2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
# 2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs season is the 113th in the history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Adam Reynolds, they compete in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership.

## Squad movements

### Players

**Gains**

| Player | Signed from | Until |
| - | - | - |
| Jai Arrow | Gold Coast Titans | 2024 |
| Jed Cartwright | Penrith Panthers | 2023 |
| Troy Dargan | Brisbane Broncos | 2021 |
| Edene Gebbie | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2021 |
| CJ Mundine | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2021 |
| James Roberts | Brisbane Broncos | 2021 |
| Jaydn Su'A | Brisbane Broncos | 2021 |
| Latrell Mitchell | Sydney Roosters | 2021 |
| Jack Johns | Newcastle Knights | 2020 |
| Steven Marsters | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2020 |

**Losses**

| Player | 2020 club |
| - | - |
| Adam Doueihi | Wests Tigers |
| Bryson Goodwin | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Connor Tracey | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Mawene Hiroti | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Dean Britt | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| George Burgess | Wigan Warriors |
| Rhys Kennedy | Brisbane Broncos |
| Billy Brittain | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jacob Gagan | Released |
| Kyle Turner | Released |
| Sam Burgess | Retired |
| Greg Inglis | Retired |
| Ethan Lowe | Retired |
| John Sutton | Retired |

**Re-signings**

| Player | Signed until |
| - | - |
| Cameron Murray | 2025 |
| Campbell Graham | 2024 |
| Hame Sele | 2023 |
| Liam Knight | 2023 |
| Thomas Burgess | 2023 |
| Alex Johnston | 2022 |
| Blake Taaffe | 2022 |
| Jaxson Paulo | 2022 |
| Lachlan Ilias | 2022 |
| Lachlan Gale | 2022 |
| Braidon Burns | 2021 |
| Dean Hawkins | 2021 |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 2021 |
| Steven Marsters | 2021 |
| Mark Nicholls | 2021 |
| Peter Mamouzelos | 2021 |
| Bayley Sironen | 2021 |
| Tevita Tatola | 2021 |
| Ethan Lowe | 2021 |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Wayne Bennett | Head coach | First Grade (NRL) |
| Jason Demetriou | Assistant coach | First Grade (NRL) |
| Greg Inglis | Development coach | NRL and All Pathway Teams |
| John Sutton | Development coach | NRL and All Pathway Teams |
| Ben Rogers | Head coach | Reserve Grade (Canterbury Cup) |
| Joe O'Callaghan | Head coach | Under-20's (Jersey Flegg Cup) |
| Dean Widders | Head coach | Women's (NSW Women's Premiership) |
| Wayne Collins | Head coach | Under-18's (S.G. Ball Cup) |
| Gavin Sheehan | Head coach | Under-16's (Harold Matthews Cup) |

## Preseason

### NRL Nines

| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Bonus Tries | Goals | References |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 February 2020 | 18:40 | Wests Tigers | HBF Park, Perth | 8–17 | Graham, Gebbie | | Taaffe (0/1), Ilias (0/1) | |
| 2 | 15 February 2020 | 15:55 | Canberra Raiders | HBF Park, Perth | 29–8 | Taaffe, Ilias, Graham, Gagai, Goodwin | J. Cook | Taaffe (1/3), Gagai (1/2), Ilias (0/1) | |
| Quarter-Finals | 15 February 2020 | 18:55 | North Queensland Cowboys | HBF Park, Perth | 6–20 | Paulo | | Ilias (1/1) | |
| | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw | Legend: Win Loss Draw |

### Preseason trials

| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Notes | References |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 February 2020 | 19:50 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee | 26–12 | Graham, Mago, Sironen, Koloamatangi, Johnston | Reynolds (0/1), Taaffe (3/4) | 37th Charity Shield | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw |||||||||

## Regular season

Home games in bold.

| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Attendance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 March 2020 | 17:30 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 22–18 | Reynolds, Graham, Lowe | Reynolds (5/5) | | 6,235 | Bushfire Appeal Round |
| 2 | 20 March 2020 | 20:05 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 18–22 | Graham, Walker, Johnston | Reynolds (3/4) | | 0 | Round 2 of the NRL season was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 3 | 29 May 2020 | 19:55 | Sydney Roosters | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 12–28 | Murray, Burgess | Reynolds (2/2) | | 0 | 2020 Ron Coote Cup |
| 4 | 5 June 2020 | 19:55 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 8–22 | Johnston | Reynolds (2/2) | | 0 | |
| 5 | 13 June 2020 | 15:00 | Gold Coast Titans | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 32–12 | Gagai (2), Mitchell, Johnston, Burns | Reynolds (6/6) | | ? | |
| 6 | 19 June 2020 | 18:00 | New Zealand Warriors | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 40–12 | Johnston (2), Graham, Reynolds, Burns, Walker, Cook | Reynolds (6/7) | | ? | Beanie for Brain Cancer Round |
| 7 | 25 June 2020 | 19:50 | Penrith Panthers | Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | 12–20 | Sironen, Johnston | Reynolds (2/2) | | ? | |
| 8 | 5 July 2020 | 16:05 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 26–10 | Johnston, Su'A, Walker, Gagai | Reynolds (5/5) | | ? | |
| 9 | 10 July 2020 | 19:55 | Wests Tigers | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 18–10 | Gagai (3), Roberts | Reynolds (1/5) | | ? | |
| 10 | 18 July 2020 | 17:30 | Newcastle Knights | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 18–20 | Cook (2), Nicholls | Reynolds (3/3) | | ? | |
| 11 | 25 July 2020 | 19:50 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | 12–18 | Gagai, Reynolds | Reynolds (2/2) | | ? | |
| 12 | 30 July 2020 | 19:50 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | 32–24 | Johnston (3), Walker (2), Mitchell | Mitchell (4/7) | | 2,719 | Indigenous Round |
| 13 | 7 August 2020 | 19:50 | Brisbane Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 28–10 | Gagai, Reynolds, Nicholls, Burgess | Reynolds (6/7) | | 2,919 | |
| 14 | 15 August 2020 | 17:30 | North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | 31–30 | Johnston (2), Reynolds, Gagai, Graham | Reynolds (5/6) | Reynolds (1/1) | 7,611 | |
| 15 | 22 August 2020 | 19:35 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 56–16 | Johnston (2), Graham (2), Mitchell (2), Marsters, Tatola, Murray | Reynolds (9/9), Mitchell (1/1) | | 4,712 | |
| 16 | 27 August 2020 | 19:50 | Parramatta Eels | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 38–0 | Graham (2), Allan, Paulo, Walker, Su'A, Reynolds | Reynolds (5/7) | Reynolds (0/1) | 7,012 | |
| 17 | 4 September 2020 | 19:55 | Melbourne Storm | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 16–22 | Graham, Walker | Reynolds (4/4) | | ? | |
| 18 | 10 September 2020 | 19:50 | Wests Tigers | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 26–24 | Graham (2), Gagai, Allan | Reynolds (5/5) | | 3,801 | |
| 19 | 17 September 2020 | 19:50 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 16–26 | Paulo, Graham, Johnston | Reynolds (2/3) | | 4,859 | Women in League Round |
| 20 | 25 September 2020 | 19:55 | Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 60–8 | Johnston (5), Walker (2), Graham, Allan, Murray | Reynolds (10/12) | | 7,958 | 2020 Ron Coote Cup |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||||||

## Finals

| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elimination Final | 4 October 2020 | 16:05 | Newcastle Knights | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 46–20 | Johnston (2), Tatola (2), Allan, Walker, Murray, Cook | Reynolds (6/8), Gagai (1/1) | 17,212 |
| Semi-Final | 10 October 2020 | 19:50 | Parramatta Eels | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | 38–24 | Paulo (2), Knight, Murray, Sironen, Cook | Reynolds (7/7) | 14,510 |
| Preliminary Final | 17 October 2020 | 19:50 | Penrith Panthers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 16–20 | Johnston, Gagai, Allan | Reynolds (2/4) | 30,116 |
| Legend: Win Loss |||||||||||

## Ladder

2020 NRL seasonvte :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
| 3 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
| 4 | Sydney Roosters | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
| 5 | Canberra Raiders | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
| 11 | Wests Tigers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
| 16 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |

## Player Statistics

2020 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Player Statistics :

| Player | Games | Tries | Try assists | Goals | Goal kicking % | Field goals | Points | Runs | Run metres | Line breaks | Tackle breaks | Offloads | Kicks | Kick metres | Tackles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Allan | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 20 | 151 | 1,348 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 33 |
| Tom Amone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 262 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Thomas Burgess | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 337 | 3,111 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 524 |
| Braidon Burns | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 84 | 763 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 102 | 96 |
| Jed Cartwright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 41 | 402 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Damien Cook | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 20 | 120 | 1,425 | 8 | 52 | 13 | 17 | 190 | 969 |
| Troy Dargan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 287 | 29 |
| Kurt Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Dane Gagai | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 46 | 258 | 2,461 | 18 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 195 |
| Campbell Graham | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 52 | 295 | 2,633 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 353 |
| Jack Johns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Alex Johnston | 22 | 23 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 92 | 217 | 2,250 | 24 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 79 |
| Liam Knight | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 226 | 1,965 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 145 | 1,432 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| Ethan Lowe | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 80 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| Patrick Mago | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 76 | 763 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| Steven Marsters | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 41 | 326 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 59 |
| Latrell Mitchell | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 123 | 1,190 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 295 | 48 |
| Cameron Murray | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 20 | 243 | 1,996 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 843 |
| Mark Nicholls | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 172 | 1,551 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
| Jaxson Paulo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 16 | 161 | 1,373 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 69 |
| Adam Reynolds | 23 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 85 | 1 | 221 | 65 | 485 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 292 | 8,717 | 328 |
| James Roberts | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 44 | 489 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 73 |
| Hame Sele | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 83 | 856 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| Bayley Sironen | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 164 | 1,317 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| Jaydn Su'A | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 225 | 1,817 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 499 |
| Tevita Tatola | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | 265 | 2,234 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| Cody Walker | 21 | 10 | 24 | 0 | – | 0 | 40 | 156 | 1,409 | 18 | 68 | 14 | 87 | 2,001 | 332 |

Source:

## Red and Green Ball

| George Piggins Medal | Jack Rayner Players' Player Award | Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year | John Sattler Rookie of the Year | Albert Clift Award | Roy Asotasi Members' Choice Award | The Burrow Appreciation Award |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cody Walker | Cody Walker | Damien Cook | Keaon Koloamatangi | Brian Stow | Adam Reynolds | Thomas Burgess |
| References: |||||||

## Representative honours

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| N/A | Damien Cook | New South Wales Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| N/A | Cameron Murray | New South Wales Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| N/A | James Roberts | New South Wales Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| N/A | Cody Walker | New South Wales Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| N/A | Campbell Graham | Emerging Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| N/A | Liam Knight | Emerging Blues | Pre-Season NSW Preparations |
| IC | Alex Johnston | Indigenous All Stars | 2020 All Stars Match | FB | Latrell Mitchell |
| CE | James Roberts | Indigenous All Stars | 2020 All Stars Match |
| HK | Damien Cook | Indigenous All Stars | 2020 All Stars Match | New South Wales Blues | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| IC | Cameron Murray | | 2020 All Stars Match | New South Wales Blues | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| FE, IC | Cody Walker | | | New South Wales Blues | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| CO | Wayne Bennett | Queensland Maroons | | | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| FB | Corey Allan | Queensland Maroons | | | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| CE | Dane Gagai | Queensland Maroons | | | 2020 State of Origin Series |
| SR, IC | Jaydn Su'A | Queensland Maroons | | | 2020 State of Origin Series |

* Bold denotes players who captained their respective teams.
* (ToS) - Train on Squad
