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WHEN Julie Burgess stormed the pitch after full time on Friday night, more than two decades had passed since a mother entered the field of play to join the celebrations.
| 3 Tries 5 | |
|---|---|
| Tim Simona 7' | Adam Reynolds 29' |
| James Tedesco 9' | Dylan Farrell 40' |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila 14' | Sam Burgess 47' |
| Nathan Merritt 71' | |
| Luke Burgess 76' | |
| 3 Conversions 5 | |
| Benji Marshall 8' | Adam Reynolds 30' |
| Benji Marshall 10' | Adam Reynolds 40' |
| Benji Marshall 15' | Adam Reynolds 48' |
| Adam Reynolds 72' | |
| Adam Reynolds 78' | |
| 0 Penalties 1 | |
| Adam Reynolds 68' | |
On the same turf in 1992, Barbara Elias created one of the most iconic images in rugby league folklore when she hugged her bloodied son to mark NSW's victory in that year's deciding State of Origin match.
Regardless of whether South Sydney can win this season's prize, the photographs of Julie with her sons Luke, Sam, Tom and George will be equally enduring.
Unable to contain her excitement of watching her boys become the first band of four brothers to play a top grade match in 103 years, Julie was one of the first people on the ground after Souths came from behind to secure a 32-18 victory over Wests Tigers.
A couple of minutes earlier she was doing a Yorkshire dance in Russell Crowe's private box to celebrate Luke's maiden NRL try, which put the exclamation mark on a performance that saw the Rabbitohs come back from an 18-0 deficit after just 14 minutes.
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"She gets excited over anything we do," Sam said afterwards.
"She's just a really proud mother. What she's been through and how she's brought us all up, she's just a really special woman."
It was Sam's return from a two-week suspension for his notorious 'Squirrel Grip' hold on Melbourne's Will Chambers that enabled history to be made.
But within just four minutes the second-eldest of the clan was back in the bad books after when he was controversially sin-binned for holding down James Tedesco.
Desperate to christen milestone games for Benji Marshall (200) and Robbie Farah (club record - 202) with a shock victory, the Tigers raced in three unanswered tries in his absence.
Pedestrian and predictable for most of this season, the Tigers re-discovered the razzle dazzle of yesteryear against a depleted opponent that was also well down on intensity.
"I thought we were a bit sloppy there at the start," Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire said.
"It was a little bit to do with them throwing the ball around and a little bit to do with our attitude.
"In games like that you've got to make a change and we made a change pretty quickly and got back in control."
The Tigers did not trouble the scorer after Burgess returned, with Souths crossing twice to draw within a converted try by halftime.
Burgess then atoned by levelling the scores shortly after the break, but it took until the 67th minute for Souths to finally claim the lead via a long range Adam Reynolds penalty goal.
Their battle for dominance was largely due to a rare off-night with the boot for Reynolds and skipper John Sutton, both of whom failed to force a single line drop-out.
Without their customary doses of repeat sets, Souths were never in command until the final ten minutes when Nathan Merritt and the eldest Burgess scored.
Luke's try was even more momentum, given all four brothers were on the field at the time and had taken all the hit ups in the set.
"Madge (Maguire) got us all out there at the same time," Sam said.
"It was a pretty cool moment. It's something we'll all remember for a long time."
Maguire added: "To be part of history from 103 years is quite amazing.
"It's a great thing for myself and the players."
The victory sets up a winner-take-all blockbuster for the minor premiership against arch rivals Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium next weekend.
Maguire said the team could now indulge in aiming to win it's first minor premiership since 1989.
"The team is aware of the history of the club," he said.
"All of the photos around the club are from a long time ago. Hopefully we'll get a few of these boys representing themselves."
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