1914 South Sydney season

The 1914 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 7th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as minor premiers, and thus, were that season's premiers. In the knock-out competition, the City Cup, South Sydney advanced to the grand final, however, they lost to Eastern Suburbs 5 – 6[1]

1914 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st (out of 8)
Play-off resultPremiers
City CupRunners up
1914 recordWins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 166; against: 79
Team information
Captain
StadiumRoyal Agricultural Society Showground
Top scorers
TriesHarold Horder (22)
GoalsHarold Horder (20)
PointsHarold Horder (106)
← 1913 1915 →

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   South Sydney 14 11 1 2 166 79 +87 23
2   Newtown 14 11 0 3 185 111 +74 22
3   Eastern Suburbs 14 8 0 6 164 122 +42 16
4   Balmain 14 6 4 4 132 111 +21 16
5   Glebe 14 7 1 6 187 140 +47 15
6   North Sydney 14 5 1 8 158 165 -7 11
7   Western Suburbs 14 3 0 11 104 231 -127 6
8   Annandale 14 1 1 12 106 243 -137 3

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1   Balmain Win 14 – 0 Saturday 2 May Sydney Cricket Ground 11,000 [2]
2   Glebe Win 9 – 2 Saturday 9 May Sydney Cricket Ground 25,000 [3]
3   Western Suburbs Win 17 – 9 Saturday 16 May Pratten Park 1,500 [4]
4   Eastern Suburbs Loss 4 – 10 Saturday 23 May Sydney Cricket Ground 26,100 [5]
5   Newtown Win 11 – 9 Saturday 30 May Royal Agricultural Society Showground 12,000 [6]
6   North Sydney Win 19 – 6 Saturday 13 June Sydney Cricket Ground 12,000 [7]
7   Annandale Win 13 – 8 Saturday 20 June Royal Agricultural Society Showground 1,500 [8]
8   Balmain Draw 2 – 2 Saturday 11 July Wentworth Oval 10,000 [9]
9   Glebe Win 6 – 5 Saturday 18 July Sydney Cricket Ground 13,000 [10]
10   Western Suburbs Win 20 – 3 Saturday 25 July Royal Agricultural Society Showground [11]
11   Eastern Suburbs Win 10 – 5 Saturday 1 August Sydney Cricket Ground 22,300 [12]
12   Newtown Loss 8 – 12 Saturday 8 August Royal Agricultural Society Showground 18,000 [13]
13   North Sydney Win 19 – 3 Saturday 15 August North Sydney Oval 5,000 [14]
14   Annandale Win 14 – 5 Saturday 22 August Royal Agricultural Society Showground 8,000 [15]

City Cup

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
Elimination   Balmain Win 8 – 3 Saturday 29 August Sydney Cricket Ground 10,000 [16]
Semi-Final   North Sydney Win 22 – 10 Saturday 5 September Royal Agricultural Society Showground 4,000 [17]
Grand Final   Eastern Suburbs Loss 5 – 6 Saturday 12 September Sydney Cricket Ground 10,000 [18]

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
Harry Almond 11 1 0 0 3
Os Brown 14 4 0 0 12
Arthur Butler 17 0 0 0 0
Harry Butler 17 0 0 0 0
Bill Cann 11 3 0 0 9
Walter Davis 16 2 0 0 6
Walter Dymant 5 0 0 0 0
George Hallett 13 2 2 0 10
Eddie Hilliard 16 0 1 0 2
Harold Horder 16 22 20 0 106
Arthur McCabe 17 8 1 0 26
Eugene "Owen" McCarthy 16 0 0 0 0
Harry Nicholls 3 0 0 0 0
Hugh Norman 15 3 1 0 11
George Reynolds 8 1 2 0 7
William Spence 13 0 0 0 0
Harry Thompson 2 0 0 0 0
Hash Thompson 11 3 0 0 9

References

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  1. ^ "City Cup 1913 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  15. ^ "NSWRFL 1914 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  16. ^ "City Cup 1914 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  17. ^ "City Cup 1914 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  18. ^ "City Cup 1914 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.