After a great suggestion by a fan on Twitter, we are writing a stat pack for the fans perusal for every game. The Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs kick things off tonight.
So, sit back, enjoy the read and bask in the ambiance of the stats to see how your team fares historically.
Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs
- The two sides have played 240 games against each other, with 109 wins for the Sydney Roosters, 123 wins for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and eight draws.
- It is the second most draws for the Roosters against any one team. Only against the North Sydney Bears did they have more draws with 10.
- The first game between the two sides was played on Saturday, May 16th, 1908, with the Roosters winning 13-12. Horrie Miller scored a double along with a try for Sandy Pearce in the clash for the Roosters.
- The Roosters have won the last three games between the two sides with the biggest margin of victory a seven-point win.
Biggest wins
- The South Sydney Rabbitohs biggest win over the Sydney Roosters was a 50-0 success in rd 8 of the 1952 NSWRFL season on Saturday, June 7, 1952.
- The Sydney Roosters biggest win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was a 62-0 victory in Rd 6 on Thursday, April 25, 1996.
Most points scored by players in this clash
- Bernie Purcell (SOU) – 4 tries & 67 goals (144 pts)
- Eric Simms (SOU) – 1 try, 60 goals & 10 field goals (141 pts)
- Johnny Graves (SOU) – 18 tries & 27 goals (109 pts)
- Craig Fitzgibbon (SYD) – 2 tries & 47 goals (102 pts)
- Benny Wearing (SOU) – 16 tries & 25 goals (98 pts)
- Wally Messenger (SYD) – 9 tries & 27 goals (84 pts)
- Adam Reynolds (SOU) – 1 try & 38 goals (80 pts)
- Dally Messenger (SYD) – 2 tries, 33 goals, 1 field goal (74 pts)
- Allan McKean (SYD) – 4 tries, 30 goals & 1 field goal (72 pts)
- Percy Williams (SOU) – 2 tries & 31 goals (68 pts)
- Ivan Cleary (SYD) – 3 tries & 28 goals (68 pts)
- Nathan Merritt (SOU) – 17 tries (68 pts)
- Arthur Oxford (SOU) – 1 try & 31 goals (65 pts)
- Harold Horder (SOU) – 8 tries & 19 goals (62 pts)
- Dave Brown (SYD) – 7 tries & 21 goals (62 pts)
Disclaimer: this is the top 15 point-scorers between the two sides only across all their clashes.
Also, should you require any further stats whether they are club or player related pertinent to the two teams, just ask and we will do our best to provide those answers.