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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Updated Rabbitohs futures odds

Best South Sydney Rabbitohs bets for NRL 2018

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 2018 premiership betting
  It’s all gone downhill at Redfern since Souths broke their premiership drought in 2014. Anthony Seibold takes over from the sacked Michael Maguire after two consecutive 12th-place finishes. While we can expect some improvement with Greg Inglis back in action, an awful lot would have to right for the Bunnies to pose any serious flag threat.
  
• Top 8 betting
  This is where the Rabbitohs might deliver something. The return of Inglis eases the pressure on Sam Burgess and the other senior players, while young guns such as Alex Johnston and Angus Crichton will only be better with another of year of footy under their belts. The competition is fierce, but Souths have to be considered a decent chance to beat out the likes of Canberra, Manly and St George for a spot in the eight.
  
• Dally M Medal betting
  Have we mentioned that Greg Inglis is back this year? The three-time NRL Grand Final winner missed all but the first game of 2017 after rupturing his ACL only a few minutes into South Sydney’s season-opening clash with Wests Tigers. A trouble-free year would put him right in the mix for the Dally M – one of the few awards he hasn’t yet won.
  
• Top tryscorer betting
  Alex Johnston played all over the back row last year and finished with 22 tries. Wherever he lines up in 2018, the 23-year-old jet is a red-hot chance to nudge out the likes of Suliasi Vunivalu and Josh Addo-Carr for NRL top tryscorer.
  

2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs draw

Rabbitohs players to watch in 2018

Greg Inglis
Born: 15/1/1987
Games: 242
Tries: 139
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. Word on the street is that the 10-time State of Origin winner will return to the centres this year as the new coach looks to shake up an attack that has gone stale over the past few years.

Alex Johnston
Born: 14/1/1995
Games: 84
Tries: 71
Position: Fullback

If the aforementioned whispers about Inglis are true, Johnston will start the season as South Sydney’s first-choice fullback. He has been groomed for this role since day one and showed last year that he can find the line from just about anywhere on the park. NSW Origin selectors should pay close attention.

Dane Gagai
Born: 3/1/1991
Games: 135
Tries: 33
Position: Centre

Gagai adds great quality and versatility to a Bunnies side that was often too rigid under Maguire’s rule. The Queenslander has spent plenty of time at fullback and won last year’s Wally Lewis Medal from the wing, but it is expected he will join Inglis in a classy, new-look centre pairing.

Rabbitohs records, stats and history

• Player records
  Most games: 283* – 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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