South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Cronulla Sharks preview – NRL 2013 Round 2

Joseph

13 years ago

Monday nights NRL Round 2 match is between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla Sharks. The opening kick is set to commence at 7pm local time with the match set to begin at ANZ Stadium. The home team being the Rabbitohs are the short priced favourites to win the match. Take a look at our match preview as well as odds and team lists.

Round: Round 2,
Stadium: ANZ Stadium

Odds:

South Sydney Rabbitohs $1.28 vs Cronulla Sharks $3.75 at Sportsbet Australia

South Sydney Rabbitohs $1.28 vs Cronulla Sharks $3.75 at Luxbet Australia

Preview:

Key Match-Up: Greg Inglis v Michael Gordon. A head-to-head clash to savour, pitting the size, speed and skill of Inglis up against Gordon’s tenacity and ground-covering ability.

Inglis was a standout performer against the Roosters, with a line-break, line-break assist, two (should have been three) try assists and a total of 163 metres. Despite drawing plenty of attention from opposition defenders he still managed to exit the arena as man of the match – the true measure of his stardom.

Meanwhile Gordon looked right at home in the No.1 for Cronulla last week, running 19 times for 151 metres. He could add even greater territory here – he ranked second in the comp in the past two seasons with averages of 167 metres and 179 metres a game respectively. Given he averages five tackle busts every 80 minutes the Souths defenders will need to make sure their kick chase is effective.

Where It Will Be Won: Attitude. It’s very easy for sides that performed well to come crashing down out of the clouds, so Souths need to bring the same application and intensity that got the job done last week. Conversely it will be tough for the Sharks to top up their emotions after the huge psychological release that must have accompanied their stirring victory under such trying circumstances. They run a real danger of entering this game more than a little flat.

Teams:

Rabbitohs: Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Dylan Farrell, Bryson Goodwin, Andrew Everingham, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, Jeff Lima, Issac Luke, Roy Asotasi, Chris McQueen, Ben Te’o, Ben Lowe
Interchange: Nathan Peats, Michael Crocker, David Tyrrell, George Burgess, Jason Clark, Justin Hunt (two to be omitted)

Sharks: Michael Gordon, Jonathan Wright, Ricky Leutele, Matthew Wright, Beau Ryan, Todd Carney, Jeff Robson, Andrew Fifita Isaac De Gois, Ben Ross, Luke Lewis, Wade Graham, Paul Gallen
Interchange: Chris Heighington, Jon Green, John Morris, Anthony Tupou, Jayson Bukuya, Mark Taufua, Chad Townsend (three to be omitted)