Brookvale Oval
Sat Aug 8, 5:30pm AEST
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late ChangesChris McQueen has come in for injured Jamie Simpson. Tyrrell has dropped off the bench.
WIN 36-22
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have secured their first victory at Brookvale Oval since 2004, defeating the reigning premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 36 points to 22 in front of 15,702 supporters. South Sydney juniors Nathan Merritt and Beau Champion both scored doubles in the victory, keeping the hopes of a semi final appearance alive for the Rabbitohs players and Members. The Sea Eagles opened their account early when winger Tony Williams crossed in the third minute. He collected a Matt Orford grubber kick in goal, with Orford’s conversion giving the home side a six-nil advantage. The video referee denied Jamie Lyon a try in the sixth minute, before awarding Anthony Watmough a dubious try in the 12th minute. The ball was stripped from Manly centre Ben Farrar, but in the process of regathering he looked to have knocked the ball on. Farrar put Watmough under the posts to give the Sea Eagles a 12-nil lead. The Rabbitohs struck back almost immediately when fullback Nathan Merritt crossed in the17th minute of play. It was the first time in the match that the Rabbitohs had worked their way into good field position, with Merritt following through a John Sutton grubber kick to score under the sticks. Chris Sandow converted to bring the visitors within six of their opposition. Four minutes later Fetuli Talanoa scored a miraculous try in the left hand corner. The ball was swung to the left, with Merritt throwing a cut out pass to Talanoa, who touched down centimetres in from touch with four Manly defenders swarming all over him. The Rabbitohs were within two points of Manly and high on confidence. Three minutes later winger Chris McQueen crossed for his first try in first grade on his NRL debut. Hooker Issac Luke kicked long from inside his forty, with Tony Williams letting the ball bounce. The ball bounced around and found Beau Champion who drew the defence and off loaded to McQueen to score. Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs the lead for the first time in the game. The Rabbitohs did not stop there, with Champion scoring a try himself in the 30th minute of play. Sutton put up a bomb to the right wing and McQueen flew high to take the kick. He fought with the defenders to get an off load away to Champion, returning the favour for his own try only six minutes earlier. Champion beat three defenders on his way to the line, with Sandow’s conversion giving South Sydney a ten-point buffer at the break. It took the Rabbitohs a little while to get their hands on the ball, but when they managed to control possession and field position, they made the most of the opportunities that they created. The Rabbitohs only used two interchanges in the first 40 minutes, with Michael Crocker and Scott Geddes only taking the field in the closing few minutes of the half. The starting side did well to not only stick with Manly in the opening 20 minutes, but to then control all of the play and get themselves into a strong position at the end of the half. It was a tight opening to the second half, with both teams having opportunities at the opposition’s end of the field. The Rabbitohs were defending strongly, particularly Colin Best who shut down a couple of raids on the line by Manly international Glenn Stewart. Sandow kicked a penalty goal in the 57th minute, after repeated infringements by Manly gave the Rabbitohs a couple of piggy-backs up the field. The Eagles pegged one back when Tony Williams scored his second try for the game in the 60th minute. Referee Brett Suttor gave Manly two penalties to piggy back them up the field, before the ball was swung to the left and Williams scored in the corner. The Rabbitohs sealed the win with a 72nd minute try to Nathan Merritt. It was a well worked try with Craig Wing taking a hit up towards the posts, giving the Rabbitohs options on both sides. Sandow went to dummy half, scooted to the left, drew the defence and put Merritt through the hole to score. Sandow’s conversion extended the lead to 30-16 in favour of the good guys. The icing on the cake came in the 77th minute when Beau Champion scored on the right hand side. John Sutton drifted to the right and put Champion through a gap to score. Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs a 36-16 lead. The Eagles scored a consolation try in the 79th minute to Jason King, but it was all too late for the home side. The Rabbitohs had sealed their first victory at Brookvale Oval since 2004, keeping their semi final hope alive. Unfortunately for Rabbitohs captain Roy Asotasi, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee during the second half, ruling him out for the remainder of the season as well as the Four Nations international series at the end of the season.
1 min 0-6
11 min 0-12
16 min 6-12
20 min 10-12
23 min 16-12
29 min 22-12
55 min 24-12
58 min 24-16
71 min 30-16
76 min 36-16
78 min 36-22
Merritt 2, Champion 2, McQueen, Talanoa tries
Sandow 6 from 7 goals
Crowd 15,702
Referee B.Cummins / B.Suttor
Penalities 9-6
Scrums 7-5
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Merritt, Nathan 80 2 - - 1 13 2 77 2 - 1 1 2 - -
Wing - McQueen, Chris 80 11 - 1 - 8 - 58 - 2 - 1 1 - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 80 15 1 2 - 7 - 51 2 - - - - - -
Cntr - Champion, Beau 80 14 - - 1 5 - 29 2 1 - - 2 - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 80 6 - - - 8 3 43 - - - - 1 - -
5/8 - Sutton, John 80 18 - 2 1 6 - 72 2 4 6 2 - - -
Half - Sandow, Chris 80 13 2 7 - 2 - 4 1 1 7 1 - 6/7 -
Prop - Stuart, Luke 60 23 - 3 - 20 - 169 1 - - - - - -
Hook - Luke, Issac 46 17 - 3 - 7 5 51 2 - 4 1 - - -
Prop - Asotasi, Roy 42 12 - 1 - 10 - 105 - 1 - - - - - (c)
SRow - Lowe, Ben 80 21 1 - - 11 - 75 - 1 - - - - -
SRow - Pettybourne, Eddy 58 25 1 5 - 13 - 99 - 1 - - - - -
Lock - Fa'alogo, David 59 18 1 2 - 18 - 126 - - - - - - -
Int - Wing, Craig 34 19 - - - 6 5 36 - - 2 - - - -
Int - McPherson, Shannan 30 14 - 2 - 9 - 63 - - - - - - -
Int - Crocker, Michael 43 17 - 1 - 10 - 58 - - - - - - -
Int - Geddes, Scott 28 16 - - - 12 - 97 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 259 6 30 2 1190 10 8 22 6 6 6/7 -
Completion Rate - 35/40
Opposition Offloads - 13
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 77m SS P / (MW TRY)
4 min 69m SS P / (MW NO TRY)
7 min 28m P / Sandow kick / COFIG
9 min 15m Luke kick
10 min 25m Sutton kick / DIG
11 min 100m 6TG / SS Err (??) (MW TRY)
16 min 0m MW Err / MW Err / SCR / Sutton kick / TRY
20 min 0m P / Sutton kick / 10m / MW 6TG / P / TRY
23 min 0m Luke kick / TRY
25 min 14m Sandow kick / SCR
29 min 0m MW Err / Sutton kick / TRY
32 min 15m P / SS Err
34 min 95m SS Err / 87m / SS P / GOAL
35 min 99m MW Err / Luke kick 42m / SS Err
half time
41 min 31m Sutton kick COF
42 min 16m MW Err / Sandow kick
43 min 88m SS Err / 6TG
46 min 75m MW Err / SS Err 55m / SS Err
49 min 42m Wing kick COF
51 min 24m Sandow kick
53 min 50m Sandow kick / SS Err
55 min 0m P / P / GOAL
58 min 89m Sandow kick 31m / SS P / 66m / SS P
62 min 28m Sutton kick
64 min 11m Sandow kick COF
66 min 48m MW Err / SS Err
68 min 18m MW Err / Sutton kick COF
70 min 0m Wing kick CIG
71 min 0m TRY
75 min 0m P / Merritt kick CIG
76 min 0m P / TRY
78 min 80m SS P / (MW TRY)
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 35.5m - for the whole match
- 38.3m - 1st half
- 33.3m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 53.7m - 1st half
- 40.0m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
20-8 Olym Melbourne b Nth Qld
25-6 Penr St Geo-Ill b Penrith
23-20 StAu Bulldogs b Canberra
30-10 MtSm Gold Coast b Warriors
17-10 SFS Wests-Tig b Sydney
40-8 Parr Parramatta b Newcastle
30-10 Lang Brisbane b Cronulla
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 16 - 4 2 +239 36
BULLDOGS 15 - 5 2 +115 32 +
GOLD COAST 13 - 7 2 +51 30
MELBOURNE 12 1 7 2 +109 29
PENRITH 10 1 9 2 +7 25
NTH QLD 10 - 10 2 +90 24
WESTS-TIG 10 - 10 2 +27 24
MANLY 10 - 10 2 +18 24
Newcastle 10 - 10 2 -20 24
Brisbane 10 - 10 2 -117 24
Souths 9 1 10 2 +18 23
Parramatta 9 1 10 2 -46 23
Canberra 7 - 13 2 -33 18
Warriors 6 2 12 2 -116 18
Cronulla 5 - 15 2 -149 14
Sydney 5 - 15 2 -193 14
+ deducted 2 points for extra player on the field
Judiciary News
No Souths players were suspended over the weekend.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 22
v Manly-Warringah, 3:30pm
WIN 28-26
In the Toyota Cup match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated the top-of-the-table Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28 points to 26 at Brookvale Oval. The home side led 16-6 midway through the first half, but the Rabbitohs rallied to regain the lead in the second stanza, keeping their noses in front to secure the vital two competition points. Junior Vaivai scored another double to help his side to victory. Strong games by Vaivai, Morgan, Reynolds, Molan, Clark and Shearer. With the game wining try coming from a late intercept to Malcolm Webster. Manly scored a try in the 78th minute, only to see halfback Daly Cherry-Evans miss a relatively simple conversion attempt that would have tied the scores. The Rabbitohs are playing better every week as they build up towards the Toyota Cup finals series.
2 min 0-4
10 min 6-4
22 min 6-10
27 min 6-16
32 min 12-16
51 min 16-16
56 min 22-16
68 min 22-22
71 min 28-22
77 min 28-26
Vaivai 2, Morgan, Clark, Webster tries
Reynolds 4 from 5 goals
Other NYC Matches
40-26 Olym Melbourne b Nth Qld
36-22 Penr St Geo-Ill b Penrith
34-24 StAu Bulldogs b Canberra
52-4 MtSm Warriors b Gold Coast
56-32 SFS Wests-Tig b Sydney
50-22 Parr Newcastle b Parramatta
40-14 Lang Brisbane b Cronulla
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 16 1 3 2 +373 37
ST GEO-ILL 15 - 5 2 +221 34
MELBOURNE 15 - 5 2 +199 34
BRISBANE 13 - 7 2 +130 30
WESTS-TIG 12 1 7 2 +3 29
CANBERRA 10 2 8 2 +37 26
SOUTHS 10 1 9 2 +110 25
WARRIORS 10 1 9 2 +73 25
Nth Qld 9 - 11 2 -60 22
Bulldogs 8 1 11 2 -172 21
Penrith 8 - 12 2 -92 20
Newcastle 7 1 12 2 -168 19
Gold Coast 7 - 13 2 -108 18
Parramatta 6 - 14 2 -56 16
Sydney 6 - 14 2 -183 16
Cronulla 4 - 15 2 -317 12
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 31 0 9 4 +460 70
Melbourne 27 1 12 4 +308 63
Manly 21 1 13 4 +391 61
Brisbane 23 - 17 4 +3 54
Bulldogs 23 1 16 4 -58 53 +
Wests-Tig 22 1 17 4 +30 51
Souths 19 2 19 4 +128 48
Gold Coast 20 - 20 4 -57 48
Nth Qld 19 - 21 4 +30 46
Penrith 18 1 21 4 -85 45
Canberra 17 2 21 4 +4 44
Warriors 16 3 21 4 -63 43
Newcastle 17 1 22 4 -186 43
Parramatta 15 1 24 4 -102 39
Sydney 11 - 29 4 -376 30
Cronulla 9 - 31 4 -466 26
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 19
BYE
The Bears have the bye this weekend
Other NSW Cup Matches
38-22 MtS2 Cronulla b Auckland
22-14 Hens Newtown b Wests
62-6 Ring Wentwrthvl b Windsor
32-30 Cres Central C b Bankstown
30-24 RCon Balm-Ryde b Shellhrbr
W D L B Diff PT
BANKSTOWN CITY 12 - 5 2 +244 28
CENTRAL COAST 12 1 5 1 +69 27
WENTWORTHVILLE 10 - 7 2 +160 24
CRONULLA 10 - 7 2 +115 24
NORTHS 10 - 7 2 +110 24
WESTS 9 1 7 2 -4 23
BALMAIN-RYDE 9 - 8 2 +26 22
NEWTOWN 7 - 11 1 -202 16
Windsor 5 1 11 2 -221 15
Auckland 4 1 12 2 -177 13
Shellharbour 5 - 13 1 -110 12