List of South Sydney Rabbitohs records

The following is a list of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club records. The list encompasses the first-grade honours won by South Sydney, records set by the club, their coaches and their players.

Club records

These are NRL records which relate to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Grand Finals

Most First Grade Premierships

21

Most Reserve Grade Premierships

20

Highest Score in a Grand Final

42 points versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951 (Souths won 42–14)

Most Tries in a Grand Final

8 tries versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Goals in a Grand Final

9 goals versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Tries in a Grand Final by an Individual Player

4 tries by lyle honeysett (rugby league) versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Field Goals in a Grand Final by an Individual Player

4 field goals by Eric Simms versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1970 (Souths won 23–12)

Most Points in all Grand Final appearances

42 points by Eric Simms (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)

Most Grand Final successes as a Captain

5 by Jack Rayner (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)

Most Grand Final successes as a Coach

5 by Jack Rayner (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)

Premiership

Most goals in a season by an individual player

131 by Eric Simms in 1969

Most Career Field Goals by an Individual Player

86 by Eric Simms between 1965 and 1975

Most Career Points scored by a Forward

1,128 by Bernie Purcell between 1949–1952 and 1954–1960

Most Field Goals in a Game by an Individual Player

5 by Eric Simms versus Penrith, Penrith Park, 27 July 1969 (Souths won 40–18)

World Club Challenge

Wins


Highest Score in a WCC

39 points versus St. Helens in 2015 (Souths won 39-0)

Rothmans Medal winners

The Rothmans Medal was previously awarded to the player of the year.

Dally M Medal winners

The Dally M Medal is currently awarded to the player of the year.

Harry Sunderland Medal winners

NSW Player of the Year

Sun-Herald Best and Fairest Player

E E Christensen Player of the Year (1946–1977)

Claude Corbett Memorial Trophy

Rugby League Week Player of the Year

Dally M Rookie of the Year

ARL Hall of Fame inductees

Clive Churchill Medal

Most First Grade Games for the Club
Games playedPlayerYears Played
336John Sutton2004 – 2019
218Nathan Merritt2002 – 2003, 2006 – 2014
211Bob McCarthy1963 – 1975, 1978
208Craig Coleman1982–1992
206Eric Simms1965–1975
195John Sattler1963–1972
194Jack Rayner1946–1957
190Luke Stuart2002–2011
188Isaac Luke2007–2015
205Adam Reynolds2012 – present
182Michael Andrews1984–1993
181Mario Fenech1981–1990

Most Points for the club
PointsPlayerGames played
1,841 (23 tries, 803 goals, 86 field goals)Eric Simms206
1,413 (27 tries, 643 goals, 19 field goals)Adam Reynolds182
1,128 (36 tries, 510 goals) Bernie Purcell 173
836 (144 tries, 202 goals)Benny Wearing172
653 (146 tries, 34 goals, 1 field goal)Nathan Merritt218

Most points in a season
PointsPlayerGames playedSeason
265 (1 try, 112 goals, 19 field goals)Eric Simms241969
241 (3 tries, 96 goals, 20 field goals)Eric Simms221970
233 (3 tries, 100 goals, 12 field goals)Eric Simms241967
221 (7 tries, 95 goals, 3 field goals)Adam Reynolds262014

Most Points in a Match
PointsPlayerOpponentVenueDateMatch score
29 (3 tries, 10 goals)Johnny GravesEastern SuburbsSports GroundRound 8, 1952Souths won 50–0
27 (5 tries, 6 goals)Johnny GravesEastern SuburbsRedfern OvalRound 14, 1949Souths won 48–6
24 (4 tries, 6 goals)Terry FaheyPenrithRedfern OvalRound 5, 1979Souths won 39–9
23 (3 tries, 7 goals)Johnny GravesParramattaRedfern OvalRound 10, 1948Souths won 38–5
23 (1 try, 10 goals)Johnny GravesNewtownRedfern OvalRound 18, 1952Souths won 41–2
22 (11 goals)Eric SimmsCronullaRedfern OvalRound 3, 1969Souths won 43–4
22 (6 goals, 5 field goals)Eric SimmsPenrithPenrith ParkRound 18, 1969Souths won 40–18
22 (2 tries, 8 goals)Mark RossSt George DragonsRedfern OvalRound 13, 1981Souths won 34–17
22 (1 try, 9 goals)Tony MelroseCronullaRedfern OvalRound 9, 1983Souths won 46–10
21 (1 try, 9 goals)Eric SimmsCanterbury BankstownRedfern OvalRound 6, 1971Souths won 36–19

Most Tries for the Club
Tries scoresPlayerGames played
146Nathan Merritt218
144Benny Wearing172
105Ian Moir110
103Alex Johnston141
100Bob McCarthy211

Most Tries in a season
TriesPlayerGames playedSeason
29Les Brennan191954
28Johnny Graves171951
23Ian Moir191953
23Nathan Merritt222011
22Nathan Merritt242006
22Alex Johnston222017

Most Tries in a Match
TriesPlayerOpponentVenueDate
5Harold HorderNorth SydneySydney Showground4 June 1917
5Harold HorderNorth SydneySydney Showground14 June 1917
5Alan QuinlivanUniversityEarl Park11 July 1936
5Don MansonUniversitySports Ground17 April 1937
5Johnny GravesEastern SuburbsRedfern Oval16 July 1949
5Ian MoirParramattaRedfern Oval6 June 1957
5Eric SladdenParramattaCumberland Oval10 August 1957
5Nathan MerrittParramattaANZ Stadium8 August 2011
5Alex JohnstonPenrithANZ Stadium2 July 2017
5 Alex Johnston Sydney Roosters ANZ Stadium 25 September 2020

Most Goals for the Club
GoalsPlayerGames played
8891Eric Simms206
6622Adam Reynolds182
510Bernie Purcell173
2373Neil Baker87

1 includes 86 field goals

2 includes 19 field goals

3 includes 31 field goals

Most goals in a season
GoalsPlayerGames playedSeason
1311Eric Simms241969
1162Eric Simms221970
1123Eric Simms241967
1004Adam Reynolds262013

1 includes 19 field goals

2 includes 20 field goals

3 includes 12 field goals

4 includes 2 field goals

Most Goals in a Match
GoalsPlayerOpponentVenueDateMatch score
11Eric SimmsCronullaRedfern Oval11 April 1969Souths won 43 – 4
111Eric SimmsPenrithPenrith Park27 July 1969Souths won 40 – 18
10Arthur OxfordUniversityMarrickville Oval1 September 1920Souths won 47 – 5
10Johnny GravesEastern SuburbsSydney Sports Ground7 July 1952Souths won 50 – 0
10Johnny GravesNewtownRedfern Oval23 August 1952Souths won 41 – 2
10Adam ReynoldsSydney RoostersANZ Stadium25 September 2020Souths won 60 – 8

1 includes 5 field goals

Biggest winning margins
MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
6767–0Western SuburbsSydney Showground23 July 1910
6363–0UniversitySports Ground17 April 1937
5459–5PenrithRedfern Oval11 May 1980
5353–0North SydneySports Ground12 August 1939
5260–8Sydney RoostersANZ Stadium25 September 2020
5050–0Eastern SuburbsSports Ground7 June 1952
5056–6Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium8 August 2011

Biggest Losing Margins
MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
660–66New Zealand WarriorsTelstra Stadium25 June 2006
620–62Sydney City RoostersSydney Football Stadium25 April 1996
600–60Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium8 August 1999
586-64Melbourne StormAAMI Park26 August 2017
50 4-54 Canberra Raiders ANZ Stadium 31 July 2016

Longest Winning Streak

16 (2 May 1925 – 8 May 1926)

Longest Losing Streak

22 (23 June 1945 – 12 April 1947)

Golden point games
PlayedWonDrawnLost
13643
OpponentResultScoreVenueDate
New Zealand WarriorsLoss30–31Aussie Stadium19 June 2003
Wests TigersWin17–16Aussie Stadium21 March 2004
North Queensland CowboysDraw20–20Express Advocate Stadium15 May 2004
Brisbane BroncosDraw34–34Aussie Stadium28 August 2004
Canterbury BulldogsDraw21–21Sydney Showground4 June 2005
Parramatta EelsDraw16–16ANZ Stadium22 May 2009
Gold Coast TitansLoss18–19ANZ Stadium20 Mar 2010
Wests TigersWin34–30ANZ Stadium7 Aug 2010
Sydney RoostersWin21–20ANZ Stadium16 Jul 2011
North Queensland CowboysWin26–24ANZ Stadium19 August 2011
Wests TigersWin17–16Allianz Stadium1 Apr 2012
St. George Illawarra DragonsWin19–18Jubilee Oval20 May 2012
St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss18-22ANZ Stadium22 July 2013
Gold Coast Titans Loss 29-28 nib Stadium 5 June 2016
Melbourne Storm Loss 15-14 AAMI Park 6 August 2016
Manly-Warraingah Sea Eagles Loss 13-12 Lottoland 13 July 2019

Attendance records

Sydney Football Stadium (1988–2005)

40,000 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Balmain Tigers (Major semi-final, 10 September 1989)

Redfern Oval (1948–1987)

23,257 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles (Round 20, 19 July 1987). A crowd of over 25,000 watched Souths take on the USA team, the "Tomahawks", while Souths were excluded from the NRL.

ANZ Stadium (2006 – present)

83,833 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Grand Final, 5 October 2014)

Sydney Cricket Ground (1908 – present)

78,056 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Dragons (Grand Final, 18 September 1965)

See also
  • List of NRL records

References
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