Taylor says the Rabbitohs not making the finals may have contributed to his sacking.

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Sacked South Sydney coach Jason Taylor says he is "gutted" to have lost his job and will take the matter further.

Taylor was shown the door by the Rabbitohs on Thursday because of his involvement in an end-of-season drinking session almost two weeks ago, in which he was punched by departing forward David Fa'alogo.

But the despondend Taylor is adamant he has done nothing wrong.

"I haven't broken the code, I haven't beached my contract," he told The Footy Show.

"We presented a document to these guys (the Rabbitohs board) yesterday (Wednesday) with evidence as to why there are no breaches in my contract.

"I can't understand why today I'm without a job.

"I'm gutted - the effort and the time that's gone into the job by myself over the last few years, the relationship that I've built up with the playing group... to find out today that that's all over and that I don't get a chance to make the most of the work that's gone on the last few years is absolutely devastating."

Taylor confirmed he would seek legal action in a bid to clear his name.

"I've been unfairly treated in my opinion, extremely unfairly treated," he said.

"It won't end here as far as I'm concerned."

Taylor said he had obtained documents which verified his claim that he was not intoxicated.

"I have three written signed statements from two bar staff and security - completely independent people - who say that Jason Taylor wasn't intoxicated, that he was drinking responsibly," he said.

"I've been at these celebrations that we've had since I've been at the club and I was at these celebrations when I was at Parramatta.

"I have no doubt that if I don't get punched that I've still got a job, because if I don't get punched, the day and my involvement there is exactly the same as every one of those day that we've had."

He said the Rabbitohs not making the finals for a second straight season may have contributed to his sacking.

"I think that I'm probably a victim of my own success, in the fact that in 2007 we made the semis for the first time and then because, we probably started again after that year, and we've built it back up again and we're tenth this year," he said.