The South Sydney Rabbitohs celebrated their centenary year during 2008. Life Membership was first awarded in 1961 and is the highest honor bestowed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs, recognising extraordinary service to the Club over an extended period. During 2008 the City of Sydney Council[60] completed a $19.5 million upgrade and renovation of Redfern Oval. In week one of the finals they played against Cronulla in the elimination match and lost 28-12 ending their season. Equalled the 2nd biggest comeback in NRL history. Eric Simms scored 265 points on his own for South Sydney in 1969 and this tally along with ones achieved in 1970 and 1967 remain unsurpassed by any other player at the club. home; what's on; fitness centre; bar & dining; functions [48] Another version was that the term was a disparaging reference by opposing teams to South's home ground being plagued with "rabbit 'oles"; in those early days Redfern Oval was then known as Nathan's Cow Paddock. Some sources have suggested that this combination of colours was due to the local rugby union club being nicknamed the "Redfern Waratahs". South Sydney Leagues Club Ltd in Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Interest Groups - TrueLocal. In 1988, the club began to play in the Sydney Football Stadium,[56] just built upon the former Sydney Sports Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground No. The club stayed afloat in the 1990s despite major financial problems. Following the 2019 State of Origin series, Souths suffered a slump in form losing 4 games in a row. The season ended with a Preliminary Final loss to Manly. In front of a ground record crowd of 44,380, Souths were defeated 12-4. Souths have a proud history of indigenous players from the local district clubs including La Perouse United, Redfern All Blacks and indigenous recruits from Country NSW. The club was also successful in recruiting several key managerial positions including Jason Taylor as head coach in 2007 and more recently Michael Maguire in 2012. However, South Sydney played most of their games at the Royal Agricultural Society Ground (Sydney Showground) from 1908 until the club's departure in 1920. [85] The rivalry increased after 1950 due to conflict between junior territories and since the 1970s escalated once more as both clubs drew key players away from each other (Souths lost internationals Ron Coote, Elwyn Walters and Jim Morgan to the Roosters from their last era of premiership winning teams, whilst more recently Souths lured key forwards Bryan Fletcher, Peter Cusack and centre Shannon Hegarty away from the Roosters 2002 premiership winning side) & later Michael Crocker. The club then recovered towards the end of the regular season winning 3 games in a row to finish in 3rd place on the table and qualified for the finals series. [3][6] In the 1969 NSWRFL season enmity was again fueled between the clubs with Balmain's controversial[note 5] victory against the Rabbitohs in the grand final that year. cry. [3] A third version claims the Rabbitoh name was adopted from that of the touring Australian rugby union teams of the early 1900s who were nicknamed "Rabbits" prior to discarding the name in 1908 in favour of the moniker "Wallabies".[49]. [4] The 1989 season proved to be the club's most successful in years, but also marked the last time the club was able to reach the finals until 2007. However, in 1965 a talented young side made the Grand Final against St. George who were aiming to secure their 10th straight premiership. From 1980 to 1984 the team played in a strip which saw the inclusion of white hoops within a predominately green design with a central red stripe and was affectionately known as the "Minties"[51] jersey (so-called due to its apparent similarity to the wrapper design of the popular sweet). Results All results throughout the Club's history! The club has the distinction of being the only team to win a premiership in their inaugural season (1908). 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Bob McCarthy, John O'Neill, Eric Simms, Ron Coote, Mike Cleary and John Sattler from 1965 were later joined by Elwyn Walters, Ray Branighan, Paul Sait, Gary Stevens and coach Clive Churchill to form a fearsome combination before internal strife and poaching by other clubs from 1972 onwards unravelled the star studded pack. 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May 2008 saw the sudden resignation of the then current Executive chairman and CEO, Peter Holmes à Court. The season ended with a Preliminary Final loss to the Bulldogs. [84] The Rabbitohs and the Roosters share inner-Sydney territory, resulting in a strong rivalry since 1908 when Souths beat Eastern Suburbs in the first grand final 14–12. The following season the Rabbitohs finished as wooden spooners. [64], "Group 14", a collection of club backers including businessmen, politicians, musicians and media personalities, was formed before the Rabbitohs' exclusion from the NRL in 1999. However, Souths did turn up and were officially awarded the Premiership when they kicked off to an empty half of the field. During his career Bob McCarthy scored 100 tries for the club, the most by a forward.
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