Round 12
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership Index [Table] [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

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Preview: Rabbitohs v Raiders - NRL Round 12
Sun May 31, 2009
The Rabbitohs have led a charmed life over the past fortnight, claiming three competition points when they could have been staring at a blank sheet.

Nathan Merritt's cheeky field goal allowed Souths to squeak home against Wests Tigers in Round 10 and then they survived a hail of Parramatta field goal attempts at ANZ Stadium before escaping with a draw.

It is a positive sign for the Rabbitohs, who have weathered more than their share of hard luck stories over recent years. A victory over Canberra on Monday night will consolidate their place within the top eight and could push them to the brink of the top four.

They will have to overcome the Raiders without two of their most experienced players, Craig Wing and Michael Crocker, who are on Origin duty but livewire halfback Chris Sandow returns from injury and the team looks better equipped to deal with the absence of star players than they have for some time.

Canberra may struggle to cover for the loss of five-eighth Terry Campese, who has been a most influential part of the team over the past 12 months.

The Raiders would have grown in confidence after their big win over the Warriors last Sunday and giant forward Tom Learoyd-Lahrs will be expected to step up again following his starring role last weekend.

Look to a Souths try as First Scoring Play ($1-85) and a Rabbitohs victory by 1-12 points ($2-90).

Best chances for First Tryscorer rest with Colin Best ($13), Nathan Merritt ($9) and Fetuli Talanoa ($11) for Souths or David Milne ($13), Phil Graham ($13) and Adrian Purtell ($13) for the Raiders.

Monday June 1, 2009
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canberra Raiders at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

South Sydney Rabbitohs
1 Luke Capewell, 2 Nathan Merritt, 3 Colin Best, 4 Beau Champion, 5 Fetuli Talanoa, 6 Jamie Simpson, 7 Chris Sandow, 8 Luke Stuart, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Roy Asotasi [c], 11 David Kidwell, 12 Eddy Pettybourne, 13 David Fa'alogo. Subs: 14 Beau Falloon, 15 Ben Lowe, 16 Jaiman Lowe, 17 Shannan McPherson.

Canberra Raiders
1 David Milne, 2 Adrian Purtell, 3 Jarrod Croker, 4 Joel Monaghan, 5 Phil Graham, 6 Josh McCrone, 7 Marc Herbert, 8 David Shillington, 9 Glen Buttriss, 10 Scott Logan, 11 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 12 Bronson Harrison, 13 Alan Tongue [c]. Subs: 14 Trevor Thurling, 15 Nigel Plum, 16 Josh Miller, 17 Dane Tilse, 18 Travis Waddell, (one to be omitted).

Date: Mon June 1 2009, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Mon June 1 2009, 9:00AM GMT]
Referee: Steve Lyons, Ashley Klein

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Rabbitohs by 4
Dennis Righetti: Rabbitohs by 2
Paul Booth: Rabbitohs by 12

OVERALL:
Total Games: 41
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 15. [Pts: 631]
Canberra Raiders wins: 26. [Pts: 1063]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 30 pts: 1982 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 1 - [View] Sat Feb 27: Souths 37 d. Raiders 7 [Crowd: 6929]
Canberra Raiders: 48 pts: 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 22 - [View] Sun Aug 26: Souths 0 l. Raiders 48 [Crowd: 5691]

Biggest Crowd: 1989 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sun Sep 17: Raiders 32 d. Souths 16 [Crowd: 31469]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
South Sydney Rabbitohs: WLWWLWWLLWWLLLLLWWLLLWLLLLLLLWWWLLLWLWLLL
Canberra Raiders: LWLLWLLWWLLWWWWWLLWWWLWWWWWWWLLLWWWLWLWWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 l. Canberra Raiders 40 [Crowd: 10128]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Mon: Canberra Raiders 38 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 [Crowd: 11115]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Canberra Raiders 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 21 d. Raiders 8 [Crowd: 6152]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Raiders 24 d. Rabbitohs 22 [Crowd: 10150]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: Raiders 16 l. Souths 29 [Crowd: 8405]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon: Souths 18 l. Raiders 25 [Crowd: 14455]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 4: Raiders 62 d. Souths 22 [Crowd: 10839]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat May 3: Souths 12 l. Raiders 34 [Crowd: 9736]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun May 19: Souths 26 d. Raiders 20 [Crowd: 9599]

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Rabbitohs team for Raiders Monday night clash
Tue May 26, 2009
Source: www.rabbitohs.com.au

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their team to take on the Canberra Raiders in round 12 of the 2009 NRL Premiership this Monday 1 June at ANZ Stadium.

Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named Chris Sandow at halfback who returns from injury this week. Eddy Pettybourne will start in the second row with David Fa'alogo shifting to lock. Ben Lowe returns to first grade on the interchange bench.

The NRL match is scheduled for a 7pm kick off with the Toyota Cup due to commence at 4:30pm.

The Grand Final of the Bob McCarthy Cup seven-a-side primary schools competition will played at 6:10pm between St Therese Primary, Mascot and St Andrew's Primary, Malabar.

The Rabbitohs NRL side is:

1) Luke Capewell
2) Nathan Merritt
3) Colin Best
4) Beau Champion
5) Fetuli Talanoa
6) Jamie Simpson
7) Chris Sandow
8) Luke Stuart
9) Issac Luke
10) Roy Asotasi (c)
11) David Kidwell
12) Eddy Pettybourne
13) David Fa'alogo

Interchange:
14) Beau Falloon
15) Ben Lowe
16) Jaiman Lowe
17) Shannan McPherson

Coach - Jason Taylor

The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side is:

1) Malcolm Webster
2) Josh Mansour
3) Junior Vaivai
4) Dylan Farrell
5) Kane Morgan
6) Matt Mundine
7) Adam Reynolds
8) Jacob Nansen
9) John Joseph
10) Brad Lupi
11) Brock Molan
12) Brad Takairangi
13) Jason Clark (c)

Interchange:
14) Kennedy Pettyborne
15) Brock Harmer
16) Jake Shearer
19) Jack Tulemau
20) Tim Bennett
(one to be omitted)

Coach - Daniel Irvine

Tue May 26, 2009
• Tongue named for Raiders
  

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