That's full time and it just wasn't the Warriors night as the Rabbitohs get back into form in a big way
Warriors give away a penalty for not packing the scrum in time
Warriors knock on in attempting to regain the short kickoff
Taaffe converts his own try
The bunker rules Taaffe got there in time and the Rabbitohs add to their lead
Blake Taaffe is claiming a try, Ash Klein is sending it upstairs
Adam Pompey knocks on
Challenge unsuccessful, Warriors will go on the attack but there isn't enough time left
Rabbitohs are challenging the call of escort
Penalty Warriors, Richard Kennar provides an escort
Warriors regain possession from the short dropout
Marcelo Montoya bats Cody Walker's kick over the dead ball line
Adam Pompey is taken over the sideline
Rabbitohs recover the short kickoff
Blake Taaffe converts the try
A great moment for young Tyrone Munro on debut, chasing Lachlan Ilias' kick through and winning the race to the ball to score
It just isn't happening for the Warriors tonight. Marcelo Montoya would've had the ball with 10 or 15 metres of space in front of him but he drops the ball
Warriors get a penalty for offside.
Warriors just trying to do a bit too much and Cody Walker comes up with a loose ball. Hard to see Souths being run down from here
Great take by Tyrone Munro, who dives forward in the wet to secure possession for Souths
Marcelo Montoya takes the debutant Tyrone Munro over the sideline, Warriors hang on
Decision overturned, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak knocked the ball on. Souths will go on the attack and it'll be basically game over if they score here
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is claiming a try, just waiting to see if it was charge-down or knock on that allowed him to gain possession
Mitchell Barnett absolutely kills the Warriors momentum with an obvious forward pass
Alex Johnston can't handle Johnson's kick but is able to recover in time to bat the ball dead. Souths dropout incoming
Blake Taaffe makes a great take under pressure
Souths complete the set after points and the Warriors will start from their own 30
Blake Taaffe can't convert from the sideline
Cody Walker gets on the outside of Shaun Johnson giving the rabbitohs numbers before putting in a kick for Alex Johnston, who gets his second try of the match
Superb take of the short dropout by debutant Tyrone Munro, Souths have the ball
Cody Walker does very well to stay in the field of play and get a grubber in to force a dropout
Michael Chee Kam passes off the ground which is allowed for some reason, Wayde Egan then gets a hand to the ball, restarting the tackle count
Challenge unsuccessful, deemed that Egan was charging the ball down even though he clearly wasn't. Souths go on the attack
Ref rules the Wayde Egan played at the ball while pressuring the Souths kicker Lachlan Ilias but the Warriors are challenging
Addin Fonua-Blake is back on the field and it's 13 on 13 again
Souths with a bit of ad-lib play, Cody Walker kicking on the 4th and it's regained. Blake Taaffe runs it on the last but is tackled
Underway in the second half as Shaq Mitchell takes the first hit-up for Souths
Players are back out on the field ahead of the second half
That's half time and it's the Warriors who find themselves behind despite a majority share of possession and a monster lead of the penalty count
Blake Taaffe puts it over from in front
Damien Cook puts Cameron Murray through a huge hole to score as Souths take the lead for the first time tonight
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak loses the ball and Souths have a chance to take the lead
Blake Taaffe levels the scores with a penalty goal
Addin Fonua-Blake is off to the bin for 10 minutes for the high contact on Cam Murray
Souths get a penalty now for a high tackle, you'd say they'll take the two here
Walker's kick ricochets off Metcalf's leg and Souths get it back with a restarted tackle count
Souths get a penalty on the third and will go on the attack
Mitchell Barnett puts it down cold, letting the Rabbitohs off the hook.
Warriors get a penalty as Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is taken out off the ball
Taaffe does well to catch Johnson's bomb but he is dragged back a good five metres by the chase as the Warriors muscle up in defence
Souths complete the set after points as the Warriors will work it away starting from their own 20
Blake Taaffe is unable to put it over from the sideline
Souths score with their first attacking opportunity and it was a bit too easy, cracking the Warriors with a simple spread to the left, Alex Johnston crossing basically untouched
Souths will have a fresh attacking set as Rocco Berry knocks Cody Walker's pass down
Souths get a penalty now as the Warriors run a shepherd.
Marcelo Montoya drops the ball but Cameron Murray was in front of the play the ball from the kick and got involved. The Warriors get another penalty and will go on the attack again
Warriors complete the set after points, Souths working it away now
Shaun Johnson nails it from the sideline, conversion successful.
The Warriors eventually crack them, Wayde Egan going down the left-hand short side and Adam Pompey easily drawing and passing to Marcelo Montoya, who gets the ball down
Another penalty to the Warriors for a high tackle, this time it's Lachlan Ilias giving it away
Luke Metcalf's grubber looked good but Blake Taaffe's grab was even better as Souths survive against the odds again
Set restart for WAR
Souths give away another back-breaking penalty, this time on the last, as Michael Chee Kam collects Mitchell Barnett high
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is wrapped up on the last as the Rabbitohs hang on
Warriors get another penalty as Wayde Egan is taken high by Havili
Lachlan Ilias' kick is good and Marcelo Montoya only just stays in the field of play, but Souths ruin any prospective field position by giving away a soft penalty
Shaun Johnson's kick isn't a good one as the Rabbitohs survive
Warriors get a penalty and will go on the attack
Warriors complete their first set, which is an achievement given the horrid conditions. Souths struggling to make metres
Underway and the Warriors have first use of the ball
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Friday Night Football and to start off with we are across the ditch in New Zealand as the Warriors prepare to take on Souths. Marata Niukore is a late out for the hosts, meaning Mitchell Barnett starts and Freddy Lussick comes in on the bench. For the Rabbitohs, Tass and Graham are out, meaning Taane Milne and Tyrone Munro are the centre pairing, while Damien Cook and Hame Sele will come off the bench and Thomas Burgess and Siliva Havili will start. Kickoff is imminent
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Jarrod Cole, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
WARRIORS (6)
Tries: Marcelo Montoya
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (28)
Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Blake Taaffe, Cameron Murray, Tyrone Munro
Conversions: Blake Taaffe (3/5)
Penalty Goals: Blake Taaffe (1/1)