South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–10 Western Suburbs Magpies — Semi-Final, 1929 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1929 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 14,774
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1929 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–10 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1929.
Sourcing caveat: Earlier extraction passes twice reported Jackie Jones with 2 successful goals for South Sydney, which overshoots the recorded score (24 rather than 22) - the reading used here, Jones 1 goal, is the one that reconciles.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: F. O'Connor (2); Quinlivan (2); Eggen; Wearing Goals: Jones; Wearing |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: C. Pearce; Spillane Goals: Craig (2) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spillane | Fullback | J. Matterson | 1 |
| 2 | Wearing | Wing | Brady | 2 |
| 3 | Quinlivan | Centre | Craig (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Eyers | Centre | C. Pearce | 4 |
| 5 | Righton | Wing | Redmond | 5 |
| 6 | Jones | Five-Eighth | Hey | 6 |
| 7 | Blair (c) | Halfback | Mason | 7 |
| 8 | Why | Lock | F. Matterson | 8 |
| 9 | Watson | Second Row | Carpenter | 9 |
| 10 | Binder | Second Row | Courtney Jnr | 10 |
| 11 | Eggen | Prop | Rhodes | 11 |
| 12 | A. O'Connor | Hooker | Lindfield | 12 |
| 13 | F. O'Connor | Prop | Spillane | 13 |
| Charlie Lynch | Coach | Jim Craig | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Lal Deane |
Match report
7 Sep 1929, Sydney Sports Ground (doubleheaded with the Newtown-St George semi-final at Earl Park, Arncliffe). Halftime: South Sydney 8, Western Suburbs 10 (South Sydney trailed at the break). Alan Righton (South Sydney) was sent off.