Try bombed
18 min: Broncos miss the chance to regain the lead when another Reynolds pass creates an opening but Selwyn Cobbo drops the ball with the try line beckoning. Will that come back to bite the Brisbane?
Brilliant pass, brilliant finish
12 min: A superb long ball by Reynolds puts winger Jesse Arthars over in the left-hand corner. Reynolds misses the kick. Talk about a frenetic start. 6-6.
Who needs 13 on the field!
7 min: Souths strike back with a try to Campbell Graham after a deft kick by Lachlan Ilias. Latrell Mitchell converts. Rabbitohs 6-2
Early sin bin
5 min: Souths will be one player short for the next 10 minutes after Cameron Murray is marched for taking out Billy Walters as the Broncos hooker chased a Reynolds kick on the Rabbitohs’ line. The Broncos decide to take the two and Reynolds raises the flags. Broncos 2-0
Murray is sin-binned.Credit: Getty
Kick-off
1 min: The Broncos will have first use of the Steeden, with the visitors kicking off. Solid first set from the home side, too. Forty-two metres gained and a good clearing kick by Reynolds against his former club.
Electric Eels!
Full-time in the earlier match, and Parramatta have run out 43-12 winners against Newcastle at CommBank Stadium.
How they will line up
The final teams are in, and there are no late changes for either club. Here’s how they will line up:
Broncos: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Jock Madden 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Billy Walters 10. Keenan Palasia 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Cory Paix 15. Corey Jensen 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Martin Taupau. 18th man: 18. Deine Mariner
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Jai Arrow 11. Michael Chee Kam 12. Jacob Host 13. Cameron Murray 14. Jed Cartwright 15. Davvy Moale 16. Hame Sele 17. Thomas Burgess. 18th man: Blake Taaffe
Good evening, folks
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s match that pits teams 1 v 5. In something of an anomaly, the top-placed Broncos are the underdogs despite enjoying home-ground advantage and having won four of their past five matches. However, the unavailability of powerhouse prop Payne Haas, as well as Ezra Mam and Corey Oates, will be a significant hurdle to overcome. The Rabbitohs, meanwhile, have also won four of their past five, including a stunning comeback win against premiers Penrith last round. This should be another belter.
Broncos captain Adam Reynolds warms up before kick-off.Credit: Getty
