South Sydney Rabbitohs
20
Match Complete
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
16
| 79 |  | C. Tracey | ||
| L. Mitchell |  | 75 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 52 | ||
| L. Mitchell |  | 45 | ||
| J. Wighton | | 44 | ||
| 34 | | M. Burton | ||
| 33 | | C. Tracey | ||
| 25 | | M. Burton | ||
| 24 | | M. Burton | ||
| J. Wighton | | 12 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 10 | ||
| T. Burgess | | 8 |
| 3 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Round 4 of the NRL season continues this afternoon when the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4:05pm (AEDT).
The Rabbitohs are not playing for their season as yet, but they desperately need a win to stop the noise around the club. They have stuck solid to the team dismantled by the Roosters last round, with only two changes. Cam Murray and Jack Wighton both make the cut despite injury clouds, with Sean Keppie and Siliva Havili dropping out in favour of Shaq Mitchell and Michael Chee Kam.
The Dogs are unchanged, but may opt to bring Josh Addo-Carr in if he proves his fitness.
Prediction
The Rabbitohs simply need to win this to kickstart their season. Rabbitohs by 10
Game information
Venue: Accord Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 4:05pm (AEDT)
TV: Nine, Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, 9Now
Odds: Rabbitohs $1.50 Bulldogs $2.60 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell, 2. Alex Johnston, 3.Jack Wighton, 4. Isaiah Tass, 5. Taane Milne, 6. Cody Walker, 7. Dean Hawkins, 8. Tevita Tatola, 9. Damien Cook, 10.Thomas Burgess, 11. Keaon Koloamatangi, 12. Jacob Host, 13. Cameron Murray 14. Michael Chee Kam, 15. Tallis Duncan, 16. Shaquai Mitchell, 17. Davvy Moale 18. Siliva Havili, 19. Lachlan Ilias, 20. Sean Keppie, 21. Peter Mamouzelos 22. Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson
Bulldogs: 1. Blake Taaffe 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Connor Tracey 6. Matt Burton 7. Drew Hutchison 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Liam Knight 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Samuel Hughes 16. Josh Curran 17. Kurtis Morrin 19. Bronson Xerri 20. Toby Sexton 21. Jake Turpin 22. Kitione Kautoga 23. Josh Addo-Carr
Tom G
Roar Rookie
I wouldn’t consider the hacks on Fox or the other Newscorp outlets as media, however your point is correct :laughing:
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
Taaffe could do that from the halves. His defence though could be a draw back in the defensive line.
Stuart Thomas
Expert
Let's keep this tipping success going tonight please David.
David Holden
Roar Guru
Was thinking more his chip for Tracey's try but agree with you that a move to the halves, then Crichton to fullback and Burton to centre may be the way to go
Good Grief
Roar Rookie
That comment surprises me. Which roosters players do you reckon “strut around” and don’t work hard?
Amesy
Roar Rookie
Let’s hope so. If these sides can improve, fingers crossed Sutton and Klein can too
Amesy
Roar Rookie
Careful, you’ll have the mainstream media after you for questioning the Roosters credentials.
Poss
Roar Rookie
Thanks David great call as usual :thumbup:
Amesy
Roar Rookie
Bottom 3. The Titans are more than capable of dishing this up.
Jackson Rogers
Roar Rookie
It's a long season both teams will improve...
steveng
Roar Rookie
Yes, you are spot on, Shaq and the others need to have a real go every week which I’m not putting my house on so that is where the problems are as Burgess and Murray are the only ones that are having a go, all the rest are making up the numbers. Giving away silly penalties and just asking to be pinned down in their 20m for 1/3 of the game is not what this side has done in the past. The Bunnies need to improve 100% in effort to be competitive as the way that they are going, they will not be higher than 14th on the NRL ladder in 2024. Lets see what happens as things are not looking very promising after this game even though they won.
Geoff from Bruce Stadium
Roar Rookie
Souths and the Roosters remind me of each other – full of stars and they strut around believing all the hype about them but they don’t want to work hard to get the results. Can’t see either of them challenging for the flag this year. It took an outsider- a bloke from Orange in NSW – who played 242 games for the Raiders- to show Souths what was required to win NRL games. The rest of them look slow, unfit and disinterested.
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
"Taaffe was high quality for the Bulldogs today" And yet Taaffe still has 0 line breaks and 0 line break assists as usual and still continues to get rag-dolled and dragged back 8 - 10 metres on kick returns. I think he would do better in the halves.
E-Meter
Roar Rookie
He’s the most under utilised centre in rugby league. Generally a class act, but you won’t see it under this current Canterbury structure. He never gets early ball.
Amesy
Roar Rookie
I can hear the presser now “ we were all off our best but found a way to win. It’s the sign of a great team”
David Holden
Roar Guru
Thanks for following the blog this afternoon. Don't go too far as I will be back in 90 mins for a much awaited Queensland derby
Good Grief
Roar Rookie
And Canterbury playing tired at the back end having played with 12 men from a sin bin and down to only 2 on the bench from concussions (for the entire second half?). Canterbury looked less potent when the fox went off concussed at end of first half.
Phil
Roar Rookie
Score wise, a gripping game but that's about all it had to offer. Both teams are where they belong on the table with South's defence saving them this time. Canterbury fired blanks all game, having very little in attack although, at times, their defence was solid but not enough. Well done Souths, a win is a win.
Blink
Roar Rookie
That game looked like the bottom two teams in the comp. Zero imagination in attack despite countless oportunities to try something different.
Amesy
Roar Rookie
Zero confidence. They spent the last 25 minutes trying not to lose the game rather than win it. Positives were the lack of error, Shaq had his best game, they were absolutely hammered by Sutton in the penalties too. In saying that, not sure any side’s fans will be rushing to buy GF tickets.