| Year: | 1938 |
| League: | NSWRFL |
| League Rank: | 7th (out of 9) |
| Playoff Result: | Did not qualify |
| League Wins: | 5 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 8 |
| Points For: | 187 |
| Points Against: | 185 |
| Coach: | Dave Watson |
| Captain: | Eric Lewis |
| Avg Attendance: | 5,000 |
| Top Tries: | Alan Quinlivan & Harold Thomson (7) |
| Top Goals: | Fred Felsch (28) |
| Top Points: | Fred Felsch (62) |
| Next Season: | 1937 |
| Prev Season: | 1935 |
The 1936 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 29th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 7th.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 145 | +190 | 28 | |
| 2 | Balmain | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 268 | 161 | +107 | 22 | |
| 3 | Canterbury | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 345 | 243 | +102 | 22 | |
| 4 | North Sydney | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 210 | 161 | +49 | 19 | |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 203 | 226 | -23 | 16 | |
| 6 | Western Suburbs | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 203 | -4 | 15 | |
| 7 | South Sydney | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 187 | 185 | +2 | 14 | |
| 8 | St. George | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 141 | 228 | -87 | 10 | |
| 9 | Sydney University | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 414 | -315 | 4 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 9 – 26 | Monday 13 April | Sports Ground | 9,500 | [1] | |
| 2 | Newtown | Loss | 2 – 21 | Saturday 18 April | Henson Park | 7,000 | [2] | |
| 3 | St. George | Win | 11 – 7 | Saturday 25 April | Earl Park | 6,000 | [3] | |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 22 – 5 | Saturday 2 May | Belmore Sports Ground | 5,000 | [4] | |
| 5 | BYE | |||||||
| 6 | North Sydney | Loss | 9 – 12 | Saturday 20 June | North Sydney Oval | 6,000 | [5] | |
| 7 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 5 – 12 | Saturday 27 June | Pratten Park | 3,000 | [6] | |
| 8 | Balmain | Loss | 6 – 23 | Saturday 4 July | Leichhardt Oval | 3,000 | [7] | |
| 9 | Sydney University | Win | 49 – 9 | Saturday 11 July | Earl Park | 1,500 | [8] | |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 8 – 23 | Saturday 25 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,800 | [9] | |
| 11 | Newtown | Loss | 15 – 16 | Saturday 1 August | Henson Park | 5,300 | [10] | |
| 12 | St. George | Win | 20 – 7 | Saturday 8 July | Earl Park | 5,000 | [11] | |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 2 – 12 | Saturday 15 August | Belmore Sports Ground | 3,000 | [12] | |
| 14 | BYE | |||||||
| 15 | North Sydney | Win | 27 – 12 | Saturday 29 August | Chatswood Oval | 3,000 | [13] |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Banham | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Joe Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Cameron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Francis Curran | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Arthur Dean | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Eyers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Fred Felsch | 12 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 62 | |
| Eddie Finucane | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Harry Griffin | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sam Griffiths | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Halloway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Hewitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| George Kilham | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Eric Lewis | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bernie Martin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Jack Munn | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francis O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| A Potter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Quinlivan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Jack Stewart | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Stiff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| C Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Tait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Harold Thomson | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Alby Thorne | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Keith Wylie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |