WHAT EACH TEAM ON THE EDGE OF THE TOP EIGHT NEEDS TO DO TO GET TO THE MAGICAL 28-POINT MARK
St George Illawarra (20)
Run home: Sharks (a), Rabbitohs (h), Storm (a), Knights (h), Warriors (a), Broncos (a), Panthers (h), Titans (a), Tigers (h).
Wins needed: 4
Melbourne (20)
Run home: Warriors (a), Panthers (h), Dragons (h), Tigers (a), Titans (h), Sharks (a), Knights (h), Cowboys (h), Broncos (a).
Wins needed: 4
South Sydney (20)
Run home: Bye, Dragons (a), Knights (h), Panthers (h), Sea Eagles (a), Cowboys (a), Bulldogs (h), Broncos (h), Roosters (a).
Wins needed: 3
Warriors (20)
Run home: Storm (h), Roosters (a), Sea Eagles (h), Sharks (h), Dragons (h), Panthers (a), Cowboys (h), Tigers (a), Bulldogs (a).
Wins needed: 4
Canterbury (20)
Run home: Broncos (h), Eels (a), Sharks (h), Roosters (a), Broncos (a), Titans (h), Rabbitohs (a), Knights (a), Warriors (h).
Wins needed: 4
Penrith (18)
Run home: Roosters (h), Storm (a), Raiders (h), Rabbitohs (a), Eels (a), Warriors (h), Dragons (a), Raiders (a), Knights (h).
Wins needed: 5
Cronulla (18)
Run home: Dragons (h), Raiders (a), Bulldogs (a), Warriors (a), Cowboys (h), Storm (h), Tigers (h), Eels (a), Sea Eagles (h).
Wins needed: 5
Canberra (16)
Run home: Knights (h), Sharks (h), Panthers (a), Cowboys (a), Tigers (h), Sea Eagles (h), Titans (a), Panthers (h), Eels (a).
Wins needed: 6
Parramatta (16)
Run home: Bye, Bulldogs (h), Cowboys (a), Titans (a), Panthers (h), Roosters (a), Sea Eagles (a), Sharks (h), Raiders (h).
Wins needed: 5
Gold Coast (16)
Run home: Sea Eagles (h), Knights (a), Broncos (a), Eels (h), Storm (a), Bulldogs (a), Raiders (h), Dragons (h), Cowboys (a).
Wins needed: 6
Manly (14)
Run home: Titans (a), Cowboys (h), Warriors (a), Broncos (h), Rabbitohs (h), Raiders (a), Eels (h), Roosters (h), Sharks (a).
Wins needed: 7
Newcastle (14)
Run home: Raiders (a), Titans (h), Rabbitohs (a), Dragons (a), Roosters (h), Tigers (a), Storm (a), Bulldogs (h), Panthers (a).
Wins needed: 7
Wests Tigers (14)
Run home: Bye, Broncos (a), Roosters (h), Storm (h), Raiders (a), Knights (h), Sharks (a), Warriors (h), Dragons (a).
Wins needed: 6