February 17, 2024
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9.50pm
Burns gets a double for South Sydney
And that’s a double for Braidon Burns.
Same as his last try, it was just simple catch-and-pass until the ball ended up with Burns on the wing.
Quite a gap opening up between the two teams now as Dean Hawkins misses his first conversion of the night.
Rabbitohs 22, Dragons 6
9.47pm
Game enters final 10 minutes
Emotions are running high in these final 10 minutes.
Tallis Duncan has been put on report for a dangerous tackle, just moments after he gave away a penalty for an illegal strip.
Meanwhile, Dragons are struggling a bit without some experience on the field, they just haven’t been able to keep up the form they had in the first half.
Rabbitohs 18, Dragons 6
9.39pm
Moale bursts through to add to Rabbitohs tally
Davvy Moale has given the Rabbitohs a healthy lead, diving over the line under the posts.
The kick from Dean Hawkins in front is picture-perfect, and South Sydney have one hand on victory with 16 minutes to go.
Rabbitohs 18, Dragons 6
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9.35pm
Flanagan happy with Dragons defence, says Hunt
Drinks break in Kogarah, which means we have just 20 minutes left of this match.
It’s still anyone’s games, with the Rabbitohs holding just a six-point lead.
Dragons skipper Ben Hunt has sat out of this second half, and said coach Shane Flanagan was happy with the first 40 minutes.
“I think he would be pretty with our defence, he said at half-time he was happy with our attitude…we tried a lot of things because we wanted because it’s a trial game, but it got a bit scrappy at times,” he said.
Speaking on his combination with fellow half Kyle Flanagan, Hunt said he had to learn to trust him more.
9.21pm
Burns scores first for South Sydney in second half
It started with the offload from Cameron Murray, and it ended with Braidon Bruns going across in the corner for South Sydney.
Some simple catch-and-pass from Sean Keppie all the way out to Burns on the wing, and the Rabbitohs re-take the lead in this Charity Shield match.
Dean Hawkins kicks an impressive conversion from the sideline, and six is the difference.
Rabbitohs 12, Dragons 6
9.11pm
Final 40 minutes under way
Just 40 minutes of football left tonight, and it’s the Dragons who kick to South Sydney to get the second half under way.
Sean Keppie takes the first carry of the half for South Sydney.
Rabbitohs 6, Dragons 6 with 39 minutes to go
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9.04pm
Half-time statistics
8.55pm
Dragons hit back on half-time
It’s been close all night, and the Dragons weren’t going to let South Sydney get ahead before half-time.
The pass from Lachlan Ilias to Isaiah Tass goes to through his hands, and Mikaele Ravalawa is there to pick up the pieces. He scoops up the ball and scores under the posts. Zac Lomax adds the two for the conversion, and we’re square at half-time.
Half-time: Rabbitohs 6, Dragons 6
8.53pm
Rabbitohs open scoring
Finally! We have some points!
Tyrell Sloan it dealt a massive hit close to the Dragons line, and he loses the ball.
Jacob Host scoops up the ball and dives over the try line to deliver the game its first points after 36 minutes.
The kick from Dean Hawkins is also good, and South Sydney take the lead.
Rabbitohs 6, Dragons 0
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8.47pm
Nil all as half-time approaches
We have just seven minutes left in this half, and we are yet to have any points on the board.
Both teams have been resolute in defence, and have scrambled on several occasions to prevent their rivals from going across the line.
Impressive stuff here from South Sydney and the Dragons considering it’s the first game back.
It’s worth mentioning that the Rabbitohs are missing Latrell Mitchell, who played in the Indigenous All Stars last night, and Jack Wighton who is out with a calf injury.
Rabbitohs 0, Dragons 0 after 33 minutes
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