Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat August 12, 2023
Round 24 - Barlow Park, Cairns / Yidinji - Crowd: 8378
80min

FULL TIME - The siren has gone and the forward pass stops another Souths try and the Rabbitohs win 26-14 but not without controversy

80min

NO TRY - Lachlan Illias ruled to have lost the ball by the bunker

80min

Lachie Illias goes over inside the final minute as he runs to the line and is almost facing the other way to get the ball down

76min

Another error from the Dragons and they are unravelling late on

73min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell Mitchell converts from in front

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 26 - 14 Dragons
72min

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

The Dragons defence can't stop the rampaging Rabbitohs and Alex Johnston gets into space and they aren't stopping him

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 24 - 14 Dragons
71min

Tyrell Sloan chases through a Ben Hunt kick and nearly gets it but some good work from Alex Johnston saves the day

70min

Cody Walker loses the ball on the last tackle and the Dragons work it off the 10

68min

Dragons spread left but Moses Suli can't hold onto it and loses it into a defender

67min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Ben Hunt.

Ben Hunt keeps the conversion to the left of the uprights

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 20 - 14 Dragons
65min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Tyrell Sloan. Kick to come.

DRAGONS STRIKE - Ben Hunt goes to the boot and it sits up nicely for Tyrell Sloan who scores

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 20 - 14 Dragons
64min

Dragons try a play down the short-side but they go into touch after a kick from Amone ending up in a cul-de-saq

63min

ERROR: The Bunnies lose the ball as the boys are getting heated but there's nothing really going on

54min

That kick from Ben Hunt momentarily came up on FlightRadar24 over Cairns with the height that it got and there was no clue at the back from Souths on how to deal with it but it bounces dead

53min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell Mitchell converts from in front

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 20 - 10 Dragons
53min

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

Cody Walker the try scorer as the bunker clears the offside

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 18 - 10 Dragons
52min

WOW! Latrell flies high off the chase of the Illias bomb before a great inside pass to Cody Walker - Though Latrell is offside

49min

Cam Murray ruled for a forward pass but it wasn't on replay

46min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Ben Hunt.

Ben Hunt converts from right in front

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 14 - 10 Dragons
46min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

A great piece of play from the Dragons as Amone kicks through and then Ben Hunt chases through to score

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 14 - 8 Dragons
45min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell converts

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 14 - 4 Dragons
43min

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

Too easy - Off the scrum and Cody Walker runs to the line and finding Campbell Graham who stroll through the hole

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 12 - 4 Dragons
42min

Mat Feagai was focussed on more than taking the catch as he loses the ball

41min

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Ryan Couchman adamant that he didn't lose the ball despite Ben Cummins ruling and he was right

37min

Keaon Koloamatangi loses the ball as the Rabbitohs can't again put the pressure on

36min

PENALTY SOUTHS: A late tackle penalised against the Dragons and the pressure goes back on the Red 'V'

33min

Both sides not really got their Radar's right for the kicking gmae with the small in-goals in Cairns

32min

Latrell Mitchell stretching out the troublesome groin as he gets his foot back into the ingoal after Ben Hunt's kick goes too deep and is caught

32min

Latrell Mitchell with a brilliant flick pass but it's well forward

32min

Ryan Couchman loses the ball wants a challenge but the Dragons don't

30min

PENALTY SOUTHS: Ben Cummins calls out Toby Couchman enough times for him to respond but he doesn't and is penalised

29min

Talatau Amone running to the line is chopped down and loses the ball

28min

PENALTY DRAGONS: The grab on the Dragons chipping and chasing is a penalty only according to Ben Cummins; For an unrelated incident Walker goes ON REPORT

26min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Damien Cook goes on report for a high shot

24min

A very simple drop from Koloamatangi on is own 40

22min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Ben Hunt.

Ben Hunt's conversion attempt is across the face of the posts

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 8 - 4 Dragons
20min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

ALL POWER - The ball goes into touch from the kick-off, Dragons have the scrum middle of the park, go right with 3 on3 but Moses Suli is too strong for 3 defenders before giving it to Mikaele Ravalawa out wide

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 8 - 4 Dragons
18min

Penalty Goal: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

PENALTY SOUTHS: Tyrell Sloan puts the short dropout so far over the so far out on the full it might've ended up back in Kogarah from Cairns; Latrell kicks the penalty goal

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 8 - 0 Dragons
16min

Ben Hunt's kicking game a bit strange at the moment as he kicks back to the middle and way too hard

14min

Slow call from Ben Cummins but it was a forward pass from Cody Walker

12min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell Mitchell converts from out wide

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 6 - 0 Dragons
11min

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

Alex Johnston goes over out wide after the Rabbitohs opened the Dragons on the right then shift right across to the left and the already struggling defence for the Saints couldn't hold them out

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 4 - 0 Dragons
6min

Wrong Molo - Michael the one ON REPORT for the high shot

5min

PENALTY SOUTHS: Dragons penalised for a high shot against Francis Molo

2min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Souths defence jump the gun on the kick chase and Ben Cummins penalises them

1min

GAME ON! Ben Cummins the hometown boy has the whistle in Cairns and the Rabbitohs have the ball first

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Jarrod Cole

Video Referee: Adam Gee

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (26)
Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Campbell Graham, Cody Walker
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (14)
Tries: Mikaele Ravalawa, Ben Hunt, Tyrell Sloan
Conversions: Ben Hunt (1/3)