Fri Jul 17, 6:00pm AEST
Late Changes
Michael Crocker is a late withdrawal.
WIN 44-12
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have hammered the Brisbane Broncos on home turf in Brisbane for the first time in 20 years tonight (Friday), beating the Queenslanders 44 points to 12 at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium. Rabbitohs five-eighth John Sutton was outstanding for South Sydney, playing a hand in six of the Rabbitohs’ eight tries, with centre Beau Champion scoring a hat trick and fullback Nathan Merritt a double. The opening moments of the first half were a tight tussle, with both sides mounting attacking raids with nothing coming to fruition. The Rabbitohs opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Champion scored the first of his three tries. South Sydney capitalised on repeat sets of six, with Sutton delivering a short ball for Champion to score. The Broncos bounced back three minutes later when Corey Parker cleaned up a grubber kick to score. Peter Wallace converted to give Brisbane their only lead of the game. In the 24th minute, Merritt scored his first try of the game, with Sutton again starting the play. Sutton gave the ball to Eddy Pettybourne who shifted the ball to Champion then on to Merritt to score. Chris Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs a four-point lead. Champion scored his second one minute before the break, when the Rabbitohs again capitalised on a repeat set. Nathan Merritt slid across the face of the defence and gave a short ball to a direct-running Champion to score. Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs a 16-6 lead at the break. The Rabbitohs were playing well, but more carnage was to come in the second half. In the 45th minute, Eddy Pettybourne was rewarded for his hard work in the opening stanza with a four-pointer. It was Sutton again who delivered the pass for Pettybourne who crashed over for the red and greens. Sandow’s conversion hit the posts and went in, extending the good guys’ lead to 16 points. The video referee awarded Champion his third try just four minutes later, with Sutton again giving the last pass for the score. Sandow’s conversion extended the lead to 22 points with 30 minutes remaining on the clock. Two minutes later Fetuli Talanoa crossed for his side’s sixth try. This time Ben Lowe made a break and dished the ball off to Best who then found Talanoa. ‘Tulz’ kicked ahead, chased, regathered and scored to take the Rabbitohs through the 30-point barrier. Broncos prop and Rabbitohs 2010 recruit David Taylor scored for the home side in the 55th minute after a good ball from Karmichael Hunt. Wallace converted to take the Broncos tally to 12. A penalty goal to Sandow in the 64th minute extended the Rabbitohs’ lead to 22 points, followed by an unfortunate incident which saw referee Tony De Las Heras stretchered from the field when he fell and had Tonie Carroll’s knee connect with his head. In the 69th minute, Rabbitohs rookie and Queenslander Dave Tyrrell scored his first NRL try in front of friends and family, spinning out of two tackles and bustling his way over the line to score. In the 75th minute, Merritt scored his second try when he gathered a bouncing Sandow kick which hit the crossbar. Issac Luke converted to finish the scoring at 44 points to 12. Sutton was the ring master for the Rabbitohs. South Sydney’s attack basically stemmed from him, with all of his charges making the most of the opportunities he created. Eddy Pettybourne was strong for Souths, with all players putting in a fantastic effort.
16 min 4-0
20 min 4-6
26 min 10-6
39 min 16-6
45 min 22-6
48 min 28-6
50 min 32-6
55 min 32-12
64 min 34-12
68 min 38-12
75 min 44-12
Champion 3, Merritt 2, Pettybourne, Talanoa, Tyrrell tries
Sandow 5 from 7, Luke 1 from 2 goals
Crowd 50,109
Referee G.Badger / T.De Las Heras
Penalities 7-5
Scrums 4-8
Effective 1st Tackles
2 min 18m DB
4 min 25m Sutton kick / COF
7 min 26m BB Err / Merritt kick DIG
10 min 15m BB Err / P / DB
12 min 57m FP
14 min 0m Sutton kick / CIG
16 min 0m DO (drop out) / P / TRY
17 min 63m DB (lead to BB try)
22 min 53m Sutton kick 20m / SS P
25 min 0m TRY
27 min 25m Sutton kick
29 min 78m P / Sutton kick 15m / SS P
34 min 30m BB Err / Sandow kick / Scrum
39 min 0m 6TG / TRY
half time
41 min 14m Sutton kick
43 min 15m DB
45 min 0m BB Err / TRY
48 min 0m Sutton kick COF / P / TRY
50 min 0m TRY
52 min 22m Sandow kick
54 min 75m DB / SS P (BB Try)
59 min 72m BB Err / Wing kick DIG 28 m / SS P
64 min 0m P / P / GOAL
65 min 27m Merritt kick DIG
67 min 18m DB
69 min 0m BB Err / TRY
71 min 25m DB
72 min 6m BB Err / Sutton kick
74 min 0m Sandow kick TRY
76 min 61m Sandow kick 28m / 6TG
79 min 80m DB
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 25m - for the whole match
- 27m - 1st half
- 24m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 35.4m - 1st half
- 37.7m - 2nd half
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K
Merritt 80 2 - - - 14 1 149 3 - -
Simpson 58 3 - 2 2 7 2 151 - - -
Best 80 19 - 3 3 17 2 184 2 3 -
Champion 80 12 - 3 4 13 2 92 - 2 -
Talanoa 80 2 - - 1 9 3 92 1 - 1
Sutton 80 18 - 3 - 16 3 145 - 2 8
Sandow 80 10 2 7 - 3 - 18 2 - 5
Stuart 60 20 - 1 - 15 - 129 - - -
Luke 51 22 - - - 7 7 65 1 1 -
Asotasi 67 26 - 1 - 17 - 155 1 - -
B.Lowe 70 30 - 6 - 11 - 104 1 1 -
Pettybourne 56 20 - - 2 12 - 102 - 2 -
Faalogo 45 31 1 2 - 10 - 83 - - -
Wing 51 17 1 1 - 10 6 80 - - 1
McPherson 44 13 1 1 - 12 - 80 - - -
Geddes 34 15 - 3 - 11 - 91 - - -
Tyrrell 24 12 - 1 1 2 - 22 - - -
TOTAL 272 5 34 13 1742 11 11 17
Completion Rate - 30/40
Other FG Matches
23-16 Lang Bulldogs b Gold Coast
27-14 Penr Penrith b Canberra
32-26 Ende Manly b Cronulla
30-24 SFS Warriors b Sydney
34-14 Leic Wests-Tig b Nth Qld
18-16 Parr Parramatta b Melbourne
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 13 - 4 2 +181 30
BULLDOGS 13 - 4 2 +123 28 **
GOLD COAST 11 - 6 2 +31 26
MELBOURNE 10 1 6 2 +91 25
NEWCASTLE 10 - 7 2 +48 24
NTH QLD 9 - 8 2 +94 22
PENRITH 9 - 8 2 +18 22
MANLY 9 - 8 2 +9 22
Brisbane 9 - 8 2 -65 22
Souths 7 1 9 2 -8 19
Wests-Tig 7 - 10 2 -2 18
Warriors 6 1 10 2 -71 17
Parramatta 6 1 10 2 -127 17
Canberra 6 - 11 2 -65 16
Cronulla 5 - 12 2 -79 14
Sydney 4 - 13 2 -178 12
Judiciary News
No Souths players were placed on report.
NYC Round 19
v Brisbane, 4:25pm
LOSS 20-26
In the Toyota Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs went down to the Brisbane Broncos 26 points to 20 at Suncorp Stadium. The Rabbitohs led 20 points to 10 at the half time break, but the Broncos held the Rabbitohs scoreless in the second stanza to snatch the win.
3 min 4-0
9 min 10-0
16 min 10-4
28 min 16-4
32 min 20-4
39 min 20-10
51 min 20-16
66 min 20-22
78 min 20-26
Mansour 2, Capewell, Morgan tries
Vaivai 2 from 4 goals
Other NYC Matches
28-16 Cres Gold Coast b Bulldogs
28-14 Penr Penrith b Canberra
25-24 Ende Manly b Cronulla
30-28 SFS Sydney b Warriors
44-22 Leic Wests-Tig b Nth Qld
34-24 Parr Melbourne b Parramatta
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 14 1 2 2 +339 33
ST GEO-ILL 13 - 4 2 +215 30
MELBOURNE 13 - 4 2 +165 30
CANBERRA 10 2 5 2 +62 26
WESTS-TIG 10 1 6 2 -18 25
BRISBANE 10 - 7 2 +90 24
WARRIORS 8 1 8 2 +7 21
SOUTHS 7 1 9 2 +38 19
Gold Coast 7 - 10 2 -40 18
Nth Qld 7 - 10 2 -62 18
Penrith 7 - 10 2 -72 18
Bulldogs 6 1 10 2 -169 17
Parramatta 6 - 11 2 -3 16
Sydney 6 - 11 2 -113 16
Newcastle 5 1 11 2 -174 15
Cronulla 3 - 14 2 -265 10
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 26 0 8 4 +396 60
Manly 23 1 10 4 +348 55
Melbourne 23 1 10 4 +256 55
Brisbane 19 - 15 4 +25 46
Bulldogs 19 1 14 4 -46 45 **
Gold Coast 18 - 16 4 -9 44
Wests-Tig 17 1 16 4 -20 43
Canberra 16 2 16 4 -3 42
Nth Qld 16 - 18 4 +32 40
Penrith 16 - 18 4 -54 40
Newcastle 15 1 18 4 -126 39
Souths 14 2 18 4 +30 38
Warriors 14 2 18 4 -64 38
Parramatta 12 1 21 4 -130 33
Sydney 10 - 24 4 -291 28
Cronulla 8 - 26 4 -344 24
NSW Cup R16
v Balmain-Ryde, Leichhardt
LOSS 18-31
THE North Sydney Bears’ 31-18 loss to Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers was their worst match in three seasons, according to coach Wayne Lambkin. “There was every reason for us to go out and play well but that was just the worst performance in my three years at the Bears,” Lambkin said. “It was second-rate and I don’t think the players mind me saying that because they know it. “They lacked intensity and purpose on the field.” Lambkin said contributing factors to Sunday’s loss at Leichhardt Oval included the 10.45am kick-off and the number of byes during the season, which cost the team momentum. “We put 17 guys out there, just as they did,” he said. “But they just lived off our scraps - we made enough mistakes to make them look like a good side but really, they just had more enthusiasm.” Lambkin said the Norths players felt terrible after the match. “When you lose to a good side you can take that, because that’s footy,” he said. “But when you lose because you put pressure on yourself, it hurts.” Lambkin said he could not make too many changes because the Bears trained as a team only once a week. “I’d like to have a few options but the first time we trained together as a team was the day before the match.” David Kidwell played in this match. The Bears have slipped to sixth.
30 min 8-24
40 min 14-24
70 min 18-24
72 min 18-25
76 min 18-31
Baird, Robinson, J.Hunt, Falloon tries
J.Hunt 1 from 4 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
36-26 Hens Newtown b Auckland
38-14 RCos Shellhrbur b Central C
32-18 Camp Wests b Wentwrthvl
52-12 Ende Cronulla b Windsor
W D L B Diff PT
BANKSTOWN CITY 10 - 4 2 +216 24
CENTRAL COAST 10 1 5 - +51 21
WESTS 8 1 5 2 -32 21
CRONULLA 9 - 6 1 +100 20
BALMAIN-RYDE 8 - 6 2 +62 20
NORTHS 8 - 7 1 +76 18
WENTWORTHVILLE 7 - 7 2 +22 18
NEWTOWN 6 - 9 1 -194 14
Auckland 4 1 9 2 -83 13
Windsor 4 1 9 2 -137 13
Shellharbour 4 - 11 1 -81 10