Top Metre Gainers
Greg Inglis continues his reign at the top of the metre-gainers this week, coming up just shy of cracking a double century, while George Burgess again proved why he is one of the game’s most damaging forwards with 147m to his name. Kirisome Auva’a also continues his exceptional start to his career in the top grade with another result over 100 metres.
Greg Inglis – 176m
George Burgess – 147m
Sam Burgess – 128m
Kirisome Auva’a – 108m
Dave Tyrrell – 104m
Top Tacklers
Big George seems to revel in hard work, and hard work is what he’s doing. The big Englishman topped the tackle count on Saturday with 39 tackles, with big brother Sam not far behind on 26. Kyle Turner equalled Sam’s effort in yet another sign of his confident start in first grade.
George Burgess – 39
Sam Burgess – 26
Kyle Turner – 26
Ben Te’o – 23
Top Tackle Breaks
You guessed it. George Burgess lead the Rabbitohs in tackle busts as well. Captain John Sutton found himself just behind with six after another strong performance at five-eighth, while young guns including four-try hero Dylan Walker, Kirisome Auva’a and Apisai Koroisau managed five apiece.
George Burgess – 7
John Sutton – 6
Dylan Walker – 5
Kirisome Auva’a – 5
Apisai Koroisau – 5
Kick Metres
Rabbitohs – 345 m
Spotlight – Dylan Walker
