NRL Rd 2: Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats Breakdown

Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats Breakdown

The Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs have played each other on 92 occasions; the Panthers have won 44 games, the Rabbitohs have won 47 games and there has been one draw.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have won just two of the last twelve games played between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was a 39-0 win for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 9, 1967.

Games played between the two sides by venue

Bluebet Stadium, Penrith – 44 games; the Penrith Panthers have won 22 games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won 21 games and there has been one draw.
Redfern Oval – 26 game; the Penrith Panthers won 9 games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs won 17 games and there have been no draws.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won one game and there have been zero draws.
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won one game and there have been zero draws.
Sydney Football Stadium (Old), Moore Park – 8 games; the Penrith Panthers have won six games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won two games and there have been zero draws.
Richardson Park, Darwin – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won zero games and there have been no draws.
Industree Group Stadium, Gosford – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won zero games and there have been zero draws.
Accor Stadium, Olympic Park – 11 games; the Penrith Panthers have won four games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won 7 games and there have been zero draws.
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Wollongong – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won zero games and there have been zero draws.
Apex Oval, Dubbo – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won zero games and there have been zero draws.
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won zero games, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won one game and there have been zero draws.
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won one game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won zero games and there have been zero draws.

Biggest Wins

The Penrith Panthers biggest win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs was a 56-12 demolition in round 11, 2021.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs biggest win over the Penrith Panthers was a 59-5 rout in round 7, 1980.

Top try-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Nathan Merritt (SOU) – 11
Alex Johnston (SOU) – 11
Eric Simms (SOU) – 7
Rhys Wesser (PEN/SOU) – 7

Most prolific point-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Eric Simms (SOU) – 7 tries, 61 goals & 12 field goals (167 pts)*
Nathan Cleary (PEN) – 6 tries, 55 goals & 1 field goal (135 pts)
Adam Reynolds (SOU) – 1 try, 57 goals & 1 field goal (119 pts)
Greg Alexander (PEN) – 4 tries, 33 goals & 1 field goal (83 pts)

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

1. John Burke (SOU) sent-off in round 17, 1976.
2. Ross Gigg & Wayne Seaton (both PEN) both sent-off in round 5, 1979.
3. Gary Hambly (SOU) sin-binned in round 7, 1983.
4. Brandon Lee (PEN) & Neil Baker (SOU) both sin-binned & Brandon Lee (PEN) sent-off in round 8, 1985.
5. Mario Fenech (SOU) & Matt Goodwin (PEN) both sin-binned in round 18, 1986.
6. Mario Fenech (SOU) sin-binned in round 17, 1987.
7. Darren Schott (SOU) sin-binned & Manoa Thompson (SOU) sent-off in round 13, 1993.
8. Carl McNamara (PEN) sin-binned in round 10, 1996.
9. Shane Rigon (SOU) sin-binned in round 18, 2003.
10. Latrell Mitchell & James Roberts (both SOU) both sin-binned in round 7, 2020.
11. Taane Milne (SOU) sent-off in the 2022 preliminary final.

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

1. Alex Johnston (SOU) scored five tries in round 17, 2017.
2. Terry Fahey (SOU) scored four tries in round 5, 1979.
3. Michael Cleary (SOU) scored three tries in round 1, 1970.
4. Steve Kosta (SOU) scored three tries in round 7, 1972.
5. Gary Knight (SOU) scored three tries in round 7, 1980.
6. Ziggy Niszczot (SOU) scored three tries in round 7, 1980.
7. John Peek (SOU) scored three tries in round 7, 1980.
8. John Cross (PEN) scored three tries in round 23, 1998.
9. Joe Galuvao (PEN) scored three tries in round 18, 2003.
10. Nathan Merritt (SOU) scored three tries in round 22, 2006.
11. Michael Gordon (PEN) scored three tries in round 24, 2010.
12. Nathan Merritt (SOU) scored three tries in round 3, 2013.
13. Matt Burton (PEN) scored three tries in round 11, 2021.

Players to have played for both sides in this clash

1. Jim Hall – 1968 (PEN) & 1973 (SOU)
2. John Dykes – 1975, 1978 (SOU) & 1977 (PEN)
3. Peter Tunks – 1977-1983 (SOU) & 1990 (PEN)
4. Mark Ross – 1980 (PEN) & 1981-1987 (SOU)
5. Neil Baker – 1984-1987 (SOU) & 1988-1989 (PEN)
6. Les White – 1982-1984 (PEN) & 1988 (SOU)
7. Darren Brown – 1989-1990, 1992-1993 (SOU) & 1994-1998 (PEN)
8. Graham Lyons – 1988-1991 (SOU) & 1993-1994 (PEN)
9. Mark Carroll – 1990-1993, 1999 (SOU) & 1987, 1989 (PEN)
10. Jason Williams – 1991 (SOU) & 1996-1998 (PEN)
11. Mark Lyons – 1991-1992 (PEN) & 1993-1995 (SOU)
12. Matt Goodwin – 1983-1989 (PEN) & 1992 (SOU)
13. Shane Vincent – 1993 (PEN) & 1996 (SOU)
14. Brett Gillard – 1993-1994 (PEN) & 1997 (SOU)
15. Shannon Donato – 1995-1997 (SOU) & 2002-2003, 2005 (PEN)
16. Paul Quinn – 1993 (PEN) & 1994-1997 (SOU)
17. Marty Moore – 1995 (PEN) & 1996-1997 (SOU)
18. Phil Howlett – 1993 (PEN) & 1996-1998 (SOU)
19. Andrew Hinson – 1996-1999, 2001 (PEN) & 2002 (SOU)
20. Jason Nicol – 1993 (PEN) & 1999 (SOU)
21. Rhys Wesser – 1998-2008 (PEN) & 2009-2011 (SOU)
22. Joe Galuvao – 2002-2005 (PEN) & 2006-2007 (SOU)
23. Duncan Macgillivray – 1996-2001 (PEN) & 2002-2003 (SOU)
24. Frank Puletua – 1998-2001 & 2004-2010 (PEN) & 2002-2003 (SOU)
25. Ben Ross – 2003-2005 (PEN) & 2011 (SOU)
26. Lee Hookey – 2000-2002 (SOU) & 2006 (PEN)
27. Joe Williams – 2004-2007 (SOU) & 2008 (PEN)
28. Garret Crossman – 2004-2005 (PEN) & 2009-2010 (SOU)
29. Craig Stapleton – 2006 (PEN) & 2010 (SOU)
30. Yileen Gordon – 2005-2008 (SOU) & 2011 (PEN)
31. Ben Rogers – 2004-2005 (PEN) & 2006-2008 (SOU)
32. Tim Grant – 2007-2014, 2019 (PEN) & 2015 (SOU)
33. Josh Mansour – 2012-2020 (PEN) & 2021-2022 (SOU)
34. Apisai Koroisau – 2014 (SOU) & 2015, 2020-2022 (PEN)
35. Chris Grevsmuhl – 2015-2016 (SOU) & 2016 (PEN)
36. Robert Jennings – 2015, 2021-2023 (PEN) & 2017-2018 (SOU)
37. Michael Oldfield – 2016 (SOU) & 2017 (PEN)
38. Tyrell Fuimaono – 2017-2018 (SOU) & 2019 (PEN)
39. James Roberts – 2011, 2019-2020 (SOU) & 2013 (PEN)
40. Hame Sele – 2019 (PEN) & 2020-2023 (SOU)
41. Jed Cartwright – 2019 (PEN) & 2020-2023 (SOU)

Best undefeated streaks

The Penrith Panthers best undefeated streak against the South Sydney Rabbitohs is six games from round 14, 1989 to round 13, 1993.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs best undefeated streak against the Penrith Panthers was six games on two occasions; round 2, 1973 to round 4, 1975 and round 4, 1978 to round 18, 1980.

Worst losing streaks

The Penrith Panthers worst losing streak against the South Sydney Rabbitohs was six games on two occasions; round 2, 1973 to round 4, 1975 and round 4, 1978 to round 18, 1980.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs worst losing streak against the Penrith Panthers is six games from round 14, 1989 to round 13, 1993.

Head Coaching Records

Jack Gibson (SOU) – 4/4 (100%)
Ron Willey (PEN) – 2/2 (100%)
Johnny King (SOU) – 2/2 (100%)
Arthur Kitinas (SOU) – 1/1 (100%)
Phil Gould (PEN) – 5/6 (83.3%)
Bill Anderson (SOU) – 5/6 (83.3%)
Michael Maguire (SOU) – 7/9 (77.8%)
Royce Simmons (PEN) – 3/4 (75%)
Clive Churchill (SOU) – 13/18 (72.2%) (1 draw)
John Lang (PEN) – 6/9 (66.7%)
Matthew Elliott (PEN) – 5/8 (62.5%)
Ivan Cleary (PEN) – 10/17 (58.8%)
Tim Sheens (PEN) – 4/8 (50%)
Anthony Griffin (PEN) – 2/4 (50%)
Craig Coleman (SOU) – 2/4 (50%)
Mike Stephenson (PEN) – 1/2 (50%)
John O’Neill (SOU) – 1/2 (50%)
George Piggins (SOU) – 3/7 (42.9%)
Bob Boland (PEN) – 4/10 (40%) (1 draw)
Jason Taylor (SOU) – 2/5 (40%)
Ron Willey (SOU) – 2/6 (33.3%)
Wayne Bennett (SOU) – 2/6 (33.3%)
Shaun McRae (SOU) – 1/3 (33.3%)
John Lang (SOU) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Don Parish (PEN) – 1/4 (25%)
John Peard (PEN) – 1/4 (25%)
Len Stacker (PEN) – 1/6 (16.7%)
Anthony Seibold (SOU) – 0/1 (0%)
Jack Clare (PEN) – 0/2 (0%)
Barry Harris (PEN) – 0/2 (0%)
Paul Langmack (SOU) – 0/2 (0%)
Jason Demetriou (SOU) – 0/3 (0%)
Leo Trevena (PEN) – 0/4 (0%)
Ken Shine (SOU) – 0/4 (0%)