| Year: | 2007 |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | First Grade |
| Playoff Result: | 7th |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| League Wins: | 12 |
| League Losses: | 25 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Shane Richardson |
| Coach: | Jason Taylor |
| Captain: | Roy Asotasi, Peter Cusack |
| Stadium: | Telstra Stadium |
| Top Tries: | Nathan Merritt (10) |
| Top Goals: |  |
| Top Points: | Joe Williams (88) |
| Prev Season: | 2006 |
| Next Season: | 2008 |
The 2007 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 98th in the club's history. They competed in National Rugby League season 2007 under the new ownership of Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes à Court and with a new coach in Jason Taylor.[1] The club finished the regular season 7th (out of 16) and were knocked out of the play-offs by eventual grand-finalists Manly-Warringah.
The Rabbitohs' 2007 season was detailed in the documentary South Side Story.
After three rounds South Sydney had three wins, matching their total win tally of the previous season. The Bulldogs brought them back to earth in round 4. The Rabbitohs' co-captain, Kiwi international forward David Kidwell, then fell in a freak accident at a family barbecue and injured his knee. He would require knee re-construction surgery and was not expected to return for the rest of the season.
Souths signed Craig Wing mid-season. The Souths junior would play out the rest of 2007 with the Sydney Roosters before returning to the Rabbitohs for 2008.
For the first time in 18 years the South Sydney Rabbitohs made it to the finals series, finishing in 7th position.
Roy Asotasi won the George Piggins Medal as the club's player of the year.
| Round | Opponent | Result | Rabbitohs | Opponent | Date | Venue | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win | 18 | 6 | Mar 19 | 24,127 | |||
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 31 | 6 | Mar 25 | 15,165 | ||
| 3 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 26 | 16 | Mar 31 | 17,866 | ||
| 4 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 10 | 34 | Apr 6 | 34,315 | ||
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 22 | 23 | Apr 15 | 18,321 | ||
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 10 | 6 | Apr 23 | 17,678 | ||
| 7 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 16 | 18 | Apr 29 | 13,044 | ||
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 4 | 8 | May 4 | 27,387 | ||
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 10 | 16 | May 12 | 11,088 | ||
| 10 | BYE | |||||||
| 11 | Gold Coast Titans | Loss | 18 | 25 | May 26 | 17,266 | ||
| 12 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 10 | 26 | Jun 2 | 11,211 | ||
| 13 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 14 | 4 | Jun 8 | 5,053 | ||
| 14 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 2 | 14 | Jun 15 | 7,341 | ||
| 15 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 16 | 12 | Jun 24 | 9,568 | ||
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 28 | 25 | Jun 29 | 16,320 | ||
| 17 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 8 | 12 | Jul 7 | 14,288 | ||
| 18 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 12 | 18 | Jul 15 | 15,202 | ||
| 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 20 | 14 | Jul 22 | 10,022 | ||
| 20 | Gold Coast Titans | Win | 20 | 14 | Jul 28 | 13,351 | ||
| 21 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 16 | 32 | Aug 4 | 10,845 | ||
| 22 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 24 | 14 | Aug 11 | 18,382 | ||
| 23 | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 24 | 18 | Aug 20 | 12,087 | ||
| 24 | Wests Tigers | Win | 37 | 12 | Aug 26 | 20,232 | ||
| 25 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 12 | 26 | Sep 1 | 32,125 | ||
| Qualifying Final | Loss | 6 | 30 | Sep 8 | 19,785 | |||
| + After Round 25, 2007 | Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Williams | 14 | 1 | 40/51 | 2 | 86 | |
| Nathan Merritt | 22 | 10 | 17/26 | 74 | ||
| Nigel Vagana | 24 | 7 | 28 | |||
| Fetuli Talanoa | 11 | 6 | 24 | |||
| Yileen Gordon | 7 | 5 | 20 | |||
| Dean Widders | 24 | 5 | 20 | |||
| Roy Asotasi | 24 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Shannon Hegarty | 18 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Paul Mellor | 18 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Jeremy Smith | 21 | 4 | 16 | |||
| David Fa'alogo | 22 | 3 | 12 | |||
| David Peachey | 14 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Ben Rogers | 14 | 3 | 12 | |||
| John Sutton | 15 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Issac Luke | 13 | 2 | 2/3 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Paea | 3 | 2 | 0/2 | 8 | ||
| Shane Rigon | 19 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Reece Simmonds | 7 | 1 | 2/2 | 8 | ||
| Daniel Irvine | 11 | 1 | 4 | |||
| David Kidwell | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Beau Champion | 1 | |||||
| Peter Cusack | 24 | |||||
| Joe Galuvao | 4 | |||||
| Scott Geddes | 11 | |||||
| Michael Greenfield | 4 | |||||
| Jaiman Lowe | 10 | |||||
| Manase Manuokafoa | 13 | |||||
| Shannan McPherson | 3 | |||||
| Eddy Pettybourne | 1 | |||||
| Luke Stuart | 23 | |||||
| Stuart Webb | 9 | |||||
Gains
Losses
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Re-Signings
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| Player | Years Signed | Until the End of | ||||||||
| 2 | 2009 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2008 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2011 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2010 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2009 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2008 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 2011 | |||||||||
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The National Australia Bank was the Rabbitohs major home sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
DeLonghi was the major away sponsor for the Rabbitohs in the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
V8 Supercars was the Rabbitohs major sleeve sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.
Virgin Blue was the Rabbitohs major training sponsor for the 2007 Telstra Premiership.