Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee
Sat Mar 2, 7:30pm
CyberView from the Hill - Last Week
CyberView from the Hill - This Week
Late Changes
Team was as per program.
WIN 36-24
Corey Allan laid a claim to South Sydney's vacant left wing position with a hat-trick of tries in the Rabbitohs' 36-24 Charity Shield defeat of St George Illawarra - but coach Wayne Bennett played down the rookie recruit's round one chances. Allan, who joined Souths from Brisbane this season, played fullback for the Prime Minister’s XIII and the Junior Kangaroos last season but with Greg Inglis and Alex Johnston in the Rabbitohs ranks, wing looks to be his best option. Bennett has an opening on the wing after releasing Robert Jennings to Wests Tigers but any concerns about replacing the man who scored 19 tries in the position last season have eased after Allan’s hat-trick. In doing so, he also exposed a selection problem for Dragons coach Paul McGregor as Allan's team-mate Zac Lomax appeared more comfortable when he was shifted from wing to centre in the second half. However, Bennett suggested Allan was likely to be the one to make way for Inglis if the Souths captain overcame a knee problem to play in the season opener against Sydney Roosters. "I don't see him getting a start in round one," Bennett said of Allan. "It all depends on what Greg does, but right now I don't see him getting a start. "He's not really a winger, but that's where he played tonight. He's got a couple of good fullbacks in front of him. I don't think he'll be playing initially. Nobody doubts he's got ability, it's just a matter of maturity now." The Dragons led 18-16 at halftime but only after overcoming a horror start in which Souths scored two tries in the opening five minutes through wingers Campbell Graham and Allan. McGregor is trying to decide who will play right wing after the departure of Nene Macdonald to North Queensland and retirement of Jason Nightingale. Lomax is the obvious choice but he did not convey confidence in the opening exchanges. After spilling a Cody Walker bomb near his own line, Lomax made a poor defensive read as Allan was given a clear passage to the line to score his first try in the fifth minute. However, Lomax regained his composure to grab the Dragons' first try in the 14th minute when he dived over in the corner after receiving a cut-out pass from halfback Ben Hunt. The new St George Illawarra spine combination of Hunt, fullback Gareth Widdop, five-eighth Corey Norman and hooker Cameron McInnes looked more fluent than it did last weekend against Newcastle. McGregor injected fullback Matt Dufty into the game late in the second half, with Widdop moving to five-eighth, Norman to halfback, Hunt to hooker and McInnes to lock and it is a tactic he is likely to use throughout the season. An overhead pass from Rabbitohs veteran John Sutton created Allan's second try in the 23rd minute but the Dragons gained control for the remainder of the half, with left centre Tim Lafai scoring two converted tries to put them in front just before halftime. The signing of Norman has enabled Hunt to take on more of a running role and an inside pass from the Test and Origin representative to Korbin Sims created room for Widdop to run through a hole and put Lafai over for his first try in the 29th minute. Lafai grabbed his second three minutes later after Hunt put Tariq Sims into space and swept around behind him to create an overlap for the Samoan international and put the Dragons in front 18-16 after Widdop's conversion. The second half began like the first, with Walker scoring from a run-around with Sutton in the 41st minute. A Damien Cook 40/20 kick at the end of the next set put the Rabbitohs in position to post further points and lock Cameron Murray put them ahead 28-18 when he crashed over in the 44th minute. Allan got his hat-trick in the 50th minute after Widdop fumbled a kick near his own line and his fullback opposite Alex Johnston chimed in to create an overlap for Souths after quick service from Cook at dummy-half. Hunt put Tariq Sims over in the 57th minute but Rabbitohs rookie Bayley Sironen put the result beyond doubt when he scored 11 minutes later.
2 min 6-0
5 min 12-0
13 min 12-6
22 min 16-6
29 min 16-12
31 min 16-18
HT 16-18
41 min 22-18
44 min 28-18
50 min 32-18
56 min 32-24
68 min 36-24
C.Allan 3, Graham, Walker, Murray, Sironen tries
Gagai 4 from 6, Lowe 0 from 1 goals
Crowd 9,027
Referee A.Klien/D.Munro
Scrums 8-4 (1H 2-1 )
Penalities 4-12(1H 2-8 )
Final Line Up -
Min Tac Pe MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Johnston, Alex 60 - - 1 - 9 - 81 - - - 1 - - - [0-60]
LWng - 5 - Allan, Corey 80 6 - 1 2 11 1 88 - - - - 3 - -
LCnt - 4 - Burns, Braidon 80 17 2 1 - 12 4 105 1 1 - - - - -
RCnt - 3 - Gagai, Dane 56 13 - 2 - 8 - 53 - - - 1 - 4/6 - [0-56]
RWng - 2 - Graham, Campbell 80 6 - - 1 6 - 72 1 - - - 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Walker, Cody 66 10 - 1 1 5 - 35 1 - 7 - 1 - - [0-66]
Half - 7 - Tracey, Connor 70 11 1 4 - 8 - 50 2 - - - - - - [0-56,66-80]
Prop - 8 - Tatola, Junior 51 19 1 1 - 13 - 103 - - 2 1 - - - [0-23,26-54]
Hook - 9 - Cook, Damien 60 25 1 - - 3 2 27 - - 5 - - - - [0-60]
Prop - 10 - Burgess, Tom 40 14 - 1 - 14 - 154 - - - - - - - [0-26,40-54]
SRow - 11 - Sutton, John 41 16 - - - 7 - 56 - - - 1 - - - [0-27,40-54]
SRow - 12 - Burgess, Sam 68 24 1 2 - 18 - 139 - 4 - - - - - (c) [0-54,66-80]
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron 40 20 1 1 1 15 - 105 - 2 - - 1 - - [0-27,40-54]
Int - 14 - Lowe, Ethan 40 24 1 2 - 6 - 53 - - - - - -/1 - [26-40,54-80]
Int - 15 - McIlwrick, Matt 20 14 - 1 - 3 - 16 - - - - - - - [60-80]
Int - 16 - Amone, Tom 40 13 1 - - 5 - 46 - - - - - - - [26-40,54-80]
Int - 17 - Kennedy, Rhys 12 13 - - - 7 - 54 - 1 - - - - - [56-66]
Int - 18 - Sironen, Bayley 24 11 - 1 - 2 - 21 - - - - 1 - - [56-80]
Int - 19 - Denniss, Cory 24 - - - - 3 - 22 - - - - - - - [56-80]
Int - 20 - Turner, Kyle 26 17 - - - 2 - 16 - - - - - - - [54-80]
Int - 21 - Knight, Liam 32 22 3 - - 9 - 79 - 2 - - - - - [24-40,54-80]
Int - 22 - Hiroti, Mawene 20 2 - - - 5 - 37 - - - - - - - [60-80]
297 12 19 5 1412 4 10 14 4 7 4/7 -
Completion Rate - 23 / 34 68%
Opposition Offloads - 2
Effective 1st Tackles
0 min 15m KO
2 min 0m SI Err SCR TRY
3 min 0m Walker kick CIG
5 min 0m P / TRY
6 min 66m Walker kick COF 10m / SS P(Burns) 28m / SS P(Cook)
10 min 15m Walker kick COF
12 min 79m SI Err SCR / SS Err(Walker) 35m / SS 6TG(Tracey) / (SI TRY)
15 min 41m KO 12m SS P(Burns)
17 min 84m Cook kick COF 32m / SS P(Tatola)
19 min 11m SI Err SCR / Walker kick COF
22 min 0m P / TRY
24 min 16m Cook kick
26 min 66m Walker kick SCR / SS P(Amone) / (SI TRY)
30 min 51m KO 10m / SS P(Knight) / (SI TRY)
32 min 5m KO
34 min 49m Cook kick COF 10m SS P(Knight)
36 min 86m Cook kick 15m SS P(SBurgess) 48m / SS P(Knight)
39 min 23m SI Err SCR / Walker kick
half time
41 min 0m P / TRY
44 min 0m Cook kick 40-20 / TRY
46 min 64m P / SS P(Murray)
49 min 8m SI Err SCR / Tracey kick
50 min 0m SI Err / TRY
52 min 31m Walker kick SCR
54 min 42m Walker kick COF
56 min 89m SS Err(Graham) SCR / (SI TRY)
58 min 11m KO
60 min 8m SCR / Walker kick COF
63 min 5m SCR / ChOv
65 min 14m ChOv
67 min 11m SCR / Tracey kick
68 min 0m SI Err SCR / TRY
71 min 4m SS Err(Burns)
73 min 36m SI Err SCR / Tracey COF 11m / SS P(Lowe)
76 min 92m SI Err SCR / SS Err(Tracey) SCR 27m / SS P(Tracey)
79 min 76m DO
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 31.8m - for the whole match
- 35.4m - 1st half
- 28.2m - 2nd half
Other Trial Matches
26-16 Wngr Warriors b Wests-Tig
30-6 Mait Cronulla b Newcastle
20-0 Penr Parramatta b Penrith
38-20 Gosf Manly b Syd Rstrs
25-22 Robi Brisbane b Gold Coast
14-6 Mcky Nth Qld b Melbourne
Judiciary News
No one was charged out of the match.
Reserve Grade - Intrust Super NSW Premiership Trial
v St George-Illawarra, Erskineville Oval, Sun Mar 3 5:30pm
LOSS 6-56
Aluni-Chanfoon and Alatipi-Butler were out. Ta'avale started at second row. Gibson, Akauola, Ngere and Taulafo were added to the bench. the Dragons proved too good for the ISP side, going down despite a strong effort. It was a tough match for the ISP players, with the Dragons fielding a number of first-graders and players who participated in the Charity Shield the night before, including Jai Field, Korbin Sims and Reece Robson. The young Rabbitohs initially struggled before mounting a fight back, with explosive forward Keaon Koloamatangi getting on the board before their opponents eventually got over the top in the end.
7 min 0-6
12 min 0-10
25 min 0-14
28 min 0-18
39 min 0-22
HT 0-22
41 min 0-28
48 min 6-28
51 min 6-34
55 min 6-38
57 min 6-44
64 min 6-48
75 min 6-52
79 min 6-56
Kolomatangi try
Walmsley 1 from 1 goal
Scrums 9-4
Penalties 2-2
Final Line Up -
T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Walmsley, Lachlan - 1/1 -
LWng - 2 - Mougios, Nic - - -
LCnt - 4 - O'Connor, Dylan - - -
RCnt - 3 - Higgins, Leigh - - -
RWng - 15 - Tautaiolefua, James - - -
5/8 - 6 - Johns, Jack - - -
Half - 7 - Taaffe, Blake - - -
Prop - 8 - Gordon, Yileen - - -
Hook - 9 - Hills, Lyndon - - -
Prop - 10 - Rodwell, Ky - - -
SRow - 11 - Peoples, Trent - - -
SRow - 17 - Ta'avale, Lucky - - -
Lock - 13 - Koloamatangi, Keaon 1 - -
Int - 14 - Gray, Brock - - -
Int - 16 - O'Brien, Kell - - -
Int - 5 - Gibson, Ezra - - -
Int - 18 - Akauola, Cameron - - -
Int - 19 - Ngere, Joe - - -
Int - 20 - Taulafo, Grant - - -
1 1/1 -
U20 NSW Jersey Flegg Cup - Trial
v St George-Illawarra, 4:00pm
LOSS 16-36
Late Changes - Taulafo dropped off the bench. Jersey Flegg Head Coach Ben Rogers said his side took plenty of lessons from the loss to the Dragons. “It was a tough day in the office. We dropped a lot of ball and probably only completed in the low 30% in the first half,” he explained. “We were down 14-6, but Dragons were too good as we continued to drop the ball, give away penalties and miss some non-negotiable tackles. “Matt French scored just before half time, he pushed up on the inside, beat a couple of defenders and then the fullback to spin around and score. “Jack Frasca was busy and made a break to send Kane Allan for a try just after the break, and then scored one himself near the end of the second half with an 80 metre effort.”
9 min 0-6
16 min 0-10
21 min 0-14
28 min 6-14
HT 6-14
36 min 12-14
39 min 12-20
51 min 12-26
56 min 16-26
59 min 16-32
66 min 16-36
French, K.Allan, Frasca tries
Zaurini 2 from 3 goals
Scrums 9-7
Penalties 4-7
Final Line Up -
T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - McDonald, Luke - - -
LWng - 2 - Er, Volkan - - -
LCnt - 4 - Angianga, Tallis - - -
RCnt - 3 - Frasca, Jack 1 - -
RWng - 5 - Allan, Kane 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Zaurini, Marc - 2/3 -
Half - 7 - Gibson, Ezra - - -
Prop - 8 - Bain, Luke - - -
Hook - 9 - Griffen, Jayden - - - (c)
Prop - 10 - Manowski, Aiden - - -
SRow - 11 - Aluni-Chanfoon, Maila - - -
SRow - 12 - Fepuleai, Josh - - -
Lock - 13 - Gardner, Brock - - -
Int - 14 - Puru, Luke - - -
Int - 15 - French, Matt 1 - -
Int - 16 - Alipate, Jack - - -
Int - 17 - Stowers, Augustine - - -
Int - 18 - Akauola, Cameron - - -
Int - 18 - Ngere, Joe - - -
3 2/3 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Cup Round 4
v Central Coast Roosters, Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal, Sat Mar 2 1:30pm
LOSS 14-24
Late Changes - Shum-Cottrell and Manning have dropped off the bench. It was another unfortunate loss for the SG Ball under 18s as they fell 24-14 to the Central Coast Roosters just after the Harold Matthews’ victory. Much like their third-round loss to the Panthers, the Rabbitohs put in a gallant effort against the Roosters, creating chances to put themselves in a winning position, but failed to get the two points despite a late rally in the second half. Coming out of the second half down 22-6, tries to Zane Bijorac and Byron Parnell in a ten-minute period looked to give them a glimmer of hope before two sin-binnings deflated all the momentum.
5 min 0-6
9 min 6-6
22 min 6-10
31 min 6-16
HT 6-16
37 min 6-22
43 min 10-22
52 min 14-22
69 min 14-24
Gleeson, Bijorac, Parnell tries
Zampech 1 from 3 goals
Scrums 3-5
Penalties 8-13
59 min Zampech, Bradley 10SB Fighting
Final Line Up -
M T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Aldridge, Logan 70 - - -
LWng - 5 - Meredith, Daylen 70 - - -
LCnt - 4 - Malu, Salesi 70 - - -
RCnt - 3 - Parnell, Byron 70 1 - -
RWng - 2 - Bijorac, Zane 70 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Savage, Kaylib 70 - - -
Half - 7 - Zampech, Bradley 60 - 1/3 -
Prop - 8 - Taumoepenu, Tevita 49 - - -
Hook - 9 - Mamouzelos, Peter 70 - - - (c)
Prop - 10 - Olsen, Ben 33 - - -
SRow - 11 - Gleeson, Langi 70 1 - -
SRow - 12 - Dodds, John 70 - - -
Lock - 13 - Black, Kye 50 - - -
Int - 14 - Lloyd, Benjamin 26 - - -
Int - 15 - Gale, Lachlan 36 - - -
Int - 16 - Fua, Tioata 11 - - -
Int - 17 - Mapapalangi, Krystain 5 - - -
3 1/3 -
Other U18 Matches
52-14 Brok Manly b St George
32-10 Hens Syd Rstrs b Canterbury
54-8 Colg Illawarra b Norths
40-12 Prth Balmain b West Coast
28-18 Camp Parramatta b Wests
38-4 Ende Cronulla b Penrith
46-10 Casy Newcastle b Victoria
BYE Canberra
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 3 1 - - +60 7
PARRAMATTA 3 1 - - +24 7
CRONULLA 2 - 1 1 +62 6
C COAST 3 - 1 - +42 6
CANBERRA 2 - 1 1 +26 6
ST GEORGE 2 - 1 1 +14 6
CANTERBURY 3 - 1 - +10 6
ILLAWARRA 2 1 1 - +70 5
Balmain 2 1 1 - +54 5
Newcastle 2 - 2 - +29 4
Syd Rstrs 2 - 2 - +11 4
Penrith 2 - 2 - -36 4
Souths 1 - 3 - -18 2
Wests 1 - 3 - -20 2
Norths - - 3 1 -64 2
Victoria - - 4 - -50 -
West Coast - - 4 - -180 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Cup Round 4
v Central Coast Roosters, 12:40pm
WIN 40-8
Late Changes - Jang and Ofria-Hunt are out. Cottrell starts second row. The Harold Matthews side continues to impress, winning four out of four matches and sitting second on the ladder after defeating the Central Coast Roosters 40-8 in a dominant display. An early first-half blitz saw the under 16s score five tries in the first 21 minutes to lead 28-4, before a quieter second half saw them score another two. Fullback Joseph Suaalii scored four tries, with halfback Joseph Nohra kicking 6/7 goals in the dominant 32-point victory, who now sit just behind Newcastle Knights on points difference.
3 min 0-4
7 min 4-4
12 min 10-4
15 min 16-4
19 min 22-4
21 min 28-4
HT 28-4
35 min 28-8
51 min 34-8
58 min 40-8
Suaali 4, Kaho, Hawe-De-Thierry, Ace-Nasteski tries
Nohra 6 from 7 goals
Scrums 6-5
Penalties 6-11
41 min Cottrell, Ame 10SB Fighting
Final Line Up -
M T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Suaalii, Joseph 60 4 - - (c)
LWng - 2 - Mocevakaca, Joshua 60 - - -
LCnt - 4 - Palu, Faresa 60 - - -
RCnt - 3 - Ace-Nasteski, Luca 60 1 - -
RWng - 5 - Kaho, Carson 60 1 - -
5/8 - 6 - Di Bartolo, Emanuel 40 - - -
Half - 7 - Nohra, Joseph 60 - 6/7 -
Prop - 8 - Moale, Davvy 60 - - -
Hook - 9 - Vesikula, Ratu 60 - - -
Prop - 10 - Hawe-De-Thierry, D. 50 1 - -
SRow - 11 - Ka, Terrell 60 - - -
SRow - 18 - Cottrell, Ame 27 - - -
Lock - 13 - Taliai, William 40 - - -
Int - 15 - McGrath, Ryan 10 - - -
Int - 17 - Lavaki, Epeli 23 - - -
Int - 19 - Chum Kan Tong, J. 20 - - -
Int - 22 - Teaupa, Naati 20 - - -
7 6/7 -
Other U16 Matches
34-12 Brok Manly b St George
28-6 Hens Canterbury b Syd Rstrs
28-4 Colg Illawarra b Norths
30-20 Camp Parramatta b Wests
20-10 Ende Cronulla b Penrith
BYE Canberra
BYE Balmain
BYE Newcastle
W D L B Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 3 - - 1 +90 8
SOUTHS 4 - - - +72 8
BALMAIN 2 - 1 1 +40 6
PARRAMATTA 3 - 1 - +32 6
MANLY 2 - 1 1 +18 6
CRONULLA 2 - 1 1 +8 6
PENRITH 2 - 2 - +24 4
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 - +8 4
Illawarra 2 - 2 - +2 4
Norths 1 - 2 1 -26 4
Canberra 1 - 2 1 -12 4
Wests 1 - 3 - -30 2
C Coast - - 3 1 -44 2
Syd Rstrs 1 - 3 - -88 2
St George - - 3 1 -92 2
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Cup Round 5
v Parramatta, Redfern Oval, Sat Mar 9 11:00am
LOSS 28-32
Late Changes - Hicks and Manning dropped off the bench. Playing at the Club’s spiritual ground, the SG Ball side showed plenty of promise in their Round 5 match, but were run down by the second-placed Eels in a hard-fought contest. It was a poor start for the Red and Green, making a handling error and giving away a penalty within the first two minutes of the match, which then saw Parramatta score an early try. But momentum quickly swung around as hooker and captain Peter Mamouzelos took charge, splitting the defence open to link up with fullback Logan Aldridge, who dived over to score a well-crafted try in the 9th minute. But Mamouzelos would soon go from hero to villain, spilling the ensuing kick-off to give the Eels another chance to strike, but the Red and Greens were let off as an obstruction penalty against the Eels eased the pressure. The crafty hooker continued to control the tempo of the match, catching the Eels napping at dummy half to earn his side a penalty for being off-side and gain further territory downfield, but momentum was again cut off as the ball was lost on the ensuing set. Errors to both sides prevented any momentum from being built, until a backline shift saw Aldridge in the clear again, drawing the last line of defence to send winger Daylen Meredith over to score soon after. Halfback Bradley Zampech landed the sideline conversion to give the Cardinal and Myrtle the lead. Back-to-back penalties saw the Eels hit back out wide, levelling the scores with fifteen to go in the half. A potential runaway try to the Eels was thwarted as an ankle tap forced an error, but again it was an individual effort which saw the Rabbitohs go in front, this time from Zampech, who dived over from dummy-half on last tackle to score a memorable four-pointer. But they weren’t done there, as a barge-over try to hulking prop Tevita Taumoepenu after some clever offloading in the lead-up extended the lead even further, with a 22-10 scoreline at the break. Much like the first half, the Eels struck after just a minute as winger Matthew Komolafe scored in the corner after backing up a number of offloads, with South Sydney's lead dropping to eight. An unforgivable error from dummy-half on the line threatened to give the Eels further momentum before Zampech came to the rescue with a one-on-one strip. But the Eels continued to probe, with a string of penalties over a tense period mid-way through the second half looking likely to see them score, but the persistent Rabbitohs were rewarded as an error in the play the ball from the Eels handed them much-needed possession. Although Mamouzelos and Zampech continued to cause havoc, with lock forward Kye Black busy in both attack and defence, the hard work soon came undone as the Eels struck quickly in succession with halfback Jakob Arthur scoring a double to hand them the lead with less than ten minutes to go. Things went from bad to worse as a dropped ball just metres from the try-line gave Parramatta another opportunity to strike, and they did so through hooker David Tui with the conversion giving them a 10-point advantage. But the SG Ball side has shown plenty of character this season, and much as they have shown throughout the year, they refused to go down without a fight. Mamouzelos again took control, scoring a swift try with three minutes to go to give his side a chance, which closed the gap to four points with Zampech’s conversion. A tense last few minutes saw the Rabbitohs with plenty of opportunities to steal the match, but an error just metres from the line in the final minute told the tale of the tape – which handed Parramatta the victory.
2 min 0-6
8 min 4-6
15 min 10-6
20 min 10-10
26 min 16-10
32 min 22-10
HT 22-10
36 min 22-14
55 min 22-20
59 min 22-26
63 min 22-32
66 min 28-32
Aldridge, Meredith, Zampech, Taumoepenu, Mamouzelos tries
Zampech 4 from 5 goals
Final Line Up -
T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Aldridge, Logan 1 - -
LWng - 5 - Meredith, Daylen 1 - -
LCnt - 4 - Mapapalangi, Krystain - - -
RCnt - 3 - Parnell, Byron - - -
RWng - 2 - Bijorac, Zane - - -
5/8 - 6 - Teaupa, Dion - - -
Half - 7 - Zampech, Bradley 1 4/5 -
Prop - 8 - Taumoepenu, Tevita 1 - -
Hook - 9 - Mamouzelos, Peter 1 - - (c)
Prop - 10 - Olsen, Ben - - -
SRow - 11 - Gleeson, Langi - - -
SRow - 12 - Dodds, John - - -
Lock - 13 - Black, Kye - - -
Int - 14 - Lloyd, Benjamin - - -
Int - 15 - Shum-Cotrell, Darcy - - -
Int - 16 - Fua, Tioata - - -
Int - 17 - Malu, Salesi - - -
5 4/5 -
Other U18 Matches
52-12 Masc Norths b West Coast
40-22 Hens C Coast b Syd Rstrs
18-14 Leic Balmain b Cronulla
12-8 Colg Illawarra b Penrith
22-10 Belm Manly b Canterbury
30-24 Camp Newcastle b Wests
24-10 Masc St George b Canberra
BYE Victoria
W D L B Diff PT
MANLY 4 1 - - +72 9
PARRAMATTA 4 1 - - +28 9
C COAST 4 - 1 - +60 8
ST GEORGE 3 - 1 1 +28 8
ILLAWARRA 3 1 1 - +74 7
BALMAIN 3 1 1 - +58 7
CRONULLA 2 - 2 1 +58 6
NEWCASTLE 3 - 2 - +35 6
Canberra 2 - 2 1 +12 6
Canterbury 3 - 2 - -2 6
Syd Rstrs 2 - 4 - -7 4
Norths 1 - 3 1 -24 4
Penrith 2 - 3 - -40 4
Souths 1 - 4 - -22 2
Wests 1 - 4 - -26 2
Victoria - - 4 1 -50 2
West Coast - - 5 - -220 -
NSWRL U16 Matthews Cup Round 5
v Parramatta, 10:00am
WIN 32-14
Late Changes - Tuigamala, Reeve and Smirnotis were out. Chum Kan Tong started at lock, Cottrell at prop and Taliai on the bench. The Rabbitohs’ Harold Matthews claimed their fifth-straight win and remain undefeated after a dominant display against fellow top-four side, with winger Joshua Mocevakaca bagging a hat-trick. It was a dream start for the Red and Green, who scored in their first set of the match as centre Faresa Palu took a pinpoint attacking bomb to give his side the lead just two minutes in. Ill-discipline crept in mid-way through the first half, however, giving away three penalties in a row to hand the Eels momentum, who then scored two tries to take a 10-6 lead. But the Cardinal and Myrtle showed they wouldn’t go down begging, as a backline shift late in the first half saw centre Luca Ace-Nasteski put away Mocevakaca into a gap, who put in some nice footwork to beat the fullback and score a nicely-crafted try. With the goal converted, the scores were locked up at half-time. The second stanza began just as well as the first, as Mocevakaca bagged his double just a minute in – catching his opponents napping at dummy-half to score. Despite the sideline conversion narrowly missing, the Rabbitohs once again assumed the lead. Quick-fire tries to Joseph Suaalii and Mocevakaca – who earned his hat-trick, gave the Cardinal and Myrtle a dominant 16-point lead going into the final quarter. The Eels struck back late in the contest, but the result was all sewn up as backup half Naati Teaupa stepped his way over the line to score the match-winner.
2 min 4-0
17 min 4-4
22 min 4-10
27 min 10-10
HT 10-10
32 min 14-10
36 min 20-10
38 min 26-10
45 min 26-14
56 min 32-14
Mocevakaca 3, Palu, Suaalii, N.Teaupa tries
Nohra 4 from 6 goals
Final Line Up -
T G/A FG
Flbk - 1 - Suaalii, Joseph 1 - - (c)
LWng - 2 - Mocevakaca, Joshua 3 - -
LCnt - 4 - Palu, Faresa 1 - -
RCnt - 3 - Ace-Nasteski, Luca - - -
RWng - 5 - Kaho, Carson - - -
5/8 - 6 - Di Bartolo, Emanuel - - -
Half - 7 - Nohra, Joseph - 4/6 -
Prop - 8 - Moale, Davvy - - -
Hook - 9 - Vesikula, Ratu - - -
Prop - 18 - Cottrell, Ame - - -
SRow - 11 - Ka, Terrell - - -
SRow - 12 - Jang, Braydon - - -
Lock - 19 - Chum Kan Tong, J. - - -
Int - 15 - Hawe-De-Thierry, D. - - -
Int - 17 - Lavaki, Epeli - - -
Int - 13 - Taliai, William - - -
Int - 22 - Teaupa, Naati 1 - -
6 4/6 -
Other U16 Matches
58-10 Masc Manly b Norths
20-16 Hens C Coast b Syd Rstrs
16-12 Leic Cronulla b Balmain
28-22 Colg Illawarra b Penrith
30-14 Camp Newcastle b Wests
26-12 Masc St George b Canberra
BYE Canterbury
W D L B Diff PT
NEWCASTLE 4 - - 1 +106 10
SOUTHS 5 - - - +80 10
MANLY 3 - 1 1 +66 8
CRONULLA 3 - 1 1 +12 8
BALMAIN 2 - 2 1 +36 6
PARRAMATTA 3 - 2 - +24 6
CANTERBURY 2 - 2 1 +8 6
ILLAWARRA 3 - 2 - +8 6
Penrith 2 - 3 - +18 4
Canberra 1 - 3 1 -26 4
C Coast 1 - 3 1 -40 4
Norths 1 - 3 1 -74 4
St George 1 - 3 1 -78 4
Wests 1 - 4 - -46 2
Syd Rstrs 1 - 4 - -92 2
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