The Munro Present for Souths as rookie flyer seals NSW domination of State Championship
Tyrone Munro has underlined his NRL potential with a surprising hat trick to ship South Sydney their first NRL State Championship, persevering with NSW’s domination of the fixture within the course of.
The Bunnies 42-22 win over Brisbane Tigers makes it six in succession for NSW, a streak relationship again to 2015, and from the second Munro rose highest to kick off the scoring within the eleventh minute, this was by no means in critical doubt. Solely goalkicking saved the rating tight.
The 18-year-old flyer and departing fullback Blake Taaffe have been the sport’s excellent gamers, however they have been only a few of these dropping again to assist reserve grade out. Shaq Mitchell, Tallis Duncan and Izaac Thompson additionally featured closely in a stacked Souths facet.
The Tigers, who’re considered one of a number of Melbourne Storm feeders, might name upon Marion Seve, Jonah Pezet and George Jennings, however have been one thing of a shock Premier within the Q Cup, having received it from third, and couldn’t deal with the step up in school.
High of that checklist was Munro: his report is a attempt a sport in each the NRL and NSW Cup this yr, and his uncooked tempo and ending means suggests a critical expertise. Over 200m and near 25 runs in yardage, too, his extremely encouraging.
The winger rose excessive above Max Lehmann to say the opener, produced an excellent sideline dart for his second and backed up effectively for his third. As a winger, it might be exhausting to ask for extra.
Within the center, Duncan was doing his greatest Cameron Murray impression within the 13 jumper, exhibiting a degree of dexterity and management effectively past his years.
Taaffe usually appears to be like far too good at reserve grade degree and was right here, producing a slick set of fingers to get Tom Carr in for a second.
The Tigers, nevertheless, are manufactured from powerful stuff. They fought again by means of a close-range Cole Geyer and will effectively have had a person additional after Jacob Gagai was spared sanction for a excessive shot that, most weeks, would have been a sin bin on the very least.
Souths obtained one other the prospect to indicate their class earlier than the half time siren. After the Tigers botched a brief drop out, Souths camped of their finish and, as soon as once more, turned to Taaffe.
The fullback, this time on the suitable, obtained freed from his man and located house for Munro, who confirmed all his pace and ending means to scoot alongside the touchline and rating.
The attempt on the point of the break appeared to knock the stuffing out of the Tigers. The second half opened the floodgates, as backrower Ethan O’Neill, 5 eighth Dion Teaupa and Munro blew the rating out, with solely a Thomas Rafter attempt in response.
Munro may need had a fourth, but it surely was maybe applicable that Duncan had the ultimate phrase for Souths, sealing the outcome with 5 to play with a sensible line by means of drained Tigers tacklers.
The Tigers did add two again in rubbish time by means of Solomona Faataape and Kane Bradley, but it surely was far too late.
