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Rugby league team season
The 1953 South Sydney DRLFC 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.
Ladder
Results
[ 1]
Round
Opponent
Result
South
Opponent
Date
Venue
1
Western Suburbs
Loss
28
44
Saturday 4 April
Sydney Cricket Ground
2
Newtown
Loss[ 2]
12
24
Monday 6 April
Redfern Oval
3
Eastern Suburbs
Loss[ 3]
18
22
Saturday 11 April
Sydney Sports Ground
4
Manly Warringah
Win[ 4]
19
12
Saturday 18 April
Redfern Oval
5
St George
Win[ 5]
23
10
Saturday 18 April
Sydney Cricket Ground
6
Canterbury
Win[ 6]
14
2
Saturday 2 May
Sydney Cricket Ground
7
North Sydney
Loss[ 7]
13
43
Saturday 9 May
Sydney Sports Ground
8
Eels
Win[ 8]
27
12
Saturday 6 June
Redfern Oval
9
Balmain
Loss[ 9]
12
16
Saturday 13 June
Redfern Oval
10
Western Suburbs
Win[ 10]
13
9
Saturday 20 June
Redfern Oval
11
Newtown
Draw[ 11]
5
5
Saturday 27 June
Erskineville Oval
12
Eastern Suburbs
Win
21
2
Saturday 4 July
Redfern Oval
13
Manly Warringah
Win
27
5
Saturday 11 July
Brookvale Oval
14
St George
Loss
15
18
Saturday 18 July
Kogerah Oval
15
Canterbury
Win
51
15
Saturday 1 August
Redfern Oval
16
North Sydney
Win
38
17
Saturday 8 August
Sydney Cricket Ground
17
Parramatta
Win
29
11
Saturday 15 August
Cumberland Oval
18
Balmain
Win
19
11
Saturday 22 August
Leichhardt Oval
SF
North Sydney
Win
5
4
Saturday 29 August
Sydney Cricket Ground
GF
St George
Win
31
12
Saturday 12 September
Sydney Cricket Ground
References
^ "NSWRFL 1953 - South Sydney Rabbitohs" . Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 January 2018 .
^ "Three tries to Preston" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 April 1953. p. 10 – via Trove, National Library of Australia .
^ "Rabbit-ohs are skinned" . Truth . 12 April 1953. p. 23 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Football results at a glance" . Truth . 19 April 1953. p. 24 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ 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.
^ Jim Mathers (3 May 1953). "Moir wears mantle of Harold Horder" . Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ Jim Mathers (10 May 1953). "Souths Settled and sunk - Norths turn on league boilover" . Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Souths led stampede" . Truth . 7 June 1953. p. 25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Tigers tamed souths" . Truth . 14 June 1953. p. 26 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Wests' spurt too late" . Truth Sydney . 21 June 1953. p. 27 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Souths in 5-all draw" . Truth Sydney . 28 June 1953. p. 28 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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