Stadium Australia
Fri May 22nd, 7:35pm
The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
The CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Sandow was a late withdrawal, with Simpson switching into 5/8 and Wing moving to half. Falloon has comin on the bench.
DRAW 16-16 (GP)
The South Sydney Rabbitohs and Parramatta Eels have fought out a 16-all draw at ANZ Stadium tonight in front of 10,670 Members and fans in extremely wet conditions. In a thrilling match, both sides scored three tries a-piece, with neither team able to separate themselves from their opposition after golden point extra time. The Rabbitohs opened the scoring in the third minute when Michael Crocker for his first try in South Sydney colours. Craig Wing put up a big crossfield bomb to Fetuli Talanoa’s wing, with Talanoa tapping the ball back allowing Crocker to dive on the loose ball to score. Twelve minutes later, Nathan Merritt scored a four-pointer, after taking an intercept from Jarryd Hayne and racing 60 metres to the goal line. Hayne gave chase, nearly holding up Merritt over the line, but the ‘Refs Call’ decision went the way of the Redfern flyer and the Rabbitohs lead by eight. Issac Luke’s conversion extended that lead to 10-nil after just 17 minutes of play. The Eels struck back in the 25th minute through Hayne, when he charged over from two metres out in a front-rower type run. The scores remained that way until the half time break, with the Rabbitohs leading 10-4. The Rabbitohs were defending strongly, but loose carries and some ill-discipline cost the team attacking opportunities and metres in defence. Colin Best was defending particularly well on the left hand side. The Eels scored first in the second stanza, with winger Eric Grothe crossing in the 43rd minute from a Hayne cut-out pass. Luke Burt missed the conversion to give the Rabbitohs a two-point advantage. In the 53rd minute, Luke Capewell sliced through the Parramatta defence, throwing a dummy and beating two defenders to score adjacent to the uprights. Craig Wing kicked his first ever NRL goal to take the scores to 16-8 with 25 minutes left on the clock. Hayne scored his second try, carrying four defenders over the line. Luke Burt kicked his first goal to bring the Eels within two points. Burt levelled the scores at 16-all in the 73rd minute, when Joe Galuvao milked a penalty after Michael Crocker was deemed to have put a hit on him off the ball. A terrible refereeing decision with one minute left on the clock put the Rabbitohs under pressure, but a field goal attempt from the Eels was charged down by the Rabbitohs, taking the game into golden point extra time. Hayne attempted two field goal attempts in the first half of extra time, the first one missing wide and the second hitting the crossbar. The Eels had another chance to score in the 86th minute through Luke Burt, but Capewell knocked the ball dead to stop the play. In the 87th minute, Burt missed a field goal attempt from 20 metres out right in front. The next minute, Luke Capewell’s field goal attempt didn’t have the legs. With just eight seconds to go, the Rabbitohs were denied a chance to kick a field goal with the referee blowing time on before the scrum was fed. The Rabbitohs broke from the scrum meaning time went back on. The Eels many, many chances to win the game, but couldn’t put the Rabbitohs away. South Sydney were out on their feet at the end, and did well to put themselves in a position to get the win. Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor said: “We’re disappointed that we couldn’t get over the line with that game. The boys are disappointed. “But in saying that the draw was a good result for us. We felt they were better than us during the game and they really tried hard. “We didn’t play as well as we can, and in those conditions it was always going to be a dour game. “They had twice as many plays in our end as they had in ours in the second half. We hung in there, and fought our way through the game. “We didn’t have the spring in our step and they did.” Captain Roy Asotasi said: “It was tough game out there in those conditions. “It’s frustrating but there’s nothing you can do it about it now. “We just need to keep improving and working hard and get ready for our next game against the Raiders.” Taylor said the effort of his team can’t be questioned. “We put in, but there are areas we need to improve in,” Taylor said. “We still have Chris Sandow and John Sutton to come back who usually control our team, but Craig Wing did a great job for us tonight. “And Michael Crocker was outstanding tonight. He played all 90 minutes in only his second game back. A wonderful effort.” The draw puts the Rabbitohs on 13 competition points, maintaining their position in the top eight.
3 min 4-0
15 min 10-0
25 min 10-4
43 min 10-8
53 min 16-8
67 min 16-14
73 min 16-16
Crocker, Merritt, Capewell tries
Luke 1 from 2, Wing 1 from 1 goals
Crowd 10,670
Referee G.Badger / B.Suttor
Penalities 5-9
Scrums 5-8
Min Tac Pe MT LB R DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - Capewell, Luke 90 2 - 3 1 16 1 173 2 - 1 - 1 - -
Wing - Merritt, Nathan 90 3 3 1 - 12 2 128 1 - - - 1 - -
Cntr - Best, Colin 90 16 - 1 - 11 4 85 - 1 - - - - -
Cntr - Champion, Beau 90 23 - 5 2 8 2 90 - - 1 - - - -
Wing - Talanoa, Fetuli 90 6 - 3 - 12 6 71 1 - - 1 - - -
5/8 - Simpson, Jamie 90 35 1 - - 8 4 58 1 - - - - - -
Half - Wing, Craig 90 36 - 5 - 7 - 59 - - 21 2 - 1/1 -
Prop - Stuart, Luke 65 42 - 2 - 13 - 103 1 - - - - - -
Hook - Luke, Issac 62 27 - 2 - 6 5 61 - 2 4 - - 1/2 -
Prop - Asotasi, Roy 68 44 2 1 - 18 - 129 2 - - - - - -
SRow - Kidwell, David 46 26 1 1 - 11 - 78 - - - - - - -
SRow - Fa'alogo, David 67 41 - 4 - 17 - 123 - - - - - - -
Lock - Crocker, Michael 90 47 2 4 - 18 - 131 1 - - - 1 - -
Int - Pettybourne, Eddy 45 28 - 2 - 7 - 54 - - - - - - -
Int - Lowe, Jamian 32 25 - 1 - 8 - 60 - - - - - - -
Int - McPherson, Shannan 38 33 - 2 - 7 - 46 - - - - - - -
Int - Falloon, Beau 28 25 - 1 - 3 3 21 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 453 9 34 1 1431 10 3 27 3 3 2/3 -
Completion Rate - 34/41
Opposition Offloads - 20
Effective 1st Tackles
3 min 0m Pa Err / SCR / Wing kick / TRY
4 min 25m Wing kick COF
6 min 17m Wing kick COF
7 min 23m Wing kick COF
10 min 26m Pa Err / Luke kick DIG
11 min 23m Luke kick
13 min 42m SS Err / SCR
16 min 0m Pa Err / TRY
17 min 31m Wing kick COF
20 min 25m P / P / SS Err / SCR
22 min 32m Wing kick COF
24 min 90m SS Err / SCR (Pa TRY)
26 min 80m SS P / 70m / SS P
29 min 27m Wing kick DIG
30 min 19m Wing kick COF
32 min 18m Wing kick COF
33 min 90m SS Err / SCR
34 min 75m Pa Err / Wing kick 16m / SS P 49m / SS P
36 min 52m SS CIG
38 min 70m SS Err / SCR / (Pa NO TRY)
half time
40 min 37m Wing kick COF
41 min 95m SS Err (Pa TRY)
46 min 15m Pa Err / SCR / Capewell kick
48 min 38m Wing kick COF 17m / SS P
50 min 12m Wing kick COF
53 min 0m Pa Err / SCR / P / TRY
55 min 76m SS Err / SCR
56 min 32m Capewell kick
58 min 20m Wing kick COF
60 min 35m Pa Err / Luke kick COF
63 min 31m P / SS Err / SCR
65 min 87m Pa Err / SCR / Wing kick COFIG 26m / SS P 65m / SS P / (Pa TRY)
69 min 34m Wing kick
71 min 100m Luke kick 22m / SS P (Pa GOAL)
73 min 17m Wing kick
76 min 12m Wing kick
78 min 57m Wing kick DIG 37m / SS P
golden point
80 min 30m Wing kick COF
83 min 45m SS Err / SCR
85 min 30m P / SS Err / SCR (Pa NO TRY)
86 min 73m SS CIG
88 min 29m Capewell kick COF
89 min 10m Pa Err / Champion kick
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 39.1m - for the whole match
- 38.3m - 1st half
- 41.1m - 2nd half
- 31.2m - Golden point
If you now remove the tries
- 42.5m - 1st half
- 43.6m - 2nd half
- 31.2m - Golden point
Other FG Matches
20-18 Camp Brisbane b Wests-Tig
26-4 Ende St Geo-Ill b Cronulla
26-10 Gosf Bulldogs b Melbourne
48-6 Penr Penrith b Sydney
38-12 Bruc Canberra b Warriors
18-17 Robi Gold Coast b Manly
36-10 Town Nth Qld b Newcastle
W D L B Diff PT
BULLDOGS 8 - 2 1 +86 16 +
ST GEO-ILL 8 - 3 - +80 16
BRISBANE 8 - 3 - +60 16
PENRITH 6 - 4 1 +58 14
NEWCASTLE 7 - 4 - +35 14
GOLD COAST 7 - 4 - +14 14
MELBOURNE 6 1 4 - +47 13
SOUTHS 5 1 4 1 +31 13
Nth Qld 6 - 5 - +58 12
West-Tig 4 - 6 1 -30 10
Warriors 3 1 6 1 -62 9
Parramatta 3 1 6 1 -108 9
Manly 4 - 7 - -14 8
Canberra 3 - 7 1 -57 8
Sydney 3 - 8 - -131 6
Cronulla 1 - 9 1 -93 4
+ deducted 2 points for extra player on the field
Judiciary News
No one was placed on report or charged over the weekend.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 11
NYC Round 11
v Parramatta, 5:20pm
LOSS 22-30
In the Toyota Cup, the Parramatta Eels defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 points to 22 at ANZ Stadium. Two tries for Junior Vaivai was not enough to get the Rabbitohs over the line, making it five tries in two weeks for the young centre.
40 min 12-12
Vaivai 2, Molan, Morgan tries
Reynolds 3 goals
Other NYC Matches
40-8 Camp Brisbane b Wests-Tig
34-22 Ende St Geo-Ill b Cronulla
54-30 Gosf Melbourne b Bulldogs
30-6 Penr Penrith b Sydney
42-28 Bruc Canberra b Warriors
38-12 Robi Manly b Gold Coast
28-6 Town Nth Qld b Newcastle
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 9 - 2 - +183 18
ST GEO-ILL 9 - 2 - +166 18
MELBOURNE 9 - 2 - +117 18
CANBERRA 6 - 4 1 +18 14
BULLDOGS 6 - 4 1 -19 14
WESTS-TIG 5 - 5 1 -76 12
SOUTHS 4 - 6 1 +30 10
BRISBANE 5 - 6 - +12 10
Gold Coast 5 - 6 - 0 10
Penrith 4 - 6 1 -8 10
Warriors 4 - 6 1 -49 10
Nth Qld 5 - 6 - -82 10
Parramatta 3 - 7 1 -39 8
Cronulla 3 - 7 1 -95 8
Newcastle 4 - 7 - -106 8
Sydney 3 - 8 - -52 6
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 17 - 5 - +246 34
Melbourne 15 1 6 - +116 31
Bulldogs 14 - 6 2 +115 30 +
Manly 13 - 9 - +169 26
Brisbane 13 - 9 - +72 26
Penrith 10 - 10 2 +50 24
Gold Coast 12 - 10 - +14 24
Souths 9 1 10 2 +61 23
Nth Qld 11 - 11 - +2 22
Canberra 9 - 11 2 -39 22
Newcastle 11 - 11 - -71 22
Wests-Tig 9 - 11 2 -106 22
Warriors 7 1 12 2 -111 19
Parramatta 6 1 13 2 -147 17
Sydney 6 - 16 - -183 12
Cronulla 4 - 16 2 -188 12
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 10 (Split Round)
v Balmain-Ryde Eastwood, North Sydney Oval, Sat May 23 2:30pm
WIN 18-6
It was obvious to see why the Tigers defence has become the cornerstone to their game. They get allot of practice at it. Such were the sentiments of Balmain Ryde-Eastwood's coach Paul Fletcher after they were defeated 18 - 6 by the North Sydney Bears on Saturday in round 10 of the NSW Cup. The conditions got very wet and slippery at North Sydney Oval, which created havoc in keeping a running momentum, as players had trouble keeping their feet or the football in their hands. But whereas the Bears slowed down their play to accommodate, the Tigers let their hunger to get on the scoreboard turn them erratic which resulted in far too many turnovers from loose balls or hastily made plays. North's had a solid game plan which they stuck to for the entire 80 minutes, pass the ball wide and wait for a gap to appear, and that's how they won the match. Hitting the line 3 times before they went over in the corner, the Bears never looked rushed. Their first try in the corner came from a single cut-out pass which put their fullback Samu Wara one on one which was enough for him to get across the line, 4 - 0. Then in the 26th minute their Winger Sean Dalton found himself in the exact same situation taking the same result, 8 - 0. Fletcher conveyed his disappointed when the Tigers only managed 10 from 21 completions in the first half "its unacceptable to have less then fifty percent", and it didn't get any better for 20 minutes into the second half as they continually scrambled to hold onto the ball. It took Balmain 60 minutes to get on the scoreboard. But it was a spectacular try, set up off the boot of Josh Lewis when he chipped over the top 15 metres out straight into the hands of Luke Ackroyd, who had run through the Bears defensive line to score, 14 - 6. Then the tempo of the game really turned up. The Tigers looked a completely new side, holding the majority of possession and always getting deep into North's half. But the amount of opportunities which didn't eventuate made it frustrating to watch. Time and again they fell apart just before the try line as they came up with the wrong options. In the end the Bears stole another try from a Tigers mistake to seal up the win 18 - 6.
4-0
26 min 8-0
14-0
60 min 14-6
72 min 18-6
Robinson, McQueen, Wara, Dalton tries
J.Hunt 1 from 4 goals
Final Line Up
T G/A FG
Flbk - Wara, Samu 1 - -
Wing - McQueen, Chris 1 - -
Cntr - Apps, Deon - - -
Cntr - Baird, Bladen - - -
Wing - Robinson, Reece 1 - -
5/8 - Hunt, Justin - 1/4 -
Half - Hogan, Jarryd - - -
Prop - Geddes, Scott - - -
Hook - Hunt, Matt - - -
Prop - Crossman, Garret - - -
SRow - Dalton, Sean 1 - - (c)
SRow - Blaker, Brett - - -
Lock - Lowe, Ben - - -
Int - Sayegh, David - - -
Int - Trembath, Chris - - -
Int - Ngaro, Vince - - -
Int - Jasmine, Joel - - -
4 1/4 -
Other NSW Cup Matches (Split Round)
32-14 Camp Newtown b Wests
30-26 Wyng C Coast b Bankstown
W D L B Diff PT
CENTRAL COAST 7 1 2 - +63 15
WESTS 5 1 2 2 +18 15
BANKSTOWN CITY 6 - 3 1 +98 14
WENTWORTHVILLE 5 - 2 2 +44 14**
NORTH SYDNEY 5 - 4 1 +48 12
CRONULLA 5 - 3 1 +45 12**
BALMAIN-RYDE 5 - 4 1 +24 12
AUCKLAND 2 1 5 1 -53 7**
Shellharbour 2 - 7 1 -17 6
Newtown 3 - 8 - -204 6
Windsor 2 1 6 - -58 5**