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NRL since 2014 1.4 NRL final appearance since 2021 0.2 Heaviest wounds
lost the final, 2021 · playoff run died early, 2026 · playoff run died early, 2022 · playoff run died early, 2020
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Minor Premierships
Last 1989
Elo through the years, 1908 to 2026 Our own Elo rating at the end of each season. The shaded band is that season's high and low, and the dashed line is 1500, where every club starts. Compare every club, 1908 to 2026 .
1534
Rating after 2026
7th of 17 clubs
1758
All-time peak
24 Sept 2021
1274
Weakest season-end
2003
1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
Best seasons, by rating at season end # Season Elo Result 1 2021 1751 Lost GF Lost the Grand Final 2 1927 1739 Premiers Premiers 3 1926 1712 Premiers Premiers 4 1954 1705 Premiers Premiers 5 1929 1704 Premiers Premiers
Weakest seasons, by rating at season end # Season Elo Result 1 2003 1274 Missed Missed finals 2 1946 1276 Missed Missed finals 3 2002 1287 Missed Missed finals 4 2004 1288 Missed Missed finals 5 1977 1291 Missed Missed finals
Season-by-season Sort by Year Comp Team Pos P W D L Pts For Agst largest first
2026
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 6 · W14
2025
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 14 · W9
2024
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 16 · W7
2023
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 9 · W12
2022
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 7 · W14
2021
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 3 · W20
2020
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 6 · W12
2019
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 3 · W16
2018
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 3 · W16
2017
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 12 · W9
2016
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 12 · W9
2015
South Sydney · NRL · Pos 7 · W13
Year▼ Comp↕ Team↕ Pos↕ P↕ W↕ D↕ L↕ Pts↕ For↕ Agst↕ Result 2026 NRL South Sydney 6 24 14 0 10 34 694 581 Finals 2025 NRL South Sydney 14 24 9 0 15 24 427 608 — 2024 NRL South Sydney 16 24 7 0 17 20 494 682 — 2023 NRL South Sydney 9 24 12 0 12 30 564 505 — 2022 NRL South Sydney 7 24 14 0 10 30 604 474 Finals 2021 NRL South Sydney 3 24 20 0 4 42 775 453 Runner-up 2020 NRL South Sydney 6 20 12 0 8 26 521 352 Finals 2019 NRL South Sydney 3 24 16 0 8 34 521 417 Finals 2018 NRL South Sydney 3 24 16 0 8 34 582 437 Finals 2017 NRL South Sydney 12 24 9 0 15 22 464 564 — 2016 NRL South Sydney 12 24 9 0 15 22 473 549 — 2015 NRL South Sydney 7 24 13 0 11 30 465 467 Finals 2014 NRL South Sydney 3 24 15 0 9 34 585 361 Premiers 2013 NRL South Sydney 2 24 18 0 6 40 588 384 Finals 2012 NRL South Sydney 3 24 16 0 8 36 559 438 Finals 2011 NRL South Sydney 10 24 11 0 13 26 531 562 — 2010 NRL South Sydney 9 24 11 0 13 26 584 567 — 2009 NRL South Sydney 10 24 11 1 12 27 566 549 — 2008 NRL South Sydney 14 24 8 0 16 20 453 666 — 2007 NRL South Sydney 7 24 12 0 12 26 408 399 Finals 2006 NRL South Sydney 15 24 3 0 21 10 429 772 — 2005 NRL South Sydney 13 24 9 1 14 23 482 700 — 2004 NRL South Sydney 15 24 5 2 17 16 455 812 — 2003 NRL South Sydney 15 24 3 0 21 10 457 758 — 2002 NRL South Sydney 14 24 5 0 19 14 385 817 — 1999 NRL South Sydney 12 24 10 0 14 24 349 556 — 1998 NRL South Sydney 18 24 5 0 19 10 339 560 — 1997 ARL Premiership South Sydney 11 22 4 1 17 9 323 630 — 1996 ARL Premiership South Sydney 19 22 5 1 16 11 314 634 — 1995 ARL Premiership South Sydney 18 22 4 1 17 9 319 686 — 1994 NSWRL South Sydney 9 22 9 1 12 19 401 569 — 1993 NSWRL South Sydney 14 22 6 0 16 12 319 560 — 1992 NSWRL South Sydney 14 22 7 0 15 14 429 533 — 1991 NSWRL South Sydney 14 22 7 0 15 14 370 513 — 1990 NSWRL South Sydney 16 22 2 0 20 4 302 652 — 1989◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 22 18 1 3 37 390 207 Finals 1988 NSWRL South Sydney 8 22 12 2 8 — 425 383 — 1987 NSWRL South Sydney 5 24 13 1 10 31 310 342 Finals 1986 NSWRL South Sydney 2 24 15 2 7 36 353 318 Finals 1985 NSWRL South Sydney 9 24 10 0 14 24 373 419 — 1984 NSWRL South Sydney 5 24 13 0 11 30 333 307 Finals 1983 NSWRL South Sydney 8 26 12 1 13 25 439 495 — 1982 NSWRL South Sydney 6 26 14 1 11 29 395 400 — 1981 NSWRL South Sydney 9 22 8 1 13 17 322 423 — 1980 NSWRL South Sydney 5 22 12 1 9 25 392 318 Finals 1979 NSWRL South Sydney 9 22 9 0 13 18 286 329 — 1978 NSWRL South Sydney 7 22 12 1 9 25 298 300 — 1977 NSWRL South Sydney 11 22 3 0 19 6 250 479 — 1976 NSWRL South Sydney 10 22 8 0 14 16 297 421 — 1975 NSWRL South Sydney 12 22 6 0 16 12 298 461 — 1974 NSWRL South Sydney 5 22 12 1 9 25 317 327 Finals 1973 NSWRL South Sydney 7 22 11 1 10 23 345 367 — 1972 NSWRL South Sydney 4 22 14 0 8 28 456 331 Finals 1971 NSWRL South Sydney 2 22 17 0 5 34 499 308 Premiers 1970◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 22 17 1 4 35 479 273 Premiers 1969◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 22 18 0 4 36 489 222 Runner-up 1968◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 22 16 0 6 32 394 271 Premiers 1967 NSWRL South Sydney 2 22 16 0 6 32 422 271 Premiers 1966 NSWRL South Sydney 6 18 9 0 9 18 263 228 — 1965 NSWRL South Sydney 4 18 11 0 7 22 227 205 Runner-up 1964 NSWRL South Sydney 5 18 11 0 7 22 304 250 — 1963 NSWRL South Sydney 9 18 4 0 14 8 170 298 — 1962 NSWRL South Sydney 10 18 4 2 12 10 212 337 — 1961 NSWRL South Sydney 7 18 7 0 11 14 237 325 — 1960 NSWRL South Sydney 8 18 6 0 12 12 211 256 — 1959 NSWRL South Sydney 6 18 9 0 9 18 257 276 — 1958 NSWRL South Sydney 8 18 6 0 12 12 246 391 — 1957 NSWRL South Sydney 3 18 11 0 7 22 354 314 Finals 1956 NSWRL South Sydney 3 18 11 1 6 23 364 265 Finals 1955 NSWRL South Sydney 4 18 11 0 7 22 367 260 Premiers 1954 NSWRL South Sydney 2 18 14 1 3 29 473 255 Premiers 1953◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 18 11 1 6 23 384 278 Premiers 1952 NSWRL South Sydney 3 18 12 0 6 24 344 189 Runner-up 1951◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 18 16 1 1 33 428 237 Premiers 1950◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 18 14 0 4 28 323 228 Premiers 1949◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 18 13 1 4 27 360 210 Runner-up 1948 NSWRL South Sydney 7 18 7 1 10 15 265 302 — 1947 NSWRL South Sydney 7 18 9 0 9 18 314 328 — 1946 NSWRL South Sydney 8 14 — 0 14 — 124 353 — 1945 NSWRL South Sydney 8 14 1 0 13 2 144 350 — 1944 NSWRL South Sydney 4 14 7 1 6 15 193 287 Finals 1943 NSWRL South Sydney 5 14 8 0 6 16 161 147 — 1942 NSWRL South Sydney 5 14 7 1 6 15 209 191 — 1941 NSWRL South Sydney 7 14 4 0 10 8 193 277 — 1940 NSWRL South Sydney 6 14 7 0 7 14 165 259 — 1939 NSWRL South Sydney 4 14 9 0 5 18 219 158 Runner-up 1938 NSWRL South Sydney 2 14 9 1 4 19 254 145 Finals 1937 NSWRL South Sydney 2 8 5 1 2 13 164 58 — 1936 NSWRL South Sydney 7 13 5 0 8 14 187 185 — 1935 NSWRL South Sydney 2 16 11 0 5 26 314 222 Runner-up 1934 NSWRL South Sydney 4 14 7 2 5 16 213 149 Finals 1933 NSWRL South Sydney 3 14 8 1 5 17 182 177 Finals 1932◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 14 13 0 1 26 292 130 Premiers 1931 NSWRL South Sydney 2 14 9 0 5 18 250 176 Premiers 1930 NSWRL South Sydney 3 14 9 0 5 18 234 174 Finals 1929◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 16 13 1 2 31 296 104 Premiers 1928 NSWRL South Sydney 3 13 8 0 5 18 216 152 Premiers 1927◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 16 14 0 2 32 402 162 Premiers 1926◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 16 14 0 2 32 318 146 Premiers 1925◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 12 12 0 — 26 190 87 Premiers 1924 NSWRL South Sydney 2 8 6 1 1 15 104 60 Runner-up 1923 NSWRL South Sydney 2 16 13 0 3 30 242 173 Runner-up 1922 NSWRL South Sydney 4 15 9 1 5 23 207 187 — 1921 NSWRL South Sydney 5 8 4 0 4 10 141 104 — 1920 NSWRL South Sydney 2 13 8 0 5 20 258 149 — 1919 NSWRL South Sydney 6 14 6 1 7 13 208 223 — 1918◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 14 12 0 2 24 257 121 Premiers 1917 NSWRL South Sydney 2 14 9 0 5 18 236 143 — 1916 NSWRL South Sydney 2 14 11 0 3 22 170 117 Runner-up 1915 NSWRL South Sydney 4 14 8 1 5 17 157 94 — 1914◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 14 11 1 2 23 166 79 Premiers 1913 NSWRL South Sydney 3 14 9 0 5 18 200 132 — 1912 NSWRL South Sydney 4 14 8 0 6 16 207 137 — 1911 NSWRL South Sydney 3 14 9 2 3 20 188 117 Finals 1910 NSWRL South Sydney 2 14 11 0 3 22 326 109 Runner-up 1909◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 10 9 0 1 18 210 41 Premiers 1908◆ NSWRL South Sydney 1 9 8 0 1 18 194 53 Premiers
Grand Final Appearances Sort by Year Team Result Score (own points) Opponent Venue largest first
2021 vs Penrith
South Sydney · Suncorp Stadium
2014 vs Canterbury-Bankstown
South Sydney · ANZ Stadium
1971 vs St George
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1970 vs Manly Warringah
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1969 vs Balmain
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1968 vs Manly Warringah
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1967 vs Canterbury-Bankstown
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1965 vs St George
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1955 vs Newtown
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1954 vs Newtown
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1953 vs St George
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
1952 vs Western Suburbs
South Sydney · Sydney Cricket Ground
Year▼ Team↕ Result↕ Score↕ Opponent↕ Venue↕ 2021 South Sydney Lost 12–14 Penrith Suncorp Stadium 2014 South Sydney Won 30–6 Canterbury-Bankstown ANZ Stadium 1971 South Sydney Won 16–10 St George Sydney Cricket Ground 1970 South Sydney Won 23–12 Manly Warringah Sydney Cricket Ground 1969 South Sydney Lost 2–11 Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 1968 South Sydney Won 13–9 Manly Warringah Sydney Cricket Ground 1967 South Sydney Won 12–10 Canterbury-Bankstown Sydney Cricket Ground 1965 South Sydney Lost 8–12 St George Sydney Cricket Ground 1955 South Sydney Won 12–11 Newtown Sydney Cricket Ground 1954 South Sydney Won 23–15 Newtown Sydney Cricket Ground 1953 South Sydney Won 31–12 St George Sydney Cricket Ground 1952 South Sydney Lost 12–22 Western Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 1951 South Sydney Won 42–14 Manly Warringah Sydney Sports Ground 1950 South Sydney Won 21–15 Western Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 1949 South Sydney Lost 12–19 St George Sydney Cricket Ground 1939 South Sydney Lost 4–33 Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 1935 South Sydney Lost 3–19 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 1932 South Sydney Won 19–12 Western Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 1931 South Sydney Won 12–7 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 1929 South Sydney Won 30–10 Newtown Sydney Sports Ground 1928 South Sydney Won 26–5 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Showground 1927 South Sydney Won 20–11 St George Sydney Showground 1926 South Sydney Won 11–5 Sydney University Sydney Showground 1924 South Sydney Lost 0–3 Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 1923 South Sydney Lost 12–15 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 1916 South Sydney Lost 3–5 Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 1910 South Sydney Drawn 4–4 Newtown Sydney Showground 1909 South Sydney Won 20–0 Newcastle Sydney Showground 1908 South Sydney Won 14–12 Eastern Suburbs Sydney Showground
NRL club. All-time honours and season records sourced from afltables.com . See methodology .
