John Sutton (born 5 November 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row, five-eighth and lock for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Due to his Rotuman mother who comes from the village of Hapmafau, Itu’tiu, Rotuma, Sutton qualifies to play for the Fiji Bati.

In Round 17, Sutton made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Brisbane Broncos at centre and scored a try in the 48-28 loss at Suncorp Stadium.

[8] In Round 8 against the Brisbane Broncos, Sutton suffered a shoulder injury attempting to score the Rabbitohs match-winning try in dramatic circumstances.

Sutton played in 20 matches and scored 4 tries for South Sydney in the 2010 NRL season as the club narrowly missed the finals by finishing ninth under new head coach John Lang.

[26] In Round 20 against the Gold Coast Titans, Sutton played his 200th NRL career match for South Sydney in the 32-4 win at Cbus Super Stadium.

[29] On 10 October 2013, Sutton and Greg Inglis were named the joint winners of the George Piggins Medal as the South Sydney Rabbitohs best and fairest player for the season.

[36][37] On 20 January 2015, Sutton was dumped as captain of South Sydney and was replaced by Greg Inglis after himself and former teammate Luke Burgess got into an incident at a bar in Flagstaff, Arizona.

[40] In Round 25 against the Brisbane Broncos, Sutton suffered a season ending broken leg injury in the Rabbitohs woeful 47-12 loss at Sydney Football Stadium.

[41] Sutton finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 2 tries for Souths as the club reached the finals but were eliminated in the first week by Cronulla-Sutherland which ended their premiership defence.

Towards the end of the year, Sutton signed a one-year extension with Souths for the 2018 season with the goal of becoming the first player in the club's history to pass the 300 game mark.

Sutton featured in 27 games as Souths finished 3rd on the table at the end of the regular season and made it all the way to the preliminary final before losing to arch rivals Eastern Suburbs 12-4.

[47] Sutton made a total of 27 appearances for South Sydney in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals.