South Sydney would go on to lose their qualifying final against their arch rivals the Sydney Roosters 30-6 in week one of the 2019 finals series at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In the elimination final against Manly-Warringah, Souths won a hard fought match 34-26 at ANZ Stadium to reach their second consecutive preliminary final. In the preliminary final against Canberra, Souths would go on to fall short of a grand final appearance losing the match 16-10 at a sold out Canberra Stadium.