1953 South Sydney season

The 1953 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 46th in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1953 Premiership, and won the grand final.

1953 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st
1953 recordWins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 384; against: 278
Team information
Coach-CaptainRupert John Reyner
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesIan Moir (23)
PointsIan Moir (69)
< 1952 List of seasons 1954 >

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 181116384278+10623
2 St. George 181107313289+2422
3 North Sydney 181017421283+13821
4 Eastern Suburbs 181017330310+2021
5 Newtown 18927292268+2420
6 Canterbury 18927252291-3920
7 Parramatta 18819271291-2017
8 Balmain 187011313377-6414
9 Manly 186012294393-9912
10 Western Suburbs 185013287377-9010

Results

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RoundOpponentResult ScoreDateVenue
1Western SuburbsLoss 28 – 44Saturday 4 AprilSydney Cricket Ground
2NewtownLoss[2] 12 – 24Monday 6 AprilRedfern Oval
3Eastern SuburbsLoss[3] 18 – 22Saturday 11 AprilSydney Sports Ground
4Manly WarringahWin[4] 19 – 12 Saturday 18 AprilRedfern Oval
5St GeorgeWin[5] 23 – 10 Saturday 18 AprilSydney Cricket Ground
6CanterburyWin[6] 14 – 2 Saturday 2 MaySydney Cricket Ground
7North SydneyLoss[7] 13 – 43 Saturday 9 MaySydney Sports Ground
8ParramattaWin[8] 27 – 12 Saturday 6 JuneRedfern Oval
9BalmainLoss[9] 12 – 16 Saturday 13 JuneRedfern Oval
10Western SuburbsWin[10] 13 – 9 Saturday 20 JuneRedfern Oval
11NewtownDraw[11] 5 – 5 Saturday 27 JuneErskineville Oval
12Eastern SuburbsWin 21 – 2 Saturday 4 JulyRedfern Oval
13Manly WarringahWin 27 – 5 Saturday 11 JulyBrookvale Oval
14St GeorgeLoss 15 – 18 Saturday 18 JulyKogerah Oval
15CanterburyWin 51 – 15 Saturday 1 AugustRedfern Oval
16North SydneyWin 38 – 17 Saturday 8 AugustSydney Cricket Ground
17ParramattaWin 29 – 11 Saturday 15 AugustCumberland Oval
18BalmainWin 19 – 11 Saturday 22 AugustLeichhardt Oval
SFNorth SydneyWin 5 – 4 Saturday 29 AugustSydney Cricket Ground
GFSt GeorgeWin 31 – 12 Saturday 12 SeptemberSydney Cricket Ground

References
  1. "NSWRFL 1953 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Three tries to Preston". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 1953. p. 10 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  3. "Rabbit-ohs are skinned". Truth. 12 April 1953. p. 23 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  4. "Football results at a glance". Truth. 19 April 1953. p. 24 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  5. Jim Mathers (26 April 1953). "Churchill knighted at S.C.G. Greatest try ever; then sent off". Truth. pp. 24–25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  6. Jim Mathers (3 May 1953). "Moir wears mantle of Harold Horder". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  7. Jim Mathers (10 May 1953). "Souths Settled and sunk - Norths turn on league boilover". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  8. "Souths led stampede". Truth. 7 June 1953. p. 25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  9. "Tigers tamed souths". Truth. 14 June 1953. p. 26 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  10. "Wests' spurt too late". Truth Sydney. 21 June 1953. p. 27 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  11. "Souths in 5-all draw". Truth Sydney. 28 June 1953. p. 28 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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