2010 NRL season results#Finals series
{{Main|2010 NRL season}}
The 2010 NRL season consisted of 26 weekly regular season rounds, starting on 12 March and ending on 5 September, followed by four weeks of play-offs culminating in the grand final on 3 October.
Regular season
=Round 1=
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|align=left | {{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |30 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |12 March 2010, 7:35 pm |Jared Maxwell |48,516 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |12 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |12 March 2010, 7:35 pm |Tony Archer |18,293 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |13 March 2010, 5:30 pm |Jason Robinson |18,110 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |34 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |13 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Steve Lyons |11,133 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |10 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |13 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Ben Cummins |11,820 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |24 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |14 March 2010, 1:00 pm |Matt Cecchin |16,112 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |10 – 36 |align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |14 March 2010, 3:00 pm |Tony De Las Heras |23,149 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |26 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |15 March 2010, 7:00 pm |Gavin Badger |18,421 |
- For the first time since 2006, the Penrith Panthers opened their season with a victory.
=Round 2=
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|align=left | {{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George-Illawarra Dragons |26 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |19 March 2010, 7:35 pm |Tony Archer |16,177 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |18 – 19 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |19 March 2010, 8:35 pm |Tony De Las Heras |10,943 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |30 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |20 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Jason Robinson |15,314 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |14 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |20 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Steve Lyons |16,242 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |28 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |20 March 2010, 8:30 pm |Ben Cummins |13,335 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |24 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |21 March 2010, 2:00 pm |Shayne Hayne |15,602 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |44 – 32 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |21 March 2010, 3:00 pm |Jarred Maxwell |19,021 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |22 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |22 March 2010, 7:00 pm |Gavin Badger |14,200 |
- Greg Inglis of the Melbourne Storm played his 100th club game.
=Round 3=
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|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |23 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |26 March 2010, 7:35 pm |Tony Archer |21,318 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |33 – 8 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |26 March 2010, 8:35 pm |Jared Maxwell |13,267 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |10 – 16 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |27 March 2010, 5:30 pm |Gavin Badger |11,024 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |36 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |27 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Tony De Las Heras |12,138 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |24 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |27 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Ben Cummins |11,521 |
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| align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |16 – 48 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |28 March 2010, 1:00 pm |Steve Lyons |32,338 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |60 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |28 March 2010, 3:00 pm |Jason Robinson |19,738 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |8 – 30 | align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |29 March 2010, 7:30 pm |Shayne Hayne |10,741 |
- The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks lost their 13th straight match, squalling the competition record for a losing streak since the NRL's inception in 1998.
- The St. George Illawarra Dragons' victory meant for the first time they won the first three matches of the season.
- The Brisbane Broncos conceded the highest number of points ever in a home game.
- The Roosters' 60–14 defeat was the highest number of points conceded for the team since the NRL inception in 1998.
- Fuifui Moimoi of the Parramatta Eels played his 100th career club game.
=Round 4=
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|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |17 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |2 April 2010, 2:10pm |Jared Maxwell |25,480 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |25 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |2 April 2010, 8:35pm |Tony Archer |17,106 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |11 – 0 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |3 April 2010, 5:30pm |Tony De Las Heras |13,213 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |32 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |3 April 2010, 6:30pm |Steve Lyons |15,551 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |22 – 35 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |4 April 2010, 3:00pm |Shayne Hayne |17,112 |
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| align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |6 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |4 April 2010, 4:00pm |Ben Cummins |19,230 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |30 – 34 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |5 April 2010, 4:00pm |Jason Robinson |15,894 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |38 – 16 | align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |5 April 2010, 7:00pm |Gavin Badger |30,120 |
- Nathan Cayless of the Parramatta Eels became the first player to record 200 games as club captain.
- The crowd of 25,480 at Etihad Stadium recorded Melbourne's highest ever regular season home crowd figure.
- The Sydney Roosters defeated the Brisbane Broncos at the SFS on Good Friday for the first time since 2003.
- Tim Sheens of the Wests Tigers recorded his 300th victory as a coach.
- The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ended their longest losing streak (13) this round.
- The North Queensland Cowboys defeated the Gold Coast Titans at home for the first time.
=Round 5=
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|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |34 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |9 April 2010, 7:35 pm |Matt Cecchin |15,374 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |20 – 16 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |9 April 2010, 7:35 pm |Ben Cummins |20,083 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |28 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |10 April 2010, 5:30 pm |Phil Haines |16,098 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |24 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors | 10 April 2010, 7:30 pm |Tony De Las Heras |17,095 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |16 – 23 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |10 April 2010, 7:30 pm |Gavin Badger |16,273 |
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| align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |40 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |11 April 2010, 2:00 pm |Tony Archer |16,055 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |28 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |11 April 2010, 3:00 pm |Jared Maxwell |14,023 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |14 – 24 | align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |12 April 2010, 7:00 pm |Ben Cummins |15,122 |
=Round 6=
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|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |6 – 19 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |16 April 2010, 7:35 pm |Tony Archer |21,336 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |4 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 April 2010, 7:35 pm |Jared Maxwell |19,491 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |36 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |17 April 2010, 5:30pm |Chris James |14,205 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |36 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |17 April 2010, 7:30pm |Matt Cecchin |9,308 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |12 – 40 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |18 April 2010, 2:00pm |Gavin Badger |14,620 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane Broncos}} Brisbane Broncos |44 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |18 April 2010, 2:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |25,688 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta Eels}} Parramatta Eels |22 – 8 |align=left |{{league icon|Rabbitohs}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |18 April 2010, 3:00pm |Ben Cummins |25,152 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne Storm}} Melbourne Storm |16 – 18 | align=left |{{league icon|Manly Sea eagles}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |19 April 2010, 7:00pm |Tony Archer |14,171 |
- Nathan Hindmarsh became the Parramatta Eels' most capped player, overtaking Brett Kenny by playing his 266th game.
- Glenn Stewart of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles played his 100th club game.
- Luke Priddis played his 300th career match with the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
- The Melbourne Storm fell to its first defeat at Etihad Stadium since 2001.
- The Canberra Raiders' loss to the Roosters was their 12th successive defeat at the Sydney Football Stadium against that opposition, a record that stretches back to 1995.{{cite news
| last = AAP
| title = Slick Roosters too good for Canberra
| work = smh.com.au
| publisher = Fairfax Digital
| date = 2010-04-17
| url = http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/slick-roosters-too-good-for-canberra-20100417-slip.html
| access-date = 2010-04-17}}
=Round 7=
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|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |36 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |23 April 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |17,014 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |18 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |23 April 2010, 7:35pm |Tony De Las Heras |11,335 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |26 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |24 April 2010, 5:30pm |Shayne Hayne |19,220 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |26 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |24 April 2010, 7:30pm |Phil Haines |10,662 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |24 – 26 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |25 April 2010, 2:00pm |Matt Cecchin |13,145 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |25 April 2010, 4:00pm |Tony Archer |36,212 |
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|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |40 – 6 | align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |25 April 2010, 6:00pm |Gavin Badger |23,906 |
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| align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |22 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |26 April 2010, 7:00pm |Jared Maxwell |15,195 |
- From round 7, the Melbourne Storm will not be allowed to earn any further competition points for the rest of the 2010 season due to salary cap breaches.
- The Parramatta Eels won its first match at Dairy Farmers Stadium since 2000, whilst the South Sydney Rabbitohs won its first match in Canberra Stadium since 2005.
=Round 8=
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|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |26 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |30 April 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |31,911 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |22 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |30 April 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |25,178 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |16 – 23 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |1 May 2010, 5:00pm |Ben Cummins |11,499 |
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| align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |38 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |1 May 2010, 5:30pm |Jared Maxwell |15,430 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |6 – 34 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |1 May 2010, 7:30pm |Gavin Badger |19,853 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |38 – 0 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |1 May 2010, 7:30pm |Tony De Las Heras |15,779 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |8 – 12 | align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |2 May 2010, 2:00pm |Ashley Klein |19,901 |
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|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |22 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |2 May 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |15,459 |
- This round Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens became the first coach ever to reach 600 games.
=Round 9=
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|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |8 May 2010, 7:30pm |Gavin Badger |16,745 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights | 36 – 38 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |9 May 2010, 2:00pm |Ben Cummins |13,384 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | 14 – 36 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |9 May 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |20,032 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |14 – 32 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |10 May 2010, 7:00pm |Ashley Klein |6,478 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 8 teams - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Canberra Raiders, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors & Wests Tigers . |
- No club games were played on Friday night due to the 2010 ANZAC Test and City vs Country Origin representative matches being played on that day.
- The Gold Coast Titans won their first ever game at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
- The Brisbane Broncos became the first team to post a NRL victory at AAMI Park by defeating home team the Melbourne Storm. Their win was also the first in any Storm home ground (Olympic Park Stadium and Docklands Stadium) since 2003.
=Round 10 - Heritage Round=
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|align=left | Brisbane Broncos |28 – 6 |align=left | Gold Coast Titans |14 May 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |40,168 |
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|align=left |30px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |6 – 19 |align=left | St. George Illawarra Dragons |14 May 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |37,773 |
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|align=left | Canberra Raiders |6 – 17 |align=left | Melbourne Storm |15 May 2010, 7:30pm |Ben Cummins |12,165 |
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|align=left |30px New Zealand Warriors |24 – 12 |align=left |30px North Queensland Cowboys |15 May 2010, 7:30pm |Ashley Klein |10,800 |
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|align=left | Sydney Roosters |18 – 34 |align=left |30px Newcastle Knights |15 May 2010, 7:30pm |Gavin Badger |10,018 |
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|align=left |30px Wests Tigers |10 – 50 | align=left | South Sydney Rabbitohs |16 May 2010, 2:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |30,685 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align=left | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |14 – 34 |align=left | Penrith Panthers |16 May 2010, 3:00pm |Jason Robinson |10,352 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |12 – 19 |align=left | Parramatta Eels |17 May 2010, 7:00pm |Matt Cecchin |11,023 |
- The South Sydney Rabbitohs recorded their biggest win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
=Round 11=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |6 – 23 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |21 May 2010, 7:35pm |Jason Robinson |14,458 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |18 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |22 May 2010, 7:30pm |Jared Maxwell |13,058 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |14 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |23 May 2010, 3:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |14,728 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |26 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |23 May 2010, 4:00pm |Gavin Badger |10,485 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |31 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |24 May 2010, 7:00pm |Matt Cecchin |11,278 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 6 teams - Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters & Gold Coast Titans. |
- Players selected for Game One of the 2010 State of Origin series were unavailable to play NRL matches for this round.
=Round 12=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |30 – 0 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |28 May 2010, 7:35pm |Ben Cummins |15,068 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |50 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |28 May 2010, 7:35pm |Tony De Las Heras |10,061 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |4 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |29 May 2010, 5:30pm |Gavin Badger |7,826 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |20 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |29 May 2010, 7:30pm |Jason Robinson |13,538 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |23 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |30 May 2010, 2:00pm |Shayne Hayne |12,420 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |42 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |30 May 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |11,108 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |16 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |31 May 2010, 7:00pm |Jarred Maxwell |13,235 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 2 teams - Canberra Raiders & Newcastle Knights. |
- The Sydney Roosters ended their losing streak against Gold Coast Titans, having not beaten them since the 2007 NRL Season.
=Round 13=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |12 – 19 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |4 June 2010, 7:35pm |Shayne Hayne |11,837 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |24 – 10 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |4 June 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |7,572 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |28 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |5 June 2010, 5:30pm |Jason Robinson |10,969 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |18 – 42 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |5 June 2010, 7:30pm |Ben Cummins |7,934 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |28 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |6 June 2010, 2:00pm |Gavin Badger |10,425 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |20 – 22 | align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |6 June 2010, 2:00pm |Ashley Klein |8,312 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |6 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |6 June 2010, 3:00pm |Jared Maxwell |11,316 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |32 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |7 June 2010, 7:00pm |Matt Cecchin |9,688 |
=Round 14=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |28 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |11 June 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |17,508 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |16 – 8 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |12 June 2010, 7:30pm |Matt Cecchin |12,058 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |24 – 32 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |13 June 2010, 2:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |10,535 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |50 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |13 June 2010, 3:00pm |Jared Maxwell |30,311 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |6 – 38 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |14 June 2010, 7:00pm |Ashley Klein |10,449 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 6 teams - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks & Wests Tigers. |
- Players selected for Game Two of the 2010 State of Origin series were unavailable to play NRL matches for this round.
=Round 15=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" | |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information | |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |12 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |18 June 2010, 7:00pm |rowspan="2"|Suncorp Stadium (DH) |Gavin Badger |rowspan="2"|42,233 | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |24 – 25 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |18 June 2010, 8:45pm |Tony De Las Heras | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |58 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |19 June 2010, 5:30pm |Ben Cummins | 10,661 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |26 – 25 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |19 June 2010, 7:30pm |Shayne Hanye |11,661 | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |4 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |20 June 2010, 2:00pm |Tony Archer |16,773 | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |18 – 8 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |20 June 2010, 3:00pm |Ashley Klein |19,428 | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |6 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |21 June 2010, 7:00pm |Gavin Badger |8,474 | |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 2 teams - New Zealand Warriors & Sydney Roosters. |
- Beau Ryan recorded the milestone of 1000 tries for the Wests Tigers.
- Brett Finch of the Melbourne Storm played his 250th first grade game.
=Round 16 - Women in League Round=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |40 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |25 June 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |14,978 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |34 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |25 June 2010, 7:35pm |Shayne Hayne |16,574 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |6 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |26 June 2010, 5:30pm |Jarred Maxwell |15,929 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |19 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |26 June 2010, 7:30pm | Gavin Badger |13,063 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |16 – 14 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |26 June 2010, 7:30pm |Ashley Klein |13,164 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |16 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |27 June 2010, 3:00pm |Steve Lyons |13,396 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |18 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |27 June 2010, 4:00pm |Ben Cummins |20,721 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |10 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |28 June 2010, 7:00pm |Shayne Hayne |11,194 |
- Darren Lockyer reached 329 club games to achieve an individual record for the most club games at a single club and overtook Andrew Ettingshausen to become sixth for most club games played.
- The St. George Illawarra Dragons played their 300th premiership match.
- The Cronulla Sharks' golden point extra-time victory over the Cowboys equalled their greatest comeback in their club's history, coming from 18–0 down at halftime to achieve a 19–20 victory.
- The South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated the Melbourne Storm for the first time since 2004.
- The New Zealand Warriors won its first New Zealand match outside of Auckland since 2006.
=Round 17=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |14 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |2 July 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |30,127 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |12 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |3 July 2010, 7:30pm |Jason Robinson |9,826 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders | 12 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |4 July 2010, 2:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |10,767 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |35 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |4 July 2010, 4:00pm |Gavin Badger |9,912 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |8 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |5 July 2010, 7:00pm |Jared Maxwell |12,974 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 6 teams - Gold Coast Titans, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys, South Sydney Rabbitohs. |
- Players selected for Game Three of the 2010 State of Origin series were unavailable to play NRL matches for this round.
- Nathan Cayless of the Parramatta Eels played his 250th club game.
- The Wests Tigers defeated the Brisbane Broncos for the first time since 2006.
- The Penrith Panthers recorded just its third win overall at WIN Jubilee Oval.
=Round 18=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Easts}} Sydney Roosters |18 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |9 July 2010, 7:35pm |Jason Robinson |18,424 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |15 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |9 July 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |14,050 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |22 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |10 July 2010, 5:30pm |Ben Cummins |10,027 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |20 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |10 July 2010, 7:30pm |Matt Cecchin |10,350 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |21 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |11 July 2010, 2:00pm |Tony Archer |12,909 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |6 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |11 July 2010, 3:00pm |Shayne Hayne |9,983 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |36 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |12 July 2010, 7:00pm |Ashley Klein |11,177 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|BYE Round for: 2 teams - Brisbane Broncos & St. George Illawarra Dragons. |
=Round 19 - Rivalry Round=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans | 10 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |16 July 2010, 7:35pm |Jason Robinson |26,197 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |13 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |16 July 2010, 7:35pm |Shayne Hayne |22,238 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |18 – 48 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |17 July 2010, 7:30pm |Jared Maxwell |8,863 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |13 – 6 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |17 July 2010, 7:30pm |Steve Lyons |13,118 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |28 – 34 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |17 July 2010, 7:30pm |Ben Cummins |22,582 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |52 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |18 July 2010, 2:00pm |Jason Robinson |9,459 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |36 – 32 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |18 July 2010, 3:00pm |Gavin Badger |19,121 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |26 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |19 July 2010, 7:00pm |Shayne Hayne |11,364 |
- Brett Kimmorley and Braith Anasta played their 300th and 200th games respectively.
- The match between the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels recorded a CUA Stadium attendance record of 22,582.
=Round 20=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16 – 32 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |23 July 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |34,662 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |10 – 11 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |23 July 2010, 7:35pm |Ben Cummins |12,668 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |20 – 13 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |24 July 2010, 5:30pm |Matt Cecchin |9,280 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |18 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |24 July 2010, 7:30pm |Jason Robinson |11,212 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |28 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |24 July 2010, 7:30pm |Chris James |12,146 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |38 – 28 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |25 July 2010, 2:00pm |Gavin Badger |13,895 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |38 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |25 July 2010, 3:00pm |Shayne Hayne |20,059 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |30 – 34 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |26 July 2010, 7:00pm |Tony Archer |26,486 |
- The Gold Coast Titans became the first Gold Coast franchise to ever win at Jubilee Oval.
- The match between Wests Tigers and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Bluetongue Stadium equaled the attendance record for the second time, being at full capacity.
=Round 21=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 32 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |30 July 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |15,312 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers | 24 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |30 July 2010, 7:35pm |Tony De Las Heras |7,080 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels | 12 – 48 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |31 July 2010, 5:30pm |Shayne Hayne |19,824 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers | 24 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |31 July 2010, 7:30pm |Jason Robinson |14,942 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm | 36 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |1 August 2010, 2:00pm |Ben Cummins |9,112 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors | 20 – 28 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |1 August 2010, 2:00pm |Tony Archer |12,017 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos | 10 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |1 August 2010, 3:00pm |Gavin Badger |42,269 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |32 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |2 August 2010, 7:00pm |Matt Cecchin |14,267 |
- Anthony Minichiello of the Sydney Roosters played his 200th NRL game.
- Jamie Soward of the St. George Illawarra Dragons played his 100th NRL game.
=Round 22=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |34 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |6 August 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |19,568 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |26 – 34 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |6 August 2010, 7:35pm |Ben Cummins |20,148 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |26 – 6 |align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |7 August 2010, 5:30pm |Matt Cecchin |12,550 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |10 – 37 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |7 August 2010, 7:30pm |Chris James |7,510 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |34 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |7 August 2010, 7:30pm |Jared Maxwell |23,298 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |30 – 6 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |8 August 2010, 2:00pm |Gavin Badger |17,316 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |12 – 19 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |8 August 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |37,994 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |30 – 26 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |9 August 2010, 7:00pm |Ben Cummins |8,850 |
- Brad Tighe of the Penrith Panthers played his 100th game.
=Round 23=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |14 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |13 August 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |38,193 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |18 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |13 August 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |8,911 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |37 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |14 August 2010, 5:30pm |Jason Robinson |14,032 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |14 – 28 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |14 August 2010, 7:30pm |Jared Maxwell |10,116 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |18 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |15 August 2010, 2:00pm |Steve Lyons |9,172 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |22 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |15 August 2010, 2:00pm |Ben Cummins |12,824 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |43 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |15 August 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |17,208 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |32 – 10 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |16 August 2010, 7:00pm |Matt Cecchin |14,740 |
- Shane Flanagan won his first game as replacement coach for the Cronulla Sharks.
- Nathan Merritt of the South Sydney Rabbitohs recorded 100 career tries.
- The Penrith Panthers lost its first match at Campbelltown Stadium since 1996.
=Round 24=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |44 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |20 August 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |16,668 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |54 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Souths}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |20 August 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |13,411 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |19 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |21 August 2010, 5:30pm |Steve Lyons |13,095 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |24 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |21 August 2010, 7:30pm |Ashley Klein |8,902 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |20 – 22 |align=left |{{league icon|Bulldogs}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |21 August 2010, 7:30pm |Gavin Reynolds |11,742 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |32 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |22 August 2010, 2:00pm |Matt Cecchin |20,445 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |18 – 20 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |22 August 2010, 3:00pm |Shayne Hayne |19,854 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |14 – 23 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |23 August 2010, 7:00pm |Gavin Badger |9,113 |
- Anthony Minichiello of the Sydney Roosters recorded 100 career tries.
- Cooper Vuna of the Newcastle Knights recorded four tries against the Broncos to equal with Andrew Johns, Adam Macdougall and Darren Albert for the club record of most tries scored by a player in a match.
- Michael Gordon of the Penrith Panthers scored 30 points (3 tries, 9 goals) against the Rabbitohs to surpass Ryan Girdler for the club record of most points in a match by a player.
=Round 25=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |24 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |27 August 2010, 7:35pm |Matt Cecchin |19,098 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |36 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos |27 August 2010, 8:05pm |Tony De Las Heras |21,627 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |30 – 16 |align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |28 August 2010, 5:30pm |Chris James |10,116 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left | {{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders | 48 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Nth Qld}} North Queensland Cowboys |28 August 2010, 7:30pm |Ashley Klein |11,434 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |18 – 26 |align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |28 August 2010, 7:30pm |Shayne Hayne |23,148 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |26 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |29 August 2010, 2:00pm |Gavin Badger |20,168 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |30 – 14 |align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |29 August 2010, 3:00pm |Tony Archer |18,962 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |18 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |30 August 2010, 7:00pm |Tony De Las Heras |13,794 |
- Adam MacDougall of the Newcastle Knights broke his club's all-time individual tryscoring record, surpassing Timana Tahu with 83 tries.
- Canberra Raiders' captain Alan Tongue played his 200th first grade game.
- Petero Civoniceva became the first (and only) player to be sent off this season and the first captain since the NRL's inception in 1998 to be sent off.
=Round 26=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Brisbane Broncos}} Brisbane Broncos |16 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |3 September 2010, 7:35pm |Jared Maxwell |38,872 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |21 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |3 September 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer |26,103 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
| align=left |{{league icon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eels |12 – 26 |align=left |{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |4 September 2010, 5:30pm |Matt Cecchin |11,383 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |8 – 18 |align=left |{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |4 September 2010, 7:30pm |Steve Lyons |12,033 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers |50 – 12 |align=left |{{league icon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |4 September 2010, 7:30pm |Chris James |10,997 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm |34 – 4 |align=left |{{league icon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights |5 September 2010, 2:00pm |Ashley Klein |20,517 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |24 – 30 |align=left |{{league icon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |5 September 2010, 3:00pm |Gavin Badger |15,933 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left |{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |38 – 24 |align=left |{{league icon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |5 September 2010, 7:00pm |Ben Cummins |18,274 |
- Matthew Bowen of the North Queensland Cowboys played his 200th club game.
- Matt Cooper of the St. George Illawarra Dragons recorded 100 career tries.
- The Canberra Raiders won its first match at Suncorp Stadium since 2004 and the first in Queensland since 2006.
- The Brisbane Broncos will miss the finals series for the first time since 1991.
- Parramatta Legend Nathan Cayless played his final game in the NRL due to his retirement. He holds the record for most games as captain in the NRL.
Finals series
{{2010 NRL Finals}}
=Qualifying finals=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| style="background:#efefef;"
!width=17%|Date and Time (Local) !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referees !width=7%|Crowd |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left|{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |28 – 16 |align=left|{{league icon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriors |10 September 2010, 7:35pm |Gavin Badger |27,026 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left|{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |15 – 19 |align=left|{{league icon|Sydney Roosters}} Sydney Roosters (details) |11 September 2010, 6:30pm |Matt Cecchin |33,315 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left|{{league icon|Penrith Panthers}} Penrith Panthers |22 – 24 |align=left|{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |11 September 2010, 8:30pm |Ben Cummins |16,668 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#f5faff;"
|align=left|{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |28 – 0 |align=left|{{league icon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |12 September 2010, 4:00pm |Jared Maxwell |15,574 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|Eliminated: New Zealand Warriors, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
- By defeating the Warriors, the Gold Coast Titans achieved their first finals victory.
- Manu Vatuvei of the New Zealand Warriors broke his club's all-time try scoring record, surpassing Stacey Jones with 78 tries.
- Matt Cooper of the St. George Illawarra Dragons broke his club's all-time try scoring record, surpassing Nathan Blacklock with 102 tries.
- The match between the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters became the first finals match to be decided in golden point extra-time since its introduction in 2003, with the game taking 100 minutes before being decided. It was the Roosters first win in a finals series since 2004 and the Wests Tigers first ever finals loss.
- The Canberra Raiders achieved their first finals victory since 2000, coincidentally against the Panthers, whilst the St. George Illawarra Dragons achieved their first since 2006, again coincidentally against the same opposition and by the same score of 28–0.
==2nd qualifying final==
{{Infobox rugby league football match
|year = 2010
|title = NRL Second Qualifying Final
|home = Wests Tigers
|away = Sydney Roosters
|home_abbr = WST {{league icon|Wests Tigers|16}}
|away_abbr = SYD {{league icon|Sydney Roosters|16}}
|home_half1 = 10
|home_half2 = 5
|home_total = 15
|away_half1 = 2
|away_half2 = {{nowrap|13 (4)}}
|away_total = 19
|date = 11 September 2010
|stadium = Sydney Football Stadium
|location = Sydney, NSW, Australia
|referee = Shayne Hayne
|referee2 = Matt Cecchin
|attendance = 33,315
|network = Nine Network
|commentators = Ray Warren
|commentators2= Peter Sterling
|commentators3= Phil Gould
|tournaments = 2010 NRL finals series
}}
The 2010 NRL Second Qualifying Final was a rugby league match contested between the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters in the first week of the 2010 NRL finals series on 11 September 2010. The match is notable as it was the first finals match to be played under the golden point rule since it was introduced in 2003. The match was hailed as "one of the greatest matches in recent memory".[http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/09/12/roosters-win-an-epic-encounter-over-tigers/ Roosters win an epic encounter over Tigers], The Roar, 12 September 2010
===Background===
{{see also|2010 NRL season|2010 Wests Tigers season|2010 Sydney Roosters season}}
Both the Sydney Roosters and Wests Tigers had qualified for the NRL finals series, held annually during September of every NRL season, after varying absences: the Roosters had finished last in 2009 after reaching the finals in 2008, whilst the Tigers had not reached the finals since winning the premiership in 2005. The Tigers recorded their best ever regular season by winning 15 of its 24 matches and finishing third on the ladder, both surpassing the previous records set in 2005,[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2010/wests-tigers/summary.html Wests Tigers 2010 season summary], Rugby League Project whilst the Roosters won 14 of their 24 matches to finish sixth at the end of the regular season.[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2010/sydney/summary.html Sydney Roosters 2010 season summary], Rugby League Project
The McIntyre final eight system, which was in place at the time, meant that the two teams were to be drawn against each other in the first week of the finals. The Roosters had won both of their meetings in the regular season, by 12 points in Round 2 and by four points in Round 8.
===Match details===
====Team lists====
| style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |
| bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="170" style="border: 2px solid black; background: #f60; color:white;"|Wests !align="center" width="120" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position !align="centre" width="170" style="border: 2px solid red; background: darkblue; color: white;"|Sydney |
| align="center"|Mitch Brown
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Fullback |align="center"|Anthony Minichiello |
| align="center"|Lote Tuqiri
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Wing |align="center"|Phil Graham |
| align="center"|Blake Ayshford
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Centre |align="center"|Kane Linnett |
| align="center"|Geoff Daniela
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Centre |align="center"|Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| align="center"|Beau Ryan
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Wing |align="center"|Sam Perrett |
| align="center"|Benji Marshall
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Five-eighth |align="center"|Todd Carney |
| align="center"|Robert Lui
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Halfback |align="center"|Mitchell Pearce |
| align="center"|Bryce Gibbs
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Prop |align="center"|Jason Ryles |
| align="center"|Robbie Farah (captain)
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Hooker |align="center"|James Aubusson |
| align="center"|Keith Galloway
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Prop |align="center"|Frank-Paul Nu'uausala |
| align="center"|Todd Payten
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| 2nd Row |align="center"|Braith Anasta (captain) |
| align="center"|Gareth Ellis
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| 2nd Row |align="center"|Mitchell Aubusson |
| align="center"|Chris Heighington
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Lock |align="center"|Nate Myles |
| align="center"|Liam Fulton
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Interchange |align="center"|Jake Friend |
| align="center"|Andrew Fifita
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Interchange |align="center"|Martin Kennedy |
| align="center"|Simon Dwyer
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Interchange |align="center"|Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
| align="center"|Ben Murdoch-Masila
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Interchange |align="center"|Daniel Conn |
| align="center"|Tim Sheens
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach |align="center"|Brian Smith |
====1st half====
The Tigers had three chances, through Gareth Ellis, to score the first try of the match within the first 13 minutes, however, on each occasion, he was denied: first after Todd Carney had dislodged the ball from his hands, the second after he was held up over the line by some desperate Roosters defence, and the third after Benji Marshall was penalised for an off-the-ball incident with Mitchell Pearce.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-11/roosters-edge-tigers-in-stunner/2257120 Roosters edge Tigers in stunner], ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 12 September 2010 They were, however, the most dominant team of the first half, scoring two tries, through Lote Tuqiri and Beau Ryan, to the Roosters' sole penalty goal (kicked by Carney), and taking a 10–2 lead into half-time.
Ellis was placed on report in the 18th minute for a high shot on Carney; he subsequently escaped any judiciary sanction over the incident.[http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/neversaydie-roosters-pull-off-great-escape-20100911-1561j.html Never-say-die Roosters pull off great escape], Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September 2010
====2nd half====
Blake Ayshford scored first for the Tigers eight minutes into the second half, and, following by a field goal by captain Robbie Farah soon after, the Tigers' lead had stretched to 15–2, and it appeared the match was won. However, the Roosters would score two converted tries, both set up by Todd Carney for captain Braith Anasta and Mitchell Pearce, to narrow the margin to 15–14 with less than ten minutes left to play in regular time.
Simon Dwyer later appeared to win the match for the Tigers with two minutes remaining when he hit Jared Waerea-Hargreaves hard in the 78th minute of play, thus dislodging the ball from the latter's hands. This won the Tigers a scrum feed inside the Roosters' half, however, after Benji Marshall had fed the scrum, the Roosters pounced on the loose ball, giving them one last chance to win the match in the final minute. After initially trying to go for a match winning try, the ball found the hands of Braith Anasta, who kicked the match-tying field goal with mere seconds left, to send the match into golden point extra time.
====Golden point period====
For the first time since golden point was introduced by the NRL in 2003, a finals match was to be decided by golden point. Whereas in a regular season match the final result would be a draw after neither team scored in ten minutes of golden point, in finals matches, the match goes on for an indefinite period until any team scored through any method (try, penalty goal, field goal).[http://www.nrl.com/stats-insider-how-to-win-in-golden-point/tabid/10874/newsid/66193/default.aspx Stats Insider: How to win in golden point], NRL.com official website, 8 March 2012
Following a scoreless first five minutes of extra time, play continued indefinitely during which Robbie Farah, Todd Carney and Mitchell Pearce all missed attempted field goal shots until Shaun Kenny-Dowall was able to intercept a Liam Fulton pass and run sixty metres to score the match winning try in the 100th minute of the match, thus completing one of the greatest comebacks in Roosters history, winning the match 19–15.
====Summary====
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; text-align:left"
!width=100 |15 !width=350 |{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |
| Tries |
|---|
| Goals
|1/3 B Marshall 1/3 (30') |
| Field Goals
|1 Robbie Farah (54') |
| 19
!{{league icon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters |
| Tries
|1 Anasta (61') |
| Goals
|3/4 Carney (20' pen, 62', 76')1 |
| Field Goals
|1 Braith Anasta (80') |
| Half Time
| Tigers 10–2 |
| Score Progression
|20th: Roosters 2–0 (Penalty goal: Carney) |
1 No conversion on goal was required following Kenny-Dowall's try, as golden point rules stipulate that a try scored in golden point is not needed to be converted.
===Legacy===
In a match which pitted two of the game's entertainers (Benji Marshall and Todd Carney) up against each other, the match did not disappoint. It has been remembered as "one of the greatest Roosters victories of all time",[http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-win-epic-over-tigers/story-e6frep5x-1225918738187 Roosters win epic over Tigers], The Courier-Mail, 11 September 2010 as well as "one of the most epic matches in recent times".[http://www.freewebs.com/nrl2008/tigersvroosters.htm Tigers v Roosters - NRL 2010] In particular, the final five minutes in regular time proved to be the most dramatic of the match, whereby Benji Marshall left the field injured, leaving the Tigers with only 12 men. The Tigers had failed to capitalise on a Roosters error with two minutes remaining in the match, allowing the Roosters to kick the match-levelling field goal in the final seconds of regular time, sending the match into extra time, which was remembered by many for its nail-biting finish.Ryan, Warren, [https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461103/warren-ryan-roosters-tigers-extra-time-thriller-takes-the-cake-in-fascinating-first-week-of-finals/ Roosters-Tigers extra-time thriller takes the cake in fascinating first week of finals], Newcastle Herald, 14 September 2010
===Teams' subsequent schedules===
The result of this match, and the format of the final eight system, meant that the Tigers would only survive in the finals series if at least one of the two higher-ranked teams (St. George Illawarra or Penrith) won their respective qualifying final ties against the Sea Eagles and the Raiders. The Panthers' loss to the Raiders left the Tigers at risk of an early elimination, however they survived after the Dragons defeated the Sea Eagles in their qualifying final. They were then drawn against the Canberra Raiders, the lowest-ranked of the qualifying final winners, in a match that was to be played at Canberra Stadium.
The Tigers narrowly defeated Canberra by 26–24,[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-17/marshall-back-to-bury-raiders/2265060 Marshall back to bury Raiders], ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 17 September 2010 thus progressing them to the preliminary finals, where they were eventually defeated by the eventual premiers, St. George Illawarra, 13–12.[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/dragons-scrape-into-grand-final/story-e6frexnr-1225929402683 St. George Illawarra Dragons beat Wests Tigers 13-12 to make NRL grand final], The Daily Telegraph, 25 September 2010
The Roosters were guaranteed to remain in the finals series, regardless of any other subsequent results. However, as the third-highest ranked of the four winning teams from the first weekend of the finals series, they had to play in the second week of the finals series; they were subsequently drawn against the Penrith Panthers, the highest-ranked loser from the qualifying finals. The Roosters won 34–12, to progress to the semi-finals, where they defeated the Gold Coast Titans by 26 points to eventually make the grand final. However, the finals series eventually took its toll on the Roosters and they were soundly beaten by the Dragons 32–8 in the premiership deciding match.[http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/drought-finally-broken-as-dragons-reign-in-roosters-in-wet-20101003-162kz.html Drought finally broken as Dragons reign in Roosters in wet], Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 2010=
=Semi finals =
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|align=left|{{league icon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders |24 – 26 |align=left|{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |17 September 2010, 7:45pm |Tony Archer |26,746 |
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|align=left|{{league icon|Sydney Roosters}} Sydney Roosters |34 – 12 |align=left|{{league icon|Penrith Panthers}} Penrith Panthers |18 September 2010, 7:35pm |Shayne Hayne |23,459 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|Eliminated: Canberra Raiders, Penrith Panthers |
- The crowd of 26,746 at Canberra Stadium recorded the Raiders' highest ever home crowd figure.
- The Sydney Roosters and Penrith Panthers played each other for the first time in the finals since the 2003 NRL Grand Final.
=Preliminary finals=
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|align=left|{{league icon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans |6 – 32 |align=left|{{league icon|Sydney Roosters}} Sydney Roosters |24 September 2010, 7:35pm |Tony Archer | 44,787 |
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|align=left|{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |13 – 12 |align=left|{{league icon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers |25 September 2010, 7:35pm |Shayne Hayne | 71,212 |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|Eliminated: Gold Coast Titans, Wests Tigers |
- The Gold Coast Titans played their 100th game.
=Grand final=
{{main|2010 NRL Grand Final}}
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|align=left|{{league icon|Sydney Roosters}} Sydney Roosters |8 – 32 |align=left|{{league icon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |3 October 2010, 5:00pm |Tony Archer |82,334 |