The 1948 South Sydney was the 41st in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 7th, missing the finals.
1948 South Sydney season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 7th | |||
Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
1948 record | Wins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 265; against: 302 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Dave Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Len Allmond (17) | |||
Goals | Bernard Purcell (27) | |||
Points | John Graves (82) | |||
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Ladder
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Western Suburbs (P) | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 189 | +133 | 32 |
2 | Newtown | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 386 | 248 | +138 | 26 |
3 | Balmain | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 287 | 222 | +65 | 26 |
4 | St. George | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 332 | 262 | +70 | 21 |
5 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 282 | 276 | +6 | 16 |
6 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 225 | 248 | -23 | 16 |
7 | South Sydney | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 265 | 302 | -37 | 15 |
8 | Parramatta | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 237 | 346 | -109 | 11 |
9 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 221 | 334 | -113 | 9 |
10 | North Sydney | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 191 | 321 | -130 | 8 |
Fixtures
editRound | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | Parramatta | Win | 15 – 12 | Saturday 10 April | Cumberland Oval | [1] |
2 | Eastern Suburbs | Draw | 19 – 19 | Saturday 17 April | Redfern Park | [2] |
3 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 8 – 10 | Saturday 24 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | [3] |
4 | Balmain | Loss | 10 – 13 | Monday 26 April | Leichhardt Oval | [4] |
5 | Newtown | Loss | 8 – 16 | Saturday 1 May | Erskineville Oval | [5] |
6 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 17 – 9 | Saturday 5 June | Redfern Park | [6] |
7 | North Sydney | Win | 12 – 7 | Saturday 12 June | North Sydney Oval | [7] |
8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 8 – 17 | Monday 14 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | [8] |
9 | St. George | Loss | 2 – 31 | Saturday 19 June | Redfern Park | [9] |
10 | Parramatta | Win | 38 – 5 | Saturday 26 June | Redfern Park | [10] |
11 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 16 – 8 | Saturday 3 July | Sports Ground | [11] |
12 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 17 – 18 | Saturday 10 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | [12] |
13 | Balmain | Loss | 8 – 14 | Saturday 17 July | Redfern Park | [13] |
14 | Newtown | Loss | 13 – 20 | Saturday 24 July | Redfern Oval | [14] |
15 | Manly-Warringah | Loss | 13 – 39 | Saturday 31 July | Brookvale Oval | [15] |
16 | North Sydney | Win | 24 – 17 | Saturday 7 August | Redfern Park | [16] |
17 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 22 – 16 | Saturday 14 August | Redfern Park | [17] |
18 | St. George | Loss | 15 – 31 | Saturday 21 August | Hurstville Oval | [18] |
Player statistics
editName | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Keith Aitken | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Leonard Allmond | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Eric Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Doug Barwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Max Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Brightwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Brogan | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Clive Churchill | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
William Collins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leslie Cowie | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Ed Crawford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Terry Crowe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Devlin | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Denis Donoghue | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
James Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gordon Glasscock | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
John Graves | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 58 |
Howard Hallett | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Len Haskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alec Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Kempshall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Allan Melville | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
George Morton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
William Mullane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Murdoch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Norm Nilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy O'Connor | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
John Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Quinlivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rupert Rayner | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Barry Redding | 15 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
Norm Spillane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Alan Stolzenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ian Verrender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 195 | 54 | 51 | 0 | 264 |
References
edit- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.