PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Newcastle winger Dom Young made the most of his late recall to the first-grade side, finishing with 227 run metres and four tries against Manly. After setting up his third try with a scintillating break down the right, Young gave the Knights a chance to win the game late by fielding a chip kick on the edge. Lachie Miller missed the ensuing conversion, though, and the game ended in a draw.
QUOTE OF THE ROUND: "Weak. Gutted. Dog". Jaeman Salmon gave Ricky Stuart a taste of his own medicine, screaming the coach's infamous insult to the Canberra crowd when he scored the final try of Penrith's 53-12 romp.
TALKING POINT: St George Illawarra's convincing 38-12 defeat of the Dolphins has stopped pressure on coach Anthony Griffin from reaching critical mass - at least for the time being. The Dragons, cruelled by late fades in their two previous games, held the Queenslanders to only one try beyond the 13-minute mark.
STAT THAT MATTERS: Melbourne's 18-10 defeat of South Sydney marked their 32nd victory over the Rabbitohs in 38 games, and 13th from the sides' last 15 encounters. The Rabbitohs have never recorded back-to-back victories over the Storm.
MAGIC MOMENT: As rain teemed down at Shark Park, Warriors veteran Shaun Johnson booted a long-range penalty goal in the dying seconds to clinch a 32-30 win against his old side Cronulla. The Warriors had been down 20-0 after 18 minutes but with the win, surge to second place on the ladder.
CASUALTY WARD: Roosters - James Tedesco (concussion); Bulldogs - Viliame Kikau (concussion); Panthers - James Fisher-Harris (knee); Rabbitohs - Alex Johnston (concussion); Knights - Tyson Gamble (concussion); Dragons - Jaydn Su'A (calf); Dolphins - Anthony Milford (hamstring); Bulldogs - Raymond Faitala-Mariner (concussion), Max King (eye), Franklin Pele (arm); Cowboys - Heilum Luki (hamstring), Jordan McLean (hamstring)
JUDICIARY WATCH: Eels - Bailey Simonsson (high tackle); Warriors - Marata Niukore (dangerous tackle); Sharks - Dale Finucane (dangerous tackle); Bulldogs - Jayden Okunbor (dangerous tackle)
UNDER PRESSURE: Canberra became the first side to concede 50 points this season and if history is anything to go by, that means they are out of premiership contention. Ricky's Raiders (1-4) face ladder-leading Brisbane for their next assignment and will have to pull off an upset without Jack Wighton, who is suspended for another week.
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