2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 114th in the history of the club. Coached by Jason Demetriou and captained by Cameron Murray, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership but did not qualify for the finals.

2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NRL Rank	9th
2023 record	Wins: 12; losses: 12
Team information
CEO	Blake Solly
Head Coach	Jason Demetriou
Captain	Cameron Murray
Stadium	Stadium Australia (8 games) Barlow Park Optus Stadium Sunshine Coast Stadium (1 game each)
Avg. attendance	19,734
High attendance	36,263 v Roosters (Rd 27)
Low attendance	8,378 v Dragons (Rd 15)
Top scorers
Tries	Alex Johnston (21)
Points	Latrell Mitchell (143)
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South Sydney became the first team since the introduction of the top 8 finals system to miss the finals after leading the competition after eleven rounds.^[1]

Squad

The playing squad and coaching staff of the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2023 NRL season.^[2]

South Sydney Rabbitohs 2023 squad

Top 30 NRL Squad - 2023 Season						Development List		Coaching staff
Jai Arrow – SR, LK, PR Thomas Burgess – PR Jed Cartwright – SR, CE Michael Chee Kam – SR Damien Cook – HK Campbell Graham – CE Siliva Havili – LK, HK Dean Hawkins – HB Jacob Host – SR Lachlan Ilias – HB		Alex Johnston – WG Terrell Kalo Kalo – FB Josiah Karapani – CE Liam Knight – PR, LK Keaon Koloamatangi – SR, PR Ben Lovett – SR Peter Mamouzelos – HK Taane Milne – CE, SR Latrell Mitchell – FB Shaquai Mitchell – PR		Davvy Moale – PR Cameron Murray (c) – LK Hame Sele – PR Daniel Suluka-Fifita – PR Blake Taaffe – FB, FE Isaiah Tass – CE Tevita Tatola – PR Leon Te Hau – WG Izaac Thompson – WG Cody Walker (vc) – FE		Tallis Duncan – LK Jye Gray – FE, FB Richard Kennar – WG Tyrone Munro – WG, FB		Head coach Jason Demetriou Assistant coaches Sam Burgess Ben Hornby Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 February 2023 Source(s): Rabbitohs Squad

Pre-Season

Main article: 2023 NRL pre-season results

Round 1: 10 February 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	28–30	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Gosford
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Carr  4' Teaupa  11', 20' Taaffe  45' Subloo  71' Goals: Taaffe 4/5  5', 12', 21', 47' Sin bin: Te Hau 67' to 77'	Report	Tries: Vaega  7', 30' Toby  32', 55' Fulton  35' Brown  68' Goals: Johns 3/6  31', 37', 69'	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 18 February 2023	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24–42	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Mudgee
15:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Mbye  49' Sullivan  58' Feagai  65' Liddle  76' Goals: Lomax 3/3  51', 60', 66' Sullivan 1/1  77'	Report	Tries: Burgess  6' Walker  11', 62' L. Mitchell  25' Arrow  28' Moale  45' Gagai  73' Goals: L. Mitchell 7/8  7', 12', 27', 30', 40 (pen)', 47', 63'	Stadium: Glen Willow Oval Attendance: 8,317 Referee: Peter Gough

Regular season

Main article: 2023 NRL season

Ladder

2023 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	18	0	6	3	645	312	+333	42
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	18	0	6	3	639	425	+214	42
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	0	8	3	627	459	+168	38
4	New Zealand Warriors	24	16	0	8	3	572	448	+124	38
5	Newcastle Knights	24	14	1	9	3	626	451	+175	35
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	3	619	497	+122	34
7	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	472	496	−24	32
8	Canberra Raiders	24	13	0	11	3	486	623	−137	32
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	12	0	12	3	564	505	+59	30
10	Parramatta Eels	24	12	0	12	3	587	574	+13	30
11	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	3	546	542	+4	30
12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	1	12	3	545	539	+6	29
13	Dolphins	24	9	0	15	3	520	631	−111	24
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	3	527	653	−126	24
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	3	438	769	−331	20
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	5	0	19	3	474	673	−199	16
17	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	3	385	675	−290	14

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	N	H	H	H	A	A	–	H	A	H	–	H	A	H	H	A	–	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	B	L	W	L	B	L	W	L	W	L	B	L
Position	4	6	10	8	13	10	5	4	3	2	1	2	5	3	4	4	8	7	8	8	9	6	8	8	8	8	9
Points	2	2	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	16	18	18	20	20	22	22	24	24	26	26	28	28	30	30

Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2023 NRL season results

Round 1: 4 March 2023	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	18–27	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
19:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Trindall  19' Katoa  39' Wilton  71' Goals: Trindall 3/3  21', 40', 72' Sin bin: Graham 66' to 76'	Report	Tries: Ilias  9' Koloamatangi  32' Graham  46', 65' Goals: L. Mitchell 5/5  10', 34', 47', 58 (pen)', 67' Field goals: L. Mitchell  79'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,757 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 9 March 2023	Penrith Panthers	16–10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Crichton  3' Tago  39' To'o  52' Goals: Crichton 1/1  40' Cleary 1/3  47 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Johnston  66' Tass  78' Goals: L. Mitchell 1/2  78'	Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 3: 17 March 2023	Sydney Roosters	20–18	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
20:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Smith  33' Tupou  37' Paulo  45', 65' Goals: Walker 2/4  39', 47' Sin bin: Manu 76' to 80'	Report	Tries: Koloamatangi  7' Johnston  12' Thompson  78' Goals: L. Mitchell 3/5  8', 40 (pen)', 79' Sin bin: Chee-Kam 76' to 80'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 36,639 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 4: 25 March 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	13–12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney
19:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Walker  22', 49' Goals: L. Mitchell 2/3  23', 67 (pen)' Field goals: Ilias  81'	Report	Tries: Olakau'atu  25' Cherry-Evans  39' Goals: Garrick 2/2  26', 40'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 18,379 Referee: Chris Sutton

Round 5: 31 March 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10–18	Melbourne Storm	Sydney
20:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Walker  10' Graham  59' Goals: L. Mitchell 1/2  11'	Report	Tries: King  6' Warbrick  21' Munster  43' Goals: Meaney 3/3  8', 22', 44'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 11,239 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 6: 7 April 2023	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16–50	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Averillo  3' Burton  54', 72' Goals: Burton 2/3  4', 56' Sin bin: Preston 72' to 80'	Report	Tries: Murray  17' L. Mitchell  31', 34', 66' Host  38' Walker  63' Graham  68', 76', 78' Goals: L. Mitchell 7/10  18', 28 (pen)', 33', 35', 39', 65', 67'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 35,211 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 7: 13 April 2023	Dolphins	14–36	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Aitken  1' Marshall-King  33' Goals: Isaako 3/3  3', 28 (pen)', 35' Sin bin: K. Bromwich 60' to 70'	Report	Tries: Graham  22', 44' Walker  48' Tass  62' L. Mitchell  64' Johnston  67' Goals: L. Mitchell 6/7  23', 46', 50', 58 (pen)', 63', 65'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 23,280 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 8: 20 April 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	20–18	Penrith Panthers	Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Cook  19' L. Mitchell  56', 74' Tass  78' Goals: L. Mitchell 2/4  20', 75'	Report	Tries: Crichton  38', 65', 70' Goals: Crichton 3/4  40', 47 (pen)', 71'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 19,574 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 9: 28 April 2023	Brisbane Broncos	6–32	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Arthars  11' Goals: Reynolds 1/2  4 (pen)' Sin bin: Farnworth 45' to 55'	Report	Tries: Graham  6', 35', 48' L. Mitchell  42', 67' Walker  57' Goals: L. Mitchell 4/6  8', 36', 44', 58' Sin bin: Murray 4' to 14'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 40,102 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 10: 6 May 2023	Melbourne Storm	12–28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brisbane
19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Smith  35' Garlick  75' Goals: Meaney 2/2  36', 76'	Report	Tries: Walker  5' Host  18' Johnston  46', 51' Tass  66' Goals: L. Mitchell 4/6  6', 20', 53', 68'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,183 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 11: 13 May 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	20–0	Wests Tigers	Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Milne  24', 72' L. Mitchell  74' Goals: L. Mitchell 4/4  26', 51 (pen)', 73', 76'	Report		Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 21,013 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 12: 19 May 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16–36	Parramatta Eels	Sydney
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Johnston  7', 36' Graham  47' Goals: L. Mitchell 2/3  38', 48'	Report	Tries: Russell  2' Simonsson  26', 57' Cartwright  52' Brown  71' Penisini  75' Goals: Moses 6/6  3', 28', 54', 58', 73', 76'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 27,432 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 13: 27 May 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	26–33	Canberra Raiders	Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Cartwright  6' Johnston  28', 50' Tass  45' Cook  68' Goals: Taaffe 3/5  47', 52', 69'	Report	Tries: Horsburgh  13' Hopoate  17', 22', 73' Starling  58' Goals: Croker 6/7  15', 23', 34 (pen)', 60', 75', 78 (pen)' Field goals: Fogarty  79'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 12,382 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 14: 3 June 2023	Gold Coast Titans	28–46	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: I. Fa'asuamaleaui  6' Randall  9' Khan-Pereira  21' S. Fifita  39' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  78' Goals: Boyd 4/5  7', 10', 22', 78'	Report	Tries: Koloamatangi  13' Johnston  16', 34', 47' Graham  43' Walker  55' Kennar  72' Sele  75' Goals: Taaffe 7/9  14', 36', 44', 56', 70 (pen)', 73', 76'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 15: 10 June 2023	St. George Illawarra Dragons	36–30	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: B. Hunt  15' Ravalawa  19' Liddle  50' Su'a  60' M. Molo  66' J. Hunt  72' Goals: Lomax 6/7  17', 32 (pen)', 51', 61', 68', 73'	Report	Tries: Kennar  8' Koloamatangi  36' Tass  53' Host  76' Ilias  77' Graham  78' Goals: Taaffe 3/6  54', 77', 77'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 17,357 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 16 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Round 17: 25 June 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	6–31	North Queensland Cowboys	Sydney
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Ilias  58' Goals: Taaffe 1/1  60'	Report	Tries: Taulagi  30' Holmes  44', 46' Finefeuiaki  69' Dearden  77' Goals: Holmes 5/6  45', 48', 63 (pen)', 71', 77' Field goals: Drinkwater  39'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 11,262 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 18: 30 June 2023	New Zealand Warriors	6–28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Auckland, New Zealand
20:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)	Tries: Montoya  15' Goals: Johnson 1/1  17' Sin bin: Fonua-Blake 33' to 43'	Report	Tries: Johnston  22', 48' Murray  36' Munro  66' Taaffe  76' Goals: Taaffe 3/5  37', 67', 77'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 22,612 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 19: 8 July 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32–36	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Burgess  4' Munro  18', 76' Taaffe  58', 66' Duncan  77' Goals: Taaffe 3/4  6', 20', 77' Hawkins 1/2  67' Sin bin: Milne 9' to 19'	Report	Tries: Wilson  7', 12', 70' Mahoney  14' Kiraz  25' Quai-Ward  55' Goals: Burton 6/7  8', 13', 16', 27', 63 (pen)', 72'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 16,166 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 20 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Round 21: 21 July 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	20–36	Brisbane Broncos	Sunshine Coast
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Johnston  5' Graham  40' Tass  68' Goals: Taaffe 4/4  7', 13 (pen)', 40', 69'	Report	Tries: Staggs  5', 61' Cobbo  23' Walsh  50' Willison  57' Reynolds  74' Goals: Reynolds 6/6  11', 24', 51', 58', 62', 75' Sin bin: Taupau 12' to 22' Arthars 68' to 78'	Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,931 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 22: 28 July 2023	Wests Tigers	18–32	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Tamworth
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Koroisau  8' Papali'i  43' Pole  56' Goals: Koroisau 2/2  10', 57' Brooks 1/1  44'	Report	Tries: Johnston  1', 22', 65' Tass  17' Koloamatangi  26' Murray  75' Goals: L. Mitchell 4/6  2', 27', 66', 76'	Stadium: Scully Park Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Round 23: 5 August 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16–26	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Perth
17:35 AWST (UTC+8:00)	Tries: Johnston  62' Ilias  64' Tass  73' Goals: L. Mitchell 2/3  63', 65' Sin bin: Burgess 75' to 80'	Report	Tries: Hiroti  17' Katoa  23' Trindall  44', 57' Goals: Hynes 5/5  18', 24', 32 (pen)', 45', 58'	Stadium: Optus Stadium Attendance: 45,814 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 24: 12 August 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	26–14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Cairns
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Johnston  10', 71' Graham  42' Walker  50' Goals: Mitchell 5/5  11', 18 (pen)', 43', 51', 72'	Report	Tries: Ravalawa  19' Hunt  44' Sloan  65' Goals: Hunt 1/3  46'	Stadium: Barlow Park Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 25: 20 August 2023	Newcastle Knights	29–10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Newcastle
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Marzhew  5', 11', 36' Saifiti  55' Clune  59' Best  69' Goals: Ponga 2/6  57', 70' Field goals: Clune  77'	Report	Tries: Cook  42' S. Mitchell  65' Goals: L. Mitchell 1/2  66' Sin bin: L. Mitchell 78' to 80'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,018 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 26 (Bye for South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Round 27: 1 September 2023	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12–26	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Murray  19' Chee-Kam  55' Goals: Ilias 2/2  20', 57'	Report	Tries: Allan  19' Pauga  37' Tedesco  44' Smith  69' Walker  74' Goals: Sua'ali'i 2/5  46', 75'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 35,263 Referee: Adam Gee