Coached by Shaun McRae and captained by Peter Cusack, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in last place, and collecting their eighth (and to date most recent) wooden spoon.

Souths acquired many sound players for 2006 including Joe Galuvao, Stuart Webb, Jaiman Lowe and Ben Rogers.

Despite coming close, Souths were yet to score a win after round ten but had shown significant progress.

Players who have made a big impact in a losing side included David Fa'alogo (a New Zealand International) and Nathan Merritt.

2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.