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1948 South Sydney season
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South Sydney Rabbitohs season
March 2026
1948 NSWRL NSWRFL 7th 7 1 10 265 302 Missed finals Dave Watson Rupert Rayner Redfern Oval Len Allmond (17) Bernard Purcell (27) John Graves (82) 1947 1949 yes South Sydney Rabbitohs#Season summaries
The 1948 South Sydney was the 41st in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 7th, missing the finals.
Ladder
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px Western Suburbs (P)181602322189 +13332216x16px Newtown181305386248 +13826316x16px Balmain181224287222 +6526416x16px St. George181017332262 +7021516x16px Canterbury-Bankstown18729282276 +616616x16px Eastern Suburbs18729225248 -2316716x16px South Sydney187110265302 -3715816x16px Parramatta185112237346 -10911916x16px Manly-Warringah184113221334 -11391016x16px North Sydney183213191321 -1308
Fixtures
RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueRef116x16px ParramattaWin15 – 12Saturday 10 AprilCumberland OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-1/parramatta-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org2Sydney 16 Eastern SuburbsDraw19 – 19Saturday 17 AprilRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-2/south-sydney-vs-eastern-suburbs/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org316x16px Western SuburbsLoss8 – 10Saturday 24 AprilSydney Cricket GroundNSWRFL 1948 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-3/south-sydney-vs-western-suburbs/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org416x16px BalmainLoss10 – 13Monday 26 AprilLeichhardt OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-4/balmain-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org516x16px NewtownLoss8 – 16Saturday 1 MayErskineville OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-5/newtown-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org616x16px Manly-WarringahWin17 – 9Saturday 5 JuneRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-6/south-sydney-vs-manly/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org716x16px North SydneyWin12 – 7Saturday 12 JuneNorth Sydney OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-7/north-sydney-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org816x16px Canterbury-BankstownLoss8 – 17Monday 14 JuneSydney Cricket GroundNSWRFL 1948 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-8/canterbury-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org916x16px St. GeorgeLoss2 – 31Saturday 19 JuneRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-9/south-sydney-vs-st-george/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1016x16px ParramattaWin38 – 5Saturday 26 JuneRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-10/south-sydney-vs-parramatta/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org11Sydney 16 Eastern SuburbsWin16 – 8Saturday 3 JulySports GroundNSWRFL 1948 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-11/eastern-suburbs-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1216x16px Western SuburbsLoss17 – 18Saturday 10 JulySydney Cricket GroundNSWRFL 1948 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-12/western-suburbs-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1316x16px BalmainLoss8 – 14Saturday 17 JulyRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-13/south-sydney-vs-balmain/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1416x16px NewtownLoss13 – 20Saturday 24 JulyRedfern OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-14/south-sydney-vs-newtown/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1516x16px Manly-WarringahLoss13 – 39Saturday 31 JulyBrookvale OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-15/manly-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1616x16px North SydneyWin24 – 17Saturday 7 AugustRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-16/south-sydney-vs-north-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1716x16px Canterbury-BankstownWin22 – 16Saturday 14 AugustRedfern ParkNSWRFL 1948 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-17/south-sydney-vs-canterbury/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1816x16px St. GeorgeLoss15 – 31Saturday 21 AugustHurstville OvalNSWRFL 1948 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1948/round-18/st-george-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-12-11 www.rugbyleagueproject.org
Player statistics
NameAppTGFGPtsKeith Aitken183009Leonard Allmond18110033Eric Anderson31003Doug Barwick50000Max Bennett10000Ron Brightwell40000Ken Brogan1742016Clive Churchill905010William Collins80000Leslie Cowie93009Ed Crawford41003Terry Crowe50000Bruce Devlin132006Denis Donoghue83009James Evans10000Gordon Glasscock40306John Graves9817058Howard Hallett130306Len Haskins11003Jim Hunt20000Alec Johnston10000George Kempshall63009Allan Melville1140012George Morton21003William Mullane40000Don Murdoch51003Norm Nilson30000Jimmy O'Connor133009John Payne10000Jack Quinlivan10000Rupert Rayner93009Barry Redding15120043Norm Spillane11003Alan Stolzenheim31003Ian Verrender70000Totals19554510264
References
Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons
Category:1948 in Australian rugby league