Three Out of Four
For the last month, the Rabbitohs were on a tear, winning three in a row, and thereby igniting hope of achieving a spot in the top eight, being only one or two competition points away. So of course we drop today's match to the Bulldogs.

I know my presence or absence has no determining effect on a game, but having not been in attendance for the three wins - two away and one where I was still too sick to be sitting out in a stadium in the middle of winter - rejoining the team in time to witness today's loss does make me feel a bit of a Jonah. A strong first half - despite some fairly stupid errors - was matched by a declining second half - including one of the most stupid errors I've ever seen. Sometimes it's better to take the tackle, even in your own goal, than try to keep the ball alive and watch the other side score a try. Of course, that said, it isn't as though the referee wasn't taking our side back past ten meters, and Canterbury weren't offside for about half the game. Manly next week, which could be interesting.