1951 South Sydney season
South Sydney Rabbitohs season
- Rupert Rayner
← 1950 | List of seasons | 1952 → |
The 1951 South Sydney was the 44th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as repeat premiers.
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 428 | 237 | +191 | 33 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 424 | 262 | +162 | 22 |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 374 | 251 | +123 | 21 |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 333 | +27 | 20 |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 304 | 340 | -36 | 18 |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 309 | 410 | -101 | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 266 | 362 | -96 | 14 |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 261 | 341 | -80 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 283 | 365 | -82 | 12 |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 220 | 328 | -108 | 10 |
Fixtures
Regular season
Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Win | 20 – 6 | Saturday 7 April | North Sydney Oval | [1] | |
2 | ![]() | Win | 21 – 14 | Saturday 14 April | Sports Ground | 8,600 | [2] |
3 | ![]() | Win | 16 – 10 | Saturday 21 April | Redfern Oval | 8,400 | [3] |
4 | ![]() | Win | 29 – 17 | Wednesday 25 April | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 9,400 | [4] |
5 | ![]() | Win | 36 – 14 | Saturday 28 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 28,400 | [5] |
6 | ![]() | Win | 23 – 17 | Saturday 5 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,800 | [6] |
7 | ![]() | Draw | 16 – 16 | Wednesday 9 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,000 | [7] |
8 | ![]() | Win | 67 – 0 | Saturday 26 May | Sports Ground | 15,300 | [8] |
9 | ![]() | Win | 36 – 10 | Saturday 9 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 14,300 | [9] |
10 | ![]() | Win | 18 – 9 | Saturday 16 June | Redfern Oval | [10] | |
11 | ![]() | Loss | 19 – 22 | Sunday 22 June | Redfern Oval | [11] | |
12 | ![]() | Win | 7 – 33 | Saturday 30 June | Leichhardt Oval | 16,800 | [12] |
13 | ![]() | Win | 16 – 12 | Saturday 7 July | Sports Ground | 13,400 | [13] |
14 | ![]() | Win | 16 – 12 | Saturday 28 July | Pratten Park | [14] | |
15 | ![]() | Win | 25 – 18 | Saturday 4 August | Redfern Oval | 5,500 | [15] |
16 | ![]() | Win | 22 – 15 | Saturday 11 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 30,800 | [16] |
17 | ![]() | Win | 23 – 19 | Saturday 18 August | Redfern Oval | 39,700 | [17] |
18 | ![]() | Win | 10 – 50 | Saturday 25 August | Cumberland | 28,600 | [18] |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||
Semifinals | ||||||
![]() | 8–35 | ![]() | 1 September 1951 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Aub Oxford | 39,735 |
Final | ||||||
![]() | 42–14 | ![]() | 23 September 1951 | Sydney Sports Ground | Jack O'Brien | 28,505 |
Records
Many notable club and NSWRL/NRL records were set in the 1951 season.
Club records
- Highest Score in a Grand Final: 42 points versus Manly-Warringah in 1951 (Souths won 42–14)
- Most Tries in a Grand Final: 8 tries versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
- Most Goals in a Grand Final: 9 goals versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
- Most Tries in a Grand Final by an Individual Player: 4 tries by John Graves versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
- Most Tries in a season by an Individual Player: 28 tries by John Graves from 17 games
NSWRL/NRL records
- Most Tries in a season by an Individual Player
28 tries by John Graves at the time, tied Bobby Lulham (1947) for second (behind Dave Brown (1935) with 38). As of 2021, ranks as the 5th highest try total by a player in a season (tied with Tom Trbojevic - 2021 and Lulham - 1947).
References
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1951 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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