| 1940 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 6th (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
| 1940 record | Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 165; against: 259 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alan Quinlivan (7) | |||
| Goals | Fred Felsch (20) | |||
| Points | Fred Felsch (43) | |||
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The 1940 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 33rd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 6th.
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 136 | +114 | 19 |
| 2 |  Newtown
|
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 200 | +61 | 18 |
| 3 |  St. George
|
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 263 | 203 | +60 | 16 |
| 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown
|
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 204 | 195 | +9 | 16 |
| 5 |  Balmain
|
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 199 | 162 | +37 | 15 |
| 6 |  South Sydney
|
14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 165 | 259 | -94 | 14 |
| 7 |  North Sydney
|
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 156 | 243 | -87 | 8 |
| 8 |  Western Suburbs
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 159 | 259 | -100 | 6 |
Fixtures
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suburbs
|
Loss | 11 – 16 | Thursday 25 April | Cumberland | 5,000 | |
| 2 | Balmain
|
Win | 9 – 5 | Saturday 27 April | Sports Ground | 4,000 | |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs
|
Loss | 12 – 19 | Saturday 4 May | Sports Ground | 8,000 | |
| 4 | St. George
|
Loss | 8 – 30 | Saturday 11 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 13,450 | |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
Win | 18 – 16 | Saturday 18 May | Belmore Oval | ||
| 6 | Newtown
|
Loss | 13 – 24 | Saturday 25 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,620 | |
| 7 | North Sydney
|
Win | 17 – 4 | Saturday 1 June | Sports Ground | 4,000 | |
| 8 | Western Suburbs
|
Win | 4 – 2 | Saturday 22 June | Sports Ground | ||
| 9 | Balmain
|
Loss | 0 – 27 | Saturday 29 June | Leichhardt Oval | 4,000 | |
| 10 | St. George
|
Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 6 July | Hurstville Oval | 4,000 | |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs
|
Loss | 7 – 38 | Saturday 13 July | Sports Ground | ||
| 12 | Newtown
|
Loss | 8 – 37 | Saturday 20 July | Sports Ground | ||
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown
|
Win | 24 – 22 | Saturday 27 July | Sports Ground | ||
| 14 | North Sydney
|
Win | 21 – 13 | Saturday 3 August | North Sydney Oval |
Player statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Blann | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Brown | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernie Cox | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Percy Fairall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sid Feegan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Felsch | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| Bill Goodwin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Howard Hallett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Jack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kable | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kadwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kilham | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Les McDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Donald McInerney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Arthur Mather | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Murray | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnny Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Quinlivan | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Leon Quinlivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Robertson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Schaefer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Singles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stokes | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Jack Walsh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Willcocks | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Wunsch | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "NSWRFL 1940 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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