1939 South Sydney season explained

Year:1939
Coach:Charlie Lynch
League Rank:4th (out of 8)
Playoff Result:Runners up
League Wins:9
League Draws:0
League Losses:5
Points For:219
Points Against:158
League:NSWRFL
Captain:Fred Felsch
Stadium:Sydney Sports Ground
Top Tries:Alan Tuohey (12)
Top Goals:Fred Felsch (34)
Top Points:Fred Felsch (77)
Next Season:1940
Prev Season:1938

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

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Balmain141022249115+13422
2 St. George141004268169+9920
3 Canterbury-Bankstown141004234155+7920
4 South Sydney14905219158+6118
5 Eastern Suburbs14806192184+816
6 Western Suburbs142210148213-656
7 North Sydney142210129272-1436
8 Newtown142012124297-1734

Fixtures

Regular season

RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef
1 St. GeorgeLoss15 – 33Saturday 22 AprilEarl Park[1]
2 Western SuburbsWin8 – 6Tuesday 25 AprilSports Ground3,000[2]
3 NewtownWin24 – 2Saturday 29 AprilHenson Oval6,000[3]
4 Eastern SuburbsWin12 – 0Saturday 6 MaySydney Cricket Ground8,000[4]
5 Canterbury-BankstownLoss4 – 9Saturday 13 MaySports Ground6,000[5]
6 BalmainWin13 – 11Saturday 20 MaySydney Cricket Ground18,700[6]
7 North SydneyWin26 – 12Saturday 27 MayNorth Sydney Oval5,500[7]
8 St. GeorgeLoss8 – 21Saturday 17 JuneSports Ground8,000[8]
9 Western SuburbsLoss8 – 19Saturday 24 JunePratten Park[9]
10 NewtownWin13 – 8Saturday 1 JulyEarl Park[10]
11 Eastern SuburbsWin13 – 6Saturday 8 JulySports Ground7,000[11]
12 Canterbury-BankstownWin17 – 12Saturday 15 JulySydney Cricket Ground10,600[12]
13 BalmainLoss5 – 19Saturday 5 AugustSydney Cricket Ground11,200[13]
14 North SydneyWin53 – 0Saturday 12 AugustSports Ground[14]

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semifinals
St. George10–23 South Sydney26 August 1939Sydney Cricket GroundTom McMahon21,722
Final
Balmain33–4 South Sydney2 September 1939Sydney Cricket GroundGeorge Bishop26,972[15]

References

  1. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  8. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  13. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  14. Web site: NSWRFL 1939 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project. 2021-11-19. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  15. Web site: 1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs Players. 2021-11-19. www.ssralmanac.com.

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