The Rabbitohs kicked off the 1930’s off the back of their first golden era of premierships, winning both the 1930 and 1931 titles, however with World War II fast approaching and Rabbitohs players going out to fight for their country, results wavered. In spite of this, the Club only fell out of the top four once during this period.
1931
Round 1 - Sat Apr 25 - Newtown 17 lost to Souths 22
Round 2 - Sat May 2 - Souths 16 def St George 2
Round 3 - Sat May 9 - Souths 15 lost to Wests 17
Round 4 - Sat May 16 - Souths 10 lost to Easts 15
Round 5 - Sat May 23 - Balmain 16 def Souths 6
Round 6 - Sat Jun 20 - Norths 12 lost to Souths 15
Round 7 - Sat Jun 27 - Souths 15 def University 7
Round 8 - Sat Jul 4 - Newtown 20 lost to Souths 36
Round 9 - Sat Jul 11 - St George 9 lost to Souths 18
Round 10 - Sat Jul 18 - Wests 18 def Souths 16
Round 11 - Sat Jul 25 - Easts 23 def Souths 10
Round 12 - Sat Aug 1 - Souths 26 def Balmain 8
Round 13 - Sat Aug 8 - Norths 7 lost to Souths 16
Round 14 - Sat Aug 15 - Souths 29 def University 5
Semi-finals - Sat Aug 22 - Souths 16 def St George 5
Preliminary Finals - Sat Sep 5 - Souths 17 def Wests 3
Grand Final - Sat Sep 12 - Souths 12 def Easts 7
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 339 | 121 | 24 | +218 | |
| 2 | Souths | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 176 | 18 | +74 | |
| 3 | Wests | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 220 | 227 | 18 | -7 | |
| 4 | St George | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 178 | 183 | 16 | -5 | |
| 5 | Norths | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 143 | 198 | 12 | -55 | |
| 6 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 205 | 194 | 10 | +11 | |
| 7 | Balmain | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 133 | 205 | 10 | -72 | |
| 8 | University | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 299 | 4 | -164 |
1932
Round 1 - Sat Apr 16 - Souths 12 lost to Wests 13
Round 2 - Sat Apr 23 - Souths 19 def Newtown 14
Round 3 - Mon Apr 25 - Balmain 12 lost to Souths 26
Round 4 - Sat May 21 - Norths 7 lost to Souths 32
Round 5 - Sat Jun 11 - Souths 16 def University 14
Round 6 - Sat Jun 18 - Souths 15 def Easts 5
Round 7 - Sat Jun 25 - St George 5 lost to Souths 22
Round 8 - Sat Jul 2 - Souths 12 def Wests 8
Round 9 - Sat Jul 23 - Souths 21 def Newtown 17
Round 10 - Sat Jul 30 - Souths 17 def Balmain 4
Round 11 - Sat Aug 6 - Souths 40 def Norths 14
Round 12 - Sat Aug 13 - Souths 23 def University 13
Round 13 - Sat Aug 20 - Easts 2 lost to Souths 14
Round 14 - Sat Aug 27 - St George 2 lost to Souths 23
Semi-finals - Sat Sep 3 - Souths 26 def Easts 8
Preliminary Finals - Sat Sep 17 - Wests 23 def Souths 8
Grand Final - Sat Sep 24 - Souths 19 def Wests 12
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Souths | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 130 | 26 | +162 | |
| 2 | Wests | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 321 | 156 | 22 | +165 | |
| 3 | Easts | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 253 | 133 | 18 | +120 | |
| 4 | Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 204 | 227 | 15 | -23 | |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 201 | 251 | 14 | -50 | |
| 6 | St George | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 140 | 203 | 9 | -63 | |
| 7 | University | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 134 | 275 | 4 | -141 | |
| 8 | Norths | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 147 | 317 | 4 | -170 |
1933
Round 1 - Tue Apr 25 - Newtown 7 lost to Souths 9
Round 2 - Sat Apr 29 - Souths 14 def Norths 10
Round 3 - Sat May 6 - Souths 15 def St George 0
Round 4 - Sat May 13 - Souths 12 def Easts 7
Round 5 - Sat May 20 - Souths 5 lost to Wests 18
Round 6 - Sat Jun 24 - Souths 20 def University 15
Round 7 - Sat Jul 1 - Souths 34 def Balmain 15
Round 8 - Sat Jul 8 - Souths 8 lost to Newtown 14
Round 9 - Sat Jul 15 - Norths 16 def Souths 12
Round 10 - Sat Jul 22 - Souths 4 lost to St George 11
Round 11 - Sat Jul 29 - Easts 26 def Souths 3
Round 12 - Sat Aug 5 - Wests 5 lost to Souths 10
Round 13 - Sat Aug 12 - University 20 drew Souths 20
Round 14 - Sat Aug 19 - Souths 16 def Balmain 13
Semi-finals - Sat Aug 26 - Newtown 17 def Souths 12
Final - Sat Sep 9 - Newtown 18 def St George 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newtown | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 125 | 18 | +58 | |
| 2 | Easts | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 224 | 169 | 17 | +55 | |
| 3 | Souths | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 182 | 177 | 17 | +5 | |
| 4 | St George | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 165 | 174 | 16 | -9 | |
| 5 | Balmain | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 187 | 210 | 13 | -23 | |
| 6 | University | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 218 | 216 | 11 | +2 | |
| 7 | Norths | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 136 | 188 | 11 | -52 | |
| 8 | Wests | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 210 | 246 | 9 | -36 |
1934
Round 1 - Wed Apr 25 - Souths 3 def Easts 0
Round 2 - Sat Apr 28 - Souths 13 lost to Wests 17
Round 3 - Sat May 5 - St George 31 def Souths 8
Round 4 - Sat May 12 - Souths 45 def University 3
Round 5 - Sat May 19 - Norths 10 drew Souths 10
Round 6 - Sat Jun 9 - Newtown 9 lost to Souths 19
Round 7 - Sat Jun 16 - Souths 28 def Balmain 8
Round 8 - Sat Jun 23 - Easts 14 def Souths 10
Round 9 - Sat Jun 30 - Souths 0 lost to Wests 6
Round 10 - Sat Jul 7 - St George 18 def Souths 7
Round 11 - Sat Jul 14 - Souths 30 def University 5
Round 12 - Sat Jul 21 - Souths 11 drew Norths 11
Round 13 - Sat Jul 28 - Newtown 5 lost to Souths 11
Round 14 - Sat Aug 4 - Souths 18 def Balmain 12
Semi-finals - Sat Aug 25 - Easts 19 def Souths 6
Final - Sat Sep 8 - Wests 15 def Easts 12
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 308 | 165 | 24 | +143 | |
| 2 | Wests | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 158 | 24 | +105 | |
| 3 | St George | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 166 | 18 | +85 | |
| 4 | Souths | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 213 | 149 | 16 | +64 | |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 192 | 229 | 10 | -37 | |
| 6 | Norths | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 194 | 234 | 10 | -40 | |
| 7 | Balmain | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 206 | 275 | 8 | -69 | |
| 8 | University | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 113 | 364 | 2 | -251 |
1935
Round 1 - Thu Apr 25 - Souths 24 def University 19
Round 2 - Sat Apr 27 - Souths 37 def Canterbury 9
Round 3 - Sat May 4 - Norths 17 def Souths 10
Round 4 - Mon May 6 - Wests 12 lost to Souths 14
Round 5 - Sat May 11 - Balmain 26 def Souths 12
Round 6 - Sat May 18 - Newtown 11 lost to Souths 17
Round 7 - Sat Jun 15 - St George 25 def Souths 8
Round 8 - Sat Jun 22 - Souths 18 def Easts 11
Round 9 - Sat Jun 29 - Souths Bye
Round 10 - Sat Jul 6 - Souths 42 def University 5
Round 11 - Sat Jul 13 - Souths 28 def Canterbury 3
Round 12 - Sat Jul 20 - Norths 19 def Souths 9
Round 13 - Sat Jul 27 - Wests 11 lost to Souths 29
Round 14 - Sat Aug 3 - Souths 18 def Balmain 10
Round 15 - Sat Aug 10 - Newtown 13 lost to Souths 21
Round 16 - Sat Aug 17 - St George 10 lost to Souths 18
Round 17 - Sat Aug 24 - Easts 21 def Souths 9
Round 18 - Sat Aug 31 - Souths Bye
Semi-finals - Sat Sep 7 - Souths 14 def Norths 10
Final - Sat Sep 14 - Easts 19 def Souths 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | B | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 599 | 157 | 34 | +442 |
| 2 | Souths | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 314 | 222 | 26 | +92 |
| 3 | Wests | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 345 | 243 | 24 | +102 |
| 4 | Norths | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 248 | 253 | 23 | -5 |
| 5 | Balmain | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 320 | 225 | 21 | +95 |
| 6 | St George | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 334 | 162 | 20 | +172 |
| 7 | Newtown | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 280 | 248 | 20 | +32 |
| 8 | Canterbury | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 150 | 660 | 8 | -510 |
| 9 | University | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 109 | 529 | 4 | -420 |
1936
Round 1 - Mon Apr 13 - Souths 9 lost to Easts 26
Round 2 - Sat Apr 18 - Newtown 21 def Souths 2
Round 3 - Sat Apr 25 - St George 7 lost to Souths 11
Round 4 - Sat May 2 - Canterbury 5 lost to Souths 22
Round 5 - Sat Jun 13 - Souths Bye
Round 6 - Sat Jun 20 - Norths 12 def Souths 9
Round 7 - Sat Jun 27 - Wests 12 def Souths 7
Round 8 - Sat Jul 4 - Balmain 23 def Souths 6
Round 9 - Sat Jul 11 - Souths 49 def University 9
Round 10 - Sat Jul 25 - Easts 23 def Souths 8
Round 11 - Sat Aug 1 - Newtown 16 def Souths 15
Round 12 - Sat Aug 8 - St George 7 lost to Souths 20
Round 13 - Sat Aug 15 - Canterbury 12 def Souths 2
Round 14 - Sat Aug 22 - Souths Bye
Round 15 - Sat Aug 29 - Souths 27 def Norths 12
Final - Sat Sep 12 - Easts 32 def Balmain 12
| Team | P | W | D | L | B | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 145 | 28 | +190 |
| 2 | Balmain | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 268 | 161 | 22 | +107 |
| 3 | Canterbury | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 213 | 132 | 22 | +81 |
| 4 | Norths | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 210 | 161 | 19 | +49 |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 203 | 226 | 16 | -23 |
| 6 | Wests | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 203 | 15 | -4 |
| 7 | Souths | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 187 | 185 | 14 | +2 |
| 8 | St George | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 141 | 228 | 10 | -87 |
| 9 | University | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 414 | 4 | -315 |
1937
Round 1 - Sat Apr 17 - Souths 63 def University 0
Round 2 - Sat Apr 24 - Souths 17 def Canterbury 6
Round 3 - Mon Apr 26 - St George 8 def Souths 7
Round 4 - Sat May 1 - Newtown 14 lost to Souths 34
Round 5 - Sat May 8 - Souths 14 def Wests 9
Round 6 - Wed May 12 - Souths Bye
Round 7 - Sat May 15 - Souths 6 drew Easts 6
Round 8 - Sat May 22 - Norths 10 def Souths 8
Round 9 - Sat Jun 19 - Balmain 5 lost to Souths 15
| Team | P | W | D | L | B | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 56 | 16 | +131 |
| 2 | Souths | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 58 | 13 | +106 |
| 3 | St George | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 92 | 13 | +59 |
| 4 | Newtown | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 126 | 10 | +18 |
| 5 | Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 91 | 10 | +7 |
| 6 | Balmain | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 136 | 10 | -21 |
| 7 | Norths | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 94 | 8 | -10 |
| 8 | Wests | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 126 | 8 | -22 |
| 9 | University | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 309 | 2 | -268 |
1938
Round 1 - Sat Apr 23 - Balmain 10 def Souths 5
Round 2 - Mon Apr 25 - Souths 21 def Easts 14
Round 3 - Sat Apr 30 - Souths 31 def Norths 5
Round 4 - Sat May 7 - Souths 8 def Wests 4
Round 5 - Sat May 14 - St George 14 lost to Souths 28
Round 6 - Sat May 21 - Souths 18 def Newtown 4
Round 7 - Sat May 28 - Souths 3 drew Canterbury 3
Round 8 - Sat Jun 18 - Souths 35 def Balmain 7
Round 9 - Sat Jun 25 - Wests 9 lost to Souths 13
Round 10 - Sat Jul 16 - Norths 19 def Souths 11
Round 11 - Sat Jul 23 - Easts 28 def Souths 10
Round 12 - Sat Jul 30 - Souths 33 def St George 3
Round 13 - Sat Aug 6 - Canterbury 12 def Souths 8
Round 14 - Sat Aug 13 - Newtown 13 lost to Souths 30
Semi-finals - Sat Aug 27 - Easts 19 def Souths 10
Final - Sat Sep 3 - Canterbury 19 def Easts 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 135 | 24 | +141 | |
| 2 | Souths | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 254 | 145 | 19 | +109 | |
| 3 | Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 238 | 176 | 15 | +62 | |
| 4 | Easts | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 228 | 203 | 15 | +25 | |
| 5 | Norths | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 220 | 12 | -57 | |
| 6 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 174 | 228 | 11 | -54 | |
| 7 | Wests | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 155 | 265 | 9 | -110 | |
| 8 | St George | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 159 | 275 | 7 | -116 |
1939
Round 1 - Sat Apr 22 - St George 33 def Souths 15
Round 2 - Tue Apr 25 - Souths 8 def Wests 6
Round 3 - Sat Apr 29 - Newtown 2 lost to Souths 24
Round 4 - Sat May 6 - Souths 12 def Easts 0
Round 5 - Sat May 13 - Souths 4 lost to Canterbury 9
Round 6 - Sat May 20 - Souths 13 def Balmain 11
Round 7 - Sat May 27 - Norths 12 lost to Souths 26
Round 8 - Sat Jun 17 - Souths 8 lost to St George 21
Round 9 - Sat Jun 24 - Wests 19 def Souths 8
Round 10 - Sat Jul 1 - Souths 13 def Newtown 8
Round 11 - Sat Jul 8 - Souths 13 def Easts 6
Round 12 - Sat Jul 15 - Souths 17 def Canterbury 12
Round 13 - Sat Aug 5 - Balmain 19 def Souths 5
Round 14 - Sat Aug 12 - Souths 53 def Norths 0
Semi-finals - Sat Aug 26 - Souths 23 def St George 10
Final - Sat Sep 2 - Balmain 33 def Souths 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | 22 | +134 | |
| 2 | St George | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 169 | 20 | +99 | |
| 3 | Canterbury | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 155 | 20 | +79 | |
| 4 | Souths | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 219 | 158 | 18 | +61 | |
| 5 | Easts | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 192 | 184 | 16 | +8 | |
| 6 | Wests | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 213 | 6 | -65 | |
| 7 | Norths | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 272 | 6 | -143 | |
| 8 | Newtown | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 297 | 4 | -173 |
1940
Round 1 - Thu Apr 25 - Wests 16 def Souths 11
Round 2 - Sat Apr 27 - Souths 9 def Balmain 5
Round 3 - Sat May 4 - Easts 19 def Souths 12
Round 4 - Sat May 11 - St George 30 def Souths 8
Round 5 - Sat May 18 - Canterbury 16 lost to Souths 18
Round 6 - Sat May 25 - Newtown 24 def Souths 13
Round 7 - Sat Jun 1 - Souths 17 def Norths 4
Round 8 - Sat Jun 22 - Souths 4 def Wests 2
Round 9 - Sat Jun 29 - Balmain 27 def Souths 0
Round 10 - Sat Jul 6 - St George 6 lost to Souths 13
Round 11 - Sat Jul 13 - Souths 7 lost to Easts 38
Round 12 - Sat Jul 20 - Souths 8 lost to Newtown 37
Round 13 - Sat Jul 27 - Souths 24 def Canterbury 22
Round 14 - Sat Aug 3 - Norths 13 lost to Souths 21
Final - Sat Aug 31 - Easts 24 def Canterbury 14
| Team | P | W | D | L | For | Agn | Pts | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easts | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 136 | 19 | +114 | |
| 2 | Newtown | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 200 | 18 | +61 | |
| 3 | St George | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 263 | 203 | 16 | +60 | |
| 4 | Canterbury | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 204 | 195 | 16 | +9 | |
| 5 | Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 199 | 162 | 15 | +37 | |
| 6 | Souths | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 165 | 259 | 14 | -94 | |
| 7 | Norths | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 156 | 243 | 8 | -87 | |
| 8 | Wests | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 159 | 259 | 6 | -100 |
