Stadium Australia
Mon Aug 22, 7:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Souths were 1-17. McInnes and Tyrrell were 18th and 19th men.
WIN 12-6
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have claimed their second victory in as many weeks, defeating the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-6 at ANZ Stadium in Round 24 of the NRL Telstra Premiership. The grinding victory over the high-flying Sharks was arguably the Rabbitohs strongest defensive showing in 2016, with the side holding the Shire-based side to six points despite facing significant pressure throughout the match. Difficult conditions combined with strong showings in defence ensured that neither side would have an impact on the scoreboard in the early stages of the encounter. However, it appeared that the Rabbitohs had claimed the first points of the match when Ben Barba was caught in his in-goal area before offloading the ball into the hands of John Sutton, who grounded the ball, only for the veteran to be denied due to an offside ruling. With the rain falling consistently, both sides looked to control the match through their kicking games, forcing the opposition to work the ball out of their half whilst also applying pressure through the use of high kicks. South Sydney were dealt a major blow when halfback, Adam Reynolds was taken from the field after a head clash with Sharks skipper, Wade Graham. Reynolds would take no further part in the game due to the incident. Despite the absence of their chief playmaker, the Rabbitohs would continue their strong start to the match, as Cody Walker took on the line, stepping off his left foot to beat the Sharks defence and draw first blood in the 33rd minute of the match. Damien Cook added the extras leaving the score at 6-0 in favour of South Sydney. The Rabbitohs would extend their lead courtesy of a penalty goal to Damien Cook on the siren, with the score line sitting at 8-0 heading into the break. On resumption, the Rabbitohs would be dealt another blow, as Kyle Turner was escorted off the field with a leg injury. Despite this, South Sydney continued to impress in defence, with the Red and Greens absorbing the constant pressure that was placed on their goal line. The Sharks would eventually open their account in the 53rd minute when Wade Graham ran a well-directed line to pierce through a hole in the Rabbitohs defence. James Maloney made no mistake with the kick, reducing the deficit to two points at 8-6. An arm-wrestle would ensue, with both sides displaying desperation in attack and defence to remain in the contest. It would not be until the final minute of the match that the result was put beyond doubt when Joe Burgess showcased his athleticism to score in the corner and seal the result.
32 min 6-0
39 min 8-0
52 min 8-6
79 min 12-6
Walker, J.Burgess tries
Cook 2 from 3 goals
Crowd 7,588
Referee B.Cummins/G.Badger
Penalities 9-4
Scrums 5-6
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Inglis, Greg 80 15 - - - 19 4 124 - - 3 1 - - - (c)
LWng - Burgess, Joe 80 2 - - 1 13 2 62 1 - - - 1 - -
LCnt - Gray, Aaron 80 13 - - - 20 2 135 - - - - - - -
RCnt - Hunt, Hymel 80 21 - 1 - 13 - 116 - - - - - - -
RWng - Johnston, Alex 80 5 - 1 - 12 3 120 - - - - - - -
5/8 - Walker, Cody 80 28 - - 1 9 1 109 1 - 5 - 1 - -
Half - Reynolds, Adam 25 9 - 1 - 2 - 11 2 - 8 - - - -
Prop - Burgess, George 31 30 - 2 - 5 - 59 - - - - - - -
Hook - Cook, Damien 80 48 1 - - 5 5 40 - 1 3 - - 2/3 -
Prop - Burgess, Tom 39 21 - 1 - 12 - 108 - 1 - - - - -
SRow - Sutton, John 80 27 - - - 10 1 107 - 1 3 - - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle 63 39 1 2 - 8 - 70 - - - - - - -
Lock - Burgess, Sam 80 49 1 4 - 18 - 162 1 2 1 - - - -
Int - Clark, Jason 49 33 - 1 - 11 - 68 1 - - - - - -
Int - Gosiewski, Jack 24 16 1 1 - 2 - 13 - - - - - - -
Int - Crichton, Angus 48 25 - 2 - 10 1 87 2 - - - - - -
Int - Brown, Nathan 41 28 - - - 10 - 77 - 2 - - - - -
TOTAL 409 4 16 2 1468 8 7 23 1 2 2/3 -
Completion Rate 33 / 40 83%
Opposition Offloads 16
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 21m Reynolds kick COF
2 min 11m Reynolds kick COF
4 min 20m CS Err SCR / SS Err(Reynolds)
6 min 18m Reynolds kick SCR
8 min 16m Reynolds kick COF
9 min 32m Walker kick DIG
12 min 40m P / Reynolds kick 1m SS P(SBurgess)
16 min 16m P / Reynolds kick SCR
18 min 8m Reynolds kick COF
19 min 9m Cook kick
21 min 85m Reynolds kick COF 14m / SS P(Cook)
25 min 57m CS Err SCR / Reynolds kick OOF
26 min 59m DO
29 min 42m CS Err SCR / SS Err(Crichton) SCR
31 min 3m CS Err SCR / Walker kick
32 min 0m CS 6TG / TRY
35 min 23m Cook kick COF
36 min 12m Walker kick SCR
39 min 0m CS Err SCR / P GOAL
half time
40 min 46m SS P(Turner)
42 min 8m Inglis kick
44 min 69m DO
45 min 76m P / SS Err(Clark) SCR
47 min 68m DO
48 min 92m DO 64m / SS P(Gosiewski)
51 min 93m CS Err / Sutton kick COF 32m / SS 6TG(Walker) / (CS TRY)
56 min 47m SS Err(Crichton) SCR
58 min 4m Sutton kick
60 min 13m Walker kick
62 min 30m P / Walker kick NO TRY SS Err(JBurgess)
64 min 46m CS Err / P / SS Err(SBurgess)
66 min 37m Cook kick COF
68 min 32m Inglis kick COF
69 min 19m Sutton kick
71 min 32m CS Err / Inglis kick COF
74 min 9m P / Walker kick COF
77 min 0m P / SBurgess kick CS Err
78 min 9m P / ChOv
79 min 0m CS Err / TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 29.5m - for the whole match
- 24.8m - 1st half
- 34.0m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
20-10 Lang Brisbane b Canterbury
40-10 Penr Penrith b Wests-Tigers
26-6 Hunt Gold Coast b Newcastle
38-18 Brok Melbourne b Manly
34-6 Town Nth Qld b Warriors
28-18 Bruc Canberra b Parramatta
42-6 SFS Syd Roosters b St Geo-Ill
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 18 - 4 2 +251 40
CRONULLA 16 1 5 2 +171 37
CANBERRA 15 1 6 2 +176 35
NTH QLD 14 - 8 2 +205 32
CANTERBURY 14 - 8 2 +84 32
BRISBANE 13 - 12 2 +100 30
PENRITH 12 - 10 2 +69 28
GOLD COAST 11 1 10 2 +28 27
Warriors 10 - 12 2 -54 24
Wests-Tigers 10 - 12 2 -78 24
St Geo-Ill 9 - 13 2 -187 22
Manly 8 - 14 2 -65 20
Souths 7 - 15 2 -116 18
Syd Roosters 6 - 16 2 -98 16
Parramatta 11 - 11 2 -60 14 ++
Newcastle 1 1 20 2 -471 7
++ Deducted 12 points for Salary Cap breaches plus F/A earned before Rd9
Judiciary News
No one has been charged.
U20 National Youth Holden Cup - Round 24
v Cronulla-Sutherland, Mon Aug 22 4:45pm
LOSS 16-18
Late Changes - Souths were 1-17
The South Sydney Rabbitohs NYC side have been defeated 16-18 by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in a thriller at ANZ Stadium tonight (Monday). With both sides controlling periods of the match in difficult conditions, the Sharks would eventually claim a thrilling victory despite a late comeback from the spirited Rabbitohs who had a chance to draw level after the siren. The scoring would be opened off the back of consecutive penalties to the Sharks, as Josh Tuilagi made the most of the overlap to cross out wide. Rhys Davies was unable to add the extras for the visitors as the score remained 4-0. It would not take long for the Rabbitohs to bounce back and register their first points of the match, with Jacob McCudden showing great strength close to the line to barge over. O’Donnell was gifted the simplest of conversions to give his side a 6-4 lead. The Rabbitohs would back up their opening effort with a second four-pointer soon after, courtesy of back to back penalties which would see Bailey Shiach-Wise stroll over the try-line untouched. O’Donnell was unable to back up his previous effort with the boot, meaning the score would remain 10-4 in favour of the home side. Despite a strong period from the home side, the Sharks would claw their way back into the contest as Isaac Lumelume took on the Rabbitohs defence to reduce the deficit for his side. Davies could not level the score as his conversion attempt from the sideline was waved away, with the score remaining 10-8. With half-time looming, the Sharks would reclaim the lead through Sione Katoa, with the winger showing some pace to beat his defender out wide. These would prove to be the final points of the half as the sides went into the break with the visitors leading 12-10. On resumption, both teams struggled to capitalise on their attacking opportunities in the wet conditions. Despite this, Lachlan Stein would score in the 50th minutes, showing speed and agility to breach the Rabbitohs defence and cross next to the uprights. Davies added the extras to extend his sides lead beyond a converted try at 18-10. The wet weather woes continued throughout the second-half as both sides struggled to impact the scoreboard. Tarquinn Butler would eventually break the try-scoring drought, crossing in the 78th minute to keep his side in the game. O’Donnell added the extras to reduce the margin to two points at 18-16. Chad O’Donnell would have a chance to draw level with a penalty goal on the siren, but the half-back was unable to add the two points as the Sharks claimed a tight victory.
11 min 0-4
15 min 6-4
23 min 10-4
31 min 10-8
35 min 10-12
56 min 10-18
78 min 16-18
McCudden, Shaich-Wise, Butler tries
O'Donnell 2 from 4 goals
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Perrin, Tom 80 12 2 2 - 10 1 64 1 - 1 1 - - -
RWng - Hiroti, Mawene 80 5 - 3 - 9 1 62 2 - - - - - -
RCnt - Butler, Tarquinn 80 15 - 4 1 9 - 79 - - - - 1 - -
LCnt - Graham, Campbell 80 16 - 2 - 12 - 97 1 1 1 - - - -
LWng - Shiach-Wise, Bailey 80 11 - 3 1 11 1 90 2 - - - 1 - -
5/8 - Leddy, Harry 80 23 2 3 - 7 1 65 - - 4 - - - -
Half - O'Donnell, Chad 80 19 - 4 - 8 1 51 1 - 10 - - 2/4 -
Prop - Gray, Brock 69 19 1 3 - 11 - 98 1 - - - - - - (c)
Hook - Sands, Maia 51 32 1 - - 3 2 33 - - - - - - -
Prop - Laloua Tui, Francis 29 13 - 4 - 7 - 57 - 1 1 - - - -
SRow - Koloamatangi, Keaon 80 31 - 1 - 15 - 142 - - - 1 - - -
SRow - Cottrell, Tevita 80 25 - - - 17 - 169 - - - - - - -
Lock - McCudden, Jacob 57 26 - 2 1 10 - 91 1 - - - 1 - -
Int - Hunt, Pheonix 29 16 2 1 - 1 1 12 - - - - - - -
Int - Hiroti, Haimona 32 18 - 1 - 7 - 67 1 - - - - - -
Int - Manowski, Blake 13 13 - - - 4 - 45 1 - - - - - -
Int - Saunders, Josh 40 14 1 3 - 10 - 100 - 1 - - - - -
308 9 36 3 1322 11 3 17 2 3 2/4 -
Other U20 Matches
30-28 Lang Canterbury b Brisbane
22-14 Penr Wests-Tigers b Penrith
36-24 Hunt Newcastle b Gold Coast
28-28 Brok Manly d Melbourne
34-0 Town Nth Qld b Warriors
28-12 Bruc Canberra b Parramatta
25-24 SFS St Geo-Ill b Syd Roosters
W D L B A Diff PT
PENRITH 16 1 4 2 1 +434 38
NTH QLD 14 1 7 2 - +208 33
SYD ROOSTERS 14 - 8 2 - +74 32
ST GEO-ILL 13 1 8 2 - +160 31
CRONULLA 13 1 8 2 - +49 31
WESTS-TIGERS 12 2 8 2 - +139 30
PARRAMATTA 13 - 9 2 - +25 30
CANBERRA 12 - 10 2 - -118 28
Newcastle 10 1 11 2 - -99 25
Brisbane 10 - 12 2 - +44 24
Melbourne 9 1 11 2 1 -8 22
Gold Coast 9 - 13 2 - -49 22
Canterbury 8 1 14 2 - -96 21
Warriors 8 - 14 2 - -180 20
Souths 7 - 15 2 - -230 18
Manly 3 1 18 2 - -333 11
Club Championship
W D L B A Diff PT
CRONULLA 29 2 13 4 - +220 68
Penrith 28 1 14 4 1 +503 66
Nth Qld 27 1 16 4 - +413 63
Canberra 27 1 16 4 - +58 63
Melbourne 26 1 16 4 1 +243 62
Brisbane 23 - 21 4 - +144 54
Wests-Tigers 22 2 20 4 - +61 54
Canterbury 22 1 21 4 - +4 53
St Geo-Ill 22 1 21 4 - -27 53
Gold Coast 20 1 23 4 - -21 49
Syd Roosters 20 - 23 4 - -24 48
Parramatta 24 - 20 4 - -35 44 ++
Warriors 18 - 26 4 - -254 44
Souths 14 - 30 4 - -346 36
Newcastle 11 2 31 4 - -554 32
Manly 11 1 32 4 - -398 31
Reserve Grade - Intrust Super NSW Premiership Round 23
v Newtown, Henson Park, Sat Aug 22 3:00pm
LOSS 12-16
Late Changes - Talakai, Tyrrell and Schaumkel were out, Tasi starts wing, Mociedreke centers, Travers five-eighth, Seijka and Houghton prop, Murray and Mauala second row, Siolo, Miski and Jamel Hunt on the bench.
A tough, brutal, finals-like contest took place at Henson Park, when the Newtown Jets downed the North Sydney Bears with an incredible buzzer-beating try by Jacob Gagan, to steal the game 16-12. Josh Cleeland was easily the most dangerous player on the park, but all 34 players on the field must be credited for never backing down in what was such a high-intensity encounter, which is sure to be one of the games of 2016. The Jets now slide into the top four with one round remaining, while the Bears will sweat on other results to see if they remain in the top eight before their much-anticipated do-or-die clash with the Canterbury Bulldogs next weekend. The win also means that the Frank Hyde Shield will remain in Newtown for the next year. It took both kickers a few minutes to shake the cobwebs, as the Bears’ first kick went out on the full, and Cleeland’s attacking grubber was far too big and rolled dead without any Jets player getting close. The Jets had consecutive sets attacking the Bears line, mainly due to North Sydney not completing their sets at the start of the match, however they beautifully defended their errors and withstood the Jets’ attack. North Sydney had their first real chance to attack by getting a penalty in front of the posts, and they decided to take the gift two-points to take a 2-0 lead despite the Jets dominating in field position and possession. All of the previous defending paid off for the Bears at the 20 minute mark, as Eli Levido created an overlap with a ball to Sitiveni Moceidreke, who broke free of the Jets’ grasp while on the attack before offloading to Tautalatasi Tasi to cross the try-line. Levido missed the goal that meant the Bears had a 6-0 lead, but off the kick-off set, the try-scorer was hit awkwardly in a tackle, badly injuring his knee and had to be assisted from the field. The Bears gave away continuous penalties until the referee had enough, and on the eleventh penalty of the afternoon in just the 26th minute, Patrice Siolo was sent to the sin bin and the Jets were playing with an extra man. It seemed the Bears were going to get away with having 12 men on the field without conceding a point, but a fractured Bears defence allowed Josh Cleeland to step through and score in the ninth minute of Siolo’s spell on the sideline. The kick was missed which meant the Bears led 6-4 at halftime. The Bears started the second half defensively perfect, and they were rewarded for this effort 10 minutes into the second half when Dane Nielsen made a 50-metre dash down the left sideline. They swung the ball right on the next tackle, and Abbas Miski finished off the try in the corner to extend their lead to 10-4. Newtown hit back on the hour mark when Josh Cleeland put a grubber down the short side, and Nielsen spilled the ball while back-tracking to retrieve it, and it bounced into the arms of Jacob Gagan who locked up the scores after Fa’amanu Brown perfectly converted. The next 10 minutes were incredibly tense, but the second penalty of the half was blown in prime field possession for the Jets, who slotted a penalty goal to take a 12-10 lead in the 70thminute. Jack Siejka collided into the hip Junior Roqica shortly afterwards, and after a long delay, had to be assisted off the field. The Bears eventually marched up-field, and alike the Jets just moments before, they were gifted a penalty in range, and Levido slotted the two-points to lock up the scores with six minutes remaining. Levido beautifully struck a 40-metre field-goal attempt which missed to the left, but on the seven-tackle set, the Jets dropped the ball inside their half, giving the Bears a chance in the dying minutes. Levido had a second-shot, but some last-ditch pressure from Matt McIlwrick meant the crafty halfback sprayed it to the right. Off the seven-tackle set, the Jets marched all the way up-field and a mix-up blew the field goal chance. However, in the dying second, Cleeland shifted the ball right to Arana Taumata, who put a perfect grubber in for Gagan, who somehow was the first man to the ball and planted the ball down for the match-winning try.
14 min 2-0
18 min 6-0
35 min 6-4
50 min 10-4
60 min 10-10
61 min 10-12
64 min 12-12
80 min 12-16
Tasi, Miski tries
Levido 2 from 4 goals
Min T G/A FG
Flbk - Robinson, Latrell 80 - - -
Wing - Neilsen, Dane 80 - - -
LCnt - Moceidreke, Sitiveni 80 - - -
RCnt - Murphy, Ed 80 - - - (c)
Wing - Tasi, Tautalatasi 68 1 - -
5/8 - Travers, Riley 80 - - -
Half - Levido, Eli 80 - 2/4 -
Prop - Siejka, Jack 52 - - -
Hook - Deitz, Brad 80 - - -
Prop - Houghton, Logan 44 - - -
SRow - Mauala, Fred Jnr 30 - - -
SRow - Murray, Cameron 80 - - -
Lock - Williams, Clayton 60 - - -
Int - Miski, Abbas 60 1 - -
Int - Hunt, Jamel 30 - - -
Int - Siolo, Patrice 46 - - -
Int - Rogers, Piki 57 - - -
2 2/4 -
Other NSW Premiership Matches
38-30 MtSm Mt Pritchard b Warriors
26-16 Hunt Wyong b Newcastle
28-22 Penr Canterbury b Penrith
38-34 Brok Manly b Wests-Tigers
19-16 Ring Wentworthville b Illawarra
W D L B Diff PT
MT PRITCHARD 18 - 3 3 +151 42
ILLAWARRA 14 - 7 3 +142 34
WESTS-TIGERS 13 - 8 3 +75 32
NEWTOWN 12 1 8 3 +57 31
WARRIORS 12 - 9 3 +51 30
WYONG 11 - 10 3 +40 28
WENTWORTHVILLE 10 - 11 3 -96 26
CANTERBURY 9 1 11 3 +10 25
Penrith 9 - 12 3 +104 24
Norths 9 - 12 3 -65 24
Manly 6 - 15 3 -169 18
Newcastle 2 - 19 3 -312 10