Stadium Australia
Sat Aug 22, 7:30pm
Johns has dropped out the squad after suffering a compound facture of the finger at training. Marsters has come into the squad. Dargan and Corey Allan were trimmed 24 hours before the game. Cartwright and Dane Gagai were 18th men.
WIN 56-16
South Sydney racked up their greatest half-time lead in 113 years of rugby league history to thrash the Manly Sea Eagles 56-16 at ANZ Stadium. A blistering six-try performance in the first half set up a remarkable 38-0 scoreline at the break – eclipsing previous 37-0 leads against Wests and Penrith in 1910 and 1980. Latrell Mitchell ran riot to play a hand in three tries with Adam Reynolds converting seven goals from as many attempts in horror night for the Sea Eagles, who remain winless at the venue since the 2013 preliminary final. Three tries to the Sea Eagles halted the Rabbitohs' dominance momentarily in the second half but a further four tries confirmed their biggest loss since 2005. The onslaught began in the eighth minute when Bunnies debutant Steven Marsters finished off a quick pass from Mitchell to charge over in the right-hand corner. Cameron Murray turned provider shortly after with a late offload allowing Thomas Burgess to carry three defenders with him which allowed a raid on the left edge to be finished off by Alex Johnston. Johnston was over again just four minutes later in near-identical fashion as Sea Eagles defenders Moses Suli and Reuben Garrick had no answers for the attacking raids. Manly's night began to sour when Tevita Funa, filling in at fullback for the Sea Eagles, was sin-binned for a swinging arm on Johnston as he was crossing for his second try of the evening. Johnston left the field for a head injury assessment and failed to return as the Rabbitohs took advantage of an eight-point try following the foul play. With Johnston leaving the field, it resulted in a backline reschuffle with Graham going to the wing and Murray into the centres. Tries to Campbell Graham via Mitchell cut-out passes in the 18th and 33rd minutes of the game set up an incredible 32-0 scoreline. Funa's night turned horrible when he threw a pass for Mitchell to intercept 10 metres out from his own line, completing a diabolical opening 40 minutes from Des Hasler's men. The Sea Eagles lost Joel Thompson pre-game after he failed to overcome a nasty tongue wound in time but were boosted by the early return of Addin Fonua-Blake following a knee injury. Fonua-Blake led the way in a badly-beaten outfit that were otherwise completely dominated by opposite numbers Tevita Tatola (135 metres) and Thomas Burgess (125 metres) through the middle. Moses Suli was next to leave the field with a leg injury, while debutant Kurt Dillon was placed on report for a high tackle in the only concern for the Rabbitohs. A crash-and-bash effort from Tatola handed the Rabbitohs their first try of the second half with 13 minutes left. Mitchell ensured the half-century mark was reached with six minutes left, crossing for a double after a late Mark Nicholls offload. The points continued late when Cody Walker sent Murray over with a deft kick – Mitchell then stepping up in Reynolds' (nine from nine) absence to ensure the Rabbitohs maintained their 100 percent goal-kicking strike rate for the night.
8 min 6-0 Marsters try Reynolds goal
10 min 12-0 Johnston try Reynolds goal
13 min 20-0 Johnston try Reynolds 2 goals (8 pt try)
18 min 26-0 Graham try Reynolds goal
33 min 32-0 Graham try Reynolds goal
37 min 38-0 Mitchell try Reynolds goal
HT 38-0 (Record halftime score)
50 min 38-4
61 min 38-10
67 min 44-10 Tatola try Reynolds goal
72 min 50-10 Mitchell try Reynolds goal
75 min 56-10 Murray try Mitchell goal
78 min 56-16
Johnston 2, Graham 2, Mitchell 2, Marsters, Tatola, Murray tries
Reynolds 9 from 9, Mitchell 1 from 1 goals
Referee G.Sutton
Crowd 4,712 (Match played with 25% capacity restricted attendance due to COVID-19)
Scrums 7-5 (1H 3-1 )
Penalities 2-1 (1H 0-0 )
6 Again 6-2 (1H 3-1 )
Final Line Up -
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Mitchell, Latrell 80 1 - - - 1 11 - 80 1 - - 1 2 1/1 -
RWng - 5 - Paulo, Jaxson 80 6 - - 1 - 12 - 105 - 2 - - - - -
RCnt - 22 + Marsters, Steven 80 21 - - 6 1 11 - 95 1 - 1 - 1 - -
LCnt - 3 - Graham, Campbell 80 7 - - 1 2 19 - 163 - - - 2 2 - -
LWng - 2 - Johnston, Alex 15 - - - - 2 4 1 39 - - - - 2 - - [0-15]
5/8 - 6 - Walker, Cody 80 15 - - 3 - 13 - 83 - - 13 1 - - -
Half - 7 - Reynolds, Adam 73 17 - 1 2 - 8 - 44 - - 11 - - 9/9 - (c) [0-73]
Prop - 8 - Tatola, Junior 41 12 - - 1 1 17 - 166 - - - - 1 - - [0-23,62-80]
Hook - 9 - Cook, Damien 80 31 - - - - 14 11 118 - - 1 1 - - -
Prop - 10 - Burgess, Tom 39 25 - - 2 1 16 - 169 - - - - - - - [0-24,58-73]
SRow - 11 - Su'A, Jaydn 71 32 - - 1 - 18 - 147 - 1 - - - - - [0-71]
SRow - 12 - Sironen, Bayley 80 23 - - 2 - 15 - 128 1 - - - - - -
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron 80 22 - - - - 12 - 110 - 2 - - 1 - -
Int - 14 - Nicholls, Mark 43 22 - 1 1 - 12 - 95 - 1 - 1 - - - [15-35,57-80]
Int - 15 - Koloamatangi, Keaon 48 19 - - - - 17 - 176 - 1 - - - - - [23-62,71-80]
Int - 16 - Mago, Patrick 41 11 - - - - 15 - 149 1 1 - - - - - [24-58,73-80]
Int - 21 + Dillon, Kurt 29 10 1 - - - 10 - 80 1 - - - - - - [35-57,73-80]
274 1 2 20 8 1953 5 8 26 6 9 10/10 -
Completion Rate - 45/49 92%
Opposition Offloads - 12
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 13m KO
1 min 14m Reynolds kick
3 min 7m Reynolds kick
5 min 25m Reynolds kick COF
6 min 24m Walker kick
8 min 0m MW Err SCR / TRY
10 min 0m TRY
13 min 0m MW-6A / MW-6A / TRY MW-10SB
17 min 12m Reynolds kick COF
18 min 0m TRY
21 min 24m Reynolds kick SS NO TRY ChOv 6m / SS-6A(Nicholls)
23 min 11m Reynolds kick COF
25 min 14m Walker kick MW 6TG SCR / SS Err(Mago) SCR
28 min 21m Walker kick COF
30 min 10m MW Err / Reynolds kick COF
33 min 0m MW Err SCR / Walker kick MW 6TG / MW-6A / Reynolds kick Reynolds kick MW Err TRY
36 min 20m Reynolds kick COF
37 min 0m Walker kick MW Err TRY
half time
43 min 0m MW-6A / P / Marsters kick CIG
45 min 38m ChOv 10m / SS-6TG(Marsters)
47 min 19m Walker kick
49 min 21m MW Err / SS Err(Sironen) SCR / (MW TRY)
51 min 25m KO
53 min 35m MW Err / Walker kick 2m / SS P(Dillon)
56 min 90m SS Err(Dillon) SCR 83m SS-6A(Reynolds)
58 min 24m MW Err SCR / Walker kick
60 min 35m Reynolds kick SCR / (MW TRY)
62 min 16m KO
64 min 17m Reynolds kick COF
67 min 0m SCR / MW-6A / Walker kick MW-6TG / TRY
69 min 25m Reynolds kick
71 min 0m MW Err SCR / P / MW-6A / Cook kick CIG
72 min 0m TRY
74 min 18m Walker kick
75 min 0m MW Err / Walker kick TRY
77 min 10m Walker kick COF
78 min 100m SS Err(Mitchell) SCR (MW TRY)
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 17.9m - for the whole match
- 10.8m - 1st half
- 25.4m - 2nd half
Other First Grade Matches
14-0 WSS Parramatta b Melbourne
38-12 Penr Penrith b Cronulla
28-24 LngS St Geo-Ill b Brisbane
36-16 Robi Canberra b Gold Coast
38-16 Leic Syd Rstrs b Wests-Tig
20-14 StAu Warriors b Canterbury
12-0 NISC Newcastle b Nth Qld
W D L Diff PT
PENRITH 13 1 1 +182 27
MELBOURNE 12 - 3 +202 24
PARRAMATTA 12 - 3 +136 24
SYD RSTRS 10 - 5 +170 20
CANBERRA 10 - 5 +75 20
NEWCASTLE 9 1 5 +85 19
SOUTHS 9 - 6 +93 18
CRONULLA 8 - 7 +30 16
Wests-Tig 6 - 9 -9 12
St Geo-Ill 6 - 9 -24 12
Manly 6 - 9 -90 12
Warriors 6 - 9 -131 12
Gold Coast 4 - 11 -185 8
Nth Qld 3 - 12 -117 6
Brisbane 3 - 12 -255 6
Canterbury 2 - 13 -158 4
Judiciary News
Dillon was placed on report for a high tackle but no further action was taken.
NSWRL Womens Premiership - Round 6
v North Sydney, Erskineville Oval, Sat Aug 22 12:00pm
LOSS 0-32
Late Changes -
3 min 0-4
7 min 0-8
12 min 0-14
QT 0-14
17 min 0-18
18 min 0-24
HT 0-24
33 min 0-28
QT 0-28
58 min 0-32
no tries
no goals
Final Line Up -
T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Hunter, Tahlia - - -
Wing - 2 - Dann, Summer - - -
Cntr - 3 - Bell, Nellie - - -
Cntr - 5 - Donovan, Monique - - -
Wing - 9 - Hart, Regan - - -
5/8 - 6 - Field, Sarah - - -
Half - 7 - McKenzie, Arabella - - -
Prop - 8 - Overton, Crystal - - -
Hook - 19 - Bent, Janaya - - -
Prop - 13 - Pauli, Christine - - -
SRow - 4 - Gordon, Kyle - - -
SRow - 11 - Johnston, Ellie - - - (c)
Lock - 10 + Lealaiauloto, Talia - - -
Int - 14 - Mavrantonis, Alexis - - -
Int - 15 + Wood, Billie - - -
Int - 16 - Uluiburotu, Grace - - -
Int - 20 - Flood, Ayesha - - -
- - -
Other Womens NSW Premiership Matches
22-6 CSHS C Coast b Cronulla
24-0 HmCE Wests-Tig b Wntwrthvll
BYE Canterbury
W D L A B Diff PT
CENTRAL COAST 4 1 - - 1 +78 11
CRONULLA 4 - 1 - 1 +34 10
NORTHS 2 1 2 - 1 +52 7
WESTS-TIGERS 2 1 2 - 1 +8 7
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 1 1 -22 7 **
SOUTHS 1 - 3 1 1 -62 5 **
Wentworthville - 1 5 - - -88 1
** - match abandoned after protest
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