# 2004 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2004 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 95th in the club's history. Coached by Arthur Kitinas and Paul Langmack and captained by Bryan Fletcher and Ashley Harrison, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2004 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 15th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.

## Player movements
### Gains

* Dean Byrne from St George Illawarra Dragons
* Glenn Hall from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Scott Logan from Hull F.C.
* Adam MacDougall from Newcastle Knights
* Willie Manu from Wests Tigers
* Shane Marteene from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Todd Polglase from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Steve Skinnon from Sydney Roosters
* David Thompson from North Queensland Cowboys
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### Losses

* Jamie Fitzgerald to Newcastle Knights
* Andrew Hart to London Broncos
* Wise Kativerata to Parramatta Eels
* Wade McKinnon to Parramatta Eels
* Duncan MacGillivray to Wakefield Trinity
* Nathan Merritt to Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
* Willie Peters to Widnes Vikings
* Frank Puletua to Penrith Panthers
* Russell Richardson to Newcastle Knights
* Chris Walker to Sydney Roosters
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## Ladder

2004 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 710 | 368 | +342 | 42 |
| 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 491 | +269 | 42 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 602 | 533 | +69 | 37 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 672 | 567 | +105 | 34 |
| 5 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 624 | 415 | +209 | 32 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 684 | 517 | +167 | 30 |
| 7 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 526 | 514 | +12 | 29 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 613 | −59 | 26 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 509 | 534 | −25 | 24 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 516 | 617 | −101 | 24 |
| 11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 528 | 645 | −117 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 517 | 626 | −109 | 22 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 615 | 754 | −139 | 22 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 427 | 693 | −266 | 16 |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 812 | −357 | 16 |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 16 – 26 | Sunday 14 March | Sydney Football Stadium | 15,516 |
| 2 | Wests Tigers | Win | 17 – 16 | Sunday 21 March | Sydney Football Stadium | 11,293 |
| 3 | BYE | | | | | |
| 4 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Win | 36 – 12 | Saturday 3 April | Sydney Football Stadium | 11,017 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 20 – 41 | Monday 12 April | Parramatta Stadium | 18,128 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 4 – 50 | Saturday 17 April | Olympic Park | 8,553 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 8 – 34 | Monday 26 April | Sydney Football Stadium | 12,276 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 8 – 24 | Saturday 1 May | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 15,571 |
| 9 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 4 – 38 | Sunday 9 May | Penrith Park | 11,618 |
| 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | Draw | 20 – 20 | Saturday 15 May | Grahame Park | 10,138 |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 12 – 26 | Sunday 23 May | Sydney Football Stadium | 8,032 |
| 12 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 38 – 18 | Saturday 29 May | Endeavour Field | 13,721 |
| 13 | BYE | | | | | |
| 14 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 28 – 26 | Saturday 12 June | Sydney Football Stadium | 6,855 |
| 15 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Win | 34 – 30 | Saturday 19 June | Brookvale Oval | 9,864 |
| 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 12 – 52 | Sunday 27 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 23,741 |
| 17 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 28 – 48 | Sunday 4 July | Lang Park | 19,942 |
| 18 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 30 – 6 | Sunday 11 July | Sydney Football Stadium | 6,774 |
| 19 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 20 – 34 | Sunday 18 July | Mt Smart | 7,894 |
| 20 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 12 – 22 | Saturday 24 July | Sydney Football Stadium | 13,564 |
| 21 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 22 – 31 | Sunday 1 August | Sydney Football Stadium | 10,972 |
| 22 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 6 – 56 | Sunday 8 August | Leichhardt Oval | 19,402 |
| 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 22 – 36 | Saturday 14 August | Willows Sports Complex | 16,007 |
| 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Loss | 22 – 50 | Sunday 22 August | North Sydney Oval | 14,855 |
| 25 | Brisbane Broncos | Draw | 34 – 34 | Saturday 28 August | Sydney Football Stadium | 7,049 |
| 26 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 22 – 62 | Saturday 4 September | Bruce Stadium | 10,839 |