A snapshot of 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 21 of the NRL season
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: James Tedesco. The Sydney Roosters captain 直面するd 批評 for 存在 認めるd a 中央の-season holiday last week but was 明確に ready to play on his return. He 得点する／非難する／２０d one try and 始める，決める two more up in a 36-18 敗北・負かす of Gold Coast that reignites the Roosters' faint 決勝戦 hopes.
QUOTE OF THE ROUND: "いつかs you wonder how important it is to them." Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy questioned his 味方する's 意図 after they gave up a 二塁打-digit lead for the second time in three games and fell 26-18 to Newcastle.
TALKING POINT: Will the Sharks 落ちる out of the 最高の，を越す eight? With North Queensland on the rise and South Sydney about to welcome Latrell Mitchell 支援する from 傷害, there will be hot 競争 for 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs in the 底（に届く） half of the 最高の，を越す eight. Cronulla's poor 記録，記録的な／記録する against fellow 最高の，を越す-eight 味方するs has been 井戸／弁護士席-文書d, but their 30-26 loss to 11th-placed Manly will be 原因（となる） for even greater 関心. In a season that has been so tight, are the Sharks about to become separated from the pack?
MAGIC MOMENT: Resurgent Shaun Johnson put paid to a Canberra 復帰 when he nailed a 35-metre field goal in extra time and 手渡すd the 軍人s a 21-20 勝利，勝つ in 前線 of a sold-out home （人が）群がる. At 32, Johnson is in career-best form and making a serious 事例／患者 to earn his first Dally M Halfback Of The Year award.
STATS THAT MATTER: North Queensland's 敗北・負かす of Parramatta in Townsville 調印（する）d their first six-game winning streak at the 発生地 and moved them into the 最高の，を越す eight for the first time since 一連の会議、交渉／完成する one. The Cowboys have won six of seven games since their 悪名高い 66-18 loss to Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval, 完全に reinvigorating their season.
CASUALTY WARD: Panthers - Spencer Leniu (膝), Izack Tago (脚); Bulldogs - Jacob Preston (illness); Eels - Shaun 小道／航路 (肘); Cowboys - Griffin Neame (長，率いる knock), Jeremiah Nanai (shoulder); 嵐／襲撃する - Reimis Smith (adductor); 軍人s - Marata Niukore (長，率いる knock); Sea Eagles - Tanela Paseka (膝), John Schuster (shoulder).
JUDICIARY WATCH: Broncos - ツバメ Taupau (dangerous 接触する), 足緒 Arthars (high 取り組む); 嵐／襲撃する - Tariq Sims (high 取り組む); Nicho Hynes (dangerous 接触する).
UNDER PRESSURE: Wests Tigers' loss to 16th-placed St George Illawarra left them two games 流浪して at the 底（に届く） of the ladder and all but 確認するs a second 連続した 木造の spoon. The Tigers likely need to 勝利，勝つ three of their remaining six games to 避ける another last-placed finish and will be without their first-choice halfback Luke Brooks for at least another week.
