1931 South Sydney season explained

Year:1931
League:NSWRFL
League Rank:2nd (out of 8)
Playoff Result:Premiers
League Wins:9
League Draws:0
League Losses:5
Points For:254
Points Against:176
Coach:Charlie Lynch
Captain:Pat Maher
Captain2:Dave Watson
Avg Attendance:8,300
Top Tries:Benny Wearing (15)
Top Goals:Benny Wearing (34)
Top Points:Benny Wearing (107)
Next Season:1932
Prev Season:1930

The 1931 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 24th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing 2nd for the season and winning their 10th premiership.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs141202339121+21824
2 South Sydney14905250176+7418
3 Western Suburbs14905220227-718
4 St. George14806178183-516
5 North Sydney14608143198-5512
6 Newtown14509205194+1110
7 Balmain14509133205-7210
8 Sydney University142012135299-1644

Fixtures

Regular season

RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef
1 NewtownWin5 – 10Saturday 25 AprilMarrickville Oval8,000[1]
2 St. GeorgeWin21 – 14Saturday 2 MaySports Ground14,900[2]
3 Western SuburbsLoss31 – 5Saturday 9 MaySports Ground15,600[3]
4 Eastern SuburbsLoss8 – 4Saturday 16 MaySports Ground19,200[4]
5 BalmainLoss28 – 14Saturday 23 MayBirchgrove Oval3,000[5]
6 North SydneyWin18 – 4Saturday 20 JuneNorth Sydney Oval4,000[6]
7 Sydney UniversityWin3 – 3Saturday 27 JuneMarrickville Oval1,500[7]
8 NewtownWin35 – 7Saturday 4 JulyMarrickville Oval4,000[8]
9 St. GeorgeWin13 – 9Saturday 11 JulyEarl Park[9]
10 Western SuburbsLoss11 – 19Saturday 18 JulyPratten Park[10]
11 Eastern SuburbsLoss10 – 28Saturday 25 JulySports Ground14,900[11]
12 BalmainWn33 – 3Saturday 1 AugustEarl Park[12]
13 North SydneyWin8 – 12Saturday 8 AugustNorth Sydney Oval4,000[13]
14 Sydney UniversityWin30 – 13Saturday 15 AugustEarl Park2,000[14]

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semifinals
South Sydney16–5 St. George21 August 1931Sydney Sports GroundMcGrath17,561
Preliminary Final
South Sydney17–3 Western Suburbs5 September 1931Sydney Sports GroundLal Dean22,767
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs7–12 South Sydney12 September 1931Sydney Sports GroundLal Dean27,104

References

  1. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  8. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  13. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  14. Web site: NSWRFL 1931 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project. 2021-12-12. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

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