South Sydney Rabbitohs - Season Summary
- Coach
- Dave Watson
- Captains
- Ken Brogan (9)
- Jack Rayner (8)
- Howard Hallett Jnr (1)
- Biggest home crowd
- 8,000 (vs. Eastern Suburbs in round 2)
- Average home crowd
- 5,521
- Top pointscorer
- Johnny Graves (58)
- Top tryscorer
- Len Allmond (11)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
|---|
| Apr 10 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 1 | A | Parramatta | W | 15 | - | 12 | J Rayner | D Watson | Cumberland | 6,500 | 2nd | > |
| 17 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 2 | H | Eastern Suburbs | D | 19 | - | 19 | J Rayner | D Watson | Redfern | 8,000 | 2nd | > |
| 24 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 3 | H * | Western Suburbs | L | 8 | - | 10 | J Rayner | D Watson | SCG | 23,856 | 4th | > |
| 26 | Mon 3:15pm | Round 4 | A | Balmain | L | 10 | - | 13 | J Rayner | D Watson | Leichhardt | 8,529 | 5th | > |
| May 1 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 5 | A | Newtown | L | 8 | - | 16 | J Rayner | D Watson | Erskineville | 6,000 | 6th | > |
| Jun 5 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 6 | H | Manly | W | 17 | - | 9 | J Rayner | D Watson | Redfern | | 7th | > |
| 12 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 7 | A | North Sydney | W | 12 | - | 7 | K Brogan | D Watson | North Sydney | 4,500 | 6th | > |
| 14 | Mon 3:15pm | Round 8 | A * | Canterbury | L | 8 | - | 17 | K Brogan | D Watson | SCG | 12,000 | 5th | > |
| 19 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 9 | H | St George | L | 2 | - | 31 | H Hallett Jnr | D Watson | Redfern | 5,475 | 7th | > |
| 26 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 10 | H | Parramatta | W | 38 | - | 5 | K Brogan | D Watson | Redfern | 3,011 | 7th | > |
| Jul 3 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 11 | A | Eastern Suburbs | W | 16 | - | 8 | J Rayner | D Watson | Sports Ground | 5,000 | 6th | > |
| 10 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 12 | A * | Western Suburbs | L | 17 | - | 18 | J Rayner | D Watson | SCG | 20,752 | 6th | > |
| 17 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 13 | H | Balmain | L | 8 | - | 14 | K Brogan | D Watson | Redfern | 3,618 | 6th | > |
| 24 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 14 | H | Newtown | L | 13 | - | 20 | K Brogan | D Watson | Redfern | | 6th | > |
| 31 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 15 | A | Manly | L | 13 | - | 39 | K Brogan | D Watson | Brookvale | 2,000 | 6th | > |
| Aug 7 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 16 | H | North Sydney | W | 24 | - | 17 | K Brogan | D Watson | Redfern | 7,500 | 6th | > |
| 14 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 17 | H | Canterbury | W | 22 | - | 16 | K Brogan | D Watson | Redfern | | 6th | > |
| 21 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 18 | A | St George | L | 15 | - | 31 | K Brogan | D Watson | Hurstville | 5,000 | 7th | > |
18 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
|---|
| AITKEN, Keith | 26 | |
| 18 | - | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| ALLMOND, Len | 22 | |
| 18 | - | 18 | 11 | - | - | 33 | - | - | List |
| ANDERSON, Eric | - | |
| 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| BARWICK, Doug | 20 | Sydney |
| 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | List |
| BENNETT, Max | - | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BRIGHTWELL, Ron | - | |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BROGAN, Ken | 21 | |
| 17 | - | 17 | 4 | 2 | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| CHURCHILL, Clive | 21 | Newcastle-Maitland |    | 9 | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | List |
| COLLINS, Bill | 21 | |
| 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| COWIE, Les | 23 | Rockhampton |    | 9 | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| CRAWFORD, Ed | - | |
| 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| CROWE, Terry | - | |
| 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| DEVLIN, Bruce | 22 | |
| 13 | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| DONOGHUE, Denis | 21 | Sydney |
| 8 | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| EVANS, Jim | 19 | Sydney |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GLASSCOCK, Gordon | - | |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| GRAVES, Johnny | 22 | Maitland |    | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 17 | - | 58 | - | - | List |
| HALLETT JNR, Howard | 26 | Sydney | | 13 | - | 13 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| HASKINS, Len | 21 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| HUNT, Jim | 21 | |
| 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| JOHNSTON, Alec | 23 | Sydney |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KEMPSHALL, George | 22 | |
| 6 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| MELVILLE, Jack | 27 | Sydney |
| 11 | - | 11 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| MORTON, George | - | |
| 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| MULLANE, William | 23 | |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MURDOCH, Don | - | |
| 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| NILSON, Norm | - | |
| 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| O'CONNOR, Jimmy | - | |
| 13 | - | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| PAYNE, John | - | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| QUINLIVAN, Jack | 27 | Taree |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RAYNER, Jack | 27 | Coraki |    | 9 | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| REDDING, Barry | - | |
| 15 | - | 15 | 1 | 20 | - | 43 | - | - | List |
| SPILLANE, Norm | - | |
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| STOLZENHEIM, Alan | - | |
| 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| VERRENDER, Ian | 22 | |
| 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | List |
| 35 players | 23.20 | | 5 cur. / 6 tot. | 18 matches | 55 | 50 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 2 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 21 Aug 1948.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner