Scorecard
| Melbourne | v | St George Illawarra |
| 17 | Time: 83.18 | 16 |
Greg Inglis 15m Billy Slater 46m Cooper Cronk 65m | TRIES | Ben Hornby 21m Matt Cooper 77m |
| Cameron Smith 2/3 (66%) | CONVERSIONS | Jamie Soward 2/2 (100%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | Jamie Soward 2/2 (100%) |
Greg Inglis 1/1 (100%) Cooper Cronk 0/1 (0%) | FIELD GOALS | Darius Boyd 0/1 (0%) Jamie Soward 0/1 (0%) Ben Hornby 0/1 (0%) |
| SIN BINS | |
| 11 | PENALTIES | 7 |
| 7 | SCRUMS | 5 |
| 30 / 41 (73%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 31 / 40 (78%) |
| 161 (1223m) | RUNS (m) | 174 (1509m) |
| 4 | LINE BREAKS | 1 |
| 360 | TACKLES | 289 |
| 18 | MISSED TACKLES | 24 |
| 7 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
| 14 | ERRORS | 11 |
Match Details
| Venue: Olympic Park | Start Time: 7:35PM |
| Weather: Overcast | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger Touch Judges: Adam Devcich, Russell Turner Video Ref: Paul Simpkins |
Team Stats
| Melbourne | v | St George Illawarra |
| 2 | TRY ASSISTS | 1 |
| 7 | OFFLOADS | 7 |
4 2 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 1 0 |
360 15 11 18 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 289 22 12 24 |
161 (1223m) 76 (490m) 37 (313m) 20 (171m) 6 (34m) 3 (20m) 14 (140m) 142 (1028m) | 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) | 174 (1509m) 78 (679m) 37 (306m) 24 (182m) 4 (19m) 11 (65m) 11 (159m) 154 (1251m) |
16 (559m) 0 3 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 21 (732m) 0 1 |
127 4 108 15 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 152 6 132 14 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Dallas Johnson 49 |
Michael Weyman 19 |
Billy Slater 1 |
Greg Inglis 3 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 84 |
12 (110m) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (23m) |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 84 |
12 (105m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Will Chambers | Centre 1 | 84 |
8 (72m) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| William Isa | Centre 2 | 74 |
11 (84m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 84 |
13 (80m) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 84 |
13 (141m) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (26m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 84 |
6 (48m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (318m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 54 |
16 (107m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 84 |
4 (41m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (192m) |
| Adam Blair | Prop 2 | 54 |
13 (93m) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kevin Proctor | 2nd Row 1 | 45 |
4 (33m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 63 |
10 (62m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 73 |
8 (38m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Interchange | 20 |
3 (24m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 31 |
10 (67m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 30 |
9 (62m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Wairangi Koopu | Interchange | 60 |
9 (56m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| St George Illawarra | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Darius Boyd | Fullback | 84 |
13 (114m) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jason Nightingale | Winger 1 | 84 |
17 (111m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Chase Stanley | Centre 1 | 84 |
7 (45m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Cooper | Centre 2 | 84 |
9 (103m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Wendell Sailor | Winger 2 | 84 |
16 (171m) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 (5m) |
| Jamie Soward | Five-eighth | 84 |
3 (18m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (588m) |
| Ben Hornby | Halfback | 84 |
7 (47m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (86m) |
| Justin Poore | Prop 1 | 32 |
13 (118m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dean Young | Hooker | 68 |
7 (60m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (28m) |
| Michael Weyman | Prop 2 | 51 |
19 (171m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Beau Scott | 2nd Row 1 | 68 |
8 (62m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ben Creagh | 2nd Row 2 | 84 |
14 (125m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (16m) |
| Jeremy Smith | Lock | 55 |
8 (84m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (9m) |
| Dan Hunt | Interchange | 23 |
8 (79m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Prior | Interchange | 53 |
12 (99m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Priddis | Interchange | 38 |
3 (27m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jarrod Saffy | Interchange | 32 |
10 (75m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 84 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 84 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Chambers | Centre 1 | 84 |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| William Isa | Centre 2 | 74 |
19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 84 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 84 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 84 |
17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 54 |
38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 84 |
47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Prop 2 | 54 |
29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Proctor | 2nd Row 1 | 45 |
22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 63 |
30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 73 |
49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Interchange | 20 |
12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 31 |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 30 |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wairangi Koopu | Interchange | 60 |
24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St George Illawarra | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Darius Boyd | Fullback | 84 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Nightingale | Winger 1 | 84 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Stanley | Centre 1 | 84 |
16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Cooper | Centre 2 | 84 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wendell Sailor | Winger 2 | 84 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamie Soward | Five-eighth | 84 |
9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Hornby | Halfback | 84 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Poore | Prop 1 | 32 |
15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Young | Hooker | 68 |
31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Weyman | Prop 2 | 51 |
19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Scott | 2nd Row 1 | 68 |
28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Creagh | 2nd Row 2 | 84 |
28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Smith | Lock | 55 |
27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Hunt | Interchange | 23 |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Prior | Interchange | 53 |
31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Priddis | Interchange | 38 |
19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saffy | Interchange | 32 |
23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Possession
| Melbourne | v | St George Illawarra |
| 46% | | 54% |
Melbourne
| Against St George Illawarra | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| At Olympic Park | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2007 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2008 | 16 | 57.1% | 1 | 3.6% |
St George Illawarra
| Against Melbourne | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| At Olympic Park | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2008 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 8.0% |
Last Updated: 16 Mar 2009 1:30PM
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