'12 | Rivalry (#2) R20 | Sat | Rabbitohs 36-14 Dragons | ANZ

[Timmah]

1. Greg Inglis 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Matt King 4. Dylan Farrell 5. Andrew Everingham 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds
8. Luke Burgess 9. Isaac Luke 10. Sam Burgess 11. Chris McQueen 12. Dave Taylor 13. Michael Crocker.

Interchange: 14. Jason Clark 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. George Burgess 17. Nathan Peats
Reserves: 19. Ben Lowe 20. Dave Tyrrell

1. Jason Nightingale 2. Brett Morris 3. Chase Stanley 4. Matt Cooper 5. Daniel Vidot 6. Jamie Soward 7. Ben Hornby
8. Dan Hunt 9. Mitch Rein 10. Trent Merrin 11. Beau Scott 12. Ben Creagh 13. Dean Young

Interchange: 14. Nathan Fien 15. Josh Miller 16. Jack de Belin 17. Matt Prior
Reserve: 18. Jake Marketo

Referees
Tony Archer and Gavin Morris

Sideline Officials: Jeff Younis and Adam Gee
Video Referee: Sean Hampstead


Related Matches :: Toyota Cup R20
Rabbitohs v Dragons at ANZ, Sat 5:15pm
Related Matches :: VB NSW Cup R20
Auckland Vulcans (WAR) v Illawarra Cutters (STI) at Mt Smart #2, Sat 11:00am AEST (1pm NZ local time)
Wentworthville Magpies (PAR) v North Sydney Bears (SOU) at Ringrose Park, Sun 3:00pm

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

This could be the match of the Round depending on if the Dragons turn up to play. They're desperate to stay in contention whilst the Rabbits are eyeing the top 4. Expect big things.

Rabbits by 10 although I hope Merge give them a pasting.

 

[Fire]

Very, very dangerous game for us. Souths beat us by one point without Inglis. Respect must be shown to Souths this year. But, I'm hoping the win today carries over with confidence on the training paddock, etc. Anyways, should be a cracker of a game. It'll be close. I'll take anything, so Dragons by one point.

 

[BranVan3000]

The first match against Merge was hard fought. I'm kind of happy Merge beat Cronulla, the boys might have been complacent if the Dragons had lost another one. Dragons have struggled to put together back to back victories this year too

 

[BunniesMan]

Our record against non top 8 teams and in Sydney is excellent. A non top 8 team in Sydney, 2012 history suggests we're near certainties to win. If only it were that easy.

But still, I'd be surprised if they trouble us. They just don't have points in them.

 

[Fire]

Our record against non top 8 teams and in Sydney is excellent. A non top 8 team in Sydney, 2012 history suggests we're near certainties to win. If only it were that easy.

But still, I'd be surprised if they trouble us. They just don't have points in them.

Source.

 

[Deacon]

Hopefully the Roosters bruise a few of the bunnies tonight

 

[Hutty1986]

Even though we'll need 20+ to win this, I think we are a massive chance. Our attack is hopefully starting to click

 

[matrightyeh]

go the souths

 

[Fire]

No worries Timmah. Yeah that was a bit much, sorry.

 

[Anon]

The Roosters stole the game from Souths in Rd 1 and when we played the Roosters on Anzac day we did it to them.

Souths paid the Roosters back tonight. What odds the Dragons beating Souths with a try on the bell next Saturday?

 

[LatK7]

Dragons by 6.

 

[Moffo]

Why the f**k is this on sat night?

 

[BunniesMan]

Couldn't be FNF coz we played Monday, but it's a disgrace that it's not the Sunday arvo 9 game. Souths v St George shits on Panthers v Roosters.

GI got hurt tonight, hopefully it's nothing major but if he does miss some time I think this is still a game we can win with Merritt at #1.

Luke's tackle was nothing but I could see the judiciary f**king us and giving him a week off.

Even with that too, we should still win.

 

[Aaron_sfas]

Couldn't be FNF coz we played Monday, but it's a disgrace that it's not the Sunday arvo 9 game. Souths v St George shits on Panthers v Roosters.

GI got hurt tonight, hopefully it's nothing major but if he does miss some time I think this is still a game we can win with Merritt at #1.

Luke's tackle was nothing but I could see the judiciary f**king us and giving him a week off.

Even with that too, we should still win.

Peats is possibly the best back up hooker in the comp...

Probly not actually... but he'd be close

 

[BunniesMan]

Agreed, in Peats and Merritt I don't know of any other team with such good depth in 2 key positions.

I doubt we'd do much in September without GI and Luke, but we can win games in the next couple of weeks without them if necessary.

 

[BranVan3000]

Peats is possibly the best back up hooker in the comp...

Probly not actually... but he'd be close

I dunno about that, he still has youth against him. But he would be starting hooker at many clubs

We also aren't anywhere near as good with him as we are with Luke

 

[the dude]

I'm a bit worried about this one to be honest. I'll just enjoy tonight's win for now and worry about this game later in the week

Won't be easy if Inglis is out

 

[the dude]

And if Issac is suspended i would find it hard to back Souths. Pretty much everything we do goes through one of those 2 guys.

 

[Galeforce]

i expect Luke to miss at least one game. May do him good as well to freshen up before the last games running into finals. Also we should rest Inglis. Mcqueen was awesome and played major role in both of the last two tries for Souths. With our current forward strength , if Inglis is rested , would like to see McQueen tried at centre.