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Eight NRL teams including local favourites the New Zealand Warriors and reigning NRL premiers the North Queensland Cowboys will progress through to the finals of the Auckland Nines after the morning session of Day 2.
The quarter-finals will be:
Parramatta Eels versus Newcastle Knights
Melbourne Storm versus North Queensland Cowboys
New Zealand Warriors versus Canberra Raiders
Gold Coast Titans versus Manly Sea Eagles
Final scores
Sydney Roosters 26 defeat Melbourne Storm 7
Parramatta Eels 24 defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 11
Newcastle Knights 21 defeat Wests Tigers 16
North Queensland Cowboys 15 defeat Penrith Panthers 11
Canterbury Bulldogs 14 defeat Manly Sea Eagles 8
New Zealand Warriors 15 defeat Brisbane Broncos 8
Gold Coast Titans 24 defeat St George Illawarra Dragons 12
Canberra Raiders 18 defeat Cronulla Sharks 6
Day 1 of the Auckland Nines brought some fantastic football, but Day 2 promises to be even better as all 16 clubs jostle for a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 8:35am AEDT.
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Day 1 saw some big upsets as the Warriors, Cowboys and Panthers all took unexpected losses. There were some fantastic offensive performances, as well as some standout defensive performances.
Day 2’s morning session promises to be an exciting session, with just about every club in for a chance at the quarter-finals.
Day 2 starts with this schedule:
Sydney Roosters versus Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitohs versus Parramatta Eels
Newcastle Knights versus Wests Tigers
North Queensland Cowboys versus Penrith Panthers
Canterbury Bulldogs versus Manly Sea Eagles
New Zealand Warriors versus Brisbane Broncos
St George Illawarra Dragons versus Gold Coast Titans
Canberra Raiders versus Cronulla Sharks
Predictions
Storm to beat Roosters: The Storm started the Nines with a bang, winning their first two clashes against the Eels and the Rabbitohs. With Blake Green performing well on Day 1, he stands as a key figure in this clash. On the other hand, the Roosters took two heartbreaking losses on Day 1, and their tournament is effectively over.
Eels to beat Souths: Corey Norman has potentially been the player of the tournament to this point, despite the fact that the Eels stand at 1-1. The Rabbitohs share that record, so the winner of this game will move on to the quarter-finals. I’ll take the Eels.
Knights to beat Tigers: The Knights pulled off a massive upset on Day 1, taking care of the North Queensland Cowboys to get their first win. Although they were touched up by the Panthers in their first match, a win in this one would see them through to the knockout stages. The Tigers also had a good win over the Panthers, but their defence was incredibly suspect against the Cowboys.
Cowboys to beat Panthers: Lightning won’t strike twice, and this team won’t fail to score 20 points again this tournament. With Johnathon Thurston their only regular 1-7er missing from this tournament, the Cowboys should have the goods to go all the way.
Sea Eagles to beat Bulldogs: The Bulldogs only just hung on for their win on Day 1, almost letting a 15-point lead slip away against the Broncos. On the other hand, the Sea Eagles toughed out two good wins over the Broncos and the Warriors, and despite the losses of Jamie Buhrer and Jake Trbojevic, should have the goods in this one.
Warriors to beat Broncos: The Broncos seemed to run with a ‘halves pairing’ of Sam Thaiday and Adam Blair on Day 1, and it didn’t work. They struggled to score points in both their Day 1 match-ups, although they were competitive in both. The Warriors should be on another level however.
Titans to beat Dragons: Agnatius Paasi pulled off the play of the day in the last three minutes of yesterday, and he’s had an extremely good tournament so far. If he can continue his hot form, the Titans could be extremely hard to beat.
Sharks to beat Raiders: The Sharks were a little lucky to get their second win yesterday (see Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa’s disallowed try), but they still have a very good side. The Raiders gave up points in bunches against the Titans in their second game, and I’m not convinced they have the ability to stop the Sharks putting up a lot of points in this one.
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