Full Time
80:00
8:00pm Fri September 1, 2023
Round 27 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 36263
80min

That's all folks.

79min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - Collins is hit hard and loses the ball.

78min

Cook with a half break, attempts to kick downfield but Tedesco charges it down and then regathers, 5m shy of halfway

77min

Souths players getting all cranky.

77min

Butcher with a great run from the restart and is eventually brought down 12m shy of the Rabbitohs line

76min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii converts

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 12 - 26 Roosters
75min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sam Walker. Kick to come.

Sam Walker grubbers for himself, the ball bounces off Arrow's outstretched hand and falls back into Walker's hands and he scores besides the posts

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 12 - 24 Roosters
74min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Challenge successful. Roosters find touch 30m from the Bunnies line

74min

May with an offload that is ruled forward. Roosters challenge

72min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii from the left sideline and misses again

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 12 - 20 Roosters
70min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Billy Smith. Kick to come.

Roosters send the ball left and Graham misses a tackle which gives Billy Smith the slimmest opportunity to score and he took it.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 12 - 20 Roosters
69min

Arrow gets trapped in the Rabbitohs ingoal. Souths drop out

67min

Keary grubbers and kicks it dead. Souths with a 20m restart and 7 tackles.

63min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - Smith fumbles the ball at the play-the-ball, 30m from his own line

61min

PENALTY RABBITOHS - Roosters drop out goes short and Suaalii touches it.

60min

Allan is trappen in his own ingoal. Roosters drop out

57min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Lachlan Ilias.

Ilias from out wide converts.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 12 - 16 Roosters
57min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Michael Chee Kam. Kick to come.

Chee Kam crashes through the defence to score.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 10 - 16 Roosters
56min

Set Restart Souths again

56min

Set Restart Souths

56min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - 10m from the Roosters line

56min

Challenge successful.

56min

Refs Challenge by Souths

54min

PENALTY SOUTHS - 10m inside the Roosters half now

50min

PENALTY RABBITOHS - Souths employ their best play of the night, dropping the ball and putting their arms up in the air. They get a penalty this time.

47min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii converts

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 6 - 16 Roosters
46min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

Pauga receives a lovely ball from Keary, then races down the sideline, throws a poor pass inside to Tedesco, which he has to stop and turn to catch and then he channels his inner-Steve Jackson from the 1989 Grand Final and somehow defies logic and the defence to get to the stripe to score.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 6 - 14 Roosters
43min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - tackled in the air. Roosters find touch 22m from their own line

41min

PENALTY RABBITOHS - Murray tries to do a hitup side-on and gets hurt, who woulda thunk it.

40min

Second half starts

40min

Well that underwhelming half comes to an end.

39min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii from the sideline hooks it and misses.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 6 - 10 Roosters
38min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Fetalaiga Pauga. Kick to come.

Walker fires a long ball to Pauga who dives for the corner and scores.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 6 - 10 Roosters
37min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - 10m from the Bunnies line

35min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - 15m from their own line.

34min

Duncan drops it this time

32min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - 10m shy of halfway. Billy Smith just got belted into next week by Thompson

31min

Set restart Souths and they are deep in the Roosters half. And they spill it again.

30min

Pauga gets bundled into touch

27min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii kicks the penalty goal.

Tied up at Rabbitohs 6 - 6 Roosters
26min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Kick chase obstruction by Souths

22min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Offside. Roosters start their set 20m shy of halfway

21min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Lachlan Ilias.

Ilias converts.

Rabbitohs lead Rabbitohs 6 - 4 Roosters
21min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Cameron Murray. Kick to come.

Murray storms onto a crash ball and strolls through a big hole near the posts.

Tied up at Rabbitohs 4 - 4 Roosters
21min

Set restart Souths

21min

Souths force the Roosters to drop out. They kick short but pick out Campbell Graham who takes it cleanly.

19min

Taaffe has fallen into the knee of a Roosters defender and will be coming off to have an HIA. Johnston will move to fullback, Tass to the wing and Chee-Kam will slot in at centre

18min

PENALTY RABBITOHS - They will find touch 5m inside the Roosters half

17min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - 10m from the Bunnies line. Roosters challenge a knock on ruling against them. Replay inconclusive, decision stands, Roosters keep their challenge.

15min

Its worth noting, this game has had more turnovers than the Wests Tigers have had wins over the past 3 years.

11min

SCRUM RABBITOHS - And from the back of the scrum Suaalii drops the ball.

10min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - 2m shy of halfway

9min

Set Restart Souths - and then Mitchell spills it immediately.

8min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Suaalii fails to convert

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 0 - 4 Roosters
5min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Corey Allan. Kick to come.

Walker kicks to the right corner, Johnston juggled the ball 3 times as he fell to the ground after leaping to try and catch the ball, eventually losing it into the Bunnies in goal and Allan plants it for a try.

Roosters lead Rabbitohs 0 - 4 Roosters
2min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - This will help them get out of their half and start their set inside the Bunnies half

Souths get this game underway

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: David Munro, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (12)
Tries: Cameron Murray, Michael Chee Kam
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Lachlan Ilias (2/2)
Penalty Goals:

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (26)
Tries: Corey Allan, Fetalaiga Pauga, James Tedesco, Billy Smith, Sam Walker
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (2/5)
Penalty Goals: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (1/1)