| 2021 Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup | 
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| Duration | 12 March – 26 September 2021 | 
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| Teams | 11 | 
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| Broadcast partners | Fox League | 
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The 2021 season of the Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup was curtailed due to lockdowns introduced to combat the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. Fifteen of a scheduled 24 rounds were played, with the last completed round of matches occurring on the weekend of 19–20 June 2021.[1]
Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup
Teams
There were 11 teams in 2021.
Ladder
The table below reflects the competition ladder at the completion of Round 15.[2] This was the last completed round played, and occurred on the weekend of 19–20 June 2021. During July and early August 2021, when there was a hope that the competition could be resumed in late August and September, scheduled matches were cancelled, with the result recorded as a nil-all draw. A Round 2 match between Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs was postponed due to wet weather. As the rescheduled date was 28 July 2021 this match was not played.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 417 | 192 | +225 | 28 | 
| 2 |  Parramatta Eels | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 367 | 270 | +97 | 22 | 
| 3 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 422 | 294 | +128 | 21 | 
| 4 |  North Sydney Bears | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 282 | 299 | −17 | 19 | 
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 290 | 313 | −23 | 17 | 
| 6 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 286 | 282 | +4 | 16 | 
| 7 |  Newtown Jets | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 250 | 320 | −70 | 15 | 
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 302 | 308 | −6 | 14 | 
| 9 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 258 | 358 | −100 | 12 | 
| 10 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 254 | 368 | −114 | 12 | 
| 11 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 226 | 350 | −124 | 10 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 21 June 2021. Source: 
NSWRL websiteRules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 2 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 3 |  North Sydney Bears | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 4 |  Canberra Raiders | 2 |  | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 5 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 6 |  Parramatta Eels | 2 |  | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights | 0 |  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 8 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 |  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 10 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 11 |  Newtown Jets | 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
Season results
[3]
Round 1
| Home | Score[4] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 8 – 26 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Friday, 12 March, 3:45pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Darian Furner | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 36 – 26 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 13 March, 5:15pm | Panthers Stadium | Cameron Paddy | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   | 48 – 20 |  North Sydney Bears | Sunday, 14 March, 1:10pm | HE Laybutt Field | Keiren Irons | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 32 – 18 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Sunday, 14 March, 1:50pm | GIO Stadium | Martin Jones | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   | 10 – 16 |  Newtown Jets | Sunday, 14 March, 3:55pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Henry Perenara | 
| Parramatta Eels   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 2
| Home | Score[5] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   | 8 – 28 |  Penrith Panthers | Saturday, 20 March, 12:40pm | Bankwest Stadium | Martin Jones | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 16 – 24 |  North Sydney Bears | Sunday, 21 March, 6:20pm | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Cameron Paddy | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 26 – 24 |  Canberra Raiders | Saturday, 15 May, 2:30pm | Ringrose Park | TBD | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 22 – 8 |  Newtown Jets | Saturday, 15 May 1:30pm | Maitland Sports Ground | TBD | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   | V |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Postponed | TBA | TBD | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 3
| Home | Score[6] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 12 – 30 |  North Sydney Bears | Friday, 26 March, 5:40pm | Stadium Australia | Cameron Paddy | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 10 – 34 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Saturday, 27 March, 12:40pm | GIO Stadium | Darian Furner | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 22 – 20 |  Newtown Jets | Saturday, 27 March, 5:10pm | Bankwest Stadium | Martin Jones | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 6 – 50 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Sunday, 28 March, 1:45pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Kasey Badger | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   | 18 – 44 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 28 March, 3:00pm | HE Laybutt Field | Keiren Irons | 
| Penrith Panthers   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 4
| Home | Score[7] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   | 6 – 32 |  Penrith Panthers | Saturday, 3 April, 2:00pm | Lottoland | Henry Perenara | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   | 22 – 24 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 3 April, 3:00pm | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Martin Jones | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 60 – 20 |  Newtown Jets | Saturday, 3 April, 4:00pm | Raiders Belconnen | Cameron Paddy | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 40 – 6 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 4 April, 1:45pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | Chris Butler | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 34 – 28 |  Parramatta Eels | Monday, 5 April, 1:30pm | Stadium Australia | Kieren Irons | 
| North Sydney Bears   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 5
| Home | Score[8] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 24 – 10 |  Canberra Raiders | Friday, 9 April, 5:30pm | BlueBet Stadium | Henry Perenara | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 40 – 8 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 11 April, 1:10pm | Bankwest Stadium | Martin Jones | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 34 – 14 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Sunday, 11 April, 1:40pm | Leichhardt Oval | Todd Smith | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 20 – 20 |  Newtown Jets | Sunday, 11 April, 2:00pm | North Sydney Oval | Kieren Irons | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   | 16 – 30 |  Newcastle Knights | Sunday, 11 April, 2:00pm | Lottoland | Cameron Paddy | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 6
| Home | Score[9] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 18 – 42 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Saturday, 17 April, 12:40pm | Stadium Australia | Cameron Paddy | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 42 – 6 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 17 April, 1:00pm | BlueBet Stadium | Jake Sutherland | 
| Newtown Jets   | 22 – 42 |  Newcastle Knights | Saturday, 17 April, 3:00pm | Henson Park | Kieren Irons | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 30 – 22 |  Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 17 April, 5:20pm | GIO Stadium | Martin Jones | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   | 32 – 12 |  North Sydney Bears | Sunday, 18 April, 2:00pm | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Todd Smith | 
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 7
| Home | Score[10] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 19 – 6 |  Newcastle Knights | Thursday, 22 April, 5:30pm | BlueBet Stadium | Kieren Irons | 
| Newtown Jets   | 30 24 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Saturday, 24 April, 3:00pm | Henson Park | Martin Jones | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 38 – 20 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 24 April, 5:30pm | Ringrose Park | Jake Sutherland | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 46 – 6 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Sunday, 25 April, 11:20am | Bankwest Stadium | Kasey Badger | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 26 – 12 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sunday, 25 April, 2:00pm | North Sydney Oval | Cameron Paddy | 
| Canberra Raiders   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 8
| Home | Score[11] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 52 – 6 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Saturday, 1 May, 12:40pm | Carrington Park | TBD | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   | 34 – 26 |  Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 1 May, 3:00pm | Stadium Australia | TBD | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 22 – 26 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 1 May, 4:00pm | Raiders Belconnen | TBD | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 18 – 34 |  North Sydney Bears | Saturday, 1 May, 5:15pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | TBD | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   | 28 – 30 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Sunday, 2 May, 1:40pm | WIN Stadium | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 9
| Home | Score[12] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 46 – 18 |  Newtown Jets | Saturday, 8 May, 1:30pm | Panthers Stadium | TBD | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 39 – 0 |  North Sydney Bears | Friday, 7 May, 5:25pm | Bankwest Stadium | TBD | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 20 – 22 |  Newcastle Knights | Saturday, 8 May, 12:40pm | McDonalds Park | TBD | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 18 – 30 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Saturday, 8 May, 2:00pm | Metricon High Performance Centre | TBD | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   | 36 –  22 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Sunday, 9 May, 1:40pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | TBD | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 10
| Home | Score[5] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 16 – 36 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Thursday, 13 May, 7:30pm | North Sydney Oval | TBD | 
| Penrith Panthers   | BYE |  Newcastle Knights |  |  |  | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   |  Mount Pritchard Mounties |  |  |  | 
| Newtown Jets   |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles |  |  |  | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   |  Parramatta Eels |  |  |  | 
| Canberra Raiders   |  |  |  |  | 
Round 11
| Home | Score[13] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 36 – 22 |  Canberra Raiders | Saturday, 22 May, 3:00pm | Lidcombe Oval | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   | 44 – 20 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 22 May, 3:00pm | Henson Park | TBD | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 22 – 24 |  Penrith Panthers | Sunday, 23 May, 11:30am | Apex Oval | TBD | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 24 – 34 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Sunday, 23 May, 1:35pm | Bankwest Stadium | TBD | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 20 – 10 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Sunday, 23 May, 2:00pm | North Sydney Oval | TBD | 
| Newcastle Knights   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 12
| Home | Score[14] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 16 – 38 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Saturday, 29 May, 12:40pm | Panthers Stadium | TBD | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 26 – 18 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 29 May, 3:00pm | Lidcombe Oval | TBD | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 12 – 22 |  Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 29 May, 3:00pm | Stadium Australia | TBD | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 16 – 38 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Sunday, 30 May, 1:10pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | TBD | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 34 – 12 |  Canberra Raiders | Sunday, 30 May, 2:00pm | North Sydney Oval | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 13
| Home | Score[15] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 18 – 40 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 5 June, 2:00pm | Metricon High Performance Centre | TBD | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 14 – 40 |  Penrith Panthers | Saturday, 5 June, 3:00pm | Lidcombe Oval | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   | 10 – 20 |  Canberra Raiders | Saturday, 5 June, 3:00pm | Henson Park | TBD | 
| Newcastle Knights   | 22 – 30 |  Parramatta Eels | Sunday, 6 June, 1:10pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | TBD | 
| North Sydney Bears   | 30 – 18 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Sunday, 6 June, 2:00pm | North Sydney Oval | TBD | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 14
| Home | Score[16] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   | 30 – 44 |  Newcastle Knights | Saturday, 12 June, 12:40pm | Stadium Australia | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   | 16 – 32 |  Penrith Panthers | Saturday, 12 June, 3:00pm | Henson Park | TBD | 
| Canberra Raiders   | 30 – 22 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Saturday, 12 June, 5:20pm | GIO Stadium | TBD | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 28 – 26 |  Western Suburbs Magpies | Sunday, 13 June, 1:35pm | Bankwest Stadium | TBD | 
| Mount Pritchard Mounties   | 26 – 16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Monday, 14 June, 1:40pm | Stadium Australia | TBD | 
| North Sydney Bears   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
Round 15
| Home | Score[17] | Away | Match Information | 
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | 
| Penrith Panthers   | 26 – 16 |  North Sydney Bears | Saturday, 19 June, 1:00pm | Panthers Stadium | TBD | 
| Western Suburbs Magpies   | 14 – 14 |  Newcastle Knights | Saturday, 19 June, 3:00pm | Lidcombe Oval | TBD | 
| Newtown Jets   | 26 – 12 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Saturday, 19 June, 3:00pm | Henson Park | TBD | 
| St. George Illawarra Dragons   | 14 – 10 |  Canberra Raiders | Saturday, 19 June, 3:05pm | WIN Stadium | TBD | 
| Parramatta Eels   | 22 – 6 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | Sunday, 20 June, 11:30am | Bankwest Stadium | TBD | 
| South Sydney Rabbitohs   |  | BYE |  |  |  | 
References