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Good win for the Storm – definitely the better side on the night and handled Souths’ big names well. Jesse Bromwich and Ryan Hoffman had big games up front, but it was the usual suspects of Cronk and Slater who came up with the goods when it mattered. Slater nabbed another double and was involved in the other two tries – he was probably the best on field tonight. Cronk took control at the back end with a field goal to put the game out of Souths’ reach when they were coming home strong.
Reynolds and Sutton combined for a nice try in the second half but other than that did very little to put their hands up for a NSW Origin jersey – definitely can’t see them getting a starting spot on that performance. Maybe Sutton off the bench.
Didn’t help that Souths lost Kyle Turner early, but overall the Storm were just too good tonight and deserved winners.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Melbourne Storm as both sides look to gather momentum heading into the Origin period. Join us this evening for live scores and commentary from 7:40pm AEST .
After an early-season form slump the Rabbitohs are warming to the task in 2014, four wins from their last five games bringing them to fifth place on the NRL ladder.
They were close to their best last week against the Titans, with the Burgess boys leading from the front and a new-look backline featuring youngsters Dylan Walker, Kirosome Auva’a and Alex Johnston all in top form.
Adam Reynolds and John Sutton are plying their trade capably without hitting top form just yet.
With NSW Origin jerseys on the line they’ll be looking for standout performances, especially up against three-quarters of the Queensland spine in Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith.
The Storm, meanwhile, have endured a nail-biting season thus far, seven of their first nine games being decided by a converted try or less.
To their credit, they’ve still emerged with five wins from those battles thanks to the class of the Big Three and, in particular, Cronk’s ability to come up with the right play when it matters.
Joel Romelo makes his Storm debut at five-eighth tonight in place of the suspended Ben Hampton, but both sides remain otherwise unchanged from last week.
Apisai Koroisau escaped suspension for a tackle on Greg Bird and will take his place at hooker for the Rabbitohs, which is fortunate considering first-choice rake Issac Luke is still recovering from injury.
A win from either side here will be enough to push them into the top four on points at least, which is where both outfits no doubt feel they belong.
The Rabbitohs have a horrendous record against the Storm with just four wins from 23 games, although they were 20-10 winners last start in the first 2013 Qualifying Final.
The Bunnies have more momentum on their side at the moment, and will be too strong for the Storm tonight.
Rabbitohs by 10
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