1933 South Sydney season
New South Wales Rugby Football League season
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The 1933 South Sydney season was the 26th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season third.
NSWRFL rank3rd (out of 8)
Play-off resultLost Semi Final
1933 recordWins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 182; against: 177
| 1933 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL rank | 3rd (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Lost Semi Final | |||
| 1933 record | Wins: 8; draws: 1; losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 182; against: 177 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Benjamin Wearing (6) | |||
| Goals | Benjamin Wearing (17) | |||
| Points | Benjamin Wearing (49) | |||
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Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newtown |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 125 | +58 | 18 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 224 | 169 | +55 | 17 |
| 3 |  South Sydney |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 182 | 177 | +5 | 17 |
| 4 |  St. George |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 165 | 174 | -9 | 16 |
| 5 |  Balmain |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 187 | 210 | -23 | 13 |
| 6 |  Sydney University |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 218 | 216 | +2 | 11 |
| 7 |  North Sydney |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 136 | 188 | -52 | 11 |
| 8 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 210 | 246 | -36 | 9 |
Fixtures
Regular season
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newtown |
Win | 9 â 7 | Tuesday 25 April | Marrickville Oval | 10,000 | [1] |
| 2 | North Sydney |
Win | 14 â 10 | Saturday 29 April | Sports Ground | 5,500 | [2] |
| 3 | St. George |
Win | 15 â 0 | Saturday 6 May | Sports Ground | 11,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs |
Win | 12 â 7 | Saturday 13 May | Sports Ground | 17,200 | [4] |
| 5 | Western Suburbs |
Loss | 5 â 18 | Saturday 20 May | Sports Ground | 9,000 | [5] |
| 6 | Sydney University |
Win | 20 â 15 | Saturday 24 June | Marrickville Oval | [6] | |
| 7 | Balmain |
Win | 34 â 15 | Saturday 1 July | Birchgrove Park | 2,500 | [7] |
| 8 | Newtown |
Loss | 8 â 14 | Saturday 8 July | Sports Ground | 7,400 | [8] |
| 9 | North Sydney |
Loss | 12 â 16 | Saturday 15 July | North Sydney Oval | [9] | |
| 10 | St. George |
Loss | 4 â 11 | Saturday 22 July | Sports Ground | 6,100 | [10] |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs |
Loss | 3 â 26 | Saturday 29 July | Sports Ground | 7,700 | [11] |
| 12 | Western Suburbs |
Win | 10 â 5 | Saturday 5 August | Pratten Park | 4,000 | [12] |
| 13 | Sydney University |
Draw | 20 â 20 | Saturday 12 August | Marrickville Oval | [13] | |
| 14 | Balmain |
Win | 16 â 13 | Saturday 19 August | Sports Ground | 9,000 | [14] |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 August 1933 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| Newtown | 17 | |||||
| 9 September 1933[15] - Sports Ground | ||||||
| South Sydney | 12 | |||||
| Newtown | 18 | |||||
| 2 September 1933 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| St. George | 5 | |||||
| St. George | 13 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 10 | |||||