Round 9: Rabbitohs vs Storm

[Queenslander]

SOUTH SYDNEY V MELBOURNE
Telstra Stadium Saturday at 7.30pm

SOUTH SYDNEY: Nathan Merritt, Luke MacDougall, Yileen Gordon, Adam MacDougall, Shannon Hegarty, John Sutton, Ben Walker, Peter Cusack, Stuart Webb, Jaiman Lowe, David Faalogo, Joe Galuvao, Shane Rigon.

Interchange: Michael Greenfield, Ben Rogers, Shane Walker, Mark Minichiello, Kane Cleal (one to be omitted).

MELBOURNE: Greg Inglis, Jake Webster, Matt King, Ryan Hoffman, Steve Turner, Matt Geyer, Cooper Cronk, Garrett Crossman, Cameron Smith, Brett White, David Kidwell, Michael Crocker, Dallas Johnson.

Interchange: Ian Donnelly, Jeremy Smith, Antonio Kaufusi, Nathan Friend.

Referee: G Badger.

[Super Cronk]

lol...hoffman has become a centre!

[Townsville Titan]

Funnily enough i think the Rabbitohs will win this one...

[Social Loafer]

Storm $1.50 on the TAB, Bunnies @ $2.50, do the TAB know something we don't :!:

[Townsville Titan]

No, the pricing is based mainly off this years stats... id assume anyway

[The Original Idiot]

Storm by 50. Inglis for another hat-trick.

[Blunt_Beno]

and crocker a 5/8 haha. has played there at some point in the game for the last three weeks and has been doing quite well.

ill back souths by 3

[Titanium_BD1103]

Update on 2GB- Matt King out of Storm Side with Rib Cartliage Injury and David Kidwell likely to be rested... expect seeing Scott Hill into the side.

[DeeGan]

Geez, I have taken Storm at 13+...the injuries and reshuffle might see Souths hang in there for a 1-12 loss.

[Titanium_BD1103]

SPOILER...

Melbourne Storm: 8- South Sydney Rabbitohs: 6

[Titanium_BD1103]

FULL TIME SCORE:

Melbourne Storm: 30- South Sydney: 14

Souths played hard at the start of this match, had the whole thing very much closed up at the start of the match, but in the end Melbourne too strong and too classy against a gallant Souths... well done to Inglis and Cronk who ensured the Storm got home... :)

[Luke]

Good win by Melbourne.

[Dakink]

Anyone know the crowd?

[Steelers]

Anyone know the crowd?

8083 according to FoxSports

[Steelers]

FULL TIME SCORE:

Melbourne Storm: 30- South Sydney: 14

Souths played hard at the start of this match, had the whole thing very much closed up at the start of the match, but in the end Melbourne too strong and too classy against a gallant Souths... well done to Inglis and Cronk who ensured the Storm got home... :)

According to Fox Sports the score was 38 - 14 but they could be wrong... certainly if you watched the game :p

[Dakink]

8083 according to FoxSports


Another poor souths crowd - where are the 500000 that marched?

[Teegy]

Marching is free. Cheering a losing team isn't

[Titanium_BD1103]

According to Fox Sports the score was 38 - 14 but they could be wrong... certainly if you watched the game :p

LMAO... Ah Yes Steelers.. I got that from NRL.com... I was tuned into the Cowboys vs Panthers game last night.. ;)

Yes it reupdated after I checked it 11pm, but I forgot to edit.. so yes that final socre was 38-14 for Melbourne.. thanks for noting that... :)

[qld power]

how can a player who didnt throw a punch be sin binned for 10mins shakes head :noidea:

[mb63]

Another poor souths crowd - where are the 500000 that marched?
Missing in action.Not real supporters.

[[BroncosGirl]]

I don't know how Crocker got sin binned, a joke it was!!!

But that try by the souths was amzing, 17 passes or something ilke taht!!

[Super Cronk]

Pretty happy with the win. In the past the storm would have lost that sort of game.

Crockers dangerous tackle was just that, dangerous. He will be looking at a big ban for that. And i agree with others that it was a joke he was sin binned.

[Titanium_BD1103]

And Cronk is spot on... 9 Match Ban for the early guilty plea on Crocker... and that means no SOO for Queensland.

From: www.foxsports.com.au


Crocker faces nine-week ban
May 8, 2006

MELBOURNE and Queensland forward Michael Crocker is facing a nine-week suspension ? ruling him out of the entire rugby league State of Origin series ? after being charged with a grade-four dangerous throw.

Crocker was charged today for his tackle that left South Sydney's Shane Rigon with a shoulder injury and concussion in Storm's 38-14 NRL win on Saturday night.

The grade-four charge carries a base penalty of a seven-week ban.

Crocker's ban would be increased because of past offences.

AAP

[Super Cronk]

Wow...pretty big suspension. I would have given him 6-7....but with past charges it is that high,. Which is a shame because he was playing really good. I hope the storm dont try and contest it....they cant win and 12 weeks would be too long!

[mb63]

Crocker has taken early plea & will miss 9 weeks including whole origin series.(Reported on Fox Sports website)Probably the right decision as it wasn't worth risking another 3 weeks.