That is the best way to describe the diabolical way the game fortunes changed during the game. With over 20 penalties for the match, the referees decided to clamp down on the ruck area this week and reslted in a wave of penalties for at time were minor offences. Penalties decided the match with a sin bin to the Gold Coast resulting in Souths taking the lead. Then a penalty/sin bin allowed Souths to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

Dave Tyrrell once again made the most of his opportunity, with some solid hitups, strong tackles and scored a try to put Souths in the lead.

Joe Williams made his return to Rugby League on the weekend coming off the bench late in the game against the Jets. At 70kg due to his boxing commitments he is playing lighter than has played in the past and has been rewarded with a Bears starting spot.

We are now ready to schedule to competition in advance so that we can eliminate the 5 day turna rounds and give all clubs a equal share of free to air and Monday night football. I would suggest that we plan out the season up until the final 5 rounds, where the games are then scheduled based upon table position.