in the grand final. In a rough game the Dragons had scored five tries to two. What followed, however. was a run where they won five of the next six titles. Souths' twelfth premiership, their first in almost two decades, came in 1950, when they again finished as minor premiers. They disposed of Newtown 30-4 before beating Wests 21–15 in the final. 1951 was a remarkable year as Souths finished the regular season 11 points clear of nearest rivals Manly, whom they dispatched in a devastating display 42–14 in the premiership decider. The 42 points remains the highest score by a team in a grand final. Souths were beaten in 1952 in a very controversial final against Western Suburbs 22-12 where Souths had a fair try disallowed. It was Wests' fourth and final premiership. Leading the charge for Souths was captain Jack Rayner, whose side included Denis Donoghue, Les 'Chicka' Cowie, Johnny Graves, winger Ian Moir, Greg Hawick, Ernie Hammerton, goal-kicking forward Bernie Purcell and the great Clive Churchill. In 1953, the Rabbitohs were once again minor premiers and narrowly beat Norths 5–4 in the first semi before a resounding victory over St George 31–12, with Churchill dominating the game. 1953 saw Newtown finish top of the ladder but they were beaten by Souths in the grand final 23–15. The story of what Souths achieved in the season of 1955 is among the most famous in Australian sport. "The miracle of '55" was an epic fight in which the Rabbitohs won 11 virtual sudden-death matches in a row to steal the premiership. After the first match of the second round they had been equal second last on the ladder. In their incredible run home they came from behind in no less than five matches to win and earn themselves fourth spot and a place in the semi-finals. Mid season, stars Greg Hawick and Clive Churchill were injured and played no further part in the season. They beat Manly 14–12 in a desperate semi-final. They were down 14–11 in the final against St. George when in the dying minutes a try by winger Ian Moir and a pressure goal kicked by Bernie Purcell got them home. The grand final against Newtown was a fitting finale after such a season. Newtown led 11–7 with six minutes to go. But the never-say-die Souths scrambled a try to halfback, Col Donohoe and converted it