1952 South Sydney season

1952 South Sydney season
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	Rupert John Reyner;
Stadium	Redfern Oval
Top scorers
Tries	John Graves (16)
Points	John Graves (168)

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
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

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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

↑ "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.

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[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.

South Sydney Rabbitohs
Est. 1908 at Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales
The club	History Honours Players Coaches Records Representatives Results
Home grounds	Current ANZ Stadium Past Sydney Sports Ground Redfern Oval Sydney Football Stadium
Culture	Charity Shield South Side Story Book of Feuds Ron Coote Cup Rivalries Return to Redfern South Sydney Leagues Club Red and Green Ball George Piggins Medal Souths Cares Rabbitohs Hall Of Fame
Important figures	Arthur Hennessy Benny Wearing George Treweek Jack Rayner Clive Churchill John Sattler Bob McCarthy George Piggins Russell Crowe
League	Current NRL Past NSWRL ARL
Titles	Premierships – 21 1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1931 1932 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1967 1968 1970 1971 2014
Seasons (105)	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition NSWRL Women's Premiership S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup
Affiliations	South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League North Sydney Bears
Related articles	The Burrow Reggie the Rabbit South Sydney Central