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.
Season summary
Squad List
Awards 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 2015 Greg Inglis Greg Inglis Ben Lowe Chris Grevsmuhl Jason Clark Bryson Goodwin Alex Johnston Cheyne Whitelaw Cheyne Whitelaw
Squad Positions Round Fullback Winger 1 Centre 1 Centre 2 Winger 2 Five Eight Halfback Prop 1 Hooker Prop 2 Second Row 1 Second Row 2 Lock Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Bench 4 1 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart Sutton Lowe Grevsmuhl Clark McQueen T. Burgess 2 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart Sutton McQueen Lowe Grevsmuhl Clark T. Burgess 3 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart Grant McQueen Grevsmuhl Clark T. Burgess McInnes 4 Inglis Johnston Millard Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart McQueen Grant McInnes Grevsmuhl T. Burgess Lowe 5 Inglis Johnston Millard Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart McQueen Clark Grant Lowe Grevsmuhl T. Burgess 6 Inglis Johnston Millard Goodwin Reddy Stewart Keary G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Grevsmuhl McQueen Clark Lowe Grant T. Burgess Brown 7 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy McInnes Keary G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart McQueen Clark Brown Grant T. Burgess Grevsmuhl 8 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy Gray Keary G. Burgess Luke T. Burgess Stewart McQueen Grevsmuhl McInnes Tyrrell Clark Grant 9 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess McInnes Tyrrell Sutton McQueen Lowe Luke Grevsmuhl T. Burgess Grant 10 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Sutton Keary G. Burgess McInnes Tyrrell Grevsmuhl McQueen Lowe Luke Brown T. Burgess Grant 11 Johnston Reddy Walker Goodwin Gray Sutton Keary G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Lowe McQueen Clark McInnes Brown Grant T. Burgess 12 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Sutton Keary T. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Brown McQueen Clark McInnes Grant G. Burgess Grevsmuhl 13 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Sutton Keary T. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Brown McQueen Lowe Clark Grevsmuhl Grant G. Burgess 14 Johnston Olive Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds T. Burgess McInnes Tyrrell Sutton McQueen Lowe Clark Grevsmuhl Brown G. Burgess 16 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Grant McQueen Sutton Lowe Stewart Grevsmuhl Tyrrell T. Burgess 17 Johnston Reddy Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart Sutton McQueen Lowe Grevsmuhl T. Burgess Clark 19 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess McInnes Grant Stewart Sutton McQueen Tyrrell Lowe Grevsmuhl T. Burgess 20 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Grant Stewart Sutton McQueen Lowe Grevsmuhl Tyrrell T. Burgess 21 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Grant Stewart Sutton McQueen Turner Grevsmuhl Tyrrell T. Burgess 22 Inglis Johnston Walker Goodwin Gray Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Grant Stewart Sutton McQueen Grevsmuhl Tyrrell T. Burgess Clark 23 Inglis Johnston Walker Auva'a Goodwin Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Turner Sutton McQueen Clark Grant T. Burgess Carter 24 Inglis Johnston Walker Auva'a Goodwin Sutton Reynolds G. Burgess McInnes Tyrrell Turner Clark McQueen Carter Stewart Grant T. Burgess 25 Walker Johnston Auva'a Goodwin Reddy Keary Reynolds G. Burgess Luke Tyrrell Stewart Sutton Turner Clark Grevsmuhl Grant T. Burgess 26 Johnston Reddy Walker Auva'a Goodwin Keary Reynolds G. Burgess McInnes T. Burgess Stewart McQueen Turner Clark Grevsmuhl Grant Carter FW1 Inglis Johnston Walker Auva'a Goodwin Keary Reynolds T. Burgess McInnes Tyrrell Grevsmuhl McQueen Turner Clark Carter Stewart Grant
Squad Movement Gains Player Signed from Until end of Notes Paul Carter Gold Coast Titans 2016 Due to being sacked from the Titans Michael Oldfield Catalans Dragons 2016 Sam Burgess Bath Rugby 2018 Damien Cook Canterbury Bulldogs 2017
Losses
Player 2015 Club Notes Isaac Luke New Zealand Warriors Ben Lowe Retirement Chris McQueen Gold Coast Titans Glenn Stewart Catalans Dragons Dylan Walker Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Walker was originally released by souths before signing with Manly.
Re-signings Player Club Until end of NotesThomas Burgess South Sydney RabbitohsAlex Johnston South Sydney RabbitohsLuke Keary South Sydney RabbitohsCameron McInnes South Sydney RabbitohsAdam Reynolds South Sydney RabbitohsDavid Tyrrell South Sydney RabbitohsAaron Gray South Sydney RabbitohsBryson Goodwin South Sydney Rabbitohs
2015 Tops Appearances
Rank Appearances (/25) Player Notes =1 25 Tom Burgess =1 25 Bryson Goodwin =1 25 Alex Johnston
Try Scores
Rank Tries Player Notes 1 17 Alex Johnston 2 13 Dylan Walker 3 8 Greg Inglis 4 7 Aaron Gray =5 6 Bryson Goodwin =5 6 Chris Grevsmuhl
Goal Kickers
Rank Goals Kicked Player Notes 1 53 Adam Reynolds 2 19 Issac Luke 3 2 Bryson Goodwin
Field Goal Kickers
Rank Goals Kicked Player Notes 1 1 Adam Reynolds
Point Scores
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
Ladder
Fixtures Pre-season
In 2015, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Attendance ReportSat 9 FebReturn to Redfern Papua New GuineaATP Performance Centre, Redfern38–125,000Sat 16 FebCoffs Harbour Trial Newcastle KnightsBCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour12–184,000Fri 22 FebCharity Shield St. George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, Sydney28–1220,675 Legend:
NRL Auckland Nines
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.
Regular season WinLose Draw Green Red Yellow
RoundVsScore (Souths points first)Lineup and player statsTriesGoalsField GoalsNotes 1 Brisbane Broncos 36–6 Dylan Walker (28') John Sutton (43') Greg Inglis (47') Luke Keary (57') Joel Reddy (69') *Adam Reynolds (8/8) – Dylan Walker scored the first try of the 2015 NRL season Souths Debut Game Glenn Stewart (2nd Row 1) & Chris Grevsmuhl (Interchange) NRL Team of the week 1. Greg Inglis 7. Adam Reynolds 16. Thomas Burgess 2 Sydney Roosters 34–26 Dylan Walker (6') Alex Johnston (13') George Burgess (51') Alex Johnston (61') Joel Reddy (69') Issac Luke (79') *Adam Reynolds (5/6) – NRL Team of the week 2. Alex Johnston 6. Luke Keary 10. George Burgess 12. Glenn Stewart 3 West Tigers 20–6 Alex Johnston (35') Dylan Walker (40') Greg Inglis (46') Dylan Walker (75') *Adam Reynolds (2/4) – Souths Debut Game Tim Grant NRL Team of the week 1. Greg Inglis 7. Dylan Walker 4 Parramatta Eels 16–29 Joel Reddy (9') Chris Grevsmuhl (34') Alex Johnston (61') *Adam Reynolds (2/3) – Souths Debut Game Daryl Millard (Centre 1) 5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–17 Isaac Luke (39') Dave Tyrrell (59') Adam Reynolds (4/4) Bryson Goodwin (1/1) – NRL team of the Week 15. Chris McQueen 6 North Queensland Cowboys 12–30 Dave Tyrrell (2') Alex Johnston (20') Isaac Luke (2/2) – Souths Debut Game Nathan Brown (Interchange) 7 Cronulla Sharks 10–18 Alex Johnston (31') Chris McQueen (53') Isaac Luke (1/2) – 8 Canberra Raiders 22–30 Chris McQueen (19') Bryson Goodwin (26') Greg Inglis (35') Luke Keary (59') Isaac Luke (3/4) – Souths Debut Game Aaron Gray (Five Eight) NRL team of the Week 15. Chris McQueen 9 St George Illawarra Dragons 16–10 Aaron Gray (33') Aaron Gray (47') Alex Johnston (58') Adam Reynolds (2/4) – NRL team of the Week 15. Ben Lowe 10 Melbourne Storm 12–16 Alex Johnston (48') Aaron Gray (55') Isaac Luke (1/2) Bryson Goodwin (1/1) – 11 Parramatta Eels 14–12 Aaron Gray (9') Aaron Gray (55') Cameron McInnes (75') Isaac Luke (1/3) – NRL team of the Week 5. Aaron Gray 7 Luke Keary 17 Thomas Burgess 100th First Grade Game (all for Souths) Jason Clark 12 Gold Coast Titans '22–16 Greg Inglis (23') Chris Grevsmuhl (48') Alex Johnston (61') Chris Grevsmuhl (71') Isaac Luke (3/4) – NRL team of the Week 6. John Sutton 12. Nathan Brown 13 New Zealand Warriors 36–6'' || || Bryson Goodwin (8') Chris Grevsmuhl (37') Tim Grant (40') Dylan Walker (51') Alex Johnston (62') Dylan Walker (75')
Isaac Luke (6/8)|| – || NRL team of the Week 4. Dylan Walker50th South Sydney Rabbitohs GamesDylan Walker |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || West Tigers || 6–34 || || Bryson Goodwin (16)
Adam Reynolds (1/1)|| – || South Sydney Rabbitohs First Grade DebutsJohn Olive150th NRL Grade Game (all for souths including NYC and NRL)Jason Clark
| 15 || BYE || || || || || || |- style="background:#98fb98;" | 16 || Manly Sea Eagles || 20–8|| || Aaron Gray (28') Bryson Goodwin (45') Aaron Gray (48') Luke Keary (63')
Isaac Luke (2/5)|| – || NRL team of the Week 8. George Burgess |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || Penrith Panthers || 6–20 || || Joel Reddy (74')
Adam Reynolds (1/1)''' –
Finals 2015
Player statistics Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points 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
Representative Honours 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 Jason Clark – – – City – – – – Chris Grevsmuhl Indigenous All Stars – – – – – – – Greg Inglis Indigenous All Stars Australia – – Queensland Queensland Queensland – Alex Johnston Indigenous All Stars Australia – – – – – Winger Isaac Luke – New Zealand – – – – – Chris McQueen – – – – – – – Second Row Daryl Millard – – Fiji – – – – Adam Reynolds – – – – – – – Halfback Kyle Turner Indigenous All Stars – – – – – – – Dylan Walker NRL All Stars – – – – – – – 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) – – – – David Tyrell – – – – – – – 18th Man Dylan Walker – – – City (Injured) – 18th Man – –
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