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2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

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2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultPreliminary Final
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 582; against: 437
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
Head CoachAnthony Seibold
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium
Optus Stadium (Round 1 only)
Central Coast Stadium (Round 7 only)
Barlow Park (Round 16 only)
Glen Willow Oval (Charity Shield only)
Avg. attendance17,351 (Regular Season) 36,625 (Finals)
High attendance38,824 (vs. New Zealand Warriors in round 1 of Regular Season) 48,188 (vs. St George Illawarra Dragons in week 2 of Finals)
Top scorers
TriesRobert Jennings (19)
GoalsAdam Reynolds (91)
PointsAdam Reynolds (207)
← 2017 List of seasons 2019 →

The 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 109th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Seibold and captained by Greg Inglis, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.

Squad movements

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Gains

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Player Signed From Ref
Mark Nicholls Melbourne Storm [1]
Dane Gagai Newcastle Knights [2]

Losses

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Player 2018 club Ref
Bryson Goodwin Super League: Warrington Wolves [3]
Aaron Gray Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [4]
Dave Tyrrell Eastern Suburbs Tigers (Intrust Super Cup) [5]

Ladder

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2018 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34
2 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14

Pre-season

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Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Notes
Tue 13 Feb St George Illawarra Dragons Glen Willow Oval 22 – 18[6] Kennar, Crichton, Jennings, Walker Doueihi (3/5) 9,133[7] 33rd Charity Shield
Sat 17 Feb Wigan Warriors ANZ Stadium 18 – 8[8] T. Burgess, Graham, Kennar, Douehi Cook (1/4) 18,721[9] Played as Part of the 2018 World Club Challenge

Regular season

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Home games in bold [10]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Notes
Sat 10 Mar 1 New Zealand Warriors Perth Stadium (Home game) 20 – 32 [11] Walker (2), Kennar (2) Reynolds (2/4) 38,824 [12]
Sat 17 Mar 2 Penrith Panthers Panthers Stadium 14 – 18[13] Walker, Cook Doueihi (3/3) 15,995
Sat 24 Mar 3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium 34 – 6[14] Jennings (3), Kennar (2), Hunt, Johnston Doueihi (3/7) 12,553[15]
Fri 30 Mar 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 20 – 16[16] Burns, Hunt, Inglis, Murray Doueihi (2/4) 32,471[16]
Fri 6 Apr 5 St. George Illawarra Dragons Jubilee Oval 12 – 16[17] Inglis, Walker Douheihi (1/2), Reynolds (1/1) 16,709
Thur 12 Apr 6 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 26 – 14[18] Crichton, Inglis, Jennings, Sutton Reynolds (5/7) 15,242
Sat 21 Apr 7 Canberra Raiders Central Coast Stadium 42 – 22[19] Jennings (2), Clark, Inglis, Johnston Kennar, Walker Reynolds (7/9) 15,134
Thur 26 Apr 8 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 20 – 24[20] Johnston, Sutton, Walker Reynolds (4/4) 11,123 ANZAC Round
Friday 4 May 9 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 36 – 18[21] Jennings, Walker, Graham, Gagai, Cook, Inglis Reynolds (6/8) 22,718
Sun 13 May 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium 24 – 10[22] Crichton, Graham, Hunt, Inglis Reynolds (4/7) 13,062 Indigenous Round
Sat 19 May 11 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 20 – 19[23] G. Burgess, Cook Reynolds (6/8) 14,270
Sat 26 May 12 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium 30 – 10[24] G. Burgess, T. Burgess, Inglis, Jennings, Sutton Reynolds (5/7) 15,958
Fri 1 Jun 13 Cronulla Sharks ANZ Stadium 22 – 14[25] T. Burgess (2), Graham Reynolds (5/6) 10,410
Fri 8 Jun 14 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 16[26] Doueihi, Walker, Johnston Reynolds (3/4) 11,833
Thur 14 Jun 15 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium (Away game) 42 – 24[27] Jennings (4), Johnston (2), Hunt, T. Burgess Reynolds (5/9) 8,047
Sun 1 Jul 16 North Queensland Cowboys Barlow Park (Home game) 21 – 20[28] Reynolds, Walker, Graham, Jennings Reynolds (3/6) 7,651
17 Bye
Sat 14 Jul 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium (Away game) 24 – 6[29] Jennings (3), Reynolds Reynolds (4/5) 14,278
Sat 21 Jul 19 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium (Away game) 6 – 22[30] Walker Reynolds (1/1) 25,963
Sat 28 Jul 20 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium 26 – 20[31] Gagai (2), Graham (2), Jennings Reynolds (3/5) 15,542
Fri 3 Aug 21 Melbourne Storm ANZ Stadium 30 – 20[32] Hunt, S. Burgess, Doueihi, Cook, Johnston Reynolds (5/6) 15,132
Fri 10 Aug 22 Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium 14 – 18[33] Hunt, Reynolds Reynolds (3/4) 26,331 Women's in League Round
Thur 16 Aug 23 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 18 – 38 [34] Kennar (2), Hunt Reynolds (3/4) 29,241
Sat 25 Aug 24 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 12 – 24 [35] Inglis, Walker Reynolds (2/3) 15,900
Thur 30 Aug 25 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium 51 – 10[36] Jennings, Crichton, Walker, Graham, Reynolds, Johnston, T. Burgess, Sutton Reynolds (9/10), Clark (1/1) 12,037[37]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Week Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Notes
Fri 7 Sep 1 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 28 – 29[38] Inglis (2), Gagai, Jennings, Murray Reynolds (4/7) 17,306
Sat 15 Sep 2 St. George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium 13 – 12[39] Reynolds Reynolds (6/6) 48,188 Reynolds Scored 3 Field Goals to Win the Match.
Sat 22 Sep 3 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 4 – 12[40] Reynolds (2/3) 44,380
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Representative Honor's

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Domestic

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Pos. Player Team Call-up
HK Damien Cook New South Wales 2018 State of Origin
IC Angus Crichton New South Wales 2018 State of Origin
CE Greg Inglis Queensland 2018 State of Origin
WG Dane Gagai Queensland 2018 State of Origin

International

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Pos. Player Team Call-up
WG Robert Jennings Tonga Tonga 2018 Pacific Tests
IC Tevita Tatola Tonga Tonga 2018 Pacific Tests
SR Sam Burgess England England 2018 Denver Test
PR & IC Thomas Burgess England England 2018 Denver Test, England Tests and 2018 Baskerville Shield Game I, Game II and Game III
LK George Burgess England England England Tests and 2018 Baskerville Shield Game I & Game II
WG Dane Gagai Australia Australia Australian Tests
HK Damien Cook Australia Australia Australian Tests

Individual Honor's

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George Piggins Medal Jack Rayner Players' Player Award Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year Award John Sattler Rookie of the year Award Roy Asotasi Members’ Choice Award The Burrow Appreciation Award Female Player of the Year The Burrow Appreciation Award (Womens) Women's Players' Player Award
Damien Cook Sam Burgess John Sutton Adam Doueihi Damien Cook Damien Cook Maddie Studdon Chloe Caldwell & Grace Uluiburotu Chloe Caldwell & Taleena Simon

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