NewsBite

REPLAY: Sunday NRL triple header

RE-LIVE all the big moments from Sunday's NRL triple header. Match centre with game tracker, live stats and more.

WELCOME to our live coverage of today's NRL triple header. Check out our live coverage in this story, plus follow the games live at our match centres, featuring game tracker, live stats and live SuperCoach scores.

Match centre: Raiders v Cowboys (from 2pm AEST)

Match centre: Bulldogs v Knights (from 3pm AEST)

Match centre: Rabbitohs v Warriors (from 6.30pm AEST)

8.19pm - Rabbitohs overrun brave Warriors

BRYSON Goodwin scored a double and Chris McQueen crossed just before the final buzzer to give Souths a 30-13 win against the Warriors.

The score was flattering for the Bunnies who had to struggle  back from a seven-point halftime deficit.

***

8.04pm - Goodwin gives Rabbitohs the lead

WITH a very clever grubber ahead for himself, Bryson Goodwin opens up the Warriors defence to score and give the Bunnies an 18-13 lead with 12 minutes left.

***

7.46pm - Bunnies pull to within one

JOHN Sutton plants the ball down after Chris McQueen is able to bat back an Adam Reynolds close to the line.

Reynolds converts but the Warriors still lead 13-12 with 30 minutes left in the game.

7.19pm - Warriors lead 13-6 at the break

SHAUN Johnson chipped over the easiest of field goals moments before the halftime siren to give the Warriors a 13-6 lead against Souths at the break.

Full stats and SuperCoach points at MATCH CENTRE.

***

7.14pm - Hurrell goes on a rampage

KONRAD Hurrell knocks one South Sydney defender down after an another in an incredible try made of determination and power.

The Bunnies went down like ten pins.

Greg Inglis and Chris McQueen clash heads in the process.

Warriors lead 12-6 closing in on halftime.

***

7.05pm - Mannering scores the simplest of tries

WARRIORS half-back Shaun Johnson puts Simon Manneringg into an enormous hole with a flat pass in the middle of the park and the backrower strolls over under the posts untouched.

All square at 6-all with half an hour gone.

***

6.48pm - Rabbitohs open scoring with freakish try

THE Rabbitohs produced one of the most ridiculous tries of the year to take a 6-0 lead over the Warriors after six minutes.

Adam Reynolds was thrown a horrible pass at first receiver, with the young half simply sticking his boot out.

The impromptu kick landed perfectly for winger Andrew Everingham.

***

Manu Vatuvei
Manu Vatuvei

5.55pm - Packer and Vatuvei out for Warriors, Rabbitohs unchanged

RUSSELL Packer and Manu Vatuvei have been ruled out of tonight's clash against the Rabbitohs due to injury.

Ngani Laumape replaces Vatuvei on the wing, while Charlie Gubb will make his NRL debut off the bench in place of Packer.

Jacob Lillyman has been promoted to start, with Ben Matulino dropping to the bench.

The Rabbitohs are 1-17, with Tom Burgess, Justin Hunt and Dylan Farrell dropping off an extended bench.

RABBITOHS:
Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Bryson Goodwin, Dylan Walker, Andrew Everingham, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, Dave Tyrrell, Issac Luke, Roy Asotasi, Chris McQueen, Ben Te'o, Sam Burgess. Interchange: Nathan Peats, Ben Lowe, Jeff Lima, George Burgess

WARRIORS:
Kevin Locke, Glen Fisiiahi, Dane Nielsen, Konrad Hurrell, Ngani Laumape, Thomas Leuluai, Shaun Johnson, Sam Rapira, Nathan Friend, Jacob Lillyman, Feleti Mateo, Simon Mannering (capt), Elijah Taylor. Interchange: Ben Matulino, Todd Lowrie, Dominique Peyroux, Charlie Gubb

***

4.48pm - Knights ruin Barba homecoming

A LATE Chris Houston try proved the difference as the Knights ruined Ben Barba's Mackay homecoming with a tight 18-12 win over Canterbury.

Houston crossed in the 69th minute, before the desperate Knights repelled a late barrage from the Bulldogs.

Chris Houston
Chris Houston

***

4.25pm - Knights take narrow lead as Brown taken off

Danny Buderus snuck over from dummy half to give the Knights a narrow 14-12 lead against the Bulldogs with 20 minutes remaining.

Moments earlier, Canterbury winger Mitch Brown was taken from the field after tripping over and knocking himself out on a opposing player's knee.

***

4.16pm - Barba injures ankle, but plays on

BEN Barba sent a scare through the Canterbury camp when he went down with an ankle injury following a tackle by Joey Leilua.

Barba appeared in serious pain, but played on.

***

4.08pm - Bulldogs take 12-8 lead

JOSH Morris beat two defenders and carried another across the line to notch a great individual try in the 43rd minute against the Knights.

The Bulldogs lead 12-8 after Krisnan Inu drew the scores level just before the break.

***

3.47pm - Milford wraps up Raiders win

YOUNG gun Anthony Milford celebrated his starting debut by scoring the match sealing try as the Raiders notched a 26-18 win against the Cowboys.

Milford was named on the wing in place of the injured Jack Wighton, but the talented 18-year-old played mostly fullback and produced a scintillating display of fast footwork to bury a Cowboys' comeback in the 74th minute.

North Queensland had earlier fought back to 20-12, before Milford split the line and raced away for his fourth NRL try.

Antonio Winterstein scored a consolation try on the buzzer to make the final score 28-18.

Josh Papalii
Josh Papalii

***

3.36pm - McManus notches try number 16

JAMES McManus extended his lead as the NRL's top tryscorer for 2013, crossing in the 26th minute.

The Knights lead 8-4, with both kickers yet to convert.

***

3.27pm - Thurston hits back for Cowboys

THE Cowboys are attempting to mount a comeback against the Raiders at Canberra Stadium.

Johnathan Thurston crossed in the 49th minute after some hot potato play by the Cowboys, bringing the score to 18-6 to the Raiders.

***

3.20pm - Bulldogs and Knights locked at 4-all

THE best and worst of Josh Reynolds is on display in Mackay, scoring one try and conceding another through poor defence.

Chris Houston crossed for the Knights in the 5th minute following a Reynolds shoulder charge gone wrong, before the NSW utility brushed off a number of tacklers to cross himself in the 10th minute.

***

2.55pm - Raiders lead 18-0 at half time

CANBERRA produced a dominant first half to lead the lacklustre Cowboys 18-0 at half time.

Sami Sauiluma scored the most recent try, crossing off a Jarrod Croker offload.

***

Bulldogs v Tigers
Bulldogs v Tigers

2.51pm - Eastwood, Kasiano out for Dogs

THE Bulldogs have been dealt a blow ahead of this afternoon's clash against the Knights, with star forwards Greg Eastwood and Sam Kasiano ruled out.

Josh Jackson and Dale Finucane have been promoted to the starting side, with Martin Taupau and Tim Browneadded to the bench, while Tony Williams drops to the interchange.

BULLDOGS: Ben Barba, Mitch Brown, Josh Morris, Krisnan Inu, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis, James Graham, Frank Pritchard, Josh Jackson, Dale Finucane. Interchange: Tony Williams, Dene Halatau, Martin Taupau, Tim Browne

***

2.34 - Barnstorming Papalii runs over Thurston

JOSH Papalii trampled over a poor attempted tackle by Johnathan Thurston to post Canberra's second try.

In bad signs for Queensland ahead of Origin III, Thurston is having a shocker.

His poor kick also led to the first try to Josh McCrone.

***

2.17pm - Beau Scott out for Knights

BEAU Scott has withdrawn from the Newcastle team to play the Bulldogs this afternoon due to the impending birth of his second child.

Chris Houston moves into the starting back row, with Korbin Sims coming into the 17 on the bench.

KNIGHTS: Darius Boyd, James McManus, Dane Gagai, Joey Leilua, Akuila Uate, Jarrod Mullen (capt), Tyrone Roberts, Kade Snowden, Danny Buderus, Willie Mason, Robbie Rochow, Chris Houston, Jeremy Smith. Interchange: Craig Gower, Zane Tetevano, Neville Costigan, Korbin Sims

***

2.08pm - Raiders notch first points

THE Raiders lead 6-0 after three minutes following a crazy start against the Cowboys.

Firstly, young gun Anthony Milford, called into the starting side on the wing for the injured Jack Wighton, was cleaned bowled off the kick off, giving the Cowboys a great opportunity from a drop out.

But Johnathan Thurston's attacking kick was charged down by Shaun Fensom, with Glenn Buttriss picking up the scraps and offloading to Josh McCrone, who raced the length of the field.

***

1.16pm - Taumalolo in, Cooper to start

JASON Taumalolo has been promoted to the 17 for the Cowboys, with Ricky Thorby dropping off the bench.

Gavin Cooper will start in the back row, with Glenn Hall moving to the interchange.

COWBOYS: Clint Greenshields, Ashley Graham, Brent Tate, Kane Linnett, Antonio Winterstein, Johnathan Thurston (capt), Robert Lui, Matthew Scott (capt), Ray Thompson, James Tamou, Tariq Sims, Gavin Cooper, Dallas Johnson. Interchange: Glenn Hall, Rory Kostjasyn, Scott Bolton, Jason Taumalolo

Twitter pic: Canberra team sheet
Twitter pic: Canberra team sheet

1.02pm - Milford to start on wing

ANTHONY Milford has been promoted to the Canberra starting side on the wing.

He replaces the injured Jack Wighton, with Shaun Berrigan added to the bench.

RAIDERS: Reece Robinson, Anthony Milford, Jarrod Croker, Joel Thompson, Sami Sauiluma, Terry Campese, Josh McCrone, David Shillington, Glen Buttriss, Dane Tilse, Josh Papalii, Joel Edwards, Shaun Fensom. Interchange: Jarrad Kennedy, Sam Mataora, Paul Vaughan, Shaun Berrigan

Original URL: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/nrl/live-coverage-sunday-nrl/news-story/1b1aa316ee37fc0eaaa88fb7aea02f1a