NRL Try-scorers leaderboard: Three Rabbitohs chase the lead in high-scoring round 5 action

Three Rabbitohs players are lurking around the business end of the NRL try-scorers leaderboard, with Cody Walker’s four-try effort against the Warriors catapulting him into top spot with six tries.

Young flyer Campbell Graham shares second spot with two others on five, while Sam Burgess is doing his bit for the edge forwards with four tries.

With five rounds now under our footy belts, some familiar faces are making themselves known on the leaderboard.

MORE: 2019 NRL leading try-scorers leaderboard | How the try-scorers leaderboard looked after round four

Check out below for our game-by-game breakdown of who crossed the stripe in round five.

BRISBANE BRONCOS 16 WESTS TIGERS 22

Michael Chee-Kam’s 78th minute winner was dramatic – even for the neutral fan. With Matt Gillett the beneficiary of Jack Bird’s scything run to open the scoring for the Broncos in just the 2nd minute and Luke Garner’s four-pointer just before the break leaving the Wests Tigers just two points adrift heading into the final 40, a cliff hanger was on the cards. Another Tigers forward, Matt Eisenhuth, gave Wests the lead and the joint venture held on until the 65th minute, when Kodi Nikorima finished off his own break and set up the dramatic finish.

GOLD COAST TITANS 30 PENRITH PANTHERS 24

While James Maloney the scoring for the Panthers, Tyrone Roberts and Anthony Don crossed for the Titans in a four-minute stretch to give the Gold Coast club the lead. Viliame Kikau ‘s 26th minute try ensured Penrith went into the break only trailing 18-12. With the Titans outpacing Penrith 67-19 in tackle breaks, there was only one likely outcome, with Michael Gordon, prop Jarrad Wallace and Bryce Cartwright all crossing for the Titans. James Fisher-Harris and Josh Mansour provided the only tries for he Panthers in the second half.

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 12 MELBOURNE STORM 18

A Josh Addo-Carr second half double and Will Chambers first half try was enough to see off the Cowboys. Although Te Maire Martin and Ben Hampton crossed for the Cowboys, it wasn’t enough to lose their fourth on the trot.

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 28 NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS

Two of Cody Walker’s four South Sydney tries came in the final 10 minutes in a frenetic finish that, although they lost, the Warriors will be able to take plenty of positives from. 2019 recruit Ethan Lowe also got on the board for the Rabbitohs, with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Jazz Tevaga, Tohu Harris and big Sam Lisone all crossing for the Warriors.

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 18 – MANLY SEA EAGLES 26

If there had been 10 extra minutes, surely the Knights would have won this. After Jorge Taufua, Reuben Garrick and Joel Thompson all crossed for the Sea Eagles in the first 20 minutes, it took the rattled Knights until the 36th minute to reply, with Edrick Lee crossing.

The second half was all Knights, with pre-injury Aidan Guerra and Mitch Barnett both crossing. Addin Fonua-Blake’s 62nd minute try was enough to put Manly on top, though.

CRONULLA SHARKS 16 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 30

Don’t let the score line fool you: this was a mauling. After Cooper Cronk’s 24th minute try to open proceedings, the Sharks were three seconds away from going into the halftime break down by six and in with a chance.

By the 44th minute, the Roosters were ahead thanks to Latrell Mitchell, James Tedesco and Boyd Cordner tries and the Sharks were gone. A piece of Matt Ikuvalu brilliance took the lead to 30.

Josh Morris, Shaun Johnson and Jack Williams all crossed for the Sharks late – but the damage was done.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 40 CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 4

Reimis Smith’s 75th minute try was the lone score for Canterbury, with a Ben Hunt masterclass yielding a double for himself and tries to Euan Aitken, Tim Lafai, Mikaele Ravalawa, Jordan Pereira and Zac Lomax.

CANBERRA RAIDERS 19 PARRAMATTA EELS 0

Ricky Stuart’s team have become rock solid in defence. Sure, they’ve lost some flamboyance, but they still powered through the Eels’ defence enough for forwards Josh Papalii and Elliott Whitehead to score. Converted five-eight Jack Wighton finished off the scoring with a try in the 61st minute.

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