{"id":442824,"date":"2025-03-07T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442824"},"modified":"2025-03-07T21:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:13:12","slug":"star-under-injury-cloud-as-bennett-returns-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442824","title":{"rendered":"Star under injury cloud as Bennett returns in style"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rollercoaster week has ended in defeat for the Dolphins<\/a> as the team fell short by two points in a thrilling second half against former coach Wayne Bennett's Rabbitohs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Originally set to take place in Queensland, the Dolphins took to the field at CommBank Stadium with concerns around the landfall of Cyclone Alfred<\/a> in the back of their minds.<\/p>\n

But the nail-biting match did not come without its own concerns for the Rabbitohs, with one star forced back under an injury cloud while another awaits a result from being placed on report. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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Kristian Woolf's men posed a tough challenge to South Sydney in the opening 40 minutes but were unable to withhold to power and agility of young winger Tyrone Munro.<\/p>\n

Munro could not be stopped by visiting defenders as he crossed the line twice in 15 minutes to give the Rabbitohs an 12-4 lead into the break.<\/p>\n

But the 20-year-old's sensational first half efforts were absent in the second as he was forced off the field with a collarbone injury.<\/p>\n

In what was a brutal blow for South Sydney, concern remains around the stability and severity of Munro's injury given he underwent collarbone surgery last season.<\/p>\n

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Another concern for Bennett's men emerged in the 60th minute as Jack Wighton was placed on report for a \ufeffraised forearm in a tackle.<\/p>\n

Wighton will await the match review committee's report tomorrow, with his elbow appearing to make contact with Daniel Saifiti's head.<\/p>\n

Saifiti was forced off the field following the incident and was unable to return, having already undergone an HIA earlier in the match. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Watch the 2025 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Earlier, the Dolphins took advantage of the changing Rabbitohs line, electing to lift the intensity and pressure on the wing in Munro's absence.<\/p>\n

Isaiya Katoa and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow teamed up on the edge to find a steaming Jamayne Isaako ready to pounce for his second try of the night.<\/p>\n

"That is bread and butter for the Hammer when he gets in those situations," Billy Slater said on Nine.<\/p>\n

'Too much speed and too much class.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Isaako attempted to convert his effort in bid to narrow the score but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\"Hammer's<\/p>\n

\ufeffKatoa engineered a try opportunity for Max Plath in the 52nd minute to push ahead of South Sydney, but the lead was short-lived as Isaiah Tass crossed moments later.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffEveryone was performing their role (to set Tass up)," Slater said.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffHe goes in in the corner and the Bunnies are back in front."<\/p>\n

The Rabbitohs looked to have sealed the scores in dying moments of the game but were denied the four points by the Bunker due to a strip in the build up to the try.<\/p>\n

But the denied points proved to be of little concern for the home side as the final whistle blew with the score in their favour. \ufeff<\/p>\n

While the result was not the desired outcome for the Dolphins, the team was given some high-anticipated news that they would not be stranded in Sydney in wake of Cyclone Alfred.<\/p>\n

The club confirmed that a charter flight had been organised<\/a> to get the team home on Saturday morning.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A rollercoaster week has ended in defeat for the Dolphins as the team fell short by two points in a thrilling second half against former […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":442826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=442824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442831,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442824\/revisions\/442831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/442826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=442824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=442824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=442824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}