The 1936 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 29th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 7th.
| 1936 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 7th (out of 9) | |||
| Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
| 1938 record | Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
| Points scored | For: 187; against: 185 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Dave Watson | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Avg. attendance | 5,000 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alan Quinlivan & Harold Thomson (7) | |||
| Goals | Fred Felsch (28) | |||
| Points | Fred Felsch (62) | |||
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Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 145 | +190 | 28 |
| 2 |  Balmain
|
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 268 | 161 | +107 | 22 |
| 3 |  Canterbury
|
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 345 | 243 | +102 | 22 |
| 4 |  North Sydney
|
13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 210 | 161 | +49 | 19 |
| 5 |  Newtown
|
14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 203 | 226 | -23 | 16 |
| 6 |  Western Suburbs
|
13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 203 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 |  South Sydney
|
13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 187 | 185 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |  St. George
|
13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 141 | 228 | -87 | 10 |
| 9 |  Sydney University
|
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 414 | -315 | 4 |
Fixtures
edit| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs
|
Loss | 9 – 26 | Monday 13 April | Sports Ground | 9,500 | [1] |
| 2 | Newtown
|
Loss | 2 – 21 | Saturday 18 April | Henson Park | 7,000 | [2] |
| 3 | St. George
|
Win | 11 – 7 | Saturday 25 April | Earl Park | 6,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
Win | 22 – 5 | Saturday 2 May | Belmore Sports Ground | 5,000 | [4] |
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | North Sydney
|
Loss | 9 – 12 | Saturday 20 June | North Sydney Oval | 6,000 | [5] |
| 7 | Western Suburbs
|
Loss | 5 – 12 | Saturday 27 June | Pratten Park | 3,000 | [6] |
| 8 | Balmain
|
Loss | 6 – 23 | Saturday 4 July | Leichhardt Oval | 3,000 | [7] |
| 9 | Sydney University
|
Win | 49 – 9 | Saturday 11 July | Earl Park | 1,500 | [8] |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs
|
Loss | 8 – 23 | Saturday 25 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7,800 | [9] |
| 11 | Newtown
|
Loss | 15 – 16 | Saturday 1 August | Henson Park | 5,300 | [10] |
| 12 | St. George
|
Win | 20 – 7 | Saturday 8 July | Earl Park | 5,000 | [11] |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
Loss | 2 – 12 | Saturday 15 August | Belmore Sports Ground | 3,000 | [12] |
| 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 15 | North Sydney
|
Win | 27 – 12 | Saturday 29 August | Chatswood Oval | 3,000 | [13] |
Player statistics
edit| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Banham | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Cameron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Francis Curran | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Arthur Dean | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Eyers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Felsch | 12 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 62 |
| Eddie Finucane | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Harry Griffin | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Griffiths | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Halloway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hewitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Kilham | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Lewis | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Bernie Martin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Munn | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| A Potter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Quinlivan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jack Stewart | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy Stiff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| C Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Thomson | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Alby Thorne | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Keith Wylie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1936 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.