2025 R16 Sat - South Sydney v Melbourne @ Accor

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NRL 2025 - Round 16
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal (TICKETS)

Saturday 21 June 2025
NRL kickoff 7:35pm.
Live broadcast on Fox, Kayo

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Jack Wighton 4. Isaiah Tass 5. Tyrone Munro 6. Lewis Dodd 7. Jamie Humphreys 8. Jai Arrow 9. Siliva Havili 10. Davvy Moale 11. Euan Aitken 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Lachlan Hubner 14. Ryan Gray 15. Sean Keppie 16. Liam Le Blanc 17. Tevita Tatola 18. Salesi Ataata 19. Keaon Koloamatangi 20. Cody Walker 21. Campbell Graham 22. Jacob Host

Out: Jye Gray (fullback), Jayden Sullivan (five-eighth), Keaon Koloamatangi (front row to reserve)
In: Latrell Mitchell (fullback), Lewis Dodd (five-eighth), Sean Keppie (bench)
Changes: Davvy Moale (bench to front row)

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Grant Anderson 3. Jack Howarth 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Bronson Garlick 18. Ativalu Lisati 19. Alec MacDonald 20. Sualauvi Faalogo 21. Joe Chan 22. Lazarus Vaalepu 23. Keagan Russell-Smith 24. Kane Bradley

Out: Ativalu Lisati (bench to reserve)
In: Bronson Garlick (bench)
Changes: Nelson Asofa-Solomona (front row to bench), Josh King (bench to front row)

Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Liam Kennedy, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1998 - 2025​

	TOTAL	SOUTH SYDNEY	MELBOURNE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	42	7	35	0
ACCOR	11	3	8	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 5	MELBOURNE 18-10	Accor	11239
2023	Round 10	SOUTH SYDNEY 28-12	Suncorp	50183
2024	Round 8	MELBOURNE 54-20	AAMI	25149
2024	Round 23	MELBOURNE 28-16	Accor	8973
2025	Round 8	MELBOURNE 24-16	AAMI	26010

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2003	Round 13	SOUTH SYDNEY 41-14	Aussie	7104
2017	Round 25	MELBOURNE 64-6	AAMI	15403

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 17	Round 18	Round 19	Round 20
SOUTH SYDNEY	DOLPHINS (A)	MANLY (A)	(BYE)	PENRITH (A)
MELBOURNE	CRONULLA (H)	NORTH QLD (A)	NEWCASTLE (A)	MANLY (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 13		Round 14		Round 15
SOUTH SYDNEY	WARRIORS	L 30-36	CANBERRA	L 12-36	CANTERBURY	L 18-24
MELBOURNE	GOLD COAST	W 28-16	NORTH QLD	W 38-14	BYE	-

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
SOUTH SYDNEY	14th	14	1	6-8-0	241	329
MELBOURNE	4th	12	3	8-4-0	404	233

LOWER GRADES
SOUTH SYDNEY	MELBOURNE
NSW Cup v Manly, Accor Stadium, Saturday, 5:15pm Jersey Flegg v Manly, Accor Stadium, Saturday, 3:25pm	Hostplus Cup (Brisbane Tigers) v PNG Hunters, Totally Workwear Stadium, Sunday, 2:10pm Hostplus Cup (Sunshine Coast) v Wynnum Manly (BRI), Sunshine Coast Stadium, Saturday, 5:00pm NSW Cup (North Sydney) v Newtown (CRO), North Sydney Oval, Sunday, 3:00pm Jersey Flegg v Cronulla, Seabrook Reserve, Saturday, 2:00pm

 

[yobbo84]

Can we forfeit?

 

[yobbo84]

I'll "do the thing" now. It's tradition, at this point. Souths injury list:

1. Jye Gray (broken thumb)
2. Mikaele Ravalawa (torn pec)
3. Campbell Graham (back spasms)
4. Fletcher Myers (broken nose)
5. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (groin)
6. Cody Walker (groin)
7. Jayden Sullivan (calf)
8. Shaquai Mitchell (hamstring)
9. Peter Mamouzelos (dislocated elbow)
10. Keaon Koloamatangi (facial fracture)
11. Josh Schuster (wrist)
12. Cameron Murray (torn achilles)
13. Brandon Smith (ruptured ACL)

14. Gerome Burns (knee)
15. Max McCarthy (ruptured ACL)
16. Ben Lovett (knee cap fracture)
17. yobbo84 (heartlidge)

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I'll "do the thing" now. It's tradition, at this point. Souths injury list:

17. yobbo84 (heartlidge)

Ha ha, I almost missed that one. I know exactly how you feel brother!

 

[yobbo84]

I don't need to lace up the boots after all...

17. Siliva Havili (calf)

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I'll "do the thing" now. It's tradition, at this point. Souths injury list:

1. Jye Gray (broken thumb)
2. Mikaele Ravalawa (torn pec)
3. Campbell Graham (back spasms)
4. Fletcher Myers (broken nose)
5. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (groin)
6. Cody Walker (groin)
7. Jayden Sullivan (calf)
8. Shaquai Mitchell (hamstring)
9. Peter Mamouzelos (dislocated elbow)
10. Keaon Koloamatangi (facial fracture)
11. Josh Schuster (wrist)
12. Cameron Murray (torn achilles)
13. Brandon Smith (ruptured ACL)

14. Gerome Burns (knee)
15. Max McCarthy (ruptured ACL)
16. Ben Lovett (knee cap fracture)
17. yobbo84 (heartlidge)

So you’ve got pretty much the same amount of First Grade players out as most teams at the moment.

Lol @ Brandon Smith who hasn’t even played a game for you yet and the rest of the no name NSW Cup players you’ve listed.

I’ve never known a supporter to bang on about their Clubs injuries like you do. You think the rest of the league are at full strength ?

lol.

 

[yobbo84]

So you’ve got pretty much the same amount of First Grade players out as most teams at the moment.

Lol @ Brandon Smith who hasn’t even played a game for you yet and the rest of the no name NSW Cup players you’ve listed.

I’ve never known a supporter to bang on about their Clubs injuries like you do. You think the rest of the league are at full strength ?

lol.

I've told you before, I'm already married.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I love the"no name NSW Cup players"comment. Somebody doesn't know much about footy.

 

[Timmah]

I mean, some of the 16 names there are a stretch. Fairly sure at least 6 of them haven't played a game this season, and from those six I'd argue only Smith is a serious loss.

Looking at injury lists, I'd say Titans and Knights probably have a similar toll at the moment.

 

[speedster]

They're all players in the 30-man NRL squad or development list that are eligible to play NRL.

Except yobbo84.

It is what it is.

We will crush the Storm! (one day)

 

[yobbo84]

I mean, some of the 16 names there are a stretch. Fairly sure at least 6 of them haven't played a game this season, and from those six I'd argue only Smith is a serious loss.

Looking at injury lists, I'd say Titans and Knights probably have a similar toll at the moment.

You can argue if they're good players or not, but other than Bentley-Hape, they're all Top 30 or development players. I didn't even include some of the other players injured like Nazareth Taua (development contract), etc.

Thankfully Havili is playing.

We've got a squad of 19 fit at the moment. There's 16 of the 17 named for Sunday (Ryan Gray is a NSW Cup contracted player), plus Host, Mellars and Fletcher.

No one else is remotely close to that level of injuries.

I mean there is a level of stupidity there signing an injured Smith to fill our final Top 30 spot in the midst of an injury crisis, but it is what it is.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I love the"no name NSW Cup players"comment. Somebody doesn't know much about footy.

Maybe that’s why Souffs are near the bottom of the ladder????

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Can we forfeit?

Against the Storm you usually wait till kickoff.

 

[moffla]

You can’t sign Smith knowing he has a ruptured ACL and moan about him being injured haha

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Full credit to the Dolphins who have had a lot of injuries to deal with but have kept on going at a high standard.

I wouldn’t say they’ve got the deepest squad either.

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Maybe that’s why Souffs are near the bottom of the ladder????

 

[Rabbits20]

I mean, some of the 16 names there are a stretch. Fairly sure at least 6 of them haven't played a game this season, and from those six I'd argue only Smith is a serious loss.

Looking at injury lists, I'd say Titans and Knights probably have a similar toll at the moment.

Cmon mate the numbers don’t lie. Even my Roosters mate messaged me last week and said he hasn’t seen an injury crisis this bad.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

It's always fun to totally shoot down peoples perceptions with some simple facts.

 

[Rabbits20]

It's always fun to totally shoot down peoples perceptions with some simple facts.

They get blinded by their hatred of Souths and miss the facts

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

They get blinded by their hatred of Souths and miss the facts

Absolutely mate. I can take legitimate complaints but when it's just irrational hatred you have to set them straight.