Scorecard
| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
| 42 | Time: 80.00 | 4 |
Matt Geyer 4m Anthony Quinn 12m Cam Smith 22m Ryan Hoffman 39m Billy Slater 52m Billy Slater 57m Brett Anderson 74m Jeremy Smith 78m | TRIES | Nathan Merritt 33m |
Matt Geyer 1/1 (100%) Cam Smith 4/7 (57%) | CONVERSIONS | Issac Luke 0/1 (0%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | |
| FIELD GOALS | |
| Billy Slater 9m | SIN BINS | |
| SEND OFFS | |
| 6 | PENALTIES | 5 |
| 6 | SCRUMS | 4 |
| 33 / 41 (80%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 26 / 34 (76%) |
| 161 (1346m) | RUNS (m) | 146 (1086m) |
| 8 | LINE BREAKS | 3 |
| 303 | TACKLES | 351 |
| 22 | MISSED TACKLES | 43 |
| 4 | OFFLOADS | 16 |
| 8 | ERRORS | 8 |
Match Details
| Venue: Olympic Park | Start Time: 7:00PM |
| Weather: Overcast | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Steve Lyons Touch Judges: Peter Kirby, David Abood
Video Ref: Bill Harrigan |
Team Stats
| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
| 5 | TRY ASSISTS | 1 |
| 4 | OFFLOADS | 16 |
8 4 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 3 2 |
303 11 27 22 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 351 12 7 43 |
161 (1346m) 72 (499m) 39 (418m) 29 (205m) 2 (13m) 2 (15m) 9 (92m) 144 (1150m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 146 (1086m) 68 (467m) 47 (361m) 14 (118m) 0 (0m) 1 (6m) 12 (102m) 130 (952m) |
19 (722m) 0 2 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 22 (563m) 0 2 |
140 6 126 8 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 126 0 123 3 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Cam Smith 40 |
Jeff Lima 17 |
Israel Folau 2 |
John Sutton 5 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 70 |
11 (194m) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Brett Anderson | Winger 2 | 80 |
11 (77m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Geyer | Centre 1 | 80 |
5 (35m) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Israel Folau | Centre 2 | 80 |
15 (185m) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
13 (89m) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
9 (49m) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
3 (18m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 (467m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 50 |
17 (148m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cam Smith | Hooker | 80 |
11 (86m) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (255m) |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 48 |
11 (91m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 69 |
8 (53m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jeremy Smith | 2nd Row 2 | 48 |
12 (89m) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 64 |
8 (45m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | Interchange | 45 |
8 (50m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 30 |
5 (35m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 30 |
9 (62m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Antonio Kaufusi | Interchange | 16 |
5 (40m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| South Sydney | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Nathan Merritt | Fullback | 80 |
15 (126m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8m) |
| Luke Capewell | Winger 1 | 80 |
6 (47m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (14m) |
| Fetuli Talanoa | Centre 1 | 80 |
8 (83m) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Beau Champion | Centre 2 | 80 |
10 (99m) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jamie Simpson | Winger 2 | 80 |
12 (85m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| John Sutton | Five-eighth | 80 |
7 (34m) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (121m) |
| Chris Sandow | Halfback | 80 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (371m) |
| Scott Geddes | Prop 1 | 26 |
5 (23m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Issac Luke | Hooker | 64 |
6 (43m) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (35m) |
| Luke Stuart | Prop 2 | 67 |
16 (129m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Shannan McPherson | 2nd Row 1 | 58 |
8 (59m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| David Faalogo | 2nd Row 2 | 62 |
15 (95m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (14m) |
| Ben Lowe | Lock | 76 |
11 (74m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Beau Falloon | Interchange | 30 |
0 (0m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| David Kidwell | Interchange | 32 |
11 (68m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Manase Manuokafoa | Interchange | 47 |
10 (82m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Eddy Pettybourne | Interchange | 18 |
6 (39m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 70 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Anderson | Winger 2 | 80 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Geyer | Centre 1 | 80 |
32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Folau | Centre 2 | 80 |
13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 50 |
16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | Hooker | 80 |
40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 48 |
19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 69 |
28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Smith | 2nd Row 2 | 48 |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 64 |
35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoffman | Interchange | 45 |
19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 30 |
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 30 |
19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Kaufusi | Interchange | 16 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Sydney | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Nathan Merritt | Fullback | 80 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Capewell | Winger 1 | 80 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fetuli Talanoa | Centre 1 | 80 |
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Beau Champion | Centre 2 | 80 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Simpson | Winger 2 | 80 |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Sutton | Five-eighth | 80 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Sandow | Halfback | 80 |
17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Geddes | Prop 1 | 26 |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Issac Luke | Hooker | 64 |
39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Stuart | Prop 2 | 67 |
40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shannan McPherson | 2nd Row 1 | 58 |
36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Faalogo | 2nd Row 2 | 62 |
39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Lowe | Lock | 76 |
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Beau Falloon | Interchange | 30 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kidwell | Interchange | 32 |
25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manase Manuokafoa | Interchange | 47 |
22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddy Pettybourne | Interchange | 18 |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Possession
| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
| 53% | | 47% |
Last Updated: 8 Sep 2008 11:40AM
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