Coffs Harbour, BCU International Stadium
Sat Feb 14 7:30pm
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
South Sydney team is as per program.
WIN 38-4The South Sydney Rabbitohs have run out convincing winners in their Coffs Harbour trial match, defeating the Penrith Panthers 38 points to 4 at BCU International Stadium tonight (Saturday). The Rabbitohs ran in nine tries to the Panthers’ one in a very impressive display. The Rabbitohs dominated the first two quarters, scoring five tries to one in the opening 40 minutes. The Rabbitohs opened their account in the sixth minute of play when Shannan McPherson slid over out wide. The ball was swung right, with McPherson splitting two defenders to score on the left. Chris Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs a six-nil lead. Six minutes later Rhys Wesser scored a try against his former Club, charging on to a short ball from Sandow on the right. The Rabbitohs were flying at 10-nil at the first break, with more to come to entertain the crowd who braved atrocious conditions to be at the game. The Panthers scored first in the second quarter through centre Junior Tia-Kilifi, but the Rabbitohs struck back shortly after. Shaune Corrigan scored for South Sydney in the 29th minute, collecting a Sandow crossfield-bomb on the right wing. Four minutes later, hooker Issac Luke celebrated his new contract with a try, darting from dummy half and cutting back to his left to cross out wide. In the final minute of the second quarter, John Sutton scored, moving to first receiver then going himself, carrying three defenders over the line to score. The Rabbitohs went to the major break with a handy 22-4 lead. The Rabbitohs looked strong in the first half, executing their attacking plays and defending strongly up the middle. David Fa’alogo was heavily involved at lock, with captain Luke Stuart carting the ball forward in every set. The second half started a lot tighter, with the Head Coach Jason Taylor changing half of his team at the break. In the 52nd minute, Colin Best scored his first try in South Sydney colours when chased down a Sutton grubber on the left to score. The Rabbitohs were still playing with great discipline to lead 26-4 after 55 minutes. In the final minute of the third quarter, Fetuli Talanoa crossed in the left hand corner after a series of short passes found him out wide. The Rabbitohs went into the final quarter with a 30-4 lead. Talanoa racked up his second try in the 63rd minute after some sensational play from Sutton. Sutton stepped two defenders then grubber kicked, collecting the ball himself and offloading quickly to his left. The ball found Talanoa who scored out on the left hand side. The Rabbitohs put the icing on the cake with an 80th minute try to Jamie Simpson. Luke Capewell drew the fullback to set up Simpson on his outside, taking the final score to 38-4. The Rabbitohs looked strong in all facets of the game. They attacked fluently, defended stoutly, and showed excellent discipline and ball-handling skills in poor weather conditions. John Sutton was the Rabbitohs’ best, with a lot of the team’s attack stemming from him one off the ruck. Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor was pleased with the result of tonight’s game. “I was really pleased with what we managed to do tonight, even they fielded a fairly under-strength side,” Taylor said. “We persisted with working on the things that we’ve been practicing, and we played right through until the end which was a great sign. We kept our standards up right until the end which was very encouraging.”
7 min 6-0
20 min 10-0
30 min 10-4
35 min 14-4
38 min 18-4
40 min 22-4
58 min 26-4
60 min 30-4
63 min 34-4
79 min 38-4
Talanoa 2, McPherson, Wesser, Corrigan, Luke, Sutton, Best, Simpson tries
Sandow 1 from 5, Luke 0 from 4 goals
Crowd 3,000 (very wet)
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Wesser, Rhys 1 - -
Wing - Corrigan, Shaune 1 - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 1 - -
Cntr - Simpson, Jamie 1 - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 2 - -
5/8 - Sutton, John 1 - -
Half - Sandow, Chris - 1/5 -
Prop - Stuart, Luke - - - (c)
Hook - Luke, Issac 1 -/4 -
Prop - Lowe, Jaiman - - -
SRow - Kidwell, David - - -
SRow - McPherson, Shannon 1 - -
Lock - Fa'alogo, David - - -
Int - Falloon, Beau - - -
Int - Lowe, Ben - - -
Int - Geddes, Scott - - -
Int - Crossman, Garrett - - -
Int - Pettybourne, Eddie - - -
Int - Capewell, Luke - - -
Int - Tyrell, Dave - - -
Int - Chris McQueen - - -
9 1/9 -
Other FG Trials
24-12 Auck Warriors b Melbourne
34-12 Grif Parramatta b Penrith
54-6 Prth St Geo-Ill b Sydney
24-18 Bris Brisbane b Gold Coast
Judiciary News
There were no Souths players charged on the weekend.
Trial U20 NYC
v Panthers Windsor Sports Complex, 6:00pm
WIN 36-4 v Berowra TG Milner Field, 4:30pm
WIN 34-4
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd1 v North Sydney, Ersk LOSS 20-34 NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd1 v North Sydney, Ersk
WIN 46-6
Webster 2, Vai Vai, Clark, tries
no goals attempted
20 min 6-0
40 min 12-4
60 min 12-4
80 min 34-4
Apps, Dalton, Hunt, Cooper, Toli, Parekura tries
Hunt 5 goals
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Mansour, Josh - - -
Wing - Hansen, Adam - - -
Cntr - Apps, Deon 1 - -
Cntr - Baird, Bladen - - -
Wing - Fifita, Sosaia - - -
5/8 - Hunt, Justin 1 5/6 -
Half - Lee, Brendan - - -
Prop - Cooper, Terawhiti 1 - -
Hook - Jasmin, Joel - - -
Prop - Field, Martin - - -
SRow - Rampling, Jack - - -
SRow - Blaker, Brett - - -
Lock - Kassis, Nick - - -
Int - Stevens, Mitch - - -
Int - Taouk, Mick - - -
Int - Pili, Dennis - - -
Int - Devetak, Kurt - - -
Int - Johnston, Curtis - - -
Int - Russell, Marc - - -
Int - Toli, Sione 1 - -
Int - Parekura, Joseph 1 - -
Int - Kaifoto, John - - -
Int - Dalton, Sean 1 - -
Int - Ngaro, Vinnie - - -
Int - Zrieka, Nashaat - - -
5 5/6 -
30 min 10-22
60 min 20-34
L.Akau'ola 2, J.Leehang 2 tries
L.Akau'ola, K.Matavao goals
Other U18 Matches
44-14 Seif Penrith b Canberra
32-16 Wyng St George b Central Coast
38-14 Albi Parramatta b Illawarra
20-16 Bank Newtown b Canterbury
38-12 Ende Cronulla b Balmain
18-4 Brok Manly b W Syd Academy
18-14 Newc Melbourne b Newcastle
28-12 Livr Gold Coast b Wests
W D L Diff PT
PENRITH 1 - - +30 2
CRONULLA 1 - - +24 2
PARRAMATTA 1 - - +24 2
GOLD COAST 1 - - +16 2
ST GEORGE 1 - - +16 2
MANLY 1 - - +14 2
NORTHS 1 - - +14 2
MELBOURNE 1 - - +4 2
NEWTOWN 1 - - +4 2
Canterbury - - 1 -4 -
Newcastle - - 1 -4 -
Souths - - 1 -14 -
W Syd Academy - - 1 -14 -
Central Coast - - 1 -16 -
Wests - - 1 -16 -
Balmain - - 1 -24 -
Illawarra - - 1 -24 -
Canberra - - 1 -30 -
A.Woulf 3, J.Roberts, J.Kennedy, C.Garvey, A.O'Brien, C.McInnes tries
J.Roberts 4, D.Walker 2. K.Dungay goals
Other U16 Matches
38-10 Seif Penrith b Canberra
14-14 Wyng St George d Central Coast
18-18 Albi Parramatta d Illawarra
36-8 Bank Canterbury b Easts
32-8 Ende Cronulla b Balmain
14-6 StMy Manly b W Syd Academy
56-0 Newc Newcastle b SW Syd Academy
26-12 Livr Wests b Gold Coast
W D L Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 1 - - +56 2
SOUTHS 1 - - +40 2
CANTERBURY 1 - - +28 2
PENRITH 1 - - +28 2
CRONULLA 1 - - +24 2
WESTS 1 - - +14 2
MANLY 1 - - +8 2
CENTRAL COAST - 1 - 0 1
ILLAWARRA - 1 - 0 1
PARRAMATTA - 1 - 0 1
ST GEORGE - 1 - 0 1
W Syd Academy - - 1 -8 -
Gold Coast - - 1 -14 -
Balmain - - 1 -24 -
Canberra - - 1 -28 -
Easts - - 1 -28 -
Norths - - 1 -40 -
SW Syd Academy - - 1 -56 -
