2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

NRL Rank| 2nd
Play-off result| Preliminary Finalists
2013 record| Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored| For: 588; against: 384
Team information
CEO| Shane Richardson
Head Coach| Michael Maguire
Captain|

* John Sutton

Stadium| ANZ Stadium
Avg. attendance| 22,261
High attendance| 59,708 v Easts, Rd 26
Top scorers
Tries| Greg Inglis (14)
Goals| Adam Reynolds (97)
Points| Adam Reynolds (212)
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The 2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 104th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by John Sutton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in second place.

## Pre-season[edit]

In 2013, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.

Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report

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Sat 9 Feb | Return to Redfern |  Papua New Guinea | ATP Performance Centre, Redfern | 38–12 | 5,000 | [1]
Sat 16 Feb | Coffs Harbour Trial |  Newcastle Knights | BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour | 12–18 | 4,000 | [2]
Fri 22 Feb | Charity Shield |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–12 | 20,675 | [3]
Legend:  Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw

## Regular season[edit]

Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report

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Thu 7 Mar | 1 |  Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 10–28 | 35,952 | [4]
Mon 18 Mar | 2 |  Cronulla Sharks | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 14–12 | 14,128 | [5]
Sun 24 Mar | 3 |  Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | 32–44 | 12,940 | [6]
Fri 29 Mar | 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Away Game) | 12–17 | 51,686 | [7]
Sun 7 Apr | 5 |  New Zealand Warriors | Mt. Smart Stadium, New Zealand | 22–24 | 13,512 | [8]
Sat 13 Apr | 6 |  Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 10–17 | 32,671 | [9]
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Fri 26 Apr | 7 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | 12–20 | 20,510 | [10]
Fri 3 May | 8 |  Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 12–26 | 39,111 | [11]
Fri 10 May | 9 |  North Queensland Cowboys | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–10 | 15,972 | [12]
Fri 17 May | 10 |  Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 54–10 | 19,719 | [13]
Mon 27 May | 11 |  Cronulla Sharks | Sharks Stadium, Woolooware | 12–14 | 12,243 | [14]
Sat 1 Jun | 12 |  Newcastle Knights | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 25–18 | 13,225 | [15]
| 13 | Bye |  |  |  |
Sun 16 Jun | 14 |  Gold Coast Titans | Barlow Park, Cairns (Home Game) | 30–24 | 16,118 | [16]
Sun 23 Jun | 15 |  Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Away Game) | 10–30 | 17,077 | [17]
Fri 28 Jun | 16 |  Canberra Raiders | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 32–2 | 11,167 | [18]
Sun 7 Jul | 17 |  New Zealand Warriors | NIB Stadium, Perth (Home Game) | 30–13 | 20,221 | [19]
| 18 | Bye |  |  |  |
Mon 22 Jul | 19 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 18–22 | 14,571 | [20]
Sat 27 Jul | 20 |  Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Robina | 32–4 | 20,392 | [21]
Sat 3 Aug | 21 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | 12–30 | 13,045 | [22]
Fri 9 Aug | 22 |  Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 8–26 | 21,244 | [23]
Fri 16 Aug | 23 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford (Home Game) | 22–10 | 20,060 | [24]
Fri 23 Aug | 24 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–20 | 29,571 | [25]
Sat 31 Aug | 25 |  Wests Tigers | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 18–32 | 14,891 | [26]
Fri 6 Sep | 26 |  Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 12–24 | 59,708 | [27]
Legend:  Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye

## Finals Series[edit]

Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report

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Fri 13 Sep | Qualifying Final |  Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 20–10 | 21,609 | [28]
Fri 27 Sep | Preliminary Final |  Manly Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 20–30 | 44,546 | [29]
Legend:  Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye

## Ladder[edit]

2013 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40
2 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40
3 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37
4 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35
5 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32
6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30
7 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29
8 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28
9 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26
10 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26
11 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26
12 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25
13 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24
14 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18
15 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18
16 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14

## Transfers[edit]

Gains

Player | Gained From

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Jeff Lima |  Wigan Warriors
Ben Te'o |  Brisbane Broncos
Tom Burgess |  Bradford Bulls
Beau Champion |  Gold Coast Titans
Bryson Goodwin |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Losses

Player | Lost To

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Eddy Pettybourne |  Wests Tigers
Scott Geddes | Retired
Dave Taylor |  Gold Coast Titans
Fetuli Talanoa | Unknown

## Player statistics[edit]

Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points

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## Representative honours[edit]

Player | All Stars | Anzac Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations

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## References[edit]

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

Est. 1908 at Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales

The club|

* History
* Honours
* Players
* Coaches
* Records
* George Piggins Medal

Home grounds|

Current
Stadium Australia

Past
Sydney Sports Ground
Redfern Oval
Sydney Football Stadium

Culture|

* Charity Shield
* South Side Story
* Book of Feuds
* Ron Coote Cup
* Good Friday
* Return to Redfern
* South Sydney Leagues Club
* George Piggins Medal
* Souths Cares

Important figures|

* Arthur Hennessy
* Benny Wearing
* George Treweek
* Jack Rayner
* Clive Churchill
* John Sattler
* Bob McCarthy
* George Piggins
* Russell Crowe
* John Sutton
* Greg Inglis
* Sam Burgess

League|

Current
NRL

Past
NSWRL
ARL

Titles|

Premierships (21)
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1909
1914
1918
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1931
1932
1950
1951
1953
1954
1955
1967
1968
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1971
2014

Minor Premierships (21)
1908
1909
1914
1918
1925
1926
1927
1929
1932
1949
1950
1951
1953
1968
1969
1970
1989

World Club Challenge (1)
2015

Seasons (113)|

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Other competitions|

Current
NRL Nines
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Jersey Flegg Cup
SG Ball Cup
Harold Matthews Cup
Tarsha Gale Cup

Past
City Cup
Amco Cup
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Affiliations|

* South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League

Past
North Sydney Bears
Newtown Jets

Related articles|

* The Burrow
* Reggie the Rabbit

South Sydney were excluded from the National Rugby League for the 2000 and 2001 seasons

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International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* World Cup
* Festival
* Women's
* Squads
* Final
* Asian Cup
* Anzac Test
* Pacific Test

European Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* International Origin
* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* RFL Championship
* Results
* Championship 1
* Results
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* Championship Cup
* Women's Challenge Cup

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Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* London Broncos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Widnes Vikings
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* North Wales Crusaders

Australian Rugby League Commission|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* 2013 NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* National Youth Competition
* Results
* Queensland Cup
* New South Wales Cup

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards
* All Stars match
* Northern Pride

Other domestic competitions|

* New Zealand
* South Africa
* Rhino Cup
* United States
* AMNRL
* USARL
* Papua New Guinea

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Games played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[B]: Bye
*[PF]: Points for (total points scored)
*[PA]: Points against (total points conceded)
*[PD]: Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)
*[Pts]: Competition points