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Round 19
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14

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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership


Rugby League Match Player Summary

South Sydney Rabbitohs
Nathan Merritt [FB] 8 Pts; 4/5g
Issac Luke [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
Ben Rogers [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
Eddie Paea [HB] 4 Pts; 1t

North Queensland Cowboys
Matthew Bowen [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
Ashley Graham [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
Scott Minto [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
Johnathan Thurston [HB] 2 Pts; 1/3g

Rleague Articles

Mon July 23, 2007
Taylor and Asotasi hail Issac Luke as 'a superstar in the making'
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19  Rabbitohs coach Jason Taylor and co-captain Roy Asotasi both described rookie hooker Issac Luke as "a superstar in the making" following his man of the match performance in the Rabbitohs 20-14 win over the Cowboys today.  14:54

Thu July 19, 2007
Souths Cares inaugural fundraising night a huge success
South Sydney Rabbitohs  MORE than $150,000 was raised at the inaugural Souths Cares fundraising event last night.  22:53

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Fri July 20 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29
at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,494

Fri July 20 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 12 l. Bulldogs 36
at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 15,873

Sat July 21 2007, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10
Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 38
at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,523

Sat July 21 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10
Sat: Newcastle Knights 17 l. Sydney Roosters 20
at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,171

Sat July 21 2007, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10
Sat: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Canberra Raiders 6
at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 8,983

Sun July 22 2007, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10
Sun: Wests Tigers 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 28
at Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,012

Sun July 22 2007, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,022

Mon July 23 2007, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10
Mon: Brisbane Broncos 16 l. Parramatta Eels 20
at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 25,702



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Taylor and Asotasi hail Issac Luke as 'a superstar in the making'
Mon July 23, 2007
Source: www.souths.com.au

Rabbitohs coach Jason Taylor and co-captain Roy Asotasi both described rookie hooker Issac Luke as "a superstar in the making" following his man of the match performance in the Rabbitohs 20-14 win over the Cowboys today.

In his run-on debut Luke constantly tormented the Cowboys defence out of dummy half and was a rock in the defence in the middle of the park, an effort that earned him the Rabbitohs players' player award and the Channel Nine man of the match gong.

Luke scored his first NRL try in his first game in the Rabbitohs no.9 and Taylor said he had a big future ahead of him as long as he kept working hard on his game.

"Issac had another good game for us, we need to keep his feet on the ground, but I thought he was the difference today," Taylor said.

"When I brought him into first grade for the first time against Melbourne I was looking for a little bit more in attack. I didn't know if he was ready and he was so nervous he was tired after one minute. Today when I pulled him off after about 25 minutes he wasn't happy to get replaced so that is a good sign."

Asotasi has acted as a mentor to Luke since he joined the club at the end of last year.

"He is a superstar in the making," Asotasi said.

"He gives us that go forward he is so quick off the mark. We've got to keep his feet on the ground, he's a fellow Kiwi and we have to look after each other."

The Cowboys opened the scoring through an Ashley Graham try in the 15th minute for an early 4-0 lead. That was until Luke's co-run-on debutante halfback Eddie Paea sliced through the Cowboys defence from close range for his first NRL try in the 22nd minute. With Nathan Merritt's conversion the Rabbitohs led 6-4.

From there Souths looked the side most likely to score again but a Merritt penalty goal, after Carl Webb was penalised for a high shot on Paea, in the 40th minute was the only addition to the score and the Rabbitohs went to the break leading 8-4.

The NRL's leading tryscorer Cowboys fullback Matt Bowen struck soon after the break for his 17th try in 18 games this year. And when Johnathan Thurston landed the conversion North Queesland led 10-8 after 45 minutes.

Luke then scored the Rabbitohs second try of the game in the 55th minute after a series of short passes on the Cowboys line to give the home side the lead 12-10. Five minutes later Paea put Ben Rogers through a hole from a scrum on the 50m line and the Souths five-eighth showed good pace to score his side's third try. Merritt landed the conversion and Souths led 18-10 in the 61st minute.

Cowboys centre Scott Minto scored to peg the score back to 18-14 with 10 minutes to play which set the scene for a nerve-racking finish. Another penalty goal from Merritt, after Webb was penalised for holding down Luke in the play-the-ball, put the Rabbitohs a converted try clear and a 20-14 lead and that is the way things stayed until the full-time siren.

A loss would have had the Rabbitohs behind the eight ball in the race for the eight but now they remain well and truly in the hunt.

"We needed a win to stay in touch with the eight," Taylor said.

"It's exciting for our fans and exciting for our players and that's what we set out to do at the start of the season. We wanted to be in contention for the top eight towards the end of the season and we are. For the fans and everyone associated with the club that's very exciting."

South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 (Eddie Paea, Issac Luke, Ben Rogers tries; Nathan Merritt 4 goals)

defeated

North Queensland Cowboys 14 (Ashley Graham, Matt Bowen, Scott Minto tries; Johnathan Thurston goal)

Crowd - 10,022

Report source: www.souths.com.au





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