1950 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League 10 16x16px South Sydney 12th 16x16px South Sydney 11th 93 2901 16x16px Bill Keato (180) 16x16px Jack Troy (16) North Sydney 7th 1949 NSWRFL season 1949 1951 NSWRFL season 1951 The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-third season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league competition, Australia’s first. Ten teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which culminated in a grand final between South Sydney and Western Suburbs. Teams Balmain100px|center 43rd seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Athol SmithCaptain: Fred de BelinCanterbury-Bankstown100px|center 16th seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Alby WhyCaptain: Eddie Burns Eastern Suburbs100px|center 43rd seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Ernie Norman Captain: Ferris Ashton Manly-Warringah100px|center 4th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Wally O'Connell Captain: Perce Pritchard Newtown100px|center 43rd seasonGround: Erskineville Oval Captain-Coach: Frank FarrellNorth Sydney100px|center 43rd seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Frank Hyde Captain: Martin Gallagher Parramatta100px|center 4th seasonGround: Cumberland Oval Coach: Vic HeyCaptain: Bob Hobbs South Sydney100px|center 43rd seasonGround: Redfern Oval Captain-Coach: Jack RaynerSt. George100px|center 30th seasonGround: Jubilee Oval Coach: Jim Duckworth Captain: Johnny Hawke Western Suburbs100px|center 43rd seasonGround: Pratten Park Coach: Jeff Smith Captain: Frank Stanmore Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px South Sydney181404323228+95282 16x16px Balmain181224255208+47263 16x16px Newtown181125347269+78244 16x16px Western Suburbs181026307259+48225 16x16px St. George18936336261+75216 16x16px Canterbury18909296277+19187 16x16px Eastern Suburbs187011237345-108148 16x16px Manly186012231293-62129 16x16px Parramatta183312203296-93910 16x16px North Sydney183015258357-996 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Semifinals 23x23px South Sydney30–4 23x23px Newtown2 September 1950Sydney Cricket GroundGeorge Bishop33,514 23x23px Balmain10–28 23x23px Western Suburbs9 September 1950Sydney Sports GroundTom McMahon33,542 Final 23x23px South Sydney21–15 23x23px Western Suburbs16 September 1950Sydney Sports GroundTom McMahon32,373 Final South SydneyPositionWestern Suburbs13. Clive Churchill FB William Keato 12. John Graves WG 22. Jack Wall 11. Kevin Woolfe CE 20. Dev Dines 10. Milton Atkinson CE 3. Jack Woods 9. Cliff Smailes WG 26. John Lackey 26. Greg Hawick FE 6. Frank Stanmore (c) 8. Bill Stewart HB 7. Keith Holman Denis Donoghue PR 57. Don Stait 2. Ernie Hammerton HK 15. Alan Hornery 18. Ken Macreadie PR 5. Bill Horder5. Bernie Purcell SR 17. Kevin Hansen 4. Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.) SR 9. Don Milton 6. Les Cowie LK 8. Peter McLean In a close and physical encounter South Sydney held a 17–11 six point lead at half time. The second half was tryless, but South Sydney kept ahead on penalty goals throughout. Souths’ captain Jack Rayner led the team in fine style to their first title in eighteen years while the club's internationals all stood up and were counted. Forward Bernie Purcell kicked five long-range penalty goals in succession; fullback Clive Churchill ran Wests’ heavyweight forwards off their legs and winger Johnny Graves scored two great tries. South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 (Tries: Graves 2, Smailes. Goals: Purcell 5, Graves 1.) Western Suburbs Magpies 15 (Tries: Holman. Goals: Keato 6.) Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals152Western Suburbs Bill Keato2730124Balmain Joe Jorgenson4560116St. George Noel Pidding6490111Eastern Suburbs Darcy Russell1540106South Sydney Bernie Purcell8410 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer16Newtown Jack Troy13St. George Ron Roberts12Balmain Bobby Lulham12Parramatta Mitchell Wallace12North Sydney Peter O'Brien Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer73Western Suburbs Bill Keato56Balmain Joe Jorgenson54Eastern Suburbs Darcy Russell49St. George Noel Pidding47Canterbury Ron Willey References External links Rugby League Tables - Season 1950 AFL Tables Results:1941-1950 at rabbitohs.com.au 1950 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com NSWRFL season 1950 at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL Season