2002 South Sydney Rabbitohs season explained

Year:2002
Ceo Title:CEO
League Rank:14th (out of 15)
Playoff Result:N/A
League Wins:5
League Draws:0
League Losses:19
Points For:385
Points Against:817
League:NRL
Coach:Craig Coleman
Captain:Adam Muir
Stadium:ANZ Stadium
Top Tries:Brent Grose (9)
Top Goals:Scott McLean (24)
Top Points:Scott McLean (72)
Prev Season:1999
Next Season:2003

The 2002 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 93rd in the club's history and the 1st since 1999. Coached by Craig Coleman and captained by Adam Muir, Andrew Hart and Jason Death, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2002 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 14th out of 15 teams, failing to reach the finals.

Fixtures

Regular season

RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef
1 Sydney RoostersLoss6 – 40Saturday 15 MarchAussie Stadium35,316[1]
2 Canberra RaidersWin30 – 22Sunday 23 MarchCanberra Stadium17,111[2]
3 Northern EaglesWin44 – 20Saturday 30 MarchAussie Stadium15,825[3]
4 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsLoss6 – 32Friday 5 AprilDairy Farmers Stadium22,825[4]
5 North Queensland CowboysLoss18 – 30Saturday 13 AprilAussie Stadium11,014[5]
6 Parramatta EelsLoss14 – 22Monday 22 AprilAussie Stadium16,979[6]
7BYE
8 Brisbane BroncosLoss16 – 42Friday 3 MayAussie Stadium14,874[7]
9 New Zealand WarriorsLoss18 – 25Sunday 12 MayEricsson Stadium14,765[8]
10 Canberra RaidersLoss26 – 20Sunday 19 MayAussie Stadium9,599[9]
11 Newcastle KnightsWin16 – 42Sunday 26 MayEnergy Australia Stadium13,281[10]
12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsLoss18 – 28Sunday 2 JuneSydney Showground Stadium8,105[11]
13 Sydney RoostersLoss6 – 42Monday 10 JuneAussie Stadium15,891[12]
14 New Zealand WarriorsLoss10 – 46Saturday 15 JuneAussie Stadium8,658[13]
15 Melbourne StormLoss6 – 44Saturday 22 JuneOlympic Park9,912[14]
16 Newcastle KnightsLoss8 – 26Saturday 29 JuneAussie Stadium7,828[15]
17 Penrith PanthersWin23 – 16Sunday 6 JulyPenrith Park10,672[16]
18 Wests TigersWin38 – 24Saturday 12 JulyLeichhardt16,266[17]
19 St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss10 – 48Sunday 20 JulyAussie Stadium15,219[18]
20 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksLoss6 – 22Saturday 27 JulyToyota Stadium14,163[19]
21 Wests TigersLoss4 – 50Sunday 4 AugustAussie Stadium10,624[20]
22 Parramatta EelsLoss0 – 54Saturday 10 AugustParramatta Stadium10,148[21]
23 St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss16 – 58Sunday 18 AugustWIN Stadium12,122[22]
24 Penrith PanthersLoss12 – 28Saturday 24 AugustNorthPower Stadium10,573[23]
25 North Queensland CowboysLoss34 – 36Saturday 31 AugustAussie Stadium9,129[24]
26BYE

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-24. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-24. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-24. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-24. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  8. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  13. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  14. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  15. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  16. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  17. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 21 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  18. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 19 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  19. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 20 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  20. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 21 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  21. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 22 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  22. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 23 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  23. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 24 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  24. Web site: NRL 2002 - Round 25 - Rugby League Project. 2021-09-25. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.