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The 1953 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 46th in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1953 Premiership, and won the grand final.

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	South Sydney	18	11	1	6	384	278	+106	23
2	St. George	18	11	0	7	313	289	+24	22
3	North Sydney	18	10	1	7	421	283	+138	21
4	Eastern Suburbs	18	10	1	7	330	310	+20	21
5	Newtown	18	9	2	7	292	268	+24	20
6	Canterbury	18	9	2	7	252	291	-39	20
7	Parramatta	18	8	1	9	271	291	-20	17
8	Balmain	18	7	0	11	313	377	-64	14
9	Manly	18	6	0	12	294	393	-99	12
10	Western Suburbs	18	5	0	13	287	377	-90	10

Results

References

1. "NSWRFL 1953 - South Sydney Rabbitohs". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
2. "Three tries to Preston". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 1953. p. 10 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
3. "Rabbit-ohs are skinned". Truth. 12 April 1953. p. 23 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
4. "Football results at a glance". Truth. 19 April 1953. p. 24 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
5. Jim Mathers (26 April 1953). "Churchill knighted at S.C.G. Greatest try ever; then sent off". Truth. pp. 24–25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
6. Jim Mathers (3 May 1953). "Moir wears mantle of Harold Horder". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
7. Jim Mathers (10 May 1953). "Souths Settled and sunk - Norths turn on league boilover". Truth – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
8. "Souths led stampede". Truth. 7 June 1953. p. 25 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
9. "Tigers tamed souths". Truth. 14 June 1953. p. 26 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
10. "Wests' spurt too late". Truth Sydney. 21 June 1953. p. 27 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
11. "Souths in 5-all draw". Truth Sydney. 28 June 1953. p. 28 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.

• South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons
• 1953 in Australian rugby league