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The '''2005 South Sydney Rabbitohs season''' was the 96th in [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Shaun McRae]] and captained by [[Bryan Fletcher (rugby league)|Bryan Fletcher]] and [[Peter Cusack (rugby league)|Peter Cusack]], they competed in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2005 Telstra Premiership]], finishing the regular season 13th (out of 15), failing to reach the finals.
The '''2005 South Sydney Rabbitohs season''' was the 96th in [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Shaun McRae]] and captained by [[Bryan Fletcher (rugby league)|Bryan Fletcher]] and [[Peter Cusack (rugby league)|Peter Cusack]], they competed in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2005 Telstra Premiership]], finishing the regular season 13th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.


In March, Souths life member [[Russell Crowe]] made the Rabbitohs the first club team in Australia to be sponsored by a film, when he negotiated a deal to advertise his movie ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' on their jerseys.<ref>{{cite news
In March, Souths life member [[Russell Crowe]] made the Rabbitohs the first club team in Australia to be sponsored by a film, when he negotiated a deal to advertise his movie ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' on their jerseys.<ref>{{cite news
| last = [[Australian Associated Press|AAP]]
| last = AAP
| author-link = Australian Associated Press
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Crowe sees ad trend
| title = Crowe sees ad trend
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| place = Australia
| place = Australia
| publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
| date = 2005-03-11
| date = 2005-03-11
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/League/Crowe-sees-ad-trend/2005/03/10/1110417615712.html
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/League/Crowe-sees-ad-trend/2005/03/10/1110417615712.html
| accessdate = 2010-06-30}}</ref>
| access-date = 2010-06-30}}</ref>
The Rabbitohs' first win of the season was a 49-26 triumph over the [[Parramatta Eels]] in Round 2.
The Rabbitohs' first win of the season was a 49–26 triumph over the [[Parramatta Eels]] in Round 2.


The Rabbitohs would be winless again until Round 5, when they defeated the [[Newcastle Knights]] 37-12 at [[Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium]] in [[Gosford]], before a crowd of 16,162.
The Rabbitohs would be winless again until Round 5, when they defeated the [[Newcastle Knights]] 37–12 at [[Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium]] in [[Gosford]], before a crowd of 16,162.


For the next eight rounds, the Rabbitohs suffered loss after loss to the NRL juggernauts (including form teams [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]], [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] and [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]] with the only relief being the bye in Round 8. After a promising start, Season 2005 was shaping up much like the last few years for the Rabbitohs.
For the next eight rounds, the Rabbitohs suffered loss after loss to the NRL juggernauts (including form teams [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]], [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] and [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]] with the only relief being the bye in Round 8. After a promising start, Season 2005 was shaping up much like the last few years for the Rabbitohs.


However Round 13 against the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] was to prove a turning point in the club's season. Souths held the reigning premiers to a shock 21-all draw, and thereafter, momentum suddenly seemed to be swinging back the Bunnies' way. A week later they hammered Manly 44-6, and though they went on to lose three more consecutively after that (including a second to arch-rivals [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]), they bounced back to win 5 of their last 6, beginning with a 24-14 win over [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]] at the [[Sydney Football Stadium]], and highlighted with a spirited 16-14 downing of the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at Dairy Farmers Stadium in [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]]. Finally overcoming the Bulldogs in Round 21, the Rabbitohs also defeated the [[Sydney Roosters]] in Sydney 17-16 in a hard fought and spiteful encounter. Their last match was against the Sharks at Toyota Stadium. Souths won this in convincing fashion, with young [[five-eighth]] [[John Sutton (rugby league)|John Sutton]] making a significant impression.
However Round 13 against the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] was to prove a turning point in the club's season. Souths held the reigning premiers to a shock 21-all draw, and thereafter, momentum suddenly seemed to be swinging back the Bunnies' way. A week later they hammered Manly 44–6, and though they went on to lose three more consecutively after that (including a second to arch-rivals [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]), they bounced back to win 5 of their last 6, beginning with a 24–14 win over [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]] at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], and highlighted with a spirited 16-14 downing of the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at Dairy Farmers Stadium in [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]]. Finally overcoming the Bulldogs in Round 21, the Rabbitohs also defeated the [[Sydney Roosters]] in Sydney 17–16 in a hard-fought and spiteful encounter. Their last match was against the Sharks at Toyota Stadium. Souths won this in convincing fashion, with young [[five-eighth]] [[John Sutton (rugby league)|John Sutton]] making a significant impression.


All in all, season 2005 was the most promising since re-admission; under coach [[Shaun McRae]] the team were beginning to look like a renewed force. Their reasonably strong finish handed the bottom place on the NRL ladder to the [[Newcastle Knights]], therefore avoiding the horrible fate of receiving three wooden-spoons in a row. South Sydney finished the 2005 season level on 23 premiership points with 2004 premiers the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]].
All in all, season 2005 was the most promising since re-admission; under coach [[Shaun McRae]] the team were beginning to look like a renewed force. Their reasonably strong finish handed the bottom place on the NRL ladder to the [[Newcastle Knights]], therefore avoiding the horrible fate of receiving three wooden-spoons in a row. South Sydney finished the 2005 season level on 23 premiership points with 2004 premiers the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]].


==Ladder==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Nrl2005ladder}}

==Player statistics==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! style="width:25em"|Player !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Appearances !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Tries !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Goals !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Field Goals !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Total Points
!width=25 abbr="Position" |
|- class="sortbottom"
!width=200 |Team
|[[Roy Bell (rugby league)|Roy Bell]]
!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld
|5
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
|3
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
|1
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
|0
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
|14
!width=25 abbr="Points for" |PF
!width=25 abbr="Points against" |PA
!width=25 abbr="Points difference" |PD
!width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]
|24 || 16 || 0 || 8 || 2 || 704 || 456 || +248 || '''36'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:St._George_colours.svg|16x16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]
|24 || 16 || 0 || 8 || 2 || 655 || 510 || +145 || '''36'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|24 || 15 || 0 || 9 || 2 || 597 || 484 || +113 || '''34'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Wests Tigers]]'''
|24 || 14 || 0 || 10 || 2 || 676 || 575 || +101 || '''32'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|24 || 14 || 0 || 10 || 2 || 639 || 563 || +76 || '''32'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|6||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Melbourne colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]
|24 || 13 || 0 || 11 || 2 || 640 || 462 || +178 || '''30'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|7||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Cronulla colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|24 || 12 || 0 || 12 || 2 || 550 || 564 || -14 || '''28'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|8||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|24 || 12 || 0 || 12 || 2 || 554 || 632 || -78 || '''28'''
|-
|-
|[[Beau Champion]]
|9||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]
|8
|24 || 11 || 0 || 13 || 2 || 488 || 487 || +1 || '''26'''
|0
|3
|0
|6
|-
|-
|[[Peter Cusack (rugby league)|Peter Cusack]]
|10||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Penrith colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]
|24
|24 || 11 || 0 || 13 || 2 || 554 || 554 || =0 || '''26'''
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|-
|[[Chris Enahoro]]
|11||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:New Zealand colours.svg|16x16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|1
|24 || 10 || 0 || 14 || 2 || 515 || 528 || -13 || '''24'''
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|-
|[[David Fa'alogo]]
|12||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Canterbury colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
|24
|24 || 9 || 1 || 14 || 2 || 472 || 670 || -198 || '''23'''
|3
|0
|0
|12
|-
|-
|[[Bryan Fletcher (rugby league)|Bryan Fletcher]]
|13||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|14
|24 || 9 || 1 || 14 || 2 || 482 || 700 || -218 || '''23'''
|4
|0
|0
|16
|-
|-
|[[Scott Geddes]]
|14||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]
|18
|24 || 9 || 0 || 15 || 2 || 465 || 606 || -141 || '''22'''
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|-
|[[Yileen Gordon]]
|15||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]
|10
|24 || 8 || 0 || 16 || 2 || 467 || 667 || -200 || '''20'''
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|-
|[[Glenn Hall]]
|}
|3

|0
==Player Statistics==
|0
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
|0
|0
|-
|-
|[[Ashley Harrison]]
! style="width:25em"|Player !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Appearances !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Tries !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Goals !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Field Goals !! style="width:15em" data-sort-type="number"|Total Points
|21
|10
|0
|0
|40
|-
|-
|[[Shannon Hegarty]]
|
|22
|- class="sortbottom"
|4
! – !! – !! – !! – !! – !! –
|0
|0
|16
|-
|[[Lee Hookey]]
|11
|3
|0
|0
|12
|-
|[[Brett Kearney]]
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[Scott Logan (rugby league)|Scott Logan]]
|20
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|[[Shannan Mcpherson]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[Adam Macdougall]]
|17
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|[[Luke Macdougall]]
|16
|11
|0
|0
|44
|-
|[[Manase Manuokafoa]]
|15
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|[[Shane Marteene]]
|3
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|[[Mark Minichiello]]
|24
|5
|0
|0
|20
|-
|[[Mick Moran]]
|11
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|[[Todd Polglase]]
|18
|8
|0
|0
|32
|-
|[[Shane Rigon]]
|13
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|[[Luke Stuart]]
|22
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|[[John Sutton (rugby league)|John Sutton]]
|19
|5
|7
|1
|35
|-
|[[Peter Taylor (rugby league)|Peter Taylor]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[Ben Walker]]
|9
|3
|24
|3
|63
|-
|[[Shane Walker (rugby league born 1978)|Shane Walker]]
|18
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|[[Brad Watts]]
|13
|5
|12
|0
|44
|-
|[[Joe Williams (rugby league)|Joe Williams]]
|8
|0
|23
|2
|48
|-
|[[Garth Wood]]
|7
|2
|0
|0
|8
|-
|[[Trent Young]]
|8
|1
|0
|0
|4
|-
|
|Totals
|84
|70
|6
|482
|}
|}
''Source:''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2005/south-sydney-rabbitohs/summary.html|title=NRL 2005 - South Sydney Rabbitohs|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>


==Representative Honours==
==Representative honours==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
! style="width:15em"|Player !! style="width:10em"| [[All Stars Match|All Stars]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Anzac Test|ANZAC Test]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Pacific Rugby League International|Pacific Test]] !! style="width:10em"| [[City vs Country Origin|City / Country]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 1]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 2]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 3]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Rugby League Four Nations|Four Nations]]
! style="width:15em"|Player !! style="width:10em"| [[All Stars Match|All Stars]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Anzac Test|ANZAC Test]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Pacific Rugby League International|Pacific Test]] !! style="width:10em"| [[City vs Country Origin|City / Country]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 1]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 2]] !! style="width:10em"| [[State of Origin series|State of Origin 3]] !! style="width:10em"| [[Rugby League Four Nations|Four Nations]]
|-
|-
|[[Ashley Harrison]]
| <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center> || <center> <center>
|-
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{South Sydney Rabbitohs}}
{{South Sydney Rabbitohs}}

Latest revision as of 22:58, 3 December 2023

2005 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL RankFirst Grade
Team information
CEOAustralia
CoachAustralia Shaun McRae
Captain
  • Australia
StadiumAussie Stadium
Top scorers
TriesAustralia
GoalsAustralia
PointsAustralia
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The 2005 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 96th in the club's history. Coached by Shaun McRae and captained by Bryan Fletcher and Peter Cusack, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 13th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.

In March, Souths life member Russell Crowe made the Rabbitohs the first club team in Australia to be sponsored by a film, when he negotiated a deal to advertise his movie Cinderella Man on their jerseys.[1] The Rabbitohs' first win of the season was a 49–26 triumph over the Parramatta Eels in Round 2.

The Rabbitohs would be winless again until Round 5, when they defeated the Newcastle Knights 37–12 at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium in Gosford, before a crowd of 16,162.

For the next eight rounds, the Rabbitohs suffered loss after loss to the NRL juggernauts (including form teams Melbourne, Brisbane and Manly with the only relief being the bye in Round 8. After a promising start, Season 2005 was shaping up much like the last few years for the Rabbitohs.

However Round 13 against the Bulldogs was to prove a turning point in the club's season. Souths held the reigning premiers to a shock 21-all draw, and thereafter, momentum suddenly seemed to be swinging back the Bunnies' way. A week later they hammered Manly 44–6, and though they went on to lose three more consecutively after that (including a second to arch-rivals St George Illawarra Dragons), they bounced back to win 5 of their last 6, beginning with a 24–14 win over Cronulla at the Sydney Football Stadium, and highlighted with a spirited 16-14 downing of the North Queensland Cowboys at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville. Finally overcoming the Bulldogs in Round 21, the Rabbitohs also defeated the Sydney Roosters in Sydney 17–16 in a hard-fought and spiteful encounter. Their last match was against the Sharks at Toyota Stadium. Souths won this in convincing fashion, with young five-eighth John Sutton making a significant impression.

All in all, season 2005 was the most promising since re-admission; under coach Shaun McRae the team were beginning to look like a renewed force. Their reasonably strong finish handed the bottom place on the NRL ladder to the Newcastle Knights, therefore avoiding the horrible fate of receiving three wooden-spoons in a row. South Sydney finished the 2005 season level on 23 premiership points with 2004 premiers the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Ladder

[edit]
2005 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 +248 36
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 +145 36
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 +113 34
4 Wests Tigers (P) 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 +101 32
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 +76 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 +178 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 -14 28
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 -78 28
9 Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 +1 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 0 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 -13 24
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 -198 23
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 -218 23
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 -141 22
15 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 -200 20

Player statistics

[edit]
Player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Total Points
Roy Bell 5 3 1 0 14
Beau Champion 8 0 3 0 6
Peter Cusack 24 2 0 0 8
Chris Enahoro 1 0 0 0 0
David Fa'alogo 24 3 0 0 12
Bryan Fletcher 14 4 0 0 16
Scott Geddes 18 1 0 0 4
Yileen Gordon 10 2 0 0 8
Glenn Hall 3 0 0 0 0
Ashley Harrison 21 10 0 0 40
Shannon Hegarty 22 4 0 0 16
Lee Hookey 11 3 0 0 12
Brett Kearney 3 0 0 0 0
Scott Logan 20 1 0 0 4
Shannan Mcpherson 2 0 0 0 0
Adam Macdougall 17 2 0 0 8
Luke Macdougall 16 11 0 0 44
Manase Manuokafoa 15 2 0 0 8
Shane Marteene 3 1 0 0 4
Mark Minichiello 24 5 0 0 20
Mick Moran 11 2 0 0 8
Todd Polglase 18 8 0 0 32
Shane Rigon 13 2 0 0 8
Luke Stuart 22 1 0 0 4
John Sutton 19 5 7 1 35
Peter Taylor 1 0 0 0 0
Ben Walker 9 3 24 3 63
Shane Walker 18 1 0 0 4
Brad Watts 13 5 12 0 44
Joe Williams 8 0 23 2 48
Garth Wood 7 2 0 0 8
Trent Young 8 1 0 0 4
Totals 84 70 6 482

Source:[2]

Representative honours

[edit]
Player All Stars ANZAC Test Pacific Test City / Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations
Ashley Harrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ AAP (11 March 2005). "Crowe sees ad trend". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ "NRL 2005 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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