Rugby league team season
1952 South Sydney season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Lost Grand final | |||
1952 record | Wins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 344; against: 189 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach-Captain | Rupert John Reyner | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | John Graves (16) | |||
Points | John Graves (168) | |||
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The 1952 South Sydney DRLFC season was the: 45th in the club's history. They competed in the——New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1952 Premiership, and lost the grand final against the Western Suburbs.
Ladder※
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 331 | 264 | +67 | 29 |
2 | St. George | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 375 | 279 | +96 | 26 |
3 | South Sydney | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 189 | +155 | 24 |
4 | North Sydney | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 384 | 247 | +137 | 22 |
5 | Manly | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 334 | 261 | +73 | 22 |
6 | Balmain | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 351 | 256 | +95 | 16 |
7 | Newtown | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 341 | -131 | 12 |
8 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 397 | -138 | 12 |
9 | Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 214 | 386 | -172 | 11 |
10 | Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 241 | 423 | -182 | 6 |
Results※
Round | Opponent | Result | South | Opponent | Date | Venue |
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1 | Manly Warringah | Loss | 12 | 16 | Saturday 29 March | Sydney Cricket Ground |
2 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 13 | 15 | Saturday 5 April | Redfern Oval |
3 | Parramatta | Win | 29 | 9 | Saturday 12 April | Redfern Oval |
4 | Balmain | Win | 19 | 16 | Monday 14 April | Leichhardt Oval |
5 | North Sydney | Lose | 13 | 16 | Saturday 19 April | North Sydney Oval |
6 | Newtown | Win | 9 | 5 | Saturday 26 April | Redfern Oval |
7 | Canterbury | Win | 36 | 14 | Saturday 3 May | Redfern Oval |
8 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 50 | 0 | Saturday 7 June | Sydney Sports Ground |
9 | St George | Win | 9 | 7 | Saturday 14 June | Sydney Sports Ground |
10 | Manly Warringah | Win | 17 | 12 | Saturday 21 June | Sydney Cricket Ground |
11 | Western Suburbs | Win | 15 | 10 | Saturday 28 June | Sydney Cricket Ground |
12 | Parramatta | Loss | 3 | 9 | Saturday 5 July | Cumberland Oval |
13 | Balmain | Loss | 17 | 19 | Saturday 12 July | Sydney Sports Ground |
14 | North Sydney | Win | 14 | 8 | Saturday 19 July | Redfern Oval |
15 | Canterbury | Win | 23 | 11 | Saturday 2 August | Belmore Sports Ground |
16 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 19 | 11 | Saturday 9 August | Redfern Oval |
17 | St George | Loss | 5 | 10 | Saturday 16 August | Sydney Cricket Ground |
18 | Newtown | Win | 41 | 2 | Saturday 23 August | Redfern Oval |
Semi Final | Western Suburbs | Win | 18 | 10 | Saturday 30 August | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Final | North Sydney | Win | 26 | 12 | Saturday 13 September | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Grand Final | Western Suburbs | Loss | 12 | 22 | Saturday 20 September | Sydney Cricket Ground |
References※
- ^ "NSWRFL 1952 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Souths' League Eclipse - Blacked out by, villagers". Truth. 30 March 1952. p. 20 – via Trove, "National Library of Australia."
- ^ "Souths' Booby Booting Prize". Truth. 6 April 1952. p. 20 – via Trove National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Souths Come Good At Last". Truth. 13 April 1952. p. 18 – via Trove, "National Library of Australia."
- ^ "Norths Sent Souths West". Truth. 20 April 1952. p. 20 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.