2021 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
Appearance
2021 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Blake Solly | |||
Head Coach | Wayne Bennett (First Grade) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Stadium Australia | |||
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The 2021 season is the 112th in the history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Coached by Wayne Bennett[1] and captained by Adam Reynolds,[2] they compete in the National Rugby League's 2021 Telstra Premiership.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 815 | 316 | +499 | 44 |
2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 676 | 286 | +390 | 44 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 775 | 453 | +322 | 42 |
4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 744 | 492 | +252 | 34 |
5 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 630 | 489 | +141 | 34 |
6 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 566 | 457 | +109 | 32 |
7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 428 | 571 | −143 | 26 |
8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 580 | 583 | −3 | 22 |
9 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 520 | 556 | −36 | 22 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 481 | 578 | −97 | 22 |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 474 | 616 | −142 | 18 |
12 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 453 | 624 | −171 | 18 |
13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 500 | 714 | −214 | 18 |
14 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 446 | 695 | −249 | 16 |
15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 460 | 748 | −288 | 16 |
16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 340 | 710 | −370 | 8 |
Fixtures
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | ||||||
1 | Melbourne Storm | 26 – 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Thursday, 11 March, 8:05 pm | AAMI Park | 11,812 | ||
2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 12 – 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 20 March, 5:30 pm | Lottoland | 3,218 | ||
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 – 16 | Sydney Roosters | Friday, 26 March, 8:05 pm | Stadium Australia | 22,838 | ||
4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 – 38 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 2 April, 4:05 pm | Stadium Australia | 23,340 | ||
5 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 35 – 6 | Brisbane Broncos | Thursday, 8 April, 7:50 pm | Stadium Australia | 9,142 | ||
6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18 – 14 | Wests Tigers | Saturday, 17 April, 5:30 pm | Stadium Australia | 16,134 | ||
7 | Gold Coast Titans | 30 – 40 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 23 April, 6:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | 17,383 | ||
8 | Canberra Raiders | 20 – 34 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Thursday, 29 April, 7:50 pm | GIO Stadium | 14,260 | ||
9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 – 50 | Melbourne Storm | Thursday, 6 May, 7:50 pm | Stadium Australia | 7,501 | ||
10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22 – 32 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 15 May, 5:30 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 42,821 | ||
11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 – 56 | Penrith Panthers | Sunday, 23 May, 2:00 pm | Apex Oval | 10,824 | ||
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 38 – 20 | Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 29 May, 5:30 pm | Stadium Australia | 20,743 | ||
13 | Bye Round | |||||||
14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24–10 | Newcastle Knights | Saturday, 12 June, 5:30 pm | Stadium Australia | 12,156 | ||
15 | Brisbane Broncos | 0 – 46 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Thursday, 17 June, 7:50 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 19,713 | ||
16 | Wests Tigers | 22 – 38 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sunday, 4 July, 4:05 pm | Leichhardt Oval | 0 | ||
17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 46 – 18 | North Queensland Cowboys | Friday, 9 July, 7:55 pm | McDonald Jones Stadium | 3,127 | ||
18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 32 – 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday, 18 July, 6:15 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | 2,979 | ||
19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 60 – 22 | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday, 24 July, 3:00 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 7,569 | ||
20 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 50 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 31 July, 3:00 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 0 | ||
21 | Parramatta Eels | 12 – 40 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 6 August, 7:55 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | 0 | ||
22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 36 – 6 | Gold Coast Titans | Saturday, 14 August, 3:00 pm | Cbus Super Stadium | 4,117 | ||
23 | Penrith Panthers | 25 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 20 August, 7:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 8,848 | ||
24 | Sydney Roosters | 12 – 54 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 27 August, 7:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 5,136 | ||
25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 – 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 4 September, 7:35 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 3,295 | ||
Source:[3] | ||||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals Series
[edit]Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | ||||||
Qualifying Final | Penrith Panthers | 10 - 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday 11 September, 7:50pm | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 18,244 | ||
Semi Final | Bye Week | |||||||
Preliminary Final | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 16 - 36 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday 24 September, 8:05pm | Suncorp Stadium | 26,249 | ||
Grand Final | Penrith Panthers | 14 - 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sunday 3 October, 7:30pm | Suncorp Stadium | 39,322 | ||
Source:[3] | ||||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Squad movement
[edit]Players
[edit]Gains
[edit]Player | Signed from | Until | Reference |
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Jai Arrow | Gold Coast Titans | 2024 | [4] |
Jacob Host | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2023 | [5] |
Taane Milne | New Zealand Warriors | 2022 | |
Josh Mansour | Penrith Panthers | 2022 | [6] |
Benji Marshall | Wests Tigers | 2021 | [7] |
Losses
[edit]Player | 2021 club | Reference |
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Bryson Goodwin | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | [8] |
Bayley Sironen | New Zealand Warriors | [9][10] |
Jack Johns | Newcastle Knights | [11] |
James Roberts | Wests Tigers | [12][13] |
Cory Denniss | Released | [14] |
Kurt Dillon | ||
Ky Rodwell | ||
Tom Amone | ||
Ethan Lowe | Retirement | [15] |
Re-signings
[edit]Player | Signed until | Reference |
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Cameron Murray | 2025 | [16] |
Campbell Graham | 2024 | [17] |
Liam Knight | 2023 | [18] |
Hame Sele | [19] | |
Lachlan Ilias | 2022 | [8] |
Alex Johnston | [20] | |
Jaxson Paulo | [8] | |
Cody Walker | [21] | |
Latrell Mitchell | 2021 | [22] |
Jaydn Su'A | [23] |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Team | Reference |
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Wayne Bennett | Head coach | First Grade (NRL) | [24] |
Jason Demetriou | Assistant coach | ||
Joe O'Callaghan | Head coach | Under-21s (Jersey Flegg Cup) | |
Sam Burgess | Under-19s (S.G. Ball Cup) | ||
John Sutton | Assistant coach | ||
Beau Falloon | Head coach | Under-17s (Harold Matthews Cup) |
Pre-Season
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Notes | References |
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27 February 2020 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee | – | 38th Charity Shield | [25] | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
References
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- ^ a b "NRL 2021 – South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Jai Arrow signs a four-year contract until at least the end of 2024". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Jacob Host and Taane Milne". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign international winger Josh Mansour". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign international half Benji Marshall". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rabbitohs extend contract for four young stars; Bryson Goodwin released". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs release Bayley Sironen from the remainder of his playing contract". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Terms agreed with Sironen". Warriors. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Jack Johns returns on development deal". Newcastle Knights. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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- ^ "Wests Tigers sign James Roberts". Wests Tigers. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "South Sydney farewell seven ahead of 2021". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethan Lowe Confirms Retirement from NRL Football". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Murray extends until end of Season 2025". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Campbell Graham until end of Season 2024". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Liam Knight". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Hame Sele for the next three seasons". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Alex Johnston until at least the end of 2022". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (17 December 2019). "Mitchell's Souths hopes fade as Walker agrees two-year extension". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Latrell Mitchell Signs". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Jaydn Su'A immediately until the end of the 2021 season". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Perfect Partnership for Pathways Program". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rabbitohs return to Mudgee for 2021 Charity Shield". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.