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State of Origin: Broncos duo ruled out of Game II
Queensland forward Pat Carrigan and centre Gehamat Shibasaki are both out of the second State of Origin clash in injury blows that have also rocked Brisbane.
Stocks: DRAGONS WIN A GAME!, Chooks blown away by Storm
The Dragons have pulled off the biggest upset in rugby league history (a large dose of recency bias thrown in there). The Bulldogs returned to being rubbish, the Storm upset the Roosters, and the Raiders bounced back against the Cowboys.
Penrith edge Warriors, strengthen grip on top spot
Penrith have opened up a significant buffer at the top of the NRL ladder, seeing off the Warriors despite missing the majority of their State of Origin stars in a nailbiting 20-18 win.
Strange, Weekes up the ante as Raiders down Cowboys
Ethan Strange has capped off his glittering week with another inspirational performance to steer Canberra to a statement 26-12 victory against North Queensland.
Dragons end losing streak with upset of the season
St George Illawarra have broken a 15-game losing streak to sink the Broncos 30-26 in the upset win of the season so far.
NRL Round 13: Teams, line-ups, tips, odds, everything you need to know for the weekend
The NRL season continues around the State of Origin interruption, with an almost full round set to follow Origin I. It always pays to wait until later in the week to see which Origin stars will be backing up for their clubs.
