# 2013 NRL Under-20s season

The 2013 NRL Under-20s season (commercial known as the 2013 Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the sixth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. It was formerly called the Toyota Cup until 2013 when Holden bought the sponsorship. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership.

## Ladder

2013 National Youth Competition seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 765 | 614 | +151 | 43 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 689 | 460 | +229 | 38 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 711 | 554 | +157 | 38 |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 846 | 626 | +220 | 37 |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 687 | 564 | +123 | 32 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 679 | 599 | +80 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 607 | 608 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 660 | 740 | -80 | 28 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 564 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 582 | 615 | -33 | 24 |
| 11 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 596 | 663 | -67 | 23 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 584 | 602 | -18 | 22 |
| 13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 516 | 667 | -151 | 21 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 570 | 726 | -156 | 20 |
| 15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 520 | 786 | -266 | 18 |
| 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 560 | 742 | -182 | 17 |

## Finals series

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 15 September – Sydney | 15 September – Sydney | 15 September – Sydney | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Canberra | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canterbury | 27 | 20 September – Sydney | 20 September – Sydney | 20 September – Sydney | | | | |
| | | | Canberra | Canberra | 36 | | | | |
| 13 September – Sydney | 13 September – Sydney | 13 September – Sydney | Wests Tigers | Wests Tigers | 16 | 27 September – Sydney | 27 September – Sydney | 27 September – Sydney | | | |
| 5 | Warriors | 20 | | | | Canterbury | Canterbury | 38 | |
| 8 | South Sydney | 18 | | | | Warriors | Warriors | 54 | 6 October – Sydney | 6 October – Sydney | 6 October – Sydney |
| | | | | | | | | | Warriors | Warriors | 30 |
| 14 September – Sydney | 14 September – Sydney | 14 September – Sydney | | | | 28 September – Sydney | 28 September – Sydney | 28 September – Sydney | Penrith | Penrith | 42 |
| 6 | Penrith | 48 | | | | Penrith | Penrith | 36 | | |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 20 September – Sydney | 20 September – Sydney | 20 September – Sydney | Canberra | Canberra | 20 | | |
| | | | Warriors | Warriors | 58 | | | | | | |
| 15 September – Sydney | 15 September – Sydney | 15 September – Sydney | Sydney | Sydney | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Wests Tigers | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Brisbane | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referees |
| Qualifying finals ||||||
| (1) Canberra Raiders | 26–27 | (4) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 15 September 2013, 1:30pm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Chris Butler and Chris Sutton |
| (2) Penrith Panthers | 48–22 | (3) Sydney Roosters | 14 September 2013, 1:30pm | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Adam Gee and Jon Stone |
| Elimination finals ||||||
| (5) Wests Tigers | 26–22 | (8) Brisbane Broncos | 15 September 2013, 11:15am | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Peter Gough and Shane Rehm |
| (6) New Zealand Warriors | 20–18 | (7) South Sydney Rabbitohs | 13 September 2013, 5:15pm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | David Munro and Matt Noyen |
| Semi-finals ||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 36–14 | Wests Tigers | 20 September 2013, 3:05pm | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | David Munro and Adam Gee |
| Sydney Roosters | 6–58 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 September 2013, 5:15pm | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Chris Butler and Chris Sutton |
| Preliminary Finals ||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 38–54 | New Zealand Warriors | 27 September 2013, 5:15pm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | David Munro and Adam Gee |
| Penrith Panthers | 36–20 | Canberra Raiders | 28 September 2013, 5:15pm | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Chris Butler and Chris Sutton |
| Grand Final ||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | 30–42 | Penrith Panthers | 6 October 2011, 3:55pm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Chris Butler and David Munro |

## Stats

Source:

### Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers :
| Pos | Name | Tries | Team |
| 1 | Jonathon Reuben | 28 | Canberra Raiders |
| 2 | Kurtis Rowe | 26 | Wests Tigers |
| 3 | John Sila | 26 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 4 | Tuimoala Lolohea | 22 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 5 | Jake Mamo | 21 | Newcastle Knights |
| 6 | Dane Chang | 20 | Melbourne Storm |
| 6 | Brenko Lee | 20 | Canberra Raiders |
| 8 | Brendan Elliot | 19 | Sydney Roosters |
| 9 | Jack Goodsell | 18 | Sydney Roosters |
| 9 | Javed Bowen | 18 | North Queensland Cowboys |

### Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers :
| Pos | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Points |
| 1 | Patrick Templeman | Canterbury Bulldogs | 17 | 118 | 3 | 307 |
| 2 | Manaia Rudolph | Wests Tigers | 8 | 99 | – | 230 |
| 3 | Bryce Cartwright | Penrith Panthers | 12 | 64 | – | 176 |
| 4 | Brendan Elliot | Sydney Roosters | 19 | 42 | – | 160 |
| 5 | Mitchell Brasington | Parramatta Eels | 3 | 72 | – | 156 |
| 6 | Matt McGahan | Melbourne Storm | 8 | 58 | – | 148 |
| 7 | Mason Lino | New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 69 | 1 | 147 |
| 8 | Tuimoala Lolohea | New Zealand Warriors | 22 | 23 | – | 134 |
| 9 | Jackson Hastings | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 50 | – | 132 |
| 10 | Mitch Cornish | Canberra Raiders | 4 | 54 | 1 | 125 |

### Leading goal scorers

Top 10 goal scorers :
| Pos | Player | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Patrick Templeman | 118 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| 2 | Manaia Rudolph | 99 | Wests Tigers |
| 3 | Mitchell Brasington | 72 | Parramatta Eels |
| 4 | Mason Lino | 69 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 5 | Bryce Cartwright | 64 | Penrith Panthers |
| 6 | Matt McGahan | 58 | Melbourne Storm |
| 7 | Mitch Cornish | 54 | Canberra Raiders |
| 8 | Jackson Hastings | 50 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 9 | Samisoni Langi | 46 | Sydney Roosters |
| 10 | Brendan Elliot | 42 | Sydney Roosters |
| 10 | Duncan Paia'aua | 42 | Brisbane Broncos |

### Leading field goal scorers

Top field goal scorers :
| Pos | Player | Team | FG |
| 1 | Patrick Templeman | Canterbury Bulldogs | 3 |
| Eight players tied with one field goal ||||