The 2007
South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 98th in the club's history. They competed in
National Rugby League season 2007
The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, and with the inclusio ...
under the new ownership of
Russell Crowe
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and
Peter Holmes à Court
Peter Holmes à Court (born 1968) is an Australian businessman.
He is the eldest son of the late billionaire businessman Robert Holmes à Court and Janet Holmes à Court. He was well known as a joint owner of the National Rugby League team South ...
and with a new coach in
Jason Taylor.
The club finished the regular season 7th (out of 16) and were knocked out of the play-offs by eventual grand-finalists Manly-Warringah.
Season summary
The Rabbitohs' 2007 season was detailed in the documentary ''
South Side Story''.
After three rounds South Sydney had three wins, matching their total win tally of the previous season. The Bulldogs brought them back to earth in round 4. The Rabbitohs' co-captain, Kiwi international forward
David Kidwell
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, then fell in a freak accident at a family barbecue and injured his knee. He would require knee re-construction surgery and was not expected to return for the rest of the season.
Souths signed
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 ...
mid-season. The Souths junior would play out the rest of 2007 with the
Sydney Roosters before returning to the Rabbitohs for 2008.
For the first time in 18 years the South Sydney Rabbitohs made it to the finals series, finishing in 7th position.
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 ...
won the
George Piggins Medal
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are ...
as the club's player of the year.
Results
Ladder
Players
Player movements
Gains
Losses
Re-Signings
Kit and Sponsors
National Australia Bank
The
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank (abbreviated NAB, branded nab) is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia (colloquially referred to as "The Big Four") in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers. NAB was ranked 21st-la ...
was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi
DeLonghi
De'Longhi S.p.A. () is an Italian small appliance manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy.
History and trading
The company was founded by the De'Longhi family in 1902 as a small industrial parts manufacturing workshop. The company incorporated in ...
was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars Australia
V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
Player statistics
Representative Honours
References
{{2007 in rugby league
South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons
South Sydney Rabbitohs season