Tuesday's Expert - NRL 2013 Round 13

We look back at the 13th round of the 2013 NRL Premiership, and see how the Player of the Year standings are tracking. Also features a look at the ladder at the halfway mark of the season.

Manly's form took a worrying turn with a loss to the Warriors, meaning the Titans are right on their heels. Canterbury jumped into the eight with a victory over the Cowboys, who now sit at the bottom of the ladder with the Eels, who were valiant but still couldn't get past the Roosters. The Storm flexed their premiership muscle with a convincing win over the Sharks, while a bye saw the Rabbitohs maintain top spot.

Below you'll find the results, player of the match points and match details for each fixture, plus a look at the NRL ladder after the weekend's games, plus a look back at Origin game one.

New South Wales Blues 14 Queensland Maroons 6
Venue: Stadium Australia
Crowd: 80380
Halftime Score: New South Wales Blues 14-0

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Luke Lewis
2 points - Jarryd Hayne
1 point - James Maloney

NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES (14)
Tries: Jarryd Hayne, Michael Jennings
Field Goals: Jarryd Hayne (0/1)
Conversions: James Maloney (2/2)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (1/2)

QUEENSLAND MAROONS (6)
Tries: Darius Boyd
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/1)

REPORT: Blues go one up in Origin series with tough win over Maroons

Parramatta Eels 24 Sydney Roosters 38
Venue: Parramatta Stadium
Crowd: 12135
Halftime Score: Sydney Roosters 24-12

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Daniel Tupou
2 points - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
1 point - Martin Kennedy

PARRAMATTA EELS (24)
Tries: Ken Sio, Jake Mullaney, Jarryd Hayne, Peni Terepo
Conversions: Chris Sandow (4/4)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (38)
Tries: Daniel Tupou (2), Martin Kennedy, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Anthony Minichiello, Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Conversions: James Maloney (6/6)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (1/1)

REPORT: Hayne in doubt as Roosters down Eels

Newcastle Knights 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14
Venue: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Crowd: 19214
Halftime Score: Newcastle Knights 4-0

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Nathan Fien
2 points - Josh Dugan
1 point - Tyrone Roberts

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (8)
Tries: Joseph Leilua
Conversions: Tyrone Roberts (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Tyrone Roberts (2/2)

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (14)
Tries: Josh Dugan (2)
Field Goals: Nathan Fien (0/1)
Conversions: Josh Dugan (1/1), Cameron King (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Josh Dugan (1/2)

REPORT: Dragons break losing streak with scrappy win

North Queensland Cowboys 26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36
Venue: Willows Sports Complex
Crowd: 12,775
Halftime Score: 12 all

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Trent Hodkinson
2 points - Josh Reynolds
1 point - Robert Lui

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (26)
Tries: Brent Tate, Robert Lui, Dallas Johnson, Clint Greenshields
Conversions: Robert Lui (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Robert Lui (1/1)

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (36)
Tries: Ben Barba (2), Trent Hodkinson, Mitch Brown, Tony Williams, Greg Eastwood
Field Goals: Josh Reynolds (0/1)
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (6/6)

REPORT: Bulldogs bite in Townsville

New Zealand Warriors 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium
Crowd: 11142
Halftime Score: 12 all

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Feleti Mateo
2 points - Elijah Taylor
1 point - Justin Horo

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS (18)
Tries: Elijah Taylor, Glen Fisiiahi, Konrad Hurrell
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/3)

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (16)
Tries: Justin Horo, Peta Hiku, Steve Matai
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (2/3)

REPORT: Warriors strong-arm Manly to make it three straight

Penrith Panthers 18 Wests Tigers 20
Venue: Penrith Stadium
Crowd: 16827
Halftime Score: Penrith Panthers 18-8

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Benji Marshall
2 points - David Nofoaluma
1 point - David Simmons

PENRITH PANTHERS (18)
Tries: David Simmons, Mose Masoe, Dean Whare
Conversions: Luke Walsh (3/3)

WESTS TIGERS (20)
Tries: David Nofoaluma (2), Ava Seumanufagai, Tim Simona
Conversions: Benji Marshall (2/4)

REPORT: Tigers stun complacent Panthers

Melbourne Storm 38 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6
Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Crowd: 16231
Halftime Score: Melbourne Storm 28-0

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Gareth Widdop
2 points - Cameron Smith
1 point - Billy Slater

MELBOURNE STORM (38)
Tries: Maurice Blair, Ryan Hoffman, Kevin Proctor, Tohu Harris, Gareth Widdop, Justin O'Neill, Billy Slater
Conversions: Cameron Smith (5/7)

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (6)
Tries: Beau Ryan
Conversions: Todd Carney (1/1)

REPORT: Storm sound premiership warning

Canberra Raiders 36 Brisbane Broncos 12
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Crowd: 10419
Halftime Score: Canberra Raiders 24-6

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Shaun Fensom
2 points - Jarrod Croker
1 point - Corey Parker

CANBERRA RAIDERS (36)
Tries: Josh McCrone, Jarrod Croker, Joel Thompson, Edrick Lee, Matt Gillett, Joel Edwards
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (5/5), Scott Prince (1/1)

BRISBANE BRONCOS (12)
Tries: Scott Prince, Mitchell Dodds
Conversions: Scott Prince (2/2)

REPORT: Raiders beat Broncos to cement top 8 spot

NRL 2013 Telstra Premiership
Ladder after Round 13

Holden Cup Round 13 Results

QRL ISC & FOGS Round 13 Results

NSWRL VB NSW Cup Round 13 & RM Cup Round 10 Results

2013 LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Year
LEADERBOARD after Round 13

18 Points
James Maloney (Roosters/Blues)

16 Points
Cooper Cronk (Storm)

15 Points
Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs)

13 Points
Jarrod Mullen (Knights)

12 Points
Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys), Andrew Fifita (Sharks)

11 Points
George Burgess (Rabbitohs), Albert Kelly (Titans), Cameron Smith (Storm/Kangaroos)

10 Points
Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs/City Origin), Todd Carney (Sharks), Jarryd Hayne (Eels/Blues)

9 Points
Paul Gallen (Sharks/Kangaroos), Luke Walsh (Panthers), Shaun Johnson (Warriors), Josh Reynolds (Bulldogs), Feleti Mateo (Warriors)

8 Points
Greg Bird (Titans), Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles), Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles), Frank Pritchard (Bulldogs), Benji Marshall (Tigers), Jarrod Croker (Raiders), Luke Lewis (Sharks/Blues)

7 Points
Justin Hodges (Broncos), Ryan Hoffman (Storm/City Origin), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters), Chris Sandow (Eels), Darius Boyd (Knights), Billy Slater (Storm), Corey Parker (Broncos)

6 Points
Matthew Scott (Cowboys), Blake Ferguson (Raiders), Michael Jennings (Roosters), Matt Moylan (Panthers), Josh Dugan (Dragons), Gareth Widdop (Storm), Shaun Fensom (Raiders)

5 Points
Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles), Matt Gillett (Broncos), Boyd Cordner (Roosters), Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs/Country Origin), Jamal Idris (Titans), James Graham (Bulldogs), Tyrone Roberts (Knights), David Nofoaluma (Tigers)

4 Points
Trent Merrin (Dragons), James Segeyaro (Panthers), Akuila Uate (Knights), Robbie Farah (Tigers), Aidan Sezer (Titans), Mitchell Pearce (Roosters), Terry Campese (Raiders), Ben Barba (Bulldogs), Edrick Lee (Raiders), John Sutton (Rabbitohs), Daniel Tupou (Roosters), Nathan Fien (Dragons), David Simmons (Panthers)

3 Points
Peter Wallace (Broncos), Issac Luke (Rabbitohs), Chris Lawrence (Tigers), Tom Symonds (Roosters), Jamie Soward (Dragons), Nate Myles (Titans), Simon Mannering (Warriors), Luke Kelly (Eels), Mitch Rein (Dragons), Sonny Bill Williams (Roosters), James McManus (Knights), Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles), Daniel Vidot (Dragons), Samisoni Langi (Roosters/Tonga), Clint Gutherson (Sea Eagles/NSW Under 20's), Reece Robinson (Raiders), Jack de Belin (Dragons), Lewis Brown (Panthers), William Zillman (Titans), Trent Hodkinson (Bulldogs)

2 Points
Steve Matai (Sea Eagles), Brent Tate (Cowboys), Matt McIlwrick (Raiders), Jesse Bromwich (Storm), Michael Ennis (Bulldogs), Aaron Woods (Tigers), Jorge Taufua (Sea Eagles), Marika Koroibete (Tigers), Nathan Merritt (Rabbitohs), Bill Tupou (Warriors), Sam Williams (Raiders), Tim Mannah (Eels), Michael Gordon (Sharks), Kalifa Faifai Loa (Cowboys), Dan Hunt (Dragons), David Shillington (Raiders), Robbie Rochow (Knights), Tyson Frizell (Dragons), James Tamou (Cowboys/Kangaroos), Mahe Fonua (Storm/Tonga), Mitch Cornish (Raiders/NSW Under 20's), Will Chambers (Storm), Joel Riethmuller (Cowboys), Timoteo Lafai (Bulldogs), Josh Morris (Bulldogs), Josh Papalii (Raiders), Jason Nightingale (Dragons), Corey Norman (Broncos), Travis Robinson (Panthers), Matt Ballin (Sea Eagles), Justin O'Neill (Storm), Kevin Locke (Warriors), Josh Mantellato (Knights), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Roosters)

1 Point
Brent Kite (Sea Eagles), Ken Sio (Eels), Drury Low (Bulldogs), Anthony Minichiello (Roosters), Matt Srama (Titans), Anthony Tupou (Sharks), David Williams (Sea Eagles), Josh Hoffman (Broncos), Tom Humble (Panthers), Adam Cuthbertson (Knights), Jack Reed (Broncos), Dean Whare (Panthers), Sisa Waqa (Storm), Nathan Stapleton (Sharks), Brett Morris (Dragons), Siuatonga Likiliki (Knights/Tonga), David Klemmer (Bulldogs/NSW Under 20's), Bryson Goodwin (Rabbitohs), Dane Tilse (Raiders), Jonathan Wright (Sharks), Michael Weyman (Dragons), Jordan Kahu (Broncos), Sam Thaiday (Broncos), Ben Creagh (Dragons), Isaac John (Panthers), Kade Snowden (Knights), Glenn Stewart (Sea Eagles), Matthew Bowen (Cowboys), Sam Rapira (Warriors), Mark Minichiello (Titans), Jayson Bukuya (Sharks), Jason Taumololo (Cowboys), Martin Kennedy (Roosters), Robert Lui (Cowboys), Justin Horo (Sea Eagles)

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