The 1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 32nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season fourth.
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Balmain141022249115 +134222 St. George141004268169 +99203 Canterbury-Bankstown141004234155 +79204 South Sydney14905219158 +61185 Eastern Suburbs14806192184 +8166 Western Suburbs142210148213 -6567 North Sydney142210129272 -14368 Newtown142012124297 -1734
Fixtures
Regular season RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef1 St. GeorgeLoss15 – 33Saturday 22 AprilEarl Park2 Western SuburbsWin8 – 6Tuesday 25 AprilSports Ground3,0003 NewtownWin24 – 2Saturday 29 AprilHenson Oval6,0004 Eastern SuburbsWin12 – 0Saturday 6 MaySydney Cricket Ground8,0005 Canterbury-BankstownLoss4 – 9Saturday 13 MaySports Ground6,0006 BalmainWin13 – 11Saturday 20 MaySydney Cricket Ground18,7007 North SydneyWin26 – 12Saturday 27 MayNorth Sydney Oval5,5008 St. GeorgeLoss8 – 21Saturday 17 JuneSports Ground8,0009 Western SuburbsLoss8 – 19Saturday 24 JunePratten Park10 NewtownWin13 – 8Saturday 1 JulyEarl Park11 Eastern SuburbsWin13 – 6Saturday 8 JulySports Ground7,00012 Canterbury-BankstownWin17 – 12Saturday 15 JulySydney Cricket Ground10,60013 BalmainLoss5 – 19Saturday 5 AugustSydney Cricket Ground11,20014 North SydneyWin53 – 0Saturday 12 AugustSports Ground
Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemifinals St. George10–23 South Sydney26 August 1939Sydney Cricket GroundTom McMahon21,722Final Balmain33–4 South Sydney2 September 1939Sydney Cricket GroundGeorge Bishop26,972
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