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Rabbitohs v Panthers ANZ Stadium Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:35
Glory, glory to South Sydney? There aren’t many fans thinking as much this week after last weekend’s capitulation to the Wests Tigers – and now the Bunnies face what is quite simply a must-win encounter against Penrith.
The Rabbitohs’ players are reportedly a little miffed at the fact their coach said their 54-20 loss against the Tigers “wasn’t up to NRL standard”. But newsflash guys – it wasn’t.
And if the side plays the same way for the remainder of the year they will not win another match. If that happens their current five-game losing streak will be extended by another nine games to be their second worst in history.
They may be sitting in 11th spot on the ladder but they are five competition points adrift of the eighth-placed Panthers and a loss to them here would surely make it a bridge too far to figure in the semis.
With Michael Crocker and Craig Wing off on Origin duty the side has a few changes.
Issac Luke comes off the bench to start at hooker and Eddy Pettybourne does the same to join the starting second row.
Luke Capewell is out, with Nathan Merritt going back to fullback and Jamie Simpson reverting to the wing to allow for Beau Champion to return at centre.
Luke Stuart moves from the second row to prop, with Scott Geddes moving to the bench and Ben Lowe coming into the back row.
Beau Falloon and Dave Tyrrell are the new faces on the bench which has five men at this stage.
Many expected the Panthers to struggle after they lost skipper Petero Civoniceva to injury but the big cats purred loud enough to get a last-ditch win against the Eels in a high-scoring shootout last weekend.
It has kept their finals prospects firmly in their hands and this clash against the Bunnies is certainly vital as they must battle without several big names like Michael Jennings, Civoniceva, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard and Trent Waterhouse due to injuries and Origin duty.
With Jennings out, Brad Tighe moves from wing to centre with Ben McFadgean coming onto the wing. Geoff Daniela also comes into the centres with Gavin Cooper taking Waterhouse’s position in the second row.
Joseph Paulo replaces Pritchard in the second row, with the new bench faces being Adam Woolnough, Sam McKendry and Andrew Emelio.
Glory, glory to South Sydney? There aren’t many fans thinking as much this week after last weekend’s capitulation to the Wests Tigers – and now the Bunnies face what is quite simply a must-win encounter against Penrith.
The Rabbitohs’ players are reportedly a little miffed at the fact their coach said their 54-20 loss against the Tigers “wasn’t up to NRL standard”. But newsflash guys – it wasn’t.
And if the side plays the same way for the remainder of the year they will not win another match. If that happens their current five-game losing streak will be extended by another nine games to be their second worst in history.
They may be sitting in 11th spot on the ladder but they are five competition points adrift of the eighth-placed Panthers and a loss to them here would surely make it a bridge too far to figure in the semis.
With Michael Crocker and Craig Wing off on Origin duty the side has a few changes.
Issac Luke comes off the bench to start at hooker and Eddy Pettybourne does the same to join the starting second row.
Luke Capewell is out, with Nathan Merritt going back to fullback and Jamie Simpson reverting to the wing to allow for Beau Champion to return at centre.
Luke Stuart moves from the second row to prop, with Scott Geddes moving to the bench and Ben Lowe coming into the back row.
Beau Falloon and Dave Tyrrell are the new faces on the bench which has five men at this stage.
Many expected the Panthers to struggle after they lost skipper Petero Civoniceva to injury but the big cats purred loud enough to get a last-ditch win against the Eels in a high-scoring shootout last weekend.
It has kept their finals prospects firmly in their hands and this clash against the Bunnies is certainly vital as they must battle without several big names like Michael Jennings, Civoniceva, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard and Trent Waterhouse due to injuries and Origin duty.
With Jennings out, Brad Tighe moves from wing to centre with Ben McFadgean coming onto the wing. Geoff Daniela also comes into the centres with Gavin Cooper taking Waterhouse’s position in the second row.
Joseph Paulo replaces Pritchard in the second row, with the new bench faces being Adam Woolnough, Sam McKendry and Andrew Emelio.
