This Saturday At Rugby Park

This Saturday, 22 June, Rugby Park will host only two matches with Souths set to pay a visit to the Burdekin Roosters.

A Grade
A mismatched lineup is on the cards, with Souths missing a lady’s team, and the Burdekin Roosters missing an U20s team to play, however, Souths will field their top of the leader board Reserve and A Grade teams, making for an unmissable couple of games.

Souths will aim to hold their lead and continue their undefeated streak which has held up over the entirety of the season, with only a slight blemish on their record having drawn against the Western Lions.

Having already faced the Burdekin Roosters twice this year, once in Townsville and once at Rugby Park, Souths have shown resilience, often overtaking the Roosters after trailing in the first half.

Shaun Nona, former NRL player for the Dragons and an exceptional goal kicker, adds an advantage for Souths with his accuracy. Meanwhile, the Roosters rely heavily on their allocated players from the Cowboys and Blackhawks, as their younger players give their all in their absence.

Coach Steve Lansley has been integrating young talent, although they face challenges against teams like Western Lions and Herbert River due to inexperience.

Reserves

Chris Perry, the Reserves coach, anticipates welcoming back a few players this week but will be without Zac Campbell, and Jared Thorley due to injuries, and Alex Lennox due to work commitments.

Souths have lost only once this season, against the Burdekin Roosters in Townsville, and currently hold 18 points with 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 bye, scoring 306 points with 112 against them.

The Roosters are in second place with 6 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, and 1 bye, scoring 280 points with 168 against.

In other fixtures this weekend: Herbert River will host Charters Towers, Norths will play at home against Brothers, and Western Lions will face Centrals. In the reserve grade, Norths will play Bowen, while Brothers have a bye.

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