Stadium Australia
Mon Mar 5, 7:00pm
This Weeks Cyberview from the Hill Late Changes
Merritt was a late withdrawal with McQueen coming in on the right wing. Areaiiti and McKinnon were 18th and 19th men and dropped off the bench.
LOSS 20-24
The South Sydney Rabbitohs were the better team for 77 minutes of tonight's round one clash with the Roosters, but two tries in the final two minutes saw the visitors steal the victory, 24 points to 20 at ANZ Stadium in front of 18,278 Members and supporters. The Rabbitohs led 20 points to 12 until the 78th minute of play, with two late tries sinking the efforts of the men in red and green. The Roosters led early when big prop forward Lama Tasi carried three defenders over the line to score under the posts in the sixth minute of play. The Rabbitohs hit their straps following that try, with Dave Taylor and Sam Burgess causing all sorts of havoc for the Roosters' defensive line. It did not take long for the Rabbitohs to score, with captain Michael Crocker crossing for the Rabbitohs' first try of the season. The Rabbitohs were awarded a penalty close to the Roosters' line and a quick tap from Greg Inglis caught the opposition napping. He offloaded to Crocker who charged straight at a gap, scoring the Rabbitohs' first four pointer. Adam Reynolds converted to give level the scores at six-all. The Rabbitohs hit the lead in the 20th minute when Adam Reynolds delivers a pin point-accurate kick to the right wing, with Chris McQueen flying high above the pack to take the bomb and score the try. The Roosters scored their second try through Aidan Guerra on the left hand side, taking a slender two point lead. With five minutes to go in the half, Reynolds kicked a penalty goal to level the scores at 12-all, the scoreline which would be taken to the break. The Rabbitohs had the ascendancy but the Roosters were hanging in there. The Rabbitohs were making plenty of metres and punishing their opposition in defense, but their opposition just continued to hold on. South Sydney struck first in the second half through barnstorming five-eighth John Sutton. Sutton had been causing problems for the Roosters with his powerful running game and he charged through three defenders from ten metres out to score his try. Reynolds converted to take the lead out to six. A further penalty goal for Souths saw the lead move to eight and the Rabbitohs faithful in the stands felt a little more comfortable in their seats. The Roosters continued to charge at the Rabbitohs but the men in cardinal and myrtle continued to dish out the defence and defend their line. The tide began to turn in the 77th minute when the Roosters made some metres up field into Rabbitohs territory. Prop forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves scored until the posts in the 79th minute, with Daniel Mortimer's conversion reducing the deficit to just two points. In the final minute of play from the ensuing kick off, the Roosters went right and managed to find some space in the Rabbitohs defensive line. Mortimer charged onto the ball and made some metres before flying fullback Anthony Minichiello chased throw his kick, regathered and scored. the video referee was called to judge on whether Minichiello was onside, as well as checking whether Matt King's effort to hold him up over the line had paid dividends. Unfortunately for Rabbitohs supporters he did score and the victory was stolen from their grasp. The effort of the Rabbitohs cannot be questioned, with some of the forwards turning in 80 minute, quality performances tonight. Sam Burgess was the pick of the bunch, always in the thick of the action and getting the Rabbitohs on the front foot on many occasions.
7 min 0-6
15 min 6-6
18 min 10-6
24 min 10-12
34 min 12-12
48 min 18-12
51 min 20-12
78 min 20-18
80 min 20-24
Crocker, McQueen, Sutton tries
Reynolds 4 from 5 goals
Crowd 18,278
Referee A.Devcich/G.Sutton
Penalities 8-5
Scrums 8-6
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA
Farrell 80 4 - 2 - 8 - 67 - - 1 -
King 80 1 - - - 11 2 81 1 - - -
Corrigan 80 22 - 1 - 6 2 41 1 - - -
Inglis 80 7 - 1 - 10 1 103 - - - 1
McQueen 80 5 - 1 - 8 2 66 - - - -
Sutton 66 11 - 4 1 18 1 146 1 - 5 -
Reynolds 80 17 - 2 - 3 - 22 2 - 12 1
SBurgess 80 39 - 4 - 19 - 165 2 2 - -
Peats 80 40 - 2 - 8 7 67 - 1 - -
Asotasi 46 23 1 - - 10 - 77 4 - - -
Pettybourne 73 32 1 1 - 16 - 107 - 2 - -
Taylor 62 20 2 3 - 15 - 113 1 2 - -
Crocker 26 33 1 2 1 14 1 82 - 1 - -
Tyrrell 25 12 - 2 - 7 - 56 - - - -
Geddes 34 22 - - - 12 - 101 - - - -
Clark 54 13 - 1 - 5 1 39 - - - -
Talanoa 14 - - 1 - 5 3 53 - - - -
TOTAL 301 5 27 2 1388 12 8 18 2
Completion Rate 30/41 73%
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 64m SS Err (Aaotasi)
4 min 65m ES Err SCR / SS Err (Burgess) SCR / (ES TRY)
8 min 22m Reynolds kick
11 min 12m SCR / SS Err (Asotasi) SCR
13 min 5m Reynolds kick / ES Err
14 min 0m P / TRY
16 min 48m Reynolds kick OOF ChOv
19 min 0m P / Reynolds kick TRY
22 min 77m Sutton kick ChgDwn 65m / SS P / (ES TRY)
26 min 40m Sutton kick COF
29 min 66m ES Err SCR / Reynolds kick DIG 28m / SS P
30 min 95m 6TG / (ES NO TRY)
32 min 12m P / Sutton kick
33 min 0m P / GOAL
35 min 7m Sutton kick
37 min 16m ES Err SCR / SS Err (King) SCR
39 min 15m ES Err SCR / SS Err (Corrigan) SCR
half time
41 min 28m Sutton kick COF
43 min 8m P / Sutton kick COF
45 min 26m Reynolds kick COFIG
46 min 0m ES Err SCR / TRY
48 min 13m Reynolds kick
50 min 0m P / GOAL
52 min 6m Reynolds kick
54 min 31m SS Err (Reynolds)
55 min 26m Sutton kick DIG
59 min 23m SCR / P / SS Err (Asotasi) SCR
62 min 43m P / SS Err (Burgess) SCR
64 min 35m Reynolds kick COF
65 min 68m ES Err / SS Err (Sutton)
67 min 65m ES Err SCR / Reynolds kick 12m / SS P (Crocker)
70 min 8m Reynolds kick
72 min 26m Reynolds kick ChOv
74 min 56m SCR / Farrell kick COF 12m / SS P (Taylor)
76 min 83m Reynolds kick DIG 30m / SS P (Pettybourne) / (ES TRY)
80 min 100m (ES TRY)
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 33.0m - for the whole match
- 32.0m - 1st half
- 33.9m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 38.9m - 1st half
- 37.9m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
15-14 NISC St Geo-Ill b Newcastle
18-6 Parr Brisbane b Parramatta
24-19 Bruc Melbourne b Canberra
22-14 Penr Canterbury b Penrith
18-0 Town Gold Coast b Nth Qld
26-20 Eden Manly b Warriors
17-16 Leic Wests-Tig b Cronulla
W D L Diff PT
GOLD COAST 1 - - +18 2
BRISBANE 1 - - +12 2
CANTERBURY 1 - - +8 2
MANLY 1 - - +6 2
MELBOURNE 1 - - +5 2
SYDNEY 1 - - +4 2
ST GEO-ILL 1 - - +1 2
WESTS-TIGERS 1 - - +1 2
Cronulla - - 1 -1 -
Newcastle - - 1 -1 -
Souths - - 1 -4 -
Canberra - - 1 -5 -
Warriors - - 1 -6 -
Penrith - - 1 -8 -
Parramatta - - 1 -12 -
Nth Qld - - 1 -18 -
Judiciary News
No one has been suspended
NYC U20 Round 1
v Sydney
Mon Mar 5, 4:45pm
WIN-34-26
Rabbitohs were 1-17 with Havea dropping off the bench. In the Toyota Cup match played at ANZ Stadium, the South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated the Sydney Roosters 34 points to 26. The Rabbitohs scored six tries to five in a topsy-turvey affair with five-eighth Jordan Heyer scoring the match winning try. After the Roosters bombed a opportunity to wrap up the game with 8 min to go.
22 min 6-0
25 min 6-4
31 min 6-10
35 min 12-10
38 min 12-14
44 min 12-20
49 min 18-20
64 min 22-20
71 min 22-26
76 min 28-26
80 min 34-26
Ha'angana, Jesse Roberts, Bryant, Sisifa, Tanginoa, Heyer tries
French 5 from 6 goals
Sin Bin
10SB 78 min Koroisau Fighting
Other NYC Matches
44-12 NISC Newcastle b St Geo-Ill
24-16 Parr Parramatta b Brisbane
16-10 Bruc Canberra b Melbourne
19-12 Penr Penrith b Canterbury
34-26 Town Nth Qld b Gold Coast
30-16 Eden Warriors b Manly
28-26 Leic Cronulla b Wests-Tig
W D L Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 1 - - +32 2
WARRIORS 1 - - +14 2
SOUTHS 1 - - +8 2
NTH QLD 1 - - +8 2
PARRAMATTA 1 - - +8 2
PENRITH 1 - - +7 2
CANBERRA 1 - - +6 2
CRONULLA 1 - - +2 2
Wests-Tigers - - 1 -2 -
Melbourne - - 1 -6 -
Canterbury - - 1 -7 -
Brisbane - - 1 -8 -
Gold Coast - - 1 -8 -
Sydney - - 1 -8 -
Manly - - 1 -14 -
St Geo-Ill - - 1 -32 -
Club Championship
W D L Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 1 - 1 +31 2
Gold Coast 1 - 1 +10 2
Warriors 1 - 1 +8 2
Souths 1 - 1 +4 2
Brisbane 1 - 1 +4 2
Canberra 1 - 1 +1 2
Canterbury 1 - 1 +1 2
Cronulla 1 - 1 +1 2
Melbourne 1 - 1 -1 2
Penrith 1 - 1 -1 2
Wests-Tigers 1 - 1 -1 2
Parramatta 1 - 1 -4 2
Sydney 1 - 1 -4 2
Manly 1 - 1 -8 2
Nth Qld 1 - 1 -10 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 1 -31 2
NSW Cup Round 1
v Balmain Ryde-Eastwood, Conc Sat Mar 3 3:00pm
WIN 32-10
Late Changes McKinnon is out with Hyde starting at hooker. Leo Vaiga started at prop for Sua-Poe and Wilson dropped off the bench. A rusty Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers were convincingly defeated 32-10 by North Sydney in their opening game of the 2012 VB NSW Cup season. The Tigers maintained intensity for the first hour of the game, but were blown away in the final quarter, with simple errors and ill-discipline handing the Bears too many opportunities. The Bears led 6-4 at the break, and while the Tigers evened the ledger at 10-10 mid-way through the first half, North Sydney were simply too good in the back part of the game, running in three tries in short time to blow the scoreline out. The first half was a grinding affair, as the players got used to the heavy ground and swirling wind, but it was the Bears who grabbed first points. A nice offload by Brock Molan got Bennett Leslie into some space, and the Bears captain found the line to give his side an early advantage. Justin Hunt converted from out wide for a 6-0 lead. The Tigers were next to strike however with spectacular kick-pressure from Linc Port forcing the error from the Bears fullback, as Limoni Kamuta pounced on the loose ball and dove over the line. Sean Meaney was unable to convert, and the Tigers trailled 6-4. The remainder of the first half was quite a dour affair, with neither side able to complete their sets, and making plenty of handling errors. The Bears took a 6-4 lead into the break, and then scored first in the second half, with Keiran Vale dummying his way through the line, and then beating Port to the line to score. Hunt missed the conversion, but the Bears still held a 10-4 lead. The Tigers didn’t give up though, and hit back through Tangele Naiyaravaro, who barged his way over the line from close range. Meaney made no mistake this time, levelling the scores at 10-10 early in the second half. But from that point on the Tigers were their own worst enemies, handing the Bears possession in good positions and failing to slow their momentum in attack. Twice former Tigers pair Ryan Carr and Hunt combined to send Hunt over, while lock Ben Lowe also got over the line from dummy half after halfback Carr charged down a Dane Chisholm kick. The final score of 32-10 was a fair indication of the game, with the Tigers constantly shooting themselves in the foot, and the Bears taking full advantage.
17 min 6-0
20 min 6-4
42 min 10-4
49 min 10-10
55 min 12-10
61 min 16-10
72 min 22-10
75 min 26-10
79 min 32-10
Hunt 3, Leslie, Vale, Lowe tries
Hunt 4 from 6 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
24-18 MtSm Newcastle b Auckland
24-14 Woll Cronulla b Illawarra
20-14 Belm Canterbury b Hills District
46-8 Lidc Manly b Wests
40-18 Ring Newtown b Wentworthville
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 1 - - - +38 2
NORTHS 1 - - - +22 2
NEWTOWN 1 - - - +22 2
CRONULLA 1 - - - +10 2
CANTERBURY 1 - - - +6 2
NEWCASTLE 1 - - - +6 2
WINDSOR - - - 1 0 2
Auckland - - 1 - -6 -
Hills District - - 1 - -6 -
Illawarra - - 1 - -10 -
Balmain-Ryde - - 1 - -22 -
Wentworthville - - 1 - -22 -
Wests - - 1 - -38 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd4
v Sydney, Erskensville Oval, Sat Mar 3 11:30am
WIN 22-16
4 min 6-0
17 min 6-6
34 min 12-6
40 min 12-10
46 min 18-10
54 min 18-16
63 min 22-16
D.Allende 2, C.Hazard, L.Dooner tries
Z.Walsh 3 goals
Other U18 Matches
52-10 Conc Balmain b Wstrn Aust
24-10 Woll Penrith b Illawarra
17-17 Koga St George d Norths
48-22 Belm Canterbury b C Coast
23-16 Ende Cronulla b Melbourne
10-6 Lidc Wests b Newcastle
Seif Canberra v Parramatta **
44-0 Brok Manly b W Syd Acad
W D L Diff PT
BALMAIN 4 - - +142 8
MANLY 4 - - +100 8
PENRITH 4 - - +54 8
CRONULLA 3 1 - +49 7
SOUTHS 3 - 1 +86 6
ST GEORGE 1 2 1 +22 4
CANBERRA 2 - 1 +4 4**
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 +2 4
Parramatta 2 - 1 0 4**
Melbourne 1 1 2 -5 3
Norths 1 1 2 -27 3
Newcastle 1 - 3 -12 2
Illawarra 1 - 3 -32 2
Sydney 1 - 3 -36 2
Central Coast 1 - 3 -61 2
Wests 1 - 3 -90 2
W Australia - 1 3 -80 1
W Syd Academy - - 4 -112 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd4
v Sydney, 10:00am
WIN 44-0
8 min 4-0
13 min 8-0
24 min 14-0
39 min 20-0
41 min 26-0
55 min 38-0
59 min 44-0
T.Johnson 2, P.Momirovski 2, S.Nolan 2, T.Fernandez, J.Brown tries
S.Nolan 6 goals
Other U16 Matches
24-14 Woll Penrith b Illawarra
58-12 Koga St George b Norths
32-8 Belm C Coast b Canterbury
26-12 Ende Cronulla b SWSyd Acad
22-18 Lidc Wests b Newcastle
Seif Canberra v Parramatta **
22-20 Brok Manly b W Syd Acad
W D L B Diff PT
PENRITH 4 - - - +110 8
SOUTHS 4 - - - +90 8
BALMAIN 3 - - 1 +78 8
ST GEORGE 2 - 1 1 +80 6
CENTRAL COAST 3 - 1 - +58 6
MANLY 3 - 1 - +52 6
WESTS 2 1 1 - +14 5
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 - +28 4
Cronulla 1 - 2 1 -9 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 3 - -17 4
Newcastle 2 - 2 - -18 4
Parramatta 1 1 1 - +2 3**
Norths - - 3 1 -76 2
SWSyd Academy 1 - 3 - -106 2
Canberra - - 3 - -42 -**
Illawarra - - 4 - -60 -
Sydney - - 4 - -196 -
** Postponed