Alex Johnston to leave Rabbitohs at the end of season 2027

Season 2027 will be Rabbitohs winger Alex Johnston’s final season in the red and green, having now signed with the Papua New Guinea Chiefs for the 2028 season.

Johnston, 31, will see out the remaining 18 months of his current playing contract with South Sydney before heading to the new club.

Johnston made his NRL debut in 2014 and has gone on to play 251 NRL games for South Sydney so far in his career, scoring an all-time record 221 tries and counting.

Rabbitohs CEO, Blake Solly, says Johnston will always be a Rabbitoh.

“We have all enjoyed the efforts from ‘AJ’ over the past 13 seasons and I’m sure we will see more highlights before he heads to the Chiefs in 2028,” Mr Solly said.

“He is the greatest try scorer the game has ever seen and he will score more tries in the red and green before the end of next season.

“Alex has a wonderful opportunity to extend his NRL career and to set himself up for life-after-football with his new club.

“We look forward to continuing our work with him for the next 18 months, and we will wish him, his partner Taryn and his kids Sonny, Avery and Robby the very best of luck at the end of his time at our Club.”