1951 South Sydney season

The 1951 South Sydney was the 44th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as repeat premiers.

1951 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st
Play-off resultWon Grand final
1951 recordWins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 1
Points scoredFor: 428; against: 237
Team information
Coach-CaptainRupert Rayner
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesJohn Graves (28)
GoalsBernard Purcell (50)
PointsBernard Purcell (146)
< 1950 List of seasons 1952 >

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 18 16 1 1 428 237 +191 33
2 Manly-Warringah 18 11 0 7 424 262 +162 22
3 St. George 18 10 1 7 374 251 +123 21
4 Western Suburbs 18 10 0 8 360 333 +27 20
5 Eastern Suburbs 18 9 0 9 304 340 -36 18
6 Parramatta 18 9 0 9 309 410 -101 18
7 Canterbury-Bankstown 18 7 0 11 266 362 -96 14
8 Newtown 18 6 0 12 261 341 -80 12
9 Balmain 18 6 0 12 283 365 -82 12
10 North Sydney 18 5 0 13 220 328 -108 10

Fixtures

Regular season
Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 North Sydney Win 20 – 6 Saturday 7 April North Sydney Oval [1]
2 Eastern Suburbs Win 21 – 14 Saturday 14 April Sports Ground 8,600 [2]
3 Balmain Win 16 – 10 Saturday 21 April Redfern Oval 8,400 [3]
4 Manly-Warringah Win 29 – 17 Wednesday 25 April Royal Agricultural Society Showground 9,400 [4]
5 Western Suburbs Win 36 – 14 Saturday 28 April Sydney Cricket Ground 28,400 [5]
6 Newtown Win 23 – 17 Saturday 5 May Sydney Cricket Ground 22,800 [6]
7 St. George Draw 16 – 16 Wednesday 9 May Sydney Cricket Ground 50,000 [7]
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Win 67 – 0 Saturday 26 May Sports Ground 15,300 [8]
9 Parramatta Win 36 – 10 Saturday 9 June Sydney Cricket Ground 14,300 [9]
10 North Sydney Win 18 – 9 Saturday 16 June Redfern Oval [10]
11 Eastern Suburbs Loss 19 – 22 Sunday 22 June Redfern Oval [11]
12 Balmain Win 7 – 33 Saturday 30 June Leichhardt Oval 16,800 [12]
13 Manly-Warringah Win 16 – 12 Saturday 7 July Sports Ground 13,400 [13]
14 Western Suburbs Win 16 – 12 Saturday 28 July Pratten Park [14]
15 Newtown Win 25 – 18 Saturday 4 August Redfern Oval 5,500 [15]
16 St. George Win 22 – 15 Saturday 11 August Sydney Cricket Ground 30,800 [16]
17 Canterbury-Bankstown Win 23 – 19 Saturday 18 August Redfern Oval 39,700 [17]
18 Parramatta Win 10 – 50 Saturday 25 August Cumberland 28,600 [18]

Finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
South Sydney 8–35 St. George 1 September 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground Aub Oxford 39,735
Final
South Sydney 42–14 Manly-Warringah 23 September 1951 Sydney Sports Ground Jack O'Brien 28,505

Records
Further information: List of South Sydney Rabbitohs records

Many notable club and NSWRL/NRL records were set in the 1951 season.

Club records
  • Highest Score in a Grand Final: 42 points versus Manly-Warringah in 1951 (Souths won 42–14)
  • Most Tries in a Grand Final: 8 tries versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
  • Most Goals in a Grand Final: 9 goals versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
  • Most Tries in a Grand Final by an Individual Player: 4 tries by John Graves versus Manly-Warringah in 1951
  • Most Tries in a season by an Individual Player: 28 tries by John Graves from 17 games

NSWRL/NRL records
  • Most Tries in a season by an Individual Player

28 tries by John Graves at the time, tied Bobby Lulham (1947) for second (behind Dave Brown (1935) with 38). As of 2021, ranks as the 5th highest try total by a player in a season (tied with Tom Trbojevic - 2021 and Lulham - 1947).

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