1912 South Sydney season explained

Year:1912
League Rank:4th (out of 8)
Playoff Result:Did not qualify
Cup:City Cup
Cup Result:Winners
League Wins:8
League Draws:0
League Losses:6
Points For:207
Points Against:137
League:NSWRFL
Captain:Arthur Butler
Stadium:Sydney Sports Ground
Top Tries:Arthur McCabe (11)
Top Goals:Stephen Darmody (21)
Top Points:Stephen Darmody (57)
Next Season:1913
Prev Season:1911

The 1912 South Sydney season was the 5th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 4th and missing the finals for the first time in club history. Souths also competed in the inaugural season of the post season tournament, the City Cup. The competition culminated with Souths defeating Glebe in the final.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs14130123086+14426
2 Glebe14110319983+11622
3 Newtown14905178132+4618
4 South Sydney14806207137+7016
5 Balmain14608138168-3012
6 North Sydney14608124197-7312
7 Annandale14201286134-484
8 Western Suburbs141013100325-2252

Fixtures

Regular season (NSWRFL)

RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef
1 North SydneyWin16 – 3Saturday 4 MayNorth Sydney Oval5,000[1]
2 NewtownWin12 – 6Saturday 11 MaySports Ground15,000[2]
3 Eastern SuburbsLoss8 – 9Saturday 18 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground18,000[3]
4 BalmainWin29 – 5Saturday 25 MayBirchgrove Oval6,000[4]
5 Western SuburbsWin26 – 10Saturday 8 JuneSports Ground400[5]
6 AnnandaleWin12 – 5Saturday 15 JuneSports Ground6,000[6]
7 GlebeLoss5 – 6Saturday 29 JuneSports Ground15,000[7]
8 North SydneyLoss7 – 18Saturday 6 JulySports Ground4,500[8]
9 NewtownWin20 – 13Saturday 20 JulySports Ground10,000[9]
10 Eastern SuburbsLoss10 – 7Saturday 27 JulySports Ground14,000[10]
11 BalmainLoss5 – 14Saturday 3 AugustBirchgrove Oval1,200[11]
12 Western SuburbsWin33 – 12Saturday 10 AugustSports Ground400[12]
13 AnnandaleWin11 – 7Saturday 17 AugustSports Ground4,000[13]
14 GlebeLoss16 – 19Saturday 24 AugustWentworth Park4,000[14]

City Cup

RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef
Preliminary Final Eastern SuburbsWin21 – 10Saturday 31 AugustSports Ground11,000[15]
Semi Final North SydneyWin16 – 11Saturday 7 SeptemberSports Ground10,000[16]
Final GlebeWin30 – 5Saturday 14 SeptemberRoyal Agricultural Society Showground13,000[17]

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Harry Almond40000
Os Brown92006
Arthur Butler1722010
Harold Butler170000
William "Billy" Cann93009
Charlie Collier13100030
Stephen Darmody7521057
Walter Davis92006
Herbert "Herb" Gilbert72006
Dick Green60000
Bill Groves22006
Perce Hale50000
George Hallett90000
Eddie Hilliard130000
Clarence Horder11003
Harold Horder4512039
Ernie Hucker92006
John Leveson50000
Arthur McCabe16110033
Tom McCann10000
Eugene McCarthy80000
George Maidment6112027
Harry Nicholls1250015
Edward Rigney10000
A. Smith31003
William Spence143009
Hash Thompson143009
Total22160470274

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  8. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  13. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  14. Web site: NSWRFL 1912 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  15. Web site: City Cup 1912 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  16. Web site: City Cup 1912 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  17. Web site: City Cup 1912 - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-02. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

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