2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 9th | |||
2010 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 456; against: 379 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Shane Richardson | |||
Coach | John Lang | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | ANZ Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 404,546 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Nathan Merritt 16 | |||
Goals | Issac Luke 46 | |||
Points | Issac Luke 124 | |||
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The 2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the: 101st in theββclub'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-seasonβ»
The South Sydney Rabbitohs pre-season schedule began with a returnββto spiritual home Redfern Oval on Sunday 7 February, with the Rabbitohs winning 42β12 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.
Two weeks later the Rabbitohs took their pre-seasonββto 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 28β22. Luke Capewell grabbed a double, while Issac Luke and Junior Vaivai scored the other two tries.
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 26β26 draw. Fetuli Fetuli Talanoa grabbed a treble; and Ben Lowe and Nathan Merritt scored the other two tries.
Resultsβ»
Home team | Score | Away team | Crowd | Ground |
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South Sydney Rabbitohs | 48β12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 5,000 | Redfern Oval |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22β26 | Gold Coast Titans | 5,550 | BCU International Stadium |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 -26 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 27,221 | ANZ Stadium |
Regular seasonβ»
Resultsβ»
Ladderβ»
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 | β27 | 26 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | β70 | 24 |
12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | β78 | 24 |
13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | β45 | 22 |
14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | β255 | 18 |
15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | β242 | 14 |
16 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0 |
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.
Kit and Sponsorsβ»
National Australia Bankβ»
The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghiβ»
DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars Australiaβ»
V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Virgin Blueβ»
Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2010 Telstra Premiership.
Current squadβ»
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 statisticsβ»
Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
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Representative honoursβ»
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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Referencesβ»
- ^ "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