Charity Shield

South Sydney's big guns have run riot and exposed a defensively brittle St George Illawarra to canter to...

We don't want to be chasing our tail like we did last year to get into the finals." St George Illawarra dominated territory and possession in the first half but came up empty. South Sydney skipper Murray is a master at running off hooker Cook and set up a rampaging Tom Burgess next to the sticks on the back of a pet play that opposition defences still struggle with.

It's hard to pinpoint which moment pops into Lachlan Ilias' head when he runs out against the Red V in Mudgee for the annual Charity Shield.

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Souths have picked up the Charity Shield with a comfortable 42-24 win over St George Illawarra in Mudgee, though that is only half the…

Hook can’t control the poor decisions of his defenders, but he does tell them to run a man-oriented system that relies on individuals to make good decisions. The trick is that they have to keep doing it. This was the Souths that we wanted to see: they chucked it, they attacked from the off, they made metres with ease.

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Just through the sheer amount of training he’s been able to do, last year he had a back surgery and that limited the reps we could get into him. “But now he’s confident, he knows what the game’s about. In hindsight, it was a turning point for both Ilias and the Bunnies.

Souths triumphed 42-24 to make it 10 wins from the past 11 Charity Shields. But never had the gap between the Dragons and Souths been so wide.

You saw Sloan a bit emotional, he’s worked hard to be where he is, I think he’s a very talented player, he has a lot of skill, he should have played more football last year, but he’ll play a lot more this year.” Coach Anthony Griffin has plenty to work on before the Dragons kick off their campaign in round two. Souths triumphed 42-24 to make it their 10 wins from the past 11 Charity Shields. Even though it was only a trial in Mudgee, things are looking bleak for the Dragons. He plays with plenty of energy, glides across the ground, but is clearly lacking confidence. Sloan had a few errors in the opening half, botched a kick in the second half after he had made a break, and even lost the ball on the final play when dragged to the ground.