Sun Mar 20, 4:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Team was 1 to 17 with Grevsmuhl and Oldfield 18th and 19th men.
LOSS 6-8
Rabbitohs have today (Sunday) gone down to the St George Illawarra Dragons by 8-6 in Round 3 of the NRL at the SCG in wet and slippery conditions. In a game whose style was dictated by the difficult conditions, the crowd of 17,824 witnessed a scoreless second half – both team’s few points coming in the opening stanza of the game. The Rabbitohs endured a horror start to proceedings, with a string of drop-balls, penalties and misdirected kicks and passes littering the opening eight minutes of play, eventually resulting in a penalty-goal to the Dragons through Gareth Widdop – the five-eighth kicking his team two points ahead. But the bad news didn’t stop there for Souths, with Greg Inglis’ kick-off being taken over the dead-ball line on the full by Dragons half Josh McCrone. Mercifully, the Rabbitohs would survive the Dragons onslaught in good field position thanks to a good pick-up from Cody Walker from an early Dragons kick. The men in Red and Green would make up for their early misdemeanours in part thanks to an inspiring run from Sam Burgess out wide. Burgess, who rampaged over two Dragons defenders, would be brought down just 10 metres from the line before the Rabbitohs backline clicked into gear – spinning it out to an unmarked Alex Johnston who scored the first try of the match and his 42nd try in 46 games. Souths fans collectively held their breath when Greg Inglis stayed down following a ‘third-man-in’ tackle from Jack De Belin. The Test fullback received treatment on his knee from trainer Troy Thomson in back-play while Cody Walker put the men in Red and Green’s back on the front foot with a torpedo kick that was knocked-on by Josh Dugan mere metres from the try-line. But the Dragons would survive the ensuing Rabbitoh onslaught. But the Rabbitohs would not survive the following Dragons set. With some adventurous play in the slippery conditions, Widdop kicked to the corner of 200 game veteran, Jason Nightingale, who planted the ball down just inside the dead-ball line to equalise the match. Widdop was unable to convert the try, leaving the score at six apiece. Another penalty to the Dragons within kicking distance saw Widdop again kick his team two points ahead as the rain began to tumble down to make it 8-6 in favour of the Red V. The sides continued to battle it out in the poor conditions with tempers beginning to fray seconds from half-time as Widdop and Rabbitoh Nathan Brown were warned for a minor altercation as the teams went to the sheds – the Dragons leading 8-6. On the resumption, the Dragons looked to be in control in the early stages as they continued to ask questions of the Rabbitohs defence. But the game would come to a grinding halt with just under half an hour of the match remaining as Sam Burgess stayed down injured following a strong run close to the line. Burgess was slowly medi-cabbed off the field with all the usual care and precautions necessary being taken. The loss of the lock-forward would momentarily jolt the Rabbitohs into action – Paul Carter seemingly going over to score the Club’s second try of the match. But the Bunker would disallow the try owing to an obstruction, leaving the score at 8-6. With 15 minutes on the clock remaining, a string of penalties against the Rabbitohs keept Saints parked firmly on Souths’ try-line. Compounding the issue, referee Jared Maxwell placed Kirisome Auva’a on report for a suspected crusher-tackle. The Rabbitohs would survive the onslaught, but not before things got even worse for the men in Red and Green. Damien Cook was taken from the field under the game’s concussion rules after being clipped on the head as the hooker made a tackle. The final score would read 8-6. The game will also be long remembered for the last second field goal attempt by Greg Inglis. Distracted by the serious injury to Sam Burgess he thought the scores were level.
South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Sam Burgess after being strecthed off, has been cleared of serious neck and spinal injuries following scans conducted on Sunday night. MRI and CT scans have shown no damage to the vertebrae or spinal cord. Burgess will continue to be monitored for any muscle injury around the neck and spine region, as well as any neurological issues arising from the incident in yesterday’s game. Rabbitohs Head Coach Michael Maguire is pleased to hear the positive results. “We’re all very happy to know that Sam hasn’t suffered any serious injuries from yesterday’s game,” Coach Maguire said. “I spoke to Sam and he feels very lucky and he wants to thank the medical staff from both the Rabbitohs and Dragons for their professionalism, the doctors and hospital staff who cared for him last night and this morning, as well as the Members and fans for their support and kind words. “We will continue to monitor Sam’s welfare and he knows he is in the best of hands with our medical staff as we move forward.” Sam was released from hospital on Tuesday morning.
7 min 0-2
12 min 6-2
22 min 6-6
28 min 6-8
Johnston tries
Goodwin 1 from 1 goals
Crowd 17,824
Referee J.Maxwell/A.Gee
Penalities 7-14
Scrums 5-4
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Inglis, Greg 80 13 2 - - 15 1 142 - - 2 - - - - (c)
LWng - Gray, Aaron 80 2 - - - 15 - 154 - - - - - - -
LCnt - Goodwin,Bryson 80 9 1 - - 14 3 114 - 2 - - - 1/1 -
RCnt - Hunt, Hymel 80 25 - 1 - 12 2 85 - - - 1 - - -
RWng - Johnston, Alex 80 2 - - 1 9 - 75 1 - 1 - 1 - -
5/8 - Walker, Cody 80 21 1 1 - 5 - 34 1 - 9 - - - -
Half - Keary, Luke 80 30 1 2 - 8 1 53 - 1 8 - - - -
Prop - Burgess, George 52 40 1 2 - 8 - 65 1 1 - - - - -
Hook - McInnes, Cameron 60 45 - - - 5 4 52 - - - - - - -
Prop - Tyrrell, Dave 36 23 - 1 - 9 - 59 1 - - - - - -
SRow - Carter, Paul 80 61 4 5 - 15 - 119 1 - - - - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle 72 40 - - - 6 - 30 - 1 - - - - -
Lock - Burgess, Sam 52 21 1 - 1 11 - 124 1 1 1 - - - -
Int - Cook, Damien 20 16 - 1 - 2 2 19 2 2 - - - - -
Int - Clark, Jason 42 35 2 1 - 12 - 96 1 1 - - - - -
Int - Brown, Nathan 38 35 - 1 - 7 - 61 - - - - - - -
Int - Auva'a, Kirisome 29 13 1 1 - 7 1 63 - 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 431 14 16 2 1345 9 14 21 1 1 1/1 -
Completion Rate 29 / 36 81%
Opposition Offloads 8
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 70m SS Err(GBurgess) SCR
3 min 78m Keary kick COFIG 37m / SS P(Keary)
6 min 100m P / SS Err(Tyrrell) 82m (SI GOAL)
8 min 68m KO OOF SS P(Inglis)
10 min 5m P / Walker kick
12 min 0m TRY
14 min 6m Keary kick
16 min 51m Walker 18m / SS P(Inglis)
18 min 20m Walker kick
20 min 90m SI Err SCR / Keary kick DIG 53m / SS P(Carter) / (SI TRY)
24 min 46m SS P(Clark)
27 min 100m P / P / SS Err(Walker) Kery kick SCR 48m / SS P(SBurgess) (SI GOAL)
30 min 80m SS P(Carter)
32 min 71m DO
33 min 60m DO
35 min 9m Walker kick
37 min 42m Walker kick COFIG
39 min 11m Inglis kick
half time
40 min 28m Walker kick COF
43 min 72m SCR / SBurgess kick 56m / SS P(Clark)
46 min 10m P / P / SS Err(Walker) SCR
50 min 12m P / Keary kick COF
51 min 7m SI Err SCR / SS Err(SBurgess) SCR
54 min 38m SI Err / NO TRY SS P(GBurgess)
57 min 50m Inglis kick 18m SS P(GBurgess)
59 min 21m Keary kick COF
60 min 63m DO
62 min 97m DO 70m / SS P(Carter) 96m / SS P(Walker) 97m / SS P(Auva'a)
67 min 11m SS Err(Cook)
68 min 34m SS Err(Cook)
70 min 14m SI Err / Walker kick
72 min 10m SI Err SCR / Walker kick Johnston kick COF
74 min 30m SS Err(Johnston)
76 min 7m Keary kick COF
78 min 20m Walker kick
80 min SCR / Inglis kick NO FIELDGOAL
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 39.8m - for the whole match
- 50.4m - 1st half
- 29.1m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
40-0 Town Nth Qld b Syd Roosters
20-6 StAu Parramatta b Canterbury
24-24 Hunt Newcastle d Canberra
23-22 Penr Penrith b Brisbane
30-18 Robi Gold Coast b Wests-Tigers
21-14 MtSm Melbourne b Warriors
22-12 Brok Manly b Cronulla
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 3 - - - +27 6
CANBERRA 2 1 - - +9 5
SOUTHS 2 - 1 - +72 4
NTH QLD 2 - 1 - +42 4
BRISBANE 2 - 1 - +27 4
GOLD COAST 2 - 1 - +12 4
CANTERBURY 2 - 1 - +10 4
WESTS-TIGERS 2 - 1 - +10 4
Parramatta 2 - 1 - +5 4
Cronulla 1 - 2 - +12 2
Penrith 1 - 2 - -9 2
Manly 1 - 2 - -26 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 2 - -28 2
Newcastle - 1 2 - -60 1
Warriors - - 3 - -30 -
Syd Roosters - - 3 - -73 -
Judiciary News
Paul Carter was placed on report in 62nd minute for a dangerous leg contact tackle. Carter has been charged with a grade two dangerous contact - other charge for an incident in the 63rd minute of the match. This has a base penalty of 250 points He has no carryover points. An early guilty plea will see Carter miss one match and accrue 187 points, while unsuccessfully fighting the charge would result in a two match suspension and 250 points accrued. Carter would be free to play this Friday against the Bulldogs should he successfully fight the charge. Paul Carter will plea guilty and seek a downgrade of his grade two dangerous contact charge at the Match Review Committee this week. Rabbitohs forward, Paul Carter, has successfully had his dangerous contact charge downgraded to a grade one, which has a base penalty of 100 points at the Match Review Committee on Wednesday night. Carter will therefore be free to play this Friday against the Bulldogs in the annual Good Friday clash at ANZ Stadium, with just 75 points accrued for the revised charge.
Kirisome Auva'a was placed on report in the 64th minute for a dangerous head contact tackle.
Auva’a has been charged with a grade one dangerous contact – head neck charge for an incident in the 65th minute. This has a base penalty of 100 points. He will incur a 20% loading for a non-similar offence and has 7 carryover points which yield a penalty of 127 points. An early guilty plea would see Auva’a eligible for selection for the Good Friday game against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium with 97 points accrued, while unsuccessfully fighting the charge would see him miss a match with 127 points
Kirisome Auva’a has taken the early guilty plea for a grade one dangerous contact – head neck charge.
U20 Nation Youth Holden Cup - Round 3 v St George-Illawarra, 1:45pm
LOSS 24-26
Late Changes - Team was 1 to 17
South Sydney’s NYC (under 20s) side have gone down to the St George Illawarra Dragons by 26-24 at the SCG today (Sunday) in the final seconds of the match.
In a match played in wet conditions, the lead changed hands on a number of occasions before a late second try to Luciano Leilua saw the Dragons come away with their first victory of the 2016 season with mere seconds on the clock remaining.
After 10 minutes of to-ing and fro-ing, it was the Rabbitohs who would get on the scoreboard first on the back of sustained pressure in Saints’ own side of half-way.
Rabbitohs Halfback, Liam Coleman, grubbered towards flying-centre Siosifa Talakai who beat the Dragons to the ball to open the scoring. Chad O’Donnell then added the extras from out wide to make it 6-0 in Souths’ favour.
The Saints would hit back some eight minutes later though when hooker Reece Robson seized the opportunity to go himself from dummy-half – the play paying off with a four-pointer. Paora Kemp converted from close-range to equalise at six apiece.
Neither side was clearly dominating proceedings, until a break in centre-field by the Rabbitohs’ Cam Murray eventually saw the ball landing in the hands of winger Tom Perrin, who raced some 40 metres to plant the ball down next to the posts. O’Donnell made no mistake to make it 12-6.
Souths would go on with it following a mishandled bomb by the Dragons inside their own in-goal, with Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Robinson picking up the crumbs to score an unlikely try. O’Donnell made it three from three with the boot to make it 18-6 to take the teams to the sheds.
On the resumption, the Dragons hit back through a rampaging TJ Uele, who touched down after overpowering the Rabbitohs defence. Kemp added the extras to make it 18-12 but the score would only remain that way for a few moments.
With the heavens now bucketing down, the Dragons became more adventurous and Luciano Leilua would finish a long, ad-hoc phase with a try before Paora kicked to equalise at 18 apiece.
The Saints would then take the lead with just over 20 minutes in the match remaining when Izaac Thomspson powered his way over out wide to make it 22-18 – Kemp missing his first conversion attempt of the afternoon.
With 10 minutes left on the clock, a crucial error by the Dragons on their own line in an attempt to diffuse a final-tackle kick saw the Rabbitohs regather before Maia Sands crossed from dummy-half virtually untouched to again equalise the match. O’Donnell made no mistake with his attempt from right in front to steal the lead from Saints 24-22.
The Rabbitohs looked well in control during the closing stages of proceedings, with the David Penna coached side throwing the ball around with confidence despite the slippery on-field conditions. But a late opportunity for the Saints resulted in the Leilua try, securing victory for them men in red and white.
Reserve Grade - Intrust Super NSW Premiership Round 3 v Illawarra, Wollongong Stadium, Sat Mar 19 3:00pm
WIN 24-12
Late Changes - Gregorious and Miski are out. Moceidreke starts fullback, Hughes on the wing.
The Bears were convincing in their upset over the Cutters in Wollongong.
The North Sydney Bears have beaten the Illawarra Cutters 24-12 at WIN Stadium this afternoon.
The home side was boosted by the inclusion of Kurt Mann who replaced Adam Quinlan at fullback.
The Cutters suffered a nightmare start when their kick off went out on the full and they were forced to defend early on. They survived the initial set but conceded a line drop out in the process and the Bears converted their opportunity into points when Ed Murphy caught a cross field kick and forced his way over. Eli Levido converted to make it 6-0 after 6 minutes.
The Bears marched down field from the kick off and another Cutters penalty nearly resulted in more points as the Bears fumbled the final pass with line wide open.
This gave the Cutters their first use of the ball and they made plenty of ground but a silly penalty at the end allowed the Bears an easy passage out of their own half.
The Cutters managed to hold them out but minutes later another error gave their opposition yet more field position but a shepherd ended the Bears’ attacking raid and the Cutters made their way down field courtesy of a much-needed penalty.
With the Cutters on the attack a Hutchinson cross field kick was safely defused but the Bears made an error coming out of their own end as the topsy turvy game continued with both sides guilty of poor discipline.
In the 22nd minute Bears winger Tavtalatasi Tasi took advantage of some lazy Cutters defence and dived on a grubber inches from the dead ball line to grab the Bears’ second. Levido converted to make it 12-0.
Three minutes later a Bears penalty gave the Cutters a great chance to score close to the line but remarkably it resulted in a try 80 metres down the other end of the field.
A wayward pass was scooped up by Tasi who raced away and the ball eventually made its way across field to Bears winger Tom Hughes who beat Kalifa Fai Fai Loa to score a fantastic team try. Levido missed the conversion attempt but the Bears enjoyed a 16-0 lead.
A forward pass in the 32nd minute ended another Cutters’ raid but the Bears followed this with an error of their own.
Another Cutters penalty put the Bears in great field position, and with just 2 minutes left in the half Levido stepped up and slotted the penalty goal over to make it 18-0.
The Cutters repelled the Bears early in the second half with a fine tackle that jolted the ball loose.
Damian Sironen made the Cutters’ first line break in the 44th minute but couldn't find any support and the play broke down and the Bears went close to scoring at the other end but the Cutters intercepted a long pass and went on the attack.
The Cutters appeared to score through winger Tom Carr in the 47th minute but some foul play involving Jake Marketo resulted in the try being denied and Marketo was placed on report for the incident.
The Cutters were denied again when Mann went over in the 52nd minute, this time for obstruction, but the Cutters looked to be the better side in the second half.
A mistake by the home side in the 56th minute put huge pressure on their defence and Hughes evaded several would be defenders to dive over out wide and score his second try of the match. Levido’s brilliant sideline conversion made it 24-0 with just over 20 minutes remaining.
A Bears error from the kick off presented a great opportunity for the Cutters who needed to score with time running out.
A Hutchinson long pass found Carr who tip toed down the sideline and dived over in the corner, a great display of athleticism by the young winger. Blake Wallace missed the conversion attempt and the home side trailed 24-4 with 18 minutes left.
Cutters centre Corey Brown latched onto a poor Bears pass in the 67th minute and showed great strength and pace to score the Cutters’ second try. Levi Dodd missed the conversion and the home side trailed 24-8
With just 4 minutes remaining rising star Jacob Host ran onto a sublime Hutchinson short ball to score his sides’ third try but Taane Milne missed the conversion and the Cutters trailed 24-12.
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Cup Round 6 v St George, Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Sat Mar 19 1:30pm
WIN 28-4
South Sydney’s SG Ball (under 18s) and Harold Matthews (under 16s) sides scored a win and a loss respectively against St George over the weekend at Jubilee Oval.
The Matt King coached SG Ball side emerged 28-4 winners over the Dragons, with Campbell Graham picking up a double while Mawene Hiroti continued his form with the boot by landing four goals.
“There were a couple of errors in there as well that Kingy will be looking to address this week, but all in all, positive signs from the ‘Ball’ side.”
10 min 6-0
18 min 6-6
26 min 12-6
31 min 18-6
50 min 18-12
53 min 18-18
59 min 18-22
71 min 24-22
79 min 24-26
Robinson, Perrin, Talakai, Sands tries
O'Donnell 4 from 4 goals
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Robinson, Latrell 32 2 - 1 - 6 - 99 - - - - 1 - -
LWng - Perrin, Tom 80 6 1 5 - 11 3 139 1 - 1 - 1 - -
LCnt - Cottrell, Tevita 80 5 1 - - 17 - 184 - - - - - - -
RCnt - Talakai, Siosifa 80 16 1 2 - 15 - 162 - - 1 - 1 - -
RWng - Walters, Neihana 80 3 - - - 11 8 87 1 - - - - - -
5/8 - O'Donnell, Chad 80 24 - 8 1 6 1 56 2 2 11 1 - 4/4 -
Half - Coleman, Liam 80 22 1 1 - 6 1 60 2 - 11 1 - - - (c)
Prop - Saunders, Josh 34 23 - - - 6 - 69 - - - - - - -
Hook - Sands, Maia 80 44 - 2 1 4 4 43 1 - - - 1 - -
Prop - Davis, Tim 49 40 - 3 - 4 - 40 - - - - - - -
SRow - Hiroti, Haimona 80 28 - 5 - 7 - 69 - 2 - - - - -
SRow - Lillis, Rory 80 31 - 3 - 11 - 94 1 - - - - - -
Lock - Hamlin, Gabe 69 39 1 6 - 15 - 149 1 - - - - - -
Int - Leddy, Harry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Int - Wright, David 48 3 - - - 9 - 46 - - - - - - -
Int - Murray, Cameron 49 28 - 3 1 12 - 128 - 1 - 1 - - -
Int - Hunt, Jamel 38 24 - 3 - 8 - 103 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 338 5 42 3 1528 9 5 24 3 4 4/4 -
Other U20 Matches
34-16 Town Nth Qld b Syd Roosters
30-20 StAu Parramatta b Canterbury
46-28 Hunt Canberra b Newcastle
48-16 Penr Penrith b Brisbane
30-18 Robi Gold Coast b Wests-Tigers
30-16 MtSm Warriors b Melbourne
Pspnd Brok Manly v Cronulla
W D L B Diff PT
PENRITH 2 - 1 - +70 4
NTH QLD 2 - 1 - +26 4
CRONULLA 2 - - - +16 4**
SYD ROOSTERS 2 - 1 - +12 4
CANBERRA 2 - 1 - +10 4
WESTS-TIGERS 2 - 1 - +6 4
PARRAMATTA 2 - 1 - +2 4
GOLD COAST 2 - 1 - -2 4
Melbourne 1 - 2 - +4 2
Warriors 1 - 2 - -6 2
Souths 1 - 2 - -8 2
Newcastle 1 - 2 - -16 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 2 - -20 2
Canterbury 1 - 2 - -22 2
Brisbane 1 - 2 - -40 2
Manly - - 2 - -32 -**
** Match Postponed
Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
Canberra 4 1 1 - +17 9
Nth Qld 4 - 2 - +68 8
Melbourne 4 - 2 - +31 8
Wests-Tigers 4 - 2 - +16 8
Gold Coast 4 - 2 - +14 8
Parramatta 4 - 2 - +7 8
Souths 3 - 3 - +64 6
Penrith 3 - 3 - +61 6
Cronulla 3 - 2 - +28 6**
Canterbury 3 - 3 - -12 6
Brisbane 3 - 3 - -13 6
St Geo-Ill 2 - 4 - -48 4
Syd Roosters 2 - 4 - -61 4
Newcastle 1 1 4 - -76 3
Warriors 1 - 5 - -36 2
Manly 1 - 4 - -58 2**
4 min 6-0
22 min 12-0
28 min 16-0
39 min 18-0
56 min 24-0
60 min 24-4
65 min 24-8
76 min 24-12
Hughes 2, Murphy, Tasi tries
Levido 4 from 5 goals
T G/A FG
Flbk - Moceidreke, Sitiveni - - -
Wing - Tasi, Tautalatasi 1 - -
Cntr - Neilsen, Dane - - -
Cntr - Murphy, Ed 1 - - (c)
Wing - Hughes, Tom 2 - -
5/8 - Travers, Riley - - -
Half - Levido, Eli - 4/5 -
Prop - Williams, Clayton - - -
Hook - Dietz, Brad - - -
Prop - Rudolf, Toby - - -
SRow - Gosiewski, Jack - - -
SRow - Siolo, Patrice - - -
Lock - Whitelaw, Cheyne - - -
Int - Rogers, Piki - - -
Int - Siejka, Jack - - -
Int - Mauala, Fred Jnr - - -
Int - Gray, Brock - - -
4 4/5 -
Other NSW Premiership Matches
42-18 Hunt Mt Pritchard b Newcastle
30-14 Penr Wentworthville b Penrith
26-24 Brok Manly b Canterbury
44-16 Kanw Wests-Tigers b Wyong
20-18 MtSm Warriors b Newtown
W D L B Diff PT
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - - - +54 6
WARRIORS 2 - 1 - +26 4
MT PRITCHARD 2 - 1 - +20 4
ILLAWARRA 2 - 1 - +18 4
WESTS-TIGERS 2 - 1 - +8 4
NORTHS 2 - 1 - -4 4
NEWTOWN 1 1 1 - +6 3
PENRITH 1 - 2 - +14 2
Wyong 1 - 2 - -32 2
Manly 1 - 2 - -44 2
Canterbury - 1 2 - -18 1
Newcastle - - 3 - -48 -
C.Graham 2, E.Guler, K.Hookey, D.O'Connor tries
M.Hiroti 4 goals
Other U18 Matches
22-8 Kanw Wests b C Coast
36-22 SMry Balmain b W Syd Academy
46-16 Woll Illawarra b West Coast
30-26 Belm Canterbury b Syd Roosters
46-6 Ende Cronulla b Manly
36-24 Raid Parramatta b Canberra
46-4 TGMi Penrith b Norths
W D L B Diff PT
ILLAWARRA 6 - - - +168 12
CRONULLA 5 - 1 - +248 10
PARRAMATTA 5 - 1 - +133 10
NEWCASTLE 4 - 1 1 +96 10
PENRITH 5 - 1 - +78 10
SOUTHS 4 1 1 - +68 9
CANTERBURY 4 - 2 - +48 8
WESTS 3 - 2 1 -64 8
Canberra 3 - 3 - +44 6
Syd Roosters 2 - 3 1 -28 6
Balmain 2 - 4 - -38 4
St George 1 - 4 1 -85 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 4 - -128 4
Manly - 1 4 1 -100 3
Central Coast - - 5 1 -112 2
Norths 1 - 5 - -175 2
West Coast - - 6 - -153 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Cup Round 6
v St George, 12:00pm
LOSS 20-22
Harold Matthews coach, Jason Peterson said that the Ball’s victory comes down to solid 60 minute performances. “They’re competing for the whole game and that showed on the score-board,” said Peterson speaking to Rabbitohs.com.au Peterson’s under 16s meanwhile were unable to snatch victory from the Dragons, going down by just two points to the Red V at 22-20 “We’ve gone back to training this week and reviewed the game to identify a number of areas for improvement and that’s what we’re focused on now,” said Peterson. “It’s the simple things we need to be mindful of – completing our sets and executing what we’ve been practicing at training, but it’s also about playing for the full 60 minutes. “There’s probably a 10 minute period during game’s where we’ve switched off in the past and that’s something we’ll be looking to work on this week. “There’s certainly belief in the squad that we can make the semi-finals. One pleasing thing is that the boys fight for each other and there’s a great deal of hunger. It’s all about this weekend’s game now.”
R.Dellow 2, J.Dodd, P.Turner tries
J.Taumoepeau 2 goals
Other U16 Matches
46-22 Kanw Wests b C Coast
36-26 SMry Balmain b W Syd Academy
46-8 Woll Illawarra b SW Syd Academy
32-22 Belm Canterbury b Syd Roosters
28-10 Ende Cronulla b Manly
34-22 Raid Parramatta b Canberra
46-12 TGMi Penrith b Norths
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 6 - - - +194 12
CRONULLA 5 1 - - +214 11
NEWCASTLE 4 - 1 1 +79 10
ST GEORGE 3 1 1 1 +62 9
PENRITH 3 2 1 - +77 8
CANTERBURY 4 - 2 - +64 8
MANLY 3 - 2 1 +12 8
CANBERRA 3 1 2 - +43 7
ILLAWARRA 3 1 2 - +36 7
Balmain 3 1 2 - +33 7
Wests 2 - 3 1 -44 6
Syd Roosters 1 1 3 1 -26 5
W Syd Academy 2 1 3 - -80 5
Souths 1 1 4 - +8 3
Central Coast - - 5 1 -118 2
Norths - - 6 - -278 -
SW Syd Academy - - 6 - -286 -