Newcastle International Sports Center
Mon Jun 29, 7:00pm
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Craig Wing, David Kidwell have both not recovered from injuries. Issac Luke moves back into the starting lineup and Beau Falloon came onto the bench. Jamian Lowe has dropped off the bench.
LOSS 20-25
The Newcastle Knights have defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 points to 20 at EnergyAustralia Stadium in Newcastle tonight (Monday), cementing their place in the top eight in front of 14,204 supporters. A double to winger Jamie Simpson was not enough to get the Rabbitohs home on the night. The Rabbitohs led 12 points to six at half time, but three second-half tries to the home side saw them seal the win at home. The game was played very tight early on, with both teams working the ball up the middle. The Knights dangerous when they sent the ball wide, with Jarrod Mullen controlling the play well. The home side’s dominance of the ball led to the first try of the game to winger Akuila Uate, who crossed in the left hand corner in the ninth minute. Hooker Isaac De Gois made the break that set up the try. The Rabbitohs started to gain more possession and were making in-roads into the Knights’ defence. Captain Roy Asotasi was making plenty of metres and bent the line a couple of times, also offering up offloads that led to breaks. The Rabbitohs scored their first try in the 23rd minute through lock-forward Michael Crocker. Off the back of a repeat set, the ball went right through Chris Sandow, Issac Luke and then to Crocker, who showed some smart footwork ten metres out from the line to step through and score. Luke converted the try to give the visitors a six-four lead. The Rabbitohs were on fire in attack, with Merritt breaking the line in the 25th minute, only to see a try-scoring opportunity get bombed a couple of plays later. The Rabbitohs scored their second try in the 29th minute through flying winger Jamie Simpson. A clever kick behind the line from Sandow allowed Simpson to regather and scoot around under the posts, setting up the easy conversion for Luke to give South Sydney an eight-point advantage. A penalty goal to Kurt Gidley after the half time siren finished the scoring at 12-6 in favour of the Rabbitohs at the break. Rabbitohs forward leaders Roy Asotasi, Michael Crocker and Luke Stuart were very strong in the opening 40 minutes for Souths, setting the platform and providing attacking opportunities at times for their outside backs. The Knights struck first in the second half, when Richard Fa’aoso made the decision to straighten the Knights defence and charge over from close range in the 48th minute. Gidley’s conversion levelled the scores at 12-all. A lifting tackle on Colin Best, and the ensuing dropped ball, led to the Knights next try, with Keith Lulia scoring in the right hand corner. Gidley converted to give the Knights six-point advantage with just over a quarter of the match remaining. In the 59th minute, Steve Simpson who was playing his 200th first grade game, scored a try on the right hand side of the field, after a long break from well inside their own half. Gidley’s sideline conversion gave Newcastle a 24-12 lead with 19 minutes remaining. Mullen put the game beyond doubt for the Knights in the 74th minute, slotting a field goal from in front to extend his side’s lead to 13 points. The Rabbitohs scored a try in the 77th minute when second-rower David Fa’alogo crossed in the left hand corner. A break by Sandow set up the try. In the final minute, Simpson scored his second when the Rabbitohs threw the ball around, but it was all too late for the men in red and green. Captain Roy Asotasi was outstanding for South Sydney, making 30 tackles and running for over 100 metres in an inspired performance. Michael Crocker and Luke Stuart also led from the front for the Rabbitohs.
9 min 0-4
23 min 6-4
29 min 12-4
40 min 12-6
45 min 12-12
54 min 12-18
59 min 12-24
74 min 12-25
78 min 16-25
80 min 20-25
Simpson 2, Crocker, Fa'alogo tries
Luke 2 from 4 goals
Crowd 14,204
Referee S.Hayne / G.Sutton
Penalities 4-4
Scrums 7-6
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Merritt, Nathan 80 1 - 1 2 15 4 123 2 - 1 - - - -
Wing - Simpson,Jamie 80 6 - 5 1 7 2 40 1 - 2 - 2 - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 80 27 1 2 - 9 2 53 3 1 - - - - -
Cntr - Lowe, Ben 80 17 - 4 - 10 1 66 1 - - - - - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 80 5 - 2 - 12 5 75 1 - 1 - - - -
5/8 - Sutton, John 80 19 1 - - 9 - 59 3 1 8 - - - -
Half - Sandow, Chris 80 15 - 3 - 4 - 32 - 1 6 2 - - -
Prop - Geddes, Scott 42 14 - 1 - 11 - 73 - - - - - - -
Hook - Luke, Issac 59 23 - 1 - 9 8 74 - 3 - - - 2/4 -
Prop - Asotasi, Roy 69 37 - 2 - 15 - 106 1 1 - - - - -
SRow - Stuart, Luke 58 36 - - - 13 - 91 - 1 - - - - -
SRow - Fa'alogo, David 80 19 - 2 - 14 - 93 2 3 - - 1 - -
Lock - Crocker, Michael 80 29 2 3 1 15 - 104 - - - - 1 - -
Int - Pettybourne, Eddy 36 22 - 1 1 7 - 72 - - - - - - -
Int - McPherson, Shannon 20 17 - 2 - 5 - 38 - - - - - - -
Int - Crossman, Garret 15 10 - 2 - 2 - 16 - - - - - - -
Int - Falloon, Beau 21 15 - - - 3 3 29 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 312 4 31 4 1144 14 11 28 2 4 2/4 -
Completion Rate - 30/36
Opposition Offloads - 7
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 91m SS Err / SCR
3 min 9m P / Sandow kick COF
4 min 66m SS Err / SCR / (Nw NO TRY)
7 min 62m Nw Err / Sandow kick COF 24m / SS P (Nw TRY)
13 min 3m Nw 6TG / Sutton kick
15 min 31m Sutton kick OOF
17 min 38m P / SS Err / SCR
18 min 72m SS CIG / (Nw NO TRY)
22 min 0m Nw Err / SCR / P / TRY
25 min 10m Sutton kick
26 min 18m SCR / SS Err / SCR
28 min 0m P / Sandow kick / TRY
31 min 15m Sutton kick COF
33 min 50m SS Err
34 min 70m SS CIG
35 min 13m Nw Err / SS Err
37 min 78m Sandow kick COF 26m / SS P
39 min 51m Nw Err / SS Err
40 min 100m SS P / (Nw GOAL)
half time
41 min 36m Sandow kick COF
43 min 31m Sutton kick COF
44 min 94m SS Err / (Nw TRY)
48 min 53m Sutton kick
50 min 75m SS CIG
51 min 48m SCR / Merritt kick COF
54 min 100m SS Err / SCR / (Nw TRY)
57 min 4m Sutton kick / (Nw TRY)
62 min 46m Talanoa kick
64 min 47m SS Err
67 min 36m Nw Err / SCR / Nw Err / SCR / SS Err / SCR
70 min 37m Sutton kick
72 min 66m Sutton kick COF 35m / SS P / (Nw FIELDGOAL)
75 min 5m Nw Err / SCR / Sutton kick COF
77 min 0m Sutton kick / TRY
79 min 0m TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 41.6m - for the whole match
- 40.9m - 1st half
- 42.4m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 45.7m - 1st half
- 48.4m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
21-10 SFS St Geo-Ill b Wests-Tig
30-18 StAu Bulldogs b Nth Qld
28-12 Robi Gold Coast b Warriors
19-12 SFS Sydney b Cronulla
26-16 Bruc Canberra b Melbourne
21-14 Parr Parramatta b Brisbane
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 11 - 4 1 +129 24
BULLDOGS 11 - 3 2 +119 24 +
GOLD COAST 10 - 4 2 +38 24
MELBOURNE 9 1 5 1 +89 21
NEWCASTLE 9 - 6 1 +33 20
NTH QLD 8 - 7 1 +94 18
MANLY 7 - 7 2 +26 18
PENRITH 7 - 7 2 +25 18
Brisbane 8 - 7 1 -47 18
Souths 5 1 8 2 -30 15
Warriors 5 1 8 2 -59 15
Parramatta 5 1 8 2 -119 15
Canberra 5 - 9 2 -39 14
Cronulla 5 - 10 1 -53 12
Wests Tig 5 - 10 1 -56 12
Sydney 4 - 11 1 -150 10
+ deducted 2 points for extra player on the field
Judiciary News
No one was charged on the weekend.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 16
v Newcastle, North Sydney Oval 4:45pm
WIN 36-16
In the Toyota Cup match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs exacted revenge on the Newcastle Knights running out comfortable 36 points to 16 victors at EnergyAustralia Stadium in Newcastle. Nathan Peats and Malcolm Webster both scored doubles to help the Rabbitohs erase the memories of their round three loss to the Knights which saw the Novocastrians mount a stunning second half comeback in Gosford. Malcolm Webster weaved his magic on a number of occasions, with the Rabbitohs forwards making good metres all night, led by captain Jason Clark. The Rabbitohs’ forwards set the platform for the backs, with Webster, Adam Reynolds, Junior Vaivai and Kane Morgan looking particularly dangerous with the ball in hand.
40 min 24-4
Webster 2, Peats 2, Pitman, Vaivai, Morgan tries tries
Vaivai 3, Reynolds goals
Other NYC Matches
26-18 SFS St Geo-Ill b Wests-Tig
40-16 StAu Nth Qld b Bulldogs
32-10 Robi Warriors b Gold Coast
35-20 SFS Sydney b Cronulla
36-34 Bruc Canberra b Melbourne
30-28 Parr Brisbane b Parramatta
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 11 1 2 2 +269 27
ST GEO-ILL 12 - 3 1 +194 26
MELBOURNE 11 - 4 1 +133 24
CANBERRA 8 2 4 2 +54 22
WARRIORS 7 1 6 2 +11 19
WESTS-TIG 8 1 6 1 -44 19
BRISBANE 8 - 7 1 +52 18
SOUTHS 6 1 7 2 +26 17
Bulldogs 6 1 7 2 -79 17
Gold Coast 6 - 8 2 -32 16
Penrith 6 - 8 2 -54 16
Nth Qld 6 - 9 1 -86 14
Newcastle 5 1 9 1 -148 13
Parramatta 4 - 10 2 -5 12
Sydney 5 - 10 1 -67 12
Cronulla 3 - 12 1 -218 8
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 23 - 7 2 +323 50
Manly 18 1 9 4 +289 45
Melbourne 20 1 9 2 +174 45
Bulldogs 17 1 10 4 +128 41 +
Gold Coast 16 - 12 4 +6 40
Brisbane 16 - 14 2 +19 36
Canberra 13 2 13 4 +15 34
Penrith 13 - 15 4 -29 34
Warriors 12 2 14 4 -48 34
Newcastle 14 1 15 2 -115 33
Nth Qld 14 - 16 2 +8 32
Souths 11 2 15 4 -4 32
Wests-Tig 13 1 16 2 -100 31
Parramatta 8 1 17 4 -129 25
Sydney 9 - 21 2 -217 22
Cronulla 8 - 22 2 -277 20
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 14
v Wentworthville, Ringrose Park, Sun Jun 28 3:00pm
WIN 40-18
Late Changes - Falloon, Crossman, Dalton and Johnston are out, Matt Hunt starts hooker, Jamian Lowe prop, Blaker second row and Trembath was added to the bench. The Bears roared into third position on the NSW Cup rugby league table with a 40-18 thrashing of high-flying Wentworthville Magpies on Sunday. “It was a good win and it proves we’re much better than our performance against Bankstown last week might have indicated,” coach Wayne Lambkin said. Lambkin said North Sydney put his game plan into action and they were starting to click. “Everything we’ve been trying to do for the last few weeks is starting to happen in the game. “We were very disciplined with the ball and completed 85 per cent of our sets. “We built very good pressure and then turned that into points.” Lambkin heaped praised on Beau Champion, who played for the Bears after being dropped from South Sydney’s NRL team. “Beau didn’t do himself any harm - his class really shone out,” he said. “He set up a couple of tries, for Luke Capewell and Daniel Sayegh.” Lambkin said his Bears were strong in defence and attack. “Although we scored 40 points, because we defended so well we would have won if we’d only scored 20,” he said. “And that’s the key - defence wins games. “But, in saying that, our attack was very sharp and there were a lot of good offloads.”
4 min 0-6
13 min 6-6
22 min 12-6
32 min 18-6
38 min 24-6
43 min 26-6
53 min 30-6
57 min 34-6
66 min 34-12
75 min 34-18
79 min 40-18
Capewell 2, Wara, Baird, Sayegh, Apps, Blaker tries
J.Hunt 6 from 8 goals
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Wara, Samu 1 - -
Wing - McQueen, Chris - - -
Cntr - Champion, Beau 2 - -
Cntr - Baird, Bladen 1 - -
Wing - Robinson, Reece - - -
5/8 - Capewell,Luke - - -
Half - Hunt, Justin - 6/8 -
Prop - Sayegh, David 1 - -
Hook - Hunt, Matt - - -
Prop - Lowe, Jamian - - -
SRow - Blaker, Brett 1 - -
SRow - Tyrrell, Dave - - -
Lock - Apps, Deon 1 - -
Int - Kaifoto, John - - -
Int - Ngaro, Vinnie - - -
Int - Hogan, Jarryd - - -
Int - Trembath, Chris - - -
7 6/8 -
Other NSW Cup Matches
50-6 Wyng C Coast b Auckland
32-12 Crst Bankstown b Cronulla
42-16 RCon Shellhrbur b Wests
36-35 Wind Windsor b Balmain-Ryde
W D L B Diff PT
BANKSTOWN CITY 9 - 4 1 +188 20
CENTRAL COAST 9 1 4 - +65 19
NORTH SYDNEY 8 - 5 1 +99 18
CRONULLA 8 - 5 1 +62 18
WENTWORTHVILLE 7 - 5 2 +50 18
WESTS 6 1 5 2 -56 17
BALMAIN-RYDE 6 - 6 2 +47 16
AUCKLAND 4 1 7 2 -63 13
Windsor 4 1 8 1 -97 11
Newtown 4 - 9 1 -218 10
Shellharbour 3 - 10 1 -77 8