2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
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The 2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 101st in the club's history. It competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership and finished 9th out of 16 teams, only just missing out on a place in the finals. The coach of the club was John Lang and club captain was Roy Asotasi.
Pre-season
The South Sydney Rabbitohs pre-season schedule began with a return to spiritual home Redfern Oval on Sunday 7 February, with the Rabbitohs winning 42–12 over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. English Recruit Sam Burgess picked up his first try in Rabbitohs colours; Adam Reynolds, Jason Clark, Brock Molan, Kennedy Pettybourne, Josh Mansour, Curtis Johnston and Matt Mundine each scored a try.[1]
Two weeks later the Rabbitohs took their pre-season to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales to play the Gold Coast Titans at BCU International Stadium in front of 5,500 supporters. The Titans took the match 28–22. Luke Capewell grabbed a double, while Issac Luke and Junior Vaivai scored the other two tries.[2]
The Rabbitohs then took part in the traditional Charity Shield clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons. The Rabbitohs retained the Charity Shield after a 26–26 draw. Fetuli Fetuli Talanoa grabbed a treble; and Ben Lowe and Nathan Merritt scored the other two tries.[3]
Results
Home team | Score | Away team | Crowd | Ground |
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South Sydney Rabbitohs | 48–12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 5,000 | Redfern Oval |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22–26 | Gold Coast Titans | 5,550 | BCU International Stadium |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 -26 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 27,221 | ANZ Stadium |
Regular season
Results
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Tries | Goals | F. Goals | Attendance |
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14 Mar, 15:00 | Round 1 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 10–36 | Merritt (2) | Luke (1con) | 23,149 | |
21 Mar, 15:00 | Round 2 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 18–19 | Champion (2), Tyrell | Luke (1con) | 10,943 | |
28 Mar, 15:00 | Round 3 | ![]() | Toyota Stadium, Woolooware | 30–8 | Champion (2), Best, Burgess, Luke | Luke (4con), Sandow (1con) | 10,741 | |
2 Apr, 20:35 | Round 4 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 38–16 | Burgess (2), Champion (2), Sandow, Merritt, Luke | Luke (3con), Sandow (2con) | 30,120 | |
11 Apr, 15:00 | Round 5 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast | 28–10 | Merritt (2), Champion, Talanoa, Wesser | Luke (4con) | 16,098 | |
16–19 Apr | Round 6 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 8–22 | Talanoa, Best | 25,152 | ||
23–26 Apr | Round 7 | ![]() | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 26–24 | Sutton, Merritt, Luke, Taylor, Wesser | Sandow (2con), Luke (1con) | 13,145 | |
30 Apr – 3 May | Round 8 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 22–30 | Champion (2), Taylor, Luke | Luke (3con) | 15,459 | |
Round 9 | BYE | |||||||
14–17 May | Round 10 | ![]() | SCG, Sydney | 50–10 | Merritt (3), Champion (2), Taylor, Sandow, Best, Talanoa | Luke (7con) | 30,685 | |
21–24 May | Round 11 | ![]() | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 24–26 | Talanoa (2), Best, Wesser | Luke (4con) | 13,235 | |
28–31 May | Round 12 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 42–22 | Wesser (2), Taylor, Sutton, Luke, Sandow, Champion | Luke (7con) | 11,108 | |
4–7 Jun | Round 13 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 32–4 | Champion (2), Merritt (2), Taylor, Talanoa, Luke | Luke (1con), Sandow (1con) | 9,688 | |
11–14 Jun | Round 14 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 22–50 | Merritt (2), Best, Lowe | Sandow (3con) | 30,311 | |
11–14 Jun | Round 15 | ![]() | Brookvale Oval, Brookvale | 25–26 | Luke (2), Wesser, Sandow | Luke (3con) | Sandow (1fieldgoal) | 11,661 |
25–28 Jun | Round 16 | ![]() | NIB Stadium | 16–14 | Talanoa (2), Sandow | Luke (2con) | 13,164 | |
Round 17 | BYE | |||||||
9–12 Jul | Round 18 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 14–18 | Falloon, Talanoa | Sandow (3con) | 18,424 | |
16–19 Jul | Round 19 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 13–16 | Asotasi, Sutton | Sandow(2con) | Sandow (1fieldgoal) | 22,238 |
23–26 Jul | Round 20 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 38–28 | Talanoa (2), Merritt, Simpson, Pettybourne, Falloon, Sandow | Sandow (5con) | 13,895 | |
30 Jul – 2 Aug | Round 21 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 12–32 | Sandow (2) | Luke (2con) | ||
6–9 Aug | Round 22 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 34–30 | Farrell (3), Talanoa, Wesser, Sutton | Sandow (5con) | 23,298 | |
13–16 Aug | Round 23 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 16–18 | Merritt (2), Capewell | Luke (2con) | ||
20–23 Aug | Round 24 | ![]() | CUA Stadium, Penrith | 18–54 | Capewell, Wesser, Farrell | Sandow (3con) | ||
27–30 Aug | Round 25 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 24–14 | Wesser, Lowe, Luke, Taylor | Sandow (4con) | ||
3–6 Sep | Round 26 | ![]() | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 38–24 |
Ladder
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Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 01 |
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[4]
Kit and Sponsors
National Australia Bank
The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi
DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars Australia
V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Current squad
The following list comprises players who were in the Rabbitohs full-time first-grade squad for the 2010 season in the NRL Telstra Premiership.
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Player statistics
Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
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Representative honours
Player | All Stars | Anzac Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations |
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References
- ^ "Rabbitohs 42 Defeat Sea Eagles 12 at RTR - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs". Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "UPDATED: Titans 28 Defeat Rabbitohs 22 in Coffs Harbour Trial Match - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Rabbitohs Retain Charity Shield - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs". Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian