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. Chris Sandow received the Dally M Point Scorer of the Year award, after scoring 195 points over the year.
Preseason 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 Report5 FebruaryReturn to Redfern Newtown JetsATP Performance Centre, Redfern10–45,00013 FebruaryCharity Shield St. George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, Sydney10–3219,26719 FebruaryCoffs Harbour Trial Gold Coast TitansBCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour4– 426,125 Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance ReportFri 11 March1 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney29–4028,703Sun 20 March2 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney19–2818,271Fri 25 March3 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, Sydney32–1822,153 Fri 1 April4 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBluetongue Stadium, Central Coast32–3018,108Fri 8 April5 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney6–3022,677Mon 18 April6 St. George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, Sydney0–1622,771Sat 23 April7 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney24–3622,352Fri 29 April8 Cronulla SharksANZ Stadium, Sydney31–129,3639BYESat 14 May10 Wests TigersANZ Stadium, Sydney29–1818,245Sun 22 May11 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium, Auckland6–1216,872Mon 30 May12 Penrith PanthersCentrebet Stadium, Penrith10–225,703Sun 5 June13 Melbourne StormANZ Stadium, Sydney 6–1611,52814BYEFri 17 June15 Gold Coast TitansANZ Stadium, Sydney31–88,021 Fri 24 June16 Brisbane Broncosnib Stadium, Perth16–1215,371 Sun 3 July17 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Cronulla4–2618,829 Sun 10 July18 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Manly22–3619,856 Sat 16 July19 Sydney RoostersANZ Stadium, Sydney21–2014,671 Sun 24 July20 New Zealand WarriorsANZ Stadium, Sydney16–4811,208 Sun 31 July21 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Wollongong34–2418,980 Mon 8 August 22 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, Sydney56–613,908 Sun 14 August 23 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra47–1812,150 Fri 19 August 24 North Queensland CowboysANZ Stadium, Sydney26–2411,208 Sun 28 August 25 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane10–2240,094 Fri 2 September 26 Newcastle KnightsAusgrid Stadium, Newcastle24–4230,729 Legend:
Ladder
Statistics 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 Star City Casino The Star City Casino is the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi DeLonghi are again the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2011 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars Australia V8 Supercars are the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.
Kenwood Kenwood are the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2011 Telstra Premiership.
playing kit Sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerNaming rightsShorts sponsorYouth team sponsor2011ISCThe Star and De'LonghiAlcatel One TouchSouths Cares
Squad The following list comprises players who are in the Rabbitohs full-time first-grade squad for the 2011 season in the NRL Telstra Premiership.
Transfers 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 Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points – – – – – –
Representative honours 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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