South Sydney Rabbitohs 38–16 Canberra Raiders — Semi-Final, 2012 NRL Finals Series
15 Sep 2012 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 35,874
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2012 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 38–16 Canberra Raiders, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 15 Sep 2012.
Sourcing caveat: No source gives try-scoring minutes; these are omitted rather than estimated. Reynolds is credited with 7/8 successful goals against only 6 tries (one a penalty try), meaning at least one attempt was a penalty goal, but no source separates conversions from penalty-goal attempts.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Adam Reynolds; Sam Burgess; Dylan Farrell; Andrew Everingham; Andrew Everingham; Greg Inglis (penalty try) Goals: Adam Reynolds (7/8 goals) |
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Sandor Earl; Blake Ferguson; Sam Williams Goals: Josh Dugan (2/3 conversions) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Canberra Raiders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Inglis | Fullback | Josh Dugan | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew Everingham | Wing | Sandor Earl | 2 |
| 4 | Dylan Farrell | Centre | Joel Thompson | 3 |
| 5 | Justin Hunt | Centre | Blake Ferguson | 4 |
| 6 | John Sutton (c) | Wing | Reece Robinson | 5 |
| 7 | Adam Reynolds | Five-Eighth | Josh McCrone | 6 |
| 8 | Sam Burgess | Halfback | Sam Williams | 7 |
| 10 | Roy Asotasi | Prop | David Shillington (c) | 8 |
| 12 | Dave Taylor | Hooker | Glen Buttriss | 9 |
| 13 | Michael Crocker (c) | Prop | Dane Tilse | 10 |
| 15 | Luke Burgess | Second-Row | Josh Papalii | 11 |
| 16 | Chris McQueen | Second-Row | Shaun Fensom | 13 |
| 17 | Issac Luke | Lock | Jack Wighton | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 9 | Nathan Peats | Joe Picker | 12 | |
| 11 | Eddy Pettybourne | Shaun Berrigan | 14 | |
| 18 | Ben Lowe | Mark Nicholls | 16 | |
| 19 | Dave Tyrrell | Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | 17 | |
| Michael Maguire | Coach | David Furner | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer and Matt Cecchin (two-referee system) |
Match report
South Sydney's 38-16 semi-final win over Canberra at ANZ Stadium was a landmark occasion for the club: it was the Rabbitohs' first finals appearance in over two decades, after finishing third in the regular season. Souths raced to an early 14-0 lead before Canberra hit back to trail 20-10 at halftime, keeping the contest alive. In the second half the Rabbitohs took control and pulled away decisively. Andrew Everingham was the standout individual performer with a double, while Adam Reynolds, Sam Burgess and Dylan Farrell also crossed, and a penalty try was awarded to Greg Inglis after Canberra's Blake Ferguson illegally tackled him without the ball as he moved to collect an offload. Reynolds was reliable off the tee, converting seven of eight attempts. For Canberra, tries to Sandor Earl, Blake Ferguson and Sam Williams, plus two goals from Josh Dugan, were not enough to prevent elimination. The win advanced Souths to a preliminary final, their deepest finals run in over two decades.