1939 South Sydney season
Appearance
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1939 South Sydney season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 4th (out of 8) | |||
Play-off result | Runners up | |||
1939 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
Points scored | For: 219; against: 158 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Alan Tuohey (12) | |||
Goals | Fred Felsch (34) | |||
Points | Fred Felsch (77) | |||
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The 1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 32nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season fourth.
Ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Balmain | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | +134 | 22 |
2 | St. George | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 169 | +99 | 20 |
3 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 155 | +79 | 20 |
4 | South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 219 | 158 | +61 | 18 |
5 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 192 | 184 | +8 | 16 |
6 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 213 | -65 | 6 |
7 | North Sydney | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 272 | -143 | 6 |
8 | Newtown | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 297 | -173 | 4 |
Fixtures
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
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1 | St. George | Loss | 15 – 33 | Saturday 22 April | Earl Park | [1] | |
2 | Western Suburbs | Win | 8 – 6 | Tuesday 25 April | Sports Ground | 3,000 | [2] |
3 | Newtown | Win | 24 – 2 | Saturday 29 April | Henson Oval | 6,000 | [3] |
4 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 12 – 0 | Saturday 6 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8,000 | [4] |
5 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 4 – 9 | Saturday 13 May | Sports Ground | 6,000 | [5] |
6 | Balmain | Win | 13 – 11 | Saturday 20 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 18,700 | [6] |
7 | North Sydney | Win | 26 – 12 | Saturday 27 May | North Sydney Oval | 5,500 | [7] |
8 | St. George | Loss | 8 – 21 | Saturday 17 June | Sports Ground | 8,000 | [8] |
9 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 8 – 19 | Saturday 24 June | Pratten Park | [9] | |
10 | Newtown | Win | 13 – 8 | Saturday 1 July | Earl Park | [10] | |
11 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 8 July | Sports Ground | 7,000 | [11] |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 17 – 12 | Saturday 15 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,600 | [12] |
13 | Balmain | Loss | 5 – 19 | Saturday 5 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,200 | [13] |
14 | North Sydney | Win | 53 – 0 | Saturday 12 August | Sports Ground | [14] |
Finals
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semifinals | ||||||||
St. George | 10–23 | South Sydney | 26 August 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Tom McMahon | 21,722 | ||
Final | ||||||||
Balmain | 33–4 | South Sydney | 2 September 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 26,972 | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1939 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs Players". www.ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.