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Round Twenty-Three - 08/17/2008

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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14170 08/14/2008 10:35 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	Tags : None ROUND TWENTY-THREE VS JT's line up is up at the Rabbitohs site! Click HERE to visit the page and watch the vid! Big John Sutton In Focus At Training this week! (a girl for the gender conscious)(and always proud to be his fan) Constant Crowe *Never, ever, underestimate the importance of having fun.* - Randy Pausch (RIP - 07/25/2008)
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 446 08/16/2008 07:10 PM Also-ran TART 08/2008	http://news.theage.com.au/sport/bunnies-battling-for-their-nrl-pride-20080816-3wl5.html Bunnies battling for their NRL pride South Sydney coach Jason Taylor wants the Rabbitohs to be more than just a nuisance for top eight contenders, believing the NRL club's pride is at stake over the closing rounds. The Bunnies are still the slightest mathematical chance of making the NRL finals but they head into Sunday's match against Manly at ANZ Stadium knowing their season is effectively dead after the loss to Cronulla last week. The Rabbitohs did well to salvage something out of a season that had them looking destined to collect the wooden spoon after they had won just one match in the opening 13 rounds. Their mid-season form turnaround helped restore some pride to the battling club and Taylor said it was still a motivating factor. "I'm not worried about being a nuisance," Taylor said of how his side would approach the final rounds. "I want to make sure we keep playing and keep playing with the respect that we deserve, for each other and the club. "Playing with pride, that's what we want to do for the rest of the season." Taylor has already switched some of his focus to next season, having been encouraged by the form of the club's emerging stars including boom halfback Chris Sandow, and young backs Jamie Simpson and Luke Capewell. "We've unearthed some quality players and quality young players and they've gained some great experience over the last few weeks," Taylor said. "They'll get some more over the next few weeks." The Sea Eagles on the other hand are solely focused on 2008 and can reclaim top spot with a win on Sunday. Melbourne went into first in the race for the minor premiership with a 30-6 win over the Sydney Roosters on Friday night but the Sea Eagles would join their 2007 grand final opponents on 34 competition points by beating Souths. Sunday's match is also a chance for them to rack up some all important for-and-against points, with only one point separating the Sea Eagles and Storm's differential at the moment. Des Hasler's side will be looking to rebound positively from their deflating loss when the top two sides met last week and the Victorian side prevailed 16-10. Neither Manly nor the Rabbitohs have any fresh injury concerns heading into Sunday's match. Good luck Bunnies. South Sydney South Sydney South Sydney
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14193 08/16/2008 09:16 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	Go bunnies, Go Bunnies!!!! Thanks for posting Carol!! (a girl for the gender conscious)(and always proud to be his fan) Constant Crowe *Never, ever, underestimate the importance of having fun.* - Randy Pausch (RIP - 07/25/2008)
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14194 08/16/2008 09:19 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	Live Updates from www.leagueunlimited.com South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 vs Manly Sea Eagles 32 Round 23 - Fulltime :: August 17th, 2008 3:00pm Venue: ANZ Stadium, Homebush Referee: Steve Lyons Touch Judges: Paul Holland, Alan Shortall Video Referee: Steve Clark South Sydney Rabbitohs (40) Tries: Fetuli Talanoa, Jamie Simpson, Nathan Merritt (3), Issac Luke, Roy Asotasi Goals: Issac Luke (4/6), Chris Sandow (1/1), Beau Champion (1/1) Manly Sea Eagles (32) Tries: Steven Bell, Brett Stewart (2), Steve Menzies (2), Josh Perry Goals: Steve Matai (2/3), Matt Orford (2/3) Good Afternoon and welcome to ANZ Stadium for the LeagueUnlimited.com live coverage of this afternoon's game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles. The last time these sides met was in Round 4 earlier this year and the Sea Eagles were to good for the Rabbits with South Sydney failing to score a try and going down 20-2. A similar result is expected here with Manly looking to re-join rivals Melbourne Storm at the top of the table. The Rabbits can't make the finals but have proven there nuisance value running into the finals after beating the in form Warriors outfit two weeks ago. The Sea Eagles will want to get on top early and not give the South Sydney Rabbitohs a sniff, who are capable of an upset on their day. South Sydney are as programmed. A couple of late changes for the Manly side, with Adam Cuthbertson dropping out and Jason King coming onto the bench in jumper number 21. A late position change also with Hall going to the bench and Luke Williamson coming into the run-on side. Line ups are as follows: RABBITOHS: 1. Nathan Merritt 2. Luke Capewell 3. Fetuli Talanoa 4. Beau Champion 5. Jamie Simpson 6. Craig Wing 7. Chris Sandow 8. Scott Geddes 9. Issac Luke 10. Roy Asotasi 11. Luke Stuart 12. David Fa'alogo 13. John Sutton Interchange: 14. Beau Falloon 15. David Kidwell 16. Manase Manuokafoa 17. Eddy Pettybourne SEA EAGLES: 1. Brett Stewart 2. Michael Robertson 3. Steve Bell 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Steve Menzies 7. Matt Orford (c) 8. Brent Kite 9. Matt Ballin 10. Josh Perry 11. Anthony Watmough 15. Luke Williamson 13. Glenn Stewart Interchange: 12. Glen Hall 14. Heath L'Estrange 17. Mark Bryant 21. Jason King Great conditions at the former Olympic Stadium and an entertaining of football should be in store. Players to take the field shortly. KICK OFF: Steve Lyons blows his whistle and we are underway! Manly have first use of the football. 1st min: Orford kicks it down field after Manly complete their first set. 2nd min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Manly offside. Souths on the attack 20m out. 3rd min: Manly back with the football after a poor set from the Rabbitohs. 4th min: Manly get their first chance of the match after Talanoa loses the ball 20m out from his own line 5th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles A soft try let in by the Rabbitohs. A short side movement ends with Steven Bell planting the ball down to get scoring underway for the Sea Eagles. Conversion attempt by Steve Matai unsuccessful. Manly Sea Eagles 4-0 8th min: Manly complete first set after the try. 9th min: Some promising play from the Rabbitohs ends with a pass going to ground and the Sea Eagles coming up with it. 11th min: Brett Stewart with a cover tackle after Jamie Simpson scoots away. 12th min: VIDEO REF: Possible Souths try. Checking grounding and onside. 12th min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs A great kick from Chris Sandow sits up perfectly for Talanoa who grounds it just inside the dead ball line. Try comes after a good break from the Rabbitohs. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke unsuccessful. 4 all 14th min: The try appears to have put some wind in Souths sail as they go from one end to the other in their first set after the try. 15th min: A forward pass denies the Rabbitohs a try. 16th min: PENALTY MANLY: A reliever for Manly who will start this set just inside the Rabbits half. 17th min: Line drop out Souths. Jamie Simpson cleans up in goal off a Matt Orford grubber. 18th min: Watmough loses the ball, but the touchie is in after it appears Steve Menzies is taken out. 18th min: PENALTY MANLY: Player taken out witout the ball. Manly well and truly on the attack. 20th min: Rabbitohs do well to hold the Sea Eagles out. A last tackle bomb from Orford goes dead in goal. Souths 20m tap. 20th min: PENALTY SOUTHS: This will give the Rabbits a chance at another try. 21st min: VIDEO REF: Possible try to Souths through Jamie Simpson. Checking corner post. 21st min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs A tremendous show of strength from Jamie Simpson as he fights off a challenge from Brett Stewart to ground the ball just inside the corner post. Fa'alogo got outside Matai and found Simpson who still had plenty of work to do and did it well. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke unsuccessful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 8-4 25th min: A good chase from the Rabbits has Manly working it out from their own 10m line. 25th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles Manly hit straight back with Brett Stewart scoring his 14th try of the season. Stewart caught the Rabbitohs defenders napping as he strolled out of dummy half, throwing a dummy before racing 90m to score under the posts. Conversion attempt by Steve Matai successful. Manly Sea Eagles 10-8 28th min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs An entertaining game of football developing as the Rabbitohs hit back to again gain the lead. Some terrific work from John Sutton, as he brushes off Watmough and sets up Merritt backing up who sprints away to score between the posts. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-10 30th min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Nathan Merritt scores his second try in as many minutes. As Sandow makes a 40m break up field after Watmough again misses a tackle. Merritt was again there to back up and beat Daivd Williams in a foot race to the line. Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-10 32 min: PENALTY SOUTHS: A Souths try here will make it interesting. 33rd min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Start this set inside Manly's 20m. 35th min: Manly survive after Kidwell puts in a silly kick. Manly looking a little shocked. 35th min: PENALTY MANLY: A dumb penalty from the Rabbitohs takes all the pressure off Manly. 37th min: Sandow takes an intercept from Matt Orford who races upfield and only thanks to the speed of Brett Stewart is pulled down. 37th min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Matai in the bin after holding down Sandow after the break. Souths taking the two points. PENALTY GOAL South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-10 39th min: The Rabbits with one last chance 20m out as Steve Menzies loses the ball. 40th min: Manly survive and will be thankful to go to the break only trailing by 12 points. 40th min: HALF TIME: A great team performance from the Rabbitohs has the Sea Eagles off their game. It will be an interesting second half as we wait and see if the usually strong Manly side can mount a comeback. Players back out on the field for the second half. Bit of drama developing on the sidelines at half time, with a spectator allegedly throwing a bolt at Steve Matai as he left the field when he was sinbinned. 41st min: Manly kick off and we are underway for the second half. 41st min: An early chance for the Sea Eagles as Sutton loses the ball working it out from the kick off. 42nd min: Manly lose the ball to let the Rabbitohs off the hook. 44th min: A spiralling bomb from Matt Orford is spilt by Merritt in the ingoal. Souths dropout. 45th min: PENALTY MANLY: Menzies taken without the ball. Tap taken 8m out from Souths line. 46th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles Some early mistakes from the Rabbitohs in this half have let the Eagles in almost straight away. Brett Stewart chimed into the backline and found Steve Menzies who goes into score. Conversion attempt by Matt Orford unsuccessful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-14 49th min: Souths working it out of their own half after a kick from Manly on the last tackle. 49th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles A poor pass from Fa'alogo is intercepted by the Sea Eagles. Steve Matai throws a great flick pass to try-scoring machine Brett Stewart who does the rest and in a blink of an eye, the Sea Eagles are straight back in it. Conversion attempt by Matt Orford successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-20 53rd min: PENALTY MANLY: Souths penalised for second tackle and Manly look like they will score again, starting this set 10m out from the tryline. 55th min: A knock on from Manly lets Souths off the hook. Souths struggling to make it out of their own half. 57th min: Manly on the attack, 5m out, after a Steve Menzies break. 58th min: Manly still on the attack. Scrum feed 10m out from Souths line. 59th min: VIDEO REF: Possible Manly try. Checking for a knock on. 59th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles Steve Menzies joins Brett Stewart with a brace of tries. Watmough threw a pass which came off a Souths player and Menzies was on the spot to score. Conversion attempt by Matt Orford successful. Manly Sea Eagles 26-22 61st min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Manly inside the 10m. Souths first real chance of the second half. Take the tap 36m out from the tryline. 62nd min: VIDEO REF: Checking the grounding of a possible Souths try. 62nd min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Another twist in this game as Souths now hit back. A kick from Sandow bounces all over the place as it looked like Brett Stewart was going to clean up, however Luke races through to get there first and Souths are back in front. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 28-26 66th min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Manly offside again. Souths with another chance to score. 68th min: VIDEO REF: Possible Souths Try. Checking if Manly player was taken out. 68th min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Nathan Merritt is over for a hat trick as Williams and Brett Stewart run into each other going for a kick. Merritt cleaned up the crumbs to score adjacent to the posts. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 34-26 70th min: VIDEO REF: Checking for another Souths try. Questions over grounding. A break from Asotasi who was pulled down by Matai 17m out. 70th min: NO TRY: Manly still in the hunt. 71st min: PENALTY MANLY: Manly attack from 30m out. 72nd min: Souths ball 9m out from their own line after a last tackle grubber from the Eagles. 72nd min: PENALTY SOUTHS: Watmough on report for high tackle. Souths start this set 10m short of halfway. 73rd min: Simpson just denied a try after some great cover defence from Manly. 73rd min: A Souths mistake and Manly race up field back into Souths territory. 74th min: A poor pass from Menzies goes over the sideline and Souths have the scrum feed 15m out from their own line. 75th min: Brett Stewart gathers ball 5m out from his own line. Manly with all the work in front of them. 75th min: Watmough knock on. Souths scrum 40m out from Manly line. 76th min: VIDEO REF: Possible Souths try to captain Roy Asotasi. Checking onside and grounding. 76th min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs A try to Roy Asotasi who chased through a little chip kick from Jamie Simpson and got it down to score and put Manly away. Conversion attempt by Issac Luke successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 40-26 78th min: Craig Wing knocks on from the kick off. Manly to attack. 79th min: VIDEO REF: Possible try to Manly. 79th min: TRY Manly Sea Eagles A bizarre try to Manly. Ball comes off the chest of Perry and then puts it down to score. Roy Asotasi could have dived on the loose ball. Conversion attempt by Steve Matai successful. South Sydney Rabbitohs 40-32 FULL TIME LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Chris Sandow 2 Points: Luke Stuart 1 Point: Nathan Merritt (a girl for the gender conscious)(and always proud to be his fan) Constant Crowe *Never, ever, underestimate the importance of having fun.* - Randy Pausch (RIP - 07/25/2008) Last Edited By: 7dlh7 08/17/2008 12:02 AM. Edited 28 times.
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 1201 08/17/2008 12:49 AM Magna Cum Loudly Very funny peep. OMG, you have nooo idea! SID WENCH & PERVER And let me tell you... SERIOUS about it too! Perves ALL the Boys! Like ALL THE TIME! I'd tell you about her NAUGHTINESS but we'd be here all day 1st Runner Up TART 08/2008	Woohoo!!!!! Was a wicked awesome game!!!!!! Ali "Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." Shel Silverstein
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 1409 08/17/2008 01:15 AM Magna Cum Loudly Be afraid... Provocative Provacateur Provokes provocation Closet Richie Shagger Will bounce on Ben In nothin' flat! And you know what? Just plain NAUGHTY! Most TARTY August 2008	YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! what a game! though i just got the second half...
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 128 08/17/2008 01:45 AM Shoulda tried harder TART 08/2008	I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS WIN!!! What an awesome bunny action! ahem, this doesn't read to well methinks... oh fuck it, I'm too happy to be bothered! There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 841 08/17/2008 02:30 AM Lovely peep! But GOODNESS, v naughty I mean it! Always the quiet ones... Experiments with Naughty Smilies Needs a Russell Moment Can be found "sharing a glass" With Max-a-million ALL DAY! Honourable Mention TART 08/2008	CONGRATULATION TO THE BUNNIES!!! Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Nothing is more enviable than a soul which can swarm. To swarm is to fly,a heavenly move to the sky. Theodor Fontane
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Posts: 70 08/17/2008 03:17 AM	WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Awesome game, we really attacked well throughout the game. Handed them a chance to win it by dropping the ball (not from their good play) and the only times we get down their end in the 2nd half, WE SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I was singing "We put 40 on Manly" all the way home!!!!!
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 448 08/17/2008 04:24 AM Also-ran TART 08/2008	HOLY CRAP! What an awesome thing to wake up too. They have certainly kept their pride. I'll be back to check out all the details......................was the BIG BUNNY there.
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 846 08/17/2008 04:29 AM Lovely peep! But GOODNESS, v naughty I mean it! Always the quiet ones... Experiments with Naughty Smilies Needs a Russell Moment Can be found "sharing a glass" With Max-a-million ALL DAY! Honourable Mention TART 08/2008	Good idea, we should searching if he was there! Nothing is more enviable than a soul which can swarm. To swarm is to fly,a heavenly move to the sky. Theodor Fontane
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 303 08/17/2008 07:07 AM Honourable Mention TART 08/2008	Well, I always say, when they've got nothing left to lose except their dignity.......watch out! That's when a team is its most dangerous to the competition!!!! It was a great game!!!! I was singing "We put 40 on Manly" all the way home!!!!! Uhm, PJ.....would you hum a few bars? Send us the lyrics, maybe the score? The International Bunny Choir, distaff side would be delighted to join in!!! Trust me when I say, the cyber walls of the chat room were resonating with "Glory Glory to South Sydney!!!" from Europe to the West Coast of the USof A!!! Who needs the Olympics to watch when we can enjoy a Bunny Win!!!! Darrin, please thank your enabler for us all!!!!!!! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover." ~Mark Twain~
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 28 08/17/2008 08:24 AM	THE BUNNIES ARE AUSOME! A real thrill to wake up and see a 40-32 win. The Big Bunny will be very happy camperpc1
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14203 08/17/2008 01:44 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	I was singing "We put 40 on Manly" all the way home!!!!! Oh I BET you were, PJ!!! It was SO wicked awesome!!!! And deffo, Connie, BIG TIME THANKS TO YOU-KNOW-WHO!!!! (a girl for the gender conscious)(and always proud to be his fan) Constant Crowe *Never, ever, underestimate the importance of having fun.* - Randy Pausch (RIP - 07/25/2008)
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 455 08/17/2008 02:50 PM Also-ran TART 08/2008	Oh, look there are 2 pairs of Golden boots out there now. Storm clouds still hanging over Manly Andrew Stevenson \| August 18, 2008 Rabbitohs 40 Sea Eagles 32 FROM a shared view in the penthouse, Manly collapsed to the outhouse yesterday, falling to a Souths side that confirmed their lackadaisical recent form should not have consigned them to the doghouse. Ten days after Manly matched Melbourne in a high-quality thriller at Brookvale, the Sea Eagles were lured into a game of football more like a Punch and Judy show, with plenty of soft touches and some defensive efforts that looked like slap and tickle. Solid players - from both sides - made blindingly stupid errors but the game ran on with an irresistible energy. It wasn't the energy that left Manly coach Des Hasler looking drained and pained. Put it all down to attitude, with his side unable to replicate anything like last week's effort. Not that the Melbourne match had any bearing on yesterday's result, claimed Hasler. Not so Taylor, who had fancied his side's chances ever since the battle at Brookvale and could be excused for wondering what might have been for a team that began '08 with seven straight losses. Except Taylor wasn't. "I don't know if it could have been because we're a new team from halfway through the season," he said. "Our season probably started at the halfway point and we've done OK since then." The key arrival was half Chris Sandow, whose kicking game kept the initiative with Souths all day yesterday, while young winger Jamie Simpson was in everything. "We've just got to learn to do it week-in, week-out. We're still a young side," said Taylor. Even captain Roy Asotasi made a schoolboy blue at the end of the game when a pass bounced off the chest of Manly prop Josh Perry and rolled into Souths' in-goal. Asotasi ignored it. Meanwhile, Perry, wandering through and still embarrassed at his poor effort, put his hand down on the ball before winning a try on the judgement of video ref Steve Clark. "I just thought it was a knock-on. It was a rookie error," the captain conceded. Taylor laughed: "I said we were a young team and our captain is making rookie errors so we've got to improve there." Luckily for Asotasi, Souths were far enough in front to afford the indulgence. But it wasn't always that easy, with both sides trading tries until Souths speedster Nathan Merritt got himself on the end of a John Sutton break and gave his side a 14-10 lead 10 minutes before half-time. Who needs 10 minutes? Merritt was back in less time than it takes Michael Phelps to swim 200 metres, this time after Sandow bounced out of a silly shoulder charge from Anthony Watmough. Souths went to the sheds 22-10 up. Taylor lauded the improved attitude of his troops after three soft losses in the last month. But in 20 minutes of sloppy play to open the second half it appeared Souths had lost their way again, as they coughed up the ball and watched their lead be cut, crimped and finally blown away by Manly's third try in. Orford's conversion completed Souths' apparent capitulation, handing Manly a 26-22 lead with 20 minutes left. But the Rabbitohs weren't finished. Sandow got a clever kick in near the posts for Issac Luke to score. And from the next Souths attack, Merritt had his third from a bomb in very handy position, allowing Luke to extend the Rabbitohs' lead to 34-26. Asotasi grabbed the last try as the only player following Simpson's chip to get the Rabbitohs - and himself - to the safety of a 40-26 lead before his rookie moment. "We've lacked intensity all year but we're learning to be a consistent team. We just need to work on getting ourselves into games early, ripping in," explained Asotasi. "We've got the Raiders, Roosters and Melbourne now and we just want to make sure we're competitive in all those games." Send to a friend Previous Photo 13 of 13 Next Photo thanks to Babzee Nathan - hat trick man! : Roy's try: Issac celebrates his try: Love this shot too: thanks to mmmmaxi
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14210 08/17/2008 05:07 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	That's great Carol! Thanks for posting!! Love the pix, so exciting to see happy Bunnies! LOVE that socks pic too. (a girl for the gender conscious)(and always proud to be his fan) Constant Crowe *Never, ever, underestimate the importance of having fun.* - Randy Pausch (RIP - 07/25/2008)
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Posts: 72 08/17/2008 09:19 PM	I didn't see Russell there, if he was, he didn't appear to be in the same box. And there are no more lyrics to that song, just keep repeating "we put 40 on maaaanly" over and over. Along with tooting of the horn and the flag out the window. It was awesome, I copped it from one Manly bloke "yeh, we'll see you in the finals i guess hey" he yelled at me, I just smiled and said " we put 40 on Maaaanly". Make you wonder if we won those games against the Tigers and Knights like we should have, if we could have snuck into the finals. We'd be on 24 with 6th spot on 26. For and defence kills us, but you never know. I'm just glad it's another two points, let's get dem Raiders this week, make them Faders and maybe get into 13th or 12th spot before the season is over. One thing is for sure though, the match against the Roosters is gonna be a cracker!!!! We've won 7 of our last 10, they have barely played a decent game in 6 weeks, losing easy games to the Titans and Eels in the process. Hope the Sharks do them this week, they could drop to 7th or 8th and get knocked straight out!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Constant Crowe'r Def Ben Addict & Richie Rouser Posts: 14217 08/17/2008 10:15 PM Summa Cum Loudly Alex's. Always. Save a typewriter Ride a Reporter Admins the board When Cherub allows Constant Crowe	OMG that would be WICKED FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! We got 40 on MAAAAANLY!!!!!

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Round Twenty-Three - 08/17/2008

Round Twenty-Three - 08/17/2008

Bunnies battling for their NRL pride

South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 vs Manly Sea Eagles 32

Round 23 - Fulltime :: August 17th, 2008 3:00pm