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South Sydney Rabbitohs (view source)
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'''South Sydney [[Rugby league]] football club''', or '''SSFC''', is a football club based in [[Redfern, Sydney]]. The club was founded in 1908 and started playing in the top [[Sydney]] competition in that year. The club is the most successful in rugby league, having won 20 titles before their last grand final victory in 1971. In the past 35 years, the club has fallen on lean times which culminated in their being expelled during the rationalisation period of the NRL between 1999 and 2002. They have since been bought by prominent business owner, [[Peter Holmes a Court]], and famous actor, [[Russell Crowe]], who have promised to rebuild the club into one of the top football teams again.
'''South Sydney [[Rugby league]] football club''', or '''SSFC''', is a football club based in [[Redfern, Sydney]]. The club was founded in 1908 and started playing in the top [[Sydney]] competition in that year. South Sydney is noted for being the least successful club in the History of the Australian Rugby League competition. Ever since their entry into the competition in 1908 south Sydney has failed to win a premiership and holds the record for the most wooden spoons (42) (a colloquial term used in Australia used to describe the team who comes last in the competition) as well as the record for the most consecutive wooden spoons (18, between 1954-1973). The also have the rare distinction as being the only team in the National Rugby League competition to never make a finals series. The closest time South Sydney ever came to winning to Rugby League premiership was in 1983 when the managed to come 7th out of 12 teams placing them two positions out of the finals series.
Notable Players:
Despite being the league's most least successful team South Sydney have had some champion players in the past many who have gone on to represent Australia. Below are the 6 Players who have represented Australia in Rugby League while playing for South Sydney
.Steven Bradbury (7 tests for Australia, between 1964-1969, 1 against France, 5 against NZ and 1 China)
.Tony Lockett (18 tests for Australia, between 1981-1991, 6 against NZ, 9 against Great Britain, 3 against the USSR)
.Allen Greenhalgh (3 tests for Australia, between 1955-1946, 3 against Great Britain)
.Edmund Barton (22 tests for Australia, between 1979-1988, 11 against NZ, 3 Against USSR, 6 Against Great Britain, 2 against Sweden)
.Jason Donnovon (2 tests for Australia 1966, 2 against NZ)
.Barry Humphries (5 tests for Australia, between 1936-1339, 3 against NZ, 2 against Great Britain)
Recent times: In 2006 the South Sydney was purchased by Movie Star Jim Waley
And Australian Media Mogul Kerry Packer who have pledged to dedicate time and money to help South Sydney achieve positive results both on and off the field. During the 2007 season Souths finished second last on the NRL table avoiding the wooden spoon due to for and against points (Victoria based team the Geelong Cats won the wooden spoon). While on the 21st of June that same year 6 South Sydney Players were arrested after inciting a brawl in a Sydney Night Club.