2011 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

NRL Rank

First Grade

2011 record

Wins: 11; Draws: 0; Losses: 12

Points scored

For: 531; Against: 562

Team information

CEO

Shane Richardson

Coach

John Lang

Captain

Roy Asotasi
Michael Crocker

Stadium

ANZ Stadium

Avg. Attend.

17,990

Top scorers

Tries

Nathan Merritt (23)

Goals

Chris Sandow (82)

Points

Chris Sandow (195)

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The 2011 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 102nd in South Sydney Rabbitohs's history.

They competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership coached by John Lang and captained by Roy Asotasi. The Rabbitohs placed 10th on the competition ladder, after losing a sudden death match against the Knights in Round 26.

The season was the last in the career of coach John Lang, concluding a coaching career spanning 20 years.

Individually, Nathan Merritt received the Dally M Try Scorer of the Year award, finishing equal with the Bulldog's Ben Barba on 23 tries. Chris Sandow received the Dally M Point Scorer of the Year award, after scoring 195 points over the year.

Pre Season

In the pre-season the Rabbitohs defeated Newtown in the annual Return to Redfern, before losing to St. George Illawarra in the Charity Shield. Their final trial match against the Titans resulted in a loss.

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance
5 February	Return to Redfern	Newtown Jets	ATP Performance Centre, Redfern	10 – 4	5,000
13 February	Charity Shield	St. George Illawarra Dragons	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	10 – 32	19,267
19 February	Coffs Harbour Trial	Gold Coast Titans	BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour	4– 42	6,125
Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw

Regular Season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Attendance
Fri 11 March	1	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	29 – 40	28,703
Sun 20 March	2	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	19 – 28	18,271
Fri 25 March	3	Parramatta Eels	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	32 – 18	22,153
Fri 1 April	4	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast	32 – 30	18,108
Fri 8 April	5	Wests Tigers	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	6 – 30	22,677
Mon 18 April	6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	0 – 16	22,771
Sat 23 April	7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	24 – 36	22,352
Fri 29 April	8	Cronulla Sharks	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	31 – 12	9,363
	9	BYE
Sat 14 May	10	Wests Tigers	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	29 – 18	18,245
Sun 22 May	11	New Zealand Warriors	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	6 – 12	16,872
Mon 30 May	12	Penrith Panthers	Centrebet Stadium, Penrith	10 – 22	5,703
Sun 5 June	13	Melbourne Storm	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	6 – 16	11,528
	14	BYE
Fri 17 June	15	Gold Coast Titans	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	31 – 8	8,021
Fri 24 June	16	Brisbane Broncos	nib Stadium, Perth	16 – 12	15,371
Sun 3 July	17	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Stadium, Cronulla	4 – 26	18,829
Sun 10 July	18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Manly	22 – 36	19,856
Sat 16 July	19	Sydney Roosters	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	21 – 20	14,671
Sun 24 July	20	New Zealand Warriors	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	16 – 48	11,208
Sun 31 July	21	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	34 – 24	18,980
Mon 8 August	22	Parramatta Eels	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	56 – 6	13,908
Sun 14 August	23	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	47 – 18	12,150
Fri 19 August	24	North Queensland Cowboys	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	26 – 24	11,208
Sun 28 August	25	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	10 – 22	40,094
Fri 2 September	26	Newcastle Knights	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle	24 – 42	30,729
Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye

Ladder

2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	19	-	5	2	521	308	213	42
2	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)	24	18	-	6	2	539	331	208	40
3	Brisbane Broncos	24	18	-	6	2	511	372	139	40
4	Wests Tigers	24	15	-	9	2	519	430	89	34
5	St George Illawarra Dragons	24	14	1	9	2	483	341	142	33
6	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	-	10	2	504	393	111	32
7	North Queensland Cowboys	24	14	-	10	2	532	480	52	32
8	Newcastle Knights	24	12	-	12	2	478	443	35	28
9	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	12	-	12	2	449	489	-40	28
10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	11	-	13	2	531	562	-31	26
11	Sydney Roosters	24	10	-	14	2	417	500	-83	24
12	Penrith Panthers	24	9	-	15	2	430	517	-87	22
13	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	7	-	17	2	428	557	-129	18
14	Parramatta Eels	24	6	1	17	2	385	538	-153	17
15	Canberra Raiders	24	6	-	18	2	423	623	-200	16
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	-	18	2	363	629	-266	16

Statistics

Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points
John Sutton	3	0	0	12
Nathan Merritt	23	0	0	92
Greg Inglis	8	0	0	32
Eddy Pettybourne	3	0	0	12
Chris Sandow	6	78	7	187
Rhys Wesser	6	0	0	24
Fetuli Talanoa	4	0	0	16
Michael Crocker	1	0	0	4
Dylan Farrell	12	0	0	48
Issac Luke	3	2	0	16
David Taylor	3	0	0	12
Chris McQueen	8	0	0	32
James Roberts	5	0	0	20
Jason Clark	1	0	0	4
Nathan Peats	1	0	0	4
Ben Ross	1	0	0	4
Shaune Corrigan	1	0	0	4

Kit and Sponsors

Star City Casino

The Star City Casino is the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.

DeLonghi

DeLonghi are again the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2011 Telstra Premiership.

V8 Supercars Australia

V8 Supercars are the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.

Kenwood

Kenwood are the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.

playing kit

Period	Kit manufacturer	Naming rights	Shorts sponsor	Youth team sponsor
2011	ISC	The Star and De'Longhi	Alcatel One Touch	Souths Cares

Squad

The following list comprises players who are in the Rabbitohs full-time first-grade squad for the 2011 season in the NRL Telstra Premiership.

South Sydney Rabbitohs

First team squad

Coaching staff

Head coach

John Lang

Assistant coaches

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain
(gk) Goal kicker
Injured

Updated: 21 July 2011
Source(s): Rabbitohs Squad, Rugby League Project

Transfers

Gains

Player	Gained From
Greg Inglis	Melbourne Storm
George Burgess	Bradford Bulls - Super League
Luke Burgess	Leeds Rhinos - Super League (Mid-Season)

Losses

Player	Lost To
Colin Best	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Luke Capewell	Gold Coast Titans
Jaiman Lowe	Melbourne Storm
Beau Champion	Melbourne Storm
Jamie Simpson	Huddersfield Giants - Super League

Player Statistics

Player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points

–	–	–	–	–	–

Representative Honours

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

References

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Est. 1908 at Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales

The club	History Honours Players Coaches Records Representatives Results

Home grounds	Current ANZ Stadium Past Sydney Sports Ground Redfern Oval Sydney Football Stadium

Culture	Charity Shield South Side Story Book of Feuds Ron Coote Cup Rivalries Return to Redfern South Sydney Leagues Club Red and Green Ball George Piggins Medal Souths Cares Rabbitohs Hall Of Fame

Important figures	Arthur Hennessy Benny Wearing George Treweek Jack Rayner Clive Churchill John Sattler Bob McCarthy George Piggins Russell Crowe

League	Current NRL Past NSWRL ARL

Titles	Premierships – 21 1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1931 1932 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1967 1968 1970 1971 2014

Seasons (105)	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League North Sydney Bears

Related articles	The Burrow Reggie the Rabbit South Sydney Central

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Competitions	International Origin Super League Results Grand Final RFL Championship Championship 1 Challenge Cup National League Cup

Teams	Bradford Bulls Castleford Tigers Catalans Dragons Crusaders Harlequins Huddersfield Giants Hull FC Hull KR Leeds Rhinos Salford City Reds St Helens Wakefield Wildcats Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League

Competitions	State of Origin 2011 NRL season Results Grand Final Toyota Cup Results Queensland Cup New South Wales Cup Legends of Origin charity match

By club	Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Gold Coast Titans Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne Storm Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers

Related articles	Dally M Awards All Stars match Northern Pride

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