Stadium Australia
Sat Sep 24, 7:50pm
Selected Preliminary Final Teams
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week CyberView from the Hill - This WeekLate Changes
Johnston has been ruled out with a hamstring injury. Mansour and Host have been trimmed 24h before the game. Taaffe dropped out of the team. Moale is the concussion sub.
LOSS 12-32
The fairytale finals run of the Rabbitohs has come to an end at the hands of the Penrith Panthers to the tune of 32-12 in the preliminary final at Accor Stadium. As has been the case all year, Penrith started with a brutal intensity and came out firing with their defence in the opening sets. But a courageous Rabbitohs outfit refused to be bullied into submission, dishing out some hits of their own and earning a deserved repeat set through a Lachlan Ilias grubber. The Panthers had a try disallowed after the bunker confirmed Jarome Luai unfairly took Ilias out of the play, and they were made to pay immediately. Front rower Mark Nicholls burst onto a short ball close to the line, giving an offload of his own that took a deflection off Liam Martin, with Cody Walker there to dive on the loose ball and continue his tryscoring form. That lead was doubled in the 18th minute when stand-in winger Richard Kennar got on the end of a trademark left-side raid, managing to touch the ball down just inside the touch in-goal line. South Sydney had the running throughout the opening stages of the game and through enterprising play and taking their chances saw them lead 12-0 through 20 minutes of play. The key moment came in the closing stages of the first half, when a seemingly safe lead was overturned in the space of five minutes, giving the Panthers the chance they needed to get back into the game. The minor premiers weren’t able to capitalise on their chances deep inside Rabbitohs territory as their defence held solid, before a fortuitous slide from Api Koroisau eventually got them on the board in the shadows of half-time. With the potential for a field goal in the closing stages, a backline move saw a dropped ball swooped upon by Brian To’o saw him race close to 80m to staggeringly send the game into the sheds tied at 12-all. The whole momentum of the contest changed within the space of five minutes to close the opening 40, and that was continued by the Panthers straight out of the sheds. They went close to scoring first-up, and after securing the ball from a charge down, they made it three-straight tries just minutes into the second half to take their first lead of the game at 18-12. With the tide well and truly in Penrith’s favour, Souths were eventually able to stem the flow and got the chance to earn repeat sets deep in enemy territory, but couldn’t convert that into points. The task to turn things around got that much harder in the 54th minute when Izack Tago got on the end of the grubber and pushed the lead out to 12. Any hopes of a comeback were dashed when South Sydney were reduced to 12 men for the final 15 minutes of the game after Taane Milne was sent from the field for a high tackle. The Panthers took the shot at penalty goal from the infringement, extending the lead to 14 points. Despite the setback, they didn’t shirk the task over the final period of the game, maintaining the effort in defence and conceding just the one more try from a kick. It signals an end to the season of the Rabbitohs after they defied the odds of advancing to a preliminary final from seventh on the ladder.
11 min 6-0 Walker try L.Mitchell goal
18 min 12-0 Kennar try L.Mitchell goal
36 min 12-6
39 min 12-12
HT 12-12
44 min 12-18
55 min 12-24
64 min 12-26
78 min 12-32
Walker, Kennar tries
L.Mitchell 2 from 2 goals
Crowd 50,034
Referee A.Klien
Touch Judges P.Henderson / D.Oultram
Video G.Sutton
Scrums 6-4 (1H 3-3 )
Penalities 5-4 (1H 3-1 )
6-Again 1-2 (1H 1-1 )
Final Line Up -
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG 2FG
Flbk - 1 - Mitchell, Latrell 80 7 - - 4 - - 12 1 91 1 - 3 - - 2/2 - -
LWng - 21 - Kennar, Richard 80 1 - - 2 - 1 7 - 73 1 1 1 - 1 - - -
LCnt - 3 - Tass, Isaiah 80 7 1 - 1 1 1 21 1 211 - 3 - 1 - - - -
RCnt - 4 - Graham, Campbell 80 19 - 1 2 - - 18 - 163 1 - - - - - - -
RWng - 5 - Milne, Taane 63 4 1 - 1 - - 15 - 135 2 1 - - - - - - [0-63] SO
5/8 - 6 - Walker, Cody 80 15 1 - 10 - - 12 - 89 - 2 3 - 1 - - -
Half - 7 - Ilias, Lachlan 80 13 - - 2 - - 5 - 23 - - 14 - - - - -
Prop - 8 - Tatola, Junior 38 22 - - 3 - - 15 - 134 1 - - - - - - - [0-22,34-50]
Hook - 9 - Cook, Damien 80 47 - - 1 - - 6 4 38 3 1 1 - - - - -
Prop - 10 - Nicholls, Mark 38 23 - - 3 - - 12 - 126 - 1 - 1 - - - - [0-22,50-66]
SRow - 11 - Koloamatangi, Keaon 80 40 - - - - - 14 - 133 - - - - - - - -
SRow - 12 - Arrow, Jai 41 20 - - 2 - - 9 - 98 - - - - - - - - [0-34,50-57]
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron 80 53 - 1 4 1 - 21 - 162 1 2 - - - - - - (c)
Int - 14 - Nikorima, Kodi 23 5 - - 1 - - 2 - 11 - 1 - - - - - - [57-80]
Int - 15 - Sele, Hame 27 29 - - 1 - - 13 - 125 - - - - - - - - [22-50,71-80]
Int - 16 - Chee Kam, Michael 14 8 - - - - - 6 - 36 - 1 - - - - - - [66-80]
Int - 17 - Cartwright, Jed 49 22 1 - 4 - - 5 - 44 - 1 - - - - - - [22-71]
Conc - 18 - Moale, Davvy (DNP)
335 4 2 41 2 2 1700 10 14 22 2 2 2/2 - -
Completion Rate - 27/37 72%
Opposition Offloads - 5
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 31m ///// L.Mitchell kick COF \\\\\
2 min 19m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\
4 min 1m ///// Pe-6A ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\\
6 min 0m //// Ilias kick CIG
8 min 18m //// SS Err(LMitchell) SCR \\\\
10 min 26m //// Ilias kick COF \\\\ (Pe NO TRY)
11 min 0m P //// Pe-6TG TRY
14 min 95m SS Err(Milne) SCR 92m \ SS P(Tass) \\\\\
16 min 17m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\\
18 min 0m /// P /// TRY
20 min 18m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\\
22 min 67m SS Err(Milne) (Pe NO TRY) SCR \\\\
24 min 76m SS Err(Arrow) SS-CC Pe Err SCR /// SS Err(DCook) SCR \\\\\
27 min 15m Sh-DO (Pe NO TRY) P ///// Kennar kick \\\\\
28 min 14m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\
30 min 24m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\\
32 min 56m ///// Ilias kick 46m \ SS-6A(Koloamatangi) \\\\
35 min 57m Pe Err SCR //// SS Err(Tatola) SCR \\\\ (Pe TRY)
37 min 13m KO \\\\\
38 min 27m ///// Walker kick COF \\\
39 min 100m Pe Err SCR // SS Err(Graham) (Pe TRY)
half time
40 min 45m KO 11m \\\ SS P(Cartwright) \\\\
43 min 92m Pe Err SCR ///// Ilias kick ChDn 90m \ SS-6A(Murray) \\\ (Pe TRY)
45 min 14m KO \\\\\
47 min 28m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\
49 min 5m ///// P /// Ilias kick // DCook kick
51 min 0m Pe Err SCR / P //// Walker kick CIG
52 min 18m Pe-Sh DO \\\\\
53 min 47m ///// Ilias kick COF \\\\ (Pe TRY)
56 min 13m KO \\\\\
58 min 0m ///// Walker kick CIG
59 min 72m Pe-Sh DO // SS Err(Kennar) 15m \\\ SS P(Walker) \\\\
62 min 21m Pe Err Pe-CC(x) SCR ///// Ilias kick COF \\\
64 min 100m Pe Err SS P-SO(Milne) (Pe GOAL)
65 min 30m Sh-KO \\\
66 min 61m Pe Err SS Err(DCook) SS-CC(x) SCR \\
68 min 16m Pe Err ///// LMitchell kick \\\\
69 min 87m Sh-DO \\\\\
71 min 65m // SS Err(DCook) \\\ (Pe NO TRY)
73 min 54m //// SS Err(Murray) \\\\
75 min 24m Sh-DO /// LMitchell kick \\\\\
77 min 59m ////// ChOv \\\\ (Pe TRY)
79 min 32m Sh-KO
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 37.3m - for the whole match
- 33.1m - 1st half
- 41.8m - 2nd half
Other First Grade Matches - Preliminary Finals
24-20 NQSt (4v2) Parramatta b Nth Qld
Other First Grade Matches - Grand Final
28-12 StAu (1v2) Penrith b Parramatta (Oct 2)
Judiciary News
Taane Milne has been charged by the Match Review Committee with a Grade 2 Reckless - High Tackle charge for the tackle in the 63rd minute. It is his 3rd offence and carries a 7 match charge. He has since taken the early guilty please and reduces his charge to 6 matches.
Reserve Grade Knock-On Effect NSW Premiership - Grand Final
29-22 WSS (1v2) Penrith b Canterbury [NSWRL TV] State Championship 44-10 StAu Penrith b Norths-Bris [Fox/Ch9] (Oct 2)
NSWRL U21 Jersey Flegg - Grand Final
19-18 WSS (2v1) Penrith b Newcastle (ET/GP)[NSWRL TV]
NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup Carnival - Round 1
v Canterbury-Bankstown, Tuggerah Sporting Complex Field 3, Tue Sep 27 9:00am
DRAW 8-8
The series is part of the NSWRL Festival of Football. Matches were played in 2 x 15 minute halves. The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ female pathways program took another step forward this week when the Lisa Fiaola Cup squad took part in the 2022 Gala Day on Tuesday 27 September at Tuggerah’s Central Coast Regional Sporting Complex. The 22-player squad was led by Head Coach Shane Manning to the tournament which saw the under 17s girls play in four games against teams from around New South Wales. Each player in the squad played in all four matches on the day, giving these young prospects the chance to play against the best 17-year-old girls in the state over a four-game period. The Rabbitohs had one win, one draw and two losses from their four games with five-eighth Kiani Duckett scoring four tries throughout the competition.
1 min 4-0 K.Duckett try 11 min 4-4 15 min 8-4 L.McLean try HT 8-4 24 min 8-8 K.Duckett, L.McLean tries no goals attempted Other Womens Lisa Fiaola Cup Matches - Round 1 BYE (Pool A) Nth Rivers 16-12 Tugh (Pool A) Parramatta b Penrith 8-0 Tugh (Pool A) C Coast b St George BYE (Pool B) Newcastle 4-4 Tugh (Pool B) Wests-Tig d Cronulla 8-4 Tugh (Pool B) Nth Coast b Victoria BYE (Pool C) Illawarra 4-4 Tugh (Pool C) Nthrn Div d Wstrn Div
NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup Carnival - Round 2
v Illawarra, Tuggerah Sporting Complex Field 3, Tue Sep 27 10:20am
LOSS 0-28
4 min 0-4 7 min 0-8 9 min 0-12 15 min 0-16 HT 0-16 18 min 0-20 20 min 0-24 25 min 0-28 no tries no goals Other Womens Lisa Fiaola Cup Matches - Round 2 BYE (Pool A) St George 8-4 Tugh (Pool A) Nth Rivers b Penrith 20-4 Tugh (Pool A) Parramatta b C Coast BYE (Pool B) Victoria 12-8 Tugh (Pool B) Cronulla b Newcastle 20-4 Tugh (Pool B) Nth Coast b Wests-Tig BYE (Pool C) Wstrn Div 12-4 Tugh (Pool C) Nthrn Div b Canterbury
NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup Carnival - Round 3
v Northern Division, Tuggerah Sporting Complex Field 3, Tue Sep 27 12:20pm
LOSS 8-16
K.Duckett 2 tries no goals attempted Other Womens Lisa Fiaola Cup Matches - Round 3 BYE (Pool A) Parramatta 12-8 Tugh (Pool A) St George b Nth Rivers 12-0 Tugh (Pool A) C Coast b Penrith BYE (Pool B) Wests-Tig 12-4 Tugh (Pool B) Victoria b Newcastle 16-12 Tugh (Pool B) Nth Coast b Cronulla BYE (Pool C) Canterbury 24-0 Tugh (Pool C) Illawarra b Wstrn Div
NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup Carnival - Round 4
BYE
Other Womens Lisa Fiaola Cup Matches - Round 4 BYE (Pool A) Penrith 16-4 Tugh (Pool A) Parramatta b St George 8-4 Tugh (Pool A) Nth Rivers b C Coast BYE (Pool B) Cronulla 8-8 Tugh (Pool B) Wests-Tig d Victoria 12-8 Tugh (Pool B) Nth Coast b Newcastle 16-8 Tugh (Pool C) Wstrn Div b Canterbury 12-0 Tugh (Pool C) Illawarra b Nthrn Div
NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup Carnival - Round 5
v Western Division, Tuggerah Sporting Complex Field 3, Tue Sep 27 2:20pm
WIN 16-4
S.Lyons, V.Tawake-Saukuru, K.Duckett, L.McLean tries
no goals attempted
Other Womens Lisa Fiaola Cup Matches - Round 5
BYE (Pool A) C Coast
16-12 Tugh (Pool A) St George b Penrith
16-4 Tugh (Pool A) Parramatta b Nth Rivers
BYE (Pool B) Nth Coast
16-8 Tugh (Pool B) Victoria b Cronulla
16-4 Tugh (Pool B) Wests-Tig b Newcastle
BYE (Pool C) Nthrn Div
24-0 Tugh (Pool C) Illawarra b Canterbury
(Pool A)
W D L B F A Diff Pt
PARRAMATTA 4 - - 1 68 24 +44 10
C Coast 2 - 2 1 28 28 - 6
Nth Rivers 2 - 2 1 28 36 -8 6
St George 2 - 2 1 32 44 -12 6
Penrith - - 4 1 28 52 -24 2
(Pool B)
W D L B F A Diff Pt
NTH COAST 4 - - 1 56 28 +28 10
Victoria 2 1 1 1 40 28 +12 7
Wests-Tig 1 2 1 1 32 36 -4 6
Cronulla 1 1 2 1 36 44 -8 5
Newcastle - - 4 1 24 52 -28 2
(Pool C)
W D L B F A Diff Pt
ILLAWARRA 4 - - 1 88 - +88 10
Nthrn Div 2 1 1 1 32 28 +4 7
Souths 1 1 2 1 32 56 -24 5
Wstrn Div 1 1 2 1 24 52 -28 5
Canterbury - 1 3 1 20 60 -40 3
No finals played