NRL Rd 1: Cronulla Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats Breakdown

Cronulla Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats Breakdown

The Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs have played each other on 97 occasions; the Sharks have won 47 games, the Rabbitohs have won 42 games and there have been three draws.

The Cronulla Sharks won just one of the opening twelve games between the two sides.

The last time the South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated the Cronulla Sharks at Pointsbet Stadium was back in round 11, 2014.

The first game played between the two side was a 23-15 win for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 3, 1967.

Games played between the two sides by venue

Australian Technology Park, Redfern – 22 games; the South Sydney Rabbitohs won 14 games, the Cronulla Sharks won six games and there have been two draws.
Sutherland Oval – 1 game; the South Sydney Rabbitohs won 1 game, the Sharks have won zero games and there have been no draws.
Pointsbet Stadium, Woolooware – 45 games; the Cronulla Sharks have won 32 games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won 12 games and there has been 1 draw.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park – 2 games; the Cronulla Sharks have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won 2 games and there have been no draws.
Accor Stadium, Olympic Park – 9 games; the Cronulla Sharks have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won eight games and there have been no draws.
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 1 game; the Cronulla Sharks have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won one game and there have been no draws.
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park – 1 game; the Cronulla Sharks have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won one game and there have been no draws.

Biggest Wins

The Cronulla Sharks biggest win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was a 42-0 rout in round 22, 1994.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs biggest win over the Cronulla Sharks was a 42-10 demolition in round 9, 1983.

Top try-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Andrew Ettinghausen (CRO) – 15
Ray Corcoran (CRO) – 13
Nathan Merritt (CRO/SOU) – 12

Most prolific point-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Eric Simms (SOU) – 1 try, 81 goals & 7 field goals (181 pts)*
Steve Rogers (CRO) – 7 tries & 53 goals (123 pts)*
Adam Reynolds (SOU) – 1 try, 40 goals & 2 field goals (85 pts)

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash

1. Tom Mooney (SOU) & Bob Wear (CRO) both sent-off in round 3, 1974.
2. Barry Andrews (CRO) sent-off in round 12, 1978.
3. Bill Annabel (CRO) sent-off in round 17, 1979.
4. Ken Stewart (SOU) & Rowland Beckett (CRO) both sin-binned in round 22, 1981.
5. Dane Sorensen (CRO) & Gary Hambly (SOU) both sin-binned in round 18, 1982.
6. Gary Hambly (SOU) sin-binned in round 22, 1983.
7. Mark Ellison (SOU) sin-binned & Greg Nixon (CRO) sent-off in round 11, 1984.
8. Tony Rampling (SOU) sin-binned in round 16, 1986.
9. Darren Maroon (SOU) sent-off in round 16, 1988.
10. Dean Treister (CRO) & Shane Wilson (SOU) both sin-binned in round 8, 1996.
11. Greg Bird (CRO) sent-off in round 4, 2004.
12. Todd Polglase (SOU) sin-binned in round 26, 2005.
13. Paul Gallen (CRO) sin-binned in round 26, 2009.
14. Robert Jennings (SOU) & Matt Moylan (CRO) both sin-binned in round 13, 2018.
15. Jaydn Su’a (SOU) sin-binned in round 10, 2021.
16. Thomas Burgess (SOU) sent-off in round 20, 2022.

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 (SOU) scored three tries in round 3, 1969.
5. Denis Pittard (SOU) scored three tries in round 3, 1969.
6. Peter Brown (SOU) scored three tries in round 14, 1971.
7. George Longbottom (SOU) scored three tries in round 9, 1983.
8. Jonathan Docking (CRO) scored three tries in round 17, 1990.
9. Sam Isemonger (CRO) scored three tries in round 25, 2003.
10. Greg Inglis (SOU) scored three tries in round 9, 2012.

Players to have played for both sides in this clash

1. Rod Urquhart – 1970-1971 (CRO) & 1973-1974 (SOU)
2. Greg Purcell – 1975-1977 (SOU) & 1979 (CRO)
3. John Dykes – 1975 & 1978 (SOU) & 1976 (CRO)
4. Fred Pagano – 1975-1976 (CRO) & 1979 (SOU)
5. Rick Bourke – 1973-1982 (CRO) & 1983 (SOU)
6. John Berne – 1976-1979 (SOU) & 1981, 1983 (CRO)
7. Bill Annabel – 1976-1978 (SOU) & 1979 (CRO)
8. Gary Wright – 1976-1981 (SOU) & 1982 (CRO)
9. Harry Bryant – 1975, 1977 (CRO) & 1978-1979, 1982 (SOU)
10. John Jarvie – 1981-1982 (CRO) & 1983 (SOU)
11. Greg Nixon – 1981 (SOU) & 1982-1984, 1986-1988 (CRO)
12. Mark Ellison – 1984, 1987-1990 (SOU) & 1985-1986 (CRO)
13. Les Davidson – 1984-1990 (SOU) & 1991-1998 (CRO)
14. Michael Speechley – 1984-1985 (SOU) & 1986-1992 (CRO)
15. Mark McGaw – 1984-1992 (CRO) & 1994-1995 (SOU)
16. John Kambas – 1984 (SOU) & 1987-1988 (CRO)
17. Arthur Pappas – 1989-1990 (CRO) & 1992 (SOU)
18. Charlie Saab – 1988-1991 (SOU) & 1992 (CRO)
19. Eion Crossan – 1992 (SOU) & 1994-1995 (CRO)
20. Nick Zisti – 1991-1993 (SOU) & 1998 (CRO)
21. David Peachey – 1994-2005 (CRO) & 2006-2007 (SOU)
22. Paul Mellor – 1991-1996, 2006-2007 (SOU) & 1999-2002, 2005 (CRO)
23. Russell Richardson – 1996-2001 (CRO) & 2002-2003 (SOU)
24. Luke Stuart – 1998-2001 (CRO) & 2002-2011 (SOU)
25. Shannon Donato – 1995-1997 (SOU) & 1998-2001 (CRO)
26. Paul McNicholas – 1996-1999, 2002 (SOU) & 2000-2001 (CRO)
27. Blaine Stanley – 1998-2000 (CRO) & 2002 (SOU)
28. Brent Grose – 2001 (CRO) & 2002 (SOU)
29. Brett Kearney – 2003-2005 (SOU) & 2006-2009 (CRO)
30. Nathan Merritt – 2002-2003, 2006-2014 (SOU) & 2004-2005 (CRO)
31. Nigel Vagana – 2004-2006 (CRO) & 2007-2008 (SOU)
32. Luke MacDougall – 2002 (CRO) & 2003-2006 (SOU)
33. Ben Ross – 2006-2009 & 2012-2013 (CRO) & 2011 (SOU)
34. Craig Stapleton – 2007 (CRO) & 2010 (SOU)
35. Bryson Goodwin – 2007-2008, 2020 (CRO) & 2013-2017 (SOU)
36. Adam Peek – 2002 (SOU) & 2008 (CRO)
37. Michael Greenfield – 2004 (CRO) & 2006-2008 (SOU)
38. Colin Best – 1998-2002, 2011-2012 (CRO) & 2009-2010 (SOU)
39. Cameron McInnes – 2014-2015 (SOU) & 2022-2023 (CRO)

Best undefeated streaks

The Cronulla Sharks best undefeated streak against the South Sydney Rabbitohs was ten games from in round 22, 1994 to round 25, 2003.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs best undefeated streak against the Cronulla Sharks was six games from round 3, 1967 to round 14, 1969.

Worst losing streaks

The South Sydney Rabbitohs worst losing streak against the Cronulla Sharks was ten games from in round 22, 1994 to round 25, 2003.

The Cronulla Sharks worst losing streak against the South Sydney Rabbitohs was six games from round 3, 1967 to round 14, 1969.

Head Coaching Records

Chris Anderson (CRO) – 3/3 (100%)
Wayne Bennett (SOU) – 3/3 (100%)
Ted Glossop (CRO) – 2/2 (100%)
Bob McCarthy (SOU) – 1/1 (100%)
Anthony Seibold (SOU) – 1/1 (100%)
John Lang (CRO) – 7/8 (87.5%)
Ron Willey (SOU) – 5/6 (83.3%)
Allan Fitzgibbon (CRO) – 6/8 (75%)
Jason Taylor (SOU) – 4/6 (66.7%)
Shaun McRae (SOU) – 2/3 (66.7%)
John Lang (SOU) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Clive Churchill (SOU) – 11/17 (64.7%)
Shane Flanagan (CRO) – 6/10 (60%)
Tommy Bishop (CRO) – 5/10 (50%) (1 draw)
John Raper (CRO) – 2/4 (50%)
Norm Provan (CRO) – 2/4 (50%)
Jack Gibson (SOU) – 2/4 (50%)
Noel Thornton (CRO) – 1/2 (50%)
Arthur Beetson (CRO) – 1/2 (50%)
John Morris (CRO) – 1/2 (50%)
Craig Fitzgibbon (CRO) – 1/2 (50%)
Johnny King (SOU) – 1/2 (50%)
Jason Demetriou (SOU) – 1/2 (50%)
Michael Maguire (SOU) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Greg Pierce (CRO) – 2/5 (40%) (1 draw)
Stuart Raper (CRO) – 2/5 (40%)
Jack Gibson (CRO) – 2/6 (33.3%) (1 draw)
George Piggins (SOU) – 3/10 (30%) (1 draw)
Bill Anderson (SOU) – 2/7 (28.6%) (2 draws)
Ricky Stuart (CRO) – 2/7 (28.6%)
Terry Fearnley (CRO) – 1/4 (25%)
Ken Shine (SOU) – 1/4 (25%)
Paul Langmack (SOU) – 1/4 (25%)
Josh Hannay (CRO) – 0/1 (0%)
Peter Sharp (CRO) – 0/2 (0%)
John O’Neill (SOU) – 0/2 (0%)
Steve Martin (SOU) – 0/2 (0%)
Craig Coleman (SOU) – 0/3 (0%)
Frank Curry Jr (SOU) – 0/4 (0%)
Ken Kearney (CRO) – 0/6 (0%)