1908 South Sydney season

New South Wales Rugby Football League March 2026 1908 1909 Arthur Butler (46) Arthur Butler (11) Arthur Butler (8) Royal Agricultural Society Showground John Rosewell Edward Fry Arthur Hennessy Arthur Hennessy NSWRFL 53 194 1 0 8 Premiers 1st (out of 9) The 1908 South Sydney season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) Premiership, finishing as the inaugural Australian rugby league premiers. Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts116x16px South Sydney9801119453 +14118216x16px Eastern Suburbs9801118390 +9318316x16px Glebe9702110663 +4316416x16px North Sydney9603115566 +8914516x16px Newcastle94051151116 +3510616x16px Balmain9315186113−279716x16px Newtown9117170148−785816x16px Western Suburbs9108147190−1434916x16px CumberlandWhiticker Alan Collis Ian 2006 The History of Rugby League Clubs New Holland, Sydney 9781741104707 1208107238191−1534* Cumberland deducted 2 points due to late entry into the competition. Fixtures Regular season RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef116x16px North SydneyWin11 – 7Monday 20 AprilBirchgrove3,000NSWRFL 1908 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-1/north-sydney-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org216x16px Western SuburbsWin42 – 7Saturday 25 AprilRoyal Agricultural Society ShowgroundNSWRFL 1908 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-2/south-sydney-vs-western-suburbs/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org16x16px Cumberland Fruit PickersWin23 – 2Saturday 9 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground20,000NSWRFL 1908 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-2/south-sydney-vs-cumberland--aus-/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org3Sydney 16 Eastern SuburbsLoss12 – 13Saturday 16 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground3,000NSWRFL 1908 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-3/south-sydney-vs-eastern-suburbs/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org4BYE516x16px NewtownWin31 – 3Friday 30 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground800NSWRFL 1908 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-5/south-sydney-vs-newtown/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org616x16px GlebeWin21 – 5Saturday 20 June Wentworth1,500NSWRFL 1908 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-6/glebe-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org716x16pxNewcastleWin30 – 11Saturday 27 JuneRoyal Agricultural Society Showground4,000NSWRFL 1908 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-7/south-sydney-vs-newcastle/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org8BYE916x16px BalmainWin16 – 2Saturday 25 JulyBirchgrove800NSWRFL 1908 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-9/balmain-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org1016x16pxNewcastleWin8 – 3Sunday 8 AugustWentworth200NSWRFL 1908 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/round-10/newcastle-vs-south-sydney/summary.html 2021-09-25 www.rugbyleagueproject.org Finals 15 August 1908 – Agricultural 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 23 16x16px North Sydney 10 15 August 1908 – Wentworth 16x16px South Sydney 16 16x16px Glebe 3 29 August 1908 – Agricultural 16x16px South Sydney 14 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 12 Statistics NameAppTGFGPtsTommy Anderson861020Arthur Butler9811046Harold Butler1143018William "Billy" Cann560018John Cochrane91003Arthur Conlin822010Maxwell Coxon51003Walter Davis82006Bruce Douglas10000Edward "Ed" Fry92006Thomas Golden11003Dick Green1168034William Harden10000Arthur Hennessy52006Fred Jarman92006John Leveson113009Arthur McCallum20000William Neill70000John Rosewell81309Leo Senior43009Frank Storie860018George Wells20000Richard Wylie10000Totals14356200224 References Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons South Sydney Rabbitohs season