Full Time
80:00
4:00pm Fri April 15, 2022
Round 6 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 30194
80min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Kick is good.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 36 - 16 Bulldogs
80min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jeremy Marshall-King. Kick to come.

Wakeham kicks in-goal and finds JMK in support.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 36 - 14 Bulldogs
79min

Bulldogs penalty.

78min

Bulldogs penalty.

77min

Naden's offload comes into contact with Alex Johnston and the Rabbitohs have the ball.

77min

The Bulldogs get the ball back from the short kick off.

76min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe makes it 6/6.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 36 - 10 Bulldogs
74min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Isaiah Tass. Kick to come.

The debutant gets across the line!

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 34 - 10 Bulldogs
73min

Rabbitohs penalty.

72min

Matt Dufty loses the ball after running on the last tackle.

71min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Kyle Flanagan.

The kick is waved away.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 30 - 10 Bulldogs
70min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Burton's kick bounces, the five-eighth bats the ball onto his winger who gets his first try of the season.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 30 - 10 Bulldogs
69min

The ball is deemed to have come into contact with Josh Jackson before Arrow regathered - No Try.

69min

Jai Arrow is claiming a try - but the referee believes he's knocked on in the lead up.

69min

Lachlan Ilias is tackled a metre from the line.

68min

The Rabbitohs get a penalty for an escort.

66min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

The scoreline is getting away from the Bulldogs now.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 30 - 6 Bulldogs
66min

Cook ran straight from the scrum to embarrass the Bulldogs.

65min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Damien Cook. Kick to come.

Cook gets the first hat-trick of his career with the softest try you'll see.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 28 - 6 Bulldogs
64min

Jeremy Marshall-King knocks on - Souths will get another set close to the try line.

63min

Isaiah Tass is on for his NRL debut and gets a touch at left centre.

63min

Naden overpowers his kick over the dead ball line.

61min

Souths kill off some quick passing from the Bulldogs with a knock on.

60min

Cody Walker puts Jacob Host over for a try - only problem was the pass went forward.

59min

Six again for the Rabbitohs.

58min

Walker put an early kick in for Alex Johnston, but the ball goes over the sideline.

57min

Burton puts another bomb up for Taaffe.

56min

Josh Mansour is taken over the sideline after a flick pass from Campbell Graham.

54min

Naden gathers in a bomb from Wakeham, but the Rabbitohs defence wraps the winger up near the sideline.

53min

Bulldogs penalty.

53min

Souths knock on - the Rabbitohs are challenging the ruling.

52min

Lachlan Ilias gets a penalty for the Rabbitohs.

51min

Naden almost set up Jake Averillo, but the referee rules a forward pass in the lead up.

50min

Bulldogs penalty.

48min

The Bulldogs have been absolutely dudded - the bunker has found a knock on to deny Naden.

48min

Flanagan puts a nice kick in and Naden manages to get between Alex Johnston and Taane Milne to touch down for his second.

47min

Souths knock on inside the Bulldogs half.

46min

Taaffe allows another Burton bomb to bounce, but the Bulldogs chasers are nowhere to be seen.

45min

Confirmation that Braidon Burns is also out of this one with a hamstring injury.

45min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe gets the perfect swing on his kick to add the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 24 - 6 Bulldogs
44min

Alex Johnston needs one more try to draw level with Nathan Merritt for the most tries at the Olympic Stadium.

43min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.

Cody Walker fires a beautiful pass to send Johnston over for his second.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 22 - 6 Bulldogs
41min

Josh Mansour knocks on trying to contest an attacking kick.

40min

Play is back underway.

40min

The Rabbitohs head to the sheds with a healthy lead.

39min

Tevita Pangai Junior has just thrown a diabolical pass to no one over the sideline. This has been a horrible finish for the Bulldogs.

38min

Bulldogs penalty.

38min

Bulldogs penalty.

37min

Jeremy Marshall-King is back on the field for the Bulldogs.

37min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe nails the kick from the sideline.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 18 - 6 Bulldogs
35min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.

He was denied earlier, but not this time! Johnston gets the Rabbitohs third.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 16 - 6 Bulldogs
35min

Play resumes with Souths on the attack.

35min

The medicab is being called to assist Chris Patolo from the field.

35min

Josh Jackson and Chris Patolo have clashed heads - play is paused.

35min

Souths are surging.

34min

Rabbitohs penalty.

33min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe adds the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 12 - 6 Bulldogs
32min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Damien Cook. Kick to come.

Campbell Graham races through the middle and finds his hooker in support.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 10 - 6 Bulldogs
32min

The Rabbitohs make a break through the middle.

31min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

We're all locked up at 6-all.

Tied up at Rabbitohs 6 - 6 Bulldogs
29min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Damien Cook. Kick to come.

Cook takes a run from dummy half and gets the Rabbitohs on the board.

Bulldogs lead Rabbitohs 4 - 6 Bulldogs
28min

Cameron Murray kicks for the in-goal, but Matt Dufty is able to get to the ball first. Play will resume with a line drop out.

28min

The try is overturned with Cody Walker ruled to be offside when Blake Taaffe kicks the ball. Compounding the issue, Kyle Flanagan is penalised for pushing Taaffe in the contest.

28min

Johnston capitalises on Naden's failed intercept to get the home side on the board.

27min

Brent Naden almost pulls off an intercept - but drops the ball.

26min

The referee has lost patience with the Bulldogs poor discipline and sent JMK for 10.

26min

Rabbitohs penalty.

25min

Matt Burton drops the ball inside the Rabbitohs half.

24min

Keaon Koloamatangi is ruled to have run over Jake Averillo - NO TRY.

24min

Josh Mansour is claiming a try - the referee has sent the play upstairs as No Try, citing an obstruction.

23min

Six again for the Rabbitohs.

22min

Naden knocks on trying to contest a bomb from Walker - Souths will have a good opportunity to get on the board.

21min

Josh Jackson throws a horrible pass that releases all the pressure the Bulldogs had built up.

20min

No Try - the Bulldogs will continue applying the pressure.

20min

Braidon Burns is tackled over the try line - the referee is checking with the bunker to see if he's got the ball to the line.

19min

The Rabbitohs make an error on their own goal line - the Bulldogs are applying the pressure right now.

18min

Jeremy Marshall-King makes a nice dart out of dummy half.

17min

The Bulldogs force an error on halfway.

16min

Burton puts another towering bomb up, but Mansour has the experience to take it with confidence.

16min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

The much-maligned halfback nails his first kick.

Bulldogs lead Rabbitohs 0 - 6 Bulldogs
15min

Naden gets his first try as a Bulldog.

14min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Brent Naden. Kick to come.

Kyle Flanagan throws a cut-out pass to Naden, who gets around Alex Johnston to touch down for first points.

Bulldogs lead Rabbitohs 0 - 4 Bulldogs
13min

The Bulldogs receive penalty close to the line.

12min

Lachlan Ilias throws a pass intended for Josh Mansour, but the ball goes over the sideline to let the Bulldogs off the hook.

11min

Jake Averillo spills the ball on halfway.

11min

Souths drop the ball ten metres out from the try line.

10min

Damien Cook takes a run and earns a six again call for his efforts.

9min

Matt Burton throws a dud pass on the last tackle.

8min

The Bulldogs get a relieving pressure coming off their own line.

8min

Walker chips for the corner and almost traps Matt Dufty in-goal.

6min

Souths knock on trying to contest a bomb - the Dogs will work the ball out of their own end.

4min

Burton puts a towering bomb up, Taaffe allows the ball to bounce, the Bulldogs drag the fullback back in-goal, but the referee rules the Bulldogs offside - IT'S ALL HAPPENING!

2min

Both sides trading sets during the opening stages.

1min

Blake Taaffe returns the ball and is driven back by three blue and white defenders.

Luke Thompson takes the first carry of the afternoon.

The Rabbitohs head out the tunnel - kick-off is moments away.

The Bulldogs are on the field.

Souths have won 6/11 Good Friday clashes against Canterbury since 2007.

South Sydney have dominated recent clashes against the Canterbury-Bankstown, winning six of the past eight since 2018.

The Bulldogs have made a minor change from the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. Chris Patolo comes into the starting side in place of Corey Waddell; Ava Seumanufagai is the new man on the bench.

The Rabbitohs have handed 22-year-old outside-back Isaiah Tass his first grade debut. Tass, a former squad member with Canterbury and Brisbane, has been selected ahead of Davvy Moale to provide the side with greater versatility off the bench.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 6 Good Friday Football between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from Accor Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Chris Butler

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (36)
Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Damien Cook (3), Isaiah Tass
Conversions: Blake Taaffe (6/6)

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Brent Naden, Jeremy Marshall-King, Josh Addo-Carr
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (2/3)