1939 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank4th (out of 8)
Play-off resultRunners up
1939 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 219; against: 158
Team information
CoachCharlie Lynch
Captain
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Top scorers
TriesAlan Tuohey (12)
GoalsFred Felsch (34)
PointsFred Felsch (77)
< 1938 1940 >

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Balmain 14 10 2 2 249 115 +134 22
2 St. George 14 10 0 4 268 169 +99 20
3 Canterbury-Bankstown 14 10 0 4 234 155 +79 20
4 South Sydney 14 9 0 5 219 158 +61 18
5 Eastern Suburbs 14 8 0 6 192 184 +8 16
6 Western Suburbs 14 2 2 10 148 213 -65 6
7 North Sydney 14 2 2 10 129 272 -143 6
8 Newtown 14 2 0 12 124 297 -173 4

Fixtures

Regular season

Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 St. George Loss 15 – 33 Saturday 22 April Earl Park [1]
2 Western Suburbs Win 8 – 6 Tuesday 25 April Sports Ground 3,000 [2]
3 Newtown Win 24 – 2 Saturday 29 April Henson Oval 6,000 [3]
4 Eastern Suburbs Win 12 – 0 Saturday 6 May Sydney Cricket Ground 8,000 [4]
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Loss 4 – 9 Saturday 13 May Sports Ground 6,000 [5]
6 Balmain Win 13 – 11 Saturday 20 May Sydney Cricket Ground 18,700 [6]
7 North Sydney Win 26 – 12 Saturday 27 May North Sydney Oval 5,500 [7]
8 St. George Loss 8 – 21 Saturday 17 June Sports Ground 8,000 [8]
9 Western Suburbs Loss 8 – 19 Saturday 24 June Pratten Park [9]
10 Newtown Win 13 – 8 Saturday 1 July Earl Park [10]
11 Eastern Suburbs Win 13 – 6 Saturday 8 July Sports Ground 7,000 [11]
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Win 17 – 12 Saturday 15 July Sydney Cricket Ground 10,600 [12]
13 Balmain Loss 5 – 19 Saturday 5 August Sydney Cricket Ground 11,200 [13]
14 North Sydney Win 53 – 0 Saturday 12 August Sports Ground [14]

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
St. George 10–23 South Sydney 26 August 1939 Sydney Cricket Ground Tom McMahon 21,722
Final
Balmain 33–4 South Sydney 2 September 1939 Sydney Cricket Ground George Bishop 26,972 [15]

References

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