| Year: | 1938 |
| Prev Season: | 1937 |
| Next Season: | 1939 |
| Top Points: | Percy Williams (80) |
| Top Goals: | Percy Williams (40) |
| Top Tries: | Don Manson (14) |
| Avg Attendance: | 6,650 |
| Captain: | Fred Felsch |
| Coach: | Charlie Lynch |
| League: | NSWRFL |
| Points Against: | 245 |
| Points For: | 254 |
| League Losses: | 4 |
| League Draws: | 1 |
| League Wins: | 9 |
| Playoff Result: | Lost semifinals |
| League Rank: | 2nd (out of 8) |
The 1938 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 31st in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 2nd.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 135 | +141 | 26 | |
| 2 | South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 254 | 245 | +109 | 19 | |
| 3 | Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 238 | 176 | +62 | 15 | |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 228 | 203 | +25 | 15 | |
| 5 | North Sydney | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 220 | -57 | 12 | |
| 6 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 174 | 228 | -54 | 11 | |
| 7 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 155 | 265 | -110 | 9 | |
| 8 | St. George | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 159 | 275 | -116 | 7 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain | Loss | 5 – 10 | Saturday 23 April | Leichhardt | 3,000 | [1] | |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 21 – 14 | Monday 25 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8,000 | [2] | |
| 3 | North Sydney | Win | 31 – 5 | Saturday 30 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 5,000 | [3] | |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | Win | 8 – 4 | Saturday 7 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 5,000 | [4] | |
| 5 | St. George | Win | 28 – 14 | Saturday 14 May | Earl Park | 5,000 | [5] | |
| 6 | Newtown | Win | 18 – 4 | Saturday 21 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,300 | [6] | |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Draw | 3 – 3 | Saturday 28 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,100 | [7] | |
| 8 | Balmain | Win | 35 – 7 | Saturday 18 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,300 | [8] | |
| 9 | Western Suburbs | Win | 13 – 9 | Saturday 25 June | Pratten Park | 3,500 | [9] | |
| 10 | North Sydney | Loss | 11 – 19 | Saturday 16 July | North Sydney Oval | 4,000 | [10] | |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 10 – 28 | Saturday 23 July | Sports Ground | [11] | ||
| 12 | St. George | Win | 33 – 3 | Saturday 30 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3,700 | [12] | |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 8 – 12 | Saturday 6 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,00 | [13] | |
| 14 | Newtown | Win | 30 – 13 | Saturday 13 August | Henson Park | 3,000 | [14] |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Brown | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ray Byrne | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Percy Fairall | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Fred Felsch | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Eddie Hinson | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Dick Johnson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jack Kadwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Kilham | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Albert Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul McCann | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Rodney McFarlane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vincent Mahboub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Manson | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| Bernard Murphy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Alan Quinlivan | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Alan Schafer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Thomson | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Alan Tuohey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tom Voce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Walsh | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Percy Williams | 12 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 80 | |
| David Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 195 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 264 |