Round 18
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 d. Parramatta Eels 20

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Eels lose to Rabbitohs
Sat July 12, 2008
Source: www.parraeels.com.au

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels have suffered their second successive NRL loss, leading early before losing to South Sydney by 32 points to 20 at ANZ Stadium.

The Eels scored the first two tries but could only manage four to the Rabbitohs six for the match, the home side cantering away to their fifth win in a row.

The early signs were good for Parramatta, who started with none of the lethargy that plagued them during last week's loss to Penrith, and on the back of simple mistake free play they opened their account through a 10th minute try to Mark Riddell.

Running from dummy half on tackle two of a repeat set Riddell forced his way over, getting the nod from video referee Paul Simpkins on the way to an early 6-nil lead.

Attacking the fringes the Eels would soon stretch their lead to 10 points with Jarryd Hayne scoring his side's second try in four minutes.

It came as a result of a brilliant offload from Nathan Hindmarsh, who put Krisnan Inu into space down the left hand touch line. Inu was pulled down on the thirty and from the next play a Feleti Mateo cross field kick fell into the waiting arms of Hayne who scored in the corner.

Beau Champion got on the end of a Nathan Merritt break to score the Rabbitohs first try 17 minutes in, the centre carrying Joel Reddy and Luke Burt on his back to reduce the Eels lead to 10-4.

The Champion try stole the Eels momentum and Souths responded by dominating possession, finishing with 58% of the ball in the first half.

They also went into the sheds in front, with Champion's centre partner Jamie Simpson ensuring the Rabbitohs got maximum benefit, getting a contentious benefit of the doubt call from Simpkins on a 29th minute try.

Isaac Luke's conversion evened the scores at 10-apiece.

The Rabbitohs had their confidence up and would ensure the pain continued for the Eels, with Simpson again doing the damage, scoring down the right hand side to put them out to a 16-10 lead on the run into half time.

The Eels returned renewed after the break and would even it up soon after the resumption through a converted try to Krisnan Inu.

They then sustained a serious blow with Feleti Mateo limping from the field with what appeared to be a knee injury.

The Rabbitohs were given a leg up on the way to scoring next, a stripping penalty 35 metres from the Eels line turned into six points when replacement Shannan McPherson barreled his way over the line.

Mateo's return with just under 20 minutes to go had little to no effect with Shannon Hegarty touching down wide out to give Souths a decisive 26-16 lead 18 minutes from full time.

Joel Reddy appeared to have given the Eels a sniff eight minutes from time when he reached out to plant the ball on the line, only for video referee Simpkins to rightly rule the Ball had touched the corner post before the tryline.

Luke made it all academic on the next set however, scoring a relatively soft try ? Souths' sixth ? to secure the victory at 32-16.

The loss will Eels next match is on Friday night against Manly at Brookvale Oval.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP
SOUTH SYDNEY 32
Tries: Jamie Simpson 2, Beau Champion, Shannan McPherson, Shannon Hegarty, Isaac Luke
Goals: Isaac Luke 3/4, Chris Sandow 1/2

PIRTEK PARRAMATTA EELS 20
Tries: Krisnan Inu 2, Mark Riddell, Jarryd Hayne
Goals: Luke Burt 2/4

At ANZ Stadium
Crowd: 17,897
Referee: Matt Cecchin

EELS V RABBITOHS - AS IT HAPPENED
10th Minute: Mark Riddell opens the scoring for the Eels with a try from dummy half. Luke Burt converts. Eels 6-nil.
13th Minute: Jarryd Hayne touches down for the Eels off a Feleti Mateo cross kick. Burt misses the shot at goal. Eels 10-nil.
17th Minute: Beau Champion scores for the Rabitohs. Isaac Luke misses the shot. Eels 10-4.
28th Minute: Jamie Simpson scores the Rabbitohs second. Luke converts. 10-all.
35th Minute: Simpson scores his second to put Souths into the lead. Luke converts. Souths 16-10.
Half Time: Rabbitohs 16, Eels 10.
45th Minute: Krisnan Inu runs it in for the Eels third try. Burt converts. 16-all.
54th Minute: Shannan McPherson scores for the Rabbitohs. Chris Sandow converts. Souths 22-16.
62nd Minute: Shannon Hegarty scores out wide for Souths. Sandow misses the conversion. Souths 26-16.
74th Minute: Luke scores his side's sixth try, then converts. Souths 32-16.
78th Minute: Inu crosses for his second try. Burt misses the conversion. Souths 32-20.
Full Time: Souths 32, Eels 20.

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Rabbitohs unchanged for Eels clash
Tue July 8, 2008
Source: www.rabbitohs.com.au

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their NRL and Toyota Cup sides to take on the Parramatta Eels in round 18 of the 2008 season this Saturday 12 July at ANZ Stadium.

Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named the same side that defeated the Bulldogs on Monday night, with David Kidwell and Ben Lowe being added to an extended interchange bench.

The Rabbitohs are going for their fifth straight victory on Saturday night and are calling on all Rabbitohs Members and fans to get to ANZ Stadium and support the team.

First grade kicks off at 7:30pm with the Toyota Cup starting at 5:15pm. The referee for the first grade fixture is Matt Cecchin.

The Rabbitohs NRL side is:

1. Luke Capewell
2. Nathan Merritt
3. Jamie Simpson
4. Beau Champion
5. Fetuli Talanoa
6. Craig Wing
7. Chris Sandow
8. Scott Geddes
9. Issac Luke
10. Roy Asotasi (c)
11. Luke Stuart
12. David Fa'alogo
13. John Sutton

Interchange:
14. Beau Falloon
15. Shannan McPherson
16. Manase Manuokafoa
17. Michael Greenfield
18. David Kidwell
19. Ben Lowe

Coach - Jason Taylor

The Toyota Cup side is:

1. Malcolm Webster
2. Cameron Pitman
3. Ray Tafokitau
4. Andre Itula
5. Abby El-Zbaidieh
6. Dylan Farrell
7. Eddie Paea
8. Jake Leary
9. Trent Trotter
10. Eddy Pettybourne
11. Aaron Hammett
12. Dave Tyrrell
13. Jason Clark (c)

Interchange:
14. James Segeyaro
15. Brad Lupi
16. John Kaifoto
17. Chris Farrell

Coach - Alan Wilson


News Source: www.rabbitohs.com.au

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