NRL News Rd 13 Stats Breakdown: Rabbitohs v Sharks

It’s stats breakdown part 2 for round 13; the South Sydney Rabbitohs v the Cronulla Sharks.

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Cronulla Sharks Stats Breakdown

The South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla Sharks have played each other on 95 occasions; the Rabbitohs have won 42, the Sharks have won 49 and there have been four draws.

Souths won 11 of the first twelve games between the two sides. It took the Sharks eight attempts to beat the Bunnies.

The Sharks have won three of the last four games between the two sides.

Andrew Ettinghausen is the only Sharks player to have scored five tries in one game and he has done it twice; once against this week’s opposition (the Bunnies) and once against Illawarra.

The first game between the two sides was a 23-15 win for the Bunnies in round 3, 1967.

Biggest Wins

The South Sydney Rabbitohs biggest win over the Cronulla Sharks was an easy 43-4 win in round 3, 1969.

The Cronulla Sharks biggest win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was a cruisy 39-5 win in round 9, 1976.

Players to be sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Barry Andrews (CRO) (sent-off) in round 12, 1978.
2. Bill Annabel (CRO) (sent-off) in round 17, 1979.
3. Ken Stewart (SOU) & Rowland Beckett (CRO) (both sin-binned) in round 22, 1981.
4. Dane Sorenson (CRO) & Gary Hambly (SOU) (both sin-binned) in round 18, 1982.
5. Gary Hambly (SOU) (sin-binned) in round 22, 1983.
6. Mark Ellison (SOU) (sin-binned) & Greg Nixon (CRO) (sent-off) in round 11, 1984.
7. David Boyle (SOU) (sin-binned) in round 22, 1985.
8. Dean Treister (CRO) & John Wilson (SOU) (both sin-binned) in round 8, 1996.
9. Bryan Fletcher (SOU) (sin-binne) in round 10, 2003.
10. Greg Bird (CRO) (sent-off) in round 4, 2004.
11. Todd Polglase (SOU) (sin-binned) in round 26, 2005.
12. Paul Gallen (CRO) (sin-binned) in round 26, 2009.

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) scored five tries in round 22, 1994.
2. Ray Corcoran (CRO) scored four tries in round 9, 1975.
3. Martin Raftery (CRO) scored four tries in round 9, 1976.
4. Michael Cleary & Denis Pittard (both SOU) scored three tries in round 3, 1969.
5. Peter Brown (SOU) scored three tries in round 14, 1971.
6. George Longbottom (SOU) scored three tries in round 9, 1983.
7. Jonathan Docking (CRO) scored three tries in round 17, 1990.
8. Sam Isemonger (CRO) scored three tries in round 25, 2003.
9. Luke MacDougall (SOU) scored three tries in round 4, 2004.
10. Greg Inglis (SOU) scored three tries in round 9, 2012.

Head coaching records

Chris Anderson (CRO) – 3/3 at 100%.
Ted Glossop (CRO) – 2/2 at 100%.
Arthur Beetson (CRO) – 2/2 at 100%.
Robert McCarthy (SOU) – 1/1 at 100%.
John Lang (CRO) – 7/8 at 87.5%.
Ron Willey (SOU) – 5/6 at 83.3%.
Allan Fitzgibbon (CRO) – 6/8 at 75%.
Shane Flanagan (CRO) – 6/9 at 66.7%.
Shaun McRae (SOU) – 2/3 at 66.7%.
John Lang (SOU) – 2/3 at 66.7%.
Clive Churchill (SOU) – 11/17 at 64.7%.
Tommy Bishop (CRO) – 5/10 at 50% (1 draw)
Jason Taylor (SOU) – 3/6 at 50%.
John Gibson (SOU) – 2/4 at 50%.
John Raper (CRO) – 2/4 at 50%.
Norm Provan (CRO) – 2/4 at 50%.
Johnny King (SOU) – 1/2 at 50%.
Michael Maguire (SOU) – 4/9 at 44.4%.
George Piggins (SOU) – 4/10 at 40% (1 draw)
Stuart Raper (CRO) – 2/5 at 40%.
John Gibson (CRO) – 2/6 at 33.3% (1 draw)
Bill Anderson (SOU) – 2/7 at 28.7% (2 draws)
Ricky Stuart (CRO) – 2/7 at 28.7%.
Ken Shine (SOU) – 1/4 at 25%.
Paul Langmack (SOU) – 1/4 at 25%.
Terrence Fearnley (CRO) – 1/4 at 25%.
Greg Pierce (CRO) – 1/5 at 20% (1 draw)
John O’Neill (SOU) – 0/2 at 0%.
Steve Martin (SOU) – 0/2 at 0%.
Noel Thornton (CRO) – 0/2 at 0%.
Peter Sharp (CRO) – 0/2 at 0%.
Craig Coleman (SOU) – 0/3 at 0%.
Frank Curry (SOU) – 0/4 at 0%.
Kenneth Kearney (CRO) – 0/6 at 0%.

Players to have played for both sides in this clash

1. Rod Urquhart (CRO: 1970-1971 & SOU: 1973-1974)
2. Greg Purcell (SOU: 1975-1977 & CRO: 1979)
3. Gary Wright (SOU: 1976-1981 & CRO: 1982)
4. John Berne (SOU: 1976-1979 & CRO: 1981-1983)
5. John Dykes (SOU: 1975, 1978 & CRO: 1976)
6. Rick Bourke (CRO: 1973-1982 & CRO: 1983)
7. Bill Annabel (SOU: 1976-1978 & CRO: 1979)
8. John Jarvie (CRO: 1981-1982 & SOU: 1983)
9. Terry Murphy (CRO: 1982-1983 & SOU: 1984-1985)
10. Greg Nixon (SOU: 1981 & CRO: 1982-1987)
11. Mark Ellison (SOU: 1984, 1987-1990 & CRO: 1985-1986)
12. John Kambas (SOU: 1984 & CRO: 1987-1988)
13. Arthur Pappas (CRO: 1989-1990 & SOU: 1992)
14. Charlie Saab (SOU: 1988-1991 & CRO: 1992)
15. Eion Crossan (SOU: 1992 & CRO: 1994-1995)
16. Paul Mellor (SOU: 1991-1996, 2006-2007 & CRO: 1999-2002, 2005)
17. Shannon Donato (SOU: 1995-1996 & CRO: 1998-2001)
18. Paul McNicholas (SOU: 1996-1999, 2002 & CRO: 2000-2001)
19. Blaine Stanley (CRO: 1998-1999 & SOU: 2000-2002)
20. Russell Richardson (CRO: 1996-2001 & SOU: 2002-2003)
21. Brent Grose (CRO: 2001 & SOU: 2002)
22. Brett Kearney (SOU: 2003-2005 & CRO: 2006-2009)
23. Nathan Merritt (SOU: 2002-2003, 2006-2014 & CRO: 2004-2005)
24. Nigel Vagana (CRO: 2004-2006 & SOU: 2007-2008)
25. Luke MacDougall (CRO: 2002 & SOU: 2003-2006)
26. David Peachey (CRO: 1994-2005 & SOU: 2006-2007)
27. Ben Ross (CRO: 2006-2009, 2012-2013 & SOU: 2011)
28. Luke Stuart (CRO: 1998-2001 & SOU: 2002-2011)
29. Craig Stapleton (CRO: 2007 & SOU: 2010)
30. Adam Peek (SOU: 2002 & CRO: 2008)
31. Michael Greenfield (CRO: 2004 & SOU: 2006-2008)
32. Colin Best (CRO: 1998-2002, 2011-2012 & SOU: 2009-2010)

Most prolific point-scorers in this clash

1. Eric Simms (SOU) – 1 try, 66 goals & 7 field goals (147 pts)*
2. Steve Rogers (CRO) – 7 tries & 50 goals (122 pts)*
3. Luke Covell (CRO) – 6 tries & 22 goals (66 pts)
4. Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) – 16 tries (64 pts)
5. Barry Andrews (CRO) – 1 try & 26 goals (55 pts)*
6. Nathan Merritt (SOU/CRO) – 12 tries & 3 goals (54 pts)
7. Mat Rogers (CRO) – 4 tries & 17 goals (50 pts)
8. Neil Baker (SOU) – 3 tries & 16 goals (44 pts)
9. Mitch Healey (CRO) – 5 tries, 9 goals & 1 field goal (43 pts)
10. Chris Sandow (SOU) – 2 tries, 16 goals & 1 field goal (41 pts)
11. Adam Reynolds SOU) – 20 goals & 1 field goal (41 pts)
12. Tony Melrose (SOU) – 1 try & 18 goals (40 pts)
13. Ray Corcoran (CRO) – 13 tries (39 pts)*
14. Sean Watson (CRO) – 2 tries & 15 goals (38 pts)
15. Alan Wilson (CRO) – 4 tries & 11 goals (38 pts)

Disclaimer: As always, the above players are the most prolific scorers among the two sides in their history. 

Any player with an asterisk next to their points tally played in an era where either tries were worth three points and/or field goals two.

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