Sam Burgess crosses the line as the Rabbitohs cruise to victory. Source: Matt Roberts / Getty Images
A 370 kilogram Burgess barrage has cruelled the Gold Coast Titans' finals chances, the club losing their fourth game in a row on Saturday night.
| 1 Tries 5 | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Gordon 62' | Sam Burgess 11' |
| George Burgess 36' | |
| Sam Burgess 44' | |
| Luke Keary 68' | |
| Luke Keary 75' | |
| 0 Conversions5 | |
| Adam Reynolds 13' | |
| Adam Reynolds 37' | |
| Adam Reynolds 45' | |
| Adam Reynolds 69' | |
| Dylan Walker 77' | |
| 0 Penalties1 | |
| Adam Reynolds 34' | |
With Burgess twins George and Tom playing alongside older brother Sam for the first time, the trio destroyed the Titans' pack.
Gold Coast had missed 34 tackles by half time, 15 of them in attempting to tackle a Burgess brother.
Sam had two tries and George one after 50 minutes, as the Rabbitohs eventually won 32-4 at Skilled Park.
It was the Titans' worst ever loss to South Sydney and they have now conceded 156 points in their past four games.
The club's fortunes are less precarious than the Broncos or Cowboys but they will need to win four of their last six and rack up an excellent for and against to make the finals.
If their year ends in round 26 it will be the third time in three years without a playoffs appearance.
John Cartwright is now the third NRL coach in Queensland under pressure to keep his job.
He should arguably be feeling the most heat.
He has won 24 games in the past three seasons while Brisbane's Anthony Griffin has won 39 and North Queensland's Neil Henry 36.
Henry is expected to be sacked in the coming days.
The Titans are stuck on 20 competition points and could be in 11th place by the end of this round if New Zealand Warriors take out the Storm in Auckland on Sunday.
Gold Coast face the lowly Wests Tigers at home next weekend with their season riding on the result.
That game is one of only two home affairs left in their last six rounds.
The Titans will likely be missing gutsy hooker Matt Srama who left the field in the first half with an ankle syndesmosis injury.
The Titans are already without strike centre Jamal Idris and fullback William Zillman, but it was defence and simple errors that caused their loss on Saturday night.
That and the sheer power of what will be England's front-row rotation in November's World Cup.
The scary thing is 21-year-old Tom, only a 30 minute player at present, is rated the family's best.
In the first half, George and Sam put on two steam-rolling efforts, with Sam again bulldozing his way over the line in the 50th minute.
They both ran for more than 140 metres and all three combined for 20 tackle busts as the Titans ended up with 51 misses.
Without superstar Greg Inglis for their second game in a row, the Rabbitohs lacked polish and butchered at least four tries.
Inglis is expected back in three weeks, but the form of the Rabbitohs' forward pack ensures his presence will not be as damaging as first imagined.
The Titans received a glut of penalties in the second half as they briefly fought back in front of 20,392 people, the majority of which were Souths fans.
A late try to Souths rookie playmaker Luke Keary, his first in the NRL, destroyed any hope of a Gold Coast comeback.
He scored a runaway solo effort five minutes later to announce his arrival in the NRL.
Keary is an Ipswich product who has been earmarked by Queensland's Origin officials as a player to invest development into.
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