# 2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 104th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by John Sutton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2013 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in second place.

## Pre-season

In 2013, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance |
| Sat 9 Feb | Return to Redfern | Papua New Guinea | ATP Performance Centre, Redfern | 38–12 | 5,000 |
| Sat 16 Feb | Coffs Harbour Trial | Newcastle Knights | BCU International Stad., Coffs Harbour | 12–18 | 4,000 |
| Fri 22 Feb | Charity Shield | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–12 | 20,675 |
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw |||||||

## Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance |
| Thu 7 Mar | 1 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 10–28 | 35,952 |
| Mon 18 Mar | 2 | Cronulla Sharks | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 14–12 | 14,128 |
| Sun 24 Mar | 3 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | 32–44 | 12,940 |
| Fri 29 Mar | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Away Game) | 12–17 | 51,686 |
| Sun 7 Apr | 5 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt. Smart Stadium, New Zealand | 22–24 | 13,512 |
| Sat 13 Apr | 6 | Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 10–17 | 32,671 |
| | | Representative Weekend | | | |
| Fri 26 Apr | 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | 12–20 | 20,510 |
| Fri 3 May | 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 12–26 | 39,111 |
| Fri 10 May | 9 | North Queensland Cowboys | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–10 | 15,972 |
| Fri 17 May | 10 | Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 54–10 | 19,719 |
| Mon 27 May | 11 | Cronulla Sharks | Sharks Stadium, Woolooware | 12–14 | 12,243 |
| Sat 1 Jun | 12 | Newcastle Knights | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 25–18 | 13,225 |
| | 13 | Bye | | | |
| Sun 16 Jun | 14 | Gold Coast Titans | Barlow Park, Cairns (Home Game) | 30–24 | 16,118 |
| Sun 23 Jun | 15 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Away Game) | 10–30 | 17,077 |
| Fri 28 Jun | 16 | Canberra Raiders | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 32–2 | 11,167 |
| Sun 7 Jul | 17 | New Zealand Warriors | NIB Stadium, Perth (Home Game) | 30–13 | 20,221 |
| | 18 | Bye | | | |
| Mon 22 Jul | 19 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 18–22 | 14,571 |
| Sat 27 Jul | 20 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Robina | 32–4 | 20,392 |
| Sat 3 Aug | 21 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | 12–30 | 13,045 |
| Fri 9 Aug | 22 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 8–26 | 21,244 |
| Fri 16 Aug | 23 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford (Home Game) | 22–10 | 20,060 |
| Fri 23 Aug | 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–20 | 29,571 |
| Sat 31 Aug | 25 | Wests Tigers | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 18–32 | 14,891 |
| Fri 6 Sep | 26 | Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 12–24 | 59,708 |
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Finals Series

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance |
| Fri 13 Sep | Qualifying Final | Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 20–10 | 21,609 |
| Fri 27 Sep | Preliminary Final | Manly Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 20–30 | 44,546 |
| Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Ladder

2013 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 |

## Transfers

Gains
| Player | Gained From |
| Jeff Lima | Wigan Warriors |
| Ben Te'o | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tom Burgess | Bradford Bulls |
| Beau Champion | Gold Coast Titans |
| Bryson Goodwin | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Losses
| Player | Lost To |
| Eddy Pettybourne | Wests Tigers |
| Scott Geddes | Retired |
| Dave Taylor | Gold Coast Titans |
| Fetuli Talanoa | Unknown |

## 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 |