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Raiders run riot over Rabbitohs

Written by: Ben Robinson
Jun 1, 2009 9:12pm
The Canberra Raiders have turned on an impressive second half display to comprehensively demolish the South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 points to 18 at ANZ Stadium tonight. A dominant forwards display that constantly had the Rabbitohs on the back foot laid the platform as the Raiders built on their slim 16-14 half time lead and blew it right open. Not only were the forwards laying the platform, they were also putting on the finishing touches, with all of the Raiders three second half tries scored by forwards. Big Dane Tilse lumbered over in the 48th after the Raiders spread the ball wide on the last out to Bronson Harrison in the centres, who cut back inside and found Tilse backing up. The Raiders turned on the razzle dazzle in the 60th, keeping the ball alive through eight sets of hands before Nigel Plum went agonisingly close to scoring. Spreading the ball on the next play, Tilse this time found himself providing the offload for Tom Learoyd Lahrs to cross for a four pointer. Twelve minutes later, and Plum had the try that he almost grabbed earlier. Fetuli Talanoa bagged the second of his tries just minutes out from full time in the only second half highlight for the Rabbitohs in a game that had promised to be much closer at half time. The Raiders started off the scoring tonight with a dubious try to Joel Monaghan in the 5th minute. The try was sent up to Phil Cooley to check on the grounding but, as video evidence proved inconclusive, was sent back down to Ashley Klein who had no hesitation in awarding the try. Following a penalty on the restart set, the Raiders were in again, this time through fullback David Milne, who ran a lovely line off Marc Herberts shoulder to extend the lead out to ten. Souths kicked the next restart out on the full, and things were looking bleak, until Learoyd Lahrs spilt the pill and Baeu Champion raced 40 metres to give Souths their best field position of the match. Following a repeat set, the Bunnies worked over the Raiders left side defence, with Luke Capewell finding his way over for the Rabbitohs opening try. The scoreboard attendant wasn't troubled again until the 30th minute, with Nathan Merritt flew high over Jared Croker to square the game up. Both teams traded tries in the minutes leading up to half time, first to the Raiders through Herbert, then Talanoa for the Rabbitohs, to give us out 16-14 half time score and build up to what seemingly would be an arm wrestle of a second half. As it turns out, Souths arm snapped before the wrestle even began under the sheer might of the Canberra Raiders, who did it all without their main man Terry Campese.

Match Details Canberra Raiders 34 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
Round 12 - Monday June 1st, 2009 07:00pm Venue: ANZ Stadium Referee: Steve Lyons & Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: David Abood & Gavin Morris
Video Referee: Phil Cooley Crowd: 0 Halftime: Raiders 16-14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
Tries: Luke Capewell, Nathan Merritt, Fetuli Talanoa (2)
Goals: Chris Sandow (0/1), Issac Luke (1/3)
Canberra Raiders 34
Tries: Joel Monaghan, David Milne, Marc Herbert, Dane Tilse, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Nigel Plum
Goals: Marc Herbert (5/6)

LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (Raiders) 2 Points: David Milne (Raiders) 1 Point: Bronson Harrison (Raiders)

LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Good evening and welcome to ANZ Stadium for tonights clash between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canberra Raiders. The Rabbitohs are back at ANZ ten days after their disappointing 16-all draw with the Eels, and will be looking for the full two points to get them back into the top eight. The Raiders make the trip up to Sydney following their 38-12 thrashing of the Warriors last Sunday, but do so without their star five eighth Terry Campese, who is off on Origin Duty. Talk about the game as it happens - Rabbitohs v Raiders forum discussion - click here! Changes to the teams are as follows: RABBITOHS: The home team have lost Craig Wing and Michael Crocker to State of Origin representation. In a major boost, though, John Sutton has been cleared to return early, and is straight into the run-on side to partner Chris Sandow at the scrumbase. In other changes, Isaac Luke and Beau Falloon have swapped positions, and Scott Geddes has been added to the bench. RAIDERS: The visitors have lost David Shillington to injury, with Dane Tilse taking his position in the starting side. Captain Alan Tongue will start from the bench, with Trevor Thurling to start and Troy Thompson the new man on the bench. RABBITOHS: 1. Luke Capewell 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Colin Best 4. Beau Champion 5. Fetuli Talanoa 19. John Sutton 7. Chris Sandow 8. Luke Stuart 14. Beau Falloon 10. Roy Asotasi (c) 11. David Kidwell 12. Eddy Pettybourne 13. David Fa’alogo Interchange: 9. Isaac Luke 15. Ben Lowe 17. Shannan McPherson 24. Scott Geddes RAIDERS: 1. David Milne 2. Adrian Purtell 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joel Monaghan (c) 5. Phil Graham 6. Josh McCrone 7. Marc Herbert 17. Dane Tilse 9. Glen Buttriss 10. Scott Logan 11. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 12. Bronson Harrison 14. Trevor Thurling Interchange: 13. Alan Tongue 15. Nigel Plum 16. Josh Miller 19. Troy Thompson Will the Rabbitohs be able to put last weeks disappointing performance behind them and claw their way back into the eight, or will the Raiders defy the critics and jag a win away from home without Terry Campese? Stay tuned here on LeagueUnlimited.com for the answers to these questions and more, with kickoff just minutes away! South Sydney won the toss, and will kickoff in just a few moments time. 0 min: And we're underway! 2 min: McCrone kicks a 40/20 from inches inside his 40. Capewell didn't really show enough urgency to try and keep the ball in play. 4 min: Herbert kicks across to the corner, where Talanoa knocks it dead under heavy pressure from Monaghan. Repeat set coming up here for the Raiders. 5 min: VIDEO REF - Possible Raiders Try...: Possible try to Monaghan in the corner, just checking grounding. 5 min: TRY Canberra Raiders Video Ref Phil Cooley can't make a decision, so hands it back down to Ashley Klein who awards the try to Monaghan. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert unsuccessful. Canberra Raiders 4-0 7 min: Penalty - Rabbitohs: Despite cries of a possible shepard by the Raiders, Souths give away a penalty and invite the Raiders to go back-to-back. 8 min: TRY Canberra Raiders A great set play following the penalty sees Herbert finding Milne just off his right shoulder into a big hole and over for the try. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert successful. Canberra Raiders 10-0 10 min: Now Souths have kicked the restart out on the full. Can the Raiders go back-to-back-to-back? 11 min: No they can't, as Learoyd-Lars losed control of the ball and it's swooped upon by Champion who goes on a 40 metre dart downfield before being caught from behind. 12 min: Sandows grubber to the in-goal is cleaned up by Croker, and the Rabbitohs will get another crack. 12 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Following the drop-out, the Bunnies work their way to the Raiders left-side defence again, this time finding their way over through Capewell. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow unsuccessful. Canberra Raiders 10-4 15 min: A high shot from Logan will get the Rabbitohs back into the Raiders half, with the chance to bring this game back to even stevens. 22 min: Great take by Talanoa under the high ball, with more pressure coming from Monaghan. 27 min: Sandow attemtps a 40/20, but put too much back spin on the kick and the ball stopped dead just before it went over the sideline. 28 min: Thompson gives away a penalty right on halfway for not being square at marker, and the Rabbitohs will have a fresh set on the Raiders 30. 30 min: VIDEO REF - Possible Rabbitohs Try...: Merritt flies high above Croker to take the cross-field bomb and plant the ball for the try, just checking to see if Croker was taken out by Champion 30 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Cooley has ruled that Champion only had eyes for the ball, not the man, and we're all square ten out from half time. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke successful. 10 all 33 min: TRY Canberra Raiders A lovely interchange of short passes in the middle of the field puts Milne through a huge hole, finding Herbert in support for the try under the posts. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert successful. Canberra Raiders 16-10 35 min: Thompson loses the ball cold trying to play it, and Souths will get a fresh set 35 out from the Raiders line. 36 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Following a shocking pass out of dummy half from Luke, Sutton picks it up and immediately kicks through for Talanoa to dot down in the corner. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke unsuccessful. Canberra Raiders 16-14 HALF TIME It's half time here at ANZ, with the Raiders carrying a slim 16-14 lead into the break, in a game that has very much been tit-for-tat. It's been a tight tussle, and neither team can claim to have the upper hand. This is one game that looks like it will go down to the wire, or may even end up with the second draw in as many weeks. 40 min: And we're back underway! 43 min: A big hit on Thurling by Champion forces the ball loose, but the refs call it a knock on against the Bunnies and the Raiders will have it back just inside Souths half. 45 min: A shocking kick from McCrone is gobbled up by Sandow who hits a hole, then finds Merritt at full steam on the outside, who runs for 60 metres before being run down by McCrone. Souths then find the Raiders offside, and get themselves a full set of six inside the Raiders red zone. 48 min: TRY Canberra Raiders The Raiders spread the ball on the last out to Harrison, who cuts back in and lobs the ball over to Tilse who lumbers over for a rare four pointer. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert successful. Canberra Raiders 22-14 53 min: Penalty against McCrone for an accidental obstruction play will give the Bunnies a reprieve as the Raiders have had all the field position since they scored their last try. 55 min: Merritt taps back the last tackle cross-field kick to Capewell, who, in the process of being bundled into touch, gets the ball back to Merritt, who, under similar pressure, puts boot to ball and fires it straight into touch judge David Abood, narrowly missing his crown jewels. 60 min: TRY Canberra Raiders Razzle dazzle stuff from the Raiders, who in a thirty metre gain on the 4th feed the ball through about eight sets of hands and almost result in a try to Plum. They spread the ball on the last, and Tilse bullocks towards a second, before being held up short and offloading for Lahrs who crashes over for the try that may just wrap this game up for the Raiders. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert successful. Canberra Raiders 28-14 65 min: Learoyd Lahrs makes a half break and offloads to Croker who drops the ball cold but had he caught it was short odds to race 50 metres to further extend the lead. 68 min: Rabbitohs get a penalty for a strip, and will have a full set inside the Raiders 20. If they're to make a comeback, they need a result from this set. 69 min: Luke delivers a hospital pass for Asotasi, who is absolutely hammered by Learoyd Lahrs as soon as he gets the ball. 71 min: Champion loses control of the ball getting up to play it, and the Raiders are home and hosed. 72 min: TRY Canberra Raiders Plum dives over from three metres out, and hammers down the final nail in the coffin that Souths were wheeled out in after half time. Conversion attempt by Marc Herbert successful. Canberra Raiders 34-14 76 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Talanoa collects his second but it's all too little, too late for the Bunnies. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke unsuccessful. Canberra Raiders 34-18 FULL TIME It's full time here and in a dominant second half display the Canberra Raiders have run riot over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, running out 34-18 victors.

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