1914 South Sydney season
South Sydney Rabbitohs season
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The 1914 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 7th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as minor premiers, and thus, were that season's premiers. In the knock-out competition, the City Cup, South Sydney advanced to the grand final, however, they lost to Eastern Suburbs 5 â 6[1]
NSWRFL rank1st (out of 8)
Play-off resultPremiers
City CupRunners up
1914 recordWins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 2
| 1914 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL rank | 1st (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Premiers | |||
| City Cup | Runners up | |||
| 1914 record | Wins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 2 | |||
| Points scored | For: 166; against: 79 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Harold Horder (22) | |||
| Goals | Harold Horder (20) | |||
| Points | Harold Horder (106) | |||
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Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Sydney |
14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 166 | 79 | +87 | 23 |
| 2 |  Newtown |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 111 | +74 | 22 |
| 3 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 164 | 122 | +42 | 16 |
| 4 |  Balmain |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 132 | 111 | +21 | 16 |
| 5 |  Glebe |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 187 | 140 | +47 | 15 |
| 6 |  North Sydney |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 158 | 165 | -7 | 11 |
| 7 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 231 | -127 | 6 |
| 8 |  Annandale |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 106 | 243 | -137 | 3 |
Fixtures
Regular season
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain |
Win | 14 â 0 | Saturday 2 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,000 | [2] |
| 2 | Glebe |
Win | 9 â 2 | Saturday 9 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 25,000 | [3] |
| 3 | Western Suburbs |
Win | 17 â 9 | Saturday 16 May | Pratten Park | 1,500 | [4] |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs |
Loss | 4 â 10 | Saturday 23 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 26,100 | [5] |
| 5 | Newtown |
Win | 11 â 9 | Saturday 30 May | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 12,000 | [6] |
| 6 | North Sydney |
Win | 19 â 6 | Saturday 13 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12,000 | [7] |
| 7 | Annandale |
Win | 13 â 8 | Saturday 20 June | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 1,500 | [8] |
| 8 | Balmain |
Draw | 2 â 2 | Saturday 11 July | Wentworth Oval | 10,000 | [9] |
| 9 | Glebe |
Win | 6 â 5 | Saturday 18 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 13,000 | [10] |
| 10 | Western Suburbs |
Win | 20 â 3 | Saturday 25 July | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | [11] | |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 10 â 5 | Saturday 1 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,300 | [12] |
| 12 | Newtown |
Loss | 8 â 12 | Saturday 8 August | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 18,000 | [13] |
| 13 | North Sydney |
Win | 19 â 3 | Saturday 15 August | North Sydney Oval | 5,000 | [14] |
| 14 | Annandale |
Win | 14 â 5 | Saturday 22 August | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 8,000 | [15] |
City Cup
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Balmain |
Win | 8 â 3 | Saturday 29 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,000 | [16] |
| Semi-Final | North Sydney |
Win | 22 â 10 | Saturday 5 September | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 4,000 | [17] |
| Grand Final | Eastern Suburbs |
Loss | 5 â 6 | Saturday 12 September | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,000 | [18] |
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Almond | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Os Brown | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Arthur Butler | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Butler | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cann | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Walter Davis | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Walter Dymant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hallett | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Eddie Hilliard | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Horder | 16 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 106 |
| Arthur McCabe | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Eugene "Owen" McCarthy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Nicholls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Norman | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| George Reynolds | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| William Spence | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hash Thompson | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |