# 2011 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

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.

## Pre season

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 |
| 5 February | Return to Redfern | Newtown Jets | ATP Performance Centre, Redfern | 10–4 | 5,000 |
| 13 February | Charity Shield | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 10–32 | 19,267 |
| 19 February | Coffs Harbour Trial | Gold Coast Titans | BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour | 4– 42 | 6,125 |
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw |||||||

## Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance |
| Fri 11 March | 1 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 29–40 | 28,703 |
| Sun 20 March | 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 19–28 | 18,271 |
| Fri 25 March | 3 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 32–18 | 22,153 |
| Fri 1 April | 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast | 32–30 | 18,108 |
| Fri 8 April | 5 | Wests Tigers | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 6–30 | 22,677 |
| Mon 18 April | 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 0–16 | 22,771 |
| Sat 23 April | 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 24–36 | 22,352 |
| Fri 29 April | 8 | Cronulla Sharks | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 31–12 | 9,363 |
| | 9 | BYE | | | |
| Sat 14 May | 10 | Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 29–18 | 18,245 |
| Sun 22 May | 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | 6–12 | 16,872 |
| Mon 30 May | 12 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | 10–22 | 5,703 |
| Sun 5 June | 13 | Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 6–16 | 11,528 |
| | 14 | BYE | | | |
| Fri 17 June | 15 | Gold Coast Titans | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 31–8 | 8,021 |
| Fri 24 June | 16 | Brisbane Broncos | nib Stadium, Perth | 16–12 | 15,371 |
| Sun 3 July | 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Cronulla | 4–26 | 18,829 |
| Sun 10 July | 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | 22–36 | 19,856 |
| Sat 16 July | 19 | Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 21–20 | 14,671 |
| Sun 24 July | 20 | New Zealand Warriors | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 16–48 | 11,208 |
| Sun 31 July | 21 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 34–24 | 18,980 |
| Mon 8 August | 22 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 56–6 | 13,908 |
| Sun 14 August | 23 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 47–18 | 12,150 |
| Fri 19 August | 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 26–24 | 11,208 |
| Sun 28 August | 25 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 10–22 | 40,094 |
| Fri 2 September | 26 | Newcastle Knights | Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle | 24–42 | 30,729 |
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Ladder

2011 NRL Telstra Premiershipvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 521 | 308 | 213 | 42 |
| 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 539 | 331 | 208 | 40 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 511 | 372 | 139 | 40 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 519 | 430 | 89 | 34 |
| 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 483 | 341 | 142 | 33 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 504 | 393 | 111 | 32 |
| 7 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 532 | 480 | 52 | 32 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 478 | 443 | 35 | 28 |
| 9 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 449 | 489 | -40 | 28 |
| 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 531 | 562 | -31 | 26 |
| 11 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 417 | 500 | -83 | 24 |
| 12 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 517 | -87 | 22 |
| 13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 428 | 557 | -129 | 18 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 385 | 538 | -153 | 17 |
| 15 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 423 | 623 | -200 | 16 |
| 16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 363 | 629 | -266 | 16 |

## 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

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Naming rights | Shorts sponsor | Youth team sponsor |
| 2011 | ISC | The Star and De'Longhi | Alcatel One Touch | Souths 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 |