1931 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
8 teams, 14-round (double round-robin) regular season, no drawn games this season. Competition points: 2 for a win, 0 for a loss (arithmetic verified: total wins=56=total losses, total PF=total PA=1603). Eastern Suburbs were minor premiers but South Sydney won the Grand Final Challenge match 12-7, per the era's 'Right of Challenge' finals system. Wikipedia confirms 8 teams, season span, and Grand Final result but its ladder numeric rows could not be extracted via automated fetch; full numeric ladder sourced from rugbyleagueproject.org and internally verified.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 339 | 121 | +218 | 24 |
| 2 | South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 176 | +74 | 18 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 220 | 227 | -7 | 18 |
| 4 | St. George | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 178 | 183 | -5 | 16 |
| 5 | North Sydney | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 143 | 198 | -55 | 12 |
| 6 | Balmain | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 133 | 205 | -72 | 10 |
| 7 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 205 | 194 | +11 | 10 |
| 8 | University | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 299 | -164 | 4 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1931 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–5 St. George | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW | 17,561 |
| 29 Aug 1931 | Western Suburbs Magpies 10–8 Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW | 20,387 |
Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1931 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–3 Western Suburbs Magpies | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW | 23,767 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1931 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
Sources
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