MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 3

KNIGHTS

V

RABBITOHS

RabbitohsSOU WIN BY 6
18
FT
24
McDonald Jones
2017-03-18T05:30:00Z

Preview

For the first time since round six last season, Newcastle head into a game with a W as the final letter in their form guide. The win last week over the Titans will surely have the players wanting more and they seek for back to back wins. Meanwhile, Souths are also coming off a morale-boosting win of their own after losing their captain in round one.

The Knights have pieced together a team comprising of rookies, role players and league veterans and it has come together nicely for Nathan Brown's men. Unsurprisingly, they have gone into this weekend with an unchanged lineup.

The Rabbitohs were excellent last week against Manly, particularly late in the game and will be looking to continue that momentum into this week. They have won their past two matches in Newcastle and Adam Reynolds will be hoping to build on his strong performance in his season debut last week. Robbie Farah and Damien Cook also seem to be working well together as a tandem.

The Rabbitohs on paper are a much better side but as we all know, games are not won on paper. That being said, in Robbie Farah's 250th NRL game, the Bunnies playmakers will be out to put on a show. The Knights will no doubt be up for the contest however the Rabbitohs offence should prove too strong.

Rabbitohs by 10

Team Lists

Team Stats


Knights

Rabbitohs

All Runs
MATCH
185
2024 AVG.
370
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
190.5
2024 AVG.
381
2024 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1650
2024 AVG.
3300
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
1580.5
2024 AVG.
3161
2024 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
4
2024 AVG.
8
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4.5
2024 AVG.
9
2024 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
8
2024 AVG.
16
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4
2024 AVG.
8
2024 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
552
2024 AVG.
1104
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
586.5
2024 AVG.
1173
2024 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
365
2024 AVG.
730
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
328
2024 AVG.
656
2024 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
23.5
2024 AVG.
47
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
36.5
2024 AVG.
73
2024 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
8
2024 AVG.
16
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4.5
2024 AVG.
9
2024 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
13.5
2024 AVG.
27
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
12.5
2024 AVG.
25
2024 TOTAL

Player Stats



Summary

South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 (Johnston, Sutton, Goodwin, Burns tries; Reynolds 4 goals) defeated Newcastle Knights 18 (Hodkinson, P Mata'utia, Sio tries; Hodkinson 2, Lamb goals) at McDonald Jones Stadium. Half time: Knights 12-10. Crowd: 15,212.