2009 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2009 South Sydney Rabbitohs season in Australian rugby league was the 100th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership, and despite being in 1st position at some points during the year and scoring over 500 points in a season for the first time,[1] they finished 10th out of 16 teams and so failed to reach the play-offs.

2009 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank10th (out of 16)
Play-off resultN/A
2009 recordWins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 566; against: 549
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
CoachJason Taylor
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium
Top scorers
TriesNathan Merritt (19)
GoalsChris Sandow (60)
PointsChris Sandow (133)
< 2008 2010 >

In Round 25, South Sydney defeated the minor premiers St. George Illawarra Dragons 41 to 6. This is the only loss greater than 20 points the Dragons have suffered since Wayne Bennett's inception as coach.

John Sutton was awarded the George Piggins Medal for Souths player of the year.[2]

On the ensuing 'Mad Monday', coach Jason Taylor and forward David Fa'alogo were involved in a drunken altercation and both sacked from the club. This prompted the club's co-owner Russell Crowe to write an 800-word letter of apology to a Sydney newspaper.[3]

Pre season

The Rabbitohs played three pre-season games in 2009.

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreAttendanceReport
8 FebruaryReturn to Redfern Wests TigersATP Performance Centre, Redfern26–305,000[4]
14 FebruaryCoffs Harbour Trial Penrith PanthersBCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour38–4[5]
28 FebruaryCharity Shield St. George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, Sydney18–625,871[6]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season


DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreAttendanceReport
15 March1 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney52–1224,486[7]
20 March2 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, Sydney8–1420,871
29 March3 Newcastle KnightsBluetongue Stadium, Central Coast22–1215,277[8]
5 April4 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland22–1619,386[9]
13 April5 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney12–1422,775[10]
18 April6 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesANZ Stadium, Sydney8–2414,225[11]
24 April7 Cronulla SharksANZ Stadium, Sydney32–2611,208[12]
2 May8 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast14–22[13]
9BYE
17 May10 Wests TigersSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney23–2229,970
22 May11 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, Sydney16–1610,670
1 June12 Canberra RaidersANZ Stadium, Sydney18–349,805
6 June13 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville12–46
13 June14 Melbourne Stormnib Stadium, Perth22–2815,198
15BYE
29 June16 Newcastle KnightsAusgrid Stadium, Newcastle20–2514,204
4 July17 Wests TigersANZ Stadium, Sydney20–5414,856
10 July18 Penrith PanthersANZ Stadium, Sydney36–129,017
17 July19 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane44–1250,109
27 July20 Sydney RoostersANZ Stadium, Sydney40–2011,031
2 August21 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney18–2624,217
8 August22 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Manly36–2215,702
14 August23 Gold Coast TitansANZ Stadium, Sydney14–2211,977
22 August24 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium, Penrith10–4014,214
29 August25 St. George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, Sydney41–619,218
5 September26 Cronulla SharksToyota Stadium, Cronulla26–2414,879

Statistics
PlayerTriesGoalsField GoalsTotal Points
Nathan Merritt190177
Fetuli Talanoa130052
Colin Best40016
Rhys Wesser1004
Eddy Pettybourne70028
Chris Sandow3601133
Issac Luke415046
Craig Wing61026
Luke Capewell60024
Beau Champion110044
David Kidwell1004
David Fa'alogo40016
Roy Asotasi1004
Luke Stuart1004
Michael Crocker2008
Jamie Simpson90036
John Sutton50020
David Tyrrell1004
Chris McQueen2008
Junior Vaivai1004
Ben Lowe1004
Scott Geddes1004

Ladder
2009 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2417072548329+21938
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2418062575428+147381
3 Gold Coast Titans 2416082514467+4736
4 Melbourne Storm 2414192505348+15733
5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102549459+9032
6 Brisbane Broncos 24140102511566−5532
7 Newcastle Knights 24130112508491+1730
8 Parramatta Eels 24121112476473+329
9 Wests Tigers 24120122558483+7528
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24111122566549+1727
11 Penrith Panthers 24111122515589−7427
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24110132558474+8426
13 Canberra Raiders 2490152489520−3122
14 New Zealand Warriors 2472152377565−18820
15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192359568−20914
16 Sydney Roosters 2450192382681−29914

1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.

Kit and Sponsors

National Australia Bank

The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2009 Telstra Premiership.

DeLonghi

DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2009 Telstra Premiership.

V8 Supercars Australia

V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2009 Telstra Premiership.

Virgin Blue

Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2009 Telstra Premiership.

2009 squad
No. Position Player
PR Roy Asotasi (c)
CE Colin Best
FE Luke Capewell
CE Beau Champion
PR Kane Cleal
CE Shaune Corrigan
SR Michael Crocker
PR Garrett Crossman
SR David Fa'alogo
HK Beau Falloon
PR Scott Geddes
PR Michael Greenfield
SR David Kidwell
LK Ben Lowe
No. Position Player
PR Jaiman Lowe
HK Issac Luke
SR Shannan McPherson
WG Chris McQueen
WG Nathan Merritt
SR Eddy Pettybourne
HB Chris Sandow
CE Jamie Simpson
SR Luke Stuart
LK John Sutton
WG Fetuli Talanoa
SR David Tyrrell
FB Rhys Wesser
HB Craig Wing

Source:

Player statistics
PlayerAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsTotal Points
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Representative honours
PlayerAll StarsAnzac TestPacific TestCity / CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Four Nations

References
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  2. 4th Annual Report Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
  3. "No room for any sympathy by Russell Crowe/". The Daily Telegraph.
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