| 1951 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
| Play-off result | Won Grand final | |||
| 1951 record | Wins: 16; Draws: 1; Losses: 1 | |||
| Points scored | For: 428; Against: 237 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach-Captain | Rupert Rayner | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | John Graves (28) | |||
| Goals | Bernard Purcell (50) | |||
| Points | Bernard Purcell (146) | |||
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The 1951 South Sydney was the 44th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as repeat premiers.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Sydney | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 428 | 237 | +191 | 33 |
| 2 |  Manly-Warringah | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 424 | 262 | +162 | 22 |
| 3 |  St. George | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 374 | 251 | +123 | 21 |
| 4 |  Western Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 333 | +27 | 20 |
| 5 |  Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 304 | 340 | -36 | 18 |
| 6 |  Parramatta | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 309 | 410 | -101 | 18 |
| 7 |  Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 266 | 362 | -96 | 14 |
| 8 |  Newtown | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 261 | 341 | -80 | 12 |
| 9 |  Balmain | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 283 | 365 | -82 | 12 |
| 10 |  North Sydney | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 220 | 328 | -108 | 10 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Sydney | Win | 20 – 6 | Saturday 7 April | North Sydney Oval | [1] | |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 21 – 14 | Saturday 14 April | Sports Ground | 8,600 | [2] |
| 3 | Balmain | Win | 16 – 10 | Saturday 21 April | Redfern Oval | 8,400 | [3] |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 29 – 17 | Wednesday 25 April | Royal Agricultural Society Showground | 9,400 | [4] |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | Win | 36 – 14 | Saturday 28 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 28,400 | [5] |
| 6 | Newtown | Win | 23 – 17 | Saturday 5 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22,800 | [6] |
| 7 | St. George | Draw | 16 – 16 | Wednesday 9 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 50,000 | [7] |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 67 – 0 | Saturday 26 May | Sports Ground | 15,300 | [8] |
| 9 | Parramatta | Win | 36 – 10 | Saturday 9 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 14,300 | [9] |
| 10 | North Sydney | Win | 18 – 9 | Saturday 16 June | Redfern Oval | [10] | |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 19 – 22 | Sunday 22 June | Redfern Oval | [11] | |
| 12 | Balmain | Win | 7 – 33 | Saturday 30 June | Leichhardt Oval | 16,800 | [12] |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 16 – 12 | Saturday 7 July | Sports Ground | 13,400 | [13] |
| 14 | Western Suburbs | Win | 16 – 12 | Saturday 28 July | Pratten Park | [14] | |
| 15 | Newtown | Win | 25 – 18 | Saturday 4 August | Redfern Oval | 5,500 | [15] |
| 16 | St. George | Win | 22 – 15 | Saturday 11 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 30,800 | [16] |
| 17 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 23 – 19 | Saturday 18 August | Redfern Oval | 39,700 | [17] |
| 18 | Parramatta | Win | 10 – 50 | Saturday 25 August | Cumberland | 28,600 | [18] |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||
| Semifinals | ||||||
 South Sydney | 8–35 |  St. George | 1 September 1951 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Aub Oxford | 39,735 |
| Final | ||||||
| South Sydney | 42–14 |  Manly-Warringah | 23 September 1951 | Sydney Sports Ground | Jack O'Brien | 28,505 |
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