The 1908 South Sydney season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) Premiership, finishing as the inaugural Australian rugby league premiers.
Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1 South Sydney9801119453 +141182 Eastern Suburbs9801118390 +93183 Glebe9702110663 +43164 North Sydney9603115566 +89145 Newcastle94051151116 +35106 Balmain9315186113−2797 Newtown9117170148−7858 Western Suburbs9108147190−14349 Cumberland8107238191−1534*
Cumberland deducted 2 points due to late entry into the competition.
Fixtures
Regular season RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef1 North SydneyWin11 – 7Monday 20 AprilBirchgrove3,0002 Western SuburbsWin42 – 7Saturday 25 AprilRoyal Agricultural Society Showground Cumberland Fruit PickersWin23 – 2Saturday 9 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground20,0003 Eastern SuburbsLoss12 – 13Saturday 16 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground3,0004BYE5 NewtownWin31 – 3Friday 30 MayRoyal Agricultural Society Showground8006 GlebeWin21 – 5Saturday 20 June Wentworth1,5007NewcastleWin30 – 11Saturday 27 JuneRoyal Agricultural Society Showground4,0008BYE9 BalmainWin16 – 2Saturday 25 JulyBirchgrove80010NewcastleWin8 – 3Sunday 8 AugustWentworth200
Finals
Statistics NameAppTGFGPtsTommy Anderson861020Arthur Butler9811046Harold Butler1143018William "Billy" Cann560018John Cochrane91003Arthur Conlin822010Maxwell Coxon51003Walter Davis82006Bruce Douglas10000Edward "Ed" Fry92006Thomas Golden11003Dick Green1168034William Harden10000Arthur Hennessy52006Fred Jarman92006John Leveson113009Arthur McCallum20000William Neill70000John Rosewell81309Leo Senior43009Frank Storie860018George Wells20000Richard Wylie10000Totals14356200224
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