Player ratings for Melbourne’s incredible 29-28 victory over South Sydney
MELBOURNE and South Sydney played out a finals match for the ages, but who starred, who struggled and who got the job done? Find out in our player ratings!
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MELBOURNE and South Sydney played out a finals match for the ages, but who starred, who struggled and who got the job done? Find out in our player ratings!
SOUTH SYDNEY
1 Alex Johnston: Struggled to make an impact. 6
2 Campbell Graham: Aged only 19, will have better finals games than this one 6
3 Greg Inglis: Cometh the hour, cometh the acronym … 8
4 Dane Gagai: Tried hard and heavily involved although a crucial penalty proved costly. 7
5 Robert Jennings: Now officially the best footballer in his family 7
6 Cody Walker: The livewire No. 6 had a couple of key touches 7
7 Adam Reynolds: Most dangerous feet we’ve seen outside that Sagat character in Streetfighter. 8
8 Thomas Burgess: Only achieved half the running metres of big brother 6
9 Damien Cook: Worked hard but kept well under his usual 90m per game 7
10 George Burgess: Gave plenty early, but then gave away three penalties + a sin binning. 6
11 John Sutton: Worked hard, as usual 6
12 Angus Crichton: Tackled his clacker off but limited impact with the Steeden 6
13 Sam Burgess: Massive numbers mixed with some crucial errors. 7
Interchange
14 Hymel Hunt: Unsighted (and also makes the team ‘totals’ seem further apart than they should be) 0
15 Cameron Murray: Big game off the pine 6
16 Jason Clark: Only given limited minutes 5
17 Dean Britt: Unsighted 0
TOTAL: 98
MELBOURNE
1 Billy Slater: Billy the Kid? No, Billy GOAT. 8
2 Suliasi Vunivalu: Nine points for the dive, but a couple less for the game after not playing to the whistle. 7
3 Cheyse Blair: Two tries & easily the best player on ground in long sleeves 7
4 Curtis Scott: Fairly well contained 6
5 Josh Addo-Carr: One moment of brilliance mixed with a couple of big errors that led to Bunnies tries 5
6 Cameron Munster: Captain Everywhere. Has gone to another level since Origin. 9
19 Brodie Croft: Melbourne’s halfback conundrum is officially over. 8
8 Jesse Bromwich: If only Cityrail were this reliable. Outstanding in his 200th 8
9 Cameron Smith: When good things happen, The Accountant is usually in the frame 8
10 Tim Glasby: Solid, but the Queensland Origin player has had bigger games 5
11 Felise Kaufusi: Guns don’t kill people, Felise Kaufusi kills people. 8
12 Joe Stimson: Bad miss for Cameron Murray try 5
13 Dale Finucane: Defends the Storm line like Johnnie Cochran defended OJ. 8
Interchange
14 Brandon Smith: Limited time 4
15 Christian Welch: Solid off bench 5
17 Kenny Bromwich: See above 5
20 Sam Kasiano: Saw less time than a Stan Lee cameo 3
TOTAL: 109
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