title: 1939 South Sydney season
text: # 1939 South Sydney season
  
  The 1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 32nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season fourth.
  
  ## Ladder
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Balmain | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | +134 | 22 |
  | 2 | St. George | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 169 | +99 | 20 |
  | 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 155 | +79 | 20 |
  | 4 | South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 219 | 158 | +61 | 18 |
  | 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 192 | 184 | +8 | 16 |
  | 6 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 213 | -65 | 6 |
  | 7 | North Sydney | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 272 | -143 | 6 |
  | 8 | Newtown | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 297 | -173 | 4 |
  
  ## Fixtures
  
  ### Regular season
  
  | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | St. George | Loss | 15 – 33 | Saturday 22 April | Earl Park | |
  | 2 | Western Suburbs | Win | 8 – 6 | Tuesday 25 April | Sports Ground | 3,000 |
  | 3 | Newtown | Win | 24 – 2 | Saturday 29 April | Henson Oval | 6,000 |
  | 4 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 12 – 0 | Saturday 6 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8,000 |
  | 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 4 – 9 | Saturday 13 May | Sports Ground | 6,000 |
  | 6 | Balmain | Win | 13 – 11 | Saturday 20 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 18,700 |
  | 7 | North Sydney | Win | 26 – 12 | Saturday 27 May | North Sydney Oval | 5,500 |
  | 8 | St. George | Loss | 8 – 21 | Saturday 17 June | Sports Ground | 8,000 |
  | 9 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 8 – 19 | Saturday 24 June | Pratten Park | |
  | 10 | Newtown | Win | 13 – 8 | Saturday 1 July | Earl Park | |
  | 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 8 July | Sports Ground | 7,000 |
  | 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 17 – 12 | Saturday 15 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,600 |
  | 13 | Balmain | Loss | 5 – 19 | Saturday 5 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,200 |
  | 14 | North Sydney | Win | 53 – 0 | Saturday 12 August | Sports Ground | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd |
  | Semifinals |||||||
  | St. George | 10–23 | South Sydney | 26 August 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Tom McMahon | 21,722 |
  | Final |||||||
  | Balmain | 33–4 | South Sydney | 2 September 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 26,972 |
  