Following are lists of all
rugby league footballers who have played first-grade for the
South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Football Club.
Players and statistics
''Correct as of the end of the
2022 NRL season
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Teams
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Club Internationals – Australia
The following players have represented
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
whilst playing for South Sydney.
*
Tommy Anderson
*
Jim Armstrong
*
Alf Blair
Alfred Lewis "Smacker" Blair (23 January 1896 – 28 September 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach whose playing career ran from 1917 to 1930 with South Sydney. A skilled , he made a single appearance for the Australian ...
*
Cec Blinkhorn
Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn (18 April 1892 – 8 April 1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and also represented New Sout ...
*
Ray Branighan
*
Tim Brasher
*
Arthur Butler
*
Billy Cann
*
Mark Carroll
*
Clive Churchill
*
Michael Cleary
*
Arthur Conlin
Arthur Conlin (1883–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales and Australian representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney and Western S ...
*
Damien Cook
Damien Cook (born 23 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons ...
*
Ron Coote
*
Les Cowie
Leslie Gordon Cowie (17 May 1925 – 20 May 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a fine for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams of the 1950s and an Australia national rugby league team, Australia national representative.
In ...
*
Frank Curran
*
Steve Darmody
Steve Darmody (1890–1969) was a pioneer Australian who saw active service in the British army in WWI. He had been an Australian national representative rugby league player and toured with the Australian national team on their 1911–12 Kangar ...
*
Les Davidson
Les Davidson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and represented at both the State and national levels. His posi ...
*
Jim Davis
*
Denis Donoghue
*
Terry Fahey
Terry Fahey (born 20 January 1954) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and Canberra Raiders clubs. He was a powerful, hard-running .
Background
Fa ...
*
Harry Finch
Harry Alfred Finch (1907–1949) was a professional rugby league footballer in Australia's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian Kangaroos, Australi ...
*
Bryan Fletcher
*
Dane Gagai
*
Herb Gilbert
*
Bob Grant
*
John Graves
*
Howard Hallett
Howard Hallett (1890–1970) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach for South Sydney of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Hallett primarily played at . He represented for New South Wales and Australia and is considered ...
*
Ernie Hammerton
Ernest Alfred Hammerton (1927–1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative , he played club football in the NSWR ...
*
Greg Hawick
*
Bob Honan
Robert Emmett Honan (born 24 January 1944) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s - a dual code rugby international.
Background
Honan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Rugb ...
*
Greg Inglis
*
Brian James
*
Alex Johnston
*
Harry Kadwell
Henry James Kadwell (29 May 1902 – 27 October 1999) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative who later moved to the-h ...
*
Clem Kennedy
Clement Michael Kennedy (25 November 1921 – 17 December 2010) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
He played first grade Australian club football for the South Sydney club along with a brief stint for ...
*
John Kerwick
John Kerwick was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for South Sydney as a second rower, hooker and lock.
Playing career
Kerwick made his debut for South Sydney in Round 1 of the 1915 NSWRL seaso ...
*
Jack Leveson
*
Eric Lewis
*
Jimmy Lisle
Ronald James Lisle (19 September 1939 – 1 March 2003) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 1 ...
*
Bob McCarthy
*
Eddie McGrath
Edward J. McGrath (born January 31, 1906 – 1994) was an Irish-American crime boss from New York City, who controlled the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob and the lucrative waterfront throughout the 1940s.
Criminal career
Born to Irish immigrant pa ...
*
Paddy Maher
*
Ian Moir
Ian James Moir (1932–1990) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, a champion wing three-quarter who played in the 1950s and 1960s for South Sydney and Western Suburbs. He made eight Test appearances for the Australian na ...
*
Cameron Murray Cameron Murray may refer to:
*Cameron Murray (footballer) (born 1995), footballer
* Cameron Murray (rugby union) (born 1975), Scottish rugby union player
* Cameron Murray (''Emmerdale''), fictional Emmerdale character
*Cameron Murray (rugby league) ...
*
Ray Norman
Ray Norman (1889–1971) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative, his club career was played with Annandale, the South Sydney and the Eastern Suburbs clubs in the NS ...
*
Alf O'Connor
Alfred William 'Alf' O'Connor (1900-1970) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s. O'Connor was a state and national representative second-rower who won three NSWRFL premierships with South Sydney.
Playing c ...
*
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry (original and translations from Irish), dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on a ...
*
John O'Neill
*
Arthur Oxford
Arthur Thomas Oxford (1894–1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a state and national representative whose club career was played with the Eastern Suburbs club and South Sydney from 1915 to 1929.
Club career
A noted point scorer, ...
*
George Piggins
*
Denis Pittard
Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australian rugby league footballer, an attacking who played in the 1960s and 1970s for the Western Suburbs, South Sydney and Parramatta as well as the Australian national representative side. ...
*
Bernie Purcell
Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking second-row forward of the 1950s for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Australian national representative and the New S ...
*
Jack Rayner
*
Eddie Root
Eddie Root (1902–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative forward, his club career was played in Sydney with South Sydney, Newtown an ...
*
John Rosewell
*
Paul Sait
*
John Sattler
*
Eric Simms
*
Bill Spence
*
Gary Stevens
*
David Taylor
*
George Treweek
George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney te ...
*
Dylan Walker
*
Elwyn Walters
Elwyn Aubrey Walters (born 25 June 1943) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney and Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs clubs and for the Australia national rugby league team, Australian ...
*
Benny Wearing
Benny Wearing (11 June 1901 – 9 April 1968) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative three-quarter, he played his club football in the NSWRF ...
*
Jack Why
John Why (3 April 1903 – 14 May 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australian national representative three-quarter back, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the ...
*
Percy Williams
Note that
Jim Morgan was selected as a reserve for Australia whilst as a player for South Sydney but did not actually take the field in the representative match.
Represented Australia before or after playing with South Sydney
The following players have represented Australia either before or after they played for South Sydney.
*
Royce Ayliffe
*
Peter Burge
*
Hugh Byrne
*
Darrel Chapman
Darrel Barrie Chapman (September 11, 1937 - October 9, 1992) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Playing career
Originally from Kempsey, New South Wales, Chapman attended St. John’s College, Woodlawn, ...
*
Michael Crocker
*
Ron Crowe
*
Col Donohoe
Matthew Colin "Col" Donohoe (1929-1986) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs, playing between 1951 and 1959.
Club career
Col Donohoe, a half-back, played 4 seasons with the Syd ...
*
Percy Fairall
Percy Christian Charles Fairall (1909-1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a New South Wales rugby league team, state and Australia national rugby league team, national forward who captained h ...
*
Robbie Farah
*
Dane Gagai
*
Bob Gehrke
*
Brian Hambly
Brian Clinton Hambly (31 October 1937 – 30 August 2008) was an Australian rugby league player, a representative forward for the Australia national team between 1959 and 1965. His club career was played with South Sydney and Parramatta. He w ...
*
Shannon Hegarty
Shannon Hegarty (born 14 June 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter back, he played club football in ...
*
Terry Hill
*
Ray Hines
*
Johnny Hutchinson
The Big Three were a Merseybeat group from Liverpool. They are best known for their 1963 recording of " Some Other Guy" and their close connection to the Beatles.
Career
The Big Three evolved from a group called Cass and the Cassanovas, formed ...
*
Luke Keary
*
Matt King Matthew or Matt King may refer to:
Matthew
* Matthew King (composer) (born 1967), British composer and pianist
* Matthew King (cricketer) (born 1977), Australian cricketer
* Matthew Yang King (born 1974), American actor, voice actor, director, prod ...
*
Adam MacDougall
*
Ian Mackay
*
Mark McGaw
*
Keith Middleton
Keith Middleton (born March 7, 1931) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for North Sydney and South Sydney in the NSWRL competition as a centre.
Playing career
Middleton was ...
*
Jim Morgan
*
Adam Muir
Adam Muir (born 7 December 1971) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football with the Ne ...
*
Webby Neill
*
Rex Norman
*
Claud O'Donnell
*
Julian O'Neill
*
Bryan Orrock
Bryan Orrock (1930−2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative forward, he played his club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for So ...
*
Bill Owen
*
David Peachey
*
Russell Richardson
*
Ian Roberts
*
Craig Salvatori
*
Jim Serdaris
*
Glenn Stewart
*
Billy Thompson
*
Peter Tunks
Peter Tunks (born 30 August 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Penrith ...
*
Lote Tuqiri
*
Harry Wells
*
Craig Wing
Craig Wing (born 26 December 1979), also known by the nickname of "Wingy", is an Australian-born former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He began his career in rugby league, playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the S ...
Club Internationals – New Zealand
The following players have represented
New Zealand whilst playing for South Sydney.
*
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi (born 6 January 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs Canterbury ...
*
David Kidwell
David Kidwell (born 23 April 1977) is a professional rugby football, rugby coach (sport), coach who is the defence coach at Los Pumas, the national rugby union team of Argentina, and a former rugby league player. As a player, he represented New ...
*
David Fa'alogo
David Fa'alogo (born 9 September 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the NRL, the Huddersfield Giants in the Super Le ...
*
Bryson Goodwin
*
Terry Hermansson
*
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugb ...
*
Gene Ngamu
Gene Robert Ngamu (born 27 January 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He played mainly as a or , and is probably best known for his combination with Stacey Jones at the Auckland Warriors and the Kiwis.
Early years
Ngamu s ...
*
Jeremy Smith
*
Tyran Smith
Tyran Carl Smith (born 15 March 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
He along with Darrien Doherty and Blake Green are the only three players in the game's history to date to have the distin ...
*
Nigel Vagana1
*
Jason Williams
1 Represented
New Zealand All Golds in 2007
Club Internationals – Other Countries
The following players have represented other rugby league playing nations (i.e. other than Australia or New Zealand) whilst playing for South Sydney.
*
Neccrom Areaiiti (
Cook Islands)
*
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi (born 6 January 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs Canterbury ...
(
Samoa)
*
George Burgess (England)
*
Sam Burgess (England)
*
Tom Burgess (England)
*
Angelo Dymock (
Tonga)
*
Robbie Farah (
Lebanon)
*
Tere Glassie (
Cook Islands)
*
Robert Jennings (
Tonga)
*
Apisai Koroisau (
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
)
*
Jeff Lima
Jeff Lima (born 4 July 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. A New Zealand international representative , he previously played for the Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, South S ...
(
Samoa)
*
Manase Manuokafoa (
Tonga)
*
Daryl Millard (
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
)
*
Sitiveni Moceidreke
Sitiveni Moceidreke (born 27 November 1994) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.
He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
Background ...
(
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
)
*
Michael Oldfield (
Tonga)
*
Eddie Paea (
Tonga)
*
Alan Skene
Alan Leslie Skene (2 October 1932 – 13 August 2001) was a South African dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union for South Afr ...
(
South Africa)
*
Jaydn Su'a (
Samoa)
*
Fetuli Talanoa
Fetuli Talanoa (born 23 November 1987) is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a or . He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL) and for Hull F.C. in the Super League. He announced ...
(
Tonga)
* Tevita Tatola (
Tonga)
*
Lote Tuqiri (
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
)
*
Nigel Vagana (
Samoa)
Represented other countries before or after playing with South Sydney
The following players have represented other rugby league playing nations (i.e. other than Australia) either before or after they played for South Sydney.
* Fred Anderson (rugby league), Fred Anderson (
South Africa)
* Bob Banham (New Zealand)
* John Burke (rugby league, born 1948), John Burke (Great Britain)
* Adam Doueihi (
Lebanon}
*
David Fa'alogo
David Fa'alogo (born 9 September 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the NRL, the Huddersfield Giants in the Super Le ...
(
Samoa)
* Joe Galuvao (New Zealand)
* Henderson Gill (Great Britain)
* Phil Howlett (
Tonga)
* Lee Jackson (rugby league), Lee Jackson (Great Britain)
* Filimone Lolohea (
Tonga)
* Bernie Lowther (New Zealand)
* Willie Manu (
Tonga)
* Darren Maroon (
Lebanon)
* Martin Masella (
Tonga)
* Mark Minichiello (Italy)
* Eddy Pettybourne (
Samoa, United States)
* Gary Price (rugby league, born 1969), Gary Price (Great Britain)
* Frank Puletua (
Samoa)
* Ian Rubin (Russia)
* Sean Skelton (
South Africa)
* James Storer (
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
)
* Craig Smith (rugby league, born 1971), Craig Smith (New Zealand)
Australian Test Captains
*Arthur Hennessy (1908)
*
Clive Churchill (1950–1955)
*
John Sattler (1969–1970)
*
Bob McCarthy (1973)
New Zealand Test Captains
*
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi (born 6 January 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs Canterbury ...
(2007–2008)
Australian World Cup Captains
*
Clive Churchill (1954)
*
Ron Coote (1970)
State Representatives
Prior to State of Origin
The following players have represented New South Wales in rugby league whilst playing for South Sydney.
*
Tommy Anderson
*
Jim Armstrong
* Tom Barry (rugby league), Tom Barry
*
Alf Blair
Alfred Lewis "Smacker" Blair (23 January 1896 – 28 September 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach whose playing career ran from 1917 to 1930 with South Sydney. A skilled , he made a single appearance for the Australian ...
*
Cec Blinkhorn
Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn (18 April 1892 – 8 April 1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and also represented New Sout ...
*
Ray Branighan
* Frank Brogan (rugby league), Frank Brogan
* Os Brown
*
Arthur Butler
* Harry Butler (rugby league), Harry Butler
*
Billy Cann
* Alby Carr
* Harry Cavanough
*
Clive Churchill
*
Michael Cleary
*
Arthur Conlin
Arthur Conlin (1883–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales and Australian representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney and Western S ...
*
Ron Coote
*
Les Cowie
Leslie Gordon Cowie (17 May 1925 – 20 May 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a fine for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams of the 1950s and an Australia national rugby league team, Australia national representative.
In ...
* Jack Coxon
*
Ron Crowe
*
Frank Curran
*
Jim Davis
* Jim Deeley
*
Denis Donoghue
*
Col Donohoe
Matthew Colin "Col" Donohoe (1929-1986) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs, playing between 1951 and 1959.
Club career
Col Donohoe, a half-back, played 4 seasons with the Syd ...
* Johnny Dougherty (rugby league), Johnny Dougherty
*
Terry Fahey
Terry Fahey (born 20 January 1954) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and Canberra Raiders clubs. He was a powerful, hard-running .
Background
Fa ...
* Fred Felsch
*
Harry Finch
Harry Alfred Finch (1907–1949) was a professional rugby league footballer in Australia's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian Kangaroos, Australi ...
* Ed Fry
* Martin Gallagher (rugby league), Martin Gallagher
*
Herb Gilbert
* Bill Gillespie (rugby league), Bill Gillespie
*
Bob Grant
*
John Graves
* Dick Green (rugby league), Dick Green
*
Howard Hallett
Howard Hallett (1890–1970) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach for South Sydney of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Hallett primarily played at . He represented for New South Wales and Australia and is considered ...
* Gary Hambly
*
Ernie Hammerton
Ernest Alfred Hammerton (1927–1991) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative , he played club football in the NSWR ...
* Sid Harris
*
Greg Hawick
* Arthur Hennessy
* Eddie Hilliard
*
Bob Honan
Robert Emmett Honan (born 24 January 1944) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s - a dual code rugby international.
Background
Honan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Rugb ...
* Clarrie Horder
* Harold Horder
* Bob Honeysett
*
Brian James
* Dick Johnson (rugby league), Dick Johnson
*
Harry Kadwell
Henry James Kadwell (29 May 1902 – 27 October 1999) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative who later moved to the-h ...
*
Clem Kennedy
Clement Michael Kennedy (25 November 1921 – 17 December 2010) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
He played first grade Australian club football for the South Sydney club along with a brief stint for ...
*
John Kerwick
John Kerwick was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for South Sydney as a second rower, hooker and lock.
Playing career
Kerwick made his debut for South Sydney in Round 1 of the 1915 NSWRL seaso ...
* Ernie Lapham
* Vic Lawrence (rugby league), Vic Lawrence
*
Eric Lewis
* John Leveson (rugby league), John Leveson
* Pat Maher (rugby league), Pat Maher
* Don Manson
* Arthur McCabe
*
Bob McCarthy
* Ted McGrath (rugby league), Ted McGrath
*
Ian Moir
Ian James Moir (1932–1990) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, a champion wing three-quarter who played in the 1950s and 1960s for South Sydney and Western Suburbs. He made eight Test appearances for the Australian na ...
*
Jim Morgan
* Jack Morrison (rugby league), Jack Morrison
* Pat Murphy (rugby league), Pat Murphy
* Fred Nelson
*
Alf O'Connor
Alfred William 'Alf' O'Connor (1900-1970) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s. O'Connor was a state and national representative second-rower who won three NSWRFL premierships with South Sydney.
Playing c ...
*
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry (original and translations from Irish), dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on a ...
*
John O'Neill
*
Arthur Oxford
Arthur Thomas Oxford (1894–1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a state and national representative whose club career was played with the Eastern Suburbs club and South Sydney from 1915 to 1929.
Club career
A noted point scorer, ...
*
George Piggins
*
Denis Pittard
Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australian rugby league footballer, an attacking who played in the 1960s and 1970s for the Western Suburbs, South Sydney and Parramatta as well as the Australian national representative side. ...
*
Bernie Purcell
Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking second-row forward of the 1950s for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Australian national representative and the New S ...
* Alan Quinlivan
* Oscar Quinlivan
*
Jack Rayner
* Alan Righton
*
Eddie Root
Eddie Root (1902–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative forward, his club career was played in Sydney with South Sydney, Newtown an ...
*
John Rosewell
*
Paul Sait
*
John Sattler
* Vince Sheehan (rugby league, South Sydney), Vince Sheehan
*
Eric Simms
*
Bill Spence
* Albert Spillane
*
Gary Stevens
* Frank Storie
* Johnno Stuntz
* Jim Tait (rugby league), Jim Tait
* Ron Taylor (rugby league), Ron Taylor
* Hash Thompson
*
George Treweek
George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney te ...
*
Benny Wearing
Benny Wearing (11 June 1901 – 9 April 1968) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative three-quarter, he played his club football in the NSWRF ...
*
Elwyn Walters
Elwyn Aubrey Walters (born 25 June 1943) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney and Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs clubs and for the Australia national rugby league team, Australian ...
* Dave Watson (Australian rugby league player), Dave Watson
*
Jack Why
John Why (3 April 1903 – 14 May 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australian national representative three-quarter back, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the ...
*
Percy Williams
State of Origin
The following players have represented either New South Wales or Queensland in Rugby League State of Origin, State of Origin rugby league whilst playing for South Sydney.
New South Wales
*David Boyle (rugby league, born 1959), David Boyle
*
Tim Brasher
*
Mark Carroll
*
Damien Cook
Damien Cook (born 23 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons ...
*Angus Crichton
*
Les Davidson
Les Davidson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and represented at both the State and national levels. His posi ...
*Mario Fenech
*
Bryan Fletcher
*Gary Hambly
*Graham Lyons
*Tony Melrose
*Nathan Merritt
*
Cameron Murray Cameron Murray may refer to:
*Cameron Murray (footballer) (born 1995), footballer
* Cameron Murray (rugby union) (born 1975), Scottish rugby union player
* Cameron Murray (''Emmerdale''), fictional Emmerdale character
*Cameron Murray (rugby league) ...
*Ziggy Niszczot
*Tony Rampling
*Adam Reynolds
*Cody Walker (rugby league), Cody Walker
*
Craig Wing
Craig Wing (born 26 December 1979), also known by the nickname of "Wingy", is an Australian-born former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He began his career in rugby league, playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the S ...
Queensland
*Mitch Brennan
*
Michael Crocker
*
Dane Gagai
*Ashley Harrison
*
Greg Inglis
*Ethan Lowe
*Chris McQueen
*
Julian O'Neill
*
Jaydn Su'a
*
David Taylor
*Ben Te'o
Captains (since 1908)
*Arthur Hennessy (1908), (1910)
*
Arthur Butler (1908–1909), (1911–1915)
*
John Rosewell (1908)
*Harry Butler (rugby league), Harry Butler (1908–1909)
*
Arthur Conlin
Arthur Conlin (1883–1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales and Australian representative goal-kicking back, he played club football for the South Sydney and Western S ...
(1908–1910)
*
Jack Leveson (1910)
*
Billy Cann (1911)
*
Bill Spence (1911)
*
Howard Hallett
Howard Hallett (1890–1970) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach for South Sydney of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Hallett primarily played at . He represented for New South Wales and Australia and is considered ...
(1915), (1918–1919), (1922)
*Roy Almond (1916–1917)
*
Rex Norman (1916)
*George McGowan (rugby league), George McGowan(1917)
*
Arthur Oxford
Arthur Thomas Oxford (1894–1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a state and national representative whose club career was played with the Eastern Suburbs club and South Sydney from 1915 to 1929.
Club career
A noted point scorer, ...
(1918–1921)
*
John Kerwick
John Kerwick was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for South Sydney as a second rower, hooker and lock.
Playing career
Kerwick made his debut for South Sydney in Round 1 of the 1915 NSWRL seaso ...
(1919)
*Bill Rowley (1919)
*
Cec Blinkhorn
Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn (18 April 1892 – 8 April 1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and also represented New Sout ...
(1919)
*
Alf Blair
Alfred Lewis "Smacker" Blair (23 January 1896 – 28 September 1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach whose playing career ran from 1917 to 1930 with South Sydney. A skilled , he made a single appearance for the Australian ...
(1922–1930)
*Bill Gillespie (rugby league), Bill Gillespie (1923)
*Harold Horder (1924)
*Jack Lawrence (rugby league), Jack Lawrence (1924)
*Vic Lawrence (rugby league), Vic Lawrence (1925)
*Jim Breen (rugby league), Jim Breen (1927)
*Pat Maher (rugby league), Pat Maher (1931)
*
George Treweek
George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney te ...
(1932–1934)
*
Percy Williams (1935)
*
Eric Lewis (1935–1937)
*Fred Felsch (1938–1944)
*Jack Walsh (rugby league), Jack Walsh (1944)
*
Clem Kennedy
Clement Michael Kennedy (25 November 1921 – 17 December 2010) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
He played first grade Australian club football for the South Sydney club along with a brief stint for ...
(1945–1946)
*Howard Hallett Jnr (1946)
*
Jack Rayner (1947–1956)
*
Clive Churchill (1957–1958)
*
Bernie Purcell
Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking second-row forward of the 1950s for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Australian national representative and the New S ...
(1959–1960)
*
Darrel Chapman
Darrel Barrie Chapman (September 11, 1937 - October 9, 1992) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Playing career
Originally from Kempsey, New South Wales, Chapman attended St. John’s College, Woodlawn, ...
(1961–1964)
*
Jimmy Lisle
Ronald James Lisle (19 September 1939 – 1 March 2003) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 1 ...
(1963–1966)
*
John Sattler (1967–1972)
*
Bob McCarthy (1973–1975)
*
Denis Pittard
Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australian rugby league footballer, an attacking who played in the 1960s and 1970s for the Western Suburbs, South Sydney and Parramatta as well as the Australian national representative side. ...
(1973)
*
Bob Grant (1974)
*
Gary Stevens (1974), (1976)
*
George Piggins (1977)
*
Paul Sait (1977–1978)
*Darryl Bampton (1978)
*Nathan Gibbs (1979–1982)
*Ken Stewart (rugby league), Ken Stewart (1978–1981)
*Mitch Brennan (1981)
*Ziggy Niszczot (1983–1984)
*Mario Fenech (1985–1990)
*Craig Coleman (1991)
*Michael Andrews (rugby league), Michael Andrews (1992–1993)
*Dean Schifilliti (1994)
*Lee Jackson (rugby league), Lee Jackson (1995)
*Craig Field (1995–1996)
*
Craig Salvatori (1996)
*Sean Garlick (1997–1999)
*
Adam Muir
Adam Muir (born 7 December 1971) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football with the Ne ...
(2002)
*
Bryan Fletcher (2003–2005)
*Ashley Harrison (2005)
*Peter Cusack (rugby league), Peter Cusack (2006–2007)
*
David Kidwell
David Kidwell (born 23 April 1977) is a professional rugby football, rugby coach (sport), coach who is the defence coach at Los Pumas, the national rugby union team of Argentina, and a former rugby league player. As a player, he represented New ...
(2007–2008)
*
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi (born 6 January 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs Canterbury ...
(2007–2012)
*John Sutton (rugby league), John Sutton (2008), (2011–2019)
*Luke Stuart (2009–2010)
*
Michael Crocker (2011–2013)
*
Matt King Matthew or Matt King may refer to:
Matthew
* Matthew King (composer) (born 1967), British composer and pianist
* Matthew King (cricketer) (born 1977), Australian cricketer
* Matthew Yang King (born 1974), American actor, voice actor, director, prod ...
(2012)
*
Sam Burgess (2012–2013), (2017–2019)
*
Greg Inglis (2015–2019)
*Adam Reynolds (2015, 2020–2021)
*Cody Walker (rugby league), Cody Walker (2021)
*Mark Nicholls (rugby league), Mark Nicholls (2021)
George Piggins Medal
Since 2003 the South Sydney Rabbitohs have awarded the "
George Piggins Medal" to their best and fairest player of the season.
*2003:
Bryan Fletcher
*2004: Ashley Harrison
*2005: Peter Cusack (rugby league), Peter Cusack
*2006:
David Fa'alogo
David Fa'alogo (born 9 September 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the NRL, the Huddersfield Giants in the Super Le ...
*2007:
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi (born 6 January 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs Canterbury ...
*2008: Luke Stuart
*2009: John Sutton (rugby league), John Sutton
*2010:
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugb ...
*2011: Nathan Merritt
*2012: John Sutton (rugby league), John Sutton
*2013:
Greg Inglis & John Sutton (rugby league), John Sutton
*2014:
Sam Burgess
*2015:
Greg Inglis
*2016:
Sam Burgess
South Sydney "Dream Team"
The South Sydney Rabbitohs' greatest club side in history, the "South Sydney Dream Team", was announced in Sydney on 29 July 2004. The team consists of 17 players and a coach representing the South Sydney Rabbitohs Football Club from 1908 through to 2004.
The team spans the history of the code of rugby league in Australia and has collectively played 2,135 first grade games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, 158 games for New South Wales, 3 games for Queensland and 158 Tests for Australia.
The "South Sydney Dream Team" is:
*''Fullback'' –
Clive Churchill (164 games for Souths between 1947 and 1958, 27 games for NSW, 34 Tests for Australia. Coached Souths to four premierships in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971).
*''Winger'' – Harold Horder (86 games for Souths between 1912 and 1919 & 1924, 9 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
*''Centre'' –
Herb Gilbert (23 games for Souths between 1911 and 1912 & 1915, 3 games for NSW, 7 Tests for Australia).
*''Centre'' –
Paul Sait (163 games for Souths between 1968 and 1978, 5 games for NSW, 7 Tests for Australia).
*''Winger'' –
Ian Moir
Ian James Moir (1932–1990) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, a champion wing three-quarter who played in the 1950s and 1960s for South Sydney and Western Suburbs. He made eight Test appearances for the Australian na ...
(118 games for Souths between 1952 and 1958, 10 games for NSW, 8 Tests for Australia).
*''Five-eighth'' –
Jimmy Lisle
Ronald James Lisle (19 September 1939 – 1 March 2003) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 1 ...
(102 games for Souths between 1962 and 1968, 8 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
*''Halfback'' –
Bob Grant (136 games for Souths between 1966 and 1975, 2 games for NSW, 1 Test for Australia).
*''Lock'' –
Ron Coote (151 games for Souths between 1964 and 1971, 13 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
*''Second Row'' –
Bob McCarthy (211 games for Souths between 1963 and 1975 & 1978, 10 games for NSW, 10 Tests for Australia).
*''Second Row'' –
George Treweek
George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney te ...
(120 games for Souths between 1926 and 1934, 7 games for NSW, 18 Tests for Australia).
*''Prop'' –
John O'Neill (150 games for Souths between 1965 and 1971 & 1975–76, 5 games for NSW, 2 Tests for Australia).
*''Hooker'' –
Elwyn Walters
Elwyn Aubrey Walters (born 25 June 1943) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney and Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs clubs and for the Australia national rugby league team, Australian ...
(129 games for Souths between 1967 and 1973, 11 games for NSW, 12 Tests for Australia).
*''Prop'' –
John Sattler (Captain, 195 games for Souths between 1963 and 1972, 4 games for NSW, 3 games for Queensland, 4 Tests for Australia).
*''Reserve'' –
Greg Hawick (84 games for Souths between 1950 and 1956, 8 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
*''Reserve'' –
Ray Branighan (52 games for Souths between 1968 and 1971, 5 games for NSW, 8 Tests for Australia).
*''Reserve'' –
Ian Roberts (65 games for Souths between 1986 and 1989, 11 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
*''Reserve'' –
Les Cowie
Leslie Gordon Cowie (17 May 1925 – 20 May 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a fine for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams of the 1950s and an Australia national rugby league team, Australia national representative.
In ...
(176 games for Souths between 1947 and 1957, 10 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
*''Coach'' –
Jack Rayner (Played 194 games for Souths between 1946 and 1957, 11 games for NSW, 5 Tests for Australia. Coached Souths to five premierships in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955).
"The Magnificent XIII"
In 2002 on the Rabbitohs readmission to the competition, ''The Magnificent XIII'',
[See "The Magnificent XIII" in the article ''Hall of Fame'' in ''Souths The People's Team'', edited by Angus Fontaine, League Week, ACP Publishing, 2002.] a team consisting of great South Sydney players over the years was selected by a panel of rugby league journalists and former Souths players and coaches. The team consists of 17 players (four being reserves) and a coach representing the South Sydney Rabbitohs Football Club from New South Wales Rugby League season 1908, 1908 through to National Rugby League season 2002, 2002.
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