South Sydney Rabbitohs odds

Alongside the Roosters, the South Sydney Rabbitohs are one of only two NSWRL foundation clubs that still play in the top grade of Australian rugby league. They are also the oldest, having sprung into existence a week before their Eastern Suburbs rivals.

It was only a few years ago that South Sydney were on top of the world after breaking a decades-long premiership drought. Now, with Wayne Bennett at the helm, the Bunnies have grand plans after hopping into the top four last year.

Will the green and red represent again in September? Let’s check out the odds for the 2019 NRL season.

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Best South Sydney Rabbitohs bets for NRL 2019

There are dozens of NRL futures markets for the Bunnies, but where are they likely to return some real value?

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• Rabbitohs 2019 premiership betting
  It is not often a club rings the changes after a successful season, but that is what’s happened at South Sydney. Anthony Seibold has defected to the Brisbane Broncos after a single season at Redfern, with Wayne Bennett going the other way. Whether that will disrupt their momentum remains to be seen, but the Rabbitohs head into 2019 as one of the better bets for the flag.
  
• Top 4 betting
  Outside the Sydney Roosters and the Melbourne Storm, the Bunnies are perhaps the strongest contender for a spot in the top four. They did it last year, running third, and look every chance to do it again if their key players stay on the park.
  
• Dally M Medal betting
  Damien Cook was one of the breakout stars in 2019 and starts the year among the top 10 contenders in the Dally M Medal betting. Souths have a number of tempting alternatives at long odds, including Alex Johnston, Cody Walker and the great Great Inglis.
  

2019 South Sydney Rabbitohs draw

Rabbitohs players to watch in 2019

Greg Inglis
Born: 15/1/1987
Games: 261
Tries: 149
Position: Centre

There is no substitute for a fit and firing Greg Inglis. Few players can impact a game quite like he does on a regular basis. The 10-time State of Origin winner looked right at home in the centres last year and could produce some real magic with Bennett at the helm.

Alex Johnston
Born: 14/1/1995
Games: 108
Tries: 79
Position: Fullback

Johnston moved from the wing to fullback last season and settled in like a dream. He might not hit the line as often as he did when lining up on the flanks, but his agility and creativity make him a huge playmaking threat from the back row.

Dane Gagai
Born: 3/1/1991
Games: 159
Tries: 37
Position: Centre

Like his esteemed partner in the centres, Gagai is a first-class footballer who brings great flexibility and all-round quality to South Sydney’s back half. Will the Queensland Origin star go to another level now that Bennett is at the helm?

Rabbitohs records, stats and history

• Player records
  Most games: 309* – John Sutton
  Most career points: 1841 – Eric Simms
  Most points in a season: 265 – Eric Simms (1969)
  Most career tries: 146 – Nathan Merritt
  Most tries in a season: 29 – Les Brennan (1952)
  Most points in a match: 29 – Johnny Greaves (vs. Roosters, 1952)
  
• Team records
  Most consecutive wins: 16 (1925-26)
  Most consecutive losses: 22 (1945-47)
  Biggest winning margin: 67-0 (vs. Magpies, 1910)
  Biggest losing margin: 0-66 (vs. Warriors, 2006)
  Largest home attendance: 83,833 (vs. Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, 2014 NRL Grand Final)
  
• South Sydney history
  The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club was formed on January 17, 2018 at the Redfern Town Hall. Among its founding members was Victor Trumper – one of the early superstars in Australian cricket.

  Success was instant. Nicknamed after the rabbit-catching street hawkers of 19th-century Sydney, the Rabbitohs won the first two New South Wales Rugby League titles and added another pair at either end of the Great War. Seven premierships between 1925 and 1932 established the club as one of Australia’s great sporting powers.

  Souths have enjoyed healthy rivalries with Eastern Suburbs and Balmain since the early days, but it was St George who emerged as their arch-nemesis in the middle years of the 20th century. The two teams shared all but three NSWRL Premierships between 1949 and 1971, with the Rabbitohs claiming nine and the Dragons reeling off 11 in a row from ’56 to ’66.

  That was where the well ran dry for South Sydney. Financial problems hit hard in the early 1970s and drove top talents to other clubs. Those issues reached critical levels in the ’90s, so much so that the Bunnies were excluded when the newly formed National Rugby League was reduced to 14 teams in 2000.

  That decision was met with public outcry, and not just from Souths supporters. A two-year legal campaign bore fruit when the High Court ruled that the NRL and News Limited had no legal grounds for dumping the Rabbits from the competition. The club was reinstated in 2002.

  That is where the revival begins. After a few poor seasons, a consortium led by Hollywood actor Russell Crowe mounted a takeover of South Sydney. Flush with funds and driven by ambitious backers, the Rabbitohs were able to attract star players and top-drawer coaches for the first time in decades. So it was that in 2014, with Michael Maguire at the helm, the green and red beat the Canterbury Bulldogs to claim their first premiership win in 43 years.
  

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