Warriors vs Rabbitohs: NRL live scores, blog
Roar Guru By Adam Scroggy, 15 Apr 2012 Adam Scroggy is a Roar Guru
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Warriors Vs. South Sydney |
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2012 NRL Premiership Season, 15 April, 2012 |
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| Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | ||
| Warriors 44 defeated South Sydney 22 | ||
| Warriors | South Sydney | |
| 44 | FINAL SCORE | 22 |
| 8 | TRIES | 4 |
| 6/8 | CONVERSION KICKS | 3/4 |
| 0/0 | PENALTY GOALS | 0/0 |
| 0/0 | FIELD GOAL | 0/0 |
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Important moments:
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| Referee: Shayne Hayne |
| Touch judges: Nick Beashel & Clayton Sharpe |
The New Zealand Warriors will look to atone for poor form on the road when they take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Mt Smart Stadium this afternoon. Join us for live scores and commentary from 12.00pm AEST.
Last year’s NRL grand finalists, the Warriors, were the subject of high expectations coming into 2012, but they’ve failed to live up so far with just two wins from their first six outings.
Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs are once again battling a mounting injury list, with the absence of Nathan Merritt, Sam Burgess and Roy Asotasi notable. Still, they’ve managed to grind out three wins this season and will be aiming for their third straight this week.
The Warriors have traditionally dominated this fixture and last year won both matches home and away, putting the Bunnies to the sword in Round 20 in a 48-16 drubbing.
Shaun Johnson and James Maloney stamped themselves as one of the most exciting halves pairings in the NRL in that contest, but they’ve shown only glimpses of that form in 2012.
Indeed, Maloney – whose name was in the mix for Origin at the start of the season – has failed to prove himself a worthy contender so far in 2012, and he’ll be looking for a big game as NSW selectors watch on.
Despite being named at fullback, Kevin Locke’s corked thigh is expected to keep him out for another week. Krisnan Inu has been called into the side and will take Locke’ place at fullback.
For the Bunnies, Dave Tyrrell replaces Asotasi in the front row while debutant Neccrom Areaiiti joins an extended bench.
Dave Taylor will once again need to put his hand up in the absence of Burgess and Asotasi — he is still arguably the most damaging runner in the competition, and with ball skills to match, there’s no doubt he and Greg Inglis are the game breakers for Souths.
Can the Warriors get their season back on track with a big performance at home, or will the Rabbitohs win their third on the trot? Join us from 12.00pm AEST for live score updates and debate on our live blog, and be sure to give us your opinion in the space below if you’re watching.
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1:52pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:52pm | Report comment
That concludes today’s NRL live coverage of Warriors vs. Rabbitohs on The Roar. Thanks for joining us and stay tuned for two more NRL games this afternoon — Sharks vs. Eels and Panthers vs. Tigers.
7:14am
Ian Whitchurch said | 7:14am | Report comment
Bloody Bunnies. Bloody playing-like-millionaires Bunnies.
1:51pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:51pm | Report comment
FULL-TIME: Warriors 44 – Rabbitohs 22
James Maloney and Shaun Johnson were back to something approaching their best as well with a hand in almost all of the Warriors’ tries — Maloney with a great passing game and Johnson showing his explosive skills, particularly with the last try of the game to set up Krisnan Inu.
1:49pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:49pm | Report comment
FULL-TIME Warriors 44 – Rabbitohs 22
That’s game over and the Warriors are too good for the Rabbitohs today. It looked from the early stages like there were going to be plenty of points scored, but it was the Warriors who controlled the ball best and took all of their opportunities, whereas the Rabbitohs made some crucial mistakes.
The defence was enthusiastic and there were plenty of big hits but the goal-line defence from the Rabbitohs looked anaemic at times as they just couldn’t stop the Warriors once they got in the attacking zone.
The Warriors’ pack were much better than the Bunnies’ too, with Ben Matulino particularly impressive and making plenty of yardage. Really looked like Souths were missing Asotasi and Burgess out there — they just weren’t making the same ground through the middle and relied heavily on penalties to get them up field.
1:45pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:45pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 44 – Rabbitohs 22
79′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Maloney makes an easy two points look difficult but the flags are raised.
Incredible acceleration shown by Johnson for that try — he’s looked at his very best today.
1:44pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:44pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 42 – Rabbitohs 22
78′ TRY WARRIORS! Brilliant work by Shaun Johnson as he sniffs out a gap in the Rabbitohs’ defence. He throws a dummy and explodes through a hole before drawing the fullback to put Inu over the line.
1:43pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:43pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 38 – Rabbitohs 22
77′ Rabbitohs chancing their arm but they lose the ball on the left through Greg Inglis and the Warriors attack from the halfway line.
1:41pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:41pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 38 – Rabbitohs 22
76′ How did the Bunnies not score there?! Ben Lowe looked over for all money but he’s held up and tries to pop a ball back to his teammates, but it goes to ground and the Warriors come up with it.
1:40pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:40pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 38 – Rabbitohs 22
74′ Grubber from Issac Luke looking for Inglis has way too much on it and the ball goes dead. Warriors lose the ball on the next set though and the Rabbitohs will attack again.
1:38pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:38pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 38 – Rabbitohs 22
73′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL.
Rabbitohs go the short kick-off and come up with the ball — they’re not giving up yet but it’s a near-impossible task in front of them.
1:35pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:35pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 36 – Rabbitohs 22
71′ TRY WARRIORS! Russell Packer with an incredible offload just before the line finds Nathan Friend who puts Ukuma Ta’ai through a hole to score. That’ll be the winner for the Warriors.
1:35pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:35pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 32 – Rabbitohs 22
70′ Rabbitohs loses the ball on their own 40m. Warriors with a chance to wrap things up here!
1:33pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:33pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 32 – Rabbitohs 22
68′ Rabbitohs with a line break through Inglis! He’s pulled down by Ben Henry. Next play Luke throws a long cut-out pass but it’s ruled forward — missed opportunity there for the Bunnies.
1:31pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:31pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 32 – Rabbitohs 22
66′ TRY RABBITOHS! Dave Taylor comes up with the goods again as he hits the line on the short side. He’s pulled down but pops a brilliant flick pass to Everingham as he goes to ground and the Rabbitohs winger crosses for his second for the day. Vatuvei should have stayed on his man but you have to marvel at the ball-playing skills of this Rabbitohs big man.
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL — 10 points in it with over 10 minutes to go!
1:29pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:29pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 32 – Rabbitohs 16
64′ Lewis Brown with a forward pass to Maloney gives the Rabbitohs a scrum feed 30m out from the Warriors’ line.
1:26pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:26pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 32 – Rabbitohs 16
61′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Warriors with two quick tries have built a comfortable lead and Souths will have a hard time running them down from here.
1:24pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:24pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 30 – Rabbitohs 16
58′ TRY WARRIORS! It started with a high ball from Johnson which bounced off Everingham on the left. It rolled past a bunch of players from both sides before Johnson regathered it, kicked to the opposite flank and found Bill Tupou who popped a ball back on the inside to Ben Henry to score.
1:23pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:23pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 26 – Rabbitohs 16
VIDEO REFEREE — Warriors look to have crossed again here with a highly entertaining try — plenty of footage to check here for the video ref but I didn’t see too much wrong with it…
1:22pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:22pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 26 – Rabbitohs 16
56′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Maloney converts from wide out and the Warriors are 10 points clear. They’re having no problem scoring points here, the Warriors.
1:20pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:20pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 24 – Rabbitohs 16
57′ TRY WARRIORS! Maloney with another beautiful cut-out pass finds Ben Henry who then pops a neat little pass back on the inside to Simon Mannering, who crosses for his second. Great summing up by Maloney and quick thinking by Henry to set up the try.
1:19pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:19pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 16
55′ Warriors get a penalty to help them out of their area and they now attack 40m out.
1:18pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:18pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 16
54′ Rabbitohs lose the ball as Rapira gets a hand in at dummy half while Sutton looked to pass. Taylor got penalised for a similar offence in the first half and Michael Crocker is asking the referee that exact question. Referee said Taylor came from an off-side position whereas Rapira didn’t.
1:26pm
Hbomb@hotmail.com said | 1:26pm | Report comment
Game killer
1:28pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:28pm | Report comment
Yeah it’s a pet hate of mine when blokes standing on their own tryline reach their hand in and tap the dummy half’s arm as they try to pass… refs only seem to penalise it half the time.
1:17pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:17pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 16
54′ Rabbitohs with the ball 20m out — a chance for them to hit the lead here!
1:15pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:15pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 16
52′ CONVERSION UNSUCCESSFUL. Reynolds misses a relatively easy conversion.
Taylor looked to have hurt his wrist after getting up from his second four-pointer, but he’s still on the field here, though he looks to be in some pain.
1:14pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:14pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 16
50′ TRY RABBITOHS! Dave Taylor charges over from close range and there’s no stopping the big man.
1:13pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:13pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
49′ Maloney with a very high ball on the last tackle but Issac Luke emerges with it and he breaks down field! He finds Inglis on the fly who’s run down by Manu Vatuvei 30m out. Rabbitohs with a good chance here!
1:09pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:09pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
46′ Rabbitohs try to work a short side play through Dave Taylor but the Warriors’ defence is equal to the task and Vatuvei drives Andrew Everingham over the sideline.
1:08pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:08pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
45′ Warriors penalised for a strip and the Rabbitohs now attack 30m out from the opposition line.
1:08pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:08pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
44′ Matt King drops the ball as the Rabbitohs work it right and the Warriors get the ball.
However, the Warriors hand it right back to them a couple of tackles later through some poor handling from Krisnan Inu. He’s an exciting player at times, Inu, but its his inconsistency that sees him struggling to make first grade for the NZ team.
1:07pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:07pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
A lot of hate for the NZ commentators on Twitter at the moment — do you think they’re biased?
1:09pm
Hbomb@hotmail.com said | 1:09pm | Report comment
In a word yes
1:56pm
Mary said | 1:56pm | Report comment
Just like there is alot of bias when there are aussie commentators, about time you guys get a taste of your own medicine!
1:06pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:06pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
42′ Maloney finds touch with a great kick of his own 5m out from the Rabbitohs’ line.
1:04pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:04pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
41′ There’s the kick-off from the Warriors and we’re back on here.
Good set from the Rabbitohs to start and they pin the Warriors on their own 10m line after Sutton’s kick finds the turf.
1:03pm
Adam Scroggy said | 1:03pm | Report comment
Teams running back out now, kick-off for the second half moments away.
12:55pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:55pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
HT — It’s an eight-point game here. Warriors have enjoyed the majority of possession and capitalised on some Rabbitohs errors, but some mistakes of their own late in the half combined with a couple of missed conversions from James Maloney mean the Rabbitohs are only eight points away.
The Warriors forwards have laid a good platform and Maloney and Johnson have been equal to the task, with a hand in all four of their team’s tries. Two perfectly placed kicks from Adam Reynolds led to the Rabbitohs tries, but if Souths are to have a chance in this one they’ll need to control the ball better in the second half.
I think the absence of Roy Asotasi and Sam Burgess is really showing — the Rabbitohs forwards are trying hard and muscling up in defence but the Warriors pack is clearly on top.
12:51pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:51pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
HT — Rabbitohs don’t take advantage of their opportunity and the half-time hooter blows.
12:50pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:50pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
39′ James Maloney called offside as the Rabbitohs work it out and they’ll get a penalty and one more set in good field position before half-time — can they put more points on?
12:49pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:49pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 12
38′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Reynolds with an easy conversion and the Rabbitohs bring the gap to eight points before half-time.
12:48pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:48pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 10
37′ TRY RABBITOHS! Offside is fine — isn’t it always? Brilliant grubber from Reynolds that sat up perfectly for Everingham and the Rabbitohs’ winger crosses for his seventh try in five games.
12:46pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:46pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 6
37′ VIDEO REFEREE. Everingham looks to have crossed from a great Reynolds grubber — they’ll just check the offside.
12:45pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:45pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 6
36′ Forward pass from Warriors gives Rabbitohs another opportunity before halftime, scrum feed on the Warriors’ 40m.
12:44pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:44pm | Report comment
Live Score:Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 6
35′ CONVERSION UNSUCCESSFUL
Poor handling from the Rabbitohs comes back to haunt them, though — there’s plenty of points in this Warriors side and the Rabbitohs have done little with the few opportunities they’ve had.
12:43pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:43pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 20 – Rabbitohs 6
34′ TRY WARRIORS! James Maloney with a great ball to Simon Mannering running a good line on the right and the Warriors cross easily.
12:42pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:42pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
33′ Poor ball from Issac Luke to Pettybourne sees the Rabbitohs lose it and a penalty on top of that compounds the problem.
12:41pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:41pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
32′ Vatuvei loses the ball trying to break down the left flank. Good off-load from Sam Rapira set it up and enterprising play from the Warriors but the Rabbitohs have the ball here, attacking from their own 40m line.
12:39pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:39pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
30′ Rabbitohs with a sweeping backline move to the left ends up with Farrell who should have stepped inside — instead he tried to reach the corner, but it was never on and he’s forced over the sideline. Warriors ball.
12:38pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:38pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
28′ It’s been all Warriors for the last 15 minutes but the Rabbitohs with a strong set now, including a booming run from Dave Taylor on the right. They force Shaun Johnson in-goal on the last and it’ll be a line drop-out from the Warriors.
12:36pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:36pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
27′ Rabbitohs receive an offside penalty working the ball out and will be piggy backed out of their 20m. Kick only goes 10m though so no big advantage gained.
12:36pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:36pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
27′ Knock-on Warriors. Inu with not much room to work with on the left tries to step his way through but he’s driven towards the sideline and puts the ball down trying to feed it back to Vatuvei.
12:34pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:34pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
26′ NO TRY. Inu ruled to have knocked on while grounding the ball. However, Everingham dropped the ball originally for the Rabbitohs so the Warriors will feed the scrum with another good opportunity to attack here.
12:32pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:32pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
25′ Looking at the grounding now — Inu might have knocked it on here…
12:31pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:31pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
25′ VIDEO REFEREE! Krisnan Inu crosses to score from a Johnson bomb but the referee wants to go upstairs to see if a Rabbitohs player was taken out.
12:30pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:30pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
24′ CONVERSION UNSUCCESSFUL. Maloney misses from the sideline.
Great work by the Warriors so far — Maloney and Johnson really taking the game by the scruff of the neck on the back of a great platform laid by the NZ big men.
12:28pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:28pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 16 – Rabbitohs 6
23′ TRY WARRIORS! Maloney with another cutout ball to Tupou — this time it’s not called forward and Tupou crosses to score.
12:27pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:27pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
22′ Penalty Warriors — Vatuvei nearly powers over to score and it takes four men to stop him. Dave Taylor with a hand in at dummy half from an offside position and the Warriors get another six. They’ll be hard to stop here…
12:26pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:26pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
20′ Reynolds tries a chip over the top on the last and Issac Luke regathers but the referee has ruled him offside. Very fast pace here and it’s one end of the field to the other.
12:25pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:25pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
19′ Maloney with a long cut-out ball on the right to Bill Tupou who crosses the tryline, but the pass is ruled forward by referee Hayne.
12:24pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:24pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
18′ Plenty of pressure on the kickers so far in this match and it gets the best of Reynolds as he’s rushed on the last tackle before he can get a kick away. He throws a hasty ball to Corrigan who punts the ball from a standing start but there’s not a lot of ground made and the Warriors have it in good field position here.
12:21pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:21pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
16′ Maloney goes high on the last after another good set from the Warriors but it’s well handled by Everingham and the Rabbitohs come away with it here.
12:21pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:21pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 12 – Rabbitohs 6
14′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Great work from Johnson so far to set up both tries and the Warriors are beginning to look dangerous.
12:18pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:18pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 10 – Rabbitohs 6
13′ TRY WARRIORS! Johnson sums things up beautifully on the last with a deft little grubber finding Jerome Ropati charging through on the fly to score.
12:17pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:17pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 6 – Rabbitohs 6
11′ Penalty Warriors — Simon Mannering loses the ball but it’s ruled to be stripped and New Zealand now attack 35m out.
12:16pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:16pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 6 – Rabbitohs 6
10′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Maloney raises the flags and we’re all locked up here. Enthusiastic start from both sides and first impression is that there looks to be plenty of points still to come…
12:15pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:15pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 4 – Rabbitohs 6
9′ TRY WARRIORS! Johnson goes high on the last and a big chase from Inu puts plenty of pressure on Inglis who can’t handle the ball. Inu regathers and finds Lewis Brown on the left to score.
12:13pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:13pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 6
7′ Warriors sweep left to Krisnan Inu who puts on some good footwork before looking for an offload that goes to ground — looked like Dave Taylor knocked it down but the referee missed it and it’s called a knock-on from the Warriors. Rabbitohs survive.
12:12pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:12pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 6
6′ Big hit on the first tackle from Matulino forces the ball loose — Warriors on the attack now!
12:11pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:11pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 6
5′ CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL. Rabbitohs go six clear and Warriors now with the restart.
12:10pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:10pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 4
5′ TRY RABBITOHS! Rabbitohs take advantage of Johnson’s miskick with a John Sutton bust, and then Reynolds puts a grubber through for Dave Taylor who is unchallenged to score.
12:09pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:09pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 0
3′ Rabbitohs didn’t make territory as easily as the Warriors — kick is fielded on the full by Ropati and the Warriors backs make easy ground to get to the Rabbitohs’ 40 on the last. Johnson goes high but the kick is hurried and he puts it out on the full.
12:07pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:07pm | Report comment
Live Score: Warriors 0 – Rabbitohs 0
1′ There’s the kick-off. Strong start from both sides with hard running from the Warriors and the Rabbitohs equal to the task. Good kick at the end by Maloney finds ground deep in Rabbitohs’ territory.
12:06pm
Adam Scroggy said | 12:06pm | Report comment
Teams running out now… kick-off any moment!
11:54am
Adam Scroggy said | 11:54am | Report comment
Good afternoon (well, soon anyway) footy fans and welcome to today’s NRL live blog for Warriors vs. Rabbitohs.
Some quick team changes in — as mentioned in the preview, Kevin Locke has succumbed to a corked thigh and will not take his spot in the team. Jerome Ropati will start at fullback with Krisnan Inu coming onto the wing for the Warriors. Russell Packer will start at prop for Sione Lousi who drops to the bench, and Lewis Brown will do the same for Feleti Mateo. Youngster Konrad Hurrell drops off the extended bench.
The Rabbitohs are 1-17 with Justin Hunt dropping off the extended bench, handing 22-year-old front rower Necrom Areaiiti his debut.