Stadium Australia
Sun Aug 28, 3:00pm
Late Changes
LOSS 10-22
The final make up of the NRL Premierships top eight will be decided next Friday night when the Rabbitohs take on the Knights, after the Rabbitohs fell to the Brisbane Broncos 22 points to 10 at Suncorp Stadium this afternoon (Sunday). 40,094 supporters saw the Broncos score four tries to two, in a match that did not reach any great heights with the loss not affecting the Rabbitohs ability to finish in the top eight at the completion of the regular season. The Rabbitohs remain in ninth position on the ladder on for-and-against behind the Knights, their opponents in next Friday nights blockbuster match-up in Newcastle. The Broncos cannot finish anywhere other than third position. The Rabbitohs got away to a terrific start when rookie fullback James Roberts scored in the second minute of play. From a repeat set of six, the Rabbitohs swung the ball to the right through halfback Chris Sandow, with Roberts using his speed to get outside of Broncos number seven Peter Wallace. Sandow converted to give the red and greens an early six-nil lead. The Broncos were denied a try by the video referee four minutes later, and had to wait until the 14th minute to post their first points through Alex Glenn. Glenn scored a soft try, piercing the Rabbitohs defence from close range. Corey Parker converted to lock up the scores at six-all. The Rabbitohs line was under attack for a 15 minute period in the middle of the first half, but they held strong until the 28th minute when Brisbane centre Jack Reed out-leapt his opponents to score. Parker converted to give the home side a six point advantage. South Sydney countered immediately with Chris McQueen scoring in the 29th minute of play. Sandow was involved twice as he put on a run-around play with Nathan Peats, throwing the long ball to McQueen who fought off four defenders to score in the corner, reducing the deficit to two points. The Broncos scored once more before the break when Sam Thaiday scored in the right hand corner after the video referee checked an obstruction by centre Ben Teo. Parker converted to give the home side an eight-point break at the end of the first half. The Broncos seemed to have dominated possession and field position in the first forty minutes, with the Rabbitohs handing the ball over too often to mount consistent pressure. And that story continued in the second half. The Rabbitohs had a chance to score through Issac Luke in the 49th minute but replays showed he got a slight touch to a bomb that allowed the video referee to rule a knock on. Rabbitohs centre Greg Inglis went down with an injury in the 55th minute of play. Inglis looked to have hurt his ankle and will be assessed in the lead up to the Knights match. Four minutes later the Broncos scored where Inglis would have been defending, when Ben Teo split two Rabbitohs defenders to score. Parker missed the conversion attempt, giving the Broncos a 22-10 lead. Over the final 20 minutes of play, the Broncos played fairly composed football, with the Rabbitohs chancing their arm to try and peg back the Broncos lead. Both sides were making handling errors and the game seemed to coast along to the full time siren. The Rabbitohs had one last chance to score in the 75th minute when captain Michael Crocker was brought down short of the line, and the Broncos were denied a try in the final minute after Reed knocked on in the air from cross field bomb. The loss has not affected the Rabbitohs ability to make the top eight this season. The Rabbitohs need to defeat the Newcastle Knights on Friday night at Ausgrid Stadium at 7:35pm to secure a spot in the top eight. The Bulldogs could also snatch a spot in the top eight, but would need to overcome a massive deficit in their for-and-against to jump either the Rabbitohs or the Knights.
Roberts, McQueen tries Sandow 1 from 2 goals Crowd 40,094 Referee T.Archer / J.Maxwell Penalities 2-6 Scrums 6-7 Other FG Matches 18-4 Brok Manly b Melbourne 13-12 Parr Syd Rstrs b Parramatta 32-22 StAu Canterbury b Newcastle 28-20 Town Nth Qld b Cronulla 19-18 Bruc Penrith b Canberra 26-22 Woll St Geo-Ill b Warriors 39-10 Camp Wests-Tig b Gold Coast
Judiciary News
No one has been charged out of the match.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 25
v Brisbane, 12:45pm
LOSS 6-54
Late changes - Team was 1-17. In the Toyota Cup match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were taken to school by the Brisbane Broncos, 54 points to 6 at Suncorp Stadium this afternoon (Sunday). The Broncos ran in nine tries to one against the Rabbitohs with many of the Queenslanders having had previous first grade experience. The Rabbitohs only try came in the 30th minute of the match when Hamish Bryant scored for the men from South Sydney.
40 min 6-30
6-36
6-42
6-48
6-54
Bryant try
French 1 from 1 goals
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Vale, Kieran - - -
Wing - Lolesio, Paul - - -
Cntr - Jaeger, Reece - - -
Cntr - Takapu, Arthur - - -
Wing - Sisifa, David - - -
5/8 - Koroisau, Apisai - - -
Half - French, Kurt - 1/1 -
Prop - Vaingalo, Keliti - - -
Hook - Brennan, Darryl - - -
Prop - Bryant, Hamish 1 - -
SRow - Jarrett, Brett - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle - - -
Lock - Matthew, Blake - - -
Int - Artemi, Andrew - - -
Int - Cooper, James - - -
Int - Valantino, Jonathan - - -
Int - Schuster, Roy - - -
1 1/1 -
Other NYC Matches
40-0 Brok Melbourne b Manly
40-10 Parr Syd Rstrs b Parramatta
12-10 StAu Newcastle b Canterbury
42-22 Town Nth Qld b Cronulla
42-34 Bruc Penrith b Canberra
42-30 Woll Warriors b St Geo-Ill
56-18 Camp Wests-Tig b Gold Coast
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 24
v Windsor, Windsor Sports Complex, Saturday Aug 27 6:00pm
WIN 46-8
Late Changes - Roberts, Talanoa, Falloon are out, Mansour started fullback, Judd centre, D.Webster lock, Hawkins on the wing, McKinnon hooker and Ryan Apps was added to the bench. 10 minutes into the game, Mundine grubbers a kick into the in-goal which is mis-fielded by Windsor and pounced on by Nichols who scores. Mundine converts. 6-0. 7 minutes later Bears forces a change of possession at half way and a few tackles later Mundine burrows over from dummy half. but misses with the conversion attempt, 10-0. After another 5 minutes McKinnon attacks the line and scores. Mundine converts. 16-0. 6 minutes before halftime Windsor score from a kick ingoal. 16-4. 7 minutes after the break a beautiful kick from Mundine into in goal, allows Areatti to fall on the ball and score. Mundine converts. 22-4. 4 minutes later Windsor hit back with a try, 22-8. 25 minutes from the end Mansour makes his second big break of the half of 40 metres. Next tackle Mundine puts up a great crossfield kick which is fielded by a high flying Curtis Johnston. Mundine converts. 28-8. Then big George Burgess crashes through two tackles to score under the posts. Mundine converts. 34-8. On the 5th tackle a loose pass to Florimo is knocked back, he recovers to put up a high kick under pressure, fielded by Johnston who scores. Mundine converts. 40-8. 7 minutes before the end, Windsor is on the attack and put in a kick which is fielded by Mundine, he passes to Johnston who runs 90 metres to score under the post his third try of the day. Mundine converts. 46-8.
10 min 6-0
17 min 10-0
25 min 16-0
34 min 16-4
47 min 22-4
51 min 22-8
55 min 28-8
62 min 34-8
66 min 40-8
73 min 46-8
Johnston 3, Nichols, McKinnon, Areaiiti, G.Burgess, Mundine tries
Mundine 7 from 8 goals
Final Line up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Mansour, Josh - - -
Wing - Johnston, Curtis 3 - -
Cntr - Nichols, Greg 1 - - (c)
Cntr - Judd, Blake - - -
Wing - Hawkins, Jack - - -
5/8 - Mundine, Matt 1 7/8 -
Half - Florimo, Jay - - -
Prop - Burgess, George 1 - -
Hook - McKinnon, Brendan 1 - -
Prop - Areaiiti, Neccrom 1 - -
SRow - Renieri, Alex - - -
SRow - Molan, Brock - - -
Lock - Webster, Dean - - -
Int - Retzlaff, Herman - - -
Int - Matapuku, Joey - - -
Int - Shearer, Jake - - -
Int - Apps, Ryan - - -
8 7/8 -
Other NSW Cup Matches
30-28 Hens Auckland b Cronulla
36-28 Lyal Wntwrthvll b C Coast
26-16 Brok Manly b Balm-Ryde
40-24 Hens Newtown b Canterbury