No try confirmed, that'll be full time and it's Souths getting an important 8 point win against the valiant Bulldogs
Davvy Moale is held up over the line, ref sending it up to the bunker to confirm
Keaon Koloamatangi takes possession with 56 seconds to go and that should be the end of it
Dogs have two minutes to pull out a miracle
Latrell Mitchell is away to the left
Try confirmed, Tass remained infield and Johnston grounded it
Hang on a second, the bunker are having a look at this
Souths have turned it on in the last 5 minutes. Isaiah Tass somehow took possession and then got a miraculous pass infield to Alex Johnston, who has yet another hat-trick in 2022
The Dogs try the short kickoff but it doesn't work
Latrell Mitchell's conversion attempt is wide
It's just way too easy for Latrell tonight. He runs with authority across the Dogs defensive line before throwing a crisp cut-out pass to Alex Johnston, who scores his second try of the night and gives Souths the lead with under 5 minutes to go
Jeremy Marshall-King puts it down, putting Souths in prime attacking position
Josh Jackson dives on Keaon Koloamatangi's offload
Latrell Mitchell kicks it
Well that lead for the Dogs didn't last long. They go down the field with ease and on the last, Cody Walker passes across to Latrell Mitchell, who puts Tevita Tatola into a massive hole under the posts. We'll be tied up again in a second
Burton knocks the conversion over
This game has everything! The Bulldogs play some hot potato in a broken field situation, making the initial break due to Waddell running over Jed Cartwright. A couple of passes infield and Paul Vaughan of all people is there in support to touch down under the posts and give the Dogs the lead
Kiraz does a great job to get back into the field of play
Latrell rolls Matt Burton again but Souths make an error a tackle later
Souths complete the set after points, Canterbury will start the set on their own 10
Latrell Mitchell converts his own try
Latrell Mitchell lets the Bulldogs know who's boss. He beats 3 Dogs players, two with pure strength and one with a nice goosey. He scores and gets Souths within 2 pending the kick
Tevita Pangai Junior is driven back on the kick off hit up
Burton makes it a converted try the difference
Well that was against the run of play! Declan Casey is having a game to remember, stepping two Souths defenders and making a break, showing good speed and awareness to sum up the situation by holding the pass for Kyle Flanagan, who then finds the speedster Jake Averillo on his inside, who scores the try
Tass gets a brilliant flick away to Cody Walker, who loses the ball in the tackle
Knock on by the Bulldogs is called, Souths survive
Set restart for CBY
Latrell Mitchell does well to gather in Burton's kick but the Bulldogs flock to him and drag him into touch
Bulldogs are taking the tap
Latrell Mitchell gives away a penalty two tackles later. Johnston was stripped pardon me, he didn't make an error
Alex Johnston puts it down on the kick return, Dogs could hit the front with a try here
Stimson takes the first hit up upon the resumption of play
Matt Burton ties it up
Just putting the Stimson try in the system
Jeremy Marshall-King lays it on a platter for Joe Stimson to crash over and give the Dogs a chance at tying it up
Latrell will be penalised after reaching out and grabbing Addo-Carr's face after the kick. Not much in it, penalty suffices
Josh Addo-Carr breaks through and puts in a kick that is fielded by Ilias
Cody Walker knocks on on halfway, Bulldogs will have an opportunity
Underway in the second stanza and Josh Jackson takes the first run
Players are back out on the field ahead of the second 40
That's half time and we have an intriguing matchup here at Accor Stadium
Burton's bomb is well taken by Johnston
Latrell Mitchell is away to the right with the conversion
Souths finally take advantage of all their field position, they spread it left and score through Alex Johnston as they so often do
Corey Waddell knocks on, Souths with another opportunity
Isaiah Tass is thrown over the sideline, Bulldogs survive thanks to some good scramble defence
No try, Kyle Flanagan runs behind his lead runner and takes an advantage. Penalty Souths
Going upstairs for a possible Dogs try but the ref thinks there's an obstruction
Jaxson Paulo dives on Burton's kick and grounds it in goal, repeat set for CBY coming up
Burgess loses the ball over the line, Dogs will have a 7 tackle set
Penalty Souths, they'll be in an attacking position again
Cody Walker is tackled on the last, changeover
Cody Walker is taken into touch legally. Bulldogs survive
Jacob Kiraz is able to ground the ball in his own in goal. Dropout coming up, it'll be Souths ball
Latrell Mitchell puts his side back in front
Souths hit back, with Ilias again involved, putting Keaon Koloamatangi through a hole who is then able to find Cody Walker on the inside, the 5/8th scoring his 9th try of the year
No try confirmed
Mark Nicholls is held up over the line, ref sending it to the bunker to confirm
Souths get a penalty as Tass is dragged into touch after the held call
Latrell has absolutely rolled Burton
Burton's bomb bamboozles Johnston, but Kiraz gets a touch on it first and knocks on. Souths have the ball
Burton's second attempt is across the face
Superb from Declan Casey, proving the shocking debut was a fluke. He gets in a 2-on-2 situation, dummies, goes himself and dives in to score the try between Taane Milne and Jaxson Paulo. Dogs hit the front
Bulldogs get a penalty coming out of their own end now
Matt Burton nails it from the sideline and we are tied up
A nice moment for Braidon Burns against his old side as he dominates Alex Johnston off the scrum win, palming off the winger and scoring a great individual try
Souths knock on Flanagan's kick, Dogs will get a full attacking set
A terrible play from Souths on play 1, with Latrell Mitchell going for an early kick for Alex Johnston that sails dead. The Bulldogs get a penalty shortly after
Challenge unsuccessful, Souths will have the scrum feed on halfway
Bulldogs knock the ball on with Jeremy Marshall-King swiping at Havili from marker. They are challenging
Latrell Mitchell makes no mistake with the conversion
Superb try by Lachlan Ilias to open the scoring, he put a grubber in for himself that was perfectly weighted and beat two Bulldogs players to the ball and made no mistake with the grounding
Souths get a penalty coming out of their own end
Burton's bomb is well taken by Jaxson Paulo
Underway and Souths have first use of the ball
Hello and welcome to LeaguUnlimited's coverage of the last game of Round 18, and we are at Accor as the Rabbitohs will look to continue their strong form against the resurgent Bulldogs. Declan Casey is back at centre after his nightmare debut two weeks ago with Aaron Schoupp dropping out in the only change for Canterbury. Damien Cook and Cam Murray are being given a rest, with Siliva Havili and Davvy Moale taking their respective places and Daniel Suluka-Fifita coming onto the bench. Kickoff is imminent
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Keiren Irons, David Munro
Video Referee: Adam Gee
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (28)
Tries: Braidon Burns, Declan Casey, Joe Stimson, Jake Averillo, Paul Vaughan
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Matt Burton (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (36)
Tries: Lachlan Ilias, Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker, Alex Johnston (3), Tevita Tatola
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (4/7)
Penalty Goals: