The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams to take on the Gold Coast Titans in the round 22 ‘Close the Gap’ round of the 2012 Telstra Premiership being played this Sunday 5 August at 3pm at Skilled Park. Rabbitohs Head Coach Michael Maguire has named the same 17 players that defeated the Wests Tigers last Sunday, adding Scott Geddes and Shaune Corrigan to an extended bench. The Rabbitohs will be wearing a special indigenous jersey for the ‘Close the Gap’ match against the Titans. The Club commissioned local artist Daren Dunn to design a jersey that reflected South Sydney’s long standing relationship with the indigenous community and their links to the heartland at Redfern. Meaning and symbolism behind the jersey design includes: • The black and white rabbits represent the Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal people and players of Redfern and South Sydney's local community. • The Black hands represent the Aboriginal Elders of the past and present. • The green and red boomerangs on the front of the jersey represent the youth of today. The seated figures near the black hands represent the spectators and supporters of the teams. • The meeting places are ceremonial sites in South Sydney. The white dots running through these sacred sites are our connection to the land and people of this nation. The people and places represented in this story come together as one. • The side panels depict a celebration. Red and green dots are scattered to represent the stomping of the dust as the welcome dance takes place. Tribes call this the ‘Welcome Shake a Leg dance.’ Roy Asotasi, George Burgess, Matapuku and Matthews were unavailable due to injury. Luke and Inglis are unavilable due to suspension. Walker wa away on rep duties playing for the Australian Schoolboys in Canberra. The Rabbitohs’ team is:

1. Nathan Merritt
2. Justin Hunt
3. Matt King
4. Dylan Farrell
5. Andrew Everingham
6. John Sutton
7. Adam Reynolds
8. Eddy Pettybourne
9. Nathan Peats
10. Sam Burgess
11. Chris McQueen
12. David Daylor
13. Michael Crocker (c)

14. Jason Clark
15. Dave Tyrrell
16. Luke Burgess
17. Ben Lowe
18. Scott Geddes
19. Shaune Corrigan

Coach – Michael Maguire

The Toyota Cup match between the Rabbitohs and Gold Coast will be played at 12:45pm. The South Sydney Rabbitohs Toyota Cup team is

1. Tyrone Phillips
2. Nick Hedley
3. Jordan Tongahai 
4. David Sisifa
5. Aaron Gray
6. Apisai Koroisau
7. Luke Keary (c)
8. Jordan Tuiavii
9. Cameron McInnes
10. Hamish Bryant
11. Brad Croad
12. Kyle Turner
13. Jesse Roberts

Interchange:

15. Arnold Woulf
16. Andrew Artemi
17. Brett Jarrett
18. Siosaia Tangiona

Coach - Ben Gardiner

The North Sydney Bears will take on the Cronulla-Sutherland at North Sydney Oval on Saturday Aug 4 at 3:00pm in Round 22 of the NSW Cup competition. The NSW Cup team is

1. Kieran Vale
2. Chris Centrone
3. Fetuli Talanoa
4. Brendan Leslie
5. Curtis Johnston
6. Jack Hawkins
7. Ryan Carr (c)
8. Josh Starling
9. Brendan McKinnon
10. Neccrom Areaiiti
11. Blake Judd
12. Greg Nichols
13. Brock Molan

14. Damien Alley-Tovio
15. Matt Hyland
16. Chris Hyde
17. Martin Field

Coach - Wayne Lambkin