08 :: R2 Fri :: Rabbitohs 12 Bulldogs 25 @ ANZ

[Timmah]

Is that for real, or a typo?

Correct to the best of my knowledge tbh.

http://bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=sg_ball

Correct.

 

[Dogaholic]

How good was winitana under the high ball. Refreshing

 

[Timmah]

Good to see, finally someone with both height, ability and balls to actually take the flying leap, so to speak!

 

[SSFC Hitman]

Hmmm, Souths souths souths....where do we go from here??? Where did the defense of last year go? And how the hell has our attack gotten worse? Oh well brign on the panthers next week...the sooner I forget these first two rounds the better.

Congrats to the dogs being the better team tonight.

 

[jimmy_the_greek]

i was very happy with our defense in that 2nd half, i think we managed to keep the rabbitohs out for a repeating 5-6 sets on our line, could hear the dogs fans roaring from tv when we finally got the ball back, but it was a good way to finish off the game given how we finished off last week.

 

[Timmah]

Every time Souths got to the fifth tackle without scoring our fans roared like nothing else... it was inspiring. Hazem was great, always got himself in position to make the ball dead. Great stuff and much more heartening than last weeks effort.

 

[Timmah]

MATCH ROUND-UP​

Bulldogs
25
TRIES Matt Utai, Willie Tonga, Tim Winitana, Luke Patten
GOALS Hazem El Masri 4/5
FIELD GOALS Daniel Holdsworth 1/1

South Sydney
12

TRIES Ben Lowe, Eddie Paea
GOALS Issac Luke 2/2​

CROWD 21,839
HALFTIME Rabbitohs 12-6
PENALTIES Bulldogs 10-7
SCRUMS Rabbitohs 10-5​

POSITIVES
TACKLES
SOU 312 BUL 320
Andrew Ryan (BUL) 38
Jarrad Hickey (BUL) 33
David Kidwell (SOU) 31​

HIT-UPS
SOU 58 BUL 69
Danny Williams (BUL) 11
Brad Morrin (BUL) 11
Andrew Ryan (BUL) 10
Michael Greenfield (SOU) 10​

LINE BREAKS
SOU 2 BUL 6
Willie Tonga (BUL) 2
Others 1​

NEGATIVES
ERRORS
SOU 13 BUL 14
Daniel Holdsworth (BUL) 4
Reni Maitua (BUL) 3
Ben Rogers (SOU) 3​

MISSED TACKLES
SOU 34 SYD 25
Andrew Ryan (BUL) 6
Eddie Paea (SOU) 5
David Kidwell (SOU) 5​

POSSESSION Rabbitohs 49% Bulldogs 51%​

COMPLETION
Rabbitohs 66% - 26/39
Bulldogs 71% - 30/42​

TOYOTA CUP RESULT BULLDOGS 26 SOUTH SYDNEY 24
SG BALL RESULT BULLDOGS 74 WESTERN SYDNEY 6
HAROLD MATTHEWS RESULT WESTERN SYDNEY 17 BULLDOGS 16
NSW CUP Still to be played between Bulldogs & Knights and Norths & Manly
​

All stats courtesy of NRL.com. Lower grade scores courtesty of LeagueUnlimited.com and Bulldogs.com.au​

 

[Dogaholic]

Hazem was great?

Everytime he got the ball he crabbed back inside because he has no speed, fell to the ground or dropped the ball. I don't think he was that good to be honest.

 

[Timmah]

It was great desperation tbh during that 5-6 sets in a row from him, they peppered his corner a fair bit and every time he helped diffuse it.

 

[Dogaholic]

He was good in defence though!

 

[Timmah]

That's what I was referring to His attack was very blunt compared to last week.

 

[aqua_duck]

Buddy is copping a pasting on the Pride, and now here it seems. Unwarranted.

He looks unmotivated and unfit, his defence was terrible close to the line and he did not get involved much in attack either, not to mention giving away penalties. He's a real jack of all trades

 

[Dave Q]

Buddy didnt look too bad at all from where I was sitting.

He can thank the forwards and his inside men for being left stranded.

Congratulations bulldogs, a good and a fair win, fans OK too.

 

[Timmah]

Buddy didnt look too bad at all from where I was sitting.

He can thank the forwards and his inside men for being left stranded.

Congratulations bulldogs, a good and a fair win, fans OK too.

To be fair little has been a problem with our fans for now two years.