Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Sun Mar 11, 7:00pm
This Weeks Cyberview from the Hill Late Changes
There was a late re-schuffle of the team. King replaced Corrigan in the center, and Talanoa came in on the wing. Geddes started at prop, with Sam Burgess dropping back to second row. Corrigan and Pettybourne started on the bench. Clark and Areaiiti dropped off the bench.
LOSS 10-24
The South Sydney Rabbitohs turned in a whole-hearted 80 minute performance at AAMI Park tonight (Sunday), but the Melbourne Storm were too good, winning 24 points to 10 in front of 15,872 Members and supporters. The scores were locked at 10-all at half time, but the old firm of Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater came to the fore in the second half to seal the win for the home side. The Storm shot out to a 10-nil lead after 16 minutes through tries to Dane Nielsen and Matt Duffie. Both tries came from errors by the Rabbitohs, putting themselves under pressure. The Rabbitohs struck back in the 29th minute when Chris McQueen scored the first of the Rabbitohs’ two tries. Issac Luke had just entered the field of play and it paid dividends. Sam Burgess made one of his trademark strong charges towards the line, offloading to Luke who shot the ball out to Dave Taylor. Taylor found Greg Inglis who saw space in front of McQueen, passing wide for McQueen to score. Three minutes later and the Rabbitohs continued to roll forward with Sam Burgess crossing for a four-pointer. Dave Tyrrell took the hard hit up, felled just metres short of the line. Issac Luke went left from dummy half, then turned the ball back inside to a rampaging Burgess who hit-and-spun to go over under the posts. Adam Reynolds converted to take the scores to 10-all. The Rabbitohs were holding on for dear life in the first 30 minutes, with errors at key times proving the difference between the teams. Once the Rabbitohs got some good ball in the final ten minutes of the half they were able to mount some pressure which led to points. Sam Burgess continued where he left off in the first round, turning in a big first 40 minutes. Issac Luke certainly raised the tempo when he came on and gave the Rabbitohs some strike around the rucks. The Rabbitohs controlled the ball well in the first 40 minutes, completing 17 of 19 sets-of-six. The opening 20 minutes of the second half were very tight and very tough. Reynolds went off in the 48th minute with what looked like a bad knee injury, but he came back on, only to see Dave Taylor leave the field five minutes later. Fetuli Talanoa was denied a try in the 49th minute when he was just pushed into touch in the act of scoring a try in the right hand corner. Billy Slater was able to go one better than Talanoa in the 58th minute, keeping his toes inside the touch line to score his first try, with Smith’s sideline conversion giving the home side a six-point advantage. The Rabbitohs muscled up and started to dish out some heavy defence, in particular one crunching hit from Burgess on Bryan Norrie which started to raise the tensions between the two sets of forwards. Six minutes later and Nielsen scored again giving the Storm a healthy 10-point lead with 15 minutes to play. The Rabbitohs threw everything they had at the Storm, getting some much needed field position and a few opportunities to threaten the Storm line. The Rabbitohs could not get across the goal line, with a final try to Slater in the 80th minute extending the final score line to 24 points to 10. The game was much closer than the final 14-point margin. The Rabbitohs played controlled and calculated football with Issac Luke really adding some spark around the rucks. Burgess was particularly strong in both attack and defence and was rewarded with a try. Greg Inglis was dangerous every time he saw the ball, making a long break with some of his individual brilliance in the second half, giving the Rabbitohs the field position to mount an attacking charge.
14 min 0-4
16 min 0-10
31 min 4-10
35 min 10-10
56 min 10-16
65 min 10-20
80 min 10-24
McQueen, S.Burgess tries
Reynolds 1 from 2 goals
Crowd 15,872
Referee S.Hayne/G.Morris
Penalities 3-7
Scrums 8-5
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA
Farrell 80 7 - 2 1 13 - 127 - 1 1 -
Talanoa 75 4 - 1 - 15 3 125 4 1 1 -
King 80 27 - 6 - 6 - 47 - - 1 -
Inglis 80 14 1 1 1 11 - 101 - - - -
McQueen 80 4 - 1 1 13 3 130 - - - -
Sutton 80 21 1 2 - 8 1 65 - 3 6 -
Reynolds 80 19 - 3 1 4 - 59 - - 9 -
Geddes 42 27 - - 1 9 - 65 - - - -
Peats 54 28 - 3 - 8 3 44 - - - -
Asotasi 42 26 - 3 - 6 - 53 - - - -
SBurgess 80 41 - 2 1 22 - 139 1 3 1 -
Taylor 69 26 - 4 - 7 - 35 - 2 - 1
Crocker 53 32 1 2 - 7 - 49 2 - - -
Corrigan 5 - - - - 1 - 8 - - - -
Pettybourne 51 19 - - - 15 1 96 2 - - -
Tyrrell 36 21 - - - 9 - 71 - - - -
Luke 53 24 - 1 - 19 17 142 - 1 - 1
TOTAL 340 3 31 6 1355 9 11 19 2
Completion Rate 29/37 78%
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 28m Reynolds kick
3 min 26m SCR / Reynolds kick
4 min 59m M Err / Sutton kick COF 16m / SS P (Sutton)
8 min 1m P / Reynolds kick
9 min 60m SS Err (Talanoa) SCR
11 min 88m SS Err (Sutton) SCR / (M TRY)
15 min 98m SS Err (Talanoa) / (M TRY)
19 min 80m Sutton kick DIG
20 min 62m DO
22 min 21m M Err / P / Reynols kick
26 min 79m M Err SCR / P / Reynolds kick COFIG 33m / SS P (Crocker)
28 min 0m M Err / P / TRY
32 min 8m Reynolds kick COF
33 min 0m M Err / TRY
35 min 8m Sutton kick COF
37 min 8m Sutton kick COF
39 min 26m Reynolds kick DIG
half time
42 min 10m Sutton kick
44 min 51m SS Err (Pettybourne) SCR
46 min 2m M Err / P / Farrell kick
47 min 37m Reynolds kick COF
49 min 21m M Err / SS NO TRY SCR
51 min 10m M Err SCR / Sutton kick
53 min 91m SS Err (Talanoa) SCR / (M TRY)
57 min 8m Reynolds kick COF
59 min 80m M Err SCR / SS Err (Crocker)
61 min 95m M Err / Reynolds kick COF 43m / SS P / (M TRY)
66 min 18m Sutton kick
68 min 18m P / SS Err (Burgess) SCR
69 min 29m King kick / SS Err (Talanoa) SCR
72 min 19m Sutton kick
74 min 10m Talanoa kick
76 min 40m SS Err (Pettybourne) SCR
78 min 14m M Err SCR / P / SS Err (Crocker) SCR / (M TRY)
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 35.4m - for the whole match
- 38.4m - 1st half
- 32.5m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 43.5m - 1st half
- 32.5m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
22-18 Gosf Manly b Wests-Tig
28-26 Lang Nth Qld b Brisbane
24-12 Robi Canberra b Gold Coast
30-4 StAu Canterbury b St Geo-Ill
18-6 Ende Newcastle b Cronulla
18-0 SFS Penrith b Sydney
36-20 Parr Warriors b Parramatta
W D L Diff PT
CANTERBURY 2 - - +34 4
MELBOURNE 2 - - +19 4
MANLY 2 - - +10 4
NEWCASTLE 1 - 1 +11 2
BRISBANE 1 - 1 +10 2
PENRITH 1 - 1 +10 2
WARRIORS 1 - 1 +10 2
CANBERRA 1 - 1 +7 2
Gold Coast 1 - 1 +6 2
Wests-Tigers 1 - 1 -3 2
Sydney 1 - 1 -14 2
Nth Qld 1 - 1 -16 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 1 -25 2
Cronulla - - 2 -13 -
Souths - - 2 -18 -
Parramatta - - 2 -28 -
Judiciary News
No one has been suspended
NYC U20 Round 2
v Melbourne
Sun Mar 11, 4:45pm
LOSS 10-36
Late changes, Matthews is out, Jesse Roberts comeinto second row and Luke pollard is added to the bench. In the Toyota Cup match, the Melbourne Storm out 36 points to 10 victors over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park in Melbourne tonight (Sunday). The Rabbitohs led six-nil early through a try to Brett Jarrett, but it was all the Storm after that. George Burgess and Adrian Ha’angana were dominant early, but it was not to be for the Rabbitohs’ under 20s outfit in their first away game of the season.
10 min 6-0
14 min 6-4
20 min 6-10
24 min 6-14
49 min 6-20
54 min 6-24
66 min 6-30
72 min 10-30
78 min 10-36
Jarrett, Sisifa tries
French 1 from 2 goals
Other NYC Matches
50-22 Gosf Wests-Tig b Manly
26-20 Lang Brisbane b Nth Qld
40-24 Robi Canberra b Gold Coast
32-24 StAu Canterbury b St Geo-Ill
40-0 Ende Newcastle b Cronulla
26-14 SFS Sydney b Penrith
38-26 Parr Warriors b Parramatta
W D L Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 2 - - +72 4
WARRIORS 2 - - +26 4
CANBERRA 2 - - +22 4
WESTS-TIGERS 1 - 1 +26 2
MELBOURNE 1 - 1 +20 2
SYDNEY 1 - 1 +4 2
NTH QLD 1 - 1 +2 2
CANTERBURY 1 - 1 +1 2
Brisbane 1 - 1 -2 2
Parramatta 1 - 1 -4 2
Penrith 1 - 1 -5 2
Souths 1 - 1 -18 2
Cronulla 1 - 1 -38 2
Gold Coast - - 2 -24 -
St Geo-Ill - - 2 -40 -
Manly - - 2 -42 -
Club Championship
W D L Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 3 - 1 +83 6
Melbourne 3 - 1 +39 2
Warriors 3 - 1 +36 6
Canterbury 3 - 1 +35 6
Canberra 3 - 1 +29 6
Wests-Tigers 2 - 2 +23 4
Brisbane 2 - 2 +8 4
Penrith 2 - 2 +5 4
Sydney 2 - 2 -10 4
Nth Qld 2 - 2 -14 4
Manly 2 - 2 -32 4
Gold Coast 1 - 3 -18 2
Souths 1 - 3 -36 2
Parramatta 1 - 3 -40 2
Cronulla 1 - 3 -51 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 3 -63 2
NSW Cup Round 2
BYE
Other NSW Cup Matches
40-34 Brok Hills Dstrt b Manly
38-18 Leic Cronulla b Balmain-Ryde
42-24 LPea Newcastle b Newtown
28-12 Woll Canterbury b Illawarra
34-8 Wind Windsor b Auckland
64-10 Ring Wntwrthvll b Wests
W D L B Diff PT
CRONULLA 2 - - - +30 4
WINDSOR 1 - - 1 +26 4
NEWCASTLE 2 - - - +24 4
NORTHS 1 - - 1 +22 4
CANTERBURY 2 - - - +22 4
MANLY 1 - 1 - +32 2
WENTWORTHVILLE 1 - 1 - +32 2
Newtown 1 - 1 - +4 2
Hills District 1 - 1 - 0 2
Illawarra - - 2 - -26 -
Auckland - - 2 - -32 -
Balmain-Ryde - - 2 - -42 -
Wests - - 2 - -92 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd5
v Western Sydney Academy, Redfern Oval, Sat Mar 10 1:30pm
WIN 36-16
4 min 6-0
7 min 10-0
16 min 16-0
23 min 16-6
37 min 16-12
39 min 20-12
50 min 24-12
53 min 30-12
58 min 30-16
64 min 36-16
C.Hazard 2, L.Dooner, D.Walker, T.Hughes, A.Johnston, A.Gray tries
Z.Walsh 2, D.Walker 2 goals
Other U18 Matches
30-22 Ende St George b Cronulla
28-20 Belm Canterbury b Wstrn Aust
28-12 Woll Illawarra b Wests
56-6 Penr Penrith b Norths
40-20 Cess Canberra b Newcastle
32-30 Cabr Sydney b Parramatta
38-6 Brok Manly b C Coast
30-28 Gosc Balmain b Melbourne
W D L Diff PT
BALMAIN 5 - - +144 10
MANLY 5 - - +132 10
PENRITH 5 - - +104 10
SOUTHS 4 - 1 +106 8
CRONULLA 3 1 1 +41 7
ST GEORGE 2 2 1 +30 6
CANBERRA 3 - 1 +24 6 **
CANTERBURY 3 - 2 +10 6
Parramatta 2 - 2 -2 4 **
Illawarra 2 - 3 -16 4
Sydney 2 - 3 -34 4
Melbourne 1 1 3 -7 3
Norths 1 1 3 -77 3
Newcastle 1 - 4 -32 2
Central Coast 1 - 4 -93 2
Wests 1 - 4 -106 2
W Australia - 1 4 -88 1
W Syd Academy - - 5 -132 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd5
v Western Sydney Academy, 12:00noon
WIN 20-16
2 min 0-4
16 min 6-4
25 min 6-10
30 min 10-10
40 min 16-10
46 min 20-10
54 min 20-16
K.Kennedy, S.Talakai, J.Ellison, S.Nolan tries
S.Nolan 2 goals
Other U16 Matches
20-12 Ende St George b Cronulla
32-14 Woll Wests b Illawarra
38-4 Penr Penrith b Norths
32-14 Cess Newcastle b Canberra
32-6 Cabr Parramatta b Sydney
18-4 Brok C Coast b Manly
36-8 Leic Balmain b SW Syd Acad
W D L B Diff PT
PENRITH 5 - - - +144 10
BALMAIN 4 - - 1 +106 10
SOUTHS 5 - - - +94 10
ST GEORGE 3 - 1 1 +88 8
CENTRAL COAST 4 - 1 - +72 8
WESTS 3 1 1 - +32 7
MANLY 3 - 2 - +38 6
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 1 +28 6
Newcastle 3 - 2 - 0 6
Parramatta 2 1 1 - +28 5 **
Cronulla 1 - 3 1 -17 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 3 - -21 4
Norths - - 4 1 -110 2
SWSyd Academy 1 - 4 - -134 2
Canberra - - 4 - -60 - **
Illawarra - - 5 - -78 -
Sydney - - 5 - -222 -
** Postponed