1948 South Sydney season

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
NSWRFL Rank7th
Play-off resultMissed finals
1948 recordWins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 265; against: 302
Team information
CoachDave Watson
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesLen Allmond (17)
GoalsBernard Purcell (27)
PointsJohn Graves (82)
← 1947 List of seasons 1949 →

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Ref
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

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Name App T G FG Pts
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

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  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  15. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  16. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  17. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  18. ^ "NSWRFL 1948 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.