Sun Mar 24, 3:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late ChangesLate Changes Asotasi is out, Lima started prop and Crocker started lock. Lowe dropped back to the bench. Clark and Hunt have dropped off the bench.
WIN 44-32
The South Sydney Rabbitohs remain undefeated for the opening three rounds of the 2013 Telstra Premiership, knocking over the Penrith Panthers 44 points to 32 in the heat at Centrebet Stadium today (Sunday). The Rabbitohs ran in eight tries, including another career hat trick to winger Nathan Merritt, in front of a crowd of 12,940 Members and supporters. The Rabbitohs started the game on fire, scoring their first try in the fourth minute through powerful five-eighth John Sutton. The Rabbitohs had strong field position from a penalty, and from the ensuing set had the ball five minutes out from the Panthers' line to the right of the posts. The ball found Sutton at first receiver, who picked out two big forwards between which to run, dragging them both over the line to score under the posts. Halfback Adam Reynolds converted from in front to take the score to six-nil in as many minutes. From the kick off the Rabbitohs attacked the Panthers' defence, with Sutton again dragging defenders up field on his back. The Rabbitohs shifted the ball to the left, and again deep in Panthers territory, put on a blind side play that went from Sutton to Bryson Goodwin, who found Nathan Merritt, who danced his way through the defence to score in the seventh minute of play. Reynolds converted to take the lead out to 12-nil. The Panthers struck back in the 13th minute, making the most of a Rabbitohs' error 30 metres out from their own line. The Panthers worked the ball forward, with prop Sam McKendry charging onto the ball from close range to score under the posts. Halfback Luke Walsh converted from in front to reduce the deficit to six points. Penrith scored back-to-back tries when Brad Tighe turned the defence inside-out on a 50 metre run to score under the posts. Walsh converted from in front to level the scores at 12-all. The Rabbitohs re-established their lead with a 21st minute try to Andrew Everingham. Panthers winger David Simmons made a simple error ten metres out from his own line, in front of the posts, giving South Sydney prime field position. The Rabbitohs worked the ball up around the middle, before Issac Luke put on a run-around play to make extra numbers on the right. Greg Inglis chimed into the back line, finding Dylan Farrell who drew the defence before putting Everingham away in the south-west corner of Centrebet Stadium. The video referee agreed that the try was scored, and Reynolds' sideline conversion gave the Rabbitohs a six-point lead. Five minutes later, South Sydney scored again, this time through centre Bryson Goodwin. Goodwin managed to get himself into position to take on opposite number Wes Naiqama, putting on some footwork to get outside him and race 20 metres to score. Reynolds converted from a difficult position again to take the score out to 24-12 with 12 minutes left in the half. It was only a handful of tackles later, from the kick off, that the Rabbitohs mounted their next attacking raid. The men in red and green shifted the ball to the left, finding Inglis who put two perfect fends on Luke Walsh and Sika Manu to make a huge line break. Inglis raced 60 metres up the left edge, before passing outside to Merritt who finished off the try in the left hand corner, taking the scores to 28-12. The Panthers struck back with a highly-unusual try in the 35th minute to right winger David Simmons. Second rower Lewis Brown broke the line down the left side of the field, finding Brad Tighe in support. Tighe kicked into the open back field, but the bounce of the ball evaded the Panthers, landing in the arms of Dylan Farrell. Farrell appeared to be out-of-sorts as he collected the ball, and in the one-on-one tackle by James Segeyaro, was stripped of the ball. The Panthers swung the ball to the right, to see Simmons score in the right corner. Walsh's conversion attempt hit the posts and the Rabbitohs remained in the lead by 28 points to 16. The Rabbitohs were not finished scoring for the half, with Greg Inglis racing away to score the 99th try of his career in the 39th minute of the game. Around half way, Issac Luke popped out of dummy half to the right side of the ruck, switching the play back to Sutton on the left. Segeyaro raced out of the line to put a hit on Sutton, but Sutton popped a ball inside to an at-pace Inglis who hit the hole perfectly, racing 40 metres to score adjacent to the posts. Reynolds converted giving South Sydney a 34 points to 16 lead at the half time break. The Rabbitohs were working very hard in the heat in Penrith, putting on a solid defensive display sparing the two line breaks made down the western touchline. The forward packs were sorting each other out, but the Rabbitohs backline looked too classy in the first forty minutes. The Rabbitohs made the most of their 57% share of possession in the first half, scoring six first half four-pointers. Unfortunately for the Rabbitohs, a majority of the second half saw them drop off their intensity in defence, and loose carries were killing off chances to post points. The Rabbitohs were mounting plenty of pressure in the opening ten minutes of the second half, but a those loose balls were thwarting opportunities to pile on more points. The Panthers were the first to register points in the second half, with Simmons scoring his second try in the 52nd minute. A long break from replacement forward Adam Docker set up the field position, and a repeat set of six on the Rabbitohs' goal line gave the Panthers an opportunity to score. The Rabbitohs were caught short in defence on the left hand side, giving Simmons a four-pointer in the right corner. Walsh missed the conversion to take the scores to 34-20 in favour of South Sydney. Dylan Farrell sent the kick off over the dead ball line on the full, giving the Panthers ideal field position straight after scoring points, but am obstruction penalty finished off that chance, relieving the pressure from the red and greens. The pressure remained on Souths however, with loose handling hurting the Rabbitohs. The Panthers scored next when former Rabbitohs players James Segeyaro spun out of a tackle under the posts in the 65th minute, and Walsh's conversion brought the home side within eight points with less than 15 minutes remaining on the clock. The Rabbitohs defended a couple of sets on their own line, but they could not make it a third as Wes Naiqama scored a try in the 70th minute of play. The ball came out to the right, Naiqama getting outside his opposite number to score in the right hand corner. Walsh converted from the western touch line to take the score line to 34-32 in favour of the Rabbitohs. The Rabbitohs perservered and put the pressure on the Panthers with their defence, forcing two errors. The second error, committed by Brad Tighe, would prove to be costly. On the third play from the scrum, the ball was swung to the right. Sam Burgess stood in a tackle and offloaded to Reynolds, creating the opportunity. Reynolds passed to Ben Te'o on the right, who set a course for the line, bumping off defenders to score his first try for South Sydney in the 76th minute of play. Reynolds converted, taking the score line to 40-32 in favour of Souths. The Rabbitohs were not finished there, with Merritt scoring his third try for the afternoon in the 79th minute of play. Sam Burgess switched the play back behind the ruck to the blind side, finding John Sutton. Sutton tipped the ball on to Ben Lowe who found Merritt on the left wing, giving him a saloon passage to the try line, finishing the scoring at Rabbitohs 44 - Panthers 32. The Rabbitohs' defence and ball control was severely depleted in the second half, areas in which the side will need to improve before next week's Good Friday clash with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The Rabbitohs did however run in a mountain of points, displaying their attacking prowess on numerous occasions.
4 min 6-0
6 min 12-0
12 min 12-6
14 min 12-12
20 min 18-12
25 min 24-12
28 min 28-12
34 min 28-16
39 min 34-16
51 min 34-20
63 min 34-26
70 min 34-32
76 min 40-32
79 min 44-32
Merritt 3, Sutton, Everingham, Goodwin, Inglis, Te'o tries
Reynolds 6 from 8 goals
Crowd 12,940
Referee A.Klein/P.Haines
Penalities 6-5
Scrums 7-5
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk Inglis 80 5 - 1 3 10 - 186 1 - 1 1 1 - -
LWng Merritt 80 - - 1 2 4 - 76 - 1 - - 3 - -
LCnt Goodwin 80 4 - 3 1 4 1 56 1 - - 1 1 - -
RCnt Farrell 60 4 - 2 - 6 1 43 2 - - 1 - - -
RWng Everingham 80 1 - - 1 5 1 43 - - - - 1 - -
5/8 Sutton 80 11 - 1 1 11 1 90 1 1 6 1 1 - -
Half Reynolds 80 12 1 2 - 4 - 21 - 1 4 1 - 6/8 -
Prop Burgess.S 67 25 1 2 - 14 - 105 2 2 - - - - -
Hook Luke 54 15 - 4 - 6 5 34 - 1 - - - - -
Prop Lima 38 20 1 1 - 12 - 98 1 - - - - - -
SRow McQueen 80 23 1 1 - 9 - 58 1 - - - - - -
SRow Te'o 80 16 - 2 1 11 - 90 - 2 - - 1 - -
Lock Crocker 40 21 - 2 - 2 - 13 - - - - - - -
Int Lowe 54 23 1 3 - 8 - 37 - - - 1 - - -
Int Peats 26 17 - - - 1 1 6 - - 1 - - - -
Int Burgess.G 42 17 - - - 13 - 107 - - - - - - -
Int Tyrrell 19 6 - - - 5 - 44 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 220 5 25 9 1107 9 8 12 6 8 6/8 -
Completion Rate 22/31 71%
Opposition Offloads 8
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 55m SS P (SBurgess)
3 min 18m P / Pe 6TG
4 min 0m SCR / TRY
6 min 0m TRY
9 min 29m Sutton kick DIG
11 min 76m SS Err (Goodwin) SCR / (Pe TRY)
14 min 100m (Pe TRY)
18 min 3m Reynolds kick
20 min 0m Pe Err SCR / TRY
22 min 3m Sutton kick
24 min 13m Sutton kick COF
25 min 0m Pe Err / TRY
28 min 0m TRY
32 min 17m P / Sutton kick
34 min 100m SS Err (Farrell) (Pe TRY)
39 min 0m SCR / TRY
half time
40 min 23m Inglis kick COF
42 min 89m SS Err (SBurgess)
44 min 6m P / Sutton kick
47 min 30m SCR / P / 5m SS P (McQueen)
48 min 10m Pe Err / Reynolds kick
49 min 95m Pe Err / SCR / SS Err (Sutton) SCR 15m / 6TG (Tyrrell) 95m / (Pe TRY)
53 min 70m KO OOF SS P (Reynolds)
56 min 0m P / Peats kick CIG [57 min Farrell injury]
57 min 68m Sutton kick COF 18m / SS P (BLowe)
60 min 24m Reynolds kick DIG
61 min 80m SS Err (Lima) SCR
62 min 54m Pe Err / SS Err (SBurgess) SCR / (Pe TRY)
65 min 45m SS P (Lima)
66 min 45m SS Err (Inglis) SCR
69 min 63m DO / (Pe TRY)
73 min 18m Pe Err SCR / Sutton kick
76 min 0m Pe Err SCR / TRY
79 min 0m P / TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 33.4m - for the whole match
- 25.9m - 1st half
- 40.0m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 41.4m - 1st half
- 45.0m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
22-18 MRSt Melbourne b Canterbury
31-18 Leic Wests-Tig b Parramatta
16-14 Robi Gold Coast b Manly
8-0 SFS Sydney b Brisbane
28-4 Ende Cronulla b Warriors
30-17 Bruc Canberra b St Geo-Ill
34-6 Hunt Newcastle b Nth Qld
W D L Diff PT
MELBOURNE 3 - - +46 6
SOUTHS 3 - - +32 6
MANLY 2 - 1 +38 4
GOLD COAST 2 - 1 +30 4
NEWCASTLE 2 - 1 +28 4
CRONULLA 2 - 1 +24 4
WESTS-TIGERS 2 - 1 -19 4
SYDNEY 2 - 1 -8 4
Parramatta 1 - 2 +13 2
Penrith 1 - 2 0 2
Brisbane 1 - 2 0 2
Canterbury 1 - 2 -12 2
Nth Qld 1 - 2 -38 2
Canberra 1 - 2 -45 2
St Geo-Ill - - 3 -49 -
Warriors - - 3 -56 -
Judiciary News
No one has been charegd by the Judicary
NYC Cup Round 3
12:45pm
LOSS 14-32
No late changes. The Rabbitohs have let a 12-nil first half lead slip to go down 32 points to 14 to the Penrith Panthers at Centrebet Stadium today. The Panthers led 16-14 at the half time break, and ran away with the game 32-14 after the 80 minutes. The Rabbitohs opened their account within the first 45 seconds, with co-captain Brad Croad making the most of a lengthy bust by centre Aaron Gray. Dylan Walker converted to take the score line to six-nil. Four minutes later Gray scored a try of his own in the left corner, reaping the benefits of a blind side play from the back of the scrum about ten metres out from the Panthers' line. Walker converted from the eastern touch line to take the advantage to 12 points after six minutes. The Panthers struck back immediately, making the most of an error by the Rabbitohs from the kick off. Second rower James Dunley crashed over from close range to score, taking the score line to 12-4. In a carbon copy of his previous effort, Dunley scored his second try in the 17th minute of play, only this time the try was converted by Bryce Cartwright, taking the scores to 12-10 in favour of South Sydney. The Panthers took the lead for the first time in the match in the 37th minute when five-eighth Daniel Foster dummied and sliced through the Rabbitohs' defence in the same spot that Dunley had scored his two tries, Cartwright converting to take the scores to 16-12 in favour of the home side. The Rabbitohs reduced the deficit to two points with a Walker penalty goal after the half time siren due to a high shot on second rower Nick Hedley, taking the half time score line to 16-14 to the Panthers. The Rabbitohs started the second half in in auspicious circumstances, dropping way too much ball which allowed the Panthers to mount continuous pressure. The Panthers capitalised, scoring tries in the 58th minute through Kieran Moseley, the 63rd minute through Kieran Moss and the 73rd minute through Iain Riccardi to take themselves out to a 32-14 lead with seven minutes remaining. The Panthers held out a couple of attacking raids from the Rabbitohs in the closing stages, with the full time score reading 32-14 in favour of the home side.
1 min 6-0
4 min 12-0
8 min 12-4
18 min 12-10
38 min 12-16
40 min 14-16
59 min 14-22
65 min 14-26
73 min 14-32
Croad, Gray tries
Walker 3 from 3 goals
Other U20 Matches
30-16 MRSt Melbourne b Canterbury
40-6 Leic Wests-Tig b Parramatta
26-18 Robi Manly b Gold Coast
40-22 SFS Brisbane b Sydney
24-20 Ende Warriors b Cronulla
44-22 Bruc Canberra b St Geo-Ill
26-20 Hunt Nth Qld b Newcastle
W D L Diff PT
PENRITH 3 - - +54 6
WESTS-TIGERS 2 - 1 +32 4
MELBOURNE 2 - 1 +28 4
CANTERBURY 2 - 1 +14 4
CANBERRA 2 - 1 +12 4
BRISBANE 2 - 1 +8 4
NTH QLD 2 - 1 -4 4
SYDNEY 2 - 1 -12 4
Newcastle 1 - 2 -4 2
Parramatta 1 - 2 -4 2
Souths 1 - 2 -6 2
Manly 1 - 2 -6 2
Gold Coast 1 - 2 -9 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 2 -34 2
Warriors 1 - 2 -38 2
Cronulla - - 3 -31 -
Club Championship
W D L Diff PT
MELBOURNE 5 - 1 +74 10
Penrith 4 - 2 +54 8
Souths 4 - 2 +26 8
Wests-Tigers 4 - 2 +23 8
Sydney 4 - 2 -20 8
Manly 3 - 3 +32 6
Gold Coast 3 - 3 +27 6
Newcastle 3 - 3 +24 6
Brisbane 3 - 3 +8 6
Canterbury 3 - 3 +2 6
Canberra 3 - 3 -33 6
Nth Qld 3 - 3 -42 6
Parramatta 2 - 4 +9 4
Cronulla 2 - 4 -7 4
St Geo-Ill 1 - 5 -83 2
Warriors 1 - 5 -94 2
NSW Cup Round 3
v Newtown, Ende Sat Mar 23 3:00pm
WIN 24-12
Late Changes Hunt replaced Vale and Clark replaced Hyland who dropped back to the bench. Matapuku droppedoff the bench. A massive crowd turned out at Henson Park for the replay of last year’s semi final between Newtown and North Sydney. Matt King made his long-awaited return from a broken arm to help the Bears to a 24-12 win in front of nearly 9,000 fans. Matt King didn’t have to wait long to get involved when Darren Nichols kicked cross-field for the centre, but King couldn’t grab the ball cleanly as the ball went dead in-goal. King was in the action again minutes later as he burst onto a short ball from Luke Keary but was held up just short of the line. Despite North Sydney’s early dominance, it was Newtown who posted first points of the afternoon. Matt Mundine couldn’t have placed his cross-field kick any better to winger Paul Rokolati, as it flew over the defender, Greg Waddell’s head and into Rokolati’s hands to score the try. Chris Taripo couldn’t convert from the sideline but Newtown hit the lead at 4-0. North Sydney hit straight back after receiving a penalty and crossed over in the corner after a sweeping passing movement down the right side. Justin Hunt threw a long ball to Matt King, who showed quick hands with a no-look pass that created space for Greg Waddell to race over in the corner. Apisai Koroisau slotted the conversion from the sideline to give the Bears a 6-4 lead. They were almost in again through Josh Starling but George Burgess was ruled to have knocked on in the build-up. Newtown made North Sydney pay for their missed opportunity when they hit the lead again, on the back of another accurate kick. Ryley Jacks’ kick for the corner was met by a flying Michael Oldfield, who outleapt Justin Hunt for the ball. Taripo again missed the conversion but Newtown was back in the lead at 8-6 with just under 15 minutes remaining in the first half. Both teams had chances to score late in the first half, Chris Centrone was denied a try when the ref pulled him up for double movement but Centrone denied Michael Oldfield another try when he defused Nafe Seluini’s dangerous kick. The teams went into the break with Newtown clinging to a slender lead at 8-6. The Bears came out strongly in the second half and on the back of big hitups from George Burgess and Daniel Fepuleai, Darren Nicholls crossed the tryline after shaping to pass but ran through the defenders, who were on the back foot. Justin Hunt extended the lead to 12-8 with a conversion next to the posts. The Bears continued their impressive form after the interval when Luke Keary took the line on and gave it to his fullback to score with thirty minutes remaining. Keary showed tremendous footwork after he tore through the Newtown defenders and got an offload to Justin Hunt who was too quick for the Jets players. Hunt converted his own try to give the Bears an 18-8 lead. Paul Rokolati looked to have scored his second but was denied by the touch judge for stepping on the sideline on his way to the corner. The Bears were guilty of costly errors as well, as they wasted two glorious chances to finish off the Jets. The 8,972 fans were in for a close finish when Usaia O’Sullivan scored a try on the back of another great kick from Ryley Jacks. The halfback placed his cross-field kick to perfection as Rokolati tapped the ball back to his centre who scored, much to the delight of the home fans. Taripo again missed the conversion but the Jets looked to be back in the game at 12-18. Any hopes of a repeat of last years semi final decided in extra time were killed off when the Bears got a repeat set in the Jets half after a chargedown from Luke Kearys attempted drop goal flew into the hands of Matt King. A run-around play involving Koroisau and Josh Starling created space and Keary gave a long ball to Chris Centrone who showed great footwork and acceleration to beat three defenders to the tryline. Hunt nailed the conversion and the Bears took out the first leg of the Frank Hyde Shield 24-12. Bears coach Wayne Lambkin admitted there was plenty of room for improvement after the match, “I thought we had their measure but just couldn’t nail them. We played a lot better in the second half and I’m confident that if we can put two good halves of footy together we can beat most teams”.
18 min 0-4
21 min 6-4
29 min 6-8
48 min 12-8
50 min 18-8
72 min 18-12
77 min 24-12
Waddell, D.Nicholls, Hunt, Centrone tries
Hunt 3 from 3, Koroisau 1 from 1 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
50-12 Leic Wests-Tigers b Manly
32-6 MtPr Cronulla b Mt Pritchard
36-26 Belm Wentworthville b Canterbury
30-10 Cess Newcastle b Auckland
38-22 Kanw Windsor b Wyong
W D L B Diff PT
CRONULLA 3 - - - +44 6
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - - - +34 6
NEWCASTLE 2 - - 1 +32 6
WINDSOR 2 - - 1 +18 6
NORTHS 2 - 1 - +26 4
WESTS-TIGERS 1 - 2 - +16 2
NEWTOWN 1 - 2 - -4 2
AUCKLAND 1 - 2 - -10 2
Mt Pritchard 1 - 2 - -10 2
Canterbury 1 - 2 - -22 2
Illawarra - - 2 1 -30 2
Manly 1 - 2 - -66 2
Wyong - - 3 - -38 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd7
v West Coast Pirates, Ken Allen Field Perth, Sat Mar 23 11:00am WST
WIN 40-14
35 min 18-10
T.Hughes 2, L.Coleman, H.Hiroti, J.Jabbour, A.Johnston, A.Sorge tries
P.Momirovski 6 goals
Other U18 Matches
30-16 Hens St George b Sydney
40-12 Belm Canterbury b W Syd Academy
26-10 Penr Penrith b Illawarra
33-20 Cabr Parramatta b Melbourne
38-14 Seif Canberra b Balmain
36-18 Cess Newcastle b Norths
28-28 Brok Manly d Cronulla
30-10 WyWy Central Coast b Wests
W D L Diff PT
PENRITH 7 - - +97 14
SOUTHS 6 - 1 +115 12
PARRAMATTA 5 - 1 +157 10 **
CANTERBURY 5 - 2 +73 10
ST GEORGE 5 - 2 +25 10
MELBOURNE 4 - 3 +143 8
CANBERRA 4 - 3 +54 8
ILLAWARRA 4 - 3 +26 8
BALMAIN 4 - 3 +4 8
Cronulla 3 1 3 +40 7
Sydney 3 - 4 -38 6
Manly 2 1 4 -48 5
Newcastle 2 - 5 -4 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 5 -84 4
Wests 2 - 5 -94 4
Central Coast 1 - 5 -122 2 **
Norths 1 - 6 -142 2
West Coast 1 - 6 -194 2
v South West Sydney Academy, Belmore Sports Ground, Sat Mar 23 10:00am
WIN 60-0
4 min 6-0
12 min 10-0
15 min 16-0
31 min 22-0
36 min 28-0
40 min 34-0
42 min 38-0
46 min 42-0
51 min 46-0
55 min 52-0
59 min 56-0
60 min 60-0
J.Brown 2, R.Smith 2, S.Talakai 2, J.Cullen, J.Gallagher, E.Guler, R.Larrosa, C.Murray, B.Perri tries
S.Talakai 6 goals
Other U16 Matches
32-16 Hens St George b Sydney
30-4 Belm Canterbury b W Syd Academy
22-12 Penr Penrith b Illawarra
54-6 Cabr Parramatta b Melbourne
30-8 Seif Canberra b Balmain
46-12 Cess Newcastle b Norths
16-12 Brok Manly b Cronulla
24-16 WyWy Wests b Central Coast
W D L Diff PT
SOUTHS 7 - - +274 14
PENRITH 7 - - +196 14
WESTS 7 - - +118 14
PARRAMATTA 6 - - +196 12 **
NEWCASTLE 5 1 1 +120 11
CRONULLA 5 - 2 +104 10
CANTERBURY 5 - 2 +38 10
CANBERRA 4 - 3 -10 8
CENTRAL COAST 3 - 3 +18 6 **
Illawarra 2 1 4 -12 5
St George 2 - 5 -26 4
Balmain 2 - 5 -78 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 5 -84 4
Norths 2 - 5 -120 4
Sydney 1 - 6 -100 2
Manly 1 - 6 -118 2
SWSyd Academy - - 7 -238 -
Melbourne - - 7 -258 -