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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 20:19
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Tigers maul sorry Souths, 54-20
Wests Tigers have kept alive their slim hopes of booking a top eight NRL spot with a
emphatic 54-20 victory over South Sydney in an entertaining but error-strewn
encounter at ANZ Stadium.
The Tigers ran in 10 tries with giant winger Taniela Tuiaki going over for a
first-half hat-trick and were inspired by a dominant performance from Robbie Farah
who gave NSW selectors a timely reminder of his talent ahead of Monday' s State of
Origin team announcement.
The defeat puts another dent in Souths finals aspirations - after a good start the
Rabbitohs have lost their last five games - and Jason Taylor's players did very
little to ease the pressure on their under-fire coach with an insipid display.
Tuiaki was joined on the scoresheet in the opening stanza by Corey Payne (26th) and
new halfback Tim Moltzen (39th) who dovetailed well with Benji Marshall, restored to
five-eighth, in a new-look partnership.
Moltzen's try was symbolic of Souths' sorry afternoon with the 21-year-old taking
advantage of a schoolboy error from the Rabbitohs when Marshall's restart, following
a Luke Capewell try, was gathered on the full by Blake Ayshford allowing Moltzen to
saunter over from close range.
That try was a hammer blow for Souths, who had given themselves hope with Capewell's
second four-pointer of the half three minutes before the interval.
The second half saw Tim Sheens' side extend their lead with two tries in quick
succession from Ayshford (44th) and Beau Ryan (51st), but instead of capitalising on
their advantage, they allowed Souths back into the game.
Nathan Merritt reduced the deficit to 36-14 in the 57th minute, cutting through some
brittle defence to score and Capewell completed his hat-trick four minutes later
after Marshall coughed the ball up close to his line.
However, Souths, who missed 35 tackles, were made to pay for some more poor play
with John Skandalis going over from close range in the 68th minute after good work
from Farah.
Shannon Gallant put some further gloss on the scoreline with an 80-metre run that
led to a ninth try for the Tigers, before Ayshford brought up the half-century with
a try in the final seconds.
This was converted by Marshall, who was in doubt up to the kick-off with the flu, to
give him seven goals for the game.
emphatic 54-20 victory over South Sydney in an entertaining but error-strewn
encounter at ANZ Stadium.
The Tigers ran in 10 tries with giant winger Taniela Tuiaki going over for a
first-half hat-trick and were inspired by a dominant performance from Robbie Farah
who gave NSW selectors a timely reminder of his talent ahead of Monday' s State of
Origin team announcement.
The defeat puts another dent in Souths finals aspirations - after a good start the
Rabbitohs have lost their last five games - and Jason Taylor's players did very
little to ease the pressure on their under-fire coach with an insipid display.
Tuiaki was joined on the scoresheet in the opening stanza by Corey Payne (26th) and
new halfback Tim Moltzen (39th) who dovetailed well with Benji Marshall, restored to
five-eighth, in a new-look partnership.
Moltzen's try was symbolic of Souths' sorry afternoon with the 21-year-old taking
advantage of a schoolboy error from the Rabbitohs when Marshall's restart, following
a Luke Capewell try, was gathered on the full by Blake Ayshford allowing Moltzen to
saunter over from close range.
That try was a hammer blow for Souths, who had given themselves hope with Capewell's
second four-pointer of the half three minutes before the interval.
The second half saw Tim Sheens' side extend their lead with two tries in quick
succession from Ayshford (44th) and Beau Ryan (51st), but instead of capitalising on
their advantage, they allowed Souths back into the game.
Nathan Merritt reduced the deficit to 36-14 in the 57th minute, cutting through some
brittle defence to score and Capewell completed his hat-trick four minutes later
after Marshall coughed the ball up close to his line.
However, Souths, who missed 35 tackles, were made to pay for some more poor play
with John Skandalis going over from close range in the 68th minute after good work
from Farah.
Shannon Gallant put some further gloss on the scoreline with an 80-metre run that
led to a ninth try for the Tigers, before Ayshford brought up the half-century with
a try in the final seconds.
This was converted by Marshall, who was in doubt up to the kick-off with the flu, to
give him seven goals for the game.
