FULL TIME at the SCG and Souths have come up with a much needed win with a pretty dominant performance.
Match Report to come soon. Thanks for joining us
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
Widdop grubber roll touch in goal
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
Repeat set for the Dragons after Walker kicks it dead
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
NO TRY after Walker was offside from a Merritt kick
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
VIDEO REF possible Souths try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
Video ref steps in though & penalises Nightingale for a high shot
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Apisai Koroisau makes an unforced error.
Knock on from Koroisau after making good yards out of dummy half
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
chip & chase from Quinlan but he knocks it down whilst trying to regather
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
Penalty Dragons after Souths continue on in the tackle after the ref called held
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Conversion attempt by Gareth Widdop successful.
Widdop converts from next to the posts
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-6
TRY ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Scored by Jack de Belin. Kick to come.
De Belin crashes over after a smart inside ball from Rein puts him over
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-4
Penalty Dragons, have the ball 25 out
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-0
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Luke Burgess makes an unforced error.
L. Burgess puts the ball down though
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-0
Inglis makes another break
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds hasn't had a tough kick all night, slots it through again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Greg Inglis. Kick to come.
TRY to Greg Inglis after backing up a John Sutton inside ball
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-0
Widdop chips for the corner but Morris knocks the ball out after an acrobatic attempt to catch it
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Penalty Dragons - S. Burgess for a flop
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
A good set by the Dragons, forcing Souths to bring it back from deep in their own end
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Good hit Jack De Belin this time forcing the error from L. Burgess
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Penalty Souths - De Belin lifts S. Burgess above the horizontal
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Not much doing with the Dragons attack tonight
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Dugan puts it down
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Another drop out after Merritt cleans up a Gerard Beale grubber
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
Line drop out for the Saints as a Quinlan kick comes off Bryson Goodwin to go dead
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
John Sutton makes an unforced error.
Sutton drops it in the play the ball 30m from his own line. A chance for the Dragons to hit back
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds kicks it from close range again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Sam Burgess. Kick to come.
TRY to Sam Burgess this time after crashing over after rookie dummy half McInnes pass
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-0
Souths 20 out from the line now
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Penalty against the Dragons for a leg pull
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Dugan kicks down field but Souths wil start their set from 30 out
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Sutton kicks high for the corner but Morris comes up with the grab
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Big charge from Ben Teo puts Souths back in a strong position
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
George Burgess nearly crashes over but drops the ball while trying to plant it down
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Souths will get a scrum feed just short of halfway after Dragons Merrin knocks the ball down
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Leeson Ah Mau makes an unforced error.
A chance goes begging for the Saints as Ah Mau puts it down
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Goal line drop out coming up after Souths ground the ball in goal
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Sutton kicks high but Merrin picks up the loose ball and charges upfield earning his team a penalty
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Joel Thompson makes a break down field but Farrell's grubber at the end of the set was too big with the ball going dead
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Adam Reynolds makes an unforced error.
Forward pass from Reynolds after he opened up space and tried to pass over the top to Merritt
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Jason Clark trys a chip & chase on the last but fumbles the regather. PENALTY Souths though against Morris for a shoulder charge. Harsh Penalty!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
And where under way in the 2nd stanza, Souths bringing it back from their line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Players coming back out for the second half
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
After a tough and rugged opening in the first half, South Sydney got on top in the arm wrestle and controlled the game with a smart kicking game by Reynolds and Sutton who capitalised on their big forwards getting over the advantage line. The Dragons will have to come up with something different in the second halves as their forwards don't seem to be able to match Souths' big pack.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Dragons finally use a bit of ball movement but a Widdop grub goes into touch
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Souths with another chance & Merritt dives for the corner but goes into touch 1st. Great effort from Morris to save that one
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Penalty Souths- Stanley grabbing the arm of Souths player
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
Souths big forwards charging down field now but Dugan cleans up a bomb at the end of that set
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds slots it over again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Jason Clark. Kick to come.
Try to the Bunnies as Joel Reddy bats back a Souths bomb for Clark to score next to the posts
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
VIDEO REF again, Souths this time...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0
Souths on the attach 25m from Dragons line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0
NO TRY. Dugan regathered a chip kick from Widdop but failed to force the ball down
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0
VIDEO REF for a possible Dragons try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds pilots it over from in front
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Luke Burgess. Kick to come.
First try of the night to big Luke Burgess who plants it down after charging onto a ball from Koroisau
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Souths on the attack
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Penalty against Mitch Rein
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Souths get a scrum on halfway
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Dragons scrum 10 out from their own line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
A stabbing kick from Reynolds is cleaned up by Nightingale and the Dragons have to work it out from their end again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Goodwin returns for Souths with a good run
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
NO TRY as Teo got a hand to a Reynolds grubber before Reddy dived over
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
VIDEO REFEREE for a possible Souths try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Gareth Widdop makes an unforced error.
Dragons send it high again but Widdop spills it
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
A good set from Souths making big yards off the back of a couple of nice off loads but the Dragons hang on again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Souths defuse another bomb from the Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Dragons defend & Quinlan makes a good run of 20m
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Penalty Souths- De Belin not rolling away from the ruck. Souths with a chance 20 out
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Widdop sends it high but Inglis is safe as a bank at the back and nearly bursts through
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Its been a physical start to this one with both sets of forwards ripping in!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Penalty goal attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds posts 1st points kicking it from just to the left of the posts
South Sydney Rabbitohs 2-0
Penalty Souths- Trent Merrin stripping the ball out. souths will shoot for 2 here
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Souths clean up a wayward Dragons bomb
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De Belin bursts through off a suspect ball from dummy half
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Great kick by the Dragons but GI does well to get back in the field of play
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UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
David Tyrrell makes an unforced error.
Tyrell coughs it up and the Dragons working it out from their end
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Souths penalty-Dragons hands in the play the ball
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UNFORCED ERROR ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Dugan puts down a short ball from Widdop with open spaces ahead of him
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penalty Dragons
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UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Greg Inglis makes an unforced error.
Souths go close to scoring a few time but the Dragons defence stands firm
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Penalty Souths, Dragons inside the 10
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Big kick from Dugan goes dead. Souths 20m tap
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Play is under way at the SCG and the Saints bring it back through De Belin
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Welcome to this Heritage Round match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the South Sydney Rabbitohs to be played at one of the spiritual homes of Rugby League, the Sydney Cricket Ground. Souths captain John Sutton will break the all time games record for his club tonight. While for the in form Dragons, Josh Dugan makes his first appearance for season 2014.
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LATE MAIL: Rabbitohs – Chris McQueen shifts to the bench to give Kyle Turner his debut in the second row for Souths. Cameron McInnes takes the 4th bench spot with Joe Picker dropping out of the 17
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LATE MAIL: Dragons – Michael Witt has been replaced by Adam Quinlan as the halfback. Joel Thompson and Jack de Belin start in the 13 with Leeson Ah Mau shifting to the bench and Tyson Frizell previously being ruled out with injury.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Adam Reid
Video Referee: Ben Galea, Bernard Sutton
ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (6)
Tries: Jack de Belin
Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth Widdop (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (26)
Tries: Luke Burgess, Jason Clark, Sam Burgess, Greg Inglis
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)