2013 NRL season results explained

See main article: 2013 NRL season. The 2013 NRL season will consist of 26 weekly regular season rounds starting on March 7, followed by four weeks of play-offs that culminate in the grand final on October 6.^[1]

Regular season

Round 1

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Sydney Roosters	10-28	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	7 March 2013, 8:05pm	Allianz Stadium	Ben Cummins Chris James	35,952
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	14-22	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	8 March 2013, 7:05pm	Suncorp Stadium	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	31,139
align=left	Parramatta Eels	40-10	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	9 March 2013, 5:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Jared Maxwell Adam Gee	13,351
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12-24	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	9 March 2013, 7:30pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	11,627
align=left		32-10	align=left	Canberra Raiders	10 March 2013, 2:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Adam Devcich Henry Perenara	10,882
align=left	Melbourne Storm	30-10	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	10 March 2013, 3:00pm	AAMI Park	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	16,251
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12-10	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	10 March 2013, 6:30pm	Sharks Stadium	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	17,451
align=left	Newcastle Knights	42-10	align=left	Wests Tigers	11 March 2013, 7:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Gerard Sutton Brett Suttor	21,935

Round 2

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Parramatta Eels	16-20	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	14 March 2013, 8:05pm	ANZ Stadium	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	25,608
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	6-22	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	15 March 2013, 8:05pm	WIN Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	13,156
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	10-32	align=left	Melbourne Storm	16 March 2013, 6:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Gerard Sutton Brett Suttor	19,288
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	14-16	align=left	Sydney Roosters	16 March 2013, 7:30pm	Eden Park	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	32,740
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	36-0	align=left	Canberra Raiders	17 March 2013, 1:00pm	Skilled Park	Adam Devcich Henry Perenara	12,267
align=left	Wests Tigers	28-18	align=left	Penrith Panthers	17 March 2013, 3:00pm	Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Ben Cummins Matthew Norman	9,715
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	32-0	align=left	Newcastle Knights	17 March 2013, 6:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	12,263
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	14-12	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	18 March 2013, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Adam Gee	14,128

Round 3

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Melbourne Storm	22-18	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	21 March 2013, 8:05pm	AAMI Park	Ben Cummins Chris James	11,923
align=left	Wests Tigers	31-18	align=left	Parramatta Eels	22 March 2013, 8:05pm	Leichhardt Oval	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	18,326
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	16-14	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	23 March 2013, 4:30pm	Skilled Park	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	13,168
align=left	Sydney Roosters	8-0	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	23 March 2013, 7:30pm	Allianz Stadium	Gerard Sutton Brett Suttor	13,047
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	28 - 4	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	24 March 2013, 2:00pm	Sharks Stadium	Adam Devcich Henry Perenara	12,183
align=left	Penrith Panthers	32 - 44	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24 March 2013, 3:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	12,940
align=left	Canberra Raiders	30 - 17	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24 March 2013, 6:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gavin Badger	12,115
align=left	Newcastle Knights	34 -6	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	25 March 2013, 7:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	15,758

Round 4

• The Melbourne Storm will play their 400th NRL match.^[2]

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	26 - 0	align=left	Wests Tigers	28 March 2013, 8:10pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	11,758
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12 - 17	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	29 March 2013, 4:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	51,686
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	26 - 32	align=left	Melbourne Storm	29 March 2013, 7:10pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jared Maxwell Adam Devcich	40,071
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12 - 25	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	30 March 2013, 7:30pm	Sharks Stadium	Phil Haines Ashley Klein	20,130
align=left	Penrith Panthers	10 - 28	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	31 March 2013, 3:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gavin Morris Jason Robinson	8,181
align=left	Newcastle Knights	28 - 12	align=left	Canberra Raiders	31 March 2013, 6:30pm	Hunter Stadium	Gerard Sutton Brett Suttor	18,869
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	20 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	1 April 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gavin Badger Henry Perenara	10,572
align=left	Sydney Roosters	50 - 0	align=left	Parramatta Eels	1 April 2013, 7:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Ben Cummins Chris James	18,014

• The Roosters scored 50+ for the first time since Round 13 2007, they also held their opposition to nil for the second week in a row, becoming the 17th team in History to achieve that feat, and the first team to do it since Brisbane who did it in Round 24 and Round 25 2006, it was also the 6th time (as well as the record of 3) the Roosters had achieved that feat, and the first time since Rounds 2 and 3 1999, they would do it again in Rounds 17 and 19 (bye Round 18) this season.

Round 5

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	6 - 20	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	5 April 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	18,563
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	12 - 32	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	5 April 2013, 7:35pm	Skilled Park	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	22,749
align=left	Parramatta Eels	13 - 6	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	6 April 2013, 5:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Gavin Badger Henry Perenara	11,063
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	30 - 0	align=left	Penrith Panthers	6 April 2013, 6:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Adam Devcich Chris James	12,431
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19 - 16	align=left	Newcastle Knights	7 April 2013, 3:00pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Ben Cummins Gavin Morris	14,226
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	22 - 24	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	7 April 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Jared Maxwell Dave Munro	13,513
align=left	Canberra Raiders	24 - 22	align=left		7 April 2013, 6:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	10,969
align=left	Melbourne Storm	26 - 12	align=left	Wests Tigers	8 April 2013, 7:00pm	AAMI Park	Jason Robinson Adam Gee	18,866

Round 6

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	12 - 10	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	12 April 2013, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	42,556
align=left	Sydney Roosters	38 - 0	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12 April 2013, 7:35pm	Allianz Stadium	Ben Cummins Gavin Morris	22,552
align=left	Newcastle Knights	8 - 6	align=left	Penrith Panthers	13 April 2013, 5:30pm	Hunter Stadium	Gavin Badger Henry Perenara	15,536
align=left	Canberra Raiders	20 - 16	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	13 April 2013, 7:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Chris James Adam Devcich	9,699
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10 - 17	align=left	Melbourne Storm	13 April 2013, 7:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	32,671
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	25 - 18	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14 April 2013, 2:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Jared Maxwell David Munro	17,504
align=left	Wests Tigers	12 - 13	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14 April 2013, 3:00pm	Sydney Cricket Ground	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	21,844
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	28 - 22	align=left	Parramatta Eels	14 April 2013, 6:30pm	Skilled Park	Jason Robinson Adam Gee	12,047

Round 7

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Sydney Roosters	34 - 10	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	25 April 2013, 4:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	40,752
align=left	Melbourne Storm	28 - 18	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	25 April 2013, 7:00pm	AAMI Park	Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara	25,480
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 - 20	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	26 April 2013, 7:45pm	Brookvale Oval	Phil Haines Ashley Klein	20,510
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	30 - 12	align=left	Canberra Raiders	27 April 2013, 5:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Ben Cummins Gavin Morris	13,240
align=left	Wests Tigers	10 - 20	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	27 April 2013, 7:30pm	Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	11,547
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	6 - 30	align=left	Newcastle Knights	28 April 2013, 2:00pm	Skilled Park	Jared Maxwell Luke Phillips	14,201
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8 - 24	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	28 April 2013, 3:00pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Chris James Adam Devcich	10,131
align=left	Penrith Panthers	44 - 12	align=left	Parramatta Eels	29 April 2013, 7:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Reynolds	14,211

Round 8

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	12 - 26	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	3 May 2013, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	39,111
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	40 - 4	align=left	Wests Tigers	3 May 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara	23,453
align=left	Melbourne Storm	20 - 24	align=left	Canberra Raiders	4 May 2013, 5:30pm	AAMI Park	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	15,464
align=left	Parramatta Eels	10 - 14	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	4 May 2013, 7:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Adam Devcich Chris James	9,157
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	25 - 24	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	5 May 2013, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Reynolds	9,465
align=left	Newcastle Knights	20 - 21	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	5 May 2013, 2:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	16,983
align=left	Sydney Roosters	30 - 6	align=left	Penrith Panthers	5 May 2013, 3:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Jared Maxwell Luke Phillips	11,176
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18 - 24	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	6 May 2013, 7:00pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Ben Cummins Gavin Morris	11,607

Round 9

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	28 - 10	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	10 May 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Luke Phillips	15,972
align=left	Wests Tigers	6 - 30	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10 May 2013, 7:35pm	Allianz Stadium	Ben Cummins Phil Haines	9,858
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	16 - 24	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	11 May 2013, 7:30pm	Westpac Stadium	Adam Devcich Chris James	30,112
align=left	Parramatta Eels	19 - 18	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	11 May 2013, 7:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Gavin Reynolds Ashley Klein	11,005
align=left	Canberra Raiders	44 - 14	align=left	Newcastle Knights	12 May 2013, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	10,453
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	15 - 14	align=left		12 May 2013, 3:00pm	Skilled Park	Shayne Hayne Gerard Sutton	12,117
align=left	Penrith Panthers	12 - 10	align=left	Melbourne Storm	12 May 2013, 6:30pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	7,803
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	4 - 16	align=left	Sydney Roosters	13 May 2013, 7:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara	12,950

Round 10

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	32 - 6	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	17 May 2013, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ben Cummins Phil Haines	34,596
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	54 - 10	align=left	Wests Tigers	17 May 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Luke Phillips	19,718
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	32 - 12	align=left	Parramatta Eels	18 May 2013, 5:30pm	WIN Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	17,458
align=left	Penrith Panthers	62 - 6	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	18 May 2013, 7:30pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gerard Sutton Henry Perenara	9,386
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	8 - 12	align=left	Sydney Roosters	18 May 2013, 7:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Ashley Klein Gavin Reynolds	13,660
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	30 - 20	align=left	Canberra Raiders	19 May 2013, 2:00pm	Sharks Stadium	Chris James Adam Devcich	12,130
align=left	Newcastle Knights	44 - 8	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	19 May 2013, 3:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Gavin Morris Jason Robinson	18,982
align=left	Melbourne Storm	10 - 10	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	20 May 2013, 7:00pm	AAMI Park	Matt Cecchin Shayne Hayne	12,921

• The Warriors suffered their biggest loss and conceded their most points in a match, eclipsing the 54-0 defeat against St George Illawarra and the 58 points they conceded against the Roosters in 2000 and 2004 respectively, it was also Penrith's biggest score since 2004 and the highest score by any team since 2008.
• The West Tigers set a new club record for longest losing streak with their 7th straight loss, beating the previous record of 6 which happened twice before, the most recent of which in 2003 (and also, later on in the 2013 season).

Round 11

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Wests Tigers	22 - 20	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	24 May 2013, 7:05pm	Leichhardt Oval	Gavin Marris Jason Robinson	7,125
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24 - 14	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	24 May 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Henry Perenara	11,344
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0 - 19	align=left	Penrith Panthers	25 May 2013, 5:30pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Chris James Adam Devcich	10,922
align=left	Sydney Roosters	18 - 26	align=left	Melbourne Storm	25 May 2013, 7:30pm	Allianz Stadium	Shayne Hayne Ashley Klein	19,164
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	16 - 10	align=left	Canberra Raiders	25 May 2013, 7:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	10,871
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	28 - 12	align=left	Newcastle Knights	26 May 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gerard Sutton Luke Phillips	9,257
align=left	Parramatta Eels	4 - 42	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	26 May 2013, 3:00pm	Glen Willow Regional Sports Complex	Matt Cecchin Gavin Reynolds	9,132
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14 - 12	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	27 May 2013, 7:00pm	Sharks Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	12,243

• The Gold Coast Titans scored their most points since coming back to the NRL in 2007, beating the 38 they scored in 2007, also against Parramatta.
• St George-Illawarra were held to nil at Kogarah for the first time in their history, and it was the first time any St George team was held to nil on the ground.

Round 12

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16 - 14	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	31 May 2013, 7:45pm	ANZ Stadium	Jared Maxwell Phil Haines	22,958
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	25 - 18	align=left	Newcastle Knights	1 June 2013, 7:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	13,225
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	31 - 12	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	2 June 2013, 3:00pm	Skilled Park	Gerard Sutton Gavin Reynolds	12,790
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	18 - 56	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	3 June 2013, 7:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	21,259
Bye: Canberra Raiders, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters & Wests Tigers

• The Warriors scored 50+ for the first time since Round 15 2007.

Round 13

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Parramatta Eels	24 - 38	align=left	Sydney Roosters	7 June 2013, 7:45pm	Parramatta Stadium	Adam Devcich Gavin Morris	12,135
align=left	Newcastle Knights	8 - 14	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	8 June 2013, 5:30pm	Hunter Stadium	Jason Robinson Henry Perenara	19,214
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	26 - 36	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8 June 2013, 7:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Matt Cecchin Adam Gee	12,775
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	18 - 16	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	9 June 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ben Cummins Brett Suttor	11,142
align=left	Penrith Panthers	18 - 20	align=left	Wests Tigers	9 June 2013, 3:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Jared Maxwell Phil Haines	16,827
align=left	Melbourne Storm	38 - 6	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	9 June 2013, 6:30pm	AAMI Park	Chris James Ashley Klein	16,231
align=left	Canberra Raiders	30 - 18	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	10 June 2013, 7:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Gerard Sutton Luke Phillips	10,419
Bye: Gold Coast Titans & South Sydney Rabbitohs

Round 14

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	16 - 22	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	14 June 2013, 7:35pm	WIN Stadium	Jared Maxwell Phil Haines	9,035
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	30 - 32	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	14 June 2013, 7:35pm	Brookvale Oval	Shayne Hayne Gavin Morris	12,157
align=left	Canberra Raiders	24 - 12	align=left	Penrith Panthers	15 June 2013, 5:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Ben Cummins Adam Gee	9,176
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	32 - 14	align=left	Parramatta Eels	15 June 2013, 7:30pm	Sharks Stadium	Jason Robinson Adam Devcich	11,055
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	30 - 24	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	16 June 2013, 2:00pm	Barlow Park	Matt Cecchin Grant Atkins	16,118
align=left	Melbourne Storm	16 - 14	align=left	Newcastle Knights	16 June 2013, 3:00pm	AAMI Park	Gerard Sutton Henry Perenara	12,861
align=left	Sydney Roosters	12 - 23	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	16 June 2013, 6:30pm	Allianz Stadium	Chris James Ashley Klein	11,040
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	32 - 12	align=left	Wests Tigers	17 June 2013, 7:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	21,399

Round 15

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	18 - 20	align=left	Sydney Roosters	21 June 2013, 7:45pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gavin Badger	20,275
align=left	Wests Tigers	17 - 12	align=left	Canberra Raiders	22 June 2013, 7:30pm	Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Adam Devcich Alan Shortall	7,833
align=left	Parramatta Eels	10 - 30	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	23 June 2013, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gerard Sutton Henry Perenara	17,077
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18 - 12	align=left	Melbourne Storm	24 June 2013, 7:00pm	Skilled Park	Jared Maxwell Gavin Atkins	13,044
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers & St. George Illawarra Dragons

Round 16

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32 - 2	align=left	Canberra Raiders	28 June 2013, 7:45pm	ANZ Stadium	Ben Cummins Chris James	11,167
align=left	Wests Tigers	22 - 4	align=left	Melbourne Storm	29 June 2013, 5:30pm	Leichhardt Oval	Jared Maxwell Gavin Atkins	5,288
align=left	Penrith Panthers	25 - 10	align=left	St George Illawarra Dragons	29 June 2013, 7:30pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gavin Badger Phil Haines	6,271
align=left	Newcastle Knights	46 - 16	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	30 June 2013, 2:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Shayne Hayne Jason Robinson	9,208
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	18 - 16	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	30 June 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gerard Sutton Henry Perenara	15,515
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	24 - 4	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	30 June 2013, 6:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Adam Devcich Alan Shortall	14,434
align=left	Sydney Roosters	18 - 12	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1 July 2013, 7:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gavin Morris	16,246
Bye: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs & Parramatta Eels

• James McManus equalled the club try scoring record for Newcastle, joining Darren Albert, Adam MacDougall, Andrew Johns, Cooper Vuna and Akuila Uate as the only players to score 4 tries for the Knights.

Round 17

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Melbourne Storm	32 - 0	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	5 July 2013, 7:35pm	AAMI Park	Gerard Sutton Luke Phillips	16,828
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36 - 22	align=left	Wests Tigers	5 July 2013, 7:35pm	Remondis Stadium	Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins	13,843
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0 - 36	align=left	Sydney Roosters	6 July 2013, 5:30pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Adam Devcich Chris James	11,857
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	18 - 40	align=left	Penrith Panthers	6 July 2013, 7:00pm	TIO Stadium	Alan Shortall Henry Perenara	8,050
align=left	Canberra Raiders	26 - 18	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	7 July 2013, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	10,515
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12 - 18	align=left	Newcastle Knights	7 July 2013, 3:00pm	Virgin Australia Stadium	Shyane Hayne Jared Maxwell	9,742
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	30 - 13	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	7 July 2013, 4:30pm	nib Stadium	Ashley Klein David Munro	20,221
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	50 - 10	align=left	Parramatta Eels	8 July 2013, 7:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Gavin Badger Phil Haines	10,987

Round 18

For this round, NRL players selected for Game III of the 2013 State of Origin series were not available to play.

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	18 - 19	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12 July 2013, 7:45pm	Suncorp Stadium	Matt Cecchin Luke Phillips	25,677
align=left	Parramatta Eels	10 - 17	align=left	Penrith Panthers	13 July 2013, 7:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Jared Maxwell Henry Perenara	9,327
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	39 - 0	align=left	Melbourne Storm	14 July 2013, 3:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gerard Sutton Alan Shortall	16,406
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	14 - 34	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	15 July 2013, 7:00pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Ashley Klein David Munro	9,029
Bye: Canberra Raiders, Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters & Wests Tigers

• Melbourne were held to nil for the first time since the 2008 Grand Final.

Round 19

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Wests Tigers	14 - 24	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	19 July 2013, 7:45pm	Leichhardt Oval	Gavin Badger Luke Phillips	11,436
align=left	Canberra Raiders	14 - 0	align=left	Parramatta Eels	20 July 2013, 5:30pm	Canberra Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Morris	7,023
align=left	Sydney Roosters	40 - 0	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	20 July 2013, 7:30pm	Allianz Stadium	Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara	13,706
align=left	Penrith Panthers	14 - 32	align=left	Newcastle Knights	21 July 2013, 2:00pm	Centrebet Stadium	Ashley Klein Adam Devcich	10,240
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	38 - 20	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	21 July 2013, 3:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Ben Cummins Chris James	11,905
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	18 - 22	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	22 July 2013, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Gerard Sutton David Munro	14,571
Bye: Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Melbourne Storm & North Queensland Cowboys

Round 20 - Rivalry Round

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	16 - 18	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	26 July 2013, 7:35pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Gerard Sutton Gavin Atkins	17,702
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	40 - 12	align=left	Parramatta Eels	26 July 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gavin Reynolds	23,341
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18 - 22	align=left	Canberra Raiders	27 July 2013, 5:30pm	WIN Stadium	Alan Shortall Chris James	12,072
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	4 - 32	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	27 July 2013, 7:30pm	Skilled Park	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	20,392
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	30 - 22	align=left	Melbourne Storm	28 July 2013, 2:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Ben Cummins Henry Perenara	20,126
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	38 - 10	align=left	Penrith Panthers	28 July 2013, 2:00pm	Remondis Stadium	Shayne Hayne Brett Suttor	14,120
align=left	Newcastle Knights	12 - 28	align=left	Sydney Roosters	28 July 2013, 3:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gavin Morris	22,846
align=left	Wests Tigers	18 - 36	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	29 July 2013, 7:00pm	Campbelltown Sports Stadium	Adam Devcich Luke Phillips	11,162

Round 21

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Newcastle Knights	18 - 18	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	2 August 2013, 7:35pm	Hunter Stadium	Ben Cummins Chris James	16,486
align=left	Penrith Panthers	6 - 42	align=left	Sydney Roosters	2 August 2013, 7:35pm	Centrebet Stadium	Shayne Hayne Jason Robinson	11,879
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	14 - 18	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3 August 2013, 5:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gavin Reynolds	15,209
align=left	Parramatta Eels	6 - 40	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	3 August 2013, 5:30pm	Parramatta Stadium	Ashley Klein Phil Haines	11,232
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	30 - 12	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	3 August 2013, 7:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Adam Devcich Luke Phillips	13,045
align=left	Canberra Raiders	4 - 68	align=left	Melbourne Storm	4 August 2013, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gavin Morris	10,826
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	36 - 6	align=left	Wests Tigers	4 August 2013, 3:00pm	Skilled Park	Gavin Badger	11,731
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20 - 39	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	5 August 2013, 7:00pm	WIN Jubilee Oval	Gerard Sutton Henry Perenara	12,846

• Brett Stewart scored his 131st career try in Manly's 40-6 win over Parramatta. This was also the 5,000th try scored by the Sea Eagles since joining the competition in 1947
• The Canberra Raiders suffered their biggest loss at the hands of the Melbourne Storm, losing 68-4, it was also Melbourne's equal-biggest win, equalling the 64-0 win against the Tigers in 2001.

Round 22

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Melbourne Storm	26 - 8	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	9 August 2013, 7:35pm	AAMI Park	Ben Cummins Matt Cecchin	21,244
align=left	Parramatta Eels	26 - 22	align=left	Wests Tigers	9 August 2013, 7:35pm	Parramatta Stadium	Henry Perenara Grant Atkins	12,013
align=left	Sydney Roosters	28 - 22	align=left	Canberra Raiders	10 August 2013, 5:30pm	Allianz Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	13,223
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14 - 18	align=left	Newcastle Knights	10 August 2013, 7:30pm	Remondis Stadium	Shayne Hayne Chris James	11,358
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	27 - 12	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	11 August 2013, 2:00pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Jared Maxwell Gavin Morris	12,090^[3]
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	26 - 24	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	11 August 2013, 3:00pm	Suncorp Stadium	Jason Robinson Gavin Reynolds	31,199
align=left	Penrith Panthers	4 - 36	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	11 August 2013, 6:30pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gerard Sutton Adam Gee	6,611
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16 - 26	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	12 August 2013, 7:00pm	ANZ Stadium	Adam Devcich Luke Phillips	10,373

Round 23

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	22 - 12	align=left	Parramatta Eels	16 August 2013, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Adam Devcich Gavin Badger	24,607
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22 - 10	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	16 August 2013, 7:35pm	Bluetongue Stadium	Shayne Hayne Henry Perenara	20,060
align=left	Canberra Raiders	16 - 28	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	17 August 2013, 3:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Ashley Klein Gavin Reynolds	11,847
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	22 - 10	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	17 August 2013, 5:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Matt Cecchin Alan Shortall	12,003
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18 - 22	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	17 August 2013, 7:30pm	WIN Stadium	Ben Cummins Luke Phillips	11,853
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	24 - 28	align=left	Penrith Panthers	18 August 2013, 4:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Jason Robinson Chris James	11,596
align=left	Newcastle Knights	10 - 23	align=left	Melbourne Storm	18 August 2013, 3:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Jared Maxwell Brett Suttor	26,822
align=left	Wests Tigers	14 - 56	align=left	Sydney Roosters	19 August 2013, 7:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Gerard Sutton Phil Haines	8,393

Round 24

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Penrith Panthers	28 - 12	align=left	Brisbane Broncos	23 August 2013, 7:35pm	Centrebet Stadium	Gavin Badger Luke Phillips	8,817
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	28 - 20	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	23 August 2013, 7:35pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Gavin Reynolds	29,571
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	18 - 34	align=left	Wests Tigers	24 August 2013, 3:00pm	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jason Robinson Phil Haines	15,016
align=left	Gold Coast Titans	22 - 24	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	24 August 2013, 5:30pm	Skilled Park	Gerard Sutton Jared Maxwell	15,786
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	26 - 6	align=left	Newcastle Knights	24 August 2013, 7:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall	12,208
align=left	Canberra Raiders	22 - 36	align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	25 August 2013, 2:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Ben Cummins Chris James	12,058
align=left	Melbourne Storm	64 - 4	align=left	Parramatta Eels	25 August 2013, 3:00pm	AAMI Park	Adam Devcich Gavin Morris	13,728
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	32 - 22	align=left	Sydney Roosters	26 August 2013, 7:00pm	Remondis Stadium	Ashley Klein Henry Perenara	11,418

• The Storm recorded their highest score and win at AAMI Park, after giving the Eels a 64-4 hiding, the loss all but handed the Eels their 2nd consecutive wooden spoon after the Tigers beat the Dragons the day before, which put the Tigers 3 wins clear of Parramatta with 2 games to play, the Dragons were only 2 wins clear of Parramatta at that point, but due to the differential gap between the 2 teams, it was almost impossible for them to receive it.
• This round ended the finals hopes of Brisbane and Canberra, the former losing to Penrith, who kept their slim finals hopes alive in and the process, the latter losing to Manly, who all but secured their place in the top 4 with the win.

Round 25

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	18 - 26	align=left	Newcastle Knights	30 August 2013, 7:35pm	Suncorp Stadium	Ashley Klein Chris James	27,601
align=left	Wests Tigers	18 - 32	align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	30 August 2013, 7:35pm	Allianz Stadium	Phil Haines Henry Perenara	14,891
align=left	New Zealand Warriors	50 - 16	align=left	Canberra Raiders	31 August 2013, 5:00pm	Mt Smart Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	15,121
align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	34 - 14	align=left	Penrith Panthers	31 August 2013, 5:30pm	ANZ Stadium	Gerard Sutton Gavin Reynolds	15,313
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	28 - 8	align=left	Melbourne Storm	31 August 2013, 7:30pm	Brookvale Oval	Jared Maxwell Adam Devcich	17,179
align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	18 - 31	align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	1 September 2013, 2:00pm	Remondis Stadium	Shayne Hayne Luke Phillips	15,313
align=left	Sydney Roosters	22 - 30	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	1 September 2013, 3:00pm	Allianz Stadium	Matt Cecchin David Munro	17,542
align=left	Parramatta Eels	26 - 22	align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2 September 2013, 7:00pm	Parramatta Stadium	Gavin Morris Brett Suttor	8,910

• The Bulldogs ended the Panthers slim finals hopes, booking themselves in the finals at the same time, this meant only Titans and Warriors were the only teams with a chance to make the finals.

Round 26

Home	Score	Away	Match information
			width=17%	Date and time (Local)	width=17%	Venue	width=11%	Referees	width=7%	Attendance
align=left	Brisbane Broncos	16 - 11	align=left	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	5 September 2013, 7:45pm	Suncorp Stadium	Gavin Badger Alan Shortall	26,599
align=left	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12 - 24	align=left	Sydney Roosters	6 September 2013, 7:45pm	ANZ Stadium	Matt Cecchin Ashley Klein	59,708
align=left	St. George Illawarra Dragons	19 - 10	align=left	New Zealand Warriors	7 September 2013, 3:00pm	WIN Stadium	Jared Maxwell Henry Perenara	9,022
align=left	Melbourne Storm	23 - 22	align=left	Gold Coast Titans	7 September 2013, 5:30pm	AAMI Park	Shayne Hayne Gavin Morris	13,826
align=left	North Queensland Cowboys	50 - 22	align=left	Wests Tigers	7 September 2013, 7:30pm	1300SMILES Stadium	Gerard Sutton Gavin Reynolds	19,519
align=left	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	26 - 38	align=left	Penrith Panthers	8 September 2013, 2:00pm	Brookvale Oval	Adam Devcich Phil Haines	12,090
align=left	Newcastle Knights	54 - 6	align=left	Parramatta Eels	8 September 2013, 3:00pm	Hunter Stadium	Ben Cummins Luke Phillips	23,392
align=left	Canberra Raiders	18 - 38	align=left	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8 September 2013, 7:00pm	Canberra Stadium	Chris James Adam Gee	7,615

• The South Sydney-Sydney Roosters match drew the largest attendance for a standalone home and away game in the competition's history.^[4]
• The final 8 was decided after the Titans-Storm match, after the Warriors had lost earlier in the day to the Dragons, the Titans had to beat Melbourne and hope the Tigers beat the Cowboys (which didn't end up happening) for them to make the 8, despite a strong effort from the Titans they eventually went down in Golden Point to Melbourne, meaning no team could get in or fall out of the 8 from this point on.

Finals

Week 1 - Qualifying and Elimination Finals

1st Qualifying Final

1st Elimination Final

• This was the first meeting between these 2 teams in the finals

2nd Qualifying Final

• This was the first meeting between these 2 sides in the finals since 1997

2nd Elimination Final

Week 2 - Semi-finals

1st Semi-final

• This was the first time since 1996 these 2 teams played against each other in a final

2nd Semi-final

Week 3 - Preliminary Finals

1st Preliminary Final2nd Preliminary Final

• This was the first time since 2003 that these 2 teams played off in a final.

Week 4 - Grand Final

See main article: 2013 NRL Grand Final.

• Daly Cherry-Evans became the 3rd man (and the first in 20 years) to win the Clive Churchill medal despite being on the losing side, the other 2 were Brad Clyde for Canberra in 1991 and Brad Mackay in 1993 for St George.
• The Roosters were playing in their first Grand Final since 2010 where they went down to the Dragons 32-8, the Sea Eagles in their first since 2011, where they beat the Warriors 24-10, it was the 2nd time these teams had played off in a Grand Final, the other being in 1972, which Manly won 19-14.
• For the first time since 2005, the 2 Grand Finalists had played each other in the Finals before the Grand Final, having played each other in week one of the Finals in the 4-0 epic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 NRL Premiership Draw. National Rugby League. 2012-11-24. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128001202/http://www.nrl.com/2013-telstra-premiership-draw/tabid/10874/newsid/70429/default.aspx. dead.
2. https://archive.today/20130410020018/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news-display/Infographic-400-Storm-games/71179 Infographic: 400 Storm games - Melbourne Storm
3. News: Crawley. Paul. Manly Sea Eagles beat New Zealand Warriors 27-12 in NRL round 22. 12 August 2013. The Daily Telegraph. 11 August 2013.
4. Web site: Attendances 1957-2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408033449/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html . 2009-04-08 . stats.rleague.com.