The 1937 South Sydney season was the 30th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 2nd.
The 1937 season only lasted 8 rounds due to the Kangaroos tour. No finals were played, and Eastern Suburbs were declared premiers. The second half of the season was occupied by a City Cup tournament.
Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1 Eastern Suburbs8620118756 +131162 South Sydney8512126458 +106133 St. George8512115192 +59134 Newtown84041144126 +18105 Canterbury-Bankstown840419891 +7106 Balmain84041115136 -21107 North Sydney830518494 -1088 Western Suburbs83051104126 -2289 Sydney University8008144309 -2652
Fixtures
Regular season RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef1 Sydney UniversityWin63 – 0Saturday 17 AprilSports Ground4,7002 Canterbury-BankstownWin14 – 10Saturday 24 AprilSydney Cricket Ground3 St. GeorgeLoss7 – 8Monday 26 AprilEarl Park, Arncliffe6,0004 NewtownWin34 – 14Saturday 1 MayHenson Park7,0005 Western SuburbsWin14 – 9Saturday 8 MaySports Ground8,5006BYE7 Eastern SuburbsDraw6 – 6Saturday 15 MaySydney Cricket Ground21,2008 North SydneyLoss8 – 10Saturday 22 MayNorth Sydney Oval7,0009 BalmainWin15 – 15Saturday 19 JuneLeichhardt
City Cup RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef1 Sydney UniversityWin15 – 2Saturday 26 JuneSports Ground2 Canterbury-BankstownLoss7 – 12Saturday 3 JulyBelmore Park3 St. GeorgeWin31 – 10Monday 10 JulySydney Sports Ground4 NewtownLoss22 – 23Saturday 17 JulySydney Sports Ground5,0005 Western SuburbsLoss10 – 22Saturday 24 JulyPratten Park6BYE7 Eastern SuburbsLoss5 – 13Saturday 7 AugustSydney Cricket Ground8 North SydneyWin32 – 3Saturday 14 AugustSydney Cricket Ground9 BalmainLoss0 – 5Saturday 21 AugustSydney Cricket Ground
Club records
Most Tries in a Match: 5 tries by Don Manson versus Sydney University on April 17, 1937
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