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Tue September 1, 2009
Source: www.rabbitohs.com.auThe South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their team to take on the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in round 26 of the 2009 NRL Premiership this Saturday 5 September at Toyota Stadium.
Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named utility Craig Wing on the bench for this Saturday's game, his final match in the NRL.
Taylor has named the same starting line up that defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons last Saturday night, with Wing moving onto the bench to replace Jason Clark. Clark will captain the Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side on Saturday night before heading into the finals the following week.
Rabbitohs prop Scott Geddes will play his 100th NRL match this Saturday night, all of which have been in the red and green of South Sydney. Geddes made his debut in the Rabbitohs' first victory after being readmitted to the competition, against the Canberra Raiders in round two of season 2002.
The NRL match is scheduled for a 7:30pm kick off with the Toyota Cup match due to begin at 5:15pm. Gates open at 5pm.
The Rabbitohs NRL side is:
1 Nathan Merritt
2 Jamie Simpson
3 Colin Best
4 Junior Vaivai
5 Chris McQueen
6 John Sutton
7 Chris Sandow
8 Luke Stuart [c]
9 Issac Luke
10 Scott Geddes
11 Ben Lowe
12 Eddy Pettybourne
13 David Fa'alogo
14 Craig Wing
15 Shannan McPherson
16 Dave Tyrrell
17 Jaiman Lowe
Coach - Jason Taylor
The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side is:
1 Luke Capewell
2 Josh Mansour
3 Brad Takairangi
4 Dylan Farrell
5 Kane Morgan
6 Matt Mundine
7 Adam Reynolds
8 Jake Shearer
9 Nathan Peats
10 Brad Lupi
11 Aaron Hammett
12 Brock Molan
13 Jason Clark [c]
14 Blake Judd
15 Kennedy Pettyborne
16 Josh Starling
18 Jack Tulemau
21 Jacob Nansen
(one to be omitted)
Coach - Daniel Irvine
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have one of the richest histories in Rugby League. Established in 1908, the South Sydney Club has won 20 first grade premierships and provided 62 internationals for the Australian side, and have famously worn their cardinal red and myrtle green colours since inception. The rebirth of the Rabbitohs began on 7 June, 2006 through a new partnership between Russell Crowe, Peter Holmes a Court and the then 8000 Members of the Club. The Rabbitohs made the semi-finals for the first time in 18 years in 2007, and have strengthened their Ticketed Membership to over 8,500 with over 15,000 Total Members in 2009.
Fri July 24, 2009
by Steve Kaless
Source: The RoarThe Craig Wing and Timana Tahu transfers this week provided a great insight into the way that league and union followers view their own patch of the world. It's remarkable just how many old stereotypes fill airwaves, column inches and cyberspace.
It didn't take long for rugby commentators for allude to the idea that they thought Tahu just another thick leaguie who couldn't grasp the cerebral sport of union (Richard Loe PhD).
It is the same when a union player is branded weak and unable to tackle when he fails in his transition to league, Garrick Morgan, for example.
The same from the league side: Tahu was bored and wasted in rugby.
The union crowd has also been quick to dismiss the idea of ever returning to the league to cherry pick their talent again. But this claim always has a quick caveat: unless they are young or have some sort of union background.
Considering a huge chunk of schools play both, it is hardly unlikely these days anyone would not finish their schooling without having dabbled in the other sport, particularly with so many talented athletes graduating from sports high schools.
But in the end, does it even matter, as we are all told sport is business.
Players will chase the biggest pay packet, even if they are unsure of their own success, while administrators will chase the biggest stars for the "bums on seats factor."
In modern day sport, the results on the field are only part of the equation.
When players chase the dollars, the age old line is "what would you do if another company offered to double your wages?"
It's worth remembering when a player leaves, as well.
So he didn't work, oh well. He was well paid, and providing he made a genuine effort, can have a clean conscience for his pay cheque. If the same thing happened in your line of work, would you hand back the money?
Part of our anger towards the supposed failures probably comes from the enormous expectations we place on these 'converts'.
Because we love the sport we follow, we want everyone who plays it to enjoy it as well. When they seem unhappy, it is a slight against our own choices.
Union fans would have seen the images of Tahu slam dunking the ball over the cross bar for the Eels and pictured him doing the same for the Waratahs and Wallabies. The forlorn figure on the bench wasn't the sort of reality anybody wanted.
But the same has occurred again with Craig Wing.
The ink had barely dried on his contract before he was being talked up as a potential World Cup star and marquee signing for the Melbourne franchise.
His career with the Rabbitohs and Roosters was largely glanced over as we were reminded about his schoolboy rugby achievements.
All this for a player largely looking to secure a pay cheque to cover up a failed third party deal and some poor investment decisions.
George Orwell wrote about the never-ending war, it is the same with union and league: every debate ends with a list of future world beaters which will keep the respective code in rude health.
I doubt the two sets of bickering fans could actually survive without the other, and I know that whatever mistakes have been made in the past are sure to occur again.
It's sport, after all.
But events of this week, and the discussions (a diplomatic term) that followed, make me laugh when I think some people believe that a merged code could actually become a reality.
Steve Kaless is a columnist for The Roar
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 2009 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
2 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Origin [03 Jun 09] L 18-28 v QLD Origin. [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Origin [15 Jul 09] W 28-16 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
17 games; 6 tries, 1/2 goals, 26 points.
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] W 22-12 v Knights (H). [BE] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] W 22-16 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 09] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] L 8-24 v Sea Eagles (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 09] W 32-26 v Sharks (H). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [02 May 09] L 14-22 v Titans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] W 23-22 v Tigers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 09] D 16-16 v Eels (A). [HB] 2 Pts; 1/1g
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 09] L 12-46 v Cowboys (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 09] L 22-28 v Storm (H). [DH]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] L 20-54 v Tigers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 09] W 44-12 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 09] W 40-20 v Roosters (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 09] L 18-26 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 09] W 36-22 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 09] L 14-22 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 26-24 v Sharks (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
11 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 08] L 20-34 v Roosters (H). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 29-28 v Cowboys (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 08] W 34-30 v Bulldogs (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 08] W 32-20 v Eels (H). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] L 12-36 v Tigers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] L 12-39 v Knights (A). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] W 18-16 v Warriors (H). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 08] L 14-28 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] W 40-32 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] L 25-40 v Raiders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] L 20-22 v Roosters (A). [DH]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
24 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [19 Mar 07] L 6-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 6-43 v Cowboys (A). [DH]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 8-30 v Sea Eagles (H). [DH]
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 07] L 10-32 v Broncos (H). [DH]
[View] Round 5 [16 Apr 07] L 28-37 v Raiders (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t (51st)
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 07] W 18-4 v Dragons (H). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 10-28 v Eels (A). [DH]
[View] Round 9 [13 May 07] W 24-18 v Titans (H). [DH]
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] L 2-26 v Storm (A). [DH]
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] W 13-12 v Sharks (A). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (H). [DH]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 64-30 v Cowboys (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [DH]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 16-36 v Eels (H). [DH]
[View] Round 16 [02 Jul 07] L 6-38 v Bulldogs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 0-56 v Sea Eagles (A). [DH]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 23-12 v Sharks (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 20-17 v Knights (A). [HB]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 26-16 v Storm (H). [HB]
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Warriors (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 07] W 26-22 v Wests Tigers (A). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [19 Aug 07] L 18-22 v Gold Coast (A). [DH]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 07] L 22-28 v Panthers (H). [HB]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 26-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2007 City vs Country
City Origin
1 games; [View] Place of Origin [03 May 07] W 12-6 v Country Origin (A). [LK]
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2006 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [24 May 06] W 17-16 v QLD Origin (H). [BE]
[View] Origin [14 Jun 06] L 6-30 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
18 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] W 40-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] W 56-20 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 22-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] W 28-24 v Sharks (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [14 Apr 06] L 6-24 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 06] L 12-22 v Dragons (A). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] W 22-18 v Cowboys (A). [DH]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] L 14-30 v Bulldogs (H). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 16-20 v Storm (A). [DH]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [DH]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] L 10-42 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 16-33 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 38-32 v Sharks (H). [DH]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 0-25 v Bulldogs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 40-20 v Cowboys (H). [DH]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 18-32 v Knights (H). [DH]
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2006 City vs Country
City Origin
1 games; [View] City v Country [12 May 06] L 10-12 v Country Origin (A). [BE]
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series
Australia
2 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [19 Nov 05] W 26-14 v Great Britain (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [26 Nov 05] L 0-24 v New Zealand. [BE]
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2005 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [25 May 05] L 20-24 v QLD Origin (A). [BE]
[View] Origin [15 Jun 05] W 32-22 v QLD Origin (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
22 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Souths (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] W 28-20 v Panthers (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (24th)
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 05] L 22-40 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 26-32 v Tigers (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (6th)
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 16-24 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 05] W 29-16 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 05] L 24-26 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 18-38 v Cowboys (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (63rd)
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 32-2 v Knights (H). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 10-6 v Warriors (A). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] W 30-16 v Raiders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 05] L 18-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 05] W 12-8 v Eels (H). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 16-26 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 05] L 22-24 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-24 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 05] L 6-44 v Dragons (A). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 28-30 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] W 14-8 v Sharks (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (52nd)
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 16-17 v Souths (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 05] W 17-10 v Broncos (A). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 32-12 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
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2005 International Test Matches
Australia
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [22 Apr 05] W 32-16 v New Zealand (H). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 04] W 26-16 v Rabbitohs (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
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