NRL

Melbourne celebrated the re-signing of their champion halfback Cooper Cronk with a six-try party as they romped to a 34-22 win over Newcastle in their NRL clash at AAMI Park.

The Sydney Roosters are turning winning ugly into an artform, but centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall believes it's only a matter of time before the struggling outfit clicks.

Robbie Farah will sit out Wests Tigers' next two NRL matches after pleading guilty to a grade-three dangerous throw charge.

The Sydney Roosters edged past an injury-decimated Canberra 14-8 in a woeful NRL encounter littered with mistakes at Allianz Stadium today.

The North Queensland Cowboys continued Parramatta's horror start to the season on Saturday night, handing them a 36-point belting at Dairy Farmers Stadium.