South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–0 Newcastle — Semi-Final, 1909 NRL Finals Series
14 Aug 1909 · Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 1,200
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1909 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–0 Newcastle, at Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW on 14 Aug 1909.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Anderson (2); Davis; Hallett; Leveson; Storie Goals: Davis |
| Newcastle | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neill | Fullback | Walsh | 1 |
| 2 | Storie | Wing | J. Smith | 2 |
| 3 | Hallett | Centre | Lawson | 3 |
| 4 | Fry | Centre | Coleman | 4 |
| 5 | Anderson | Wing | McGuinness | 5 |
| 6 | Leveson | Five-Eighth | Murray | 6 |
| 7 | A. Butler (c) | Halfback | Cox | 7 |
| 8 | Cann | Lock | S. Carpenter (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Davis | Second Row | Shakespeare | 9 |
| 10 | Coxon | Second Row | L. Carpenter | 10 |
| 11 | Green | Prop | Scott | 11 |
| 12 | H. Butler | Hooker | McNeil | 12 |
| 13 | Rosewell | Prop | Croft | 13 |
| Arthur Conlin | Coach | |||
Match officials
| Referee | Arthur Ballerum |
Match report
14 Aug 1909, Royal Agricultural Society Showground (doubleheaded with the Balmain-Eastern Suburbs semi-final at Wentworth Park). Halftime: South Sydney 8, Newcastle 0. Newcastle's hooker Arthur McNeil was sent off during the match.