2005 NRL season results explained

See main article: National Rugby League season 2005. The 2005 National Rugby League season consisted of 25 weekly regular season rounds starting in March, followed by four weeks of play-offs that culminated in a grand final on 2 October.

Regular season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left Canterbury Bulldogs46–28align=left St. George Illawarra Dragons11 March 2005, 7:30pmTelstra StadiumPaul Simpkins33,105
align=left Wests Tigers12–28align=left Parramatta Eels12 March 2005, 5:30pmTelstra StadiumRussell Smith17,107
align=left Cronulla Sharks20–14align=left Penrith Panthers12 March 2005, 7:30pmToyota StadiumShayne Hayne
Jason Robinson		19,562
align=left Sydney Roosters24–12align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs12 March 2005, 7:30pmSydney Football StadiumTony Archer22,186
align=left New Zealand Warriors20–26align=left Manly Sea Eagles13 March 2005, 2:00pmEricsson StadiumSean Hampstead13,682
align=left Melbourne Storm48–10align=left Newcastle Knights13 March 2005, 2:30pmOlympic Park StadiumSteve Clark10,484
align=left Brisbane Broncos29–16align=left North Queensland Cowboys13 March 2005, 3:00pmSuncorp StadiumTim Mander43,488
Bye: Canberra Raiders

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left North Queensland Cowboys24–12align=left Canterbury Bulldogs18 March 2005, 7:30pmDairy Farmers StadiumSteve Clark21,138
align=left Canberra Raiders39–14align=left Newcastle Knights19 March 2005, 5:30pmCanberra StadiumJason Robinson11,835
align=left Brisbane Broncos12–24align=left New Zealand Warriors19 March 2005, 7:30pmSuncorp StadiumRussell Smith24,719
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons12–46align=left Melbourne Storm19 March 2005, 7:30pmWIN StadiumTony Archer
Gavin Badger		9,032
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs49–26align=left Parramatta Eels20 March 2005, 2:30pmSydney Football StadiumSean Hampstead11,445
align=left Manly Sea Eagles46–20align=left Cronulla Sharks20 March 2005, 3:00pmBrookvale OvalPaul Simpkins14,031
align=left Penrith Panthers20–28align=left Sydney Roosters20 March 2005, 3:00pmPenrith ParkTim Mander18,228
Bye: Wests Tigers

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left Sydney Roosters22–40align=left Brisbane Broncos25 March 2005, 7:30pmSydney Football StadiumTim Mander23,157
align=left Penrith Panthers18–8align=left St George Illawarra Dragons26 March 2005, 5:30pmPenrith ParkRussell Smith17,187
align=left Parramatta Eels10–18align=left Cronulla Sharks26 March 2005, 7:30pmParramatta StadiumSean Hampstead12,103
align=left New Zealand Warriors22–32align=left North Queensland Cowboys27 March 2005, 2:00pmEricsson StadiumTony Archer13,888
align=left Manly Sea Eagles25–18align=left Melbourne Storm27 March 2005, 2:30pmBrookvale OvalSteve Clark15,470
align=left Canterbury Bulldogs36–37align=left Wests Tigers27 March 2005, 3:00pmTelstra StadiumPaul Simpkins19,984
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs18–25align=left Canberra Raiders28 March 2005, 3:00pmSydney Football StadiumJason Robinson14,455
Bye: Newcastle Knights

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left Parramatta Eels26–16align=left Penrith Panthers1 April 2005, 7:30pmParramatta StadiumPaul Simpkins15,119
align=left Melbourne Storm50–4align=left Brisbane Broncos2 April 2005, 5:30pmOlympic Park StadiumSean Hampstead12,194
align=left Canberra Raiders42–22align=left St George Illawarra Dragons2 April 2005, 7:30pmCanberra StadiumTim Mander15,614
align=left North Queensland Cowboys52–18align=left Newcastle Knights2 April 2005, 7:30pmDairy Farmers StadiumJason Robinson22,347
align=left New Zealand Warriors46–14align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs3 April 2005, 2:00 pmEricsson StadiumRussell Smith9,751
align=left Cronulla Sharks26–12align=left Canterbury Bulldogs3 April 2005, 2:30 pmToyota StadiumTony Archer17,053
align=left Sydney Roosters26–32align=left Wests Tigers3 April 2005, 3:00 pmSydney Football StadiumSteve Clark13,946
Bye: Manly Sea Eagles

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left Penrith Panthers36–16align=left Melbourne Storm8 April 2005, 7:30 pmPenrith ParkSteve Clark14,844
align=left Wests Tigers24–6align=left New Zealand Warriors9 April 2005, 5:30 pmJade StadiumJason Robinson18,421
align=left Cronulla Sharks38–6align=left North Queensland Cowboys9 April 2005, 7:30 pmToyota ParkTim Mander17,323
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons32–6align=left Manly Sea Eagles9 April 2005, 7:30 pmWin StadiumSean Hampstead16,117
align=left Brisbane Broncos54–14align=left Parramatta Eels10 April 2005, 2:30 pmSuncorp StadiumTony Archer
Shayne Hayne		25,843
align=left Canberra Raiders24–16align=left Sydney Roosters10 April 2005, 3:00 pmCanberra StadiumRussell Smith19,130
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs37–12align=left Newcastle Knights10 April 2005, 3:00 pmCentral Coast StadiumPaul Simpkins16,162
Bye: Canterbury Bulldogs

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Date and Time (Local)width=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereeswidth=7%Attendance
align=left Canterbury Bulldogs16–29align=left Sydney Roosters15 April 2005, 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumPaul Simpkins27,111
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs6–36align=left Penrith Panthers16 April 2005, 5:30 pmSydney Football StadiumTony Archer11,108
align=left Melbourne Storm14–26align=left Parramatta Eels16 April 2005, 7:30 pmOlympic ParkTim Mander9,649
align=left North Queensland Cowboys44–20align=left Wests Tigers16 April 2005, 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumSean Hampstead20,361
align=left Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles36–14align=left Canberra Raiders17 April 2005, 2:30 pmBrookvale OvalJason Robinson17,061
align=left Newcastle Knights26–30align=left New Zealand Warriors17 April 2005, 2:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumRussell Smith18,173
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons24–34align=left Brisbane Broncos17 April 2005, 3:00 pmWIN StadiumSteve Clark17,287
Bye: Cronulla Sharks

Finals series

The National Rugby League's 2005 finals series ran from 9 September to 2 October 2005, as eight teams vied to win the NRL Premiership in the Grand Final after the 2005 season. The final placings and first-week match-ups were decided only after all the matches in the final week were completed. The Grand Final, played on 2 October, was won by the Wests Tigers who claimed their first-ever NRL premiership. The runners up were the North Queensland Cowboys.

The Finals System

The system used for the NRL is the McIntyre final eight system, which is designed by Ken McIntyre in addition to the McIntyre Four, Five and Six systems to determine which two teams will play for the Premiership. In each of the three weeks of the competition, two teams are eliminated until only two teams are left. The better a team finishes in the home-and-away season ladder, the easier their route through to the grand final.

In the first week, twos are paired off as such by rank (games are played at the home ground of the higher seed):

Once all four games ave been played, teams are grouped into winners and losers, and then ranked based on their home-and-away season standings, for example:

Rank Winners Losers
1 Team 1 Team 2
2 Team 3 Team 5
3 Team 4 Team 6
4 Team 7 Team 8

...Losers #3 and #4 are immediately eliminated, while Winners #3 and #4 will face Losers #1 and #2 (in other words, a "double chance" for the two highest-ranked losers). Winners #1 and #2 receive a bye to week three, to await the winners of the two semi-finals.

The winners of the two preliminary finals will then face off for the premiership in the grand final.

Week One

First Qualifying Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
(4) Wests Tigers 14 36 50
6 0 6
DateFriday, 9 September 2005 8 pm AEST
Tries (Wests)3: B Hodgson
1: D Fitzhenry, L Fulton, P Richards,
P Whatuira, S Elford
Tries (NQLD)1: M Sing
Goals (Wests)9: B Hodgson
Goals (NQLD)1: J Hannay
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
VenueTelstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance26,463
RefereePaul Simpkins

Second Qualifying Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
4 14 18
(6) Melbourne 18 6 24
DateSaturday, 10 September 2005 6:30 pm AEST
Tries (Bris)1: D Smith, S Minto, B Seymour
Tries (Melb)1: B Slater, G Inglis, J Webster, M King
Goals (Bris)3: B Seymour
Goals (Melb)2: M Orford, C Smith
InjuriesMelb: Kearns (dislocated shoulder), Slater (ankle)
ReportsNone
VenueSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance25,193
RefereeSteve Clark

This was the second successive year the Broncos and the Storm have met at this stage, with Melbourne winning 31–14 in 2004.
In what looked to be a case of déjà vu, the Storm won this match 24–18.
In 2006, they would meet again in a final, but this time in a Grand Final, the Broncos winning 15–8.

Third Qualifying Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
(2) St George Illawarra 4 24 28
12 10 22
DateSaturday, 10 September 2005 8:30 pm AEST
Tries (StGI)2: C Best
1: D Young, T Barrett, W Naiqama
Tries (Cro)1: B Scott, D Simmons, N Vagana, P Gallen
Goals (StGI)4: M Ennis
Goals (Cro)3: L Covell
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
VenueWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance19,608
RefereeTony Archer

Fourth Qualifying Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
(1) Parramatta 28 18 46
0 22 22
DateSunday, 11 September 2005 4 pm AEST
Tries (Par)2: T Tahu
1: C Robinson, M Riddell, E Grothe, L Burt,
D Wagon, A Peek
Tries (Man)2: B Kennedy
1: A Watmough, M Witt
Goals (Par)7: L Burt
Goals (Man)2: L Williamson
1: M Monaghan
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
VenueParramatta Stadium, Sydney
Attendance19,710
RefereeTim Mander

Week Two

First Semi-final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
0 16 16
(5) Nth QLD 16 8 24
DateSaturday, 17 September 2005 7:45 pm AEST
Tries (Melb)1: S Bell, M King, M Orford
Tries (NQLD)2: T Williams
1: M Bowen, D Faiumu
Goals (Melb)1: C Smith, M Orford
Goals (NQLD)2: J Thurston, J Hannay
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
VenueSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance16,810
RefereePaul Simpkins

Second Semi-final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
(4) Wests Tigers 10 24 34
0 6 6
DateSunday, 18 September 2005 4 pm AEST
Tries (Wests)2: D Fitzhenry
1: B Hodgson, M. O'Neill, B Marshall, S Prince
Tries (Bris)1: D Lockyer
Goals (Wests)5: B Hodgson
Goals (Bris)1: B Seymour
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
VenueSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance36,563
RefereeTim Mander

Week Three

First Preliminary Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
6 6 12
(4) Wests Tigers 16 4 20
DateSaturday, 24 September 2005 7;45pm AEST
Tries (StG)1: W Naiqama, T Barrett
Tries (WES)2: D Halatau
1: C Heighington, B Marshall
Goals (StG)2: M Ennis
Goals (WES)2: B Hodgson
F.Goals (StG)None
F.Goals (WES)None
InjuriesPat Richards (Ankle)
ReportsNone
VenueSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance41,260
RefereeTim Mander

Second Preliminary Final

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
0 0 0
(5) Nth QLD 18 11 29
DateSunday, 25 September 2005 4 pm AEST
Tries (Par)None
Tries (NQLD)1: M Bowen, R Jensen, B Firman,
T Williams, J Hannay
Goals (Par)None
Goals (NQLD)4: J Hannay
F.Goals (Par)None
F.Goals (NQLD)1: J Thurston
InjuriesPar: T Smith (head)
NQLD: Norton (back)
ReportsNQLD: O'Donnell for high shot on T Smith
VenueTelstra Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Attendance44,327
RefereeSteve Clark

Brett Firman scores in the 2005 Preliminary Final

2005 NRL Grand Final

See main article: 2005 NRL Grand final.

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Total
(4) Wests Tigers 12 18 30
6 10 16

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DateSunday, 2 October 2005 7 pm AEST
Tries (Wests Tigers)1: Bryce Gibbs, Pat Richards, Anthony Laffranchi, Daniel Fitzhenry, Todd Payten
Tries (North Queensland Cowboys)1: Matt Bowen, Travis Norton, Matt Sing
Goals (Wests Tigers)5/6: Brett Hodgson
Goals (North Queensland Cowboys)2/3: Josh Hannay
Field Goals (Wests Tigers)None
Field Goals (North Queensland Cowboys)None
InjuriesNone
ReportsNone
Churchill MedalScott Prince (Wests Tigers)
VenueTelstra Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Attendance82,453
RefereeTim Mander