2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

Rugby league team season

2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

NRL Rank| 3rd
Play-off result| Preliminary Final
2018 record| Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scored| For: 582; against: 437
Team information
CEO| Shane Richardson
Head Coach| Anthony Seibold
Captain|

* Greg Inglis

Stadium| ANZ Stadium
Optus Stadium (Round 1 only)
Central Coast Stadium (Round 7 only)
Barlow Park (Round 16 only)
Glen Willow Oval (Charity Shield only)
Avg. attendance| 17,351 (Regular Season) 36,625 (Finals)
High attendance| 38,824 (vs. New Zealand Warriors in round 1 of Regular Season) 48,188 (vs. St George Illawarra Dragons in week 2 of Finals)
Top scorers
Tries| Robert Jennings (19)
Goals| Adam Reynolds (91)
Points| Adam Reynolds (207)
| ← 2017 | List of seasons | 2019 →

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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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Mark Nicholls |  Melbourne Storm | [1]
Dane Gagai |  Newcastle Knights | [2]

### Losses

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Damien Cook | Sam Burgess | John Sutton | Adam Doueihi | Damien Cook | Damien Cook | Maddie Studdon | Chloe Caldwell & Grace Uluiburotu | Chloe Caldwell & Taleena Simon

## References

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

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

The club|

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

Home grounds|

Current
Stadium Australia

Past
Sydney Sports Ground
Redfern Oval
Sydney Football Stadium

Culture|

* Charity Shield
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* Book of Feuds
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Important figures|

* Arthur Hennessy
* Benny Wearing
* George Treweek
* Jack Rayner
* Clive Churchill
* John Sattler
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* George Piggins
* Russell Crowe
* John Sutton
* Greg Inglis
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NRL

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1909
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1932
1950
1951
1953
1954
1955
1967
1968
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1971
2014

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1908
1909
1914
1918
1925
1926
1927
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1932
1949
1950
1951
1953
1968
1969
1970
1989

World Club Challenge (1)
2015

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City Cup
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Affiliations|

* South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League

Past
North Sydney Bears
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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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* World Club Challenge
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