South Sydney Rabbitohs
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 CC | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | sf | f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack RAYNER | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |
| Clive CHURCHILL | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |||||||
| Les COWIE | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | |||||||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |
| Ernie HAMMERTON | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||||||||||||
| Greg HAWICK | FE | FE | FE | FE | C | HB | HB | HB | |||||||||||||
| Ian MOIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |
| Martin GALLAGHER | C | FE | W | FE | C | FE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||
| Ray MASON | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | |||||||||||||
| Jim RICHARDS | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||
| John SELLGREN | C | W | C | W | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken BROGAN | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | FE | |||||||||||
| Milton ATKINSON | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don MURDOCH | FB | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |||||||||||||
| Norm SPILLANE | C | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norm NILSON | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin WOOLFE | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||
| Cliff SMAILLES | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Ken MACREADIE | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | FR | FR | ||||||||||
| Bob MOON | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| Brian MURRAY | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||||||||||||
| Angus DENNIS | 2R | 2R | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | FE | HB | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | |||||||||
| Pat THORNTON | H | H | H | H | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank THRELFO | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Joe RENSHAW | L | L | L | FE | L | L | L | L | L | L | |||||||||||
| Col PURCELL | H | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John GRINHAM | FE |
List of Matches
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | L | 2R | 2R | FR | HK | FR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 1 | Western Suburbs | L | 28 | - | 44 | Churchill | Moir 3T | Atkinson | Threlfo 1T | Smailles | Hawick | Brogan 8G | Cowie | Dennis | Macreadie | Donoghue | Thornton | Nilson | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 2 | Newtown | L | 12 | - | 24 | Murdoch | Moir 2T | Spillane | Gallagher | Smailles | Dougherty | Brogan 3G | Cowie | Rayner | Macreadie | Donoghue | Thornton | Nilson | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 3 | Eastern Suburbs | L | 18 | - | 22 | Churchill | Moir 1T | Sellgren 2T | Atkinson | Woolfe 3G | Gallagher | Brogan | Renshaw 1T | Rayner | Macreadie | Donoghue | Thornton | Nilson | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 4 | Manly | W | 19 | - | 12 | Churchill | Moir | Threlfo 2T | Woolfe 1T 3G | Sellgren | Hawick 2G | Mason | Renshaw | Rayner | Macreadie | Donoghue | Thornton | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 5 | St George | W | 23 | - | 10 | Churchill 1T▮ | Moir 2T | Threlfo | Woolfe | Gallagher | Hawick | Brogan 4G | Cowie | Rayner | Macreadie 1T | Donoghue | Murray 1T | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 6 | Canterbury | W | 14 | - | 2 | Churchill | Moir 1T | Threlfo | Woolfe | Smailles 1T | Hawick | Brogan 1G | Cowie 1T | Rayner 1T | Macreadie | Donoghue | Murray | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 7 | North Sydney | L | 13 | - | 43 | Churchill 2G | Moir 1T | Threlfo | Woolfe | Smailles 1T | Gallagher | Brogan | Cowie | Rayner | Macreadie 1T | Donoghue | Murray | Richards | |
| 1953 Country Carnival | Game 9 | Riverina | L | 12 | - | 33 | Churchill | Smailles 1T | Sellgren 1T | Murdoch | Moir | Grinham | Dougherty 1G | Renshaw | Rayner 2G | Macreadie | Nilson | Purcell | Donoghue | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 8 | Parramatta | W | 27 | - | 12 | Churchill | Sellgren | Hawick 6G | Gallagher | Smailles 2T | Renshaw 1T | Brogan | Cowie | Rayner 1T | Dennis 1T | Donoghue | Murray | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 9 | Balmain | L | 12 | - | 16 | Murdoch | Moir | Atkinson | Threlfo | Smailles | Gallagher | Mason 1T | Renshaw | Rayner 3G | Macreadie | Donoghue | Murray | Dennis 1T | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 10 | Western Suburbs | W | 13 | - | 9 | Murdoch | Moir | Gallagher | Woolfe | Smailles 1T | Dougherty 2G | Brogan | Renshaw | Rayner 1T | Dennis | Donoghue 1T | Murray | Macreadie | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 11 | Newtown | D | 5 | - | 5 | Murdoch 1T | Moir | Gallagher | Woolfe | Smailles | Dougherty | Brogan | Renshaw | Rayner 1G | Dennis | Donoghue | Murray | Macreadie | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 12 | Eastern Suburbs | W | 21 | - | 2 | Murdoch | Moir 2T | Gallagher | Woolfe | Threlfo | Dougherty 3G | Mason | Renshaw 1T | Rayner 1T | Dennis | Donoghue | Hammerton 1T | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 13 | Manly | W | 27 | - | 5 | Murdoch 1T | Moir 3T | Gallagher | Woolfe 1T 2G | Threlfo 2T | Dougherty 1G | Mason | Renshaw | Rayner | Dennis | Donoghue | Hammerton | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 14 | St George | L | 15 | - | 18 | Murdoch | Moir | Gallagher 1T | Woolfe | Threlfo | Brogan 3G | Mason | Renshaw 2T | Rayner | Dennis | Donoghue | Hammerton | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 15 | Canterbury | W | 51 | - | 15 | Churchill 1T | Moir 2T | Gallagher 1G | Woolfe | Threlfo 3T | Dougherty 3T | Hawick 1T 5G | Cowie 1T | Rayner 1T | Dennis | Moon | Hammerton 1T | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 16 | North Sydney | W | 38 | - | 17 | Churchill | Moir | Gallagher 1T | Woolfe 1T | Threlfo | Dougherty 3T 1G | Hawick 1T 6G | Cowie 1T | Rayner | Moon | Donoghue 1T | Hammerton▮ | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 17 | Parramatta | W | 29 | - | 11 | Churchill | Moir 2T | Gallagher | Woolfe | Threlfo 2T | Dougherty 2G | Hawick 2T 2G | Cowie | Rayner | Moon 1T | Donoghue | Murray | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Round 18 | Balmain | W | 19 | - | 11 | Churchill 5G | Moir 1T | Gallagher | Woolfe | Threlfo 1T | Dougherty | Mason | Cowie | Rayner | Moon 1T | Donoghue | Hammerton | Richards | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Semi Final | North Sydney | W | 5 | - | 4 | Churchill 1T 1G | Moir | Gallagher | Woolfe | Threlfo | Dougherty | Mason | Cowie | Rayner | Moon | Richards | Hammerton | Donoghue | |
| 1953 NSWRFL | Final | St George | W | 31 | - | 12 | Churchill 1G | Threlfo 1T | Gallagher | Woolfe 1T | Moir 3T | Dougherty 1T 4G | Mason | Cowie | Rayner | Moon | Donoghue | Hammerton 1T | Richards | |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
Sources:News Reports