Sat Aug 3, 7:30pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late ChangesSouths were 1-17. Tyrrell and Hunt were 18th and 19th men
LOSS 12-30
The South Sydney Rabbitohs sank to their fourth loss of the season in Townsville tonight (Saturday), going down to the North Queensland Cowboys 30-12. North Queensland put the Rabbitohs under immense pressure throughout the match, taking the score out to 30 points to nil before the men in red and green could put points on the board. The Cowboys drew first blood in the fifth minute, a long cut out pass catching the Rabbitohs short on the open side with debutant Kyle Feldt passing back on the inside for Brent Tate to score. Thurston sprayed the conversion attempt for the Cowboys to lead 4-0. The Rabbitohs were put under immense pressure in the first 20 minutes of the match, enduring a handful of repeat sets thanks to ill-discipline and handling errors, but the Cowboys were unable to convert the pressure into points. Reynolds finally relieved the pressure with a massive forty-twenty in the 22nd minute to put the Rabbitohs in attacking position for virtually the first time in the match. The men in red and green couldn’t convert the opportunity points though, with some strong Cowboys defence repelling each raid. Again placed under pressure, Rabbitohs front rower Jeff Lima was placed on report after a push and shove with Ashton Sims, allowing Thurston an opportunity to extend the lead in the 32nd minute with a penalty goal, bringing the score 6 nil. Souths’ woes continued just before the break with Captain John Sutton being taken from the field after the five eighths ankle was caught awkwardly in a tackle. Luke Keary went on for the Captain. Mere minutes after the replacement, the Cowboys extended their lead in the 39th minute with Tariq Sims slicing through the Rabbitohs defence to take the teams into the sheds with North Queensland leading 12-0. On the resumption, the Cowboys wasted no time in putting the Rabbitohs under pressure, with the video referee denying Lane Linnett a try four minutes in. Thurston was then denied one of his own just one minute later when Gavin Cooper was deemed to have impeded the defence close to the line. Souths fans had their hearts in their mouths just minutes later with Adam Reynolds going down and requiring treatment to his knee. Mercilessly, the young half regained his composure to re-take his place in the line. But another attacking raid from the Cowboys allowed Kane Linnett to bag another simple try, with Thurston again adding the extras. Just on the hour mark, the Cowboys managed to go 100 metres, playing hot potato before Robert Lui crossed next to the posts, to take North Queensland’s lead out to 24 nil. Linnett was at it again 10 minutes later with the Cowboys turning defence into attack. With the Rabbitohs looking to score, a Chris McQueen lost ball allowed the Linnett to clean up, racing 100 metres to touch down to make the score 30 nil. It took the Rabbitohs 75 minutes to finally cross the line, with Matt King sending the ball back inside to Bryson Goodwin near the touchline to open their account for the night. Reynolds added the extras from the sideline to bring the score to 30-6. Right on full-time, George Burgess strode through in typical style to bring the score to 30-12, marking the Rabbitohs’ fourth loss of the season. But of bigger concern is the injury to John Sutton's ankle. The match also showed a mark of respect to former Souths player Graham Murray and Cowboys coach who passed away during the week.
31 min 0-6
38 min 0-12
54 min 0-18
61 min 0-24
68 min 0-30
75 min 6-30
79 min 12-30
Goodwin, G.Burgess tries
Reynolds 2 from 2 goals
Crowd 13,045
Referee A.Devcich / L.Phillips
Penalities 6-7
Scrums 7-5
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk Merritt 80 7 - 1 - 6 - 61 - 1 - 1 - - -
LWng King 80 4 - 4 1 11 - 134 1 - - 1 - - -
LCnt Goodwin 80 22 - - 1 10 1 83 - 1 - - 1 - -
RCnt Walker 62 14 2 2 - 7 - 42 2 1 - - - - -
RWng Farrell 80 7 - 2 - 12 5 95 - - - - - - -
5/8 Sutton 36 7 - 1 - 4 - 32 - - 2 - - - -
Half Reynolds 80 22 - 2 - 2 - 11 - - 12 - - 2/2 -
Prop Burgess.S 77 34 - 3 - 14 - 122 1 1 - - - - -
Hook Luke 80 38 1 1 - 8 7 89 - 3 - - - - -
Prop Burgess.G 44 29 1 1 1 10 - 106 - - - - 1 - -
SRow McQueen 80 23 - 3 - 6 - 43 2 - - - - - -
SRow Te'o 80 31 1 - - 13 - 113 - 2 - - - - -
Lock Lowe 41 22 - 3 - 9 - 50 - 2 - - - - -
Int Keary 44 12 - 2 - 4 - 31 - - 3 - - - -
Int Asotasi 31 23 - - - 9 - 70 2 1 - - - - -
Int Lima 45 21 1 - - 12 - 93 - - - - - - -
Int Burgess.T 20 14 1 - 1 7 - 79 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 330 7 25 4 1254 8 12 17 2 2 2/2 -
Completion Rate 25/32 78%
Opposition Offloads 7
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 72m Reynolds kick 40m / SS P(GBurgess)
3 min 29m Reynolds kick COF / (NQ TRY)
9 min 7m NQ Err SCR / Sutton kick COF
10 min 31m Reynolds kick SCR
13 min 88m Reynolds kick DIG 27m / SS P(SBurgess) 89m / SS P(DWalker)
17 min 68m DO
18 min 69m NQ Err / SS Err(Asotasi)
20 min 56m NQ Err SCR / SS Err(King) SCR
22 min 19m NQ Err SCR / Reynolds kick
24 min 8m SS 40-20 SCR / P / P / Reynolds kick
27 min 16m NQ Err Err SCR / P / SS Err(DWalker) SCR
29 min 100m Sutton kick DIG 35m / SS P(Luke) 81m / SS P(Lima) (NQ GOAL)
34 min 68m DO
36 min 26m NQ Err SCR / Reynolds kick COF
37 min 35m Reynolds kick / (NQ TRY)
half time
41 min 13m Reynolds kick SCR
43 min 46m SS Err(SBurgess)
44 min 95m SS Err(DWalker) (NQ NO TRY) SCR (NQ NO TRY)
46 min 0m P / Reynolds kick CIG
48 min 11m Keary kick
49 min 52m NQ Err SCR / SS Err(McQueen) 12m / SS P(SBurgess)
51 min 52m Reynolds kick 9m / SS P(Teo)
53 min 69m DO / (NQ TRY)
59 min 30m Reynolds kick COFIG
61 min 9m Keary kick COF / (NQ TRY)
65 min 70m DO
68 min 100m P / SS Err(McQueen) (NQ TRY)
73 min 0m P / Keary kick CIG
75 min 0m TRY
77 min 6m Reynolds kick COF
79 min 0m TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 40.2m - for the whole match
- 46.1m - 1st half
- 34.6m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 46.1m - 1st half
- 39.5m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
42-6 Penr Sydney b Penrith
18-18 Hunt Newcastle d Brisbane
18-14 MtSm Cronulla b Warriors
40-6 Parr Manly b Parramatta
68-4 Bruc Melbourne b Canberra
36-6 Robi Gold Coast b Wests-Tig
39-20 Koga Canterbury b St Geo-Ill
W D L B Diff PT
SYDNEY 15 - 4 2 +273 34
SOUTHS 15 - 4 2 +200 34
MANLY 12 1 6 2 +197 29
MELBOURNE 12 1 6 2 +144 29
CANTERBURY 11 - 8 2 +57 26
CRONULLA 11 - 8 2 -14 26
CANBERRA 10 - 9 2 -104 24
NEWCASTLE 9 1 9 2 +79 23
Warriors 9 - 10 2 -67 22
Gold Coast 9 - 10 2 -81 22
Penrith 8 - 11 2 -17 20
Brisbane 7 1 11 2 -36 19
Nth Qld 7 - 12 2 -29 18
St Geo-Ill 6 - 13 2 -134 16
Wests-Tigers 6 - 13 2 -229 16
Parramatta 3 - 16 2 -304 10
Judiciary News
Jeff Lima was placed on report but was not charged by the MRC.
NYC Cup Round 21 South Sydney v Nth Queensland
5:15pm
LOSS 16-34
Late Changes Watts is out. Felila starts on the wing, Phillips at five-eighth. Paterson is added to the bench. Final Line Up -
Flbk - Alex Johnston Wing - Olfa Felila Cntr - Jaiden Hawkes Cntr - Aaron Gray Wing - Siosaia Tanginoa 5/8 - Tyronne Phillips Half - Christian Hazard Prop - Daniel Smith Hook - Cameron McInnes (c) Prop - Brad Croad SRow - Tulsa Saumamao SRow - Nick Hedley Lock - Luke Pollard Int - Jeremy Fuller Int - Cheyne Whitelaw Int - Duncan Low Int - Will Paterson
10 min 6-0
16 min 6-4
29 min 10-4
30 min 10-10
52 min 10-16
58 min 10-22
60 min 16-22
66 min 16-28
71 min 16-32
76 min 16-34
Gray, Hazard, Johnston tries
Gray 2 from 3 goals
Other U20 Matches
36-30 Penr Sydney b Penrith
52-10 Hunt Newcastle b Brisbane
34-14 MtSm Warriors b Cronulla
52-22 Parr Manly b Parramatta
46-22 Bruc Canberra b Melbourne
42-32 Robi Wests-Tig b Gold Coast
40-12 Koga Canterbury b St Geo-Ill
W D L B Diff PT
CANBERRA 15 1 3 2 +169 35
SYDNEY 14 - 5 2 +153 32
PENRITH 13 - 6 2 +165 30
CANTERBURY 12 1 6 2 +122 29
WARRIORS 12 1 6 2 +120 29
WESTS-TIGERS 11 - 8 2 +79 26
SOUTHS 9 1 9 2 +4 23
MELBOURNE 9 - 10 2 -7 22
Brisbane 9 - 10 2 -90 22
Newcastle 8 - 11 2 +4 20
Nth Qld 6 2 11 2 -33 18
St Geo-Ill 7 - 12 2 -119 18
Gold Coast 7 - 12 2 -128 18
Parramatta 6 1 12 2 -119 17
Cronulla 5 1 13 2 -173 15
Manly 5 - 14 2 -208 14
Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
SYDNEY 29 - 9 4 +426 66
Canberra 25 1 12 4 +65 59
Souths 24 1 12 4 +204 57
Canterbury 23 1 14 4 +179 53
Melbourne 21 1 15 4 +137 51
Warriors 21 1 15 4 +53 51
Penrith 21 - 16 4 +147 50
Newcastle 17 1 20 4 +83 43
Manly 17 1 20 4 +49 43
Wests-Tigers 17 - 21 4 -150 42
Brisbane 16 1 21 4 -84 41
Cronulla 16 1 21 4 -180 41
Gold Coast 16 - 22 4 -189 40
St Geo-Ill 13 - 25 4 -243 34
Nth Qld 13 2 23 4 -62 32
Parramatta 9 1 28 4 -421 27
NSW Cup Round 21
v Mt Pritchard, NSO Sat Aug 3 3:00pm
WIN 30-26
Late Changes Centrone, Everingham, Starling and Clark were out. Hunt started fullback, Evans center, Tyrrell prop, Roberts second row. Final Line Up -
Flbk - Justin Hunt Wing - Mitchell Buckett Cntr - Shaune Corrigan Cntr - Matt Evans Wing - Curtis Johnston 5/8 - Darren Nicholls (c) Half - Apisai Koroisau Prop - Luke Burgess Hook - Nathan Peats Prop - Dave Tyrrell SRow - Jesse Roberts SRow - Kyle Turner Lock - Matt Hyland Int - Greg Nichols Int - Brad Lupi Int - Joey Matapuku Int - Jack Lee-Hang
North Sydney made it four wins in a row when they came from behind to steal a win at North Sydney Oval. A late try from Darren Nicholls completed the comeback and all but secured the Bears a top 4 finish. A massive hit on Luke Burgess sent the big Englishmen on his back, and set the tone for the rest of the match. A big defensive set from the Mounties forced an error for the Bears and an early chance, however, Blake Ferguson’s kick bounced out of play. A penalty for an infringement in the ruck gave the visitors another chance to score but Jake Foster ran the ball from dummy half on the last tackle, despite the calls for the ball to be thrown wide. A massive fend from Sami Sauliuma sent Matt Evans flying and the Mounties continued to attack Evans on the right edge. A long, cutout ball from Mitch Cornish hit Bill Tupou on the chest, who then popped the ball back on the inside to Sauliuma to open the scoring. A towering bomb from former Bears captain and halfback, Ryan Carr, was put down from Hunt and went dead in-goal. However, the Mounties couldn’t capitalise on the error as Demtri Pelo lost the ball over the tryline. Scott Jones was penalised for holding on for too long, giving the Bears their first genuine attacking chance. Koroisau had the chance to force a repeat set but his touch was far too heavy and bounced dead in-goal. On the back of another penalty, this time for Pelo questioning the referees decision, Koroisau again had he chance to pile on the pressure but again he kicked dead on the last tackle. Ferguson and Carr’s big hit in Kyle Turner forced a slow play the ball from the backrower, which resulted in a poor kick under pressure. Fullback Pelo brilliantly return the kick and sliced through the defence to set up Bill Tupou who sprinted down the left edge before giving the ball back to Pelo who was wrapped up in a desperate, covering tackle from Greg Nichols. On the next play Cornish held up ball and Jake Forster forced his way through the Bears right edge defence to make it 10-0 Mitchell Buckett dropped the ball in an innocuous looking tackle, which forced a stoppage as the winger stayed down. Buckett played on and this seemed to spark the Bears into life as they went from one end of the field to the other. Koroisau went close when he took on the defence and on the next play Luke Burgess crashed over the tryline. Koroisau converted the try to reduce the lead to 6-10. Mounties threw the ball around and found themselves on the Bears 10 metre line on the first tackle, after a mistimed bomb from Darren Nicholls. Despite Shaune Corrigan swapping sides with Evans to cover the right side, the Mounties continued to attack down that edge and scored again through Bill Tupou. Blake Ferguson missed the conversion and the teams went into the interval with the visitors leading 14-6. Jesse Roberts had to be helped from the field on halftime with a leg injury and didn't return to the field of play. North Sydney started the second half brightly as Nicholls grubbered into the in-goal to force a repeat set. After back-to-back repeat sets on the Mounties line, Joey Matapuku broke through the defence to score under the posts. After consecutive errors from Mitchell Buckett, the winger redeemed himself when picked off a long ball from Carr and ran 90 metres to score and put his side in front for the first time in the game. Koroisau converted the try to push the lead to 18-14 with just over 20 minutes left. Dimitri Pelo again proved how dangerous he is in broken play with another great kick return. On the last tackle, Mounties chanced their arm and again attacked the Bears right edge and Buckett chose to come in off his wing and the ball was floated out to Bill Tupou who strolled over in the corner. Ferguson had the chance to put his side back in front and despite the strong protests of the crowd, Ferguson held his nerve to convert the try and then acknowledge the vocal fans. A break up the middle of the ruck from Justin Hunt, got the Bears into an attacking position. Peats tried his luck with a scoot from dummy half before Nicholls showed him how it's done by burrowing over after Peats was held up short. Koroisau converted the try as the Bears took back the lead 24-20 with just under 15 minutes left. Mounties hit back again soon after, as Shane Shackleton came up with the ball after a massive bomb from Mitch Cornish. Blake Ferguson again converted to sneak the Mounties in front 26-24. Ferguson had a chance to finish off the game after making a 70 metre break but was denied by a magnificent covering tackle by Justin Hunt to hold up the NSW Origin winger inches short of the try line. The miraculous tackle by Hunt inspired his troops as North Sydney made their way down the other end of the field and captain Darren Nicholls identified the Mounties tired, big men and busted through some weak defence to score the match winner much to the delight of the home fans. Koroisau converted to make the final score 30-26 and extend the Bears winning streak.
20 min 0-6
27 min 0-10
0-14
40 min 6-14
12-14
48 min 18-14
18-20
75 min 14-20
24-26
30-26
D.Nicholls 2, Matapuku, L.Burgess, Buckett tries
Koroisau 5 from 5 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
44-10 MtSm Auckland b Wentworthville
24-0 Leic Cronulla b Wyong
26-22 Woll Illawarra b Canterbury
44-22 Hens Newtown b Wests-Tigers
38-36 Wind Newcastle b Windsor
W D L B Diff PT
CRONULLA 17 1 2 1 +299 37
NEWCASTLE 14 - 5 2 +62 32
NORTHS 13 - 6 2 +224 30
WINDSOR 10 1 8 2 +103 25
NEWTOWN 12 - 8 1 +130 26
WESTS-TIGERS 10 - 9 2 +37 24
AUCKLAND 9 1 9 2 +35 23
MT PRITCHARD 8 - 11 2 -37 20
Illawarra 8 1 11 1 -95 19
Wentworthville 8 - 12 1 -74 18
Manly 7 - 12 2 -240 18
Wyong 4 - 15 2 -256 12
Canterbury 4 - 16 1 -136 10