FULL TIME: CITY 44 COUNTRY 30. A high scoring affair today with City claiming a 14 point victory over Country.
City Origin 44-30
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION COUNTRY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts from in front
City Origin 44-30
TRY COUNTRY ORIGIN: Scored by James Maloney. Kick to come.
Maloney kicks for himself and gathers it in to score next to the posts
City Origin 44-28
Country lose the ball in the tackle and the game is now close to its conclusion
City Origin 44-24
Aitken goes close to scoring another try in this game but he is held onto and City give away the penalty
City Origin 44-24
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION COUNTRY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker adds the extras
City Origin 44-24
TRY COUNTRY ORIGIN: Scored by James Maloney. Kick to come.
Bird gets through a gap and draws the defender and gets the pass away to Maloney who was in support and the five-eighth runs away to score the consolation try for Country.
City Origin 44-22
Lawrence goes through a gap but the pass he got was forward
City Origin 44-18
Bird gets a ball away to Cordner who can't hang onto it and a knock on is called. Referee's have brought the play back though with an obstruction called
City Origin 44-18
Gutherson knocks on Croker's kick and Country have an attacking chance
City Origin 44-18
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer unsuccessful.
Sezer misses his kick to the left of the posts
City Origin 44-18
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Ryan Matterson. Kick to come.
It's another one for City and Matterson has it for the City side. Only played 2 NRL games but he has a try in his first rep game getting to a kick first to ground it over the try line
City Origin 44-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer converts well from the angle to take the lead back out to 22 points
City Origin 40-18
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.
Gray has 4! City get a few offloads away with Matterson tackled. Sezer goes cross field with his kick and Gray climbs highest to get the ball off Linnett and dive out to claim his 4th try of the day.
City Origin 38-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION COUNTRY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts from right in front to take him to 3/3 for the afternoon
City Origin 34-18
TRY COUNTRY ORIGIN: Scored by Jack de Belin. Kick to come.
Aubusson skips back on the inside, slips to the ground and gets an offload away to De Belin who powers his way over the line to cut the deficit. Country aren't out of this one just yet.
City Origin 34-16
Linnett taps back a ball but Matterson is there and gets back into the field of play
City Origin 34-12
Bird's kick is taken by Peachey then he throws the ball back to Gutherson who is caught in goal. Drop out for Country.
City Origin 34-12
Sims has lost the ball as goes to play it halting his side's momentum. Big chance missed there.
City Origin 34-12
Cartwright hits Sims high in the tackle and now Country have a little bit of momentum
City Origin 34-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION COUNTRY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts from right next to the posts.
City Origin 34-12
TRY COUNTRY ORIGIN: Scored by Euan Aitken. Kick to come.
Aitken puts his foot down and goes through a gap in the defence and scores next to the posts.
City Origin 34-10
Country have their first real possession of the 2nd half and they can start a set just over halfway
City Origin 34-6
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer unsuccessful.
Sezer misses his first attempt of the afternoon
City Origin 34-6
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Josh Mansour. Kick to come.
This is a smashing now with City scoring again. This time it's Mansour finishing off a great set move scoring in the corner and this City side are sweeping Country away and have a massive lead with still over 30 minutes to play.
City Origin 34-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Magnificent conversion from Sezer who curls it right between the big sticks. Big job now for Country to get back into this game.
City Origin 30-6
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.
Once again City have profited off a Country lost ball and Gray has gone in to score his 3rd try of the afternoon in the corner. A day to remember for the South Sydney player.
City Origin 28-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer converts from in front and goes to 4/4 for the afternoon
City Origin 24-6
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Nathan Peats. Kick to come.
Cartwright's chip kick back in field is dropped by Wighton and Peachey gets the ball away to Lovett and then the forward passes it to Peats who runs away to score under the posts. Perfect start for City but the worst start for Country who fall further behind.
City Origin 22-6
Back underway in the 2nd half
City Origin 18-6
HALF TIME: CITY 18 COUNTRY 6. Country control the game early but City come right back into it and score 3 tries of their own to head to the sheds with a 12 point lead.
City Origin 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer converts from right in front.
City Origin 18-6
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Kyle Lovett. Kick to come.
Brilliant stuff from City as Latu passes at the line for Lovett who goes through a big gap in the Country defence to score under the posts. Big try just before half time.
City Origin 16-6
Unlucky again for City with a short side move almost paying off as fast hands from Cartwright to Gutherson to Gray who runs down the touchline and gets a pass back infield which is touched by Croker and it goes dead in goal. Drop out.
City Origin 12-6
Vaughan does well to get down low and catch the ball as City once again made some great metres up the middle.
City Origin 12-6
City once again try some ad-lib footy with Peachey finding a gap and grubbering in behind the defence and Croker shows all his experience there to gather the ball in and stay in the field of play
City Origin 12-6
Aubusson gives it to Vaughan on the last tackle hoping he can power his way over the line but he is stopped short of the line and the City defence holds strong again. They'll be happy to have only conceded one try so far this afternoon with Country's field position dominance
City Origin 12-6
Gutherson offloads to Gray as he's driven back into the in goal but the centre is also driven back into the in goal to concede the drop out. Country will be looking to take this attacking chance now.
City Origin 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer converts the Gray try from out near the sideline and puts his side's lead out to six.
City Origin 12-6
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.
City are in again! Gray has his second try of the afternoon running onto Cartwright's pinpoint kick and he gets the ball down over the try line under some pressure from Linnett. Country will be unhappy they couldn't take their chances while City have now hit the lead.
City Origin 10-6
City are playing some nice ad-lib footy making their way up field
6 all
Maloney jumps on the loose ball and the Country side survive the attack this time. After Country's early dominance, City have come back and gotten right back into this game
6 all
Lovett is held up well by Frizell and City are looking dangerous in attack
6 all
A complete change of momentum has taken shape in this match with City gaining a penalty and now they have a chance to start a set in their attacking half 30m out from the Country line
6 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CITY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer converts the Gray try and brings his side level.
6 all
TRY CITY ORIGIN: Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.
Bird throws a ball and it is intercepted by Matterson who runs the whole way up field and gives it to Mansour who is tackled by the covering defence. City have the overlap and Gray goes into score in the corner. Exciting try and City after being dominated for the majority of this game have a chance to lock the scores up.
Country Origin 6-4
Gutherson is wrapped in goal by Bird conceding another drop out.
Country Origin 6-0
Maloney's kick into the in goal is batted dead by Gutherson and Country are really on top of this game with Maloney controlling his team well and his kicking game has been very good so far
Country Origin 6-0
City give away a penalty on De Belin and that gives the City side a piggyback up to the halfway line and a chance to go right back on the attack.
Country Origin 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION COUNTRY ORIGIN: Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker converts well and gives his side a 6 point lead
Country Origin 6-0
TRY COUNTRY ORIGIN: Scored by Boyd Cordner. Kick to come.
Cordner hits a hole and Peachey can't hang onto as the big forward gets the ball down over the try line. Country post first points of the game.
Country Origin 4-0
Maloney's kick is knocked on by Gray giving Country another chance to test out the City defence
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Maloney's kick is taken by Matterson and he does well to get back into the field of play. City now to work it away from their own line.
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Townsend takes out Linnett before he can get a hand on Sezer's high bomb and Country get a penalty and they can start a set on halfway
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A good set move from Country with Wighton's pass to Yeo on the wing drifting forward.
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First penalty of the game goes to Country and they can start a set in the attacking half 30m out from the City line
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Both teams are completing their sets well and field position is being tightly contested with no real attacking opportunities as of yet
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Maloney's kick bounces just in field and is taken by Nofaluma who stays down clutching at his neck.
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Peats gets out of dummy half quickly and throws a short ball to Lawrence who got through a gap but the referee's have called it back for a forward pass. Country scrumfeed 20m out from their own line
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We're underway. City are kicking off and will be running from right to left.
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The teams are making their way out onto the field now with the kick off to this game getting closer
Welcome to Bathurst where Country host City in the annual rep round match. Kick off soon.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins, Alan Shortall
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Belinda Sleeman
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea
COUNTRY ORIGIN (30)
Tries: Boyd Cordner, Euan Aitken, Jack de Belin, James Maloney (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
CITY ORIGIN (44)
Tries: Aaron Gray (4), Kyle Lovett, Nathan Peats, Josh Mansour, Ryan Matterson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Aidan Sezer (6/8)
Penalty Goals: