# 2002 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2002 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 93rd in the club's history and the 1st since 1999. Coached by Craig Coleman and captained by Adam Muir, Andrew Hart and Jason Death, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2002 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 14th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.

## Ladder

2002 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 688 | 454 | +234 | 38 |
| 2 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 724 | 498 | +226 | 38 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 672 | 425 | +247 | 37 |
| 4 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 621 | 405 | +216 | 35 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 653 | 597 | +56 | 34 |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 531 | 440 | +91 | 26 |
| 7 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 632 | 546 | +86 | 25 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 471 | 641 | -170 | 25 |
| 9 | Northern Eagles | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 503 | 740 | -237 | 24 |
| 10 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 556 | 586 | -30 | 23 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 496 | 803 | -307 | 20 |
| 12 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 546 | 654 | -108 | 18 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 498 | 642 | -144 | 18 |
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 385 | 817 | -432 | 14 |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 707 | 435 | +272 | 8$^1$ |
$^1$ The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 6 – 40 | Saturday 15 March | Aussie Stadium | 35,316 |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 30 – 22 | Sunday 23 March | Canberra Stadium | 17,111 |
| 3 | Northern Eagles | Win | 44 – 20 | Saturday 30 March | Aussie Stadium | 15,825 |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 6 – 32 | Friday 5 April | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 22,825 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 18 – 30 | Saturday 13 April | Aussie Stadium | 11,014 |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 14 – 22 | Monday 22 April | Aussie Stadium | 16,979 |
| 7 | BYE | | | | | |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 16 – 42 | Friday 3 May | Aussie Stadium | 14,874 |
| 9 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 18 – 25 | Sunday 12 May | Ericsson Stadium | 14,765 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 26 – 20 | Sunday 19 May | Aussie Stadium | 9,599 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 16 – 42 | Sunday 26 May | Energy Australia Stadium | 13,281 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 18 – 28 | Sunday 2 June | Sydney Showground Stadium | 8,105 |
| 13 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 6 – 42 | Monday 10 June | Aussie Stadium | 15,891 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 10 – 46 | Saturday 15 June | Aussie Stadium | 8,658 |
| 15 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 6 – 44 | Saturday 22 June | Olympic Park | 9,912 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 8 – 26 | Saturday 29 June | Aussie Stadium | 7,828 |
| 17 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 23 – 16 | Sunday 6 July | Penrith Park | 10,672 |
| 18 | Wests Tigers | Win | 38 – 24 | Saturday 12 July | Leichhardt | 16,266 |
| 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 10 – 48 | Sunday 20 July | Aussie Stadium | 15,219 |
| 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 6 – 22 | Saturday 27 July | Toyota Stadium | 14,163 |
| 21 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 4 – 50 | Sunday 4 August | Aussie Stadium | 10,624 |
| 22 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 0 – 54 | Saturday 10 August | Parramatta Stadium | 10,148 |
| 23 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 16 – 58 | Sunday 18 August | WIN Stadium | 12,122 |
| 24 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 12 – 28 | Saturday 24 August | NorthPower Stadium | 10,573 |
| 25 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 34 – 36 | Saturday 31 August | Aussie Stadium | 9,129 |
| 26 | BYE | | | | | |