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 TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Eastern Suburbs14914250136 +114192 Newtown14905261200 +61183 St. George14725263203 +60164 Canterbury-Bankstown14806204195 +9165 Balmain14716199162 +37156 South Sydney14707165259 -94147 North Sydney144010156243 -8788 Western Suburbs143011159259 -1006
Fixtures RoundOpponentResultScoreDateVenueCrowdRef1 Western SuburbsLoss11 – 16Thursday 25 AprilCumberland5,0002 BalmainWin9 – 5Saturday 27 AprilSports Ground4,0003 Eastern SuburbsLoss12 – 19Saturday 4 MaySports Ground8,0004 St. GeorgeLoss8 – 30Saturday 11 MaySydney Cricket Ground13,4505 Canterbury-BankstownWin18 – 16Saturday 18 MayBelmore Oval6 NewtownLoss13 – 24Saturday 25 MaySydney Cricket Ground10,6207 North SydneyWin17 – 4Saturday 1 JuneSports Ground4,0008 Western SuburbsWin4 – 2Saturday 22 JuneSports Ground9 BalmainLoss0 – 27Saturday 29 JuneLeichhardt Oval4,00010 St. GeorgeWin13 – 6Saturday 6 JulyHurstville Oval4,00011 Eastern SuburbsLoss7 – 38Saturday 13 JulySports Ground12 NewtownLoss8 – 37Saturday 20 JulySports Ground13 Canterbury-BankstownWin24 – 22Saturday 27 JulySports Ground14 North SydneyWin21 – 13Saturday 3 AugustNorth Sydney Oval
Player statistics NameAppTGFGPtsJames Armstrong10000Fred Blann111003Johnny Brown132006Ernie Cox32006Percy Fairall62006Sid Feegan32006Fred Felsch11120043Bill Goodwin60000James Hale31003Howard Hallett30000Eddie Hinson50000Neville Jack10000Reg Kable50000Jack Kadwell50000George Kilham143009Les McDonald20204Donald McInerney42108Arthur Mather71003Ken Murray440012Johnny Parker10000Alan Quinlivan1271023Leon Quinlivan21003Tommy Robertson71003Alan Schaefer30000Ernie Singles90000Billy Stokes316015Jack Walsh130000John Whitfield40000Kevin Willcocks102006Jack Wunsch112006
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