1937 South Sydney season
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| 1937 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 2nd (out of 9) | |||
| Play-off result | N/A | |||
| 1937 record | Wins: 5; draws: 1; losses: 2 | |||
| Points scored | For: 187; against: 56 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Harold Thomson (11) | |||
| Goals | Percy Williams (28) | |||
| Points | Fred Felsch (65) | |||
| ||||
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Regular season[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Most Tries in a Match: 5 tries by Don Manson versus Sydney University on April 17, 1937
References[edit]
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1937 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "City Cup 1937 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.