{"id":614840,"date":"2026-04-18T10:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614840\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:21:12","slug":"rabbitohs-defeat-dragons-match-report-jaydn-sua-send-off-latrell-mitchell-matt-dufty-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614840\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbitohs defeat Dragons, match report, Jaydn Su\u2019A send off, Latrell Mitchell, Matt Dufty, reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latrell Mitchell scored four tries, Matt Dufty lit up the Accor Stadium turf in his first game back from a four year NRL absence yet they weren\u2019t the biggest storyline of South Sydney\u2019s dramatic 30-12 win over the Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>MATCH CENTRE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20260705\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rabbitohs v Dragons, score, stats, live blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? 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Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>St. George star Jaydn Su\u2019A is looking at a massive suspension after being sent off for a brutal high shot on Cam Murray.<\/p>\n<p>Su\u2019A exploded out of the line like a cannon and hit Murray directly in the head. It had to be a send off. It\u2019s the first send off since Round 22, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a miracle Murray got up unscathed,\u201d Dan Ginnane said in commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Su&#8217;a SENT OFF after huge hit on Murray | 00:50<\/p>\n<p>Matt Dufty returned to the top grade for the first time since 2022, ironically against the team he made 82 appearances for after debuting for the Red V in 2017. Dragons\u2019 fans will wish he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent the last three seasons playing for Warrington in the Super League, Dufty did his best impersonation of the man he was replacing, injured star Jye Gray, scoring a slashing try and covering an enormous amount of ground with the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Dufty ran for 180 metres in the first half and a further 114m in the second for a massive game total of 324m.<\/p>\n<p>The Rabbitohs had a field day running down the left hand side of the field with Mitchell and Alex Johnson combining for five tries and terrorising veteran Valentine Holmes.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell crossed twice in each half, scoring some with speed, others with power, Holmes unable to combat either in a performance that was not befitting an international.<\/p>\n<p>The Souths star had a whopping 14 tackle busts and four line breaks while Holmes missed 12 tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell now has ten tries for the year and 16 in his last 11 games at Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Souths\u2019 performance was hardly one to write home about, but they did enough to win and take their record to 4-2 and a bye &#8211; and a place in the top four.<\/p>\n<p>Latrell Mitchell was a one man wrecking ball, scoring four tries against the Dragons.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>BIG HITS<\/p>\n<p>Hip drops trending<\/p>\n<p>A day after a hip drop tackle left Panthers\u2019 hooker Mitch Kenny with a broken leg, a player from each side was put on report for the same offence.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbitohs\u2019 hooker Peter Mamouzelos was sin binned minutes before halftime for his foul on Dragons\u2019 rookie winger David Fale, who was forced off the field, only to return later.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Dragons\u2019 prop Emre Guler felt the wrath of referee Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski for his stop on Brandon Smith, who was fortunately uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>Guler was later placed on report for a late tackle on Jamie Humphreys too, but there didn\u2019t seem to be much in it.<\/p>\n<p>AJ\u2019s house<\/p>\n<p>Rabbitohs record breaker Alex Johnston celebrated his 100th appearance at Accor Stadium with his 98th try at the venue right on the stroke of halftime.<\/p>\n<p>It was a dagger to the heart of the Dragons who were a man up following the sinbinning of Mamouzelos.<\/p>\n<p>Smith shines<\/p>\n<p>Rabbitohs\u2019 utility Smith had his best performance in Souths\u2019 colours, playing 55 minutes shared between hooker and in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Smith showed the versatility that he dined out on at Melbourne earlier in his career, providing punch up the middle when Mamouzelos came on at dummy half.<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION IN THE LIVE BLOG BELOW! 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