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.
| 1909 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 1st (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Premiers | |||
| 1909 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 1 | |||
| Points scored | For: 210; against: 41 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Captains | ||||
| Stadium | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Tommy Anderson (11) | |||
| Goals | Arthur Conlin (10) | |||
| Points | Arthur Conlin (43) | |||
| ||||
Ladder
edit| 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
editRegular season
edit| 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
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 August 1909 – Wentworth | ||||||
| Balmain | 15 | |||||
| 18 September 1909 – Showground | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 8 | |||||
| South Sydney | ||||||
| 14 August 1909 – Agricultural | ||||||
| Balmain | (forfeit) | |||||
| South Sydney | 20 | |||||
| Newcastle | 0 | |||||
Statistics
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1909 - South Sydney Rabbitohs - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.