NRL Wrap: Roosters beaten, Storm edge thriller

(MENAFN- Kora) The Roosters seemed stuck in 2013 on Thursday as the South Sydney Rabbitohs dominated them in a 28-8 win at Stadium Australia



Trent Robinson's side started well, with Michael Jennings scoring the game's first try, but the Rabbitohs € led by a hat-trick from star Greg Inglis € were simply too good



Sam Burgess and Ben Te'o also impressed for the victors, while Roosters star Sonny Bill Williams was hit with a three-match ban afterwards for a hit on George Burgess



Manly lost last year's Grand Final to the Roosters and started with another defeat, as Cameron Smith's field goal in the fifth minute of extra time handed his side a 23-22 golden-point win at Brookvale Oval on Saturday



Melbourne looked on track for a heavy defeat as the Sea Eagles raced to a 20-0 lead after just 30 minutes of play



Steve Matai scored twice in the early stages, while Cheyse Blair and Justin Horo also crossed, but a try to Melbourne's Sisa Waqa before half-time changed the course of the match



Manly full-back Brett Stewart did not return after the break with a hamstring injury and Waqa's second try gave the Storm life



Ben Hampton and Kenny Bromwich then added tries before a Smith penalty saw the visitors claim a surprise 22-20 lead



Jamie Lyon responded with a penalty of his own to force extra time, but despite missing with his first field-goal attempt, Smith made no mistake with his second, as the visitors claimed a gutsy win, made even more impressive by the absence of star half-back Cooper Cronk with a shoulder injury



The Penrith Panthers sit on top of the table after a 30-8 win over the Newcastle Knights on Saturday, while the North Queensland Cowboys edged the Canberra Raiders 28-22 on the same day



Friday's clash saw the Brisbane Broncos win 18-12 on the road against the Canterbury Bulldogs, while new St George-Illawarra Dragons recruit Gareth Widdop impressed in a 44-24 win over the Wests Tigers on Sunday, a day that also saw the Parramatta Eels surprise the New Zealand Warriors 36-16



And the first round was wrapped up on Monday as the Gold Coast Titans won 18-12 against the Cronulla Sharks