Round 1
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009
Kick Off: 1:00pm (local time)
Referee: Adam Gee
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, NSW, Australia
| Sydney Roosters (14) | South Sydney Rabbitohs (50) | ||
| 1 | Luke TOWERS | 1 | Malcolm WEBSTER |
| 2 | Sandor EARL | 2 | Kane MORGAN |
| 3 | Ray TAFOKITAU | 3 | Taioalo VAIVAI |
| 4 | Ryan WILLIAMSON | 4 | Dylan FARRELL |
| 5 | Grant NELSON | 5 | Cameron PITMAN |
| 6 | Ben JONES | 6 | Matthew MUNDINE |
| 7 | Tim CONDON | 7 | Adam REYNOLDS |
| 8 | Isaac MALIOTA | 8 | Jacob NANSEN |
| 9 | Olireti SAMUELA | 9 | John JOSEPH |
| 10 | Andrew CLAYTON | 10 | Jake SHEARER |
| 11 | Matt HANDS | 11 | Aaron HAMMETT |
| 12 | Dylan SHARP | 12 | Brad TAKAIRANGI |
| 13 | Jerome LEOLAHI | 13 | Jason CLARK (c) |
| 14 | Robbie WILLIAMS | 14 | Blake JUDD |
| 15 | Tom PELO | 15 | Brock MOLAN |
| 16 | Sam BRUNTON | 16 | Josh STARLING |
| 17 | Boyd STRICKLAND | 17 | Sione KAIVELATA |
| Coach | Scott MURRAY | Coach | Daniel IRVINE |
| Tries | Tries | ||
| Grant NELSON | John JOSEPH (3) | ||
| Ray TAFOKITAU | Dylan FARRELL (2) | ||
| Ryan WILLIAMSON | Kane MORGAN (2) | ||
| Adam REYNOLDS (2) | |||
| Goals | Goals | ||
| Luke TOWERS (1/3) | Taioalo VAIVAI (7/9) |
18TH MAN 