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The 2020 season is the 113th 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 2020 Telstra Premiership.

NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultpreliminary Final
2020 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 521; against: 352
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2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultpreliminary Final
2020 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 521; against: 352
Team information
CEOBlake Solly
Head CoachWayne Bennett (First Grade)
Ben Rogers (Reserve Grade)
Joe O'Callaghan (Under-20s)
Dean Widders (Women)
Wayne Collins (Under-18s)
Gavin Sheehan (Under-16s)
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium (Round 1, 0-0)
Bankwest Stadium (Round 3
Top scorers
Tries (tries)
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Squad movements

Players

Gains

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Player Signed from Until Reference
Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans 2024 [3]
Jed Cartwright Penrith Panthers 2023 [4]
Troy Dargan Brisbane Broncos 2021 [5]
Edene Gebbie Wynnum Manly Seagulls [6]
CJ Mundine St George Illawarra Dragons [7]
James Roberts Brisbane Broncos [8]
Jaydn Su'A [9]
Latrell Mitchell Sydney Roosters [10]
Jack Johns Newcastle Knights 2020 [5]
Steven Marsters St George Illawarra Dragons [11]
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Losses

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Player 2020 club Reference
Adam Doueihi Wests Tigers [12]
Bryson Goodwin Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [13]
Connor Tracey [14]
Mawene Hiroti
Dean Britt Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs [15]
George Burgess Wigan Warriors [16]
Rhys Kennedy Brisbane Broncos [17]
Billy Brittain St George Illawarra Dragons [18]
Jacob Gagan Released
Kyle Turner
Sam Burgess Retired [19]
Greg Inglis [20]
Ethan Lowe [21]
John Sutton [22]
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Re-signings

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Player Signed until Reference
Cameron Murray 2025 [23]
Campbell Graham 2024 [24]
Hame Sele 2023 [25]
Liam Knight [26]
Thomas Burgess [27]
Alex Johnston 2022 [28]
Blake Taaffe [29]
Jaxson Paulo
Lachlan Ilias
Lachlan Gale [30]
Braidon Burns 2021 [31]
Dean Hawkins [32]
Keaon Koloamatangi
Steven Marsters [33]
Mark Nicholls [34]
Peter Mamouzelos [29]
Bayley Sironen [33]
Tevita Tatola [35]
Ethan Lowe
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Coaching staff

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Name Position Team Reference
Wayne Bennett Head coach First Grade (NRL) [36][37]
Jason Demetriou Assistant coach
Greg Inglis Development coach NRL and All Pathway Teams
John Sutton
Ben Rogers Head coach Reserve Grade (Canterbury Cup)
Joe O'Callaghan Under-20's (Jersey Flegg Cup)
Dean Widders Women's (NSW Women's Premiership)
Wayne Collins Under-18's (S.G. Ball Cup)
Gavin Sheehan Under-16's (Harold Matthews Cup)
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Preseason

NRL Nines

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Round Date Time Opponent Venue Score Tries Bonus Tries Goals References
1 14 February 2020 18:40 Wests Tigers HBF Park, Perth 8–17 Graham, Gebbie Taaffe (0/1), Ilias (0/1) [38][39]
2 15 February 2020 15:55 Canberra Raiders HBF Park, Perth 29–8 Taaffe, Ilias, Graham, Gagai, Goodwin J. Cook Taaffe (1/3), Gagai (1/2), Ilias (0/1) [38]
Quarter-Finals 15 February 2020 18:55 North Queensland Cowboys HBF Park, Perth 6–20 Paulo Ilias (1/1) [40]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw
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Preseason trials

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Date Time Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Notes References
29 February 2020 19:50 St George Illawarra Dragons Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee 26–12 Graham, Mago, Sironen, Koloamatangi, Johnston Reynolds (0/1), Taaffe (3/4) 37th Charity Shield [41][42][43]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw
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Regular season

Home games in bold.[44]

More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Field goals Attendance Notes References
1 14 March 2020 17:30 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ANZ Stadium, Sydney 22–18 Reynolds, Graham, Lowe Reynolds (5/5) 6,235 Bushfire Appeal Round [45][46]
2 20 March 2020 20:05 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 18–22 Graham, Walker, Johnston Reynolds (3/4) 0 Round 2 of the NRL season was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [47][48]
3 29 May 2020 19:55 Sydney Roosters Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 12–28 Murray, Burgess Reynolds (2/2) 0 2020 Ron Coote Cup [49][50]
4 5 June 2020 19:55 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne 8–22 Johnston Reynolds (2/2) 0 [51][52]
5 13 June 2020 15:00 Gold Coast Titans Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 32–12 Gagai (2), Mitchell, Johnston, Burns Reynolds (6/6) ? [53][54]
6 19 June 2020 18:00 New Zealand Warriors Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 40–12 Johnston (2), Graham, Reynolds, Burns, Walker, Cook Reynolds (6/7) ? Beanie for Brain Cancer Round [55][56]
7 25 June 2020 19:50 Penrith Panthers Jubilee Stadium, Sydney 12–20 Sironen, Johnston Reynolds (2/2) ? [57][58]
8 5 July 2020 16:05 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 26–10 Johnston, Su'A, Walker, Gagai Reynolds (5/5) ? [59][60]
9 10 July 2020 19:55 Wests Tigers Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 18–10 Gagai (3), Roberts Reynolds (1/5) ? [61][62]
10 18 July 2020 17:30 Newcastle Knights Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 18–20 Cook (2), Nicholls Reynolds (3/3) ? [63][64]
11 25 July 2020 19:50 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium, Canberra 12–18 Gagai, Reynolds Reynolds (2/2) ? [65][66]
12 30 July 2020 19:50 St George Illawarra Dragons Jubilee Stadium, Sydney 32–24 Johnston (3), Walker (2), Mitchell Mitchell (4/7) 2,719 Indigenous Round [67][68]
13 7 August 2020 19:50 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Sydney 28–10 Gagai, Reynolds, Nicholls, Burgess Reynolds (6/7) 2,919 [69][70]
14 15 August 2020 17:30 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville 31–30 Johnston (2), Reynolds, Gagai, Graham Reynolds (5/6) Reynolds (1/1) 7,611 [71][72]
15 22 August 2020 19:35 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney 56–16 Johnston (2), Graham (2), Mitchell (2), Marsters, Tatola, Murray Reynolds (9/9), Mitchell (1/1) 4,712 [73][74]
16 27 August 2020 19:50 Parramatta Eels Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 38–0 Graham (2), Allan, Paulo, Walker, Su'A, Reynolds Reynolds (5/7) Reynolds (0/1) 7,012 [75][76]
17 4 September 2020 19:55 Melbourne Storm ANZ Stadium, Sydney 16–22 Graham, Walker Reynolds (4/4) ? [77][78]
18 10 September 2020 19:50 Wests Tigers Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 26–24 Graham (2), Gagai, Allan Reynolds (5/5) 3,801 [79][80]
19 17 September 2020 19:50 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 16–26 Paulo, Graham, Johnston Reynolds (2/3) 4,859 Women in League Round [81][82]
20 25 September 2020 19:55 Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium, Sydney 60–8 Johnston (5), Walker (2), Graham, Allan, Murray Reynolds (10/12) 7,958 2020 Ron Coote Cup [83][84]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye
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Finals

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Round Date Time Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Field goals Attendance References
Elimination Final 4 October 2020 16:05 Newcastle Knights ANZ Stadium, Sydney 46–20 Johnston (2), Tatola (2), Allan, Walker, Murray, Cook Reynolds (6/8), Gagai (1/1) 17,212 [85][86]
Semi-Final 10 October 2020 19:50 Parramatta Eels Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 38–24 Paulo (2), Knight, Murray, Sironen, Cook Reynolds (7/7) 14,510 [87][88]
Preliminary Final 17 October 2020 19:50 Penrith Panthers ANZ Stadium, Sydney 16–20 Johnston, Gagai, Allan Reynolds (2/4) 30,116 [89][90]
Legend:   Win   Loss
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Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (M) 20 18 1 1 0 537 238 +299 37 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm (P) 20 16 0 4 0 534 276 +258 32
3 Parramatta Eels 20 15 0 5 0 392 288 +104 30
4 Sydney Roosters 20 14 0 6 0 552 322 +230 28
5 Canberra Raiders 20 14 0 6 0 445 317 +128 28
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 12 0 8 0 521 352 +169 24
7 Newcastle Knights 20 11 1 8 0 421 374 +47 23
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 10 0 10 0 480 480 0 20
9 Gold Coast Titans 20 9 0 11 0 346 463 −117 18
10 New Zealand Warriors 20 8 0 12 0 343 458 −115 16
11 Wests Tigers 20 7 0 13 0 440 505 −65 14
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 7 0 13 0 378 452 −74 14
13 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20 7 0 13 0 375 509 −134 14
14 North Queensland Cowboys 20 5 0 15 0 368 520 −152 10
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 3 0 17 0 282 504 −222 6
16 Brisbane Broncos (W) 20 3 0 17 0 268 624 −356 6
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2020. Source: 2020 NRL Ladder
(M) Minor premiers; (P) Premiers; (W) Wooden spoon

Player statistics

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2020 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Player Statistics
Player Games Tries Try assists Goals Goal kicking % Field goals Points Runs Run metres Line breaks Tackle breaks Offloads Kicks Kick metres Tackles
Corey Allan 10 5 7 0 – 0 20 151 1,348 9 24 4 3 24 33
Tom Amone 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 30 262 0 2 0 0 0 50
Thomas Burgess 23 2 0 0 – 0 8 337 3,111 4 27 8 1 13 524
Braidon Burns 8 2 0 0 – 0 8 84 763 2 17 7 4 102 96
Jed Cartwright 6 0 0 0 – 0 0 41 402 0 7 2 0 0 49
Damien Cook 23 5 10 0 – 0 20 120 1,425 8 52 13 17 190 969
Troy Dargan 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 11 71 0 1 1 9 287 29
Kurt Dillon 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 11 77 0 1 0 0 0 11
Dane Gagai 19 11 0 1 100 0 46 258 2,461 18 65 6 5 41 195
Campbell Graham 21 13 2 0 – 0 52 295 2,633 15 56 5 5 51 353
Jack Johns 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 15 118 0 1 0 0 0 36
Alex Johnston 22 23 2 0 – 0 92 217 2,250 24 55 7 5 86 79
Liam Knight 19 1 0 0 – 0 4 226 1,965 1 14 20 0 0 422
Keaon Koloamatangi 14 0 0 0 – 0 0 145 1,432 0 5 5 0 0 205
Ethan Lowe 10 1 1 0 – 0 4 80 614 0 0 2 0 0 260
Patrick Mago 12 0 0 0 – 0 0 76 763 0 13 2 0 0 114
Steven Marsters 5 1 1 0 – 0 4 41 326 2 8 2 1 11 59
Latrell Mitchell 14 4 15 5 62 0 26 123 1,190 4 50 5 14 295 48
Cameron Murray 23 5 5 0 – 0 20 243 1,996 4 28 29 3 27 843
Mark Nicholls 19 2 2 0 – 0 8 172 1,551 2 16 3 0 0 358
Jaxson Paulo 13 4 3 0 – 0 16 161 1,373 9 24 12 5 49 69
Adam Reynolds 23 6 11 98 85 1 221 65 485 5 30 8 292 8,717 328
James Roberts 6 1 1 0 – 0 4 44 489 4 16 2 1 21 73
Hame Sele 10 0 0 0 – 0 0 83 856 0 3 1 0 0 142
Bayley Sironen 19 2 0 0 – 0 8 164 1,317 1 12 1 0 0 435
Jaydn Su'A 21 2 1 0 – 0 8 225 1,817 0 38 17 1 13 499
Tevita Tatola 21 3 0 0 – 0 12 265 2,234 5 25 4 0 0 481
Cody Walker 21 10 24 0 – 0 40 156 1,409 18 68 14 87 2,001 332
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Source:[91]

Red and Green Ball

More information George Piggins Medal, Jack Rayner Players' Player Award ...
George Piggins Medal Jack Rayner Players' Player Award Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year John Sattler Rookie of the Year Albert Clift Award Roy Asotasi Members' Choice Award The Burrow Appreciation Award
Cody Walker Cody Walker Damien Cook Keaon Koloamatangi Brian Stow Adam Reynolds Thomas Burgess
References:[92][93][94][95][96][97][98]
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Representative honours

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Pos. Player Team Call-up References
N/A Damien Cook New South Wales Blues Pre-Season NSW Preparations [99]
N/A Cameron Murray
N/A James Roberts
N/A Cody Walker
N/A Campbell Graham Emerging Blues
N/A Liam Knight
IC Alex Johnston Indigenous All Stars 2020 All Stars Match [100] FB Latrell Mitchell
CE James Roberts
HK Damien Cook New South Wales Blues 2020 State of Origin Series [101]
IC Cameron Murray
FE, IC Cody Walker
CO Wayne Bennett Queensland Maroons [102]
FB Corey Allan [103]
CE Dane Gagai
SR, IC Jaydn Su'A
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  • Bold denotes players who captained their respective teams.
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