The 1931 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 24th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing 2nd for the season and winning their 10th premiership.

1931 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank2nd (out of 8)
Play-off resultPremiers
1931 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 254; against: 176
Team information
CoachCharlie Lynch
Captains
Avg. attendance8,300
Top scorers
TriesBenny Wearing (15)
GoalsBenny Wearing (34)
PointsBenny Wearing (107)
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Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Eastern Suburbs 14 12 0 2 339 121 +218 24
2   South Sydney 14 9 0 5 250 176 +74 18
3   Western Suburbs 14 9 0 5 220 227 -7 18
4   St. George 14 8 0 6 178 183 -5 16
5   North Sydney 14 6 0 8 143 198 -55 12
6   Newtown 14 5 0 9 205 194 +11 10
7   Balmain 14 5 0 9 133 205 -72 10
8   Sydney University 14 2 0 12 135 299 -164 4

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1   Newtown Win 5 – 10 Saturday 25 April Marrickville Oval 8,000 [1]
2   St. George Win 21 – 14 Saturday 2 May Sports Ground 14,900 [2]
3   Western Suburbs Loss 31 – 5 Saturday 9 May Sports Ground 15,600 [3]
4   Eastern Suburbs Loss 8 – 4 Saturday 16 May Sports Ground 19,200 [4]
5   Balmain Loss 28 – 14 Saturday 23 May Birchgrove Oval 3,000 [5]
6   North Sydney Win 18 – 4 Saturday 20 June North Sydney Oval 4,000 [6]
7   Sydney University Win 3 – 3 Saturday 27 June Marrickville Oval 1,500 [7]
8   Newtown Win 35 – 7 Saturday 4 July Marrickville Oval 4,000 [8]
9   St. George Win 13 – 9 Saturday 11 July Earl Park [9]
10   Western Suburbs Loss 11 – 19 Saturday 18 July Pratten Park [10]
11   Eastern Suburbs Loss 10 – 28 Saturday 25 July Sports Ground 14,900 [11]
12   Balmain Wn 33 – 3 Saturday 1 August Earl Park [12]
13   North Sydney Win 8 – 12 Saturday 8 August North Sydney Oval 4,000 [13]
14   Sydney University Win 30 – 13 Saturday 15 August Earl Park 2,000 [14]

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
  South Sydney 16–5   St. George 21 August 1931 Sydney Sports Ground McGrath 17,561
Preliminary Final
  South Sydney 17–3   Western Suburbs 5 September 1931 Sydney Sports Ground Lal Dean 22,767
Grand Final
  Eastern Suburbs 7–12   South Sydney 12 September 1931 Sydney Sports Ground Lal Dean 27,104

References

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  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1931 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.