1909 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st (out of 8)
Play-off resultPremiers
1909 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 1
Points scoredFor: 210; against: 41
Team information
Captains
StadiumRoyal Agricultural Society Showground
Top scorers
TriesTommy Anderson (11)
GoalsArthur Conlin (10)
PointsArthur Conlin (43)
< 1908 1910 >

The 1909 South Sydney season was the 2nd in the club's history. Captained by primarily by Arthur Conlin, the club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season repeating as Australian rugby league premiers.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 10 9 0 1 210 41 +169 18
2 Balmain 10 8 0 2 130 62 +68 16
3 Newcastle 10 5 0 5 144 93 +51 10
4 Eastern Suburbs 10 5 0 5 167 141 +26 10
5 Glebe 10 4 0 6 62 159 −97 8
6 Newtown 10 3 1 6 73 107 −34 7
7 North Sydney 10 2 2 6 104 157 −53 6
8 Western Suburbs 10 2 1 7 42 172 −130 5

Fixtures

Regular season

Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 Balmain Win 4 – 0 Saturday 24 April Birchgrove Oval [1]
2 Newcastle Win 28 – 9 Saturday 1 May Royal Agricultural Society Showground 500 [2]
3 Newtown Win 16 – 2 Saturday 15 May Royal Agricultural Society Showground [3]
4 Eastern Suburbs Win 22 – 10 Saturday 22 May Royal Agricultural Society Showground 1,500 [4]
5 Glebe Win 29 – 2 Saturday 29 May Royal Agricultural Society Showground 300 [5]
6 Western Suburbs Win 34 – 3 Saturday 19 June Royal Agricultural Society Showground 800 [6]
7 North Sydney Win 37 – 5 Saturday 26 June Royal Agricultural Society Showground 200 [7]
8 Eastern Suburbs Win 16 – 5 Saturday 10 July Royal Agricultural Society Showground 2,500 [8]
9 Glebe Win 24 – 0 Saturday 17 July Wentworth 300 [9]
10 Newcastle Loss 0 – 5 Saturday 7 August Newcastle Showgrounds 3,000 [10]

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 August 1909 – Wentworth
 
 
 Balmain15
 
18 September 1909 – Showground
 
 Eastern Suburbs8
 
 South Sydney
 
14 August 1909 – Agricultural
 
 Balmain(forfeit)
 
 South Sydney20
 
 
 Newcastle0
 

Statistics

Name App T G FG Pts
Tommy Anderson 7 11 0 0 33
Arthur Butler 8 3 1 0 11
Harold Butler 11 3 2 0 13
William "Billy" Cann 8 8 0 0 24
Pat Carroll 6 1 0 0 3
Arthur Conlin 8 7 10 1 43
Maxwell Coxon 11 3 0 0 9
Walter Davis 9 3 5 0 19
George Dawson 2 1 0 0 3
Henry Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0
William Fry 4 1 0 0 3
Thomas Golden 5 1 0 0 3
Dick Green 10 1 8 0 19
George Hallett 10 7 0 0 21
Arthur Hennessy 1 0 0 0 0
John Leveson 10 3 1 0 11
Thomas McCann 1 0 0 0 0
William Neill 11 0 0 0 0
John Rosewell 8 1 0 0 3
Alexander Ross 5 2 0 0 6
Frank Storie 5 2 0 0 6
Hash Thompson 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 143 58 27 1 230

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References

  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - South Sydney Rabbitohs - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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