Sat Aug 22, 7:30pm AEST
Late Changes
No team changes.
LOSS 10-40
The Penrith Panthers have dealt the South Sydney Rabbitohs a hefty blow in round 24 of the NRL premiership, winning 40 points to 10 in front of 14,214 fans at CUA Stadium. The Panthers scored seven tries to two tonight (Saturday), after claiming 64% of the ball throughout the match, overpowering the new-look, young Rabbitohs outfit. It was a tough first half for the Rabbitohs with the home side dominating the field position and the possession for a majority of the half. The Panthers were denied a try by the video referee in the fourth minute when Maurice Blair was penalised for a double movement. The Rabbitohs bounced straight back, with debutant Junior Vaivai crossing for his first try in the NRL in the sixth minute. David Fa’alogo took the ball up the middle of the field strongly and offloading to hooker Issac Luke. Luke made a lengthy break before being pulled down about ten metres short of the line. The ball was swung to the left and Vaivai beat two defenders to score his maiden four-pointer. Four minutes later the Panthers struck back through winger Junior Tia Kilifi. A dropped bomb by the Rabbitohs gave the Panthers a repeat set of six, with Tia Kilifi touching down in the left hand corner. Michael Gordon converted from the sideline to give his side a two-point advantage. Four minutes later Wade Graham crossed for Penrith after a beautiful offload from second-rower Frank Pritchard. Gordon converted again to give the home side a 12-4 lead. In the 24th minute, the Rabbitohs chose to run the ball on the last tackle. The ball found Vaivai who put a great step on his opposite number and a well weighted kick gave the Rabbitohs a repeat set. From the ensuing set of six, Issac Luke crossed for the Rabbitohs second try when he crashed over from dummy half on the right hand side of the field. Chris Sandow converted to bring the Rabbitohs within two. Tia Kilifi crossed for his second try in the 32nd minute, when he had a free run to the line on the left wing. Gordon converted to give the Panthers an 18-10 lead which they maintained until half time. The Panthers were dominating field position and possession but the Rabbitohs were holding in there. Their effort in the first 40 minutes was excellent, with the Rabbitohs having an outstanding completion rate in the first stanza. The Panthers struck first in the second half, when Paul Aiton dived over from dummy half in the 49th minute. Gordon converted to give the Panthers a 24-10 lead. The Panthers looked to have stepped it up a gear and the Rabbitohs needed to do the same if they were to overcome the men from the foot of the mountains. Gordon was the next to cross for the Panthers, after Trent Waterhouse got an offload away to set up the try in the 56th minute. Gordon missed the conversion to give his side an 18-point lead with 22 minutes remaining on the clock. Penrith scored their sixth try in the 61st minute when Brad Tighe turned the Rabbitohs left side defence inside out after another offload from Frank Pritchard. Gordon converted to give the home side a 34-10 lead. Michael Jennings crossed in the 67th minute after slicing through on a 50 metre run. Gordon converted to bring up 40 points for Penrith. The Rabbitohs threw the ball around in the final ten minutes of the game, trying to find a crack in the Panthers’ defensive line, however the Panthers held strong, keeping the Rabbitohs scoreless in the second half. Breaks by Chris McQueen and Colin Best came to nothing for the red and greens, with the last pass in the play finding the deck a number of times in the final minutes. The Rabbitohs tried hard throughout the game, never giving up despite the hefty deficit on the scoreboard. The Panthers enjoyed a massive 64% of possession in the game, a statistic that the young Rabbitohs side couldn’t overcome. Souths have now been bundled out of the semi-final race.
6 min 4-0
10 min 4-6
14 min 4-12
26 min 10-12
32 min 10-18
48 min 10-24
56 min 10-28
61 min 10-34
67 min 10-40
Vaivai, Luke tries
Sandow 1 from 2 goals
Crowd 14,214
Referee G.Badger / B.Sutton
Penalities 2-3
Scrums 4-7
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 15m Luke kick
2 min 90m SS Err / SCR
5 min 0m P / TRY
8 min 31m Luke kick COF
9 min 100m SS Err (Pe TRY)
12 min 75m SS CIG (Pe TRY)
17 min 22m Sutton kick COF
19 min 46m Luke kick
21 min 24m Pe Err / Sandow kick / ChOv
23 min 0m Vaivai kick / CIG
25 min 3m P / Sutton kick
26 min 0m Pe Err / TRY
30 min 71m SS CIG / (Pe TRY)
35 min 30m Sutton kick
37 min 13m Sutton kick / SCR
39 min 35m Pe Err / SS Err
half time
41 min 82m ChOv
42 min 8m Sandow kick
44 min 24m Sandow kick COF
46 min 95m SS Err / 90m / SS P (Pe TRY)
51 min 66m SS CIG (Pe NO TRY)
53 min 13m Sutton kick
54 min 78m SS Err / (Pe TRY)
59 min 35m SS Err / (Pe TRY)
64 min 30m SS Err / SCR / (Pe TRY)
69 min 39m Pe Err / SCR / Sutton kick / 9m / SS P
72 min 96m SS Err
74 min 52m Pe Err / SS Err
75 min 83m SS CIG
77 min 65m SS Err / SCR
78 min 90m Sandow kick / 91m / SS P
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 42.8m - for the whole match
- 32.6m - 1st half
- 57.1m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 37.0m - 1st half
- 57.1m - 2nd half
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K
Merritt 80 8 - 3 - 9 2 65 1 1 -
Simpson 80 9 1 2 - 5 1 51 3 1 1
Best 80 17 - 2 - 7 1 54 2 - -
Vaivai 80 18 - 2 1 8 - 66 3 - 1
McQueen 80 5 - 3 1 12 1 119 2 2 -
Sutton 80 26 - 4 - 6 - 53 - 2 5
Sandow 80 19 1 9 - 4 - 24 - 1 4
Stuart 60 23 - - - 13 - 105 - 1 -
Luke 62 33 - 6 2 8 5 84 - 2 3
Geddes 51 37 - 4 - 8 - 54 - 2 -
B.Lowe 74 42 - 1 1 8 - 62 - - -
Pettybourne 56 24 - 5 - 11 - 76 - - -
Faalogo 62 40 1 3 - 13 - 96 1 1 -
Falloon 18 9 - - 1 1 1 35 - - -
McPherson 37 23 - 2 - 11 - 77 1 - -
Tyrrell 30 16 - 1 - 2 - 8 - - -
J.Lowe 30 17 - 2 - 8 - 69 - 1 -
TOTAL 366 3 49 6 1098 13 14 14
Completion Rate - 20/27
Other FG Matches
12-2 Woll Brisbane b St Geo-Ill
26-18 SFS Parramatta b Wests-Tig
32-26 Newc Newcastle b Nth Qld
34-20 MtSm Warriors b Canberra
20-10 Robi Gold Coast b Cronulla
20-16 Olym Manly b Melbourne
28-4 StAu Bulldogs b Sydney
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 16 - 6 2 +217 36
BULLDOGS 17 - 5 2 +149 36 **
GOLD COAST 15 - 7 2 +69 34
MELBOURNE 12 1 9 2 +93 29
MANLY 12 - 10 2 +54 28
NEWCASTLE 12 - 10 2 -2 28
BRISBANE 12 - 10 2 -73 28
PENRITH 11 1 10 2 +3 27
Parramatta 11 1 10 2 -2 27
Wests-Tig 11 - 11 2 +75 26
Nth Qld 10 - 12 2 +74 24
Souths 9 1 12 2 -20 23
Canberra 8 - 14 2 -35 20
Warriors 7 2 13 2 -138 20
Cronulla 5 - 17 2 -205 14
Sydney 5 - 17 2 -249 14
Judiciary News
No Souths players were suspended over the weekend.
NYC Round 24
v Penrith, 5:15pm
WIN 48-12
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have sewn up a top-eight finish with a 48 points to 12 victory over the Penrith Panthers at CUA Stadium. The Rabbitohs ran in nine tries to two in a completely dominant display. Malcolm Webster scored two tries for the Rabbitohs, but it was the halves combination of Adam Reynolds and Matt Mundine that controlled the game for South Sydney. Captain Jason Clark was outstanding in defence, with the Rabbitohs looking well organised when defending their turf. Tonight’s win cements the NYC team’s first finals birth in the competition’s second year of existence.
2 min 6-0
10 min 10-0
15 min 14-0
23 min 14-6
42 min 20-6
47 min 24-6
50 min 30-6
55 min 36-6
57 min 42-6
68 min 48-6
78 min 48-12
Webster 2, Clark, Morgan, Mansour, Judd, Mundine, Peats. Capewell tries
Reynolds 5 from 8, Mundine 1 from 1 goals
Other NYC Matches
26-0 Woll St Geo-Ill b Brisbane
28-26 SFS Parramatta b Wests-Tig
42-38 Newc Newcastle b Nth Qld
28-24 MtSm Warriors b Canberra
18-10 Robi Gold Coast b Cronulla
31-0 Olym Melbourne b Manly
42-12 StAu Bulldogs b Sydney
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 17 1 4 2 +388 39
ST GEO-ILL 17 - 5 2 +263 38
MELBOURNE 17 - 5 2 +232 38
BRISBANE 14 - 8 2 +128 32
WESTS-TIG 13 1 8 2 +39 31
SOUTHS 12 1 9 2 +184 29
WARRIORS 12 1 9 2 +97 29
CANBERRA 10 2 10 2 +17 26
Nth Qld 10 - 12 2 -50 24
Bulldogs 9 1 12 2 -156 23
Newcastle 8 1 13 2 -166 21
Gold Coast 8 - 14 2 -138 20
Penrith 8 - 14 2 -152 20
Parramatta 7 - 15 2 -74 18
Sydney 6 - 16 2 -259 16
Cronulla 4 - 18 2 -363 12
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 33 0 11 4 +480 74
Manly 29 1 14 4 +442 67
Melbourne 29 1 14 4 +325 67
Brisbane 26 - 18 4 +45 60
Bulldogs 26 1 17 4 -10 59 **
Wests-Tig 24 1 19 4 +104 55
Gold Coast 23 - 21 4 -69 54
Souths 21 2 21 4 +164 52
Warriors 19 3 22 4 -61 49
Newcastle 20 1 23 4 -166 49
Nth Qld 20 - 24 4 +26 48
Penrith 19 1 24 4 -149 47
Canberra 18 2 24 4 -18 46
Parramatta 18 1 25 4 -76 45
Sydney 11 - 33 4 -508 30
Cronulla 9 - 35 4 -568 26
NSW Cup Rd20
Other NSW Cup Matches
44-20 MtS2 Shellhrbr b Auckland
30-8 Wyon Wentwrthvl b C Coast
31-18 Ende Balm-Ryde b Cronulla
44-26 Wind Bankstown b Windsor
** Split Round **
W D L B Diff PT
BANKSTOWN CITY 13 - 5 2 +262 30
CENTRAL COAST 12 1 6 1 +45 27
WENTWORTHVILLE 11 - 7 2 +184 26
NORTHS 11 - 7 2 +126 26
CRONULLA 10 - 8 2 +102 24
BALMAIN-RYDE 10 - 8 2 +39 24
WESTS 9 1 8 2 -20 23
NEWTOWN 7 - 11 2 -202 18
Windsor 5 1 12 2 -239 15
Shellharbour 6 - 13 1 -86 14
Auckland 4 1 13 2 -201 13