Rabbitohs vs Sharks

2022 - 9 - 18

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NRL finals live: Cronulla Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs score ... (ABC News)

South Sydney leads Cronulla at half-time, with a spot in next week's preliminary final against Penrith up for grabs. Follow our ScoreCentre for the live ...

NRL FINALS LIVE: Souths stun Sharks to hold 18-0 lead at halftime (Fox Sports)

NRL FINALS LIVE: Souths stun Sharks to hold 18-0 lead at halftime.

A high tackle penalty gifted Souths field position and hooker Damien Cook fired a pass to Mark Nicholls who ran over the top of Toby Rudolf to score. There won’t be the same emotion driving Saturday’s semi-final with the Sharks as there was when they took on old enemies the Roosters, but a spot in a preliminary final is on the line. Superstar Souths trio Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker and Cameron Murray proved to be the difference in a high pressure game that challenged the former two to keep their cool. “Mark Nicholls crashes into Toby Rudolf and wins the battle, straight over the top of the No.8 and that is a concern for Cronulla,” Greg Alexander said on Fox League. The Sharks missed out on a week off after losing to the Cowboys by two points in a thrilling 93-minute battle on home soil. A slick backline move from Souths ended with Latrell Mitchell throwing a cut-out pass for Taane Milne to score in the corner. A high tackle penalty gifted Souths field position and hooker Damien Cook fired a pass to Nicholls who ran over the top of Toby Rudolf to score. “Just look at the hands here, (Lachlan) Illias, beautiful, a tip on to Latrell, across the face of Campbell Graham and Taane Milne into the corner.” Murray took on Dale Finucane from a standing start and fended off his opposite number to score next to the posts. But Souths soon had their second try thanks to a beautiful backline move ending with Taane Milne crossing in the corner. A Cameron Murray solo effort on the stroke of halftime ensured the Rabbitohs will take some serious beating in the second half. Souths were attacking Cronulla’s line with 30 seconds left in the half but there was nothing happening when the ball was thrown to skipper Cameron Murray.

Rabbitohs dominate Sharks to book spot in prelim final (NRL.COM)

Just six days after a brutal clash with the Roosters in Finals Week 1, South Sydney were a step above their opponents at Allianz Stadium, showing both ...

"We know how tough a job we have got ahead of us now and I was pleased as a coach to see how they were flipping their minds straight to the task that is coming up next week. I am really proud of their effort, I thought defensively we were outstanding again tonight and that will be important next week. It was a great show of strength and desire from Murray, against a quality defender in Dale Finucane. You know who you are, you know how you want to play, for semi-finals our defence just wasn't good enough so I won't be finishing this year feeling happy. We have been shuffling the decks over the last eight weeks, with guys in and guys out - and no consistency with training - but there's no excuse at this time. - Following a period where the game went end to end, the Sharks were the next to break 10 minutes from half-time, with the Rabbitohs moving the ball quickly to the right for Taane Milne to score.

Red-hot Rabbitohs defeat Sharks to win a shot at NRL grand final (The Guardian)

South Sydney defeated Cronulla 38-12 in their elimination final to set up a preliminary final against Penrith and a shot at a 2022 grand final berth.

From the sideline, Mitchell split the sticks with another elegant conversion to make it 36-12 and send Rabbitohs fans into raptures. But the men in cardinal and myrtle bounced straight back when some razzle-dazzle catch and release football sent Ilias scooting over to make it 24-6 and snuff any whiff of a comeback. Despite the Roosters claiming dibs, South Sydney were playing the third straight game at the new Sydney Football Stadium and making it their own. Souths were almost in again shortly after when Cody Walker seized on a loose ball and surged downfield but it fell apart one metre short of the line when Mitchell fumbled in contact despite two unmarked men outside. And when Damien Cook unleashed Latrell Mitchell down the sideline, the ‘Taree Ferrari’ was hitting high-revs when he was swamped by five defenders, only to still squirm loose and pop a pass inside. With the South Sydney big men absorbing so much of the defensive pressure, it was their little men standing tall.

Rabbitohs storm past Sharks to make NRL preliminary final (1 News)

South Sydney face a nervous wait on several stars after easily dispatching Cronulla 38-12.

He has a huge role in that." "AJ has a hip flexor. "He's pivotal. And while the Sharks briefly threatened a comeback in the second half, any hope of that was snuffed out when Walker scored with 17 minutes to play. "Physios hope (Havili) is not too bad and he'll be okay. "I think (Tatola)'s alright.

NRL semifinals decided as Rabbitohs blitz Sharks (New Zealand Herald)

The result means the second-placed Sharks bowed out of the semi-finals in straight sets in its first campaign under Craig Fitzgibbon, while the Rabbitohs will ...

However, Channel 9 reported the Rabbitohs were fearing a hip flexor injury. Michael Ennis told Fox League: "I think he's in some trouble. Aj's got a hip flexor injury. "Siliva's got a calf problem, so fingers crossed. In the other semifinal, North Queensland Cowboys will host the Parramatta Eels on Friday night. The Rabbitohs hit straight back but the Sharks' attacking intent was clear after one of the great passes was all for nought after a try was disallowed.