There have been 34 coaches of the South Sydney Rabbitohs since their first season in 1908.
List of coaches
editNo. | Name | Seasons | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Winning Percentage | Premiers | Runners-up | Minor premiers | Wooden spoons |
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1 | Arthur Hennessy | 1908, 1918, 1946 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 56.4% | 1908 | 1916 | 1908 | 1946 |
2 | John Rosewell | 1913 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — |
3 | Owen McCarthy | 1924 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
4 | Howard Hallett | 1925−1926 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 93.5% | 1925, 1926 | — | 1925, 1926 | — |
5 | Alf Blair | 1927, 1944 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 70.6% | 1927 | — | 1927 | — |
6 | Charlie Lynch | 1928−1934, 1937−1940 | 165 | 107 | 52 | 6 | 64.8% | 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932 | 1939 | 1928, 1929, 1932 | — |
7 | Dave Watson | 1935−1936, 1947−1949 | 87 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 52.9% | — | 1935, 1949 | 1949 | — |
8 | Jim Tait | 1941−1943 | 42 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — |
9 | Eric Lewis | 1945 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7.1% | — | — | — | 1945 |
10 | Jack Rayner | 1950−1957 | 162 | 144 | 44 | 4 | 70.4% | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 | 1952 | 1950, 1951, 1953 | — |
11 | Clive Churchill | 1958, 1967−1975 | 226 | 143 | 80 | 3 | 63.3% | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971 | 1969 | 1968, 1969, 1970 | — |
12 | Denis Donoghue | 1959−1963 | 90 | 30 | 58 | 2 | 33.3% | — | — | — | 1962 |
13 | Bernie Purcell | 1964−1966 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 57.9% | — | 1965 | — | — |
14 | Bob McCarthy | 1975, 1994 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.5% | — | — | — | 1975 |
15 | Johnny King | 1976 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — |
16 | John O'Neill | 1977 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13.6% | — | — | — | — |
17 | Jack Gibson | 1978−1979 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 46.7% | — | — | — | — |
18 | Bill Anderson | 1980−1982 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 47.9% | — | — | — | — |
19 | Ron Willey | 1983−1985 | 80 | 38 | 41 | 1 | 47.5% | — | — | — | — |
20 | George Piggins | 1986−1990 | 124 | 63 | 55 | 6 | 50.8% | — | — | 1989 | 1990 |
21 | Frank Curry | 1991−1993 | 66 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 30.3% | — | — | — | — |
22 | Ken Shine | 1994−1997 | 85 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 25.9% | — | — | — | — |
23 | Steve Martin | 1998 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — |
24 | Craig Coleman | 1998−1999, 2002 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 31.5% | — | — | — | — |
25 | Paul Langmack | 2003−2004 | 35 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 14.3% | — | — | — | 2003 |
26 | Arthur Kitinas | 2004 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 23.1% | — | — | — | 2004 |
27 | Shaun McRae | 2005−2006 | 48 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 25% | — | — | — | 2006 |
28 | Jason Taylor | 2007−2009 | 73 | 31 | 41 | 1 | 42.5% | — | — | — | — |
29 | John Lang | 2010−2011 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 45.8% | — | — | — | — |
30 | Michael Maguire | 2012−2017 | 157 | 88 | 69 | 0 | 56.1% | 2014 | — | — | — |
31 | Anthony Seibold | 2018 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 63% | — | — | — | — |
32 | Wayne Bennett | 2019−2021
2025−present |
77 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 69% | — | 2021 | — | — |
33 | Jason Demetriou | 2020, 2022−2024 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 51.7% | — | — | — | — |
34 | Ben Hornby | 2024 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35% | — | — | — | — |