1953 South Sydney season
The 1953 South Sydney DRLFC season was the 46th in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1953 Premiership, and won the grand final.
| 1953 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
| 1953 record | Wins: 11; Draws: 1; Losses: 6 | |||
| Points scored | For: 384; Against: 278 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach-Captain | Rupert John Reyner | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ian Moir (23) | |||
| Points | Ian Moir (69) | |||
| ||||
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 384 | 278 | +106 | 23 |
| 2 |  |
18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 313 | 289 | +24 | 22 |
| 3 |  |
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 421 | 283 | +138 | 21 |
| 4 |  |
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 330 | 310 | +20 | 21 |
| 5 |  |
18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 292 | 268 | +24 | 20 |
| 6 |  |
18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 252 | 291 | -39 | 20 |
| 7 |  |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 271 | 291 | -20 | 17 |
| 8 |  |
18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 313 | 377 | -64 | 14 |
| 9 |  |
18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 294 | 393 | -99 | 12 |
| 10 |  |
18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 287 | 377 | -90 | 10 |
Results
| Round | Opponent | Result | South | Opponent | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 28 | 44 | Saturday 4 April | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 2 | Newtown | Loss[2] | 12 | 24 | Monday 6 April | Redfern Oval |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss[3] | 18 | 22 | Saturday 11 April | Sydney Sports Ground |
| 4 | Manly Warringah | Win[4] | 19 | 12 | Saturday 18 April | Redfern Oval |
| 5 | St George | Win[5] | 23 | 10 | Saturday 18 April | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 6 | Canterbury | Win[6] | 14 | 2 | Saturday 2 May | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 7 | North Sydney | Loss[7] | 13 | 43 | Saturday 9 May | Sydney Sports Ground |
| 8 | Eels | Win[8] | 27 | 12 | Saturday 6 June | Redfern Oval |
| 9 | Balmain | Loss[9] | 12 | 16 | Saturday 13 June | Redfern Oval |
| 10 | Western Suburbs | Win[10] | 13 | 9 | Saturday 20 June | Redfern Oval |
| 11 | Newtown | Draw[11] | 5 | 5 | Saturday 27 June | Erskineville Oval |
| 12 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 21 | 2 | Saturday 4 July | Redfern Oval |
| 13 | Manly Warringah | Win | 27 | 5 | Saturday 11 July | Brookvale Oval |
| 14 | St George | Loss | 15 | 18 | Saturday 18 July | Kogerah Oval |
| 15 | Canterbury | Win | 51 | 15 | Saturday 1 August | Redfern Oval |
| 16 | North Sydney | Win | 38 | 17 | Saturday 8 August | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 17 | Parramatta | Win | 29 | 11 | Saturday 15 August | Cumberland Oval |
| 18 | Balmain | Win | 19 | 11 | Saturday 22 August | Leichhardt Oval |
| SF | North Sydney | Win | 5 | 4 | Saturday 29 August | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| GF | St George | Win | 31 | 12 | Saturday 12 September | Sydney Cricket Ground |
References
- "NSWRFL 1953 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Three tries to Preston". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 1953. p. 10 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Rabbit-ohs are skinned". Truth. 12 April 1953. p. 23 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Football results at a glance". Truth. 19 April 1953. p. 24 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- Jim Mathers (26 April 1953). "Churchill knighted at S.C.G. Greatest try ever; then sent off". Truth. pp. 24–25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- Jim Mathers (3 May 1953). "Moir wears mantle of Harold Horder". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- Jim Mathers (10 May 1953). "Souths Settled and sunk - Norths turn on league boilover". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Souths led stampede". Truth. 7 June 1953. p. 25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Tigers tamed souths". Truth. 14 June 1953. p. 26 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Wests' spurt too late". Truth Sydney. 21 June 1953. p. 27 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- "Souths in 5-all draw". Truth Sydney. 28 June 1953. p. 28 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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