1930 South Sydney season
23rd season of South Sydney Rabbitohs
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The 1930 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 23rd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing 3rd for the season.
NSWRFL rank3rd (out of 8)
Play-off resultLost Semi Final
1930 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 234; against: 174
| 1930 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL rank | 3rd (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Lost Semi Final | |||
| 1930 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 234; against: 174 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Benny Wearing (12) | |||
| Goals | Alf Blair (18) | |||
| Points | Benny Wearing (64) | |||
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Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 237 | 130 | +107 | 24 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 316 | 178 | +138 | 22 |
| 3 |  South Sydney |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 234 | 174 | +60 | 18 |
| 4 |  St. George |
14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 161 | 151 | +10 | 14 |
| 5 |  Newtown |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 194 | 176 | +18 | 13 |
| 6 |  Balmain |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 214 | 218 | -4 | 12 |
| 7 |  North Sydney |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 164 | 289 | -125 | 5 |
| 8 |  Sydney University |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 117 | 321 | -204 | 4 |
Fixtures
Regular season
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney University |
Win | 5 â 10 | Saturday 26 April | Sports Ground | 5,500 | [1] |
| 2 | North Sydney |
Win | 21 â 14 | Saturday 3 May | Sports Ground | 4,500 | [2] |
| 3 | Balmain |
Loss | 31 â 5 | Saturday 10 May | Wentworth Park | 5,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 8 â 4 | Saturday 17 May | Sports Ground | 15,000 | [4] |
| 5 | Western Suburbs |
Loss | 28 â 14 | Saturday 21 June | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 18,000 | [5] |
| 6 | St. George |
Loss | 18 â 4 | Saturday 28 June | Earl Park | 2,500 | [6] |
| 7 | Newtown |
Win | 3 â 3 | Saturday 19 July | Sports Ground | 8,200 | [7] |
| 8 | Sydney University |
Win | 35 â 7 | Saturday 26 July | Wentworth Park | [8] | |
| 9 | North Sydney |
Win | 13 â 9 | Saturday 9 August | North Sydney Oval | 3,000 | [9] |
| 10 | Balmain |
Win | 11 â 19 | Saturday 16 August | Wentworth Park | 5,000 | [10] |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 10 â 28 | Saturday 23 August | Sports Ground | 11,900 | [11] |
| 12 | Western Suburbs |
Loss | 33 â 3 | Saturday 30 August | Sports Ground | 10,400 | [12] |
| 13 | St. George |
Loss | 8 â 12 | Saturday 6 September | Earl Park | [13] | |
| 14 | Newtown |
Loss | 30 â 13 | Saturday 13 August | Sports Ground | 4,700 | [14] |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 September 1930 - Earl Park | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 10 | |||||
| 27 September 1930 â Sports Ground | ||||||
| St. George | 11 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | 6 | |||||
| 20 September 1930 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| St. George | 14 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | 9 | |||||
| South Sydney | 5 | |||||