1949 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition December 2020 February 2012 1949 New South Wales Rugby Football League 10 St. George 16 St. GeorgePremiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20070428143335/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 28 April 2007 at rl1908.com 2nd South Sydney 16 South Sydney 10th 94 2995 16x16px Bill Keato (163) 16x16px Ron Roberts (25) Eastern Suburbs 1st 1948 NSWRFL season 1948 1950 NSWRFL season 1950 The 1949 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-second season of Sydney's top-level professional rugby league football club competition, Australia's first. Ten teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which culminated in a grand final between St. George and South Sydney. South plans counter to McRitchie The Sydney Morning Herald 7 1949-09-06 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=igARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177,854015 2009-11-20 Season summary St. George winger Ron Roberts’ 25 tries during 1949 stands in third place behind Les Brennan's 29 in 1954 and Bob Lulham’s 28 in 1947 for the highest number of tries by a player in a debut season. The 1949 season was also the last in the NSWRFL for future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Vic Hey. Teams Balmain, formed on 23 January 1908 at Balmain Town Hall Canterbury-Bankstown Eastern Suburbs, formed on 24 January 1908 at Paddington Town Hall Manly-Warringah Newtown, formed on 14 January 1908 North Sydney, formed on 7 February 1908 Parramatta, formed in November 1946 South Sydney, formed on 17 January 1908 at Redfern Town Hall St. George, formed on 8 November 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts Western Suburbs, formed on 4 February 1908 Balmain100px|center 42nd seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Athol Smith Captain: Fred de Belin Canterbury-Bankstown100px|center 15th seasonGround:Belmore Oval Coach: Henry PorterCaptain: Bruce Hopkins Eastern Suburbs100px|center 42nd seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Ray StehrCaptain: Paul TierneyManly-Warringah100px|center 3rd seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: George MullinsCaptain: George Hunter Newtown100px|center 42nd seasonGround: Erskineville Oval Captain-Coach: Frank Farrell North Sydney100px|center 42nd seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Harry McKinnon Captain: Frank Cottle Parramatta100px|center 3rd seasonGround: Cumberland Oval Captain-Coach: Vic HeySouth Sydney100px|center 42nd seasonGround: Redfern Oval Coach: Dave Watson & Jack Rayner Captain: Jack Rayner St. George100px|center 29th seasonGround: Hurstville Oval Coach: Jim Duckworth Captain: Johnny HawkeWestern Suburbs100px|center 42nd seasonGround: Pratten Park Captain-Coach: Col Maxwell Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px South Sydney181314360210+15027216x16px Western Suburbs181206365280+8524316x16px St. George181116345231+11423416x16px Balmain181026265206+5922516x16px Parramatta18846311269+4220616x16px Newtown18918358332+2619716x16px Canterbury186210236337−10114816x16px Manly186111171293−12213916x16px North Sydney185112253369−116111016x16px Eastern Suburbs183114214351−1377 Finals Minor premier South Sydney's loss to St. George in the finals meant that a grand final would be necessary. Goodman Tom Munn and McRitchie lead 16–12 victory The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 6 1949-08-21 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vl0QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5530,2585443 2009-12-04 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Semifinals 23x23px South Sydney12–16 23x23px St. George20 August 1949Sydney Cricket GroundTom McMahon41,696 23x23px Western Suburbs13–20 23x23px Balmain27 August 1949Sydney Cricket GroundGeorge Bishop38,209 Preliminary Final 23x23px St. George18–7 23x23px Balmain3 September 1949Sydney Cricket GroundJack O'Brien55,341 Grand Final 23x23px South Sydney12–19 23x23px St. George10 September 1949Sydney Cricket GroundGeorge Bishop56,534 Grand Final South SydneyPositionSt. George 13. Clive Churchill FB 26. Doug Fleming 12. John Graves WG 11. Ron Roberts 42. Norm Spillane CE 10. Doug McRitchie 27. Ken Brogan CE 9. Matt McCoy 14. Len Allmond WG 13. Noel Pidding 46. Arthur Moynihan FE 8. Johnny Hawke (capt) 7. Des Bryan HB 7. Noel Hill Denis Donoghue PR 3. Jack Holland 29. Ernie Hammerton HK 2. Frank Facer (v.capt) 28. Jack Melville PR 54. Jack Munn5. Bernie Purcell SR 16. Carl Langton 4. Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.) SR 4. Charles Banks 6. Les Cowie LK 6. George Jardine Coach Jim Duckworth In a brutal encounter, St George ran in five tries and overcame minor premiers South Sydney 19–121949 Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120304215242/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/match.cfm?MatchID=2515 4 March 2012 at nrlstats.com to claim their second premiership in front of 56,532 people, the second biggest crowd of all time to witness a Sydney club match. Goodman Tom Hawke steers St. George to second Rugby League Premiership The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 8 1949-09-11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jwARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072,1550340 2009-12-04 Souths opened the scoring, with a converted try to Graves after 21 minutes. However the Dragons were led masterfully by their captain, Kangaroos five-eighth, Norman "Johnny" Hawke. Controlling all aspects of the match, Hawke took the game away from Souths who only got back into the contest when he was forced from the field with injury. Also injured was Saints forward George Jardine who played the match with a broken wrist. St. George led 11–5 at half time. Hawke returned to the field after treatment and was later dubbed "Man of the Match" and "the Player’s Player". The Dragons' wingers, season's top try scorer Ron Roberts (25 tries) and newcomer Noel Pidding scored two tries each. Each of the grand final winning players received a record bonus of £300 each. St. George 19 Tries: Roberts (2), Pidding (2), McCoy Goals: McCoy, Pidding South Sydney 12 Tries: Graves, Purcell Goals: Graves (3) Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals159Western Suburbs Bill Keato1780122St. George Matt McCoy8490110North Sydney Ron Crossley4490100Eastern Suburbs Darcy Russell050092Balmain Bobby Lulham16220 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer21St. George Ron Roberts18Parramatta Mitchell Wallace17South Sydney Len Allmond16Balmain Bobby Lulham14Newtown Horrie Kessey Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer78Western Suburbs Bill Keato50Eastern Suburbs Darcy Russell49St. George Matt McCoy49North Sydney Ron Crossley44Parramatta Colin Schomberg References External links Rugby League Tables – Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables – Season 1949 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Finals lineups and results Hunterlink site Results:1941–1950 at rabbitohs.com.au 1949 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com NSWRFL season 1949 at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL season