South Sydney Rabbitohs records

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

[edit] NRL records

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

[edit] Grand Finals

Most First Grade Premierships

Most Reserve Grade Premierships

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 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Club records

[edit] Awards

[edit] Rothmans Medal winners

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

1969 - Denis Pittard

1971 - Denis Pittard

[edit] Dally M Medal winners

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

1980 - Rocky Laurie

[edit] Harry Sunderland Medal winners

1970 - Ron Coote

[edit] NSW Player of the Year

1949, 1950 and 1952 - Clive Churchill

1953 - Jack Rayner

1968 and 1969 - Ron Coote

[edit] Sun-Herald Best and Fairest Player

1952 - Clive Churchill

1958 - Fred Nelson

1964 - Richie Powell

1972 and 1973 - Denis Pittard

[edit] ARL Hall of Fame inductees

Harold Horder

Clive Churchill

Ron Coote

[edit] Individual records

[edit] Most First Grade Games for the Club

Games played	Player	Years Played
211	Bob McCarthy	1963 - 1975, 1978
208	Craig Coleman	1982 - 1992
206	Eric Simms	1965 - 1975
195	John Sattler	1963 - 1972
194	Jack Rayner	1946 - 1957
182	Michael Andrews	1984 - 1993
181	Mario Fenech	1981 - 1990
176	Les Cowie	1947 - 1957
173	Bernie Purcell	1949 - 1952, 1954 - 1960
172	Benny Wearing	1921 - 1933

[edit] Most Points for the club

Points	Player	Games played
1,841 (23 tries, 803 goals, 86 field goals)	Eric Simms	206
1,126 (36 tries, 509 goals)	Bernie Purcell	173
836 (144 tries, 202 goals)	Benny Wearing	172
553 (79 tries, 158 goals)	Johnny Graves	77
501 (15 tries, 205 goals, 31 field goals)	Neil Baker	87

[edit] Most Points in a Season

Points	Player	Games played	Season
265 (1 try, 112 goals, 19 field goals	Eric Simms	24	1969
241 (3 tries, 96 goals, 20 field goals)	Eric Simms	22	1970
233 (3 tries, 100 goals, 12 field goals	Eric Simms	24	1967

[edit] Most Points in a Match

Points	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match score
29 (3 tries, 10 goals)	Johnny Graves	Eastern Suburbs	Sports Ground	Round 8, 1952	Souths won 50-0
27 (5 tries, 6 goals)	Johnny Graves	Eastern Suburbs	Redfern Oval	Round 14, 1949	Souths won 48-6
24 (4 tries, 6 goals)	Terry Fahey	Penrith	Redfern Oval	Round 5, 1979	Souths won 39-9
23 (3 tries, 7 goals)	Johnny Graves	Parramatta	Redfern Oval	Round 10, 1948	Souths won 38-5
22 (2 tries, 8 goals)	Mark Ross	St George Dragons	Redfern Oval	Round 13, 1981	Souths won 34-17

[edit] Most Tries for the Club

Tries scores	Player	Games played
144	Benny Wearing	172
105	Ian Moir	110
102	Harold Horder	86
100	Bob McCarthy	211
88	Michael Cleary	140

[edit] Most Tries in a Season

Tries	Player	Games played	Season
29	Les Brennan	19	1954
28	Johnny Graves	17	1951
23	Ian Moir	19	1953
22	Nathan Merritt	24	2006

[edit] Most Tries in a Match

Points	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
5	Harold Horder	North Sydney	Sydney Showground	June 4, 1917
5	Harold Horder	North Sydney	Sydney Showground	June 14, 1917
5	Alan Quinlivan	University	Earl Park	July 11, 1936
5	Don Mason	University	Sports Ground	April 17, 1937
5	Johnny Graves	Eastern Suburbs	Redfern Oval	July 16, 1949
5	Ian Moir	Parramatta	Redfern Oval	June 6, 1957
5	Eric Sladden	Parramatta	Cumberland Oval	August 10, 1957

[edit] Most Goals for the Club

Goals	Player	Games played
803	Eric Simms	206
509	Bernie Purcell	173
205	Neil Baker	87

[edit] Most Goals in a Season

Goals	Player	Games played	Season
112	Eric Simms	24	1969
100	Eric Simms	24	1967
96	Eric Simms	22	1970

[edit] Most Goals in a Match

Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match score
11	Eric Simms	Cronulla	Redfern Oval	April 11, 1969	Souths won 43 - 4
11¹	Eric Simms	Penrith	Penrith Park	July 27, 1969	Souths won 40 - 18
10	Arthur Oxford	University	Marrickville Oval	September 1, 1920	Souths won 47 - 5

¹ includes 5 field goals

[edit] Team Records

[edit] Biggest Winning Margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
67	67 - 0	Western Suburbs	Sydney Showground	July 23, 1910
63	63 - 0	University	Sports Ground	April 17, 1937
54	59 - 5	Penrith	Redfern Oval	May 11, 1980
53	53 - 0	North Sydney	Sports Ground	August 12, 1939
50	50 - 0	Eastern Suburbs	Sports Ground	June 7, 1952

[edit] Biggest Losing Margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
66	0 - 66	New Zealand Warriors	Telstra Stadium	June 25, 2006
62	0 - 62	Sydney City Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium	April 25, 1996
60	0 - 60	Newcastle Knights	Marathon Stadium	August 8, 1999