Roosters Vs Rabbitohs - Battle For The Minor Premiership
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- The Battle For the 2013 Minor Premiership 5th / Sept / 2013
The rivalry between the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league teams is the longest surviving in the current National Rugby League competition. The two teams are the only remaining "foundation clubs" in the league, that is, they were both participants in the inaugural season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Between them, the two clubs have managed to secure many premierships and minor premierships, mostly before 1975 and with Souths being the most successful.
The two clubs neighbour each other in the inner suburbs of Sydney and over the years have often been in bitter dispute over numerous issues. Despite being the two teams to have dominated the early seasons of the premiership and in fact being the two clubs to contest the first Grand Final, the last time the two clubs met in a finals match was in the 1938 season.
Since the Rabbitohs were readmitted into the NRL in 2002, the Roosters and Rabbitohs always play each other in the first round of each season, with the exception of 2003. Since 2005, home ground advantage has been alternated between the two teams. In the odd years, the Roosters have home ground advantage; in the even years the Rabbitohs have the home ground advantage.
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The Roosters and their fans have built up rivalries with other clubs, particularly the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the other remaining foundation club. The Roosters and the Rabbitohs share inner-Sydney territory, causing a strong rivalry since 1908. The rivalry increased after 1950 due to conflict between junior territories, and escalated once more in the 1990s with the increased financial success of the Roosters eclipsing the decreasing funds of the Rabbitohs. In 2005, the Rabbitohs broke a ten-year, thirteen-game losing streak to the Roosters in a close 17--16 match.[1]
Although the Rabbitohs drew key Roosters players to the Redfern-based club in previous years, the Roosters signed Rabbitohs captain Ashley Harrison and former South Sydney junior Braith Anasta from the Bulldogs; whom the Rabbitohs also heavily pursued-in 2005.[2]
Late in 2007 former Rabbitohs turned Rooster Craig Wing signed on to return to South Sydney for the 2008 season. The signing was highighted by an event in which Craig Wing turned up to a Rabbitohs press conference in front of teams sponsorship logos while still under contract by the Roosters. Roosters chairman Nick Politis publicly criticised the press conference for the use of a player still contracted to the Roosters. In the last game of the regular season in 2007, both teams met in a fiery encounter in which the Roosters went on to win. The victory however was overshadowed by incidents in the game in which South Sydney second rower David Fa'alago was sin-binned for punching Braith Anasta after Fa'alogo was held in a grapple tackle. Anasta-who was later sin-binned in the match for 'striking' Rabbitohs halfback Jeremy Smith-stated after the game that Fa'alago was a "weak human being".
In 2008 the rivalry hit boiling point in the lead up to their opening clash, which also was used to open the 2008 Centenary NRL season. Coming off a much improved 2007 season, the South Sydney Rabbitohs appeared to have one of their most competitive teams for the better half of two decades in which the Roosters have dominated most clashes against the Rabbitohs. Leading up to the match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs released their 'Book of Feuds', in which the author claimed the Roosters club "had no soul". Both Roosters coach Brad Fittler and player Willie Mason added their own views, stating they "hate Souths".
Management of South Sydney expressed their feelings for the Roosters by allocating poor seating to the Roosters officials and players families for the round 1 clash. NRL protocol dictates that the hosts of the game are to provide seating for the visiting teams officials and players families, there have been no other reported incidents of teams providing poor seating allocation for visiting teams.
The game itself proved just as controversial, in the 7th minute Rabbitohs recruit and former Rooster Craig Wing was severely injured after being shoulder charged on by hooker Riley Brown. While the incident did not receive any punishment and referral by the NRL Judiciary, the incident did not escape public scrutiny and mixed opinions are shared about the legality and integrity of the tackle, given Craig Wing was sidelined for close to 22 weeks. The Roosters went on to win the match 34--20.
The 2012 season provided two of the most exciting clashes between the two clubs ever. In round 1 at ANZ Stadium the Rabbitohs led 20-12 with just three minutes remaining in the match. However the Roosters scored tries through Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Anthony Minichiello in this short period of time led the Roosters to a 24-20 victory.
Lmfao,,, what's with the background music,,, seriously 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Music is way too loud..
@MANCHESTER UNITED stop
That game was eclipsed by Minichello's carbon copy tackle of Sattler's 2003 GF tackle. Mini just proved all dem haters wrong eh?
What a game! Go the Roosters!!
Great video compilation.. But the music is too loud and not necessarily needed I think. But all in all,, great video. 👍
ROOSTERS 2013 that Minichiello tackle won us the minor premiership
Thanks mate, im starting to make videos again, using a new editor tho so got to learn all over again
The music is annoying. Get rid of it.
The great Mini.. 💪💪👍👍
Perfect use of the music - great video. EASTS TO WIN!
Top editing job, mate. Good video. Go the Roosters.
i have a good feeling about this one
and what a grind final it was!
That moment you realise this is the Vertiigo, the one you subscribed to since his like 1000 sub mark
Wow, I liked this better than the official highlights video. And including some of the hit ups was a brilliant touch :) very well put together!
Up the Roosters!!!
...and I can watch that tackle all day. :P
P.S. What's up with the Superman theme? :P Nice video Roosterman
Well done, Roosterman :)
Hopefully you'll be making a Battle For The Premiership video in 4 weeks time!
Went to the match, it had the best atmosphere ever. GO THE ROOOOOOOOOSTERS
Its not Superman
Dude u think there going to win next week on Sunday!!!
well done champ!
❤ Love it!!!!! Awesome video!!! More please!!
Fantastic video brother
Lovin the music
Music is brilliant and edited to perfection. Loved how the music naturally stopped when Souths scored... then amped up for Maloney's try.... Minichellos tackle. Channel Nine should hire you
Round 26 coming up again, getting geed!!!!
The music is really good.
WRONG TEAM TO WIN THE MINOR PREMIERSHIP.. GO THE RABBITOHS!!!!
Lmfoa keep dreaming u SOUTHS supporters, ,,, they wont win a grandfinal in the next decade, ,,, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂