Stadium Stadium
Sat Apr 23, 7:30pm
Late Changes
No changes.
LOSS 24-36
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have fallen to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in an away game at ANZ Stadium tonight (Saturday), going down 36 points to 24 in front of 22,352 supporters. The Rabbitohs fought back from a 20-6 half time deficit to get within two points of the Dogs with less than 20 minutes of the game remaining, but the home side found another gear and ran away with, in the end, a comfortable victory. The game could not have started worse for the Rabbitohs with the kick off going out on the full, but the Rabbitohs composed themselves to register the first points of the match. In the fifth minute of play, rampaging second rower David Taylor charged through Trent Hodkinson to score after the Rabbitohs made the most of a repeat set, then peppering the Bulldogs right-hand-side defence. Chris Sandow converted from the left-hand touchline to take the scores to 6-nil. Hodkinson made up for his indiscretion by scoring in the 12th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the game Ben Barba scored his first of two tries, followed by four-pointers to Grant Millington and Michael Ennis. The Rabbitohs trailed 20-6 at the break, courtesy of missed tackles and handling errors, but the Rabbitohs are a team that you cannot count out with forty minutes to go. The comeback began in the 54th minute when Chris Sandow capitalised on repeated pressure in Bulldogs territory. Sandow ran at the line, dummied, palmed off Millington and accelerated through the hole he created to score. He converted his own try to take the scoreline to 20-12. It was Sandow again that set up the next try with a booming 40/20 kick, giving the Rabbitohs a repeat set deep in Dogs territory. From the ensuing play, the Rabbitohs put together a sweeping movement to the left. Debutant fullback James Roberts found Greg Inglis whose quick hands gave Chris McQueen an opportunity to score, an opportunity he would not miss. Sandow converted to bring his side within two. Prop forward Sam Burgess was helped from the field in the 63rd minute of play with an ankle injury, and it seemed to stop the momentum that the Rabbitohs had built. A try to Aidan Tolman for the Bulldogs in the 65th minute restored the home sides lead, and tries to Steve Turner and a second to Ben Barba sealed the game for the Dogs. An 80th minute try to Nathan Merritt gave the flyer his 98th four-pointer in South Sydney colours, but the game was gone by this point. Chris Sandow was in everything tonight and the Rabbitohs seemed to feed off his enthusiasm. If not for some poor misses in defence and some loose handling, the Rabbitohs may have been playing from in front for a large chunk of the match. Sam Burgess left the field in the second half with a syndesmosis-type injury to his left ankle. He will have scans to determine the damage. James Roberts also left the field in the second half with a bone bruising injury to his left forearm. Again, a scan will determine the extent of any damage.
Taylor, Sandow, McQueen, Merritt tries
Sandow 4 from 4 goals
Crowd 22,352
Referee B.Cummins / T.de Le Heras
Penalities 4-3
Scrums 7-7
Other FG Matches
31-18 SFS Brisbane b Wests-Tigers
22-16 Brok Manly b Penrith
30-12 Ende Nth Qld b Cronulla
22-12 Bruc Newcastle b Canberra
22-18 Parr Parramatta b Gold Coast
24-10 SFS St Geo-Ill b Syd Roosters
18-14 MRSt Warriors b Melbourne
W D L B Diff PT
BRISBANE 6 - 1 - +70 12
ST GEO-ILL 6 - 1 - +65 12
MELBOURNE 5 - 2 - +75 10
NTH QLD 5 - 2 - +50 10
MANLY 5 - 2 - +33 10
CANTERBURY 5 - 2 - +22 10
NEWCASTLE 4 - 3 - +31 8
WESTS-TIG 3 - 4 - -5 6
Warriors 3 - 4 - -11 6
Parramatta 3 - 4 - -74 6
Cronulla 2 - 5 - -26 4
Syd Rstrs 2 - 5 - -30 4
Gold Coast 2 - 5 - -50 4
Penrith 2 - 5 - -55 4
Souths 2 - 5 - -56 4
Canberra 1 - 6 - -43 2
Judiciary News
No one has been charged out of the match.
U20 National Youth Toyota Cup - Round 7
v Canterbury-Bankstown, 5:15pm
LOSS 16-38
Late changes - Koroisau was out, Valentino was added to the bench. In the Toyota Cup match tonight, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were defeated 38 points to 16 by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium. Despite holding a 16-12 lead at the half time break, the Bulldogs scored five unanswered second half tries to take a commanding lead and the two competition points. Rabbitohs fullback Tyrone Phillips scored a try in his first Toyota Cup match for South Sydney, with winger Liam Mecham grabbing a double.
6-0
40 min 16-12
16-38
Mecham 2, Phillips tries
Vale 2 from 3 goals
T G/A FG
Flbk - Phillips, Tyrone 1 - -
Wing - Sisifa, David - - -
Cntr - Takapu, Arthur - - -
Cntr - Vale, Kieran - 2/3 -
Wing - Mecham, Liam 2 - -
5/8 - Place, Matt - - -
Half - Dowie, Shawn - - -
Prop - Burgess, George - - -
Hook - Brennan, Darryl - - -
Prop - Jarrett, Brett - - -
SRow - Lee Hang, Jack - - -
SRow - Turner, Kyle - - -
Lock - Ha'angana, Adrian - - - (c)
Int - Bryant, Hamish - - -
Int - Hull, Alex - - -
Int - Tuiavii, Jordon - - -
Int - Valentino, Jonathan - - -
3 2/3 -
Other NYC Matches
30-16 SFS Wests-Tig b Brisbane
38-24 Brok Penrith b Manly
36-20 Ende Cronulla b Nth Qld
34-24 Bruc Canberra b Newcastle
18-16 Parr Parramatta b Gold Coast
18-16 SFS St Geo-Ill b Syd Roosters
40-10 MRSt Melbourne b Warriors
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 6 - 1 - +80 12
BRISBANE 5 - 2 - +106 10
CANBERRA 4 - 2 - +86 10
WARRIORS 5 - 2 - +68 10
NTH QLD 5 - 2 - +50 10
CRONULLA 5 - 2 - +31 10
CANTERBURY 4 - 3 - +73 8
PARRAMATTA 3 - 4 - -2 6
Wests-Tig 2 2 3 - -6 6
Newcastle 3 - 4 - -10 6
Penrith 3 - 4 - -62 6
Syd Rstrs 2 1 4 - -54 5
Souths 2 1 4 - -60 5
St Geo-Ill 2 1 4 - -72 5
Manly 1 - 6 - -67 2
Gold Coast - 1 6 - -166 1
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff Pts
BRISBANE 11 - 3 - +176 22
Melbourne 11 - 3 - +155 22
Nth Qld 10 - 4 - +100 20
Canterbury 9 - 5 - +95 18
St Geo-Ill 8 1 5 - -7 17
Warriors 8 - 6 - +57 16
Newcastle 7 - 7 - +23 14
Cronulla 7 - 7 - +5 14
Canberra 6 - 8 - +45 12
Wests-Tig 5 2 6 - -11 12
Manly 6 - 8 - -32 12
Parramatta 5 - 8 - -71 12
Penrith 5 - 9 - -117 10
Syd Rstrs 4 1 9 - -84 9
Souths 4 1 9 - -116 9
Gold Coast 2 1 11 - -216 5
Reserve Grade - NSW Cup Round 7
BYE
Other NSW Cup Matches
34-6 Ende Cronulla b Wntwrthvll
22-18 NISC C Coast b Manly
22-0 Hens Newtown b Balm-Ryde
50-20 Camp Auckland b Wests
56-18 Wind Canterbury b Windsor
W D L B Diff PT
CANTERBURY 6 - - 1 +126 14
AUCKLAND 6 - 1 - +106 12
CRONULLA 5 - 2 - +67 10
CENTRAL COAST 5 - 2 - +59 10
NEWTOWN 4 - 3 - -20 8
WENTWORTHVILLE 3 - 3 1 -30 8
NORTHS 1 - 4 2 -12 6
BALMAIN-RYDE 2 - 4 1 -18 6
Manly 1 - 5 1 -48 4
Wests 1 - 5 1 -98 4
Windsor 1 - 6 - -110 2
NSWRL U18 SG Ball - Quarter Finals
41-30 Camp (8v1) Canberra b Wests 32-28 NISC (2v7) Newcastle b Cronulla 35-22 Cabr (3v6) Parramatta b Syd Roosters 48-8 Cabr (4v5) Canterbury b St George
NSWRL U16 Matthews - Quarter Finals
(4v5) v Sydney Roosters, Cabrammatta Oval, Sat Apr 23 10:30am
WIN 22-12
C.Moreton, P.Momirovski, A.Sorge, W.Meehan tries A.Johnston 3 goals Other U16 Matches 14-12 Camp (1v8) Illawarra b Penrith 38-6 Cabr (7v2) Canterbury b Parramatta 32-8 NSIC (3v6) Newcastle b Wests