| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Time: 80.00 | 16 |
| Billy Slater 12m Ryan Hinchcliffe 26m Ryan Hinchcliffe 42m | TRIES | Luke Capewell 6m Nathan Merritt 64m Nathan Merritt 71m |
| Cameron Smith 3/3 (100%) | CONVERSIONS | Chris Sandow 2/3 (66%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | ||
| FIELD GOALS | ||
| SIN BINS | ||
| SEND OFFS | ||
| 3 | PENALTIES | 6 |
| 8 | SCRUMS | 10 |
| 27 / 39 (69%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 29 / 39 (74%) |
| 156 (1343m) | RUNS (m) | 161 (1268m) |
| 2 | LINE BREAKS | 6 |
| 356 | TACKLES | 292 |
| 32 | MISSED TACKLES | 34 |
| 10 | OFFLOADS | 9 |
| 12 | ERRORS | 13 |
| Venue: AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Start Time: 2:00PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Steve Lyons, Chris James Touch Judges: Luke Potter, Gavin Atkins Video Ref: Phil Cooley | |
| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | TRY ASSISTS | 3 |
| 10 | OFFLOADS | 9 |
| 2 1 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 6 5 |
| 356 18 15 32 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 292 18 15 34 |
| 156 (1343m) 60 (455m) 28 (332m) 20 (162m) 14 (102m) 10 (56m) 15 (122m) 132 (1107m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 161 (1268m) 54 (418m) 37 (264m) 15 (128m) 25 (197m) 14 (95m) 10 (67m) 145 (1102m) |
| 21 (627m) 0 3 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 23 (675m) 0 5 |
| 129 21 96 12 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 140 16 117 7 |
| Most Tackles | Most Runs | Most Line Breaks | Most Offloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Smith 47 |
Sam Burgess 20 |
Nathan Merritt 2 |
Sam Burgess 4 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 13 (153m) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matthew Duffie | Winger 1 | 80 | 10 (77m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Dane Nielson | Centre 1 | 80 | 9 (59m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 13 (120m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (35m) |
| Chase Stanley | Winger 2 | 27 | 7 (65m) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 80 | 3 (22m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (35m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 1 (18m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 (362m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Prop 1 | 31 | 7 (58m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 8 (63m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (163m) |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 48 | 11 (88m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kevin Proctor | 2nd Row 1 | 72 | 12 (99m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 77 | 16 (105m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Lock | 72 | 9 (51m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (32m) |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 35 | 9 (123m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Bryan Norrie | Interchange | 49 | 18 (152m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jesse Bromwich | Interchange | 41 | 8 (66m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Todd Lowrie | Interchange | 29 | 2 (24m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| South Sydney | Pos | Mins | Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Rhys Wesser | Fullback | 80 | 14 (88m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Nathan Merritt | Winger 1 | 80 | 9 (53m) | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Colin Best | Centre 1 | 80 | 13 (121m) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 (0m) |
| Dylan Farrell | Centre 2 | 80 | 5 (53m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 (27m) |
| Fetuli Talanoa | Winger 2 | 80 | 13 (87m) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (18m) |
| Luke Capewell | Five-eighth | 80 | 7 (94m) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (48m) |
| Chris Sandow | Halfback | 80 | 6 (39m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (568m) |
| Jaiman Lowe | Prop 1 | 49 | 12 (94m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Issac Luke | Hooker | 80 | 5 (43m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Roy Asotasi | Prop 2 | 48 | 18 (183m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dave Tyrrell | 2nd Row 1 | 46 | 6 (50m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Eddy Pettybourne | 2nd Row 2 | 65 | 10 (63m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sam Burgess | Lock | 80 | 20 (120m) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14m) |
| Craig Stapleton | Interchange | 30 | 5 (42m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Shannan McPherson | Interchange | 27 | 4 (29m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Michael Crocker | Interchange | 36 | 11 (86m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Jamie Simpson | Interchange | 19 | 3 (23m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Duffie | Winger 1 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Nielson | Centre 1 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Inglis | Centre 2 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chase Stanley | Winger 2 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Finch | Five-eighth | 80 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Tolman | Prop 1 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | 80 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Proctor | 2nd Row 1 | 72 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hoffman | 2nd Row 2 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Lock | 72 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Norrie | Interchange | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Bromwich | Interchange | 41 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lowrie | Interchange | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Sydney | Pos | Mins | Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Rhys Wesser | Fullback | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Merritt | Winger 1 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Best | Centre 1 | 80 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Farrell | Centre 2 | 80 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fetuli Talanoa | Winger 2 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Capewell | Five-eighth | 80 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Sandow | Halfback | 80 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaiman Lowe | Prop 1 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Issac Luke | Hooker | 80 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roy Asotasi | Prop 2 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Tyrrell | 2nd Row 1 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Pettybourne | 2nd Row 2 | 65 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Burgess | Lock | 80 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Stapleton | Interchange | 30 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannan McPherson | Interchange | 27 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Crocker | Interchange | 36 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Simpson | Interchange | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Melbourne | v | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | 52% |
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| Winner | Score | Venue | Round | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sydney | 16-14 | Members Equity Stadium | Round 16 | 2010 |
| Melbourne | 28-22 | Members Equity Stadium | Round 14 | 2009 |
| Melbourne | 42-4 | Olympic Park | Round 26 | 2008 |
| Melbourne | 15-10 | Bluetongue Stadium | Round 11 | 2008 |
| Melbourne | 12-8 | Bluetongue Stadium | Round 17 | 2007 |
| Melbourne | 26-10 | Olympic Park | Round 12 | 2007 |
| Melbourne | 38-14 | ANZ Stadium | Round 9 | 2006 |
| Melbourne | 48-6 | Olympic Park | Round 16 | 2005 |
| Melbourne | 38-12 | Sydney Football Stadium | Round 10 | 2005 |
| South Sydney | 28-26 | Sydney Football Stadium | Round 14 | 2004 |
| Against South Sydney | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| At AAMI Park (Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2010 Round 22 | Manly @ Brookvale Oval | Loss | 6-26 (6-18) | Try (N) | Ryan Hoffman (N) | Ryan Hoffman (N) |
| 2010 Round 21 | Canberra @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 36-12 (12-6) | Try (Y) | Dane Nielson (Y) | Todd Lowrie (Y) |
| 2010 Round 20 | Penrith @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 18-10 (6-4) | Try (Y) | Dane Nielson (Y) | Matthew Duffie (Y) |
| 2010 Round 19 | Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium | Loss | 6-13 (0-12) | Try (N) | Billy Slater (N) | Billy Slater (Y) |
| 2010 Round 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown @ Adelaide Oval | Loss | 18-20 (12-All) | Try (Y) | Brett Finch (Y) | Sika Manu (Y) |
| 2010 Round 16 | South Sydney @ Members Equity Stadium | Loss | 14-16 (4-All) | Try (N) | Justin O'Neill (N) | Justin O'Neill (Y) |
| 2010 Round 15 | North Queensland @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 58-12 (24-6) | Try (Y) | Matthew Duffie (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) |
| 2010 Round 14 | Sydney Roosters @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Loss | 6-38 (0-18) | Try (N) | Rory Kostjasyn (N) | Rory Kostjasyn (N) |
| 2010 Round 13 | Parramatta @ Parramatta Stadium | Loss | 10-24 (6-10) | Try (Y) | Billy Slater (Y) | Greg Inglis (Y) |
| 2010 Round 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown @ AAMI Park (Melbourne) | Win | 23-12 (23-0) | Try (Y) | Dane Nielson (Y) | Gareth Widdop (N) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Equal at Half Time | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behind at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2008 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 15 | 55.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | 60.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
| Against Melbourne | Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| At AAMI Park (Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Sydney Recent Matches | Opponent @ Venue | Result | Score (Half Time) | First Score Play (First in Match?) | First Try (First in Match?) | Last Try (Last in Match?) |
| 2010 Round 22 | Wests Tigers @ ANZ Stadium | Win | 34-30 (6-16) | Try (N) | Dylan Farrell (N) | Dylan Farrell (Y) |
| 2010 Round 21 | Canterbury-Bankstown @ ANZ Stadium | Loss | 12-32 (6-18) | Try (N) | Chris Sandow (N) | Chris Sandow (N) |
| 2010 Round 20 | Warriors @ ANZ Stadium | Win | 38-28 (10-20) | Try (Y) | Eddy Pettybourne (Y) | Jamie Simpson (Y) |
| 2010 Round 19 | St George Illawarra @ ANZ Stadium | Loss | 13-16 (6-4) | Try (Y) | Roy Asotasi (Y) | John Sutton (N) |
| 2010 Round 18 | Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium | Loss | 14-18 (8-6) | Try (Y) | Beau Falloon (Y) | Fetuli Talanoa (N) |
| 2010 Round 16 | Melbourne @ Members Equity Stadium | Win | 16-14 (4-All) | Try (Y) | Fetuli Talanoa (Y) | Fetuli Talanoa (N) |
| 2010 Round 15 | Manly @ Brookvale Oval | Loss | 25-26 (13-12) | Try (N) | Issac Luke (N) | Chris Sandow (Y) |
| 2010 Round 14 | Brisbane @ Suncorp Stadium | Loss | 22-50 (10-28) | Try (Y) | Nathan Merritt (Y) | Nathan Merritt (N) |
| 2010 Round 13 | North Queensland @ ANZ Stadium | Win | 32-4 (16-0) | Try (Y) | Nathan Merritt (Y) | Issac Luke (N) |
| 2010 Round 12 | Penrith @ ANZ Stadium | Win | 42-22 (24-6) | Try (Y) | Dave Taylor (Y) | Beau Champion (Y) |
| Last 20 Matches | Won | Draw | Lost |
| Ahead at Half Time | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Equal at Half Time | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Behind at Half Time | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Results by Margin | Win 21+ | Win 11-20 | Win 1-10 | Draw | Loss 1-10 | Loss 11-20 | Loss 21+ |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Results by Margin | Win 13+ | Win 1-12 | Draw | Loss 1-12 | Loss 13+ |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Start Performance | Total with start | Win with start | Loss with start | Total give start | Win give start | Loss give start |
| 2009 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| First Scoring Trend | Try | Try % | Goal | Goal % |
| 2009 | 14 | 58.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | 55.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
