1957 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1957 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 10 16x16px St. George 4th 16x16px St. George 4th 94 3103 1089273 16x16px Darcy Russell (169) 16x16px Tommy Ryan (26) Parramatta 5th 1956 NSWRFL season 1956 1958 NSWRFL season 1958 1957's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 50th season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final between St. George and Manly-Warringah. Season summary Teams Balmain100px|center 50th seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Sid RyanCaptain: Brian StauntonCanterbury-Bankstown100px|center seasonGround: Belmore Oval Captain-coach: Col GeelanEastern Suburbs100px|center 50th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Dave BrownCaptain: Tony PaskinsManly-Warringah100px|center 11th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Ken ArthursonCaptain: George HunterNewtown100px|center 50th seasonGround: Henson Park Captain-Coach: Dick PooleNorth Sydney100px|center 50th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Trevor AllanCaptain: Ken McCaffery, Bob Dawson Parramatta100px|center 11th seasonGround: Cumberland Oval Captain-Coach: Ken SlatterySouth Sydney100px|center 50th seasonGround: Redfern Oval Coach: Jack RaynerCaptain: Clive Churchill St. George100px|center 37th seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Captain-coach: Ken KearneyWestern Suburbs100px|center 50th seasonGround: Pratten Park Coach: Jack WalshCaptain: Keith Holman Regular season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 F3 GF BalmainSTG−6MAN−15PAR+24CBY+2SOU+27WES+14NOR−10EAS+14NEW+3STG−6MAN+16PAR+6CBY−4SOU−2WES−13NOR−7EAS+29NEW−1 Canterbury-BankstownNOR+3EAS−4NEW−15BAL−2MAN0PAR−4STG−37SOU−13WES−1NOR−8EAS−12NEW−8BAL+4MAN−10PAR+7STG−9SOU−14WES−34 Eastern SuburbsPAR+5CBY+4SOU+5WES−11NOR−8STG−21NEW−19BAL−14MAN−27PAR+7CBY+12SOU−2WES+4NOR+3STG+9NEW+19BAL−29MAN−7 Manly-WarringahNEW+11BAL+15STG−23PAR+7CBY0SOU−13WES+6NOR+21EAS+27NEW+9BAL−16STG−3PAR+21CBY+10SOU−9WES+5NOR−2EAS+7XSTG−14SOU+4STG−22 NewtownMAN−11PAR+35CBY+15SOU+6WES+8NOR−10EAS+19STG−3BAL−3MAN−9PAR−14CBY+8SOU+24WES−8NOR+6EAS−19STG−6BAL+1 North SydneyCBY−3SOU+8WES0STG−12EAS+8NEW+10BAL+10MAN−21PAR+15CBY+8SOU−1WES−6STG−30EAS−3NEW−6BAL+7MAN+2PAR+28 ParramattaEAS−5NEW−35BAL−24MAN−7STG−39CBY+4SOU−40WES−7NOR−15EAS−7NEW+14BAL−6MAN−21STG−23CBY−7SOU−36WES−20NOR−28 South SydneyWES−40NOR−8EAS−5NEW−6BAL−27MAN+13PAR+40CBY+13STG+22WES+6NOR+1EAS+2NEW−24BAL+2MAN+9PAR+36CBY+14STG−8WES+13XMAN−4 St. GeorgeBAL+6WES−18MAN+23NOR+12PAR+39EAS+21CBY+37NEW+3SOU−22BAL+6WES+8MAN+3NOR+30PAR+23EAS−9CBY+9NEW+6SOU+8XMAN+14XMAN+22 Western SuburbsSOU+40STG+18NOR0EAS+11NEW−8BAL−14MAN−6PAR+7CBY+1SOU−6STG−8NOR+6EAS−4NEW+8BAL+13MAN−5PAR+20CBY+34SOU−13 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 F3 GF Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px St. George181503417232+185302 16x16px Manly181116282209+73233 16x16px South Sydney181107354314+40224 16x16px Western Suburbs181017358251+107215 16x16px North Sydney18918292278+14196 16x16px Balmain18909352281+71187 16x16px Newtown18909267228+39188 16x16px Eastern Suburbs18909277347-70189 16x16px Canterbury183114182339-157710 16x16px Parramatta182016189491-3024 Ladder progression Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. Team1234567891011121314151617181St. George 16 St. George 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 302Manly 16 Manly-Warringah 2 4 4 6 7 7 9 11 13 15 15 15 17 19 19 21 21 233South Sydney 16 South Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 224Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 2 4 5 7 7 7 7 9 11 11 11 13 13 15 17 17 19 215North Sydney 16 North Sydney 0 2 3 3 5 7 9 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 17 196Balmain 16 Balmain 0 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 18 187Newtown 16 Newtown 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 188Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 189Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 710Parramatta 16 Parramatta 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Semifinals 23x23px South Sydney26–13 23x23px Western Suburbs31 August 1957Sydney Cricket GroundDarcy Lawler46,957 23x23px St. George21–7 23x23px Manly-Warringah7 September 1957Sydney Cricket GroundDarcy Lawler39,845 Preliminary Final 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles15–11 23x23px South Sydney14 September 1957Sydney Cricket GroundDarcy Lawler39,065 Grand Final 23x23px St. George31–9 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles21 September 1957Sydney Cricket GroundDarcy Lawler54,399 Grand Final St. GeorgePositionManly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26. Brian Graham FB Ron Willey 11. Tommy Ryan WG 2. Ray Ritchie 41. Ray Smith CE 4. Ray Quinnell 23. Jack Fifield CE 17. Bill Lloyd 25. Eddie Lumsden WG 5. George Hugo 8. Peter Carroll FE 33. Kevin Diett 7. Bob Bugden HB 7. Peter Burke Kevin Brown PR 13. Roy Bull 2. Ken Kearney (Ca./Co.) HK 12. George Lenon 14. Bryan Orrock PR 11. Denis Meaney 3. Harry Bath SR 10. Doug Daley 5. Norm Provan SR 9. Rex Mossop 6. Brian Clay LK 8. George Hunter (c) Coach Ken Arthurson Under 27 year-old coach Ken Arthurson, Manly were playing in their second grand final. The match began with Saints pounding the (then called) 'Seagulls' with some heavy tackling. Brian Clay in particular targeted Manly's Rex Mossop, often trapping the dual international forward with the ball. “Poppa” Clay had a fearsome reputation in defence and at one point he knocked the Manly captain George Hunter senseless. Manly were up to the task in the first half with the score locked at 4–4 for 30 minutes. Straight after half time, the flood gates opened following a magnificent run up the centre by second-row forward Norm Provan. He palmed off Manly defenders, ran deep into their territory, high stepped past fullback Ron Willey and slipped the ball to Poppa Clay who scored under the posts. A second Dragon try followed within three minutes and the game began to slip away from the Manly side. The Larry Writer reference quotes Manly coach Arthurson: "The sheer physical strength of the St. George team is in itself a formidable thing to overcome. Our fellows tried everything, but St. George had so much more to give. Those big fellows are so clever."Never Before, Never Again p 39 Harry Bath kicked eight goals from eight attempts establishing a standing record for the most goals in a grand final and the most points scored in a grand final (16). His fellow ball playing forward and tactician Ken Kearney had returned for this, the first of five successful seasons as coach (four as captain-coach). St. George 31 (Tries: Clay 2, Ryan, Fifield, Lumsden. Goals: Bath 8.) Manly 9 (Tries: Burke. Goals: Willey 3.) Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals165Western Suburbs Darcy Russell3780142Manly Ron Willey4650140North Sydney Alan Arkey0700115Canterbury Fred Dunn1560110St. George Doug Fleming2520 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer24St. George Tommy Ryan18South Sydney Eric Sladden18Balmain Des Horne15St. George Eddie Lumsden15South Sydney Ian Moir15Newtown Laurie McMahon Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer78Western Suburbs Darcy Russell70North Sydney Alan Arkey65Manly Ron Willey56Canterbury Fred Dunn52St. George Doug Fleming References Rugby League Tables - Season 1957 The World of Rugby League Writer, Larry (1995) Never Before, Never Again, Pan MacMillan, Sydney Footnotes 2 External links Results:1951-60 at rabbitohs.com.au 1957 J J Giltinan Shield at rleague.com NSWRFL season 1957 at rugbyleagueproject.com 1957 Final at Dragons History site Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership Nswrfl Season