Fri Mar 25, 4:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Johnston is out, Oldfield starts on the wing. Neilson and Gosiewski are 18th and 19th men.
LOSS 12-42
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have gone down to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs today (Good Friday) by 42-12 at ANZ Stadium. The Bulldogs would go on a first half rampage that saw the teams go to the break with the blue and whites leading 32-0. But despite going down in the match, Souths produced an improved second half in front f the 38,192 strong crowd. The Bulldogs elected to attack the right hand side in the opening three minutes of the match and with their second attempt, Will Hopoate came up trumps by planting his hands on the ball following a kick in-goal. Moses Mbye converted from close range to give them an early 6-0 lead. Mbye would pick up a try of his own when he stepped through the Rabbitohs defence close to the line before crossing it to make the score 10-0 with ten minutes gone. A penalty to Souths inside their own half saw the men in Red and Green get their first real attacking opportunity in good field-position on the back of a kick for touch. Cameron McInnes came close to scoring from acting half as a result, but was held up by the ‘Dogs defence. Canterbury would tighten their grip on the match when a blind-side play saw Josh Morris take a desperate pass to avoid going into touch – Morris running the remaining 20 metres to score. Mbye converted to make it 16-0. But things were about to get worse for the Rabbitohs, with a knock-on on just the second tackle deep in their own side of half-way eventually resulting in a try to Craig Garvey – the hooker dummying one way and running the other to touch down. Mbye made no mistake with the extras from close range to make it 22-0. Two sets of solid defence from the Bulldogs would eventually result in another try to the Canterbury side when Paul Carter lost the ball in-goal, with Morris pouncing on it to grab his second of the afternoon. Mbye converted to make it 28-0. Sam Perrett would be next to score for the Bulldogs, with the winger getting outside the last Rabbitohs defender to score the side’s sixth try of the afternoon – the score reading 32-0 to take the teams to the break. After the break, Cody Walker looked to create an opportunity for Souths when he opted to attack the line on the last tackle – the five-eighth slicing through the defence and looking to pass. Walker got the ball away, but Aaron Gray was unable to hold on to it. A Canterbury mistake on their own 30 would gift the Rabbitohs an opportunity and the side nearly took full advantage when a kick in-goal came within a whisker of scoring – the ‘Dogs batting the ball dead to force a goal-line drop-out and thus another opportunity for Souths. After two repeat-sets, Souths continued to apply pressure, but again came up short – a possible try to Luke Keary was sent to the Bunker and after much deliberation was given a no-try. The Bulldogs would get another try half-way through the second stanza when Kurtis Rona did well to stay in-field – the winger scoring millimetres inside touch to make it 36-0. Souths would finally get over the line some 60 minutes into the match when Hymel Hunt streaked away from the Bulldogs defensive line before drawing and passing to Rabbitohs debutant Michael Oldfield who scored. Damien Cook converted to bring the score to 36-6. Luke Keary then made inroads for the men in Red and Green when he burst through the narrowest of gaps to race 60 metres up-field before being brought down. The ‘Dogs would concede a penalty of the very next set and it would lead to a try for Souths’ Chris Grevsmuhl – the forward taking a short-ball to score. Cook added the extras from out wide to make it 36-12. With eight minutes remaining, Chase Stanley crossed for another try for the Bulldogs to notch up the mark, and with Mbye’s conversion, the score was taken to 42-12 to round out the match.
2 min 0-6
7 min 0-10
15 min 0-16
20 min 0-22
25 min 0-26
30 min 0-32
38 min 0-36
61 min 6-36
67 min 12-36
71 min 12-42
Oldfield, Grevsmuhl tries
D.Cook 2 from 2 goals
Crowd 38,192
Referee B.Cummins/A.Shortall
Penalities 6-4
Scrums 5-4
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Inglis, Greg 80 4 - 3 - 16 - 152 1 1 - - - - - (c)
LWng - Gray, Aaron 80 7 - - - 11 - 66 1 - - - - - -
LCnt - Goodwin,Bryson 64 10 - 2 - 8 - 67 1 2 - - - - -
RCnt - Hunt, Hymel 80 25 1 - 1 12 2 125 - - - 1 - - -
RWng - Oldfield, Michael 80 15 - 2 - 7 - 58 - - - - 1 - -
5/8 - Walker, Cody 80 14 - 3 - 9 3 123 1 1 3 1 - - -
Half - Keary, Luke 80 25 - 2 1 6 1 79 - 1 10 - - - -
Prop - Burgess, George 50 31 - 1 - 8 - 71 - - - - - - -
Hook - McInnes, Cameron 66 41 1 - - 7 3 58 - 3 1 - - - -
Prop - Tyrrell, Dave 34 27 - 1 - 1 - 10 - - - - - - -
SRow - Carter, Paul 39 26 - 2 - 6 - 38 4 2 - - - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle 77 34 - 1 - 9 - 85 - 1 - - - - -
Lock - Brown, Nathan 71 42 1 1 - 14 - 109 - 5 - - - - -
Int - Cook, Damien 30 16 - 1 - 2 2 18 - - - 1 - 2/2 -
Int - Clark, Jason 30 26 - - - 10 - 80 - - - - - - -
Int - Grevsmuhl, Chris 55 25 - 1 - 13 - 115 1 2 - - 1 - -
Int - Auva'a, Kirisome 44 13 1 1 - 10 1 76 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 381 4 21 3 1335 10 18 15 2 2 2/2 -
Completion Rate 26 / 35 74%
Opposition Offloads 9
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 25m Keary kick COF 25m / (CB TRY)
5 min 35m Keary kick COF
6 min 62m DO / (CB TRY)
11 min 26m Walker kick COF
14 min 61m P / ChOv 12m / SS P(HHunt) 61m / (CB TRY)
18 min 91m SS Err(Oldfield) / (CB TRY)
22 min 22m Keary kick COF
23 min 65m DO
25 min 100m SS Err(Carter) (CB TRY)
28 min 80m Keary kick 33m / SS P(McInnes) / (CB TRY)
32 min 55m CB 6TG SS Err(Carter) SCR
35 min 8m CB Err / SS Err(Carter) SCR
37 min 61m P / SS Err(Grevsmuhl) 22m / 6TG(Goodwin)
39 min 3m McInnes kick COF
half time
41 min 16m Keary kick COF
43 min 3m P / Keary kick
45 min 25m SS Err(AGray)
47 min 3m CB Err SCR / Keary kick
49 min 0m CB Err SCR / Keary kick CIG
51 min 0m P / Cook kick CIG
53 min 45m SS P(Auva'a)
55 min 1m CB Err / Walker kick
57 min 68m SS Err(Inglis) SCR / (CB TRY)
61 min 0m TRY
64 min 18m Walker kick COF
67 min 0m SCR / P / TRY
69 min 95m Keary kick 3m / SS P(Brown) / (CB TRY)
75 min 38m SCR / Keary kick
77 min 65m DO
79 min 23m CB Err SCR / P / SS Err(Carter) SCR
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 36.5m - for the whole match
- 49.6m - 1st half
- 25.0m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
21-20 Lang Brisbane b Nth Qld
24-20 Bruc Gold Coast b Canberra
22-20 SFS Manly b Syd Roosters
14-12 Woll St Geo-Ill b Penrith
40-18 MtSm Warriors b Newcastle
8-0 StAu Parramatta b Wests-Tig
14-6 Ende Cronulla b Melbourne
W D L B Diff PT
CANTERBURY 3 - 1 - +40 6
BRISBANE 3 - 1 - +28 6
MELBOURNE 3 - 1 - +19 6
GOLD COAST 3 - 1 - +16 6
PARRAMATTA 3 - 1 - +13 6
CANBERRA 2 1 1 - +5 5
SOUTHS 2 - 2 - +42 4
NTH QLD 2 - 2 - +41 4
Cronulla 2 - 2 - +20 4
Wests-Tigers 2 - 2 - +2 4
Manly 2 - 2 - -24 4
St Geo-Ill 2 - 2 - -26 4
Penrith 1 - 3 - -11 2
Warriors 1 - 3 - -8 2
Newcastle - 1 3 - -82 1
Syd Roosters - - 4 - -75 -
Judiciary News
No one has charged out of this match.
U20 National Youth Holden Cup - Round 4
v Canterbury-Bankstown, 1:45pm
WON 28-10
Late Changes - Souths were 1 to 17. Wright and Widders-Leece dropped off the bench.
A hat-trick of tries to winger, Neihana Walters, has helped South Sydney’s NYC (under 20s) side to a 28-10 victory of the Canterbury-Bankstown-Bulldogs on Good Friday at ANZ Stadium. Walters was in fine form, crossing the line on three occasions courtesy of some brilliant passing and lead-up work from the men inside him. It was the Bulldogs who asserted their authority early in the match, but it wasn’t through the scoring of points, but rather with their powerful defence – the blue and whites consistently driving the Rabbitohs attack backwards. But it wasn’t long before the defence turned into points though, with hooker Connor Jones darting from dummy half to open the scoring from close range for the Canterbury club. Zac Greene converted to give the visitors a 6-0 lead. The Rabbitohs in return asked a number of questions of the Bulldogs’ defence, but were unable to turn the opportunities into points. On the 15 minute mark, the ‘Dogs came within a whisker of scoring again through Isaac Pedro, but the defence of Souths’ outside backs miraculously denied the centre in fine style. After a number of further chances with the ball, the Bulldogs were in again 13 minutes from the break when a towering bomb towards the corner landed in the hands of winger, Marcelo Montoya, who touched down to make the score 10-0. But the Rabbitohs would get one back just before half-time when a series of quick passing out the back-line resulted in an unmarked Neihana Walters strolling over in the corner untouched to take the teams into the sheds with the Bulldogs leading 10-4. The try would be the beginning of a Rabbitoh revival. On the resumption, Souths’ Maia Sands crossed for a four pointer before Chad O’Donnell equalised with his conversion to make it 10 apiece. O’Donnell was about to do better than that though – the five-eighth taking a beautifully-timed inside pass from Siosifa Talakai to streak away to score a converted try under the sticks to take the lead at 16-10. Talakai was only just getting warmed up though, with the big centre busting through the Bulldogs defence before drawing the fullback and passing to Walters who streaked away for his second try of the match. O’Donnell again added the extras with a bending kick to take the score to 22-10 in favour of the Rabbitohs. Walters would grab what a prove a game-clinching hat-trick mere moments later when he took a sensational pass from O’Donnell to score out wide to make it 26-10. A penalty to the Rabbitohs within kicking distance saw O’Donnell then kick his team a further two points ahead to make the final score 28-10.
6 min 0-6
27 min 0-10
38 min 4-10
48 min 10-10
53 min 16-10
61 min 22-10
70 min 26-10
74 min 28-10
Walters 3, O'Donnell, Sands tries
O'Donnell 4 from 7 goals
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Perrin, Tom 80 4 - 1 - 11 - 103 - - - - - - -
Wing - Yates, Riley 80 1 - - - 7 1 60 2 - - - - - -
Cntr - Talakai, Siosifa 80 12 1 - 2 17 - 209 1 - - 3 - - -
Cntr - Cottrell, Tevita 80 4 - 1 - 11 - 101 - - - - - - -
Wing - Walters, Neihana 80 1 - 1 2 14 5 134 1 - - - 3 - -
5/8 - O'Donnell, Chad 80 34 1 2 - 4 1 54 - - 5 1 1 4/7 -
Half - Coleman, Liam 80 16 - 2 1 11 3 135 - - 9 - - - - (c)
Prop - Saunders, Josh 24 15 - - - 5 - 37 - - - - - - -
Hook - Sands, Maia 64 35 - 3 1 2 2 12 - - - - 1 - -
Prop - Davis, Tim 42 27 - 1 - 10 - 90 1 - - - - - -
SRow - Hiroti, Haimona 52 21 1 3 - 10 - 78 3 - - - - - -
SRow - McCudden, Jacob 80 32 1 1 - 8 - 75 1 - - - - - -
Lock - Hamlin, Gabe 80 27 1 1 - 14 - 144 - - - - - - -
Int - Leddy, Harry 16 5 - 1 - 3 3 59 - - - - - - -
Int - Lillis, Rory 47 15 - 3 - 10 - 97 - - - - - - -
Int - Murray, Cameron 58 28 - - - 6 - 68 1 - - - - - -
Int - Hunt, Jamel 47 19 1 1 - 14 - 207 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 296 6 21 6 1663 10 - 14 4 5 4/7 -
Other U20 Matches
23-22 Lang Nth Qld b Brisbane
42-20 Bruc Gold Coast b Canberra
42-23 SFS Syd Roosters b Manly
28-12 Woll Penrith b St Geo-Ill
26-12 MtSm Newcastle b Warriors
40-4 StAu Parramatta b Wests-Tigers
48-40 Ende Cronulla b Melbourne
W D L B Diff PT
PENRITH 3 - 1 - +86 6
PARRAMATTA 3 - 1 - +38 6
SYD ROOSTERS 3 - 1 - +31 6
NTH QLD 3 - 1 - +27 6
CRONULLA 3 - - - +24 4 **
GOLD COAST 3 - 1 - +20 6
SOUTHS 2 - 2 - +10 4
Newcastle 2 - 2 - -2 4
Canberra 2 - 2 - -12 4
Wests-Tigers 2 - 2 - -30 4
Melbourne 1 - 3 - -4 2
Warriors 1 - 3 - -20 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 3 - -36 2
Canterbury 1 - 3 - -40 2
Brisbane 1 - 3 - -41 2
Manly - - 3 - -51 - **
** Match Postponed
Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 6 - 2 - +51 12
Gold Coast 6 - 2 - +40 12
Nth Qld 5 - 3 - +68 10
Cronulla 5 - 2 - +44 10 **
Canberra 4 1 3 - -9 9
Penrith 4 - 4 - +75 8
Souths 4 - 4 - +52 8
Melbourne 4 - 4 - +15 8
Canterbury 4 - 4 - 0 8
Brisbane 4 - 4 - -13 8
Wests-Tigers 4 - 4 - -28 8
Syd Roosters 3 - 5 - -44 6
St Geo-Ill 3 - 5 - -62 6
Newcastle 2 1 6 - -86 5
Warriors 2 - 7 - -26 4
Manly 2 - 5 - -75 4 **
Reserve Grade - Intrust Super NSW Premiership Round 4
v Mt Pritchard, Bruce Stadium, Sat Mar 26 3:10pm
LOSS 16-18
Late changes - Saumamao and Seijka were out. Gosiewski started second row and Dokoinvalu on the bench.
An explosive opening 15 minutes of the game by Mounties ultimately proved to be the difference, in what was a tough-fought 18-16 victory over the North Sydney Bears. For the Bears, Eli Levido kept on fighting, and his attacking prowess inspired the men in black and red to get so close after a disastrous start. Off the back of an early penalty, Mounties had the first opportunity to post points, but Eddie Aiono knocked on over the line despite an athletic effort off the back of a wonderful right-to-left shift. Keen to take advantage of the field position after the scrambling effort by the Bears, they further cruelled themselves by giving away a questionable obstruction penalty just as they had entered the opposition half. Mounties took full advantage of the penalty, striking first through a barnstorming Barnett, after he was a recipient of a perfect Lachlan Croker pass. A sloppy play the ball by Clayton Williams on the halfway line meant Brad Dietz could not get a handle on the ball, causing the Bears to cough up possession again which gifted Mounties valuable field position. Once again, Mounties took full advantage, as Buttriss skipped out of dummy half in the following set and threw a face-ball for Bateman to crash over next to the left upright to increase the lead to 10-0. While the match began to even out after the incredibly dominant opening 15 minutes by Mounties, the Bears would be rueing their missed opportunities and ill-discipline in the opening half, having only had 43% of the ball and making 18 missed tackles compared to only seven by their opposition. Trailing on the scoreboard, the Bears needed something to re-ignite, and a wonderful big-hit by the little halfback, Eli Levido, on Mitch Barnett in a David versus Goliath mis-match forced an error. Levido backed up his hit by putting in a smart kick into the in-goal on the end of the following set. However, it was to no avail, and the score remained 10-0 until half-time with both teams having close try-scoring opportunities. Buttriss went close for Mounties while Cheyne Whitelaw was held up for the Bears after a barnstorming run towards the posts. Mounties began the second half on the attack almost immediately, and Croker believed he had scored an incredible solo try, but he was ruled to have ran behind Jacob Mayer and they were called up for an obstruction. A Levido show-and-go allowed him to run away, before a Sitiveni Moceidreke grubber kick forced a dropout to allow the Bears to build pressure. Up until the 52nd minute, Mounties had an answer for everything the Bears threw at them, but off the back of the repeat set, Patrice Siolo reached over to score after a North Sydney wrap-around to post their first points of the afternoon. Mounties bounced back 10 minutes later with an incredible athletic effort by Kato Ottio. Maurice Kennedy put in a pinpoint cross-field kick; before Ottio flew in the air and magically reeled the ball in before planting it down to increase their lead 16-6. Immediately, the Bears responded, after Mounties made a crucial error off the kick-off, before Ed Murphy finished off a beautiful scrum play to slide over and score. Levido could not convert which meant the Bears trailed 16-10 with 14 minutes remaining. Whitelaw gave away a crucial penalty with the ball, and while he was clearly distressed at the decision, it should have gifted Mounties two easy points, however Croker missed the seemingly simple shot at goal. Off the 20-metre dropout, the Jack Gosiewski gave away a blocking penalty, which gave Kennedy a kick at goal, and he made no mistake to increase their lead to 18-10. A late try to the Bears kept them optimistic about a late come-from-behind victory, but Mounties defence stuck strong which meant they came away with the important two-points.
9 min 0-4
16 min 0-10
51 min 6-10
62 min 6-16
64 min 10-16
70 min 10-18
73 min 16-18
Siolo, Murphy, Tasi tries
Levido 2 from 3 goals
T G/A FG
Flbk - Mociedreke, Sitiveni - - -
LWng - Hughes, Tom - - -
LCnt - Neilsen, Dane - - -
RCnt - Murphy, Ed 1 - - (c)
RWng - Tasi, Tautalatasi 1 - -
5/8 - Travers, Riley - - -
Half - Levido, Eli - 2/3 -
Prop - Clayton Williams - - -
Hook - Dietz, Brad - - -
Prop - Rudolf, Toby - - -
SRow - Gosiewski, Jack - - -
SRow - Siolo, Patrice 1 - -
Lock - Whitelaw, Cheyne - - -
Int - Rogers, Piki - - -
Int - Dokinavalu, Joatama - - -
Int - Mauala, Fred Jnr - - -
Int - Gray, Brock - - -
3 2/3 -
Other NSW Premiership Matches
26-20 Brok Newtown b Manly
32-14 Leic Wests-Tigers b Canterbury
46-18 Woll Illawarra b Penrith
36-20 MtSm Wyong b Warriors
22-14 Ring Newcastle b Wentworthville
W D L B Diff PT
ILLAWARRA 3 - 1 - +46 6
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - 1 - +46 6
WESTS-TIGERS 3 - 1 - +26 6
MT PRITCHARD 3 - 1 - +22 6
NEWTOWN 2 1 1 - +12 5
WARRIORS 2 - 2 - +10 4
NORTHS 2 - 2 - -6 4
WYONG 2 - 2 - -16 4
Penrith 1 - 3 - -14 2
Newcastle 1 - 3 - -40 2
Manly 1 - 3 - -50 2
Canterbury - 1 3 - -36 1
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Cup Round 7
v West Coast, Redfern Oval, Sat Mar 26 1:30pm
WIN 44-10
South Sydney’s SG Ball (under 18s) and Harold Matthews (under 16s) teams notched up massive wins in Round 7 of their respective competitions over the weekend, scoring a combined total of 116 points while only conceding 10. The Matt King-coached SG Ball side notched up a 44-10 victory over West Coast, with Lee Turner, Tarquinn Butler, and Phoenix Hunt all grabbing doubles. Just two more games remain before the end of the regular 2016 Junior Rep season, with both Souths teams eligible to play in the finals.
35 min 20-10
L.Turner 2, Butler 2, P.Hunt 2, Hookey, Boyce tries
M.Hiroti 6 goals
Other U18 Matches
46-10 Cabr Parramatta b St George
54-10 Kirk Illawarra b Wests
34-0 Brok Penrith b Manly
48-12 Kanw Syd Roosters b C Coast
30-16 SMry Newcastle b W Syd Academy
20-20 Ende Cronulla d Balmain
58-10 TGMi Canberra b Norths
W D L B Diff PT
ILLAWARRA 7 - - - +212 14
PENRITH 6 - 1 - +112 12
NEWCASTLE 5 - 1 1 +108 12
CRONULLA 5 1 1 - +248 11
SOUTHS 5 1 1 - +104 11
PARRAMATTA 5 - 2 - +165 10
CANTERBURY 4 - 2 1 +48 10
CANBERRA 4 - 3 - +92 8
Syd Roosters 3 - 3 1 +8 8
Wests 3 - 3 1 -108 8
Balmain 3 1 3 - -38 7
St George 1 - 5 1 -121 4
W Syd Academy 2 - 5 - -142 4
Manly - 1 5 1 -134 3
Central Coast - - 6 1 -148 2
Norths 1 - 6 - -223 2
West Coast - - 7 - -187 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Cup Round 7
v South-West Sydney Academy, 12:00pm
WIN 72-0
The Jason Peterson-coached Harold Matthews side sent the Redfern Oval scoreboard into over-drive on Saturday with their 72-0 victory over the South West Sydney Academy of Sport. Kaylib Savage grabbed a hat-trick, while Paul Turner, Maila Chan-Foon, and Harry Larkin all grabbed doubles to help their side to massive victory. Peterson was proud of his team’s efforts to bounce back from a two-point loss to the Dragons from the previous week. “We spoke during the week about what we wanted to do and the boys went out and did just that,” said Peterson. “We lived up to the standards that we’ve set for ourselves and that came about by us executing early on in the game and going on with it. “What was also pleasing was that we went on with the job in the second half. There’s a tendency for teams to drop off a bit after the break, but I’m proud to say that the boys stuck to the game-plan and showed great mental toughness to get on with the job at hand.” Of particular interest was the performance of Peterson’s rotating halves who controlled the game well for the men in Red and Green. “We had a total of four blokes playing in the halves during the course of the game and each one of them stood up,” said Peterson. “They controlled the game well, directed traffic, got us to the end of our sets and showed some good creativity within our structures.”
30 min 38-0
K.Savage 3, P.Turner 2, M.Chan-Foon 2, H.Larkin 2, K.Bouris, E.Butcher, S.Schlede, J.Little tries
J.Taumoepeau 10 goals
Other U16 Matches
32-6 Cabr Parramatta b St George
48-8 Kirk Wests b Illawarra
24-10 Brok Manly b Penrith
28-20 Kanw C Coast b Syd Roosters
76-0 SMry Newcastle b W Syd Academy
48-16 Ende Cronulla b Balmain
62-0 TGMi Canberra b Norths
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 7 - - - +220 14
CRONULLA 6 1 - - +246 13
NEWCASTLE 5 - 1 1 +155 12
CANTERBURY 4 - 2 1 +62 10
MANLY 4 - 2 1 +26 10
CANBERRA 4 1 2 - +105 9
ST GEORGE 3 1 2 1 +36 9
PENRITH 3 2 2 - +73 8
Wests 3 - 3 1 -2 8
Balmain 3 1 3 - +1 7
Illawarra 3 1 2 - 0 7
Souths 2 1 4 - +80 5
Syd Roosters 1 1 5 1 -34 5
W Syd Academy 2 1 4 - -156 5
Central Coast 1 - 5 1 -110 4
Norths - - 7 - -338 -
SW Syd Academy - - 7 - -364 -