| 2009 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 10th (out of 16) | |||
| Play-off result | N/A | |||
| 2009 record | Wins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 12 | |||
| Points scored | For: 566; against: 549 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Shane Richardson | |||
| Coach | Jason Taylor | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Nathan Merritt (19) | |||
| Goals | Chris Sandow (60) | |||
| Points | Chris Sandow (133) | |||
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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, [1] 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. [2]
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. [3]
The Rabbitohs played three pre-season games in 2009.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February | Return to Redfern |  Wests Tigers | ATP Performance Centre, Redfern | 26–30 | 5,000 | [4] | ||||
| 14 February | Coffs Harbour Trial |  Penrith Panthers | BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour | 38–4 | [5] | |||||
| 28 February | Charity Shield |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 18–6 | 25,871 | [6] | ||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw | ||||||||||
| Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Merritt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Fetuli Talanoa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Colin Best | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rhys Wesser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddy Pettybourne | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Chris Sandow | 3 | 60 | 1 | 133 |
| Issac Luke | 4 | 15 | 0 | 46 |
| Craig Wing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Luke Capewell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Beau Champion | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| David Kidwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Fa'alogo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Roy Asotasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Crocker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamie Simpson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| John Sutton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| David Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris McQueen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Junior Vaivai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Geddes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
| 10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
| 13 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
| 15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
| 16 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.
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| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Player | All Stars | Anzac Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations |
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