The NRL pre-season challenge enters its second and final week as all 17 teams have their final tune up ahead of the season getting underway on Thursday, March 2.j

The headline fixture this week will see the Penrith Panthers take on St Helaens in the World Club Challenge, while the St George Illawarra Dragons will also clash with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Mudgee for the Charity Shield.

Elsewhere, another double-header will hit Friday night on the Central Coast, while two games are also set to be played at Belmore.

Under the bonus points system, only the Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles have maximum (15) points from the first week, while the Warriors, Bulldogs, Sharks and St Helens scored 14. The Penrith Panthers scored 13 and were the only other winners with a pair of draws making up the week.

NRL pre-season challenge ladder

A reminder that teams can score points as follows:
12 points for a win
6 points for a draw
1 bonus point for 5 or more tries
1 bonus point for 5 or more line breaks
1 bonus point for 10 or more offloads

Here are all the teams for Week 2.

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Canterbury Bulldogs vs Cronulla Sharks

Kick-off: Sunday, February 19, 5:00pm (AEDT)
Venue: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Chris Sutton

Canterbury Bulldogs

1. Hayze Perham, 2. Jacob Kiraz, 3. Jake Averillo, 4. Paul Alamoti, 5. Josh Addo-Carr, 6. Matt Burton, 7. Kyle Flanagan, 8. Max King, 9. Reed Mahoney, 10. Tevita Pangai Junior, 11. Viliame Kikau, 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13. Luke Thompson,

Interchange: 14. Josh Reynolds, 15. Ryan Sutton, 16. Andrew Davey, 17. Corey Waddell, 19. Jeral Skelton, 20. Jackson Topine, 21. Jacob Preston, 22. Braidon Burns, 23. Jayden Tanner, 24. Khaled Rajab, 25. Jayden Okunbor, 26. Ryan Gray, 27. Franklin Pele

Cronulla Sharks

1. William Kennedy, 2. Sione Katoa, 3. Jesse Ramien, 4. Siosifa Talakai, 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo, 6. Matt Moylan, 7. Nicho Hynes, 8. Toby Rudolf, 9. Blayke Brailey, 10. Royce Hunt, 11. Briton Nikora, 12. Teig Wilton, 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Cameron McInnes, 15. Wade Graham, 16. Oregon Kaufusi, 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele, 18. Braydon Trindall, 19. Jack Williams, 20. Mawene Hiroti, 21. Jesse Colquhoun, 22. Jayden Berrell, 23. Niwhai Puru, 24. Thomas Hazelton, 25. Kayal Iro, 26. Daniel Atkinson

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