1952 South Sydney season

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1952 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank3rd
Play-off resultLost Grand final
1952 recordWins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 344; against: 189
Team information
Coach-CaptainRupert John Reyner
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesJohn Graves (16)
PointsJohn Graves (168)
← 1951 List of seasons 1953 →

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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[edit]

[1]

Round Opponent Result South Opponent Date Venue
1 Manly Warringah Loss[2] 12 16 Saturday 29 March Sydney Cricket Ground
2 Western Suburbs Loss[3] 13 15 Saturday 5 April Redfern Oval
3 Parramatta Win[4] 29 9 Saturday 12 April Redfern Oval
4 Balmain Win 19 16 Monday 14 April Leichhardt Oval
5 North Sydney Lose[5] 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[edit]

  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1952 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Souths' League Eclipse - Blacked out by villagers". Truth. 30 March 1952. p. 20 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Souths' Booby Booting Prize". Truth. 6 April 1952. p. 20 – via Trove National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Souths Come Good At Last". Truth. 13 April 1952. p. 18 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Norths Sent Souths West". Truth. 20 April 1952. p. 20 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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