Season summary
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| 2015 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 7th | |||
| Play-off result | Elimination Final | |||
| 2015 record | Wins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 465; against: 467 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Shane Richardson | |||
| Head Coach | Michael Maguire | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alex Johnston (17) | |||
| Goals | Adam Reynolds (53) | |||
| Points | Adam Reynolds (111) | |||
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The 2015 South Sydney Rabbitohs season is the 106th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by Greg Inglis, they are competing in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership.
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| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 15 August 2015 | ||||||
| Year | George Piggins Medal | Jack Rayner Players' Player Award | Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year Award | John Sattler Rookie of the year Award | Burrow Appreciation Award | Roy Asotasi Members Choice | Tooheys New Fan Player of the Year | NYC Best and Fairest Award | NYC Players' Player of the Year Award |
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| 2015 | Greg Inglis | Greg Inglis | Ben Lowe | Chris Grevsmuhl | Jason Clark | Bryson Goodwin | Alex Johnston | Cheyne Whitelaw | Cheyne Whitelaw |
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Carter |  Gold Coast Titans | 2016 | Due to being sacked from the Titans [1] [2] |
| Michael Oldfield |  Catalans Dragons | 2016 | [3] |
| Sam Burgess | Bath Rugby | 2018 | [4] |
| Damien Cook |  Canterbury Bulldogs | 2017 | [5] |
| Player | 2015 Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Luke |  New Zealand Warriors | |
| Ben Lowe | Retirement | [6] |
| Chris McQueen | Gold Coast Titans | [7] |
| Glenn Stewart | Catalans Dragons | [8] |
| Dylan Walker |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | [9] Walker was originally released by souths before signing with Manly. |
| Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Burgess |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2016 | |
| Alex Johnston | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
| Luke Keary | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2016 | |
| Cameron McInnes | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
| Adam Reynolds | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
| David Tyrrell | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
| Aaron Gray | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
| Bryson Goodwin | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 |
| Rank | Appearances (/25) | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 25 | Tom Burgess | |
| =1 | 25 | Bryson Goodwin | |
| =1 | 25 | Alex Johnston |
| Rank | Tries | Player | Notes |
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| 1 | 17 | Alex Johnston | |
| 2 | 13 | Dylan Walker | |
| 3 | 8 | Greg Inglis | |
| 4 | 7 | Aaron Gray | |
| =5 | 6 | Bryson Goodwin | |
| =5 | 6 | Chris Grevsmuhl |
| Rank | Goals Kicked | Player | Notes |
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| 1 | 53 | Adam Reynolds | |
| 2 | 19 | Issac Luke | |
| 3 | 2 | Bryson Goodwin |
| Rank | Goals Kicked | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adam Reynolds |
| Rank | Points | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | Adam Reynolds | 1t, 53g, 1fg |
| 2 | 68 | Alex Johnston | 17t |
| 3 | 52 | Dylan Walker | 13t |
| 4 | 50 | Isaac Luke | 3t,19g |
| 5 | 32 | Greg Inglis | 8t |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 |  North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
In 2015, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
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| Sat 9 Feb | Return to Redfern |  Papua New Guinea | ATP Performance Centre, Redfern | 38–12 | 5,000 | |||||
| Sat 16 Feb | Coffs Harbour Trial | Newcastle Knights | BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour | 12–18 | 4,000 | |||||
| Fri 22 Feb | Charity Shield | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–12 | 20,675 | |||||
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw | ||||||||||
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 Jan and 1 Feb at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Rabbitohs won the competition beating the Sharks in the grand final.
| Win | Lose | Draw |
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| Green | Red | Yellow |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne | 20 | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Sept, Stadium Australia | Canterbury | 12 | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Canterbury | 11 | Melbourne | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. George Illawarra | 10 | North Queensland | 32 | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 25 Sept, Lang Park | North Queensland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cronulla | 28 | Brisbane | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Souths | 12 | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | Sydney Roosters | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| North Queensland | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Sept, Lang Park | Cronulla | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Queensland | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
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| Kirisome Auva'a | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Burgess | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Burgess | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Paul Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Clark | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryson Goodwin | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Tim Grant | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aaron Gray | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Chris Grevsmuhl | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Greg Inglis (c) | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Alex Johnston | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Luke Keary | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ben Lowe | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issac Luke | 20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 46 |
| Sam Manuleleua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Masima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron McInnes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris McQueen | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Daryl Millard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Reddy | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Adam Reynolds | 18 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 111 |
| Scott Sorensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Stewart | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Sutton | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Setefano Taukafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Turner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyrrell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cody Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Walker | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Total | (Players) 32 | 70 – (280pts) | 62 – (124pts) | 1 – (1pt) | 405 |
| Name | All Stars | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Kiwis Tour | Prime Ministers XIII |
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| Jason Clark | – | – | – | City [36] | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Grevsmuhl | Indigenous All Stars | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Inglis | Indigenous All Stars [37] | Australia [38] | – | – | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | – | |
| Alex Johnston | Indigenous All Stars [37] | Australia [38] | – | – | – | – | – | Winger [39] | |
| Isaac Luke | – | New Zealand [40] | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Chris McQueen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Second Row [39] | |
| Daryl Millard | – | – | Fiji [41] | – | – | – | – | ||
| Adam Reynolds | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Halfback [39] | |
| Kyle Turner | Indigenous All Stars [37] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dylan Walker | NRL All Stars [37] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Named on Team but did not play either due to injury or not selected in the final 17 | |||||||||
| Alex Johnston | – | – | – | – | – | 18th Man | – | ||
| Luke Keary | – | – | – | City (Injured) [42] | – | – | – | – | |
| David Tyrell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18th Man [39] | |
| Dylan Walker | – | – | – | City (Injured) [42] | – | 18th Man | – | – | |
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