THE RUN HOME FOR THE NRL'S FINALS CONTENDERS
* SYDNEY ROOSTERS (1st, 32pts, +163)
To play: Canberra (a), Brisbane (h), Parramatta (a)
* SOUTH SYDNEY (2nd, 32pts, +136)
To play: Brisbane (a), Canberra (a), Wests Tigers (h)
* MELBOURNE (3rd, 30pts, +161)
To play: Parramatta (h), Gold Coast (a), Penrith (h)
* PENRITH (4th, 30pts, +78)
To play: Newcastle (h), Warriors (a), Melbourne (a)
* ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA (5th, 28pts, +65)
To play: Wests Tigers (a), Canterbury (h), Newcastle (a)
* CRONULLA (6th, 28pts, +46)
To play: North Queensland (h), Newcastle (h), Canterbury (a)
* WARRIORS (7th, 28pts, +2)
To play: Canterbury (a), Penrith (h), Canberra (h)
* BRISBANE (8th, 26pts -10)
To play: South Sydney (h), Sydney Roosters (a), Manly (h)
* WESTS TIGERS (9th, 24pts, -34)
To play: St George Illawarra (h), Manly (h), South Sydney (a).
