2009 NRL Premiership - Round 24

South Sydney v Penrith

Penrith Park

Sat Aug 22, 7:30pm

Selected Round 24 Teams

The CyberView from the Hill - Last Week

The CyberView from the Hill - This Week

Late Changes

No team changes.

LOSS 10-40

The Penrith Panthers have dealt the South Sydney Rabbitohs a hefty blow in round 24 of the NRL premiership, winning 40 points to 10 in front of 14,214 fans at CUA Stadium. The Panthers scored seven tries to two tonight (Saturday), after claiming 64% of the ball throughout the match, overpowering the new-look, young Rabbitohs outfit. It was a tough first half for the Rabbitohs with the home side dominating the field position and the possession for a majority of the half. The Panthers were denied a try by the video referee in the fourth minute when Maurice Blair was penalised for a double movement. The Rabbitohs bounced straight back, with debutant Junior Vaivai crossing for his first try in the NRL in the sixth minute. David Fa’alogo took the ball up the middle of the field strongly and offloading to hooker Issac Luke. Luke made a lengthy break before being pulled down about ten metres short of the line. The ball was swung to the left and Vaivai beat two defenders to score his maiden four-pointer. Four minutes later the Panthers struck back through winger Junior Tia Kilifi. A dropped bomb by the Rabbitohs gave the Panthers a repeat set of six, with Tia Kilifi touching down in the left hand corner. Michael Gordon converted from the sideline to give his side a two-point advantage. Four minutes later Wade Graham crossed for Penrith after a beautiful offload from second-rower Frank Pritchard. Gordon converted again to give the home side a 12-4 lead. In the 24th minute, the Rabbitohs chose to run the ball on the last tackle. The ball found Vaivai who put a great step on his opposite number and a well weighted kick gave the Rabbitohs a repeat set. From the ensuing set of six, Issac Luke crossed for the Rabbitohs second try when he crashed over from dummy half on the right hand side of the field. Chris Sandow converted to bring the Rabbitohs within two. Tia Kilifi crossed for his second try in the 32nd minute, when he had a free run to the line on the left wing. Gordon converted to give the Panthers an 18-10 lead which they maintained until half time. The Panthers were dominating field position and possession but the Rabbitohs were holding in there. Their effort in the first 40 minutes was excellent, with the Rabbitohs having an outstanding completion rate in the first stanza. The Panthers struck first in the second half, when Paul Aiton dived over from dummy half in the 49th minute. Gordon converted to give the Panthers a 24-10 lead. The Panthers looked to have stepped it up a gear and the Rabbitohs needed to do the same if they were to overcome the men from the foot of the mountains. Gordon was the next to cross for the Panthers, after Trent Waterhouse got an offload away to set up the try in the 56th minute. Gordon missed the conversion to give his side an 18-point lead with 22 minutes remaining on the clock. Penrith scored their sixth try in the 61st minute when Brad Tighe turned the Rabbitohs left side defence inside out after another offload from Frank Pritchard. Gordon converted to give the home side a 34-10 lead. Michael Jennings crossed in the 67th minute after slicing through on a 50 metre run. Gordon converted to bring up 40 points for Penrith. The Rabbitohs threw the ball around in the final ten minutes of the game, trying to find a crack in the Panthers’ defensive line, however the Panthers held strong, keeping the Rabbitohs scoreless in the second half. Breaks by Chris McQueen and Colin Best came to nothing for the red and greens, with the last pass in the play finding the deck a number of times in the final minutes. The Rabbitohs tried hard throughout the game, never giving up despite the hefty deficit on the scoreboard. The Panthers enjoyed a massive 64% of possession in the game, a statistic that the young Rabbitohs side couldn’t overcome. Souths have now been bundled out of the semi-final race.

 6 min  4-0
10 min  4-6
14 min  4-12
26 min 10-12
32 min 10-18
48 min 10-24
56 min 10-28
61 min 10-34
67 min 10-40

Vaivai, Luke tries
Sandow 1 from 2 goals

Crowd      14,214
Referee    G.Badger / B.Sutton

Penalities  2-3
Scrums      4-7

                            Min Tac Pe MT LB   R  DR    m Er OL   K TA  T  G/A  FG
Flbk - Merritt, Nathan       80   8  -  3  -   9   2   65  1  1   -  -  -  -     -
Wing - Simpson, Jamie        80   9  1  2  -   5   1   51  3  1   1  -  -  -     -
Cntr - Best, Colin           80  17  -  2  -   7   1   54  2  -   -  -  -  -     -
Cntr - Vaivai, Junior        80  18  -  2  1   8   -   66  3  -   1  -  1  -     -
Wing - McQueen, Chris        80   5  -  3  1  12   1  119  2  2   -  -  -  -     -
5/8  - Sutton, John          80  26  -  4  -   6   -   53  -  2   5  -  -  -     -
Half - Sandow, Chris         80  19  1  9  -   4   -   24  -  1   4  -  -  1/2   -
Prop - Stuart, Luke          60  23  -  -  -  13   -  105  -  1   -  -  -  -     - (c)
Hook - Luke, Issac           62  33  -  6  2   8   5   84  -  2   3  -  1  -     -
Prop - Geddes, Scott         51  37  -  4  -   8   -   54  -  2   -  -  -  -     -
SRow - Lowe, Ben             74  42  -  1  1   8   -   62  -  -   -  1  -  -     -
SRow - Pettybourne, Eddy     56  24  -  5  -  11   -   76  -  -   -  -  -  -     -
Lock - Fa'alogo, David       62  40  1  3  -  13   -   96  1  1   -  -  -  -     -

Int  - Falloon, Beau         18   9  -  -  1   1   1   35  -  -   -  -  -  -     -
Int  - McPherson, Shannan    37  23  -  2  -  11   -   77  1  -   -  -  -  -     -
Int  - Tyrrell, Dave         30  16  -  1  -   2   -    8  -  -   -  -  -  -     -
Int  - Lowe, Jamian          30  17  -  2  -   8   -   69  -  1   -  -  -  -     -

TOTAL                           366  3 49  6         1098 13 14  14  1  2  1/2   -

Completion Rate - 20/27

Opposition Offloads - 25

Effective 1st Tackles

 1 min  15m Luke kick
 2 min  90m SS Err / SCR
 5 min   0m  P / TRY
 8 min  31m Luke kick COF
 9 min 100m SS Err (Pe TRY)
12 min  75m SS CIG (Pe TRY)
17 min  22m Sutton kick COF
19 min  46m Luke kick
21 min  24m Pe Err / Sandow kick / ChOv
23 min   0m Vaivai kick / CIG
25 min   3m P / Sutton kick
26 min   0m Pe Err / TRY
30 min  71m SS CIG / (Pe TRY)
35 min  30m Sutton kick
37 min  13m Sutton kick / SCR
39 min  35m Pe Err / SS Err

half time

41 min  82m ChOv 
42 min   8m Sandow kick
44 min  24m Sandow kick COF
46 min  95m SS Err / 90m / SS P (Pe TRY)
51 min  66m SS CIG (Pe NO TRY)
53 min  13m Sutton kick
54 min  78m SS Err / (Pe TRY)
59 min  35m SS Err / (Pe TRY)
64 min  30m SS Err / SCR / (Pe TRY)
69 min  39m Pe Err / SCR / Sutton kick / 9m / SS P
72 min  96m SS Err
74 min  52m Pe Err / SS Err
75 min  83m SS CIG
77 min  65m SS Err / SCR
78 min  90m Sandow kick / 91m / SS P

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 42.8m - for the whole match

- 32.6m - 1st half
- 57.1m - 2nd half

If you now remove the tries
- 37.0m - 1st half
- 57.1m - 2nd half

Other FG Matches

12-2  Woll Brisbane   b St Geo-Ill
26-18 SFS  Parramatta b Wests-Tig
32-26 Newc Newcastle  b Nth Qld
34-20 MtSm Warriors   b Canberra
20-10 Robi Gold Coast b Cronulla
20-16 Olym Manly      b Melbourne
28-4  StAu Bulldogs   b Sydney

            W D  L B Diff PT 
ST GEO-ILL 16 -  6 2 +217 36
BULLDOGS   17 -  5 2 +149 36 +
GOLD COAST 15 -  7 2  +69 34
MELBOURNE  12 1  9 2  +93 29
MANLY      12 - 10 2  +54 28
NEWCASTLE  12 - 10 2   -2 28
BRISBANE   12 - 10 2  -73 28
PENRITH    11 1 10 2   +3 27
Parramatta 11 1 10 2   -2 27
Wests-Tig  11 - 11 2  +75 26
Nth Qld    10 - 12 2  +74 24
Souths      9 1 12 2  -20 23
Canberra    8 - 14 2  -35 20
Warriors    7 2 13 2 -138 20
Cronulla    5 - 17 2 -205 14
Syd Rstrs   5 - 17 2 -249 14

+ deducted 2 points for extra player on the field

Judiciary News

No Souths players were suspended over the weekend.

U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 24

v Penrith, 5:15pm

WIN 48-12

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have sewn up a top-eight finish with a 48 points to 12 victory over the Penrith Panthers at CUA Stadium. The Rabbitohs ran in nine tries to two in a completely dominant display. Malcolm Webster scored two tries for the Rabbitohs, but it was the halves combination of Adam Reynolds and Matt Mundine that controlled the game for South Sydney. Captain Jason Clark was outstanding in defence, with the Rabbitohs looking well organised when defending their turf. Tonight’s win cements the NYC team’s first finals birth in the competition’s second year of existence.

 2 min  6-0
10 min 10-0
15 min 14-0
23 min 14-6
42 min 20-6
47 min 24-6
50 min 30-6
55 min 36-6
57 min 42-6
68 min 48-6
78 min 48-12

Webster 2, Clark, Morgan, Mansour, Judd, Mundine, Peats. Capewell tries
Reynolds 5 from 8, Mundine 1 from 1 goals

Other NYC Matches

26-0  Woll St Geo-Ill b Brisbane
28-26 SFS  Parramatta b Wests-Tig
42-38 Newc Newcastle  b Nth Qld
28-24 MtSm Warriors   b Canberra
18-10 Robi Gold Coast b Cronulla
31-0  Olym Melbourne  b Manly
42-12 StAu Bulldogs   b Sydney

            W D  L B Diff PT 
MANLY      17 1  4 2 +388 39
ST GEO-ILL 17 -  5 2 +263 38
MELBOURNE  17 -  5 2 +232 38
BRISBANE   14 -  8 2 +128 32
WESTS-TIG  13 1  8 2  +39 31
SOUTHS     12 1  9 2 +184 29
WARRIORS   12 1  9 2  +97 29
CANBERRA   10 2 10 2  +17 26
Nth Qld    10 - 12 2  -50 24
Bulldogs    9 1 12 2 -156 23
Newcastle   8 1 13 2 -166 21
Gold Coast  8 - 14 2 -138 20
Penrith     8 - 14 2 -152 20
Parramatta  7 - 15 2  -74 18
Syd Rstrs   6 - 16 2 -259 16
Cronulla    4 - 18 2 -363 12

NRL Club Championship

            W D  L B Diff PT 
ST GEO-ILL 33 0 11 4 +480 74
Manly      29 1 14 4 +442 67
Melbourne  29 1 14 4 +325 67
Brisbane   26 - 18 4  +45 60
Bulldogs   26 1 17 4  -10 59 +
Wests-Tig  24 1 19 4 +104 55
Gold Coast 23 - 21 4  -69 54
Souths     21 2 21 4 +164 52
Warriors   19 3 22 4  -61 49
Newcastle  20 1 23 4 -166 49
Nth Qld    20 - 24 4  +26 48
Penrith    19 1 24 4 -149 47
Canberra   18 2 24 4  -18 46
Parramatta 18 1 25 4  -76 45
Syd Rstrs  11 - 33 4 -508 30
Cronulla    9 - 35 4 -568 26

Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 20 (Split Round)


Other NSW Cup Matches

44-20 MtS2 Shellhrbr  b Auckland
30-8  Wyon Wentwrthvl b C Coast
31-18 Ende Balm-Ryde  b Cronulla
44-26 Wind Bankstown  b Windsor

                W D  L B Diff PT
BANKSTOWN CITY 13 -  5 2 +262 30
CENTRAL COAST  12 1  6 1  +45 27
WENTWORTHVILLE 11 -  7 2 +184 26
NORTHS         11 -  7 2 +126 26
CRONULLA       10 -  8 2 +102 24
BALMAIN-RYDE   10 -  8 2  +39 24
WESTS           9 1  8 2  -20 23
NEWTOWN         7 - 11 2 -202 18
Windsor         5 1 12 2 -239 15
Shellharbour    6 - 13 1  -86 14
Auckland        4 1 13 2 -201 13


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