Robina Stadium
Sat May 2, 3:00pm
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late ChangesJamie Simpson again started the game with Issac Luke starting on the bench. Again Shannan McPherson and Ben Lowe dropped off the bench.
LOSS 14-22
The South Sydney Rabbitohs fell just short of knocking off the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park today (Saturday), going down 22 points to 14. The eight-point final margin did not indicate the effort and commitment that the Rabbitohs played with against one of the top teams in the NRL, with the Rabbitohs having an opportunity to steal the win with a couple of minutes left on the clock. The Rabbitohs looked dangerous early in the game, working the ball around the rucks and making metres up the middle, but it was the Titans who were first to score when the video referee awarded Preston Campbell a try. Scott Prince kicked the conversion to give the Titans a six-nil lead after 15 minutes. The Rabbitohs struck back three minutes later through hooker Issac Luke. Luke scooted from dummy half close to the line, darting left before taking three defenders with him to plant the ball down on the goal line. Luke missed the conversion to reduce the deficit to two points. Penalty goals to Rabbitohs halfback Chris Sandow in the 24th and 40th minutes of the first half gave South Sydney an 8-6 lead at the break. It was tight defensive first half, but the Rabbitohs were making metres up the middle and earning repeat sets. The Titans dominated the opening to the second half, with the Rabbitohs goal line defence repelling raid after raid from the Gold Coast side. The Titans were the first to score after the break in the 54th minute when former Rabbitoh Chris Walker scored in the right hand corner. The Rabbitohs replied in the 62nd minute when stalwart Luke Stuart crashed through the line from short range to get Souths back in front, after some skilful play on the right hand edge. Stuart straightened up the play by crashing through the defence to score. Sandow’s conversion gave the Rabbitohs a 14-10 lead with 17 minutes left on the clock. Dual international Mat Rogers scored for the Titans in the 71st minute after the Rabbitohs had repelled four straight sets on their own line. Prince’s conversion gave the Titans a two-point advantage with less than ten minutes left on the clock. The Rabbitohs thought they had stolen the game from the fingertips of the Titans in the 77th minutes, but it was fingertips that denied the Rabbitohs the lead when the video referee deemed Issac Luke had knocked the ball forward into Preston Campbell before Sandow cleaned up the loose ball and touched down under the posts. Titans’ second-rower Anthony Laffranchi scored a try in the final minute to extend the winning margin to eight, but the Rabbitohs can stand tall with the effort they displayed in this round eight clash. South Sydney goal line defence was stoic for a majority of the match and their ability to make metres through the middle of the Titans defence was excellent.
14 min 0-6
18 min 4-6
24 min 6-6
40 min 8-6
54 min 8-10
63 min 14-10
71 min 14-16
80 min 14-22
Stuart, Luke tries
Sandow 3 from 4 goals
Crowd 19,833
Referee A.Klein / C.James
Penalities 8-6
Scrums 7-7
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Capewell, Luke 80 8 - 2 - 7 - 52 - 2 - - - - -
Wing - Merritt, Nathan 80 3 - 3 - 7 3 59 - - 1 - - - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 80 15 1 4 - 10 3 80 1 3 - - - - -
Cntr - Champion, Beau 80 20 - 5 - 11 2 75 - 1 - - - - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 80 4 - 1 - 12 6 75 1 - 2 - - - -
5/8 - Sutton, John 80 25 - 3 - 7 - 76 1 1 4 1 - - -
Half - Sandow, Chris 80 19 - 4 - 6 1 55 5 - 6 - - 3/4 -
Prop - Stuart, Luke 59 35 - - 1 12 - 105 - - - - 1 - -
Hook - Simpson, Jamie 13 6 - - - 3 2 20 2 - - - - - -
Prop - Asotasi, Roy 54 33 - 2 - 13 - 115 - - - - - - - (c)
SRow - Kidwell, David 50 20 2 4 - 12 - 91 1 1 - - - - -
SRow - Fa'alogo, David 59 33 - 2 - 12 - 82 - 1 - - - - -
Lock - Wing, Craig 80 44 1 2 - 8 2 70 1 3 - - - - -
Int - Luke, Issac 67 28 1 5 1 10 8 94 1 2 4 - 1 - -
Int - Pettybourne, Eddy 51 30 - 2 - 9 - 66 1 - - - - - -
Int - Lowe, Jamian 19 12 - 1 - 5 - 41 - - - - - - -
Int - Geddes, Scott 28 16 1 - - 10 1 76 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 351 6 40 2 1234 14 14 17 1 2 3/4 -
Completion Rate - 23/35
Opposition Offloads - 16
Effective 1st Tackles
1 min 52m ChgDwn
3 min 42m P / Sandow kick COFIG
5 min 15m GC Err / SS Err / SCR
7 min 35m P / SS Err / SCR
9 min 90m Talanoa kick 3m / SS P 30m / SS P / 6TG
13 min 73m SS CIG (GC TRY)
17 min 0m GC Err / SCR / TRY
19 min 12m Sandow kick
23 min 0m P / Sandow kick / P / GOAL
24 min 21m Sandow kick COF
26 min 30m SS Err
28 min 21m Sandow kick
29 min 90m GC Err / SCR / SS Err / SCR 43m / SS P
32 min 25m GC Err / Sutton kick COF
35 min 0m GC Err / P / Luke kick
37 min 15m P / P / (SS NO TRY) / SS Err
39 min 0m GC Err / SCR / P / GOAL
half time
41 min 96m Wing kick / SS Err / SCR 52m / SS P / 86m / SS P
44 min 20m GC Err / SCR / Luke kick COF
46 min 76m SS CIG / (GC NO TRY)
47 min 15m GC Err / Sutton kick
48 min 62m SS Err
50 min 17m Luke kick
52 min 65m Sutton kick
53 min 70m SS CIG / (GC TRY)
57 min 22m Luke kick COF
58 min 88m SS Err / (GC NO TRY)
60 min 16m Sandow kick
61 min 0m GC Err / TRY
64 min 58m Sandow kick OOF
65 min 66m SS CIG
67 min 96m SS Err / SCR
69 min 94m GC Err / SCR / SS Err / SCR 79m / SS P (GC TRY)
75 min 20m Sutton kick COF
76 min 16m SCR / Merritt kick / SS Err (SS NO TRY)
79 min 52m SS Err / (GC TRY)
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 42.0m - for the whole match
- 32.6m - 1st half
- 49.9m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 40.1m - 1st half
- 52.7m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
22-8 Brok Melbourne b Manly
28-18 Parr Parramatta b Nth Qld
19-12 Ende Sydney b Cronulla
28-12 Newc Newcastle b Brisbane
18-10 Bruc Penrith b Canberra
12-11 Woll St Geo-Ill b Warriors
22-20 StAu Bulldogs b Wests-Tig
W D L B Diff PT
BULLDOGS 7 - 1 - +72 12 +
ST GEO-ILL 6 - 2 - +60 12
BRISBANE 6 - 2 - +46 12
GOLD COAST 6 - 2 - +32 12
NEWCASTLE 5 - 3 - +24 10
MELBOURNE 4 1 3 - +7 9
SOUTHS 4 - 4 - +30 8
PENRITH 4 - 4 - +12 8
West-Tig 4 - 4 - -27 8
Warriors 3 1 4 - -14 7
Nth Qld 3 - 5 - +32 6
Sydney 3 - 5 - -41 6
Parramatta 3 - 5 - -84 6
Manly 2 - 6 - -39 4
Canberra 2 - 6 - -43 4
Cronulla 1 - 7 - -67 2
+ deducted 2 points for extra player on the field
Judiciary News
Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke has been charged with grade one striking from an incident in the 79th minute of the Rabbitohs’ loss to the Titans last Saturday. If Luke pleads guilty early he will attract 131 points meaning he will miss this Friday night’s Test match against Australia. If he fights the charge at the judiciary and loses he will attract 175 points, also a one game suspension. The South Sydney Rabbitohs have informed the NRL that the Club intends to contest the grade one striking charge placed on Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke after the Club’s match against the Gold Coast Titans last Saturday. Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said: “We have spoken to our legal counsel Geoff Bellew and we believe that we have a case. “We intend to fight the charge vigorously making way for Issac to play in this Friday night’s Test match for New Zealand.”
Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke has been suspended for one match by the NRL Judiciary tonight (Wednesday) after being found guilty of a grade one striking charge on Gold Coast Titans player Anthony Laffranchi last Saturday. The Judiciary’s decision means that Luke will miss Friday night’s Anzac Test Match between New Zealand and Australia, however he will be available for the Rabbitohs round ten match against the Wests Tigers on Sunday 17 May at the Sydney Cricket Ground. “We’re very disappointed for Issac, having to miss a Test match for this incident,” Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor said. “We know Issac loves playing for New Zealand and we’re really disappointed for him that he can’t play on Friday night. The experience that he gets playing for his country is invaluable and we couldn’t be more disappointed for him tonight.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 8
v Gold Coast, 12:45pm
WIN 50-6
In the Toyota Cup match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have hammered the Gold Coast Titans 50 points to 6 at Skilled Park. The Rabbitohs ran in nine tries to one in a polished performance. Dylan Farrell, Kane Morgan and Jason Clark all scored doubles for the visitors, with Clark, Matt Mundine and Malcolm Webster showing the potential they have as professional Rugby League players.
40 min 34-0
Clark 2, Farrell 2, Morgan 2, Vaivai, Webster, Mansour tries
Vaivai 7 goals
Other NYC Matches
28-26 Brok Melbourne b Manly
24-20 Parr Nth Qld b Parramatta
42-12 Ende Sydney b Cronulla
28-26 Newc Newcastle b Brisbane
37-6 Bruc Penrith b Canberra
30-14 Woll St Geo-Ill b Warriors
30-27 StAu Bulldogs b Wests-Tig
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 7 - 1 - +160 14
MELBOURNE 7 - 1 - +93 14
ST GEO-ILL 6 - 2 - +100 12
BULLDOGS 6 - 2 - +27 12
GOLD COAST 5 - 3 - +66 10
SOUTHS 4 - 4 - +40 8
CANBERRA 4 - 4 - -4 8
WESTS-TIG 4 - 4 - -46 8
Nth Qld 4 - 4 - -47 8
Warriors 3 - 5 - -60 6
Newcastle 3 - 5 - -80 6
Cronulla 3 - 5 - -81 6
Sydney 2 - 6 - -26 4
Parramatta 2 - 6 - -34 4
Penrith 2 - 6 - -34 4
Brisbane 2 - 6 - -74 4
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 12 - 4 - +160 24
Bulldogs 13 - 3 - +99 24 +
Melbourne 11 1 4 - +100 23
Gold Coast 11 - 5 - +98 22
Manly 9 - 7 - +121 18
Souths 8 - 8 - +70 16
Brisbane 8 - 8 - -28 16
Newcastle 8 - 8 - -56 16
Wests-Tig 8 - 8 - -73 16
Nth Qld 7 - 9 - -15 14
Warriors 6 1 9 - -74 13
Penrith 6 - 10 - -22 12
Canberra 6 - 10 - -47 12
Sydney 5 - 11 - -67 10
Parramatta 5 - 11 - -118 10
Cronulla 4 - 12 - -148 8
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 7
v Auckland Vulcans, North Sydney Oval, Sat May 2 1:00pm
WIN 36-12
Late changes - Apps and Greenfield were out. Johnston started on the wing, Blaker in the second row. The North Sydney Bears ended a three-game losing streak without a star-studded line-up of Rabbitohs at North Sydney Oval on Saturday. The Bears, feeder club to South Sydney, defeated Auckland 36-12 after an impressive first-half performance. Auckland take a early lead after Justin Hunt's kick is charged down and they regather the ball and score from that set. 0-4. Bears hit back when Justin Hunt passes to David Tyrell who makes a strong run to score. Jarryd Hogan converts. 6-4 Jarryd Hogan sets up the next try for Bladen Baird who scores. Hogan converts. 12-4. Then Samu Wara throws a cut out pass to Reece Robinson who scores. After 18 min its 16-4. Soon after Curtis Johnston scores from a bomb. Hogan converts. 22-4 An Auckland bomb goes up and is caught by an Auckland player who offloads to a team mate to score. 22-8 Then a few minutes out from halftime John Kaifoto and Daniel O'Regan sin-binned for fighting. After resuming in the second half, the ball is spread wide from the scrum for Reece Robinson to score. 26-8. Soon after Matt Hunt hits the ball up from a penalty and then Beau Falloon scoots from dummy half to score. Hogan converts. Bears now have a commanding 32-8 lead. At the 60 min mark Centre Atelea Nafetalai scores for Auckland. 32-12 A few minutes from fulltime Justin Hunt sets up a finaltry for Curtis Johnston. Fulltime 36-12. "It was good to get back in the winners’ circle – to learn how to win again," coach Wayne Lambkin said. It was a strong performance from the Bears although Lambkin was not happy with their second half. "We took the foot off the pedal after leading 22-8 at halftime," he said. "I don’t think we were in any danger of losing but we need to improve so we can put the opposition away."
4 min 0-4
8 min 6-4
11 min 12-4
18 min 16-4
23 min 22-4
31 min 22-8
47 min 26-8
51 min 32-8
60 min 32-12
77 min 36-12
Robinson 2, Johnston 2, Tyrrell, Baird, Falloon tries
Hogan 4 from 7 goals
10SB 37 min Kaifoto, John Fighting
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Wara, Samu - - -
Wing - Johnston, Curtis 2 - -
Cntr - McQueen, Chris - - -
Cntr - Baird, Bladen 1 - -
Wing - Robinson, Reece 2 - -
5/8 - Hunt, Justin - - -
Half - Hogan, Jarryd - 4/7 -
Prop - Trembath, Chris - - -
Hook - Falloon, Beau 1 - -
Prop - Crossman, Garret - - -
SRow - Blaker, Brett - - -
SRow - Tyrrell, Dave 1 - -
Lock - Dalton, Sean - - - (c)
Int - Sayegh, David - - -
Int - Kaifoto, John - - -
Int - Hunt, Matt - - -
Int - Ngaro, Vince - - -
7 4/7 -
Other NSW Cup Matches
20-12 RCos Bankstown b Shellharbour
40-16 Ende Cronulla b Wests
30-20 Wyng C Coast b Windsor
32-12 Leic Balm-Ryde b Newtown
W D L B Diff PT
WESTS 5 - 1 1 +28 12
WENTWORTHVILLE 4 - 1 2 +26 12
BANKSTOWN CITY 4 - 2 1 +54 10
BALMAIN-RYDE 4 - 2 1 +15 10
CENTRAL COAST 4 1 2 - +26 9
NORTH SYDNEY 3 - 3 1 +36 8
CRONULLA 3 - 3 1 +18 8
AUCKLAND 2 1 4 - -23 5
Shellharbour 2 - 5 - +38 4
Windsor 2 - 5 - -42 4
Newtown 1 - 6 - -120 2
NSWRL U18 SG Ball - Semi Finals
Other U18 Matches 62-12 SMry Canterbury b Bris-Norths 28-14 SMry Melbourne b Manly
NSWRL U16 Matthews - Semi Finals
Other U16 Matches
40-16 SMry Parramatta b Wests
30-24 SMry Canterbury b Newcastle