Hard-fought victories in Round 3 have seen the Raiders and Roosters climb in the NRL Power Rankings, while the Broncos remain at the top after a late blitz saw them beat the Dragons by 22 points last week.
The victory over the Sharks at GIO Stadium was Canberra's first of the year following consecutive losses by six points or less, and sees them jump from 15th to 11th in the rankings, putting them one spot ahead of their ladder position heading into Round 4.
The Roosters secured their second-straight win, emerging 20-18 winners in a thriller against the Rabbitohs on Friday night, which sees them leap from 11th to 6th in the rankings.
The Rabbitohs join the Knights as the big fallers this week, with South Sydney dropping from last week's 5th place ranking to 10th, and Newcastle's loss to the Dolphins seeing them fall five spots to 14th.
Four tries in the final 10 minutes against the Dragons ensured the Broncos reaffirmed their standing at the top of both the Power Rankings and Telstra Premiership, while the Dolphins remain second in both after getting past the Knights.
Match Highlights: Broncos v Dragons
It adds to what already shapes as arguably the game of the season so far this Friday when the Queensland neighbours meet at Suncorp Stadium.
Back-to-back wins has the Bulldogs on the move ahead of this Sunday's trip to face the Warriors, who sit one spot ahead of them in the rankings, with Cameron Ciraldo's men sitting fifth in the rankings.
The Dogs also have the biggest variation between rankings position and actual ladder position, sitting three spots higher than their current standing on eighth on the Telstra Premiership ladder.
