Inglis on report in Souths big NRL win
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South Sydney keep marching on, moving into equal second on the NRL ladder after Saturday night’s 36-14 win over St George Illawarra but face the prospect of losing superstar Greg Inglis to suspension.
The monster fullback, who also scored a try in another powerhouse performance, was placed on report just before halftime for a sickening shoulder charge on Dean Young that left the Dragons’ utility heavily concussed.
Young, who was taken from the field on a medicab and put in a precautionary neck brace, was levelled by the Queensland and Australian star after making a break.
The hit sparked an all-in brawl and added an element of spite in a game in which the Rabbitohs continued to mount their case as one of the competition favourites as winger Nathan Merritt finished with a hat-trick.
He had a double after just 26 minutes, with Souths picking up right where they left off in Monday night’s last-ditch victory over the Sydney Roosters.
After just two minutes, winger Andrew Everingham had crossed following impressive lead-up work from five-eighth John Sutton.
It was Everingham and Inglis who combined to give Souths the field position for Merritt’s first try, while the star grubbered for himself to bag his second.
The Dragons had several chances to reduce the deficit but routinely came up short, most notably when centre Chase Stanley was ruled to have not grounded the ball by the video referee shortly before halftime.
They managed a minor impact on the scoreboard with winger Brett Morris finishing off crisp backline movements in both halves while back-rower Ben Creagh steamed onto a flat pass late in the second.
The match was all but ended with more than 20 minutes remaining when Inglis ripped through the Dragons defence on a 40-metre burst for a superb solo try, but the Rabbitohs weren’t done yet.
Matt King muscled his way past Jason Nightingale for just his second try of the season, while Sutton capped off a wonderful individual performance when he sliced through with 10 minutes remaining.
The loss continued the Dragons horrible record on the road in 2012, with the joint-venture club successful just once from nine away games this year.
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July 22nd 2012 @ 5:40am
Morotti said | July 22nd 2012 @ 5:40am | Report comment
How Inglis didn’t get sent off for that hit is beyond my comprehension. Dean Young is running upright and he collects him square on the jaw. And don’t tell me he fell into it, watch the replay because he didn’t. Disgraceful refereeing.
July 22nd 2012 @ 7:45am
scott said | July 22nd 2012 @ 7:45am | Report comment
agreed. I’m a dragons fan and without much chance of us being a title contender this year I was thinking i’d get behind souths, after all its been a long while between drinks for them. Not anymore. That was an absolute dog act by Inglis, he could easily have broken Young’s neck and put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Its made worse by the fact that it was totally unnecessary too, the tackle could have been made without lining up Youngs head and it would have been just as effective – Young didint even have support to offload to. Inglis should have been sent off and he deserves to go for 5+ weeks.
July 22nd 2012 @ 10:27am
steve b said | July 22nd 2012 @ 10:27am | Report comment
Scott i agree that was a dog act !
July 22nd 2012 @ 1:43pm
dishes said | July 22nd 2012 @ 1:43pm | Report comment
+1
July 23rd 2012 @ 3:28am
Morotti said | July 23rd 2012 @ 3:28am | Report comment
What I thought was also extremely poor taste was the photo of when Greg Inglis is put on report he is smiling. Never mind the bloke in the neck brace getting helped from the field.
July 22nd 2012 @ 7:44am
Mals said | July 22nd 2012 @ 7:44am | Report comment
That high shot has got to be worth at least 4 weeks on the sideline.
July 22nd 2012 @ 7:58am
yewonk said | July 22nd 2012 @ 7:58am | Report comment
inglis, often right on a stoppage will bargge or shove or push when the other person is not expecting it. if the ball goes over the dead ball line he will often shove whoever runs across him. there have been no genuine shoulder charges into the chest of the opposing players to set an example on how to shoulder charge recently all charges have been dubious to say the least, if it does not stop charges will be banned and that will be a shame . it was a shocking hit right on youngs head its was completely unnecessary and was absolutely intentional. luke and inglis have let souths down at the wrong end of the season with the new finals system they need to finish in the top four.
July 22nd 2012 @ 9:06am
jack said | July 22nd 2012 @ 9:06am | Report comment
i didnt think there was much in it. Hit his chest and slipped a little high, dont like to see players injured but will only get 1-2 weeks
July 22nd 2012 @ 9:58am
yewonk said | July 22nd 2012 @ 9:58am | Report comment
it did not hit his chest, his shoulder hit him in the head. his upper arm hits deans shoulder first but it is clearly marginal the amount of momentum that is taken away from the force of the hit by the shoulder to the head.
1.20 to 1:25 shows this.
July 22nd 2012 @ 11:40am
Ian Whitchurch said | July 22nd 2012 @ 11:40am | Report comment
Stop the film at 1.10
There is no attempt by Inglis to drop at the knees to keep the hit down low. The Souths tackler has laid the tackle, and Young has started to fall over as the hit arrives.
The attempted hit was legitimate – he didnt aim head high.
The execution was terrible, as when a tall man is hitting for the defender’s upper chest, if anything goes wrong it’s head high.
All in all, this shoulder charge was reckless as all hell, and it failed and put Young’s brain at risk. Four to six weeks.
A sendoff wouldnt have been a terrible call, either.
Carn the Bunnies.
July 22nd 2012 @ 4:16pm
Damien said | July 22nd 2012 @ 4:16pm | Report comment
Agreed. Its 1.21 – 1.22 though, for a good shot of the impact.
Classic shoulder to the head tackle.
Suspension length maybe 1-2 weeks if we take the Pritchard and Te’o hits as reference..
July 22nd 2012 @ 6:41pm
Phil said | July 22nd 2012 @ 6:41pm | Report comment
Inglis will also have a 25% disocunt for a 7 year clean record and 25% off again for an early gulity plea.
July 23rd 2012 @ 1:22am
granville said | July 23rd 2012 @ 1:22am | Report comment
thats not a brawl…………….its nothing, they just pushing and shoving each other
July 22nd 2012 @ 11:35am
Spiritfree said | July 22nd 2012 @ 11:35am | Report comment
Jack, you need to visit an optician. Urgently.
There is *no way* that his shoulder slipped up to Young’s jaw. Six weeks would not be enough. He should have been sent off.
July 23rd 2012 @ 3:31am
Morotti said | July 23rd 2012 @ 3:31am | Report comment
agree. Not sure how anyone can claim he was falling in the tackle. Granted someone has him by the waist but he is still upright.
Btw Ian, Dean Young is not so short. And being tall is not an excuse for contact with the head. Also, where else was his shoulder going to make contact with?
July 22nd 2012 @ 9:10am
steve b said | July 22nd 2012 @ 9:10am | Report comment
Get rid of the bloody shoulder charge before someone gets brain damage ,,the head has to be out of bounds ,,end story..These tackles are designed to hurt severly especially when aimed at the head ..we dont need this tackle in our game ..And hardly anyone can get the timing right so it dosen’t end up coming in contact with the head ..It was a sickening site if this one dosen’t get four weeks then judiciary is not doing their job !
July 22nd 2012 @ 11:37am
Spiritfree said | July 22nd 2012 @ 11:37am | Report comment
If this doesn’t get *six* weeks then they’re not doing their job.
July 22nd 2012 @ 9:44am
Lost Earthling said | July 22nd 2012 @ 9:44am | Report comment
It will be interesting to see how this pans out at the judiciary. On one hand we’ve had players like Pritchard suspended for a few weeks for a shoulder charge on a player who was falling/slipping and we then have someone like Kasiano who hits someone in the head with a swinging arm as they are falling/slipping and they get off. On first watch I would’ve thought he would get 3 – 4 weeks (not sure what his previous record is), yet I can see the defence will mention it’s not a swinging arm and the player was being tackled by someone else which would have changed the trajectory of the shoulder in relation to the head.
July 22nd 2012 @ 9:55am
Phil said | July 22nd 2012 @ 9:55am | Report comment
The slow frames show first contact with the chest and Young drops a few inches as Farrell tackles him while inglis arm comes up. What about mentioning the two deliberate high shots on Burgess and Merrin starting the all in brawl. St Merge are no innocent “bunnies”.
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July 22nd 2012 @ 10:13am
yewonk said | July 22nd 2012 @ 10:13am | Report comment
he did not get hit slowly either.
July 22nd 2012 @ 6:43pm
Phil said | July 22nd 2012 @ 6:43pm | Report comment
No he got smashed by the best player in world. The slow frames show the point of contact not that he was hit slowly as you well know.
July 22nd 2012 @ 10:12am
yewonk said | July 22nd 2012 @ 10:12am | Report comment
moi moi slipped of his own accord dean young was being pulled down by farrell in a tackle. the ” he slipped” defense does not weigh up.
July 22nd 2012 @ 6:39pm
Phil said | July 22nd 2012 @ 6:39pm | Report comment
Yes it does, it goes towards intent and where the tackler was aiming at.
July 22nd 2012 @ 10:31am
Worlds biggest said | July 22nd 2012 @ 10:31am | Report comment
That was a brutal hit and definitely will get at least 4 weeks if not more. Ingllis and Luke the two best Rabbitohs players have certainly let down the team who have performed so well. Hope Dean Young is OK, he is probably happy he is retiring at the end of the season.
July 22nd 2012 @ 10:48am
Phil Coorey said | July 22nd 2012 @ 10:48am | Report comment
Does Inglis have any history with the judicary?
July 22nd 2012 @ 6:44pm
Phil said | July 22nd 2012 @ 6:44pm | Report comment
No and he will get a 25% discount for having a clean recird for more than 7 years.