# 2017 Auckland Nines

The 2017 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Downer NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the fourth NRL Auckland Nines competition. It was held on 4–5 February 2017 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Just like previous tournaments, it was contested by all sixteen National Rugby League teams. The prize money was NZ$2.6 million. The draw for the competition was announced by the NRL on 17 November 2016. The same pool names were used as in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments. The pool names were: Hunua, Waiheke, Rangitoto and Piha. The event included two international women's teams, the Kiwi Ferns and the Jillaroos, who competed in a three-game series won by the Jillaroos for the first time, with a 3-0 clean sweep. The tournament was again sponsored by Downer Group. The Sydney Roosters won the tournament by defeating the Penrith Panthers 10–8 in the final.

## Tournament games
### Hunua pool

Hunua Pool :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 | +52 | 6 |
| Sydney Roosters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 4 |
| Canberra Raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 2 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 0 |

### Rangitoto pool

Rangitoto Pool :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 4 |
| Melbourne Storm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 4 |
| Wests Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 2 |
| Newcastle Knights | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 2 |

### Waiheke pool

Waiheke Pool :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Penrith Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 6 |
| Gold Coast Titans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 4 |
| Cronulla Sharks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 2 |
| Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 0 |

### Piha pool

Piha Pool :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Parramatta Eels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 6 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 4 |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 2 |
| New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 0 |

## Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 16 | | | | | | |
| Manly Sea Eagles | Manly Sea Eagles | 12 | | | | | | |
| Manly Sea Eagles | Manly Sea Eagles | 12 | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 13 | | | |
| | | | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 0 | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 14 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 0 | | | |
| Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | | | | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 8 |
| | | | | | | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 10 |
| Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 14 | | | | | | | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 10 |
| Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 15 | | | | | | |
| Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 15 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | 21 | | | |
| | | | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 16 | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 12 | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 16 | | | |
| Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 25 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Ferns v Jillaroos
## Team of the tournament

Connor Watson was named the player of the tournament. The team of the tournament was;
| Player | Club |
| Cameron Munster | Melbourne Storm |
| Kalyn Ponga | North Queensland |
| Suaia Matagi | Parramatta Eels |
| Brodie Croft | Melbourne Storm |
| Latrell Mitchell | Sydney Roosters |
| Gideon Gela-Mosby | North Queensland |
| Connor Watson | Sydney Roosters |
| Waqa Blake | Penrith Panthers |
| Moses Leota | Penrith Panthers |