1949 South Sydney season
Appearance
(Redirected from 1949 South Sydney Rabbitohs season)
1949 South Sydney season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Runner-ups | |||
1949 record | Wins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 4 | |||
Points scored | For: 360; against: 210 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Dave Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Len Allmond (17) | |||
Goals | Bernard Purcell (27) | |||
Points | John Graves (82) | |||
|
The 1949 South Sydney was the 42nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as runner-ups and minor premiers.
Ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Sydney | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 210 | +150 | 27 |
2 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 365 | 280 | +85 | 24 |
3 | St. George | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 345 | 231 | +114 | 23 |
4 | Balmain | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 265 | 206 | +59 | 22 |
5 | Parramatta | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 311 | 269 | +42 | 20 |
6 | Newtown | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 358 | 332 | +26 | 19 |
7 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 236 | 337 | −101 | 14 |
8 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 171 | 293 | −122 | 13 |
9 | North Sydney | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 253 | 369 | −116 | 11 |
10 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 214 | 351 | −137 | 7 |
Fixtures
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Draw | 14 – 14 | Saturday 9 April | Belmore Sports Ground | 6,700 | [1] |
2 | Newtown | Win | 19 – 9 | Saturday 16 April | Sports Ground | 18,600 | [2] |
3 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 32 – 0 | Monday 25 April | Brookvale | 5,000 | [3] |
4 | Parramatta | Win | 26 – 22 | Saturday 30 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,600 | [4] |
5 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 15 – 10 | Saturday 7 May | Sports Ground | [5] | |
6 | North Sydney | Win | 30 – 15 | Saturday 14 May | Redfern Park | 6,000 | [6] |
7 | Western Suburbs | Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 21 May | Pratten Park | 4,600 | [7] |
8 | Balmain | Win | 11 – 7 | Saturday 28 May | Sports Ground | 22,600 | [8] |
9 | St. George | Loss | 2 – 22 | Saturday 11 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 37,200 | [9] |
10 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 12 – 15 | Monday 13 June | Redfern Park | [10] | |
11 | Newtown | Win | 16 – 12 | Saturday 25 June | Sports Ground | 17,200 | [11] |
12 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 32 – 10 | Saturday 2 July | Redfern Park | [12] | |
13 | Parramatta | Loss | 13 – 14 | Saturday 9 July | Cumberland Oval | [13] | |
14 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 48 – 6 | Saturday 16 July | Redfern Oval | [14] | |
15 | North Sydney | Win | 25 – 10 | Saturday 23 July | North Sydney Oval | 6,100 | [15] |
16 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 13 – 18 | Saturday 30 July | Sports Ground | 16,800 | [16] |
17 | Balmain | Win | 17 – 16 | Saturday 6 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,800 | [17] |
18 | St. George | Win | 22 – 4 | Saturday 13 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,800 | [18] |
Finals
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semifinals | ||||||||
South Sydney | 12–16 | St. George | 20 August 1949 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Tom McMahon | 41,700 | ||
Grand Final | ||||||||
South Sydney | 12–19 | St. George | 10 September 1949 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 56,500 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1949 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.