Brisbane Broncos
28
Match Complete
South Sydney Rabbitohs
18
| 79 |  | L. Mitchell | ||
| 79 |  | L. Mitchell | ||
| R. Walsh | | 76 | ||
| D. Mariner | | 74 | ||
| R. Walsh | | 64 | ||
| R. Walsh | | 62 | ||
| J. Arthars | | 51 | ||
| 46 | | L. Mitchell | ||
| 45 | | D. Moale | ||
| 43 | | L. Mitchell | ||
| 42 | | S. Havili | ||
| A. Reynolds |  | 30 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 26 | ||
| R. Walsh | | 24 | ||
| D. Mariner | | 17 |
| 5 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 3 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
The second round of the NRL season gets underway tonight when two unlikely first round losers, the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs, square off at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 8:00pm (AEDT).
The Rabbitohs have turned to Tallis Duncan in the back row for Thursday night’s clash with Brisbane, with Jai Arrow out with a shoulder injury. They have have added Shaquai Mitchell to their bench in place of Jacob Host.
Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds will play against his former club at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night after recovering from a knee injury. Second-rower Brendan Piakura (concussion) is going through NRL protocols to be available and trained alongside Reynolds during the week so he should be right to play.
Prediction
Souths look like they have too many moving pieces early in the season while Brisbane look more settled. Broncos by 8
Game information
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Kick-off: 8:00pm (AEDT)
TV: Nine, Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Broncos $1.37 Rabbitohs $3.10 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Broncos: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Selwyn Cobbo 5. Deine Mariner 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Corey Jensen 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Tyson Smoothy 15. Fletcher Baker 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Martin Taupau 18. Corey Oates 19. Xavier Willison 20. Tristan Sailor 21. Jock Madden 22. Jaiyden Hunt
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Richard Kennar 5. Jacob Gagai 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Sean Keppie 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Cameron Murray 14. Siliva Havili 15. Shaquai Mitchell 16. Davvy Moale 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Michael Chee Kam 19 Taane Milne 20. Jye Gray 21. Peter Mamouzelos 24. Dean Hawkins
Dutski
Roar Guru
Thanks for the call David
Dutski
Roar Guru
Ilias was worse than the game he got dragged mid game (last season ??)
David Holden
Roar Guru
Thanks very much for following the blog tonight. I will be back for the Panthers and Eels tomorrow night
Dutski
Roar Guru
Well he does look at home at centre :silly:
The Barry
Roar Guru
Absolute mess, but a bit of fun. Some amazing individual skill shown by Cobbo, Walsh, Mariner and Mitchell Something that might go a little unnoticed, but see Murray chasing the kick and tapping it back from behind the dead ball line? Only a couple of minutes to go. Game done and dusted. Still 100% effort. Freak Ilias had maybe the worst game I’ve seen from him. Lost count of the hospital passes he threw and when he wasn’t he was getting smashed himself. A couple of stone cold drops as well
David Holden
Roar Guru
The Rabbitohs played nicely in patches but you can't win with that many errors. They have the Roosters next week and can't really afford to be 0-3 to start the season. They do get Wighton back which is a large bonus
Dutski
Roar Guru
Who would Souths fans be proud of? Havili the best by far. Murray had some good moments. Anyone else able to hold their head up?
David Holden
Roar Guru
After a poor first half, this one fired up in the second half. There were plenty of errors from both teams but the Broncos deserved their win. Carrigan was immense for Brisbane though the middle, as was Piakura. Walsh was it his brilliant best in patches and was the difference when the game was on the line. The knee injury to Reynolds is a big concern and I'd imagine he will be off for scans. It doesn't get any easier for the Broncos with a grand final rematch at Penrith next week
Red Rob
Roar Rookie
Walsh, Cobbo, Piakura, Pat, Mariner
WithTheDawn
Roar Rookie
Just terrible from Souths tonight. Broncos good in moments and could have really blown the Rabbits away with a bit more control. Neither team looking the finished product at this stage though, and perhaps the wins by the Roosters and Manly don’t look so impressive now.
The Barry
Roar Guru
He sunk Souths…
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79
Mutley
Roar Rookie
Having Latrell at fullback must be the most frustrating thing for South's fans.
Brisguy51
Roar Rookie
Latrell finally woke up again.
Gamechanger
Roar Rookie
Both finished for different reasons
Alextheo21
Roar Rookie
Not only will Souths not win the comp, they won't make the top four or top 8. They may finish bottom four. We aren't playing well enough to beat most teams. Very lazy and poor attitude.
David Holden
Roar Guru
FULL TIME BRONCOS DEFEAT RABBITOHS 28-18
Red Rob
Roar Rookie
It bears repeating often :thumbup:
David Holden
Roar Guru
FT' CONVERSION RABBITOHS Latrell adds 2 more but it is Full Time Broncos 28 Rabbitohs 18