List of South Sydney Rabbitohs records

The following is a list of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club records.

Club records

These are NRL records which relate to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Grand Finals

Most First Grade Premierships

20

Most Reserve Grade Premierships

20

Highest Score in a Grand Final

42 points versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951 (Souths won 42-14)

Most Tries in a Grand Final

8 tries versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Goals in a Grand Final

9 goals versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Tries in a Grand Final by an Individual Player

4 tries by Johnny Graves versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1951

Most Field Goals in a Grand Final by an Individual Player

4 field goals by Eric Simms versus Manly Sea Eagles in 1970 (Souths won 23-12)

Most Points in all Grand Final Appearances

42 points by Eric Simms (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)

Most Grand Final successes as a Captain

5 by Jack Rayner (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)

Most Grand Final successes as a Coach

5 by Jack Rayner (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)

Premiership

Most Goals in a Season by an Individual Player

131 by Eric Simms in 1969

Most Career Field Goals by an Individual Player

86 by Eric Simms between 1965 and 1975

Most Career Points scored by a Forward

1,126 by Bernie Purcell between 1949-1952 and 1954-1960

Most Field Goals in a Game by an Individual Player

5 by Eric Simms versus Penrith, Penrith Park, July 27, 1969 (Souths won 40-18)

Individual Awards

Rothmans Medal winners

The Rothmans Medal was previously awarded to the player of the year.

*1969 - Denis Pittard

*1971 - Denis Pittard

Dally M Medal winners

The Dally M Medal is currently awarded to the player of the year.

*1980 - Rocky Laurie

Harry Sunderland Medal winners

*1970 - Ron Coote

NSW Player of the Year

*1949, 1950 and 1952 - Clive Churchill

*1953 - Jack Rayner

*1968 and 1969 - Ron Coote

un-Herald Best and Fairest Player

*1952 - Clive Churchill

*1958 - Fred Nelson

*1964 - Richie Powell

*1972 and 1973 - Denis Pittard

E E Christensen Player of the Year (1946-1977)

*1949, 1950 and 1952 - Clive Churchill

*1953 - Jack Rayner

*1968 and 1969 - Ron Coote

Claude Corbett Memorial Trophy

*1950 and 1954 - Clive Churchill

Rugby League Week Player of the Year

*1971 - Bob Grant

Dally M Rookie of the Year

*2008 - Chris Sandow

*1989 - Jim Serdaris

=ARL Hall of Fame inductees=

* Harold Horder

* Clive Churchill

* Ron Coote

* George Treweek

Individual records

Most First Grade Games for the Club

Most Points in a Match

Most Tries in a Match

¹ includes 19 field goals

² includes 20 field goals

³ includes 12 field goals

Most Goals in a Match

Longest Winning Streak

16 (May 30, 1908 - July 17, 1909)

Longest Losing Streak

22 (June 23, 1945 - April 12, 1947)

Golden Point Games

Attendance Records

Sydney Football Stadium (1988 - Present)

40,000 - South Sydney Rabbitohs v Balmain Tigers (Major semi-final, 10 September 1989)

Redfern Oval (1948 - 1987)

23,257 - South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles (Round 20, 19 July 1987). A crowd of over 25,000 watched Souths take on the USA team, the "Tomahawks", while Souths were excluded from the NRL.

Telstra Stadium (1999 - Present)

34,315 - South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs (Round 4, 6 April 2007)

Sydney Cricket Ground (1908 - Present)

78,056 - South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Dragons (Grand Final, 18 September 1965)

References

* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html Rugby League Tables & Statistics] "The World of Rugby League".
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Rabbitohs/RabbitohsClubRecords/tabid/327/Default.aspx Rabbitohs Club Records] "National Rugby League".
* [http://www.souths.com.au South Sydney Rabbitohs] "South Sydney Rabbitohs official website".
*Andrews, Malcolm. "The ABC of Rugby League". Australia: ABC Books, 2006.
*Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson, "The Encyclopaedia of Rugby League Players - South Sydney Rabbitohs", Bas Publishing, 2005.