1938 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

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1938 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
NSWRFL Rank2nd (out of 8)
Play-off resultLost Semi Finals
1938 recordWins: 9; Draws: 1; Losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 254; Against: 245
Team information
CoachCharlie Lynch
Captain
Avg. attendance6,650
Top scorers
TriesDon Manson (14)
GoalsPercy Williams (40)
PointsPercy Williams (80)
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The 1938 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 31st in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 2nd.

Ladder[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 14 12 2 1 276 135 +141 26
2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 14 9 1 4 254 245 +109 19
3 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 14 7 1 6 238 176 +62 15
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 14 6 3 5 228 203 +25 15
5 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 14 6 0 8 163 220 -57 12
6 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 14 5 1 8 174 228 -54 11
7 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 14 4 1 9 155 265 -110 9
8 St. George colours.svg St. George 14 3 1 10 159 275 -116 7

Fixtures[]

Regular season[]

Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Loss 5 – 10 Saturday 23 April Leichhardt 3,000 [1]
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Win 21 – 14 Monday 25 April Sydney Cricket Ground 8,000 [2]
3 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Win 31 – 5 Saturday 30 April Sydney Cricket Ground 5,000 [3]
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Win 8 – 4 Saturday 7 May Sydney Cricket Ground 5,000 [4]
5 St. George colours.svg St. George Win 28 – 14 Saturday 14 May Earl Park 5,000 [5]
6 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Win 18 – 4 Saturday 21 May Sydney Cricket Ground 7,300 [6]
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Draw 3 – 3 Saturday 28 May Sydney Cricket Ground 20,100 [7]
8 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Win 35 – 7 Saturday 18 June Sydney Cricket Ground 10,300 [8]
9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Win 13 – 9 Saturday 25 June Pratten Park 3,500 [9]
10 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Loss 11 – 19 Saturday 16 July North Sydney Oval 4,000 [10]
11 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Loss 10 – 28 Saturday 23 July Sports Ground [11]
12 St. George colours.svg St. George Win 33 – 3 Saturday 30 July Sydney Cricket Ground 3,700 [12]
13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Loss 8 – 12 Saturday 6 August Sydney Cricket Ground 10,00 [13]
14 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Win 30 – 13 Saturday 13 August Henson Park 3,000 [14]

Finals[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 August 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground
 
 
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury31
 
3 September 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground
 
Balmain colours.svg Balmain24
 
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury19
 
27 August 1938 - Sydney Cricket Ground
 
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs6
 
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs19
 
 
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney10
 

Player statistics[]

Name App T G FG Pts
2 0 0 0 0
Johnny Brown 15 5 0 0 15
11 4 0 0 12
Percy Fairall 15 0 4 0 8
Fred Felsch 13 3 7 0 23
Eddie Hinson 14 4 0 0 12
Dick Johnson 13 1 0 0 3
Jack Kadwell 2 0 0 0 0
George Kilham 15 5 0 0 15
1 0 0 0 0
Paul McCann 10 3 0 0 9
2 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
Don Manson 14 13 0 0 39
6 2 0 0 6
Alan Quinlivan 10 8 0 0 24
2 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
Harold Thomson 13 4 0 0 12
Alan Tuohey 4 1 0 0 3
1 0 0 0 0
Jack Walsh 14 1 0 0 3
Percy Williams 12 0 40 0 80
1 0 0 0 0
Totals 195 54 51 0 264

References[]

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  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1938 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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