Souths run away with it in the end outclassing the Tigers 32-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds converts well from just inside the touch line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-10
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Kyle Turner. Kick to come.
Turner now has a double after some tired Tigers defense crumbles for the fifth time tonight.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30-10
Tigers now knock it on with Souths now looking to put icing on the cake. Penalty Souths now after a high shot on Luke by Tedesco.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-10
Tom Burgess now knocks on from a tough, flat pass.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-10
Brooks tries a chip, but the ball is caught well by a Burgess brother.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-10
Reynolds kick finds touch 10m out from the Tigers line. Game drawing to its inevitable conclusion.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-10
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Penalty goal attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds kicks in straight through the sticks from right in front after Richards kicked the ball out on the full from the drop out.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-10
Reynolds grubber is gathered by Simona but he is tackled in goal.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Penalty Souths. Galloway and Luani holding down in the tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
A promising set for the Tigers ends in disappointment with Austin knocking on.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Richards finds space down the wing for the ball to be knocked back by Reynolds. Now Turner has knocked on.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Oh so close for Souths. Koroisau finds space and he offloads for Merritt but his pass finds the ground for a Tiger to pounce on.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Austin's high bomb goes way too deep and bounces over the dead ball line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Knock on Souths. Tom Burgess loses the ball in tough Tigers defense.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Penalty Souths. Tigers players inside the 10.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards unsuccessful.
Richards hits the post!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.
Brooks goes high and the ball is knocked on by Tuqiri with the help of Simona who knocks it back and Tedesco kicks the ball ahead for himself and plants the ball just before the dead ball line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-10
Tedesco makes a fantastic break for the Tigers he goes from his 20m line to Souths 20m line!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Lawrence knocks on from Brooks pass just 5m out from Souths line. Another attacking opportunity lost for the men in orange.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Another penalty here for Tigers. George Burgess holding down in the tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Knock on Souths. Tigers change over.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Halatau runs into the hip of Burgess and he stays down. Let's hope he's alright.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds makes no mistake with the conversion.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Nathan Merritt. Kick to come.
Merritt adds 1 more try to his ever increasing tally after he offloads for Burgess, and he offloads back for Merritt to duck under a tackle and slide over the line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-6
Penalty Souths. Blair penalized for a hand in the ruck.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
Oh what a terrible mistake there. Lawrence knocks on from Austin's pass on the first tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
A high bomb is knocked on by Merritt. Good attacking set opportunity here for the Tigers.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
Both teams trading sets now with the frantic start petering out a little bit.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Simple conversion for Reynolds from in front.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.
Johnston has gone straight through! He races away 60m to score under the posts. Poor defense there.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Pat Richards successful.
Richards converts.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Blake Austin. Kick to come.
Austin forces his way over from close range. Tigers reduce the deficit.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-4
Austin looks to have scored here. Video referee assistance needed.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Penalty Tigers. Souths markers not square.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
The short kick off works! Turner dragged into touch.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Pat Richards gets us back underway.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Rabbitohs with a controlled half outplaying the Tigers and they lead by two converted tries at the break.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Brooks kicks on tackle three for himself, but Luke can clean it up.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Brooks kicks to the corner for Turner to knock on. Six more for the Tigers.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Penalty Tigers: One of the Burgesses is penalized.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Sutton's short ball to Burgess is knocked on.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Tigers once again are forced over the touch line with Simona picked up and dragged over. Enthusiastic Souths defense.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Reynolds grubbers for himself for Anasta to dive in.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Austin knocks on from an attempted intercept.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
Brooks kicks high for Thompson to take, but he's tackled on the last.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds converts simply from in front of the big sticks.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Kyle Turner. Kick to come.
Souths win the scrum feed and Turner strolls through a huge gap from Sutton's pass.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-0
Reynolds tries a cheeky chip over to the corner, but Richards just gets there ahead of Johnston and the ball goes out into touch.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Sam Burgess has stayed after getting a shot from Sue.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Not good play there by the Tigers. Lawrence is forced into touch by strong Souths defense.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Great set from Souths see them go close in one corner with good defense from Tedesco. Next play, Auva'a has the ball trying to find the corner, but he is forced over the touch line by determined Tigers defense.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Blair is penalized for a high shot on Luke.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
A promising set from Souths ends with Merritt finding a gap but in the process of trying to offload the ball he loses it.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Reynolds kick is knocked back for Merritt to regather and give to Luke who gives to Auva'a who is tackled just a centremetre short of the line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Penalty Souths. Luani holding down the play the ball.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Luke has the ball stripped and Merritt can dive on it for six more tackles.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Both teams trading completed sets with Brooks kick finding touch 10m out from the Rabbitohs line. A breather for both teams after a high tempo first 20 minutes at ANZ.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
George Burgess makes an unforced error.
Burgess knocks on after an attacking Souths set.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Penalty Rabbitohs. Blair penalized for being too long in the tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Souths go the length of the field with Reynolds grubber fielded by Richards to bring back.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds nails his conversion from the sideline.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.
Sutton's crossfield kick is allowed to bounce by the Tigers and the ball bounces into the arms of Luke who gives Johnston a simple task to plant the ball in the corner.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-0
Reynolds pass is intercepted by Brooks who just can't hang onto the ball.
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Charge down! Picker has the ball just 10m out from the Tigers line. Now a penalty for Souths. They have a full set on the Tigers line.
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Oh Patty Richards! Brooks pass scraps past Sironen and Richards drops the ball over the line!
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PENALTY TIGERS. Tyrrell holding down in the play the ball.
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Brooks grubber bounces high and Turner does very well to gather it and he is tackled in goal. Another drop out for Tigers.
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Brooks puts in a grubber on the last for Merritt to plant in-goal. Drop out for the Tigers.
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UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Ben Lowe makes an unforced error.
Ben Lowe knocks on in the tackle after strong Tigers defense.
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Merritt denies Richards in the corner after great lead up play involving Brooks and Lawrence.
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UNFORCED ERROR SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Joe Picker makes an unforced error.
Picker knocks on from a high Sutton pass.
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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Martin Taupau makes an unforced error.
Taupau knocks on, on the first play! Rabbitohs in great field position early in this one.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Morris
Touch Judges: Steve Carrall, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Henry Perenara
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (32)
Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Kyle Turner (2), Nathan Merritt
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)
WESTS TIGERS (10)
Tries: Blake Austin, James Tedesco
Field Goals:
Conversions: Pat Richards (1/2)
Penalty Goals: