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2011 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL RankFirst Grade
2011 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 531; against: 562
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium
Avg. attendance17,990
Top scorers
TriesNathan Merritt (23)
GoalsChris Sandow (82)
PointsChris 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.[1][2] Chris Sandow received the Dally M Point Scorer of the Year award, after scoring 195 points over the year.

Pre season

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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 Report
5 February Return to Redfern Newtown Jets ATP Performance Centre, Redfern 10–4 5,000 [1]
13 February Charity Shield St. George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium, Sydney 10–32 19,267 [2]
19 February Coffs Harbour Trial Gold Coast Titans BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour 4– 42 6,125 [3]
Legend:   Win   13+ Win   Loss   13+ Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance Report
Fri 11 March 1 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 29–40 28,703 [4]
Sun 20 March 2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 19–28 18,271 [5]
Fri 25 March 3 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney 32–18 22,153 [6]
Fri 1 April 4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast 32–30 18,108 [7]
Fri 8 April 5 Wests Tigers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6–30 22,677 [8]
Mon 18 April 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium, Sydney 0–16 22,771 [9]
Sat 23 April 7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 24–36 22,352 [10]
Fri 29 April 8 Cronulla Sharks ANZ Stadium, Sydney 31–12 9,363 [11]
9 BYE
Sat 14 May 10 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium, Sydney 29–18 18,245 [12]
Sun 22 May 11 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 6–12 16,872 [13]
Mon 30 May 12 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Penrith 10–22 5,703 [14]
Sun 5 June 13 Melbourne Storm ANZ Stadium, Sydney 6–16 11,528 [15]
14 BYE
Fri 17 June 15 Gold Coast Titans ANZ Stadium, Sydney 31–8 8,021 [16]
Fri 24 June 16 Brisbane Broncos nib Stadium, Perth 16–12 15,371 [17]
Sun 3 July 17 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Stadium, Cronulla 4–26 18,829 [18]
Sun 10 July 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Manly 22–36 19,856 [19]
Sat 16 July 19 Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium, Sydney 21–20 14,671 [20]
Sun 24 July 20 New Zealand Warriors ANZ Stadium, Sydney 16–48 11,208 [21]
Sun 31 July 21 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong 34–24 18,980 [22]
Mon 8 August 22 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney 56–6 13,908 [23]
Sun 14 August 23 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra 47–18 12,150 [24]
Fri 19 August 24 North Queensland Cowboys ANZ Stadium, Sydney 26–24 11,208 [25]
Sun 28 August 25 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 10–22 40,094 [26]
Fri 2 September 26 Newcastle Knights Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle 24–42 30,729 [27]
Legend:   Win   13+ Win   Loss   13+ Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 521 308 213 42
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 24 18 0 6 2 539 331 208 40
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 2 511 372 139 40
4 Wests Tigers 24 15 0 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 0 10 2 504 393 111 32
7 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 532 480 52 32
8 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 2 478 443 35 28
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 2 449 489 -40 28
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 0 13 2 531 562 -31 26
11 Sydney Roosters 24 10 0 14 2 417 500 -83 24
12 Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 430 517 -87 22
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 7 0 17 2 428 557 -129 18
14 Parramatta Eels 24 6 1 17 2 385 538 -153 17
15 Canberra Raiders 24 6 0 18 2 423 623 -200 16
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 2 363 629 -266 16

Statistics

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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

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Star City Casino

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

DeLonghi

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

V8 Supercars Australia

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

Kenwood

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

playing kit

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Sponsors

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

Squad

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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

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker
  • Injured

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


Transfers

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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

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Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points
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Representative honours

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

References

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  1. ^ Chammas, Michael (5 September 2011). "Barba's four-try haul sends Ryan off on a winning note". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2024. (registration required)
  2. ^ "Factbox: 2011 Dally M award winners". SBS World News. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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