Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat May 28, 2022
Round 12 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 13585
79min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe slots another conversion.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 44 - 18 Wests Tigers
78min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Jaxson Paulo. Kick to come.

Tigers swing the ball left and Paulo intercepts a Hastings pass and runs 80 metres to score.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 42 - 18 Wests Tigers
77min

Leilua with a lovely offload to Laurie who shoots through a gap and is brought down 2m shy of the line.

75min

SCRUM TIGERS - From the scrum, Souths go left but they too throw a forward pass

75min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - Tuilagi tries to offload but the ball goes forward.

75min

Set restart Tigers - Milne touches the pass by Brooks and Garner cleans up, 10m from his own line.

75min

Walker kicks on the first tackle off the scrum but Laurie gets back to clean up

74min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Brooks with a strip but the ball goes forward off Musgrove.

73min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe converts

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 38 - 18 Wests Tigers
72min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Cody Walker. Kick to come.

Walker runs through the middle close to the Tigers line, fights off the defence in the Tigers ingoal to eventually score.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 36 - 18 Wests Tigers
70min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Ofahengaue with an illegal strip.

66min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Blake Taaffe.

Taaffe converts from in front.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 32 - 18 Wests Tigers
65min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Cody Walker. Kick to come.

A rushed grubber towards the posts by Ilias ricochets off a Tigers defender. Leilua tries to pick the ball up on the run and misses it completely. Walker cleans up with no one around and scores under the posts.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 30 - 18 Wests Tigers
63min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Simpkin with a forward pass from dummy half.

60min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Attempted by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima from the left sideline fails to convert again

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 26 - 18 Wests Tigers
59min

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

Souths go left to Graham who stands and turns in a tackle before offloading to the unmarked Johnston who catches and scores untouched.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 26 - 18 Wests Tigers
58min

Paulo tries to catch the Brooks kick despite it going out on the full. It was almost a turnover to the Tigers. Tigers challenged and failed.

58min

Brooks under pressure and kicks it out on the full.

58min

Souths middle forwards making big metres upfield now.

57min

Simpkin at dummy half, at the Souths line and he .... drops it. Odd play.

56min

PENALTY TIGERS - 5m from the Bunnies line

56min

Brooks kicks a low driving kick attempting a 40/20. Nikorima collects it, but slips and puts his foot into touch. Tigers with a full set inside the Bunnies 20m

53min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Attempted by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima from the left sideline hooks the kick

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 22 - 18 Wests Tigers
51min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

Graham dives over from dummy half to score in the left corner.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 22 - 18 Wests Tigers
50min

SET RESTART SOUTHS - Late in the set and 25m from the Tigers line

46min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima from the left sideline nails the conversion

Tied up at Rabbitohs 18 - 18 Wests Tigers
45min

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

Souths send the ball out to the left side to Johnston who has more than enough space to make a beeline for the corner and he scores.

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 16 - 18 Wests Tigers
45min

Paulo gets a legal strip on Naden

45min

Nikorima grubbers at the line and it comes off Hastings foot and goes into touch. Ref ruled Hastings played at it. Tigers challenge and win the challenge. Hand over instead.

44min

Cook grubbers into the Tigers ingoal and Laurie bats it dead. Tigers drop out.

43min

Brooks with a rushed pass that goes behind his outside men and Paulo cleans up

43min

SET RESTART TIGERS

42min

SCRUM TIGERS - Brooks bombs and Nikorima drops it cold, 10m from his own line.

40min

Back underway

40min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Luke Brooks.

Brooks from the left sideline nails the conversion

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 12 - 18 Wests Tigers
38min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Laurie on the left side this time fires a beautiful cutout pass to the unmarked Maumalo and he fires down the sideline to score in the corner

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 12 - 16 Wests Tigers
37min

Nikorima trapped in his own ingoal after a good kick by Laurie. Souths drop out.

35min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima converts from in front.

Tied up at Rabbitohs 12 - 12 Wests Tigers
34min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Siliva Havili. Kick to come.

Havili gets a crash ball, burrows down low and punches through the defensive line and scores under the posts

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 10 - 12 Wests Tigers
33min

SET RESTART SOUTHS

33min

Ilias almost gets across the line but Naden keeps him out

33min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - Ref rules that the Bunnies defender has illegally knocked the ball out. Souths challenge and win.

32min

From the scrum the Bunnies go right and Walker puts Paulo through a gap but he is put on his back as he slides over the line and is held up.

31min

SCRUM SOUTHS - 10m from the Tigers line

25min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima converts

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 6 - 12 Wests Tigers
23min

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

Souths run the same play that resulted in an intercept try to the Tigers earlier, this time Johnston gets the ball, steps inside Kepaoa and scores comfortably.

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 4 - 12 Wests Tigers
20min

Good kick by Souths forces Laurie to take the ball dead in goal. Tighers drop out

19min

Laurie dummies and then breaks through but is ankle trapped

17min

aaaaaand the Bunnies turn it over

17min

SET RESTART SOUTHS - 20m from the Tigers line

16min

Brooks kicks long and it goes out on the full.

14min

Penalty Goal: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Luke Brooks.

Brooks to take a shot at goal and nails it

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 0 - 12 Wests Tigers
13min

PENALTY TIGERS - Cook with his hands around the ball and the ball comes loose.

12min

PENALTY TIGERS - Souths defence offside. Tigers find touch 10m inside the Bunnies half

11min

Poor set by the Tigers, making 30 metres, but Brooks with a brilliant kick fixes everything, as it pulls up in the Bunnies ingoal

10min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Luke Brooks.

Brooks from the left sideline hooks it

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 0 - 10 Wests Tigers
9min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Hastings kicks across to the left side where Naden bats it back to Laurie who then sends it out to Maumalo who steps inside the cover defender and scores

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 0 - 10 Wests Tigers
8min

Naden making a small break on the left side

7min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Luke Brooks.

Brooks on the right of the posts, converts

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 0 - 6 Wests Tigers
5min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Asu Kepaoa. Kick to come.

Souths on the attack, but the Tigers rush up on the right side, forcing Ilias to throw a hurried pass which Kepaoa intercepts cleanly and races 90m to score

Wests Tigers lead Rabbitohs 0 - 4 Wests Tigers
4min

Another Grubber which brooks gets back to once again, however Brooks has to take the ball dead this time. Tigers drop out.

2min

Cook Grubbers into the Tigers ingoal, but Brooks cleans up and manages to get into the field of play

2min

SET RESTART SOUTHS - inside the Tigers 20m

1min

To'a hobbling back into the line

Souths get us underway

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Sutton

Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Nick Beashel

Video Referee: Adam Gee

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (44)
Tries: Alex Johnston (3), Siliva Havili, Campbell Graham, Cody Walker (2), Jaxson Paulo
Conversions: Kodi Nikorima (3/5), Blake Taaffe (3/3)

WESTS TIGERS (18)
Tries: Asu Kepaoa, Ken Maumalo (2)
Conversions: Luke Brooks (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Luke Brooks (1/1)