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, they finished 10th out of 16 teams and so failed to reach the play-offs.
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.
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.

Pre season

The Rabbitohs played three pre-season games in 2009.

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreAttendanceReport
15 March1 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney52–1224,486
20 March2 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, Sydney8–1420,871
29 March3 Newcastle KnightsBluetongue Stadium, Central Coast22–1215,277
5 April4 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland22–1619,386
13 April5 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney12–1422,775
18 April6 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesANZ Stadium, Sydney8–2414,225
24 April7 Cronulla SharksANZ Stadium, Sydney32–2611,208
2 May8 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast14–22
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

Ladder

Kit and Sponsors

National Australia Bank

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

DeLonghi

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

V8 Supercars Australia

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

Virgin Blue

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

2009 squad



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Player statistics

Representative honours