# 2022 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2022 season is the 113th in the history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Coached by Jason Demetriou and captained by Cameron Murray, they compete in the National Rugby League's 2022 Telstra Premiership.

## Pre-Season

* 19 February 2022 17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
| North Queensland Cowboys | 24 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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* Barlow Park, Cairns Attendance: 7,128
* 26 February 2022 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 – 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, Mudgee Attendance: 9,257

## Season Summary
### Ladder

2022 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | −36 | 28 |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 |
| 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 |
| 13 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | −205 | 14 |
| 14 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 |
| 15 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 |
| 16 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 10 |

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
* Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| 5 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 9 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 13 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Wests Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Results

| Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Result | Score | Captain(s) | Venue | Crowd | Rank |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| Mar 11th | Friday 8:05pm | Round 1 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 4-11 | Cameron Murray | Suncorp Stadium | 32,002 | 12th |
| Mar 17th | Thursday 8:00pm | Round 2 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 14-15 | Cameron Murray | AAMI Park | 13,269 | 13th |
| Mar 25th | Friday 8:00pm | Round 3 | Sydney Roosters | Win | 28-16 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 18,245 | 15th |
| Apr 1st | Friday 8:00pm | Round 4 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 12-26 | Cameron Murray | BlueBet Stadium | 20,521 | 13th |
| Apr 9th | Saturday 5:30pm | Round 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 24-12 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 11,332 | 13th |
| Apr 15th | Friday 4:00pm | Round 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Win | 36-16 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 30,194 | 9th |
| Apr 23rd | Saturday 7:30pm | Round 7 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 22-23 | Cameron Murray | CommBank Stadium | 14,251 | 11th |
| Apr 29th | Friday 8:00pm | Round 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Win | 40-22 | Cameron Murray | Central Coast Stadium | 17,284 | 10th |
| May 5 | Thursday 7:50pm | Round 9 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 12-32 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 9,242 | 11th |
| May 14 | Saturday 3:00pm | Round 10 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 32-30 | Cody Walker | Suncorp Stadium | 46,454 | 9th |
| May 22 | Sunday 2:00pm | Round 11 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 12-32 | Cody Walker | Apex Oval | 11,124 | 11th |
| May 28 | Saturday 5:30pm | Round 12 | Wests Tigers | Win | 44-18 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 13,585 | 9th |
| Jun 11th | Saturday 3:00pm | Round 14 | Gold Coast Titans | Win | 30-16 | Cameron Murray | Cbus Super Stadium | 14,290 | 7th |
| Jun 16th | Thursday 7:50pm | Round 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 12-32 | Cameron Murray | WIN Stadium | 11,257 | 8th |
| Jul 2nd | Saturday 7:35pm | Round 16 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 30-12 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 10,102 | 8th |
| Jul 8th | Friday 7:55pm | Round 17 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 40-28 | Latrell Mitchell | McDonald Jones Stadium | 18,621 | 7th |
| Jul 17th | Sunday 6:15pm | Round 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Win | 36-28 | Latrell Mitchell | Accor Stadium | 19,126 | 7th |
| Jul 23rd | Saturday 7:35pm | Round 19 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 24-12 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 11,217 | 6th |
| Jul 30th | Saturday 5:30pm | Round 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 20-21 | Cameron Murray | PointsBet Stadium | 11,492 | 7th |
| Aug 6th | Saturday 3:00pm | Round 21 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 48-10 | Cameron Murray | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 8,911 | 6th |
| Aug 12th | Friday 7:55pm | Round 22 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 26-0 | Cameron Murray | CommBank Stadium | 22,958 | 5th |
| Aug 18th | Thursday 7:50pm | Round 23 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 22-26 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 15,208 | 7th |
| Aug 27th | Saturday 7:35pm | Round 24 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 20-10 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 15,264 | 7th |
| Sep 2nd | Friday 7:55pm | Round 25 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 16-26 | Cameron Murray | Allianz Stadium | 41,906 | 7th |
| Finals ||||||||||
| Sep 11th | Sunday 4:00pm | Elimination Final | Sydney Roosters | Win | 30-14 | Cameron Murray | Allianz Stadium | 39,816 | 7th |
| Sep 18th | Saturday 8:00pm | Semi Final | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 38-12 | Cameron Murray | Allianz Stadium | 39,733 | 7th | 7th |
| Sep 24th | Saturday 7:50pm | Preliminary Final | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 12-32 | Cameron Murray | Accor Stadium | 50,035 | | 7th |
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## Player statistics

| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| Jai Arrow | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Burgess | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jed Cartwright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Chee-Kam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Cook | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Daniel Suluka-Fifita | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell Graham | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Siliva Havili | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Host | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Ilias | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Alex Johnston | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| Richard Kennar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Liam Knight | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Peter Mamouzelos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Mansour | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Taane Milne | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Latrell Mitchell | 14 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 120 |
| Shaquai Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davvy Moale | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Murray | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Nicholls | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodi Nikorima | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaxson Paulo | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Trent Peoples | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hame Sele | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Taaffe | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 68 |
| Isaiah Tass | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tevita Tatola | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Izaac Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cody Walker | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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