South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–3 Western Suburbs Magpies — Final, 1931 NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1931 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 23,767
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1931 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–3 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 5 Sep 1931.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Why (2); Wearing Goals: Wearing (3/4); Williams (1/1) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Matterson Goals: Cant (0/1) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spillane | Fullback | Cant | 1 |
| 2 | Wearing | Wing | Brady | 2 |
| 3 | Maher (c) | Centre | C. Pearce | 3 |
| 4 | Morrison | Centre | Sherwood | 4 |
| 5 | Why | Wing | Ridley | 5 |
| 6 | Williams | Five-Eighth | Cameron | 6 |
| 7 | Deely | Halfback | Owen | 7 |
| 8 | Eyers | Lock | Matterson | 8 |
| 9 | Treweek | Second Row | Green | 9 |
| 10 | O'Connor | Second Row | Cornwell | 10 |
| 11 | Curran | Prop | Rhodes | 11 |
| 12 | Root | Hooker | Lindfield | 12 |
| 13 | Eggen | Prop | Brogan (c) | 13 |
| Charlie Lynch | Coach | Frank McMillan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Lal Deane |
Match report
5 Sep 1931, Sydney Sports Ground. Halftime: South Sydney 5, Western Suburbs 3. South Sydney swapped Root and Eggen between hooker and prop from the semi-final.