Coach Wayne Bennett gave Benji Marshall a lifeline late in his career to play with South Sydney as a ultility player and mentor for the young halves at the club. Benji Marshall became the oldest player to play first grade for South Sydney at 36y 220d, before retiring after the 2021 Grand Final appearance.
Representative Qualification New Zealand Date of Birth 25th February 1985 Previous Clubs M T G FG Pt Wests-Tigers (2003-13) NRL 201 76 402 10 1118 Auckland RU (2014) St George-Illawarra (2014-16) 54 8 - 3 35 Brisbane (2017) 13 1 - - 4 Wests-Tigers (2019-20) 56 8 14 3 63 Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt Australian Schoolboys (2003) Australia Touch Football (2003) New Zealand (2005-19) 31 9 35 - 106 (Captain 2008-12) NRL All Stars (2010-13) 4 1 8 - 20 (Captain 2012-13)
Playing Career at South Sydney (2021)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2021 Rd01 v Melbourne(36y 14d)
First Grade
Premiership
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2021 22 7 (15) 3 - - - 12
TOTAL 22 7 (15) 3 - - - 12
SS FG 22 7 (15) 3 - - - 12
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade :
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts :
2021 - - - - - - - - :
TOTAL - - - - - - - - :
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 22 7 (15) 3 - - - 12 : 22 7 (15) 3 - - - 12
Match Statistics at South Sydney
Premiership
Versus T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Brisbane 1 - - - 4
Gold Coast 2 - - - 8
Premiership
Venue T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu 1 - - - 4
Robi 2 - - - 8
2021 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
ChSh Int #20 St Geo-Ill Mudg W 40 11 - - - 1 4 1 23 1 - 2 - - - - - :
Rd01 Int #14 Melbourne MRSt L 49 19 - - 3 - 6 1 35 - - - - - - - - :
Rd02 Int #14 Manly Brok W 40 12 - - - - 5 - 32 - 1 8 - - - - - :
Rd03 Int #14 Syd Rstrs StAu W 10 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :
Rd04 Int #14 Canterbury StAu W 29 15 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 3 1 - - - - :
Rd05 5/8 #6 Brisbane StAu W 80 22 1 - 3 2 10 - 74 2 1 2 1 1 - - - :
Rd06 Int #14 Wests-Tig StAu W 31 10 - - 1 - 2 - 21 - - 2 - - - - - :
Rd07 Int #14 Gold Coast Robi W 80 9 1 - 1 1 9 - 112 1 - 3 - 2 - - - :
Rd08 5/8 #6 Canberra Bruc W 80 12 - 1 2 - 9 - 46 2 1 4 1 - - - - :
Rd09 Half #7 Melbourne StAu L 80 19 - - 2 - 9 - 48 1 - 5 - - - - - :
Rd10 5/8 #6 Cronulla LngS W 80 20 - 1 2 - 10 - 58 - - 7 2 - - - - :
Rd11 Int #14 Penrith - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :
Rd12 Int #14 Parramatta StAu W 23 8 - - 1 - 4 - 25 - 2 - - - - - - :
Rd13 Hook #14 Newcastle StAu W 58 30 - - 2 - 2 1 13 3 - - - - - - - :
Rd16 Int #14 Wests-Tig Leic W 25 13 - - 1 - 4 2 22 1 1 - - - - - - :
Rd17 Int #9 Nth Qld NISC W 36 11 - - 2 - 4 - 42 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd21 Int #14 Parramatta Robi W 16 2 - - 1 - 1 - 12 - - 1 1 - - - - :
Rd22 Int #14 Gold Coast Robi W 32 7 - - 2 - 7 - 44 - - - - - - - - :
Rd23 Int #14 Penrith LngS L 14 4 - - 1 - 3 - 17 - - - - - - - - :
Rd24 Int #14 Syd Rstrs LngS W 47 10 - - 1 - 5 - 44 2 - 2 1 - - - - :
Rd25 5/8 #6 St Geo-Ill SunS W 66 15 - - 1 - 16 - 88 - - 13 1 - - - - :
MPSF Int #14 Penrith NQSt W 19 8 - 1 - - 5 - 38 1 - - - - - - - :
mPF Int #14 Manly LngS W 29 12 - - 3 - 5 - 33 - - - 1 - - - - :
GF Int #14 Penrith LngS L 25 14 - - 1 - 3 1 9 - - - - - - - - :
2021 TOTALS 949 274 2 4 30 3 119 5 813 14 6 51 9 3 - - - :
2021 FG Average Minutes - 43.1
2021 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 23.1
2021 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 10.0
2021 FG Average Meters per run - 6.8m
2021 FG Tackling Ability - 90.1%
Captaincy Record
Year Grade M( W- D-L %) never
Suspensions
Year Grade v Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE none
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE none
Player Awards
Year Award 2024 - NRL Hall of Fame
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic
none
Internationals Tests : Other
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
NZ Maori 2021 : 1 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - -
ALL REPS 1 1 - - - - - -
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 2FG
2021 Half NZ Maori v Aus Indigenous All-Stars - - - -
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