2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank9th
2023 recordWins: 12; losses: 12
Team information
CEOBlake Solly
Head CoachJason Demetriou
Captain
StadiumStadium Australia (8 games)
Barlow Park
Optus Stadium
Sunshine Coast Stadium (1 game each)
Avg. attendance19,734
High attendance36,263 v Roosters (Rd 27)
Low attendance8,378 v Dragons (Rd 15)
Top scorers
TriesAlex Johnston (21)
PointsLatrell Mitchell (143)
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The 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 114th in the history of the club. Coached by Jason Demetriou and captained by Cameron Murray, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership but did not qualify for the finals.

South Sydney became the first team since the introduction of the top 8 finals system to miss the finals after leading the competition after eleven rounds.[1]

Squad

The playing squad and coaching staff of the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2023 NRL season.[2]

South Sydney Rabbitohs 2023 squad
Top 30 NRL Squad - 2023 Season Development List Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 8 February 2023
Source(s): Rabbitohs Squad

Pre-Season

Main article: 2023 NRL pre-season results
Round 1: 10 February 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–30 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Gosford
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Carr  4'
Teaupa  11', 20'
Taaffe  45'
Subloo  71'
Goals:
Taaffe 4/5  5', 12', 21', 47'
Sin bin:
Te Hau 67' to 77'
 Report
Tries:
Vaega  7', 30'
Toby  32', 55'
Fulton  35'
Brown  68'
Goals:
Johns 3/6  31', 37', 69'
 Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 9,807
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 2: 18 February 2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24–42 South Sydney Rabbitohs Mudgee
15:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Mbye  49'
Sullivan  58'
Feagai  65'
Liddle  76'
Goals:
Lomax 3/3  51', 60', 66'
Sullivan 1/1  77'
 Report
Tries:
Burgess  6'
Walker  11', 62'
L. Mitchell  25'
Arrow  28'
Moale  45'
Gagai  73'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 7/8  7', 12', 27', 30', 40 (pen)', 47', 63'
 Stadium: Glen Willow Oval
Attendance: 8,317
Referee: Peter Gough

Regular season

Main article: 2023 NRL season

Ladder

2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 3 645 312 +333 42
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 3 639 425 +214 42
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 3 627 459 +168 38
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 16 0 8 3 572 448 +124 38
5 Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 3 626 451 +175 35
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 3 619 497 +122 34
7 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 472 496 −24 32
8 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 3 486 623 −137 32
9 24 12 0 12 3 564 505 +59 30
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 3 587 574 +13 30
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 3 546 542 +4 30
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 1 12 3 545 539 +6 29
13 Dolphins 24 9 0 15 3 520 631 −111 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 3 527 653 −126 24
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 3 438 769 −331 20
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 5 0 19 3 474 673 −199 16
17 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 3 385 675 −290 14

Result by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAAHHAAHANHHHAA–HAH–HAHHA–H
ResultWLLWLWWWWWWLLWLBLWLBLWLWLBL
Position461081310543212534487889688889
Points22244681012141616161818202022222424262628283030
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2023 NRL season results
Round 1: 4 March 2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18–27 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
19:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Trindall  19'
Katoa  39'
Wilton  71'
Goals:
Trindall 3/3  21', 40', 72'
Sin bin:
Graham 66' to 76'
 Report
Tries:
Ilias  9'
Koloamatangi  32'
Graham  46', 65'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 5/5  10', 34', 47', 58 (pen)', 67'
Field goals:
L. Mitchell  79'
 Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 2: 9 March 2023 Penrith Panthers 16–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Crichton  3'
Tago  39'
To'o  52'
Goals:
Crichton 1/1  40'
Cleary 1/3  47 (pen)'
 Report
Tries:
Johnston  66'
Tass  78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 1/2  78'
 Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 16,906
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 3: 17 March 2023 Sydney Roosters 20–18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
20:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Smith  33'
Tupou  37'
Paulo  45', 65'
Goals:
Walker 2/4  39', 47'
Sin bin:
Manu 76' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Koloamatangi  7'
Johnston  12'
Thompson  78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 3/5  8', 40 (pen)', 79'
Sin bin:
Chee-Kam 76' to 80'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,639
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 4: 25 March 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13–12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney
19:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Walker  22', 49'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 2/3  23', 67 (pen)'
Field goals:
Ilias  81'
 Report
Tries:
Olakau'atu  25'
Cherry-Evans  39'
Goals:
Garrick 2/2  26', 40'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Chris Sutton
Round 5: 31 March 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–18 Melbourne Storm Sydney
20:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Tries:
Walker  10'
Graham  59'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 1/2  11'
 Report
Tries:
King  6'
Warbrick  21'
Munster  43'
Goals:
Meaney 3/3  8', 22', 44'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 11,239
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 6: 7 April 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–50 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Averillo  3'
Burton  54', 72'
Goals:
Burton 2/3  4', 56'
Sin bin:
Preston 72' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Murray  17'
L. Mitchell  31', 34', 66'
Host  38'
Walker  63'
Graham  68', 76', 78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 7/10  18', 28 (pen)', 33', 35', 39', 65', 67'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 7: 13 April 2023 Dolphins 14–36 South Sydney Rabbitohs Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Aitken  1'
Marshall-King  33'
Goals:
Isaako 3/3  3', 28 (pen)', 35'
Sin bin:
K. Bromwich 60' to 70'
 Report
Tries:
Graham  22', 44'
Walker  48'
Tass  62'
L. Mitchell  64'
Johnston  67'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 6/7  23', 46', 50', 58 (pen)', 63', 65'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,280
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 8: 20 April 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–18 Penrith Panthers Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Cook  19'
L. Mitchell  56', 74'
Tass  78'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 2/4  20', 75'
 Report
Tries:
Crichton  38', 65', 70'
Goals:
Crichton 3/4  40', 47 (pen)', 71'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 19,574
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 9: 28 April 2023 Brisbane Broncos 6–32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Arthars  11'
Goals:
Reynolds 1/2  4 (pen)'
Sin bin:
Farnworth 45' to 55'
 Report
Tries:
Graham  6', 35', 48'
L. Mitchell  42', 67'
Walker  57'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/6  8', 36', 44', 58'
Sin bin:
Murray 4' to 14'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 40,102
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 10: 6 May 2023 Melbourne Storm 12–28 South Sydney Rabbitohs Brisbane
19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Smith  35'
Garlick  75'
Goals:
Meaney 2/2  36', 76'
 Report
Tries:
Walker  5'
Host  18'
Johnston  46', 51'
Tass  66'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/6  6', 20', 53', 68'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,183
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 11: 13 May 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–0 Wests Tigers Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Milne  24', 72'
L. Mitchell  74'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/4  26', 51 (pen)', 73', 76'
 Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 12: 19 May 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–36 Parramatta Eels Sydney
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Johnston  7', 36'
Graham  47'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 2/3  38', 48'
 Report
Tries:
Russell  2'
Simonsson  26', 57'
Cartwright  52'
Brown  71'
Penisini  75'
Goals:
Moses 6/6  3', 28', 54', 58', 73', 76'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 27,432
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 13: 27 May 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–33 Canberra Raiders Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Cartwright  6'
Johnston  28', 50'
Tass  45'
Cook  68'
Goals:
Taaffe 3/5  47', 52', 69'
 Report
Tries:
Horsburgh  13'
Hopoate  17', 22', 73'
Starling  58'
Goals:
Croker 6/7  15', 23', 34 (pen)', 60', 75', 78 (pen)'
Field goals:
Fogarty  79'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 12,382
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 14: 3 June 2023 Gold Coast Titans 28–46 South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
I. Fa'asuamaleaui  6'
Randall  9'
Khan-Pereira  21'
S. Fifita  39'
T. Fa'asuamaleaui  78'
Goals:
Boyd 4/5  7', 10', 22', 78'
 Report
Tries:
Koloamatangi  13'
Johnston  16', 34', 47'
Graham  43'
Walker  55'
Kennar  72'
Sele  75'
Goals:
Taaffe 7/9  14', 36', 44', 56', 70 (pen)', 73', 76'
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 18,736
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 15: 10 June 2023 St. George Illawarra Dragons 36–30 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
B. Hunt  15'
Ravalawa  19'
Liddle  50'
Su'a  60'
M. Molo  66'
J. Hunt  72'
Goals:
Lomax 6/7  17', 32 (pen)', 51', 61', 68', 73'
 Report
Tries:
Kennar  8'
Koloamatangi  36'
Tass  53'
Host  76'
Ilias  77'
Graham  78'
Goals:
Taaffe 3/6  54', 77', 77'
 Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 16 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Round 17: 25 June 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 6–31 North Queensland Cowboys Sydney
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Ilias  58'
Goals:
Taaffe 1/1  60'
 Report
Tries:
Taulagi  30'
Holmes  44', 46'
Finefeuiaki  69'
Dearden  77'
Goals:
Holmes 5/6  45', 48', 63 (pen)', 71', 77'
Field goals:
Drinkwater  39'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 11,262
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 18: 30 June 2023 New Zealand Warriors 6–28 South Sydney Rabbitohs Auckland, New Zealand
20:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)
 Tries:
Montoya  15'
Goals:
Johnson 1/1  17'
Sin bin:
Fonua-Blake 33' to 43'
 Report
Tries:
Johnston  22', 48'
Murray  36'
Munro  66'
Taaffe  76'
Goals:
Taaffe 3/5  37', 67', 77'
 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 22,612
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 19: 8 July 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–36 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Burgess  4'
Munro  18', 76'
Taaffe  58', 66'
Duncan  77'
Goals:
Taaffe 3/4  6', 20', 77'
Hawkins 1/2  67'
Sin bin:
Milne 9' to 19'
 Report
Tries:
Wilson  7', 12', 70'
Mahoney  14'
Kiraz  25'
Quai-Ward  55'
Goals:
Burton 6/7  8', 13', 16', 27', 63 (pen)', 72'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 16,166
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 20 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Round 21: 21 July 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–36 Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Johnston  5'
Graham  40'
Tass  68'
Goals:
Taaffe 4/4  7', 13 (pen)', 40', 69'
 Report
Tries:
Staggs  5', 61'
Cobbo  23'
Walsh  50'
Willison  57'
Reynolds  74'
Goals:
Reynolds 6/6  11', 24', 51', 58', 62', 75'
Sin bin:
Taupau 12' to 22'
Arthars 68' to 78'
 Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,931
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 22: 28 July 2023 Wests Tigers 18–32 South Sydney Rabbitohs Tamworth
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Koroisau  8'
Papali'i  43'
Pole  56'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/2  10', 57'
Brooks 1/1  44'
 Report
Tries:
Johnston  1', 22', 65'
Tass  17'
Koloamatangi  26'
Murray  75'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/6  2', 27', 66', 76'
 Stadium: Scully Park
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 23: 5 August 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–26 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Perth
17:35 AWST (UTC+8:00)
 Tries:
Johnston  62'
Ilias  64'
Tass  73'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 2/3  63', 65'
Sin bin:
Burgess 75' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Hiroti  17'
Katoa  23'
Trindall  44', 57'
Goals:
Hynes 5/5  18', 24', 32 (pen)', 45', 58'
 Stadium: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 45,814
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 24: 12 August 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Cairns
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Johnston  10', 71'
Graham  42'
Walker  50'
Goals:
Mitchell 5/5  11', 18 (pen)', 43', 51', 72'
 Report
Tries:
Ravalawa  19'
Hunt  44'
Sloan  65'
Goals:
Hunt 1/3  46'
 Stadium: Barlow Park
Attendance: 8,378
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 25: 20 August 2023 Newcastle Knights 29–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Newcastle
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Marzhew  5', 11', 36'
Saifiti  55'
Clune  59'
Best  69'
Goals:
Ponga 2/6  57', 70'
Field goals:
Clune  77'
 Report
Tries:
Cook  42'
S. Mitchell  65'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 1/2  66'
Sin bin:
L. Mitchell 78' to 80'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 29,018
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 26 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Round 27: 1 September 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–26 Sydney Roosters Sydney
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Tries:
Murray  19'
Chee-Kam  55'
Goals:
Ilias 2/2  20', 57'
 Report
Tries:
Allan  19'
Pauga  37'
Tedesco  44'
Smith  69'
Walker  74'
Goals:
Sua'ali'i 2/5  46', 75'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 35,263
Referee: Adam Gee

References

  1. ^ "'Tough lesson to learn, but I'll learn it': Demetriou puts hand up for record Souths collapse". September 2023.
  2. ^ "Teams". 31 May 2023.
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