Stadium Australia
Mon Apr 13, 7:00pm
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late ChangesNo team changes.
LOSS 12-14
The South Sydney Rabbitohs came within two points of knocking over the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight (Monday), going down to the home side 14 points to 12 in front of 22,775 Members and fans. The Rabbitohs had the dream start to the game, with the Bulldogs kicking the ball dead from the opening kick off. The quick thinking of fullback Luke Capewell saw him catch the ball with one foot either side of the dead ball line, giving the Rabbitohs a penalty on halfway. From the ensuing set, the Rabbitohs scored through returning centre Beau Champion. The ball was swung to the right, finding Champion about 10 metres from the line. Champion carried three defenders towards the line, reaching out and touching down on the goal line. Chris Sandow’s conversion gave the Rabbitohs a six-nil lead. The Bulldogs struck back in the 21st and 24th minutes through Josh Morris and Andrew Ryan. Ryan’s try led to some controversy, with Ryan jamming his forearm into the throat of Issac Luke after he attempted to hold him up over the line. Luke pushed Ryan in the face, followed retaliation from Luke. The ensuing scuffle from a few players from each side saw Luke eventually being put on report. The Rabbitohs defended stoutly in the opening quarter of the match, but dropped ball and missed opportunities saw them struggle to post points. The atrocious weather conditions did not help the Rabbitohs cause, who put themselves in numerous scoring positions. Both sides attacked strongly in the opening minutes of the second half, and both teams defended just as well. The Rabbitohs had a couple of attacking opportunities in the first ten minutes of the second half, and they also held out some repeat sets of Bulldogs’ attack. Michael Ennis kicked a penalty goal in the 55th minute, giving the home side an eight-point advantage with 25 minutes left on the clock. Ennis nearly scored a try in the 66th minute when he bustled over the line. He was denied by the video referee after Michael Hodgson pushed Issac Luke while he was attempting to hold Ennis up over the line. The play continued to go from end-to-end, with both Clubs defending their line like their lives depended on it. The Rabbitohs were trying to find holes up the middle of the ruck, but the Bulldogs were working very hard to shut down the Rabbitohs little men in Luke, Wing and Sandow. The Rabbitohs scored in the 74th minute through young tyro Eddy Pettybourne. The set prior, Sutton put up a towering torpedo bomb which was dropped by Matt Utai. It was a Sutton kick again, this time a grubber, which found Pettybourne for the try. Issac Luke converted to bring the Rabbitohs within two points of the home side. The Rabbitohs threw everything at the Bulldogs in the final five minutes, in both attack and defence. Unfortunately for Rabbitohs Members and fans, they could not cross the line again, and the Bulldogs won a thriller 14-12. The Rabbitohs forward pack tried hard all night, and the Rabbitohs backs were given opportunities to score. In terrible conditions, the handling suffered at times, but the game was a hard-fought affair by both teams.
3 min 6-0
21 min 6-6
24 min 6-12
55 min 6-14
74 min 12-14
Champion, Pettybourne tries
Sandow 1 from 1, Luke 1 from 1 goals
Crowd 22,775
Referee A.Klien / B.Suttor
Penalities 8-4
Scrums 9-10
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Capewell, Luke 80 6 1 1 - 23 - 225 2 1 1 - - - -
Wing - Merritt, Nathan 80 7 - 1 - 8 1 45 - - - - - - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 80 11 - 1 - 11 1 85 1 1 - - - - -
Cntr - Champion, Beau 80 17 - 4 1 6 1 45 - - 1 - 1 - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 80 5 - - - 11 6 78 1 1 - - - - -
5/8 - Sutton, John 80 16 - 2 - 14 1 89 2 6 5 1 - - -
Half - Sandow, Chris 74 20 - 9 - 3 - 30 1 - 13 - - 1/1 -
Prop - Stuart, Luke 45 31 1 2 - 14 - 121 - - - - - - -
Hook - Luke, Issac 51 14 - 3 - 11 8 67 1 2 2 - - 1/1 -
Prop - Asotasi, Roy 63 23 - 2 - 12 - 121 1 1 - - - - -
SRow - Lowe, Ben 63 29 - 2 - 10 1 67 1 - - - - - -
SRow - McPherson, Shannon 41 23 - - - 8 - 73 - - - - - - -
Lock - Fa'alogo, David 56 23 - 5 - 15 - 105 3 1 - 1 - - -
Int - Wing, Craig 52 24 - 1 - 12 4 93 - 1 2 - - - -
Int - Pettybourne, Eddy 50 29 1 2 - 9 - 75 - 1 - - 1 - -
Int - Lowe, Jamian 38 28 1 2 - 9 - 70 - 2 - - - - -
Int - Kidwell, David 27 19 - 2 - 4 - 22 - 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 325 4 39 1 1411 13 18 25 2 2 2/2 -
Completion Rate - 26/39
Opposition Offloads - 9
Effective 1st Tackles
2 min 0m P / TRY
3 min 28m Sandow kick DIG
5 min 28m SS Err / SCR
7 min 25m Sandow kick DIG
9 min 8m CB Err / SCR / P / Luke kick
11 min 53m SS Err / SCR
13 min 0m CB Err / Sandow kick CIG
14 min 0m Sandow kick CIG
15 min 26m SS Err / SCR
17 min 60m CB Err / Sandow kick COF / 20m / SS P
19 min 48m CB Err / SS Err
20 min 84m SS Err / (CB TRY)
23 min 78m SS P / (CB TRY)
26 min 11m Sutton kick
28 min 16m CB Err / SS Err / SCR
30 min 66m Sandow kick OOF / SCR
32 min 22m Sutton kick
33 min 26m CB Err / SCR / Sandow kick DIG
35 min 70m SS CIG
37 min 25m CB Err / Sandow kick
39 min 52m Wing kick / SCR / 26m / SS P / SS P
half time
41 min 37m Sandow kick COF
44 min 13m CB Err / P / SS Err / SCR
46 min 12m Sandow kick / Sandow kick / SS Err
48 min 95m CB 40-20 / SCR
49 min 5m CB Err / SCR / Sandow kick
52 min 26m P / Sandow kick COFIG
55 min 65m SS P / (CB GOAL)
57 min 5m Sutton kick / ChOv
58 min 15m CB Err / SCR / SS Err / SCR
60 min 24m P / Sandow kick
62 min 15m CB Err / SCR / SS Err
64 min 56m SS Err
65 min 94m CB Err / SS Err (CB NO TRY)
66 min 5m P / Sandow kick COF
68 min 10m P / Sandow kick
70 min 70m SS Err / SCR
72 min 1m Sandow kick
73 min 0m CB Err / SCR / Sutton kick / TRY
76 min 28m Wing COFIG
78 min 10m P / Champion kick
80 min 40m Wing kick
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 33.1m - for the whole match
- 34.6m - 1st half
- 31.7m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 36.3m - 1st half
- 33.3m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
28-24 SFS Brisbane b Sydney
22-8 Parr St Geo-Ill b Parramatta
24-14 Ende Canberra b Cronulla
16-14 Olym Melbourne b Penrith
14-10 Town Gold Coast b Nth Qld
24-22 Newc Newcastle v Warriors
23-10 Brok Manly v Wests-Tigers
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 4 - 1 - +36 8
GOLD COAST 4 - 1 - +32 8
BRISBANE 4 - 1 - +10 8
SOUTHS 3 - 2 - +48 6
BULLDOGS 4 - 1 - +30 6 **
NEWCASTLE 3 - 2 - +4 6
MELBOURNE 3 - 2 - +3 6
PENRITH 2 - 3 - +10 4
Warriors 2 - 3 - -14 4
Sydney 2 - 3 - -18 4
Canberra 2 - 3 - -19 4
Parramatta 2 - 3 - -32 4
Wests-Tig 2 - 3 - -37 4
Nth Qld 1 - 4 - +4 2
Manly 1 - 4 - -27 2
Cronulla 1 - 4 - -30 2
Judiciary News
Issac Luke was placed on report for striking but was not charged.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 5
v Bulldogs, 4:45pm
LOSS 18-54
Very poor effort tonight in the wet.
8 min 6-0
11 min 6-6
16 min 10-6
20 min 10-10
28 min 10-16
30 min 10-22
39 min 10-28
43 min 10-34
50 min 14-34
57 min 14-40
60 min 14-44
63 min 14-48
71 min 18-48
76 min 18-54
Morgan 2, Bennett, Clark tries
Vaivai 1 from 4 goals
Other NYC Matches
24-10 SFS Sydney b Brisbane
32-28 Parr St Geo-Ill b Parramatta
25-24 Ende Cronulla b Canberra
46-22 Olym Melbourne b Penrith
48-16 Town Gold Coast b Nth Qld
22-16 Newc Newcastle v Warriors
34-4 Brok Manly v Wests-Tigers
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 5 - - - +132 10
GOLD COAST 4 - 1 - +86 8
CANBERRA 4 - 1 - +73 8
MELBOURNE 4 - 1 - +61 8
ST GEO-ILL 3 - 2 - +42 6
BULLDOGS 2 - 2 - +6 6
CRONULLA 3 - 2 - -25 6
WESTS-TIG 3 - 2 - -39 6
SOUTHS 2 - 3 - +4 4
Parramatta 2 - 3 - -26 4
Newcastle 2 - 3 - -32 4
Warriors 2 - 3 - -38 4
Nth Qld 2 - 3 - -57 4
Sydney 1 - 4 - -44 2
Penrith - - 5 - -67 -
Brisbane - - 5 - -78 -
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
GOLD COAST 8 - 2 - +118 16
St Geo-Ill 7 - 3 - +78 14
Melbourne 7 - 3 - +64 14
Manly 6 - 4 - +105 12
Canberra 6 - 4 - +58 12
Bulldogs 7 - 3 - +36 12 **
Souths 5 - 5 - +52 10
Newcastle 5 - 5 - -28 10
Wests-Tig 5 - 5 - -76 10
Warriors 4 - 6 - -52 8
Cronulla 4 - 6 - -55 8
Parramatta 4 - 6 - -58 8
Brisbane 4 - 6 - -68 8
Nth Qld 3 - 7 - -53 6
Sydney 3 - 7 - -62 6
Penrith 2 - 8 - -57 4
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 5
v Wentworthville Magpies, North Sydney Oval, Sun Apr 12 2:30pm
LOSS 18-24
Bears coach Wayne Lambkin unloaded on NSW Cup referees after the Bears lost their second match on the trot on Sunday. Norths were beaten 24-18 by Wentworthville at North Sydney Oval. Lambkin said refereeing decisions had a major impact on the game and in the previous round’s 36-22 defeat by Wests. “Last week, for the first time in more than 10 years, I called the referees boss because we couldn’t do anything right,” he said. “And this week the (penalty) count was 16-7 against us. I just needed to know if the rules have changed. “When I spoke to the referees boss he agreed that a decision made against us when we played Central Coast Storm was game-costly. “Reece Robinson used his shoulder (against an opponent) when they were chasing a ball downfield. The ref gave a penalty because he used his shoulder. That’s called jostling.” Lambkin said Sunday’s refereeing was “just as bad”. “This week the count against us was 9-2 in the first 20 minutes of the second half,” he said. “That tells me there’s a lack of control by the referee or the referee needs to do something earlier. “Hooker Beau Falloon was sent to the sin bin for something, probably repeated infringements.” A frustrated Lambkin said the Bears were improving and just needed a bit of luck to post a win. But, despite his complaints, he conceded the Bears let Sunday’s match go. “We took our foot off the pedal,” he said. “We were up 16-4 with 20 minutes to go and we didn’t play well from there. “We didn’t get to our kick on the last tackle and we failed to apply pressure. But with the penalties 16-7 and 12 men for 10 minutes, something had to give.”
15 min 0-4
36 min 6-4
46 min 12-4
50 min 16-4
57 min 16-10
62 min 16-16
72 min 18-16
74 min 18-22
80 min 18-24
Tyrell, Dalton, Trembath tries
Robinson 2 from 3, Hogan 1 from 1 goals
10SB 45 min Falloon, Beau Repeated Infringments
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Wara, Samu - - -
Wing - McQueen, Chris - - -
Cntr - Apps, Deon - - -
Cntr - Baird, Bladen - - -
Wing - Robinson, Reece - 2/3 -
5/8 - Simpson, Jamie - - -
Half - Hogan, Jarryd - 1/1 -
Prop - Geddes, Scott - - -
Hook - Falloon, Beau - - -
Prop - Crossman, Garett - - -
SRow - Blaker, Brett - - -
SRow - Tyrrell, Dave 1 - -
Lock - Dalton, Sean 1 - - (c)
Int - Sayegh, David - - -
Int - Trembath, Chris 1 - -
Int - Hunt, Matt - - -
Int - Johnston, Curtis - - -
3 3/4 -
Other NSW Cup Matches
26-16 Leic Balm-Ryde b Windsor
28-10 Wyon Cronulla b Central C
30-16 Camp Wests b Shellharbour
** Split Round
W D L B Diff PT
WESTS 4 - - 1 +40 10
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - - 1 +20 8 *
CENTRAL COAST 3 1 1 - +28 7
BANKSTOWN CITY 2 - 2 1 +30 6
NORTH SYDNEY 2 - 2 1 +28 6
BALMAIN-RYDE 3 - 2 - -5 6
AUCKLAND 2 1 1 - +19 5*
CRONULLA 1 - 3 1 -18 4
Shellharbour 1 - 4 - +10 2
Windsor 1 - 3 - -30 2 *
Newtown - - 4 - -102 -*
NSWRL U18 SG Ball - Round 9
v Melbourne, Erskensville Oval, Sat Apr 11
LOSS 18-36
J.Tongahai 2, J.Leehang, K.Matavao tries
F.Dowie goal
Other U18 Matches
42-12 Penr Bulldogs b Penrith
50-20 Koga St George b Manly
40-14 Cabr Parramatta b Newtown
52-24 Camp Illawarra b Wests
28-22 Leic Balmain b Newcastle
42-18 Wyon Cronulla b Central C
30-28 SMry W Syd Acad b Gold Coast
54-28 Stor Canberra b Norths
W D L Diff PT
ST GEORGE 8 1 - +164 17
PARRAMATTA 8 - 1 +187 16
CANTERBURY 7 1 1 +208 15
MELBOURNE 6 - 3 +4 12
GOLD COAST 5 - 4 +78 10
NEWTOWN 5 - 4 +18 10
BALMAIN 5 - 4 -13 10
NEWCASTLE 4 1 4 +108 9
ILLAWARRA 4 1 4 +22 9
PENRITH 4 1 4 -10 9
CRONULLA 4 - 5 +20 8
MANLY 4 - 5 -84 8
Norths 3 1 5 -102 7
W Syd Academy 3 - 6 -52 6
Canberra 3 - 6 -148 6
Souths 2 - 7 -130 4
Central Coast 2 - 7 -178 4
Wests 1 - 7 -80 2
NSWRL U16 Matthews - Round 9
v South-West Sydney Academy, Erskensville Oval
WIN 76-0
J.Kennedy 2, J.Roberts 2, R.Jacobs 2, T.Phillips, J.Dawson, S.Laulu, C.Garvey, A.Woulf, M.O'Neill, N.Horvath, B.Utalao tries
J.Roberts 9, D.Walker goals
Other U16 Matches
36-10 Penr Canterbury b Penrith
20-16 Koga Manly b St George
38-16 Cabr Parramatta b Easts
38-24 Camp Wests b Illawarra
36-12 Leic Newcastle b Balmain
18-10 Wyon Cronulla b Central C
64-0 SMry Gold Coast b W Syd Acad
42-22 Stor Norths b Canberra
W D L Diff PT
CANTERBURY 9 - - +226 18
PARRAMATTA 7 2 - +226 16
MANLY 7 - 2 +58 14
GOLD COAST 6 1 2 +188 13
NEWCASTLE 6 - 3 +142 12
WESTS 6 - 3 +88 12
PENRITH 6 - 3 +60 12
CRONULLA 5 - 4 +2 10
CENTRAL COAST 4 1 4 -6 9
ST GEORGE 3 1 5 +14 7
EASTS 3 1 5 -62 7
SOUTHS 2 2 5 +78 6
W Syd Academy 3 - 6 -104 6
Balmain 3 - 6 -106 6
Norths 3 - 6 -128 6
Canberra 2 1 6 -66 5
Illawarra 2 1 6 -88 5
SW Syd Academy - - 9 -424 -