Newcastle International Sports Center
Fri May 4, 6:00pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Farah and Burns has been trimmed 24h before the match. Hunt and Turner were 18th and 19th men.
WIN 36-18
South Sydney have extended their winning streak over the Newcastle Knights to nine straight matches, leading from start to finish in a 36-18 victory at McDonald Jones Stadium. With NSW Blues hopeful Damien Cook once again playing a starring role, Anthony Seibold's team got off to a quick start with two tries in the first 12 minutes. Cook received strong support from halfback Adam Reynolds and fullback Alex Johnston. The Rabbitohs took the fieldwearing black armbands along with Cody Walker just days after his mother passed away. The Rabbitohs made amends for last week's surprise home loss to Brisbane and are now one of five teams with five wins in 2018. They wasted little time silencing the home crowd, Johnston slicing through a gaping hole in the Knights backline in their first set of six to send Robert Jennings over for the opening try. Newcastle were their own worst enemy, giving away two penalties in the next set and gifting the Rabbitohs perfect field position. Cody Walker then waltzed through some soft defence to put the ball down right next to the posts. When the hosts got the ball in their hands they were just as dangerous. Shaun Kenny-Dowall found a gap with an electrifying run to get the Knights into Souths territory and the long-striding winger finished the set with a try to pull the score back to 12-4. South Sydney's third try of the night was again the result of poor Newcastle defence. After collecting a monster line drop out at their own 30-metre line, the Rabbitohs picked up easy metres and Campbell Graham was left wide open to score on the wing and extend the lead to 12 points. As they have shown many times in 2018 the Knights refuse to panic and they hit back with a double strike before the break. Sione Mata'utia wriggled his way out of a tackle to slam the ball down and get his side to within eight before Kenny-Dowall capped a fine first half with his second try. The Knights carried that momentum into the second stanza and should have levelled the scores when Kalyn Ponga put Ken Sio across in the left corner with a bullet pass in the 44th minute. In what would prove the match-changing moment, Sio spilled the ball over the line after Angus Crichton across in cover and knocked the ball loose. A minute later, Sio spilled a bomb down his own end and Dane Gagai fell on the ball to score. Suddenly the margin was 10 points and the Knights were rattled. That allowed Souths to seize back momentum and an explosive solo run by Cook out of dummy half gave the visitors their fifth try. The sizzling 30-metre burst was yet another reminder to Blues coach Brad Fittler of Cook's value. Two penalty goals to Adam Reynolds then put the game to bed. Ponga gave the huge home crowd of 22,718 some late joy when he produced his dazzling trademark footwork to put Lachlan Fitzgibbon into a hole over in the 70th minute but it was too little too late. Greg Inglis put the icing on the cake with a four-pointer in the 78th minute to move the Rabbitohs to fifth on the ladder.
1 min 6-0
4 min 12-0
11 min 12-4
23 min 16-4
35 min 16-8
40 min 16-12
44 min 22-12
54 min 28-12
58 min 30-12
64 min 32-12
69 min 32-18
78 min 36-18
Jennings, Walker, Graham, Gagai, Cook, Inglis tries
Reynolds 6 from 8 goals
Weather Fine
Ground Good
Crowd 22,718
Referee Gavin Badger / Matt Noyen
Touch Judges Belinda Sharpe / Tim Roby
Video Luke Patten / Henry Perenara
Penalities 5-6 (1H 1-5 )
Scrums 4-2 (1H 3-0 )
Final Line Up
Min Tac Pe MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Johnston, Alex 80 4 - 1 1 3 11 - 146 - 1 1 2 - - -
LWng - 5 - Jennings, Robert 80 1 - 2 - - 15 2 177 - - - - 1 - -
LCtr - 3 - Inglis, Greg 80 4 - 2 - 1 15 - 147 1 - - - 1 - - (c)
RCtr - 4 - Gagai, Dane 80 21 - 2 - - 9 3 83 - - - - 1 - -
RWng - 2 - Graham, Campbell 80 5 - 1 - 1 16 - 168 - - - - 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Walker, Cody 80 19 1 2 1 1 13 - 92 - 2 1 - 1 - -
Half - 7 - Reynolds, Adam 80 21 1 1 2 - 2 - 16 - - 20 2 - 6/8 -
Prop - 8 - Burgess, Tom 47 16 1 - - - 14 - 147 - - - - - - - [0-25,49-71]
Hook - 9 - Cook, Damien 71 39 - 2 - 1 8 6 119 - - - - 1 - - [0-71]
Prop - 10 - Burgess, George 40 19 - 3 - - 13 - 149 - 1 - - - - - [0-20,32-49,71-74]
SRow - 11 - Sutton, John 80 22 - 4 - - 13 1 95 1 - - - - - -
SRow - 12 - Crichton, Angus 74 36 1 4 - - 8 - 67 1 - - - - - - [0-74]
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron 60 34 1 - - - 15 - 136 - 1 - - - - - [0-32,52-80]
Int - 14 - Doueihi, Adam 9 4 - 1 - - 1 - 8 - - - - - - - [71-80]
Int - 15 - Nicholls, Mark 38 26 1 4 - - 13 - 136 - - - - - - - [20-52,74-80]
Int - 16 - Clark, Jason 28 10 - 1 1 - 7 - 73 - 1 - - - - - [52-80]
Int - 17 - Tatola, Junior 33 15 - - - - 6 - 56 - - - - - - - [25-52,74-80]
326 6 30 5 7 1824 5 6 22 4 6 6/8 -
Completion Rate - 34 / 36 94%
Opposition Offloads - 8
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 15m KO
1 min 0m TRY
4 min 0m P / TRY
7 min 17m Reynolds kick COF
8 min 28m Reynolds kick COF
10 min 1m Reynolds kick COF / (Nw TRY)
13 min 19m KO
15 min 95m Reynolds kick 36m / SS P(Walker) 80m / SS P(GBurgess) 95m / SS P(Reynolds)
20 min 19m Nw Err SCR / Reynolds kick COF
22 min 0m Nw Err SCR / Reynolds kick CIG
23 min 0m TRY
26 min 71m Walker kick 30m SS P(Crichton)
29 min 20m Nw Err SCR / Reynolds kick COF
30 min 25m Reynolds kick
32 min 15m Reynolds kick
34 min 65m Reynolds kick 37m / SS P(Nicholls) / (Nw TRY)
37 min 12m KO
39 min 38m Nw Err / ChOv 38m / (Nw TRY)
half time
41 min 18m Reynolds kick COF
42 min 95m SS Err(Sutton) / (Nw NO TRY)
44 min 0m Nw Err / Reynolds kick TRY
47 min 6m Reynolds kick COF
50 min 36m SS Err(Crichton) SCR
52 min 30m Reynolds kick Johnston kick
53 min 10m Reynolds kick COF
54 min 0m TRY
58 min 0m Reynolds kick P GOAL
61 min 15m P / Reynolds kick SS Err(Inglis)
64 min 0m Nw Err SCR / P GOAL
66 min 20m Reynolds kick COF
68 min 66m ChOv 18m / SS P(Murray) / (Nw TRY)
71 min 10m KO
75 min 11m Reynolds kick SCR
78 min 0m Nw Err / TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 23.1m - for the whole match
- 25.6m - 1st half
- 20.5m - 2nd half
Other First Grade Matches
22-20 Lang Brisbane b Canterbury
26-20 Bath Nth Qld b Penrith
32-18 Bruc Canberra b Gold Coast
26-4 MtSm Warriors b Wests-Tig
22-20 Ende Cronulla b Parramatta
34-14 Koga St Geo-Ill b Melbourne
22-20 SFS Syd Rstrs b Manly
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 8 - 1 - +142 16
WARRIORS 7 - 2 - +42 14
PENRITH 6 - 3 - +48 12
MELBOURNE 5 - 3 - +81 10
SOUTHS 5 - 4 - +58 10
WESTS-TIGERS 5 - 4 - +22 10
SYD ROOSTERS 5 - 4 - +20 10
CRONULLA 5 - 4 - -21 10
Brisbane 5 - 4 - -34 10
Newcastle 5 - 4 - -76 10
Canberra 4 - 5 - +15 8
Nth Qld 3 - 6 - -52 6
Gold Coast 3 - 6 - -72 6
Canterbury 2 - 7 - -21 4
Manly 2 - 7 - -39 4
Parramatta 2 - 7 - -72 4
Judiciary News
No one has been charged out of the match.
Reserve Grade - Intrust Super NSW Premiership - Round 9
v Newtown, Henson Park, Sat May 5 1:00pm
DRAW 22-22
Late Changes - team is 1 to 17. The Newtown Jets and North Sydney Bears have played out a scintillating 22-22 draw in the first leg of the Frank Hyde Shield at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon. The Jets clawed back from an 18-6 deficit at the break before crossing for three unanswered tries in the second half, including two to winger Sione Katoa, before Bears winger Amanaki Veamatahau clutched onto a crossfield kick to set a 22-22 scoreline after the full-time siren had sounded. Although keeping a perfect kicking record throughout the contest, halfback Dean Hawkins was unable to nail the sideline conversion with his attempted shot hitting the left post. The Jets got off to a blistering start when Katoa finished off a well-executed backline movement in the right-hand corner, but the desperate Bears defence was able to prevent him from grounding the ball. They made amends just moments later when Briton Nikora bursted onto a perfect short ball from Kyle Flanagan after just five minutes of play. Robbie Farah was quick to stamp his authority in the match after catching the Jets defence napping, with a classy pass for Samuel Johnstone as he barged his way over to the left of the uprights. Hawkins converted to set the score at 6-6 after 15 minutes. The Bears snatched the lead when Connor Tracey found Braidon Burns with a bullet left-to-right pass, before some slick hands from Burns saw Mawene Hiroti cross for back-to-back tries. The Bears were steam rolling the Jets through the middle-third as Hymel Hunt made a storming run before finding fullback Viliami Kaveinga, but the scrambling Jets defence was able to force a costly error. Another try beckoned with a carbon-copy break from the Bears shortly after, but they were unable to capitalise after Farah fumbled the ball in support. They earned a quick reprieve when a pin-point grubber found Tarquinn Butler for their third unanswered try. Hawkins nailed the conversion to take a comfortable 18-6 lead at half-time. A strong carry against the run of play put the Jets on the front foot early in the second stanza, and they took full advantage in the ensuing set as Katoa strolled his way over for a crucial four-pointer. Brimming with confidence, the Jets finally ground their groove after an array of handling errors with Addison Demetriou crashing over for their third try of the contest. Flanagan converted to set an 18-16 scoreline with just 20 minutes remaining. Trailing by two points with less than 10 minutes remaining, Jets five-eighth Jack Williams made the defining play with a break through some flimsy Bears defence, before drawing the fullback for Katoa as he streaked away to take a 22-18 lead. A try to Amanaki Veamatahau right on full-time gave Hawkins a chance to win the game from the sideline, but the halfback was unable to convert as both sides battled out an incredible 22-all draw.
5 min 0-6
13 min 6-6
18 min 12-6
36 min 18-6
45 min 18-10
59 min 18-16
72 min 18-22
80 min 22-22
Johnstone, Hiroti, Butler, Am.Vaematahau tries
Hawkins 3 from 4 goals
Weather Sunny
Ground Firm
Referee Adam Cassidy / Cameron Paddy
Touch Judges Jake Sutherland /Liam Nicholls
Penalties 7-9 (1H 3-6 )
Scrums 8-9 (1H 3-4 )
Final Line Up -
Min Tac Pe MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Kaveinga, Villami 80 5 - 2 - - 22 1 234 3 - - - - - -
LWng - 5 - Veamatahau, Amanaki 80 1 - 1 - - 10 6 112 1 1 - - 1 - -
LCtr - 3 - Burns, Braidon 80 8 - 4 - - 11 3 92 2 1 - - - - -
RCtr - 4 - Gagan, Jacob 44 8 - 1 1 - 4 - 39 - 1 - 1 - - - [0-44]
RWng - 2 - Hiroti, Mawene 80 11 2 1 - 2 13 - 156 1 - - - 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Tracey, Connor 80 24 - 5 - - 8 - 55 1 1 6 1 - - -
Half - 7 - Hawkins, Dean 80 18 1 2 - - 8 - 62 - - 4 1 - 3/4 -
Prop - 8 - Johnstone, Sam 51 31 1 3 - 1 9 - 82 - - - - 1 - - [0-33,56-74]
Hook - 9 - Farah, Robbie 80 29 1 2 1 - 8 7 96 2 1 4 - - - - (c)
Prop - 10 - Leuluai, Vincent 23 12 - 1 - - 3 - 33 - - - - - - - [0-17,74-80]
SRow - 11 - Butler, Tarquinn 80 25 - 4 - - 15 - 123 - - - - 1 - -
SRow - 12 - Hunt, Hymel 80 23 1 2 - 1 11 - 137 - - - - - - -
Lock - 13 - Turner, Kyle 68 36 1 5 - - 11 - 111 - - - - - - - [0-40,52-80]
Int - 14 - Brittain, Billy 63 36 - 5 - - 4 - 46 - - 1 - - - - (c) [17-80]
Int - 15 - Williams, Jackson 23 11 1 - - - 6 - 52 - - - - - - - [33-56]
Int - 16 - Bailey, Max 20 14 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - [44-64]
Int - 17 - Ta'avale, Lucky 28 15 - 2 - - 6 - 72 - - - - - - - [40-52,64-80]
307 9 41 2 4 1510 10 6 15 3 4 3/4 -
Completion Rate - 26 / 36 72%
Opposition Offloads - 10
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 69m KO 20m / NS P(Turner) / (N NO TRY)
2 min 57m Farah kick OOF
4 min 75m DO / (N TRY)
7 min 16m KO
9 min 5m Hawkins kick
10 min 14m N Err SCR / NS Err(Hiroti) SCR
13 min 0m P / TRY
16 min 25m Farah kick SCR
18 min 0m P / P / TRY
22 min 80m NS P(Try)
23 min 79m NS Err(Kavinga) 8m NS P(Kavinga) 34m / NS P(Johnstone)
26 min 68m Brittian kick COF 21m / NS P(Tracey)
31 min 17m N Err SCR / P / NS Err(Burns) SCR
32 min 58m N Err / NS Err (AmVaematahau) SCR
34 min 52m NS Err(Farah) SCR 30m / NS P(Hunt)
36 min 0m N Err SCR / Tracey kick TRY
39 min 21m Tracey kick
half time
40 min 5m Tracey kick COF
42 min 46m NS Err(Tracey)
43 min 90m DO 72m / NS P(Hawkins) / (N TRY)
47 min 12m KO
49 min 95m SCR / Farah kick COF 2m / NS P(Bailey) 86m / NS P(Bailey)
52 min 8m N Err SCR / Tracey kick
54 min 19m N Err SCR / NS Err(Farah) SCR
58 min 16m Tracey kick P / NS Err(Kavinga) SCR
59 min 90m NS 6TG(AmVaematahau) SCR / (N TRY)
63 min 93m NS Err(Kavinga) SCR
65 min 10m Hawkins kick
67 min 7m Farah kick
69 min 38m N Err / Hawkins kick DIG
71 min 11m P / Tracey kick / (N TRY)
76 min 26m N Err SCR NS Err(Burns)
79 min 0m P / N 6TG SCR / HAwkins kick TRY
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 37.9m - for the whole match
- 38.8m - 1st half
- 36.9m - 2nd half
Other Reserve Grade - NSW Intrust Premiership Matches
30-26 MtSm Mt Prtchrd b Warriors
23-22 Belm Canterbury b Wntwrthvll
23-23 Kanw Wyong d Newcastle
42-12 Koga St Geo-Ill b Wests
BYE Blacktown
BYE Penrith
W D L B Diff PT
MT PRITCHARD 6 - 2 1 +80 14
CANTERBURY 5 - 3 1 +49 12
PENRITH 5 - 3 1 +37 12
WESTS 5 - 4 - +45 10
ST GEO-ILL 5 - 4 - +29 10
WARRIORS 5 - 4 - - 10
WENTWORTHVILLE 4 - 4 1 -49 10
NEWTOWN 4 1 4 - +69 9
Norths 3 1 4 1 -1 9
Blacktown 3 1 4 1 -21 9
Wyong 2 1 6 - -117 5
Newcastle 1 2 6 - -121 4
U20 NSW Jersey Flegg Cup - Round 9
No matches scheduled
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Cup - Grand Final
25-14 Leic (1v2) Penrith b Canterbury
NSWRL U16 Harold Matthews Cup - Grand Final
Other U16 Matches 26-18 Leic (2v1) Manly b Parramatta
NSWRL Women's Premiership - Round 7
BYE
Other Women's NSW Premiership Matches
26-24 Cabr Cabramatta b Newcastle
48-10 Hick Penrith-Br b Wntwrthvll
16-0 Ende Cronulla-C b Norths
22-16 Belm Mt Prtchrd b Canterbury
W D L B Diff PT
SOUTHS 6 - - 1 +174 14
MT PRITCHARD 5 - 1 1 +150 12
CABRAMATTA 4 - 2 1 +86 10
CRONULLA-C 4 - 3 - +68 8
PENRITH-BRO 2 1 3 1 +4 7
Canterbury 3 - 4 - +26 6
Newcastle 2 - 4 1 -86 6
Norths 1 1 4 1 -32 5
Wentworthville - - 6 1 -390 -
NSWRL U18 Women's Tasha Gale 9s Cup - Grand Final
36-22 Leic (1v2) Cronulla b Newcastle