2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
Rugby league team season
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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.
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultPreliminary Final
2018 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 582; against: 437
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||
| ||||
Squad movements
Gains
| Player | Signed from | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Nicholls |  Melbourne Storm |
[1] |
| Dane Gagai |  Newcastle Knights |
[2] |
Losses
Ladder
| 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
| 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
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
| 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
Domestic
International
| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 (Women's) | 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 |