Sun Jun 5, 3:00pm
Late Changes
Jason Clarke was out and replaced by Deon Apps on the bench. Alex Ranieri was 18th man.
LOSS 6-16
A committed South Sydney Rabbitohs line-up went down 16 points to six against the Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium this afternoon (Sunday), going head-to-head with one of the competition heavyweights for the whole 80 minutes of the match. Second rower Dave Taylor led the way for the Rabbitohs, ably assisted by his fellow forwards in doing the hard work against one of the best grinding teams in the NRL. Taylor scored a try and created opportunities for a number of other four-pointers in an effort to knock over the Storm in front of 11,528 Members and supporters. It was Taylor who registered the first four-pointer of the match in the eighth minute of play, flying high to grab a Chris Sandow bomb above the pack. Sandow converted to give the Rabbitohs an early six-nil lead. The Storm struck twice in the first half, crossing in the 15th minute through centre Maurice Blair, and in the 25th minute through Jesse Bromwich who scored a simple try one off the ruck. The Rabbitohs seemed to dominate the first 20 minutes of the match, with the Storm matching the home side’s enthusiasm in the second 20 minute block. The Rabbitohs were denied two tries by the video referee in the opening forty minutes, one to James Roberts whose left foot grazed the touchline after an offload from Greg Inglis, and one to Nathan Merritt who had the ball knocked from his grasp in the 34th minute of play when he tried to plant the ball in the corner. The second half was a massive tussle for 38 minutes, with both sides throwing everything they had at each other. Rabbitohs fullback Rhys Wesser pulled off a fantastic try saving tackle on opposite number Billy Slater to stop one four-pointer. Dave Taylor was ruled to have knocked on near the line in the 63rd minute of play, however replays seemed to suggest otherwise, but the referee had made his decision without referring to the video referee and the game continued. Dave Tyrrell mounted some pressure on the Storm in the 73rd minute of play when he grubbered into the in-goal and made a one-on-one tackle to pin Melbourne in their own in-goal, forcing a goal line drop out. Nathan Peats was denied a try sixty seconds later when a bomb went up and the Rabbitohs were deemed to have knocked over the line before he could ground the loose ball. The scoring drought was finally broken in the 78th minute of the match when Storm captain Cameron Smith crashed over from dummy half to score and seal the victory for the visitors. The Rabbitohs played strongly throughout the match and took one of the competition’s top teams to the wire. Taylor was strong in an 80-minute performance, Greg Inglis made a solid comeback as he actively looked for the ball all over the park, and the Rabbitohs can be proud of the performance they turned in for their Members today.
Taylor tries
Sandow 1 from 1 goals
Crowd 11,528
Referee B.Cummins / C.James
Penalities 6-1
Scrums 5-7
Other FG Matches
14-14 Parr Parramatta d St Geo-Ill
34-16 Ende Brisbane b Cronulla
23-10 Robi Penrith b Gold Coast
38-4 StAu Manly b Canterbury
13-6 SFS Syd Rstrs b Warriors
40-24 Bruc Nth Qld b Canberra
17-16 Leic Wests-Tig b Newcastle
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 10 1 1 1 +122 23
MELBOURNE 10 - 2 1 +130 22
MANLY 9 - 3 1 +112 20
NTH QLD 9 - 3 1 +84 20
BRISBANE 8 - 4 1 +42 18
WARRIORS 7 - 5 1 +18 16
WESTS-TIG 6 - 6 1 +18 14
CANTERBURY 6 - 6 1 -11 14
Newcastle 5 - 7 1 -7 12
Penrith 5 - 7 1 -17 12
Parramatta 4 1 7 1 -86 11
Souths 4 - 8 1 -54 10
Syd Rstrs 4 - 8 1 -60 10
Cronulla 3 - 9 1 -89 8
Gold Coast 3 - 9 1 -98 8
Canberra 3 - 9 1 -100 8
Judiciary News
No one has been charged out of the match.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 13
v Melbourne, 12:45pm
LOSS 16-40
Late changes - Sisifa, Kavapalu and Tuivaii were out. Phillips starts wing, Jaeger centre, England started prop. In the Toyota Cup, the Melbourne Storm defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 points to 16 at ANZ Stadium. A slashing performance from the Storm in the first half set up the victory, leading 32-4 at half time. The Rabbitohs turned their performance around in the second half, but it was not enough to steal the win.
4 min 0-4
8 min 0-8
11 min 0-14
16 min 0-20
30 min 0-26
40 min 4-32
53 min 10-32
61 min 16-32
66 min 16-36
75 min 16-40
Mecham, French, Vale tries
Jaeger 2 from 3 goals
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Vale, Kieran 1 - -
Wing - Phillips, Tyrone - - -
Cntr - Jaeger, Reece - 2/3 -
Cntr - Mecham, Liam 1 - -
Wing - Tongahai, Jordon - - -
5/8 - Koroisau, Apisai - - -
Half - French, Kurt 1 - -
Prop - England, Scott - - -
Hook - Brennan, Darryl - - -
Prop - Lee Hang, Jack - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle - - -
SRow - Jarrett, Brett - - -
Lock - Ha'angana, Adrian - - - (c)
Int - Bryant, Hamish - - -
Int - Vaingalo, Keliti - - -
Int - Woulf, Arnold - - -
Int - Valentino, Johnathan - - -
3 2/3 -
Other NYC Matches
16-10 Parr Parramatta b St Geo-Ill
22-18 Ende Cronulla b Brisbane
11-10 Robi Gold Coast b Penrith
50-6 StAu Canterbury b Manly
50-10 SFS Warriors b Syd Roosters
20-18 Bruc Nth Qld b Canberra
26-18 Leic Newcastle b Wests-Tigers
W D L B Diff PT
WARRIORS 10 - 2 1 +232 22
MELBOURNE 10 - 2 1 +150 22
CANTERBURY 9 - 3 1 +167 20
NTH QLD 9 - 3 1 +97 20
CRONULLA 8 1 3 1 +70 19
WESTS-TIG 6 2 4 1 +56 16
PARRAMATTA 6 1 5 1 +28 16
BRISBANE 6 - 6 1 +94 14
Canberra 6 - 6 1 +76 14
Newcastle 5 - 7 1 -44 12
Syd Rstrs 4 1 7 1 -99 11
Penrith 4 - 8 1 -151 10
St Geo-Ill 3 1 8 1 -106 9
Souths 2 1 9 1 -196 7
Gold Coast 2 1 9 1 -203 7
Manly 2 - 10 1 -169 6
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff Pts
MELBOURNE 19 - 5 2 +270 42
Nth Qld 18 - 6 2 +183 40
Warriors 17 - 7 2 +255 38
Canterbury 15 - 9 2 +156 34
Brisbane 14 - 10 2 +136 32
St Geo-Ill 13 2 9 2 +16 32
Wests-Tig 12 2 10 2 +74 30
Cronulla 11 1 12 2 -9 27
Manly 11 - 12 2 -56 26
Parramatta 10 2 12 2 -58 26
Newcastle 10 - 14 2 -125 24
Canberra 9 - 15 2 -24 22
Penrith 9 - 15 2 -170 22
Syd Rstrs 8 1 15 2 -157 21
Souths 6 1 16 2 -250 17
Gold Coast 5 1 18 2 -321 15
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 13
v Auckland Vulcans, North Sydney Oval, Sat Jun 4 3:00pm
WIN 32-14
Areaiiti started from the bench, with Ryan Apps and McKinnon dropping off the bench. Early try to Malcolm Webster and North Sydney leading 6-0. Seven minutes later a cut out pass from Falloon puts Johnston in for a try. Malcolm Webster's conversion attempt goes under cross bar. 10-0. Curtis Johnston is in again. He flies high to grab 5th tackle kick from Malcolm Webster. Webster misses conversion from similar spot to his last attempt. 14-0. Immediatly after halftime, Auckland score in corner. Conversion attempt hits post and is unsuccessful. 14-4. Bears lose the ball when Shearer passes back to Malcolm Webster who wasn't watching. Auckland gets ball and scores a couple of tackles later. Conversion successful, 14-10. 11 minutes into half and another try to Auckland, in corner. Conversion unsuccessful, score stays 14-all. 7 minutes late and a try to Johnston after some great lead up work by a number of Bears players. Webster converts from 10m in from touchline. 20-14. Soon after Auckland knock on, Leslie picks up and scores next to the posts. Webster converts. 26-14. 14 minutes to go and Falloon runs from dummy half on last and goes into score. A brilliant individual try. Webster converts. 32-14. Streaker (not full monty - is wearing shorts, work boots and possibly NS socks) invades ground. Tackled by touch judge and a trainer. Full-timein a strong win by the Bears.
20 min 6-0
22 min 10-0
37 min 14-0
48 min 14-4
52 min 14-10
54 min 14-14
60 min 20-14
62 min 26-14
65 min 32-14
Johnston 3, M.Webster, Leslie, Falloon tries
M.Webster 4 from 5 goals
Final Line up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Mansour, Josh - - -
Wing - Hawkins, Jack - - -
Cntr - Nichols, Greg - - - (c)
Cntr - Leslie, Bennett 1 - -
Wing - Johnston, Curtis 3 - -
5/8 - Florimo, Jay - - -
Half - Webster, Malcolm 1 4/5 -
Prop - Burgess, George - - -
Hook - Falloon, Beau 1 - -
Prop - Ranieri, Alex - - -
SRow - Retzlaff, Herman - - -
SRow - Molan, Brock - - -
Lock - Judd, Blake - - -
Int - Shearer, Jake - - -
Int - Naoma, Aisea - - -
Int - Webster, Dean - - -
Int - Areaiiti, Neccrom - - -
5 4/5 -
Other NSW Cup Matches
34-16 Wyng Balm-Ryde b C Coast
16-14 Hens Newtown b Wntwrthvll
36-20 Camp Canterbury b Wests
19-16 Wind Windsor b Manly
W D L B Diff PT
CRONULLA 8 - 3 2 +137 20
CANTERBURY 9 - 3 1 +123 20
AUCKLAND 8 - 4 1 +114 18
NEWTOWN 9 - 4 - +34 18
CENTRAL COAST 6 1 5 1 +16 15
NORTHS 5 - 6 2 +44 14
WENTWORTHVILLE 5 - 6 2 -62 14
BALMAIN-RYDE 5 - 7 1 -17 12
Windsor 4 - 7 2 -81 11
Manly 3 - 9 1 -127 8
Wests 2 - 10 1 -198 6
BYE
Other FG Matches
28-14 Koga Gold Coast b St Geo-Ill
24-4 Brok Manly b Nth Qld
25-24 Lang Brisbane b Canberra
26-22 MtSm Wests-Tig b Warriors
21-4 MRSt Melbourne b Syd Rstrs
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 11 - 2 1 +147 24
ST GEO-ILL 10 1 2 1 +108 23
MANLY 10 - 3 1 +132 22
NTH QLD 9 - 4 1 +64 20
BRISBANE 9 - 4 1 +43 20
WESTS-TIG 7 - 6 1 +22 16
WARRIORS 7 - 6 1 +14 16
CANTERBURY 6 - 6 2 -11 16
Newcastle 5 - 7 2 -7 14
Penrith 5 - 7 2 -17 14
Parramatta 4 1 7 2 -86 13
Souths 4 - 8 2 -54 12
Syd Rstrs 4 - 9 1 -77 10
Gold Coast 4 - 9 1 -84 10
Cronulla 3 - 9 2 -89 10
Canberra 3 - 10 1 -101 8
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 14
BYE
Other NYC Matches
36-28 Koga St Geo-Ill b Gold Coast
22-20 Brok Manly b Nth Qld
34-34 Lang Brisbane d Canberra
30-16 MtSm Warriors b Wests-Tig
28-20 MRSt Melbourne b Syd Rstrs
W D L B Diff PT
WARRIORS 11 - 2 1 +246 24
MELBOURNE 11 - 2 1 +158 24
CANTERBURY 9 - 3 2 +167 22
CRONULLA 8 1 3 2 +70 21
NTH QLD 9 - 4 1 +95 20
PARRAMATTA 6 1 5 2 +28 18
WESTS-TIG 6 2 5 1 +40 16
BRISBANE 6 1 6 1 +94 15
Canberra 6 1 6 1 +76 15
Newcastle 5 - 7 2 -44 14
Penrith 4 - 8 2 -151 12
St Geo-Ill 4 1 8 1 -98 11
Syd Rstrs 4 1 8 1 -107 11
Souths 2 1 9 2 -196 9
Manly 3 - 10 1 -167 8
Gold Coast 2 1 10 1 -211 7
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff Pts
MELBOURNE 21 - 5 2 +295 46
Warriors 18 - 8 2 +265 40
Nth Qld 18 - 8 2 +161 40
Canterbury 15 - 9 4 +156 38
Brisbane 15 1 10 2 +137 35
St Geo-Ill 14 2 10 2 +10 34
Wests-Tig 13 2 11 2 +64 32
Cronulla 11 1 12 4 -9 31
Manly 13 - 12 2 -34 30
Parramatta 10 2 12 4 -58 30
Newcastle 10 - 14 4 -125 28
Penrith 9 - 15 4 -170 26
Canberra 9 1 16 2 -25 23
Syd Rstrs 8 1 17 2 -182 21
Souths 6 1 16 4 -250 21
Gold Coast 6 1 19 2 -315 17
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 14
BYE
Other NSW Cup Matches
52-14 MtS2 Auckland b Manly
24-6 Leic Balm-Ryde b Wests
20-18 Crst Canterbury b Windsor
24-12 Wyng C Coast b Newtown
33-26 Ring Wntwrthvll b Cronulla
W D L B Diff PT
CANTERBURY 10 - 3 1 +125 22
AUCKLAND 9 - 4 1 +152 20
CRONULLA 8 - 4 2 +130 20
NEWTOWN 9 - 5 - +22 18
CENTRAL COAST 7 1 5 1 +28 17
NORTHS 5 - 6 3 +44 16
WENTWORTHVILLE 6 - 6 2 -55 16
BALMAIN-RYDE 6 - 7 1 +1 14
Windsor 4 - 8 2 -83 11
Manly 3 - 10 1 -165 8
Wests 2 - 11 1 -216 6