2024 NRL Premiership Round 8

South Sydney v Melbourne

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park)

Thu Apr 25, 7:50pm [Ch9/Foxtel/Kayo]

Jacob Gagai heading to the tryline

Selected Round 8 Teams

CyberView from the Hill - Last Week

CyberView from the Hill - This Week

Late Changes

S.Mitchell is out injured. Keppie and Teaupa were trimmed 24h before the game. Thompson is 19th man.

LOSS 20-54

The Melbourne Storm have defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 54 points to 20 at AAMI Park on Anzac Day in what was a very tough outing for the Cardinal and Myrtle. It simply was not the Rabbitohs’ day, as they were unable to overcome a first-half hat-trick from Storm winger Xavier Coates and a Ryan Papenhuyzen double. The Storm showed their intent from the beginning, scoring two early tries through Ryan Papenhuyzen and Xavier Coates for a 10-0 lead at the 10-minute mark. A string of errors and six again calls saw the Rabbitohs presented with an opportunity to set up camp on the Melbourne Storm line and get back into the game. After five consecutive sets of six, it was Cody Walker who was finally able to crack the defence, sending Jacob Gagai over in the corner untouched after some deceptive ball-playing left the Storm defenders grasping at thin air. A seven-tackle set gifted Melbourne the chance to march downfield and reassert their dominance. That’s exactly what they did, with a Munster cut-out-ball releasing Coates down the wing to score his second of the half. From there it was all Melbourne in the remainder of the first half, leading 32 points to 4 at the break. Will Warbrick and Harry Grant both got in on the scoring, while Coates also completed a first half hat-trick before going off the field with a hamstring injury. The Storm were quick to pick up where they left off, with Papenhuyzen scoring his second of the match just two minutes into the second half. Despite the big deficit there was still a hint of a comeback from Souths, who managed to score three straight tries before the hour mark of the game to give themselves a small amount of hope. A perfectly-placed cut-out ball from Walker sent Gagai over for his second try of the game in the 50th minute. Taane Milne was next to score for the Red and Green, sitting his opposite Tyran Wishart down with a big fend before planting the ball just inside the touch-in-goal line. Then it was Cameron Murray who continued Souths’ charge, scoring as a result of a high-kick from Dean Hawkins to trail by 16 points with 20 minutes to go. It unfortunately wasn’t to be though, with a try to Cameron Munster in the 65th minute putting the comeback out of reach for the boys from Maroubra. Late tries to Tyran Wishart and Joe Chan added insult to injury for the Bunnies, as the Storm finished up 54-20 victors over Souths, scoring 10 tries to 4 in a dominant display.

 6 min  0-6
10 min  0-10
18 min  4-10 Gagai try D.Hawkins miss
27 min  4-16
20 min  4-22
32 min  4-26
37 min  4-32
HT      4-32
43 min  4-36
51 min  8-36 Gagai try D.Hawkins miss
57 min 14-36 Milne try D.Hawkins goal
59 min 20-36 Murray try D.Hawkins goal
66 min 20-42
70 min 20-48
76 min 20-54

Gagai 2, Milne, Murray tries
D.Hawkins 2 from 4 goals

Weather      Overcast (14C)

Crowd        25,149
Referee      Todd Smith
Touch Judges Jon Stone / Chris Sutton
Video        Grant Atkins

Scrums        5-3 (1H  4-1 )
Penalities    4-7 (1H  1-2 )
6-Again       4-3 (1H  2-3 )

79 min Milne, Taane        10SB Dangerous Tackle

Final Line Up -                      
                                 Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB  Rn  DR    m Er OL   K TA  T  G/A  FG 2FG

Flbk -  1 - Gray, Jye             80   7  -  -  -  -  -  15   -  196  2  -   1  -  -  -     -   -     
LWng -  2 - Gagai, Jacob          80   3  -  -  1  -  2  11   -  105  -  -   -  -  2  -     -   -     OR
LCnt -  3 - Wighton, Jack         80  13  2  -  4  -  1  13   -  135  1  -   1  -  -  -     -   -     
RCnt -  4 - Tass, Isaiah          80  13  -  -  1  1  -  11   -   66  -  1   -  2  -  -     -   -     
RWng -  5 - Milne, Taane          79   5  1  -  2  -  1  15   1   99  -  5   -  -  1  -     -   -     [0-79] 10SB OR
5/8  -  6 - Walker, Cody          80  13  -  -  3  2  1  13   1   69  2  -   5  2  -  -     -   -     
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Dean         80  15  -  1  4  -  -   4   -   17  -  -   8  -  -  2/4   -   -     
Prop - 11 - Koloamatangi, Keaon   73  25  -  1  4  -  -  16   1  136  1  1   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-73]
Hook -  9 - Cook, Damien          47  25  1  -  4  -  -   6   3   41  -  -   1  -  -  -     -   -     [0-34,67-80]
Prop - 10 - Burgess, Tom          35  19  -  -  5  -  -   9   -   77  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-22,67-80]
LSRw - 12 - Host, Jacob           80  26  -  -  2  -  -  10   -   78  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     
RSRw - 18 - Chee Kam, Michael     80  33  -  -  3  -  -  11   -   82  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     
Lock - 13 - Murray, Cameron       62  40  -  -  2  -  -  19   -  123  1  4   -  -  1  -     -   - (c) [0-31,49-80]

Int  - 14 - Mamouzelos, Peter     33  19  2  -  4  1  -   1   1   12  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [34-67]
Int  - 15 - Havili, Siliva        25  21  1  -  1  -  -   6   -   49  -  1   -  -  -  -     -   -     [31-49,73-80]
Int  - 16 - Moale, Davvy          18   6  -  -  -  -  -   7   -   52  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [49-67]
Int  - 17 - Arrow, Jai            27  20  -  -  2  -  -   5   -   49  -  1   -  -  -  -     -   -     [22-49]

Conc - 20 - Duncan, Tallis                                                                            (DNP)

                                     303  7  3 42  4  5         1394  8 13  16  4  4  2/4   -   - 

Completion Rate        - 33/39  84%

Opposition Offloads    - 17

Effective 1st Tackles
   
 0 min  22m KO \\\\\
 1 min  41m ///// Walker kick COF \\\\\
 3 min  55m ///// Walker kick 44m \ SS-6A(Cook) \\
 5 min   7m M Err SCR ////// ChOv \\\\ (M TRY-L) 
 8 min  17m KO \\\\
 9 min 100m SS Err(JGray) SCR 91m \\ SS-6A(Kolomatangi) (M-TRY-R) 
11 min  11m KO \\\\
15 min   1m // P // 6A /// M-6TG SCR ///// Walker kick
18 min   0m M Err SCR NO TRY // 6A // M-6TG SCR // 6A / TRY 
19 min 100m SS Err(Walker)
21 min  14m ShDO ///// Wighton kick \\\\\
22 min  32m ///// DHawkins kick 
23 min   1m M Err / ///// Cook kick \\\\\
25 min  58m ///// Walker kick DIG 30m \ SS P(Cook) 58m \\\\ (M-TRY-R) 
28 min 100m KO 18m \\\ (M-TRY-L) 
31 min 100m KO 16m \\\\\ (M-TRY-R) 
33 min  55m KO 25m \ SS P(Mamouzelos) \\\\\
35 min  97m ShDO 88m \\ SS 6A(Mamouzelos) SS P(Mamouzelos) 97m \ (M-TRY-M) 
38 min  11m KO \\\\\
40 min   6m ///// DHawkins kick COF \

half time

41 min  44m ///// DHawkins kick COF 12m \ SS P(CheeKam) 44m \\\\\ (M-TRY-R) 
45 min  18m KO \\\\\
47 min  23m ///// DHawkins kick COF \\\\
50 min   0m M Err // P ///// DHAwkins kick COF CIG
51 min   0m M-ShDO /// TRY
53 min  68m /// SS Err(Walker) SCR \\\\
55 min   1m / ///// Walker kick \\\\\
57 min   0m //// TRY
59 min   0m ///// DHawkins kick TRY
62 min  41m ///// DHawkins kick 13m \ SS P(Wighton) \\\\\\
64 min  38m ///// DHawkins kick 38m \\\\ (M-TRY-M) 
66 min  32m ShKO M-6TG SCR / 6A /// P // 6A // NO TRY SS Err(Koloamatangi) \ \\\\\ 
70 min 100m SS Err(JGray) \ (M-TRY-R)
72 min  68m ShKO SS P(Wighton) \\\\ (M NO TRY)
74 min   0m M Err //// JGray kick CIG
75 min  11m M-ShDO \\\\\ (M TRY-M) 
76 min  37m ShKO \\\\\
79 min  56m /// P /// SS Err(Host) 35m \\\ SS-6TG(Murray) SS-CC(x) SCR 56m SS P-10SB(Milne)
            /

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 38.5m - for the whole match

- 46.4m - 1st half 
- 30.1m - 1st half 

Other NRL Round 8 Matches

27-24 MtSm Gold Coast b Warriors        [Foxtel/Kayo]
60-18 SFS2 Syd Rstrs  b St Geo-Ill      [Ch9/Foxtel/Kayo]
32-18 Brok Manly      b Parramatta      [Ch9/Foxtel/Kayo]
34-10 Camp Brisbane   b Wests-Tig       [Foxtel/Kayo]
26-20 NQSt Penrith    b Nth Qld         [Foxtel/Kayo]
18-14 LngS Newcastle  b Dolphins        [Foxtel/Kayo]
40-0  Bruc Cronulla   b Canberra        [Ch9/Foxtel/Kayo]
BYE        Canterbury

               W D  L B Diff Pt
CRONULLA       6 -  1 1  +99 14
MELBOURNE      6 -  1 1  +54 14
PENRITH        5 -  2 1  +36 12
MANLY          5 1  2 -  +39 11
BRISBANE       5 -  3 -  +64 10
DOLPHINS       4 -  3 1  +49 10
SYD RSTRS      4 -  4 -  +73  8
CANTERBURY     3 -  4 1  +17  8
Nth Qld        4 -  4 -  -14  8
Canberra       4 -  4 -  -26  8
St Geo-Ill     4 -  4 -  -60  8
Warriors       3 1  4 -  +17  7
Newcastle      3 -  5 -  -25  6
Wests-Tig      2 -  5 1  -45  6
Parramatta     3 -  4 -  -55  6
Gold Coast     1 -  6 1  -97  4
Souths         1 -  6 1 -136  4

Judiciary News

Milne has been charged with a Grade 3 Dangerous Contact(Legs) by the match review committee. It carries a base penalty of 3 matches. Milne has taken the early guilty plea and will miss two matches.

Reserve Grade - NSW Premiership Round 8

v Newcastle, Newcastle Center of Excellence, Sat Apr 28 2:30pm [NSWRL TV]

LOSS 12-34

Late Change - South Sydney withdrew their Top 30 squad from the match. South Sydney got off to a good start as we took on the Knight at their new Centre of Excellence in Broadmeadow. Big prop Swann after some sustained pressure crashed over to give Souths a early lead 6 nil. The Knight hit halfway through the half to make it 6 all. Makelim made a immediate impact at dummy half changing the game through his darts to setup a try to Bentley-Hape soon after, and South Sydney would go into the break leading 12 to 6. After a tough opening 10 minutes the flood gates openned as the Kinights ran in 5 unanswered tries to take out the game 34 to 12.

11 min  6-0  Swann try Teaupa goal
22 min  6-6
32 min 12-6  Bentley-Hape try Teaupa goal
HT     12-6
48 min 12-12
51 min 12-16
58 min 12-22
63 min 12-28
75 min 12-30
77 min 12-34

Swann, Bentley-Hape tries
Teaupa 2 from 2 goals

Weather      Overcast (25C)

Referee      Mitchell Currie
Touch Judges Jake Sutherland / Mitchell Stone

Scrums     3-8 (1H  2-5 )
Penalties  7-9 (1H  4-4 )
6-Agains   3-3 (1H  2-3 )

Final Line Up -
                                 Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB  Rn  DR    m Er OL   K TA  T  G/A  FG 2FG
Flbk -  1 - Bentley-Hape, Bayleigh80   3  1  -  -  -  2  17   -  195  2  -   -  -  1  -     -   -
LWng - 19 + Kaho, Carson          80   4  -  -  1  -  -   6   -   55  2  -   1  -  -  -     -   -
LCnt - 18 - Chanfoon, Maila       80   9  -  -  4  -  -   8   -   65  -  1   -  -  -  -     -   -
RCnt -  4 - Skelton, Leonard      80  15  -  -  2  -  -  12   -  110  -  2   -  -  -  -     -   -
RWng -  2 + Saldanha, Jude        80   4  -  -  2  -  -   5   -   71  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -
5/8  -  6 - Teaupa, Dion          80   8  2  -  1  -  -  14   -  104  2  -   2  -  -  2/2   -   -
Half -  7 - Subloo, Jarrett       80  19  -  -  2  -  -   7   -   29  2  1   7  -  -  -     -   -
Prop - 20 - Swann, William        26  13  1  -  1  -  1   7   -   56  -  -   -  -  1  -     -   -     [0-16.70-80]
Hook -  9 - Gray, Ryan            58  32  2  1  4  1  -   4   3   30  1  1   1  -  -  -     -   -     [0-31,53-80] OR OR
Prop - 10 - Gray, Brock           58  29  -  -  2  -  -  15   -  156  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   - (c) [0-31,53-80]
LSRw - 11 - Christensen, Adam     80  24  1  -  4  -  -   7   -   60  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     
RSRw - 16 - Miller, Kaylen        41  17  -  -  1  -  -   7   -   72  1  1   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-24,63-80]
Lock - 12 - Chapman, Chase        80  38  -  1  5  1  -  11   -   84  -  -   1  1  -  -     -   -     

Int  - 14 - Moretti, Marco        22  16  -  1  -  -  -   7   1   47  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [31-53]
Int  - 15 - Alvarado, Tristan     32  11  1  -  -  -  -   6   -   65  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [31-63]
Int  - 17 - Gordon, Yileen        54  26  -  -  -  -  -   9   -   79  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [16-70]
Int  - 21 - Makelim, Zac          29  17  1  -  1  -  1   4   4  101  -  1   -  -  -  -     -   -     [24-53]

Conc - 22 - Williams, Bear                                                                            (DNP) 

                                     285  9  3 30  2  4         1386 15  7  12  1  2  2/2   -   -

Completion Rate      - 23/32  71%

Opposition Offloads  - 7

Effective 1st Tackles

 1 min  19m ///// Subloo kick
 2 min  15m Nw Err SCR ////// ChOv \\\\\\
 5 min  21m ///// Subloo kick COF \\\\\
 7 min  32m / P // SS Err(Christensen) SCR \\\\\
 9 min  44m ///// Subloo kick OOF \\
11 min   0m Nw Err / ///// TRY
14 min  99m //// RGray kick 19m \\ SS P(Swann) 77m \\\\ SS-6A(RGray) \\ SS-6A(Saldanha) \ SS-6TG(Subloo) SCR \
17 min  10m Nw Err ///// Chapman kick \\\\
21 min  46m /// 6A / P // 6A ///// Teaupa kick 1m SS P(Teaupa) \\\\ (Nw TRY-R)
24 min  15m KO \\\\\
28 min  11m /// P //// SS Err(RGray) NO TRY SCR \\\\\
29 min  90m SS Err(Bentley-Hape) SCR 94m \\ SS-6TG(Skelton) SCR \\
32 min   0m Nw Err SCR // P /// TRY
36 min  90m ///// Teaupa kick SS Err(Moretti) 61m \\\ SS-6A(Chapman) 82m \\\ SS P(Alvardo) \\\\
39 min  29m Nw Err ///// Subloo kick / ChOv \\\\

half time

40 min  17m KO \\\\\
41 min  47m ///// Subloo kick COF 17m SS P(Teaupa) \\\\\\
44 min   7m /// 6A ////// ChOv \\\\\
46 min  74m ///// Subloo kick COF 18m \\\ SS P(Makelim) \\\\\ (Nw TRY-L)
52 min  20m KO \\\\\ (Nw TRY-R)
54 min  76m KO 14m \ SS P(RGray)-OR 55m \\ SS-6TG(Kaho) SCR \\\\\
57 min  96m / / SS Err(Skelton) SCR \\\\\ (Nw TRY-L)
60 min  13m KO \\\\\
62 min 100m P /// SS Err(BGray) SCR (Nw TRY-L)
66 min  66m ShKO // P ///// SS Err(Teaupa) 19m SS P(RGray)-OR \\
69 min  12m Nw Err SCR ///// Kaho kick \\\\\
72 min  19m P //// SS Err(Teaupa) \\\\\
74 min 100m ///// Subloo kick COF \\\\\ SS P(Christensen) (Nw GOAL)
76 min  70m ShKO 28m \\\ 6A \\\ (Nw TRY-R)
80 min  60m ShKO SS P(Bentley-Hape) (Nw NO FIELDGOAL)
            /

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 48.2m - for the whole match

- 36.1m - 1st half 
- 60.3m - 2nd half 

Other NSW Cup Round 8 Matches

22-22 NHbr Warriors   d Penrith
19-18 Coll Syd Rstrs  b St Geo-Ill [NSWRL TV] *
28-16 Camp Norths     b Wests      [Foxtel/Kayo]*
42-12 Bruc Canberra   b Newtown
36-22 HLyb Parramatta b Blacktown  [NSWRL TV] *
BYE        Canterbury 

               W D  L B Diff Pt
PENRITH        6 1  - 1  +96 15
NORTHS         5 -  2 1  +62 12
CANTERBURY     5 -  2 1  +26 12
CANBERRA       5 1  2 - +132 11
SOUTHS         3 -  3 2   +6 10
ST GEO-ILL     3 -  4 1  +15  8
Newcastle      4 -  4 -  -32  8
Blacktown      4 -  4 -  -36  8
Newtown        2 1  4 1  -37  7
Warriors       3 1  4 -  -50  7
Syd Rstrs      3 -  5 -  -21  6
Parramatta     2 -  6 -  -60  4
Wests          1 -  6 1 -103  4

NSWRL U21 Jersey Flegg - Round 8

v Newcastle, 1:00pm

WIN 20-14

Late changes - Kaho, Humphries are out. Sprague starts at five-eighth, King on the bench. Tausala is the concussion sub. In a tight contest against the 2nd placed Knights, South Sydney started well with Laefa scoring a typical second rowers out wide try. The Knights hit back and Souths went in with a slender lead into the break 6-4. South Sydney opened the scoring with a try to debutant Rugless and Macey scored again 9 minutes later to open up a commanding 18-4 lead. The Knights hit back, before Brent Hawkins added a penalty goal to have Souths in a commanding 12 point lead. A late try to Knights ended the game with a 20-14 victory to the Rabbitohs.

 2 min  6-0  Leafa try B.Hawkins goal
 6 min  6-4
HT      6-4
37 min 12-4  Rugless try B.Hawkins goal
46 min 18-4  Macey try B.Hawkins goal
51 min 18-8
59 min 20-8  B.Hawkins goal
67 min 20-14

Laefa, Rugless, Macey tries
B.Hawkins 4 from 4 goals

Weather      Scattered Clouds (21C)

Referee      Lachlan Greenfield
Touch Judges Jake Sutherland / Mitchell Stone

Scrums     6-6 (1H  2-3 ) 
Penalties  8-7 (1H  7-4 ) 
6-Again    1-0 (1H  1-0 )

Final Line Up -
                                 Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB  Rn  DR    m Er OL   K TA  T  G/A  FG 2FG
Flbk -  1 - Towns, Dane           70  15  -  -  2  1  -  10   -   87  -  -   -  1  -  -     -   -
LWng - 20 - Tamepo, Jeremaiah     70   2  -  -  2  -  -   7   -   70  2  -   -  -  -  -     -   -
LCnt - 23 + Rugless, Zane         70  14  2  -  1  -  -   8   -   61  -  -   -  -  1  -     -   -
RCnt -  3 - Macey, Aaron          70   8  -  -  4  -  1   4   -   28  1  -   -  -  1  -     -   -
RWng -  5 - Molkentien, Hayden    70   8  -  -  3  -  -   5   -   40  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -
5/8  - 17 + Sprague, Billy        70   8  -  -  2  -  -   7   -   50  1  -   2  -  -  -     -   -
Half -  7 - Hawkins, Brent        70  20  1  -  4  -  -   1   -    3  1  -  18  2  -  4/4   -   -
Prop -  8 - Le Blanc, Liam        38  12  1  -  2  -  -  11   -  109  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-21,44-61]
Hook -  9 - Doolan, Aiden         49  24  1  -  1  -  -   4   -   30  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-49]
Prop - 10 - Sullivan, Toby        49  26  1  -  5  -  -  16   -  136  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [0-23,44-70]
LSRw - 12 - Laefa, Jarvis         66   9  1  -  1  -  -  14   -  174  -  1   -  -  1  -     -   -     [0-66]
RSRw - 11 - Alhazim, Joshua       70  24  -  -  2  -  1   9   -  124  2  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     
Lock - 13 - Grossemy, Louis       70  36  -  -  2  -  -  17   -  138  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   - (c) 

Int  - 14 - Herring, TJ           21  11  -  -  -  -  -   2   -   12  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [49-70]
Int  - 16 - Ibrahim, Mikael       23  13  -  -  2  -  -   6   -   64  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [21-44]
Int  - 19 - King, Kayde            4   2  -  -  -  -  -   -   -    -  -  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [66-70]
Int  - 22 + Hallie, Jason         29  18  -  -  -  -  -   7   -   74  1  -   -  -  -  -     -   -     [23-44,62-70]

Conc - 18 - Tausala, Paulu                                                                            (DNP)

                                     250  7  - 33  1  2         1206  9  1  20  3  3  4/4   -   -

Completion Rate      - 27/34  79%

Opposition Offloads  - 1

Other U21 Premiership Round 8 Matches

28-20 NHbr Warriors   b Penrith
30-24 Coll St Geo-Ill b Syd Rstrs  
28-24 Camp Wests-Tig  b Melbourne     
30-16 Bruc Canberra   b Cronulla
26-16 Brok Parramatta b Manly
60-0  Belm Canterbury b Fiji Slkts [NSWRL TV] *

               W D  L Diff Pt
CANBERRA       7 -  1 +108 14
WESTS-TIG      6 -  2  +13 12
CANTERBURY     5 -  2 +141 10 **
ST GEO-ILL     5 -  3  +43 10
NEWCASTLE      5 -  3  +34 10
SOUTHS         4 1  2  -22  9 **
Penrith        4 -  3  +49  8 **
Melbourne      4 -  4  +18  8
Syd Rstrs      3 -  4  +32  6 **
Manly          3 -  4   -8  6 **
Cronulla       2 1  4  -40  5 **
Warriors       2 -  5  -84  4 **
Parramatta     1 -  7  -86  2
Fiji Slkts     - -  7 -194  - **

** - postponed

NSWRL U19 SG Ball Cup - Grand Final

40-18 WSS  (1v2) St George  b Canterbury [NSWRL TV] *
NSWRL U17 Matthews Cup - Grand Final

34-16 WSS  (2v1) Warriors   b Wests      [NSWRL TV] *
NSWRL Womens U19 Tarsha Gale Cup - Grand Final

24-12 WSS  (1v2) Illawarra  b Newcastle  [NSWRL TV] *

NSWRL Womens U17 Lisa Fiaola Cup - Grand Final

36-0  WSS  (1v2) Canterbury b Wests-Tig  [NSWRL TV] *

NRL Premiership Round 8 Post Game Analysis

Ref - SSFC [Viewed 26 Apr 2024] / FN-1 / FN-3


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