Mon Apr 5, 7:00pm
Late Changes
Crocker was not able to pass a fitness test and Crossman has come up onto the bench. Capewell again was 18th man.
WIN 38-16
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have won back-to-back matches for the first time in 2010 after defeating the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 38 points to 16 at ANZ Stadium tonight (Monday) in front of 30,120 Members and supporters. This was their biggest win over the Bulldogs since 1969. Rabbitohs second-rower Sam Burgess scored the first double of his NRL career, with centre Beau Champion scoring his third double in a row, to help the Rabbitohs even the ledger in the win-loss columns on the competition ladder. The Rabbitohs personified relentlessness tonight, clicking into gear in the fourth minute of the match, continuing to punish their rivals until the final siren. The Bulldogs opened the scoring in just the second minute of play when five-eighth Ben Roberts crashed over from dummy half. Bryson Goodwin converted to give the visitors a very early-six-nil lead. The Rabbitohs did not let this fluster them, regrouping immediately to post their first point just two minutes later. Champion ran a perfect line off a Sutton pass on the right hand side to charge over, with Issac Luke’s conversion levelling the scores at six-all. South Sydney struck again three minutes later when halfback Chris Sandow crossed for a four-pointer. A bomb went up, with the Rabbitohs controlling the tap-back, finding Champion who put Sandow in the hole to score. Luke converted again to extend the lead to six points. In the 24th minute of play, Nathan Merritt crossed for a try after Issac Luke made a 50 metre bust up the middle of the Bulldogs’ defence. From the ensuing play, the ball through the hands to the right wing, including an outstanding offload from Burgess, to give Merritt a four-pointer. The Rabbitohs attack was impressive, but their defence was equally so. The Rabbitohs defended four sets-of-six on their own line, never giving up on the man battling next to them in the defensive line. After defending those sets, the Rabbitohs finally got some ball and worked their way up the field courtesy of a long bust up the left hand touchline by centre Colin Best. The ball went to the right again, finding Burgess on a short charge to the line, slamming it down for his try on the ANZ Stadium turf. Issac Luke converted to extend his side’s lead to 16 points. It would not end there for the half, with Burgess scoring his second six minutes later. Back-to-back sets set up the field position for the home side, with Burgess fending off two defenders on a short-range burst to the line. The second half started much tighter, with both sides testing each other on occasions. The Rabbitohs were the first to break through the gate though, when Issac Luke scored in the 57th minute. A good straight running line off a Sutton ball led to the try, and Chris Sandow’s conversion extended the lead to 26 points with 20 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs struck back twice through Bryson Goodwin in the 64th minute and Ben Barba in the 72nd minute, but it was all too late for the ‘Dogs. The Rabbitohs rubbed salt into the wound in the final minute of play when Champion snapped up an intercept pass from Brett Kimmorley to race 25 metres and score under the posts. Sandow calmly slotted the extra points to give the Rabbitohs a resounding 38 points to 16 victory. The Rabbitohs laid the platform for the win with the South Sydney backs making the most of the opportunities they created. Beau Champion has now scored six tries in three weeks, with Burgess claiming three tries in the past two games. Champion is currently the NRL’s joint-leading tryscorer with Josh Morris from the Bulldogs on six tries. Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang said: “It was great to get the two points tonight. It was very important to us. “It showed the boys what we’re capable of. That win will give us confidence going forward. “Now we have to do it regularly.” Lang said that he was impressed with his forwards pack’s performance tonight, and made special mention of David Taylor and Burgess. “We never expected these guys to come into the team and start tearing the competition apart,” Lang said. “They are both at different stages of their development, Sam probably a little ahead of Dave as he has performed at international level. “But it’s not easy to do it from the start of the season, with a new team and new coach. “They are both going to be great players for our Club over time. Sam is signed for four years and Dave is signed for three years. They will both be great players for this Club.” Lang also commented on the performance of his halves tonight. “I think our halves are like our team. We were a bit stop and start, but we’re improving each week. “It’s been a new team with new players and a new coach. It takes a bit to adapt to that and we’ll get there.” Rabbitohs captain Roy Asotasi says sticking to the game plan was what secured the two points. “We needed to wake up early when they got that first try, but we knew we shouldn’t start panicking and we didn’t,” Asotasi explained. “We stuck to our game plan and the result took care of itself. “We’re working on it (our physical presence) and it’s gradually improving, but we still have plenty of work to do. “We need to keep challenging ourselves, stay mentally strong and get ourselves up for each game. “If we can do all of that and keep working hard then the results will come.” Bulldogs Head Coach Kevin Moore paid tribute to the Rabbitohs’ forward pack. “There is an old adage – forwards win you matches,” Moore said. “That’s what happened tonight. “We got dominated. It’s as simple as that.” With that victory, the Rabbitohs have moved into the top eight.
2 min 0-6
4 min 6-6
7 min 12-6
24 min 16-6
29 min 22-6
35 min 26-6
58 min 32-6
64 min 32-10
72 min 32-16
80 min 38-16
Champion 2, Burgess 2, Merritt, Sandow tries
Luke 3 from 5, Sandow 2 from 2 goals
Crowd 30,120
Referee G.Badger/P.Haines
Penalities 6-5
Scrums 10-5
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA
Wesser 80 4 - 1 - 13 1 118 1 1 - 1
Merritt 80 6 - 1 2 8 - 94 1 - - -
Best 80 15 - 1 1 10 2 134 - 2 - -
Champion 80 8 - - 1 12 1 91 2 1 1 1
Talanoa 80 5 - 1 - 14 7 111 - - - -
Sutton 80 21 1 5 - 7 - 45 1 1 10 3
Sandow 80 13 - 4 1 6 - 29 1 - 5 1
Stuart 59 24 - - - 10 - 90 - - - -
Luke 80 20 1 7 2 15 9 174 2 1 - -
Asotasi 52 19 - 4 - 13 - 130 - - - -
Burgess 72 19 - 4 2 15 - 126 - 3 - -
Taylor 51 18 - 2 - 9 - 71 2 - - -
Lowe 73 39 - 1 - 14 - 103 - - - -
Geddes 28 10 1 1 - 14 - 102 - - - -
McPherson 29 14 1 - - 4 - 27 - - - -
Clark 16 11 1 1 - 2 - 9 2 - - -
Crossman 20 11 - - - 8 - 67 1 - - -
TOTAL 257 5 33 9 1521 13 9 16 6
Completion Rate 33/40
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 77m SS Err 42m / SS P / (CB TRY)
3 min 0m SCR / TRY
7 min 0m P / Sutton kick / TRY
10 min 12m P / ChOv
12 min 16m Sutton kick COF
13 min 30m CB Err / SCR / SS Err
15 min 12m CB Err / SCR / Sutton kick
17 min 82m SS Err / SS Err
18 min 72m DO
19 min 95m SS Err / SCR
21 min 70m DO
23 min 0m SCR / TRY
26 min 29m Sandow kick COFIG
28 min 0m P / TRY
31 min 42m Sutton kick
32 min 53m Sandow kick
34 min 0m CB Err / P / TRY
37 min 22m P / SS Err / SCR
38 min 100m CB Err / SCR / Champion kick 8m / SS P
half time
41 min 17m Sutton kick
43 min 13m CB Err / SS Err / SCR
44 min 23m Sandow kick / SCR
46 min 6m CB Err / Sutton kick COF
49 min 30m CB Err/ Sutton kick COFIG
51 min 32m Sandow kick COF
53 min 45m Sutton kick COF / SS Err
55 min 22m Sutton kick
57 min 0m CB Err / SCR / TRY
60 min 78m Sutton kick COF 25m / SS P
62 min 52m CB Err / SS Err / ChOv / (CB TRY)
66 min 14m Sutton kick COF
68 min 60m P / Sandow kick COFIG
70 min 87m CB Err / SS Err 33m / SS P / (CB TRY)
74 min 76m CB Err / SCR / Sandow kick 4m / SS P
78 min 28m CB Err / SCR / CB Err / SCR / SS Err / SCR
79 min 0m CB Err / TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 37.6m - for the whole match
- 40.5m - 1st half
- 34.3m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 55.0m - 1st half
- 38.9m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
25-6 SFS Sydney b Brisbane
17-4 Dock Melbourne b St Geo-Ill
11-0 Ende Cronulla b Parramatta
32-18 Town Nth Qld b Gold Coast
14-6 MtSm Manly b Auckland
35-22 Bruc Wests-Tig b Canberra
34-30 Newc Penrith b Newcastle
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 4 - - - +29 8
ST GEO-ILL 3 - 1 - +38 6
WESTS-TIG 3 - 1 - +18 6
GOLD COAST 3 - 1 - +13 6
SYDNEY 3 - 1 - +11 6
WARRIORS 2 - 2 - +32 4
MANLY 2 - 2 - +24 4
SOUTHS 2 - 2 - +17 4
Penrith 2 - 2 - +8 4
Nth Qld 2 - 2 - -9 4
Canterbury 1 - 3 - 0 2
Parramatta 1 - 3 - -24 2
Cronulla 1 - 3 - -29 2
Newcastle 1 - 3 - -30 2
Canberra 1 - 3 - -43 2
Brisbane 1 - 3 - -53 2
Judiciary News
No Souths players have been charged.
NYC Round 4
v Canterbury, 4:45pm
WIN 44-6
Bennett out, with Mansour shifting to wing and McGrady to fullback. Tulemau started at prop with Shearer dropping back to the bench. Starling started in second row with So'oalo dropping back to the bench. Caullaro came onto the bench with McKinnon out.
5 min 6-0
16 min 12-0
44 min 18-0
50 min 22-0
56 min 22-6
66 min 28-6
74 min 32-6
76 min 38-6
80 min 44-6
Vaivai 4, Peats, Shearer, Mansour, McGrady tries
Reynolds 6 from 8 goals
Other NYC Matches
39-36 SFS Sydney b Brisbane
50-30 Dock St Geo-Ill b Melbourne
20-14 Ende Cronulla b Parramatta
48-8 Town Nth Qld b Gold Coast
30-12 MtSm Manly b Auckland
42-34 Bruc Wests-Tig b Canberra
44-28 Newc Newcastle b Penrith
W D L B Diff PT
NTH QLD 4 - - - +99 8
MELBOURNE 3 - 1 - +60 6
MANLY 3 - 1 - +26 6
NEWCASTLE 3 - 1 - -20 6
CRONULLA 2 1 1 - +14 5
SYDNEY 2 1 1 - +5 5
SOUTHS 2 - 2 - +30 4
WESTS-TIG 2 - 2 - +24 4
CANBERRA 2 - 2 - 0 4
St Geo-Ill 2 - 2 - -8 4
Gold Coast 2 - 2 - -30 4
Brisbane 1 - 3 - -19 2
Penrith 1 - 3 - -43 2
Parramatta 1 - 3 - -48 2
Warriors - 1 3 - -26 1
Canterbury - 1 3 - -48 1
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 7 - 1 - +89 14
Nth Qld 6 - 2 - +90 12
Sydney 5 1 2 - +16 11
Manly 5 - 3 - +46 10
Wests-Tig 5 - 3 - +34 10
St Geo-Ill 5 - 3 - +30 10
Gold Coast 5 - 3 - -17 10
Souths 4 - 4 - +47 8
Newcastle 4 - 4 - -50 8
Cronulla 3 1 4 - -31 7
Canberra 3 - 5 - -33 6
Penrith 3 - 5 - -35 6
Warriors 2 1 5 - +6 5
Brisbane 2 - 6 - -72 4
Parramatta 2 - 6 - -72 4
Canterbury 1 1 6 - -48 3
NSW Cup Rd4
v Canterbury-Bankstown
The Crest StadiumSat Apr 3, 3:00pm
LOSS 12-46
Itula and Crossman were both out. Ryan Apps started in the centres and Dean Webster came into the backrow with Tawha going to prop. Hogan started at halfback and the bench was Williams, Field, Sayegh and Jackson. Wayne Lambkin flipped over his clipboard to run through a list of his injured players. Again. And the dates that they might return. The North Sydney NSW Cup coach had just watched his team lose their round-four match against Canterbury-Bankstown - 46-12. "We've got eight players missing from what would be our starting team," he said. And Lambkin's team bears little comparison to his side that won last year's minor premiership. Last year's captain and Bears forward of the year Chris Trembath is no longer there. Nor are his 2009 player of the year Samu Wara and leading try scorer Reece Robinson. "The budget has been cut since last year because of the direction we're heading with the Central Coast Bears," Lambkin said. "And the money's got to come from somewhere." The Central Coast Bears aim to be in the NRL by 2013 but the consortium could be ready as early as 2012 if the opportunity arises. "If you cut the money of your top players you'll lose them," Lambkin said. "We could offer them pretty much nothing to stick around - and I can completely understand their position." Lambkin said the weakened position of the Bears was part and parcel of the NSW Cup's status as the "forgotten competition". "Coaching a reserve grade has never been any different, but we're more of a stopping station," he said. "And it's important that something is done to make sure this level of football doesn't slip away." The Bears haven't been able to train at North Sydney Oval No 2 all year and Lambkin has even had to set up makeshift goalposts and field markings at some temporary training venues. "We've been training everywhere for the past couple of weeks, so it'll be good to get back to North Sydney for the team to feel a sense of place," he said.
15 min 0-6
17 min 0-12
30 min 0-16
39 min 0-22
42 min 0-26
46 min 0-30
50 min 0-34
53 min 0-38
56 min 0-42
65 min 0-46
68 min 6-46
78 min 12-46
Jackson, Nichols tries
Paea 2 from 2 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
38-14 MtSm Auckland b Balmain-Ryde
70-8 Ende Cronulla b C Coast
33-26 Olym Windsor b Melbourne
26-18 Hens Newtown b Shellharbour
26-24 Ring Wentwrthvl b Wests
W D L Diff PT
WINDSOR 3 1 - +39 7
CANTERBURY 3 - 1 +40 6
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - 1 +12 6
BALMAIN-RYDE 3 - 1 -11 6
CRONULLA 2 1 1 +76 5
NEWTOWN 2 1 1 +39 5
SHELLHARBOUR 2 - 2 +8 4
WESTS 1 1 2 -7 3
Melbourne 1 - 3 -9 2
Auckland 1 - 3 -42 2
Central Coast 1 - 3 -76 2
Norths - - 4 -69 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd8
v Central Coast, Redf, Sat Apr 3 12:30pm
WIN 40-0
B.Kheirallah 3, J.Anderson 2, A.Ha'Angana 2, K.Turner tries
B.Kheirallah 3, J.Anderson goals
Other U18 Matches
34-29 Hamm Newcastle b Canberra
18-16 Hamm Cronulla b Canterbury
54-20 Koga Penrith b St George
28-20 Prth Illawarra b Westrn-Reds
38-34 SMry W Syd Acad b Norths
46-10 Hens Sydney b Manly
28-16 Hill Melbourne b Wests
46-8 Cabr Parramatta b Balmain
W D L Diff PT
CRONULLA 7 - 1 +132 14
WESTS 7 - 1 +130 14
MELBOURNE 7 - 1 +79 14
CANTERBURY 6 - 2 +200 12
PARRAMATTA 6 - 2 +190 12
PENRITH 6 - 2 +136 12
SYDNEY 6 - 2 +114 12
NEWCASTLE 6 - 2 +83 12
SOUTHS 4 - 4 +71 8
CANBERRA 3 - 5 +18 6
BALMAIN 2 - 6 -89 4
NORTHS 2 - 6 -92 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 6 -94 4
Manly 2 - 6 -134 4
Illawarra 2 - 6 -146 4
St George 2 - 6 -218 4
C Coast 1 - 7 -168 2
Western-Reds 1 - 7 -188 2
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd8
v Central Coast, Redf, Sat Apr 3 11:00am
WIN 48-6
R.El-Zbaidieh 2, T.Phillips, A.Johnston, D.Walker, G.Lolo, A.Fonua-Blake, A.Belleco, L.Lucas tries
L.Lucas 6 from 9 goals
Other U16 Matches
34-10 Hamm Newcastle b Canberra
30-22 Hamm Canterbury b Cronulla
20-14 Koga Penrith b St George
30-24 SMry W Syd Acad b Norths
34-6 Hens Manly b Sydney
44-6 Hill Wests b SW Syd Acad
26-20 Cabr Parramatta b Balmain
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 7 - - 1 +263 16
PENRITH 7 - 1 - +140 14
NEWCASTLE 5 1 1 1 +120 13
SOUTHS 5 - 2 1 +152 12
WESTS 6 - 2 - +78 12
ILLAWARRA 4 1 2 1 +94 11
MANLY 5 1 2 - +38 11
CANTERBURY 4 - 3 1 -18 10
CANBERRA 3 1 3 1 -6 9
BALMAIN 3 - 4 1 +60 8
SYDNEY 4 - 4 - +18 8
Cronulla 3 - 4 1 -4 8
C Coast 2 1 5 - -136 5
Norths 1 1 6 - -130 3
W Syd Academy 1 - 7 - -163 2
St George 1 - 7 - -216 2
SW Syd Academy - - 8 - -292 -