HARBOURSPORT |
Photos by Michael Shillito |
ROUND 24 - SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS v NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS Stadium Australia, Friday 19th August 2011. |
The Cowboys enter the arena |
Then it's the Rabbitohs' turn to enter the field |
Johnathan Thurston kicks off |
Isaac Luke offloads |
A sparse crowd attended on a wet night |
Michael Crocker lays a tackle |
The Cowboys go on the attack |
Michael Crocker runs into a tackle |
The Cowboys take a line drop-out |
The Rabbitohs press the North Queensland line |
John Sutton scores for the Rabbitohs |
Chris Sandow converts the try |
Chris Sandow plays the ball |
The Cowboys advance after a scrum win |
Johnathan Thurston strolls through some soft defence to score |
Thurston converts his own try |
Sandow kicks for touch |
Eddie Pettybourne crashes over to score |
The Burrow celebrate |
The try is converted |
Tariq Sims crosses for the Cowboys |
Thurston converts, and it's 12-12 |
Matt Bowen goes on the attack |
The Rabbitoh wall pulls off another tackle |
The Cowboys again go on the attack |
Sandow kicks on the last tackle |
The teams return to the rooms at half time |
Into the second half |
Matt Bowen takes a kick |
The Cowboys take a drop-out |
The Cowboys force a turnover |
The Cowboys knock on |
Sandow puts up a bomb |
Willie Tonga diffuses a bomb |
Thurston prepares to receive a pass |
Bowen from dummy half crashes over to score |
The Cowboys continue to press the line |
The Cowboys score again in the corner |
Celebration time for the small Cowboy contingent |
The crowd figure is posted |
Time is running out for the Rabbotohs |
The Cowboys run the ball out of defence |
A Cowboy knock-on throws Souths a lifeline |
Roberts crosses the try-line |
Roberts puts the ball down and claims the try |
The try is awarded, but the try is not converted |
The Rabbitohs search for a scoring opportunity |
The Cowboys regain possession |
Sandow makes a break, and runs 80 metres down the sideline |
Dave Taylor throws a pass |
Chris McQueen scores in the corner |
Sandow needs to convert from the touch line to level the scores |
The try is converted, scores level in the final minute |
Thurston kicks off |
But it's all tied up, and we're going to golden point |
Extra time gets under way |
The Rabbitohs looks for field position |
The Cowboys look for a scoring chance |
An attempted field goal bounces off the post |
So the Rabbitohs get another set |
The Rabbitohs make plenty of distance during their set |
Isaac Luke is brought down |
A penalty is awarded |
The fate of the game, and maybe Souths' season, is on this kick |
The penalty goal is successful |
And the crowd goes wild |
The scoreboard tells the tale |
Amazing scenes at South Sydney |