Sam Burgess of the Rabbitohs is tackled by Danny Buderus of the Knights during the round 18 NRL match. Photo / Getty Images.
South Sydney rookie Adam Reynolds continues to show why he could be the man to steer the Rabbitohs back to the NRL finals after engineering a 34-14 win over Newcastle today.
A year after being denied a finals berth with a last round loss to the Knights, the Rabbitohs took
a big step towards securing a start in this year's playoffs with the six tries to three win at ANZ Stadium.
Reynolds was at the heart of most attacking raids, his short kicking game leading directly to two tries while a third try assist was butchered when Luke Burgess dropped a pass with the line wide open.
Dropped NSW winger Akuila Uate scored a double for the Knights, but he would have been disappointed with his afternoon's work.
With his side trailing by three converted tries midway through the second period, Uate virtually sealed his side's fate when he was stripped cold of the ball by Chris McQueen after cleaning up an innocuous grubber in his in-goal.
