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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2568027, member: 1899"] One game down and already any hopes I had of a perfect tipping year are done and dusted. The Rabbitohs were absolutely relentless tonight. Nothing overly fancy about their play, they just ran hard, tackled well and when they needed a try, they had a bloke name GI waiting in the wings who when given half a sniff was good enough to score. He walks away with 3 this evening and I wouldn't be surprised if that turns out to be the most scored this weekend by a single player. Their forward pack looks to have stepped up another gear. The starting Burgess pair were difficult to contain, especially as the game wore on, McQueen did well to get on the outside of the defence on a couple of occasions and I thought Te'o really went up another gear tonight, a good effort from him. However, the biggest difference was Sutton at lock. Any worry I had over his game was dismissed very quickly and apart from one stint on the bench, it look like he hadn't missed a beat and his presence gave Souths another dimension in their attack. Didn't think much of Reynolds again in such a tight game, backs were a little spotty but you've got to hand it to the Rabbitohs, they put forward a very good effort tonight and they're going to be tough to beat this season. As for the Chooks, I didn't think they played terribly, I just think they gave away too many stupid penalties and like last year eventually it took it's toll on the club. They can take a fair bit out of that game but they're going to have to tighten their game up a bit more and show some smarts with the football. I thought they played into the Rabbitohs hands a bit tonight by playing one off the ruck stuff, had they used Aubusson, SBW, Cordner and the like a little bit more effectively and varied their kicking game, they may have been half a chance but I thought they were pretty pedestrian. Still, based on what I've seen, that was a high quality game for Round 1 and I suspect both teams will be there in the business end. GI an easy pick for MotM. Basically every bit as good as his performance from the corresponding game last year. [/QUOTE]

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