goanna), Alex Johnston (crocodile) and Greg Inglis (praying mantis). Beyond the totems, the jersey utilises lines which represent the players’ journey to the club.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The front of the jersey – designed by local artist Lani Balzan – includes a whale (Birri Birri), which symbolises the Dharawal nation, the land on which St George Illawarra play their home games. The four red dots above the Red V signify the club’s four Indigenous players - Josh Kerr, Jai Field, Jonus Pearson and Tristan Sailor. Local artists Keiran Campbell and Koori Minto designed the back of the jersey. Their creation highlights the special relationship and respect local aboriginals have with the sea, highlighting the significance of the sea creatures which have provided local Aboriginal People a food source for thousands of generations.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The jersey design pays respect to Māori - the indigenous people of New Zealand. The top half of the jersey represents mountains and waterways, while the triangle shapes symbolise mountains. The koru represents mist, clouds and swirling winds reaching up to the heavenly domain of Ranginui (the Sky Father). The waves break the shore below the mountains and rivers and lakes flow to the sea. The koru and kowhaiwhai represent growth, reaching upward toward the light, positivity, nurturing and protection. Also, they represent connection to the earthly domain of Papatuanuku (the Earth Mother). The design is placed on the front and back and represents the North Island and South Island. The colour of the jersey and the shades of grey represents the clouds.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The Indigenous jersey was designed by Aunty Deanna Schreiber. The blue on the jersey represents the waters of Cronulla, many campsites and the elders gathering. The animal tracks and totems - Goanna, Black Snake and Echidna - represent the Sharks’ Indigenous players Wade Graham, Will Kennedy, Andrew Fifita, Braydon Trindall and the family of Jayson Bukuya. The colour pink represents the many shells that were scattered on the beaches at Cronulla for thousands of years.
2019 Indigenous Round jerseys
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The Wests Tigers’ 2019 Indigenous Jersey is inspired by the traditional lands on which the club is based upon - lands of the Wangal, Gadigal and Tharawal people. The design uses topographical lines to form patterns that link pathways and meeting places as a way of uniting cultures to strengthen knowledge and understanding. The impressive artwork was produced by Vicki Golding and Dennis Golding.
3. Melbourne Storm (3)
They've been in the same situation four or five times this season and got out of jail - except against the Sharks a few weeks ago - and they have that knack for coming up with big plays in crunch time. If you were a Tigers fan you never felt comfortable, but I'm still in a bit of a holding pattern in terms of where the Storm are going to finish this competition but they've been impressive to start the year.
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Every try from Round 10
4. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (6)
You can give Coach of the Year to Des Hasler now, because what he gets out of this squad every week is nothing short of remarkable. They turn up with effort, they all do their job, they compete and don't give up on any play. Manly out-enthused the Sharks and it's really refreshing to see a squad not blame injuries or make excuses. The players all know their roles and just go out there and do their jobs.
5. Canberra Raiders (4)
I give the Raiders a pass because they were fantastic against the Rabbitohs and it was one of the games of the year. Their attack still has some question marks over it but they were physical and never stopped competing, and they matched it with one of the biggest packs in the competition. Ricky Stuart should take a lot from that game.
6. Newcastle Knights (8)
Four wins in a row and it's nice to see them delivering on the promise they had at the start of the year. Ponga back at fullback is paying huge dividends, Mitchell Pearce is back to some of his best form and everyone around them is doing their job. When they all do their job their match-winners are up there with some of the best in the comp.
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Match Highlights: Dragons v Knights
7. Brisbane Broncos (9)
Where's this been? Seriously, watching that game against the Roosters you'd have thought you were watching a top-four side playing the champs. The Roosters have been up for a long time so I give them a big pass. But whatever the Broncos did last week and whatever the coach said, they need to bottle that and come out and produce again in Auckland this week.
8. Cronulla Sharks (5)
I was really disappointed with their performance against Manly. They lacked polish in attack but it was their defence that surprised me because they let in some uncharacteristically soft tries in the first half and it put them under the pump. When you've got young guys you can't be chasing the game all the time, but I expect them to bounce back this week.
9. Parramatta Eels (7)
The Eels are on the slippery dip and it looks like they can't play away from home. They're going to rely on those home results to get them in the top eight and that won't be good enough, so Brad Arthur needs to go back to the drawing board and get his side buzzing again and playing with excitement. They're dying for a home game and get one this week.
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Soward’s Power Rankings explained
10. Wests Tigers (11)
It's still hard to get a true read on the Tigers. The last two weeks have been outstanding but it was only three weeks ago against the Roosters that it looked like their season was done. A great effort against Melbourne on the weekend and they need to bottle that effort with the enthusiasm they had at Magic Round and they should be OK.
11. Canterbury Bulldogs (12)
A good comeback win over the Titans and this is the effort we've been trending, where they come up with gritty wins and the young players have good games. Jack Cogger went well, Kieran Foran was outstanding and some of the older guys put their hands up and led from the front. Good to see the Dogs get another win.
12. New Zealand Warriors (13)
I'm giving the Warriors fans some love and moving them up one spot from last week. Good to see them dig in and get back-to-back wins in Australia, and this is probably the team we think we should see every week. The challenge is for them to back it up at home, so I'm still pumping the brakes on them because I want to see it for a month and whether they can make a run at the top eight.
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Match Highlights: Panthers v Warriors
13. North Queensland Cowboys (14)
Also up a spot after a scrappy win against the Eels but they still struggle to score points and I don't expect them to make the top eight. They put in a good effort and really wanted to win and it was nice to see Michael Morgan control things in crunch time. That's game management. It wasn't a pretty game but the Cowboys got the job done.
14. St George Illawarra Dragons (10)
It's hard to fathom how the Dragons were in an Anzac Day belter a month ago against the Roosters and since then they haven't fired a shot. They've lost four in a row and conceded 40 points, they look tired and it seems as though they're hoping that someone steps up. They've lost their two playmakers but that doesn't explain 40 points.
15. Gold Coast Titans (15)
They're lucky the Panthers are playing so badly or they'd be 16. Their million-dollar player Ash Taylor just isn't leading the team. Tyrone Roberts leads the team around and they aren't getting enough out of Taylor. When you lead at half-time the last two weeks and don't score a point in the second half that comes back to your halfback.
16. Penrith Panthers (16)
I don't really know where to start. I keep waiting for them to turn the corner with some energy and enthusiasm in what they're doing and it hasn't happened. James Maloney looks frustrated and at half-time they all looked like they were in trouble at school. Very disappointing and very hard to watch at the moment.
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