Alf 'Smacker' Blair captained Souths premierships in 1925, 1926, 1927 & 1929. Players thrived under his guidance, the club almost unbeatable.
Author - Mark Emery
George Ball was a household name in Rugby League. He could be regarded as the greatest Rabbitoh of all time.
Les ‘Chicka’ Cowie – League HuskyLeslie Gordon Cowie was born in Rockhampton in 1925. Les, as he was known, put his age up to join the army and served in...
South Sydney Unbeatable. It is almost impossible to go through a full league season without losing a game. It has been done only six times.
George Treweek was born in Grahamstown in 1905. Opposing forwards would liken facing Treweek to trying to tackle an animated lamp post.
The greatest Grand Final has been described by many people as the greatest finale of all time & personally I agree. I cannot find one better.
“Immediately Horder received the ball, he slipped smoothly into top gear and was streaking here, there and everywhere, evading opponents by hare-like turns"..
“A wonderful game. I would not have missed it for a fiver”, one punter commented as he left the ground.
Benny Wearing was a legendary try scoring superstar in his time and one of South Sydney’s greatest ever players.
“It is many years since any football crowd witnessed such a phenomenal and thrilling performance”.
