1937 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank2nd (out of 9)
Play-off resultN/A
1937 recordWins: 5; draws: 1; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 187; against: 56
Team information
CoachCharlie Lynch
Captain
Top scorers
TriesHarold Thomson (11)
GoalsPercy Williams (28)
PointsFred Felsch (65)
< 1936 1938 >

The 1937 South Sydney season was the 30th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 2nd.

The 1937 season only lasted 8 rounds due to the Kangaroos tour. No finals were played, and Eastern Suburbs were declared premiers. The second half of the season was occupied by a City Cup tournament.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Eastern Suburbs 8 6 2 0 1 187 56 +131 16
2 South Sydney 8 5 1 2 1 264 58 +106 13
3 St. George 8 5 1 2 1 151 92 +59 13
4 Newtown 8 4 0 4 1 144 126 +18 10
5 Canterbury-Bankstown 8 4 0 4 1 98 91 +7 10
6 Balmain 8 4 0 4 1 115 136 -21 10
7 North Sydney 8 3 0 5 1 84 94 -10 8
8 Western Suburbs 8 3 0 5 1 104 126 -22 8
9 Sydney University 8 0 0 8 1 44 309 -265 2

Fixtures

Regular season

Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 Sydney University Win 63 – 0 Saturday 17 April Sports Ground 4,700 [1]
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Win 14 – 10 Saturday 24 April Sydney Cricket Ground [2]
3 St. George Loss 7 – 8 Monday 26 April Earl Park, Arncliffe 6,000 [3]
4 Newtown Win 34 – 14 Saturday 1 May Henson Park 7,000 [4]
5 Western Suburbs Win 14 – 9 Saturday 8 May Sports Ground 8,500 [5]
6 BYE
7 Eastern Suburbs Draw 6 – 6 Saturday 15 May Sydney Cricket Ground 21,200 [6]
8 North Sydney Loss 8 – 10 Saturday 22 May North Sydney Oval 7,000 [7]
9 Balmain Win 15 – 15 Saturday 19 June Leichhardt [8]

City Cup

Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 Sydney University Win 15 – 2 Saturday 26 June Sports Ground [9]
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Loss 7 – 12 Saturday 3 July Belmore Park [10]
3 St. George Win 31 – 10 Monday 10 July Sydney Sports Ground [11]
4 Newtown Loss 22 – 23 Saturday 17 July Sydney Sports Ground 5,000 [12]
5 Western Suburbs Loss 10 – 22 Saturday 24 July Pratten Park [13]
6 BYE
7 Eastern Suburbs Loss 5 – 13 Saturday 7 August Sydney Cricket Ground [14]
8 North Sydney Win 32 – 3 Saturday 14 August Sydney Cricket Ground [15]
9 Balmain Loss 0 – 5 Saturday 21 August Sydney Cricket Ground [16]

Club records

Most Tries in a Match: 5 tries by Don Manson versus Sydney University on April 17, 1937

References

  1. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  6. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  7. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  8. ↑ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  9. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  10. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
  11. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  12. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  13. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  14. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  15. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  16. ↑ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
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