2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank9th
2010 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 456; against: 379
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium
Avg. attendance404,546
Top scorers
TriesNathan Merritt 16
GoalsIssac Luke 46
PointsIssac Luke 124
< 2009 2011 >

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
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
14 Mar, 15:00 Round 1 Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium, Sydney 10–36 Merritt (2) Luke (1con) 23,149
21 Mar, 15:00 Round 2 Gold Coast Titans ANZ Stadium, Sydney 18–19 Champion (2), Tyrell Luke (1con) 10,943
28 Mar, 15:00 Round 3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Stadium, Woolooware 30–8 Champion (2), Best, Burgess, Luke Luke (4con), Sandow (1con) 10,741
2 Apr, 20:35 Round 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 38–16 Burgess (2), Champion (2), Sandow, Merritt, Luke Luke (3con), Sandow (2con) 30,120
11 Apr, 15:00 Round 5 Newcastle Knights Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast 28–10 Merritt (2), Champion, Talanoa, Wesser Luke (4con) 16,098
16–19 Apr Round 6 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium 8–22 Talanoa, Best 25,152
23–26 Apr Round 7 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra 26–24 Sutton, Merritt, Luke, Taylor, Wesser Sandow (2con), Luke (1con) 13,145
30 Apr – 3 May Round 8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium 22–30 Champion (2), Taylor, Luke Luke (3con) 15,459
Round 9 BYE
14–17 May Round 10 Wests Tigers SCG, Sydney 50–10 Merritt (3), Champion (2), Taylor, Sandow, Best, Talanoa Luke (7con) 30,685
21–24 May Round 11 New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 24–26 Talanoa (2), Best, Wesser Luke (4con) 13,235
28–31 May Round 12 Penrith Panthers ANZ Stadium 42–22 Wesser (2), Taylor, Sutton, Luke, Sandow, Champion Luke (7con) 11,108
4–7 Jun Round 13 North Queensland Cowboys ANZ Stadium 32–4 Champion (2), Merritt (2), Taylor, Talanoa, Luke Luke (1con), Sandow (1con) 9,688
11–14 Jun Round 14 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 22–50 Merritt (2), Best, Lowe Sandow (3con) 30,311
11–14 Jun Round 15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Brookvale 25–26 Luke (2), Wesser, Sandow Luke (3con) Sandow (1fieldgoal) 11,661
25–28 Jun Round 16 Melbourne Storm NIB Stadium 16–14 Talanoa (2), Sandow Luke (2con) 13,164
Round 17 BYE
9–12 Jul Round 18 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 14–18 Falloon, Talanoa Sandow (3con) 18,424
16–19 Jul Round 19 St George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium 13–16 Asotasi, Sutton Sandow(2con) Sandow (1fieldgoal) 22,238
23–26 Jul Round 20 New Zealand Warriors ANZ Stadium 38–28 Talanoa (2), Merritt, Simpson, Pettybourne, Falloon, Sandow Sandow (5con) 13,895
30 Jul – 2 Aug Round 21 Canterbury Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 12–32 Sandow (2) Luke (2con)
6–9 Aug Round 22 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium 34–30 Farrell (3), Talanoa, Wesser, Sutton Sandow (5con) 23,298
13–16 Aug Round 23 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne 16–18 Merritt (2), Capewell Luke (2con)
20–23 Aug Round 24 Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium, Penrith 18–54 Capewell, Wesser, Farrell Sandow (3con)
27–30 Aug Round 25 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium 24–14 Wesser, Lowe, Luke, Taylor Sandow (4con)
3–6 Sep Round 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong 38–24

Ladder

2010 NRL season
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) 24 17 0 7 2 518 299 +219 38
2 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 645 489 +156 34
3 Wests Tigers 24 15 0 9 2 537 503 +34 34
4 Gold Coast Titans 24 15 0 9 2 520 498 +22 34
5 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 2 539 486 +53 32
6 Sydney Roosters 24 14 0 10 2 559 510 +49 32
7 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 499 493 +6 30
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 545 510 +35 28
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 0 13 2 584 567 +17 26
10 Brisbane Broncos 24 11 0 13 2 508 535 −27 26
11 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 499 569 −70 24
12 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 2 413 491 −78 24
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 0 15 2 494 539 −45 22
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 7 0 17 2 354 609 −255 18
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 5 0 19 2 425 667 −242 14
16 Melbourne Storm 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.

No. Position Player

Roy Asotasi (C) – PR Colin Best – CE Sam Burgess – PR Luke Capewell – FE Beau Champion – CE Shaune Corrigan – CE Michael Crocker – SR Garrett Crossman – PR Jason Clark – LK Beau Falloon – HK Scott Geddes – PR Dylan Farrell – CE Ben Lowe – LK Jaiman Lowe – PR Issac Luke – HK

No. Position Player

Shannan McPherson – SR Chris McQueen – WG Nathan Merritt – WG Eddy Pettybourne – SR Ben Ross – PR Chris Sandow – HB Jamie Simpson – CE Craig Stapleton – PR Luke Stuart – SR John Sutton – FE Fetuli Talanoa – WG David Taylor – PR David Tyrrell – SR Taioalo Vaivai – CE Rhys Wesser – FB

Player statistics

Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points
– – – – – –

Representative honours

Player All Stars Anzac Test City / Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Rabbitohs Retain Charity Shield - The OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs". Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  4. ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
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