1942 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition September 2020 February 2012 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 8 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown 2nd 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown 2nd 61 1895 16x16px Ray Lindwall (143) 16x16px Jack Lindwall (16) 16x16px Western Suburbs 8th 1941 NSWRFL season 1941 1943 NSWRFL season 1943 The 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fifth season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from May until September, culminating in the Canterbury-Bankstown club's grand final victory over St. George.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20070428143335/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 28 April 2007 at rl1908.com Teams Balmain, formed on 23 January 1908 at Balmain Town Hall Canterbury-Bankstown Eastern Suburbs, formed on 24 January 1908 at Paddington Town Hall Newtown, formed on 14 January 1908 North Sydney, formed on 7 February 1908 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 35th seasonGround: Birchgrove Oval Coach: Bill KellyCaptain: Dawson BuckleyCanterbury-Bankstown100px|center 8th seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Jerry BrienCaptain: Ron BaileyEastern Suburbs100px|center 35th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Joe PearceCaptain: Ray StehrNewtown100px|center 35th seasonGround: Henson Park Coach: Arthur FolwellCaptain: Tom KirkNorth Sydney100px|center 35th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Jack O'ReillyCaptain: Rex HarrisonSouth Sydney100px|center 35th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Jim TaitCaptain: Fred FelschSt. George100px|center 22nd seasonGround: Hurstville Oval Captain-coach: Len KellyWestern Suburbs100px|center 35th seasonGround: St Lukes Oval Captain-Coach: Albert McGuinness Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1942 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px Canterbury141004264162+10220216x16px Balmain141004223192+3120316x16px St. George14905271205+6618416x16px Eastern Suburbs14806213214-116516x16px South Sydney14716209191+1815616x16px North Sydney14509220216+410716x16px Newtown14419189266-779816x16px Western Suburbs142012148291-1434 Finals The minor premiership was won by Canterbury-Bankstown in a play off against Balmain after both sides had finished the season on twenty points. In the semi-finals, Canterbury-Bankstown lost their match to St. George whilst Eastern Suburbs, who only just made the finals after South Sydney had drawn their match in the final round of the season, defeated Balmain. The result of the first semi final meant that St. George and Eastern Suburbs played a preliminary final which would decide who met minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown in the Grand Final. St. George won the match, as they had done four weeks earlier over Easts in the final round of the season proper. St. George had won two matches in the semis while Canterbury had just one victory, but the Berries were guaranteed a Grand Final berth under a call back of the old rules giving the minor premiers a right of challenge. In the Grand Final, Canterbury-Bankstown narrowly defeated St. George to collect their second premiership victory. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd Playoff 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown26–20 23x23px Balmain15 August 1942Sydney Cricket Ground17,300 Semifinals 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown10–25 23x23px St. George22 August 1942Sydney Cricket GroundJack O'Brien26,467 23x23px Balmain14–20 23x23px Eastern Suburbs29 August 1942Sydney Cricket GroundJack O'Brien19,782 Preliminary Final 23x23px St. George18–5 23x23px Eastern Suburbs5 September 1942Sydney Cricket GroundJack O'Brien30,858 Grand Final 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown11–9 23x23px St. George12 September 1942Sydney Cricket GroundJack O'Brien26,171 Grand Final 1942 NSWRFL Grand Final 50pxCanterbury-Bankstown 50pxSt George CBY Canterbury 16 STG St George Dragons 16 7 4 11 7 2 9 12 September 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Jack O'Brien 26,071 Teams Canterbury's Roy McCarter was ruled out of the match after he injured his collarbone three weeks before the match,St. George chosen https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247887978 21 August 2025 The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 12 September 1942 Sydney, New South Wales 16 in his place Jack Bonnyman was selected at halfback.McCarter Not For Final Game https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/271878176 21 August 2025 The Daily Mirror (Sydney) 11 September 1942 Sydney, New South Wales 16 Canterbury and St George had played four times against each other 1942 with Canterbury winning the first two matches during the premiership season, while St George won the next two matches in both the City Cup and the finals. St George entered the match as strong favourites with pundits suggesting their forward pack would win the day. n center Canterbury-Bankstown blue white blue St George red white red 13 s y Jerry Brien Lindsay Johnson 13 Edgar Newham 12 Ron Bailey (c) 9 Ron Knight 31 Bob Jackson 14 Tom Ezart 34 Jack Bonnyman 10 Henry Porter 3 Roy Kirkaldy 15 Eddie Burns 1 George Elley 4 Bob Farrar 5 Frank Sponberg 17 Ray Lindwall 13 Doug McRitchie 10 Ted McHugh 29 Noel Jones 12 Jack Lindwall 17 Cedric Turvey 53 Eric Laurence 20 Charlie Montgomery 3 Herb Gilbert Jnr 1 Bill McRitchie 5 Alister Clarke 43 Len Kelly (captain-coach) 4 Bill Collier 26 NSWRFL 1942 – Grand Final https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1942/grand-final-challenge/canterbury-bankstown-vs-st-george-dragons/summary.html Rugby League Project 21 August 2025Hauser Liam The Great Grand Finals – Rugby League's Greatest Contests 2022 New Holland Wahroonga, Australia 9781760794736 2022C'BURY-B'TOWN v. ST. GEORGE The Rugby League News 12 September 1942 23 20 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-622186108/view?partId=nla.obj-622199249#page/n5/mode/1up 21 August 2025 Match details The Sydney Cricket Ground was a muddy quagmire with a treacherous patch in the centre which kept the teams evenly matched and the crowd in a fever of excitement until the final whistle. Newspaper reports recorded that 7,000 of the crowd on the hill had jumped the fence during the reserve grade final and invaded the half-empty new member's stand. Towards the end of the first grade match 5,000 people crowded onto the touchline and referee O'Brien had to hold up play until officials were able to get them back twenty yards. Pollard Jack Gregory's Guide to Rugby League Grenville Publishing 1965 Australia p82 Canterbury's defence was tested during a torrid ten-minute period when St. George hurled themselves at the line from never more than eight yards away. The Berries defence held and the Dragons could not break through.Corbett Claude Puzzle:- How did St. George lose? https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230594966 21 August 2025 The Sunday Sun and Guardian 13 September 1942 Sydney, New South Wales 6 The Canterbury-Bankstown tactics were to keep the game with the forwards and away from the St George backs. Canterbury hooker Roy Kirkaldy won vital scrums. Bob Farrar, Frank Sponberg and Henry Porter were tireless with Porter's handling and kicking skills on display. Canterbury Lindsay Johnson opened the scoring taking a penalty goal from an acute angle, while St George fullback Ray Lindwall gave St George their first points converting a penalty goal attempt from near halfway.Cantabs win League Grand Final https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/271873865 22 August 2025 The Daily Mirror (Sydney) 12 September 1942 Sydney, New South Wales 7 Turning defence into attack, Canterbury captain Ron Bailey fielded a St George kick close to his own line and drew in two defenders before slinging the ball out to Bob Jackson. The winger dashed more than 75 yards to beat a despairing dive from Ray Lindwall to score. Johnson converted the try to give Canterbury a 7–2 lead. Saints were able to level the scores before half time through a try to Jack Lindwall after Jackson had been unable to field a cross-field kick. Jack Lindwall picking the ball up and scoring adjacent to the goal posts. Ray Lindwall converted the try. In the second half St George pressured the Canterbury line and looked to have gone ahead, but Saints captain-coach Len Kelly was held up over the try line and pushed back into the field of play. They would take the lead instead through another penalty goal to Ray Lindwall. Two penalty goals to Canterbury's Lindsay Johnson put them in front at the final whistle. Johnson's final goal came after he was illegally tackled and his attempt at goal just scraped over the cross bar to give his team the premiership. GRAND FINAL: Premiership to Canterbury The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 9 1942-09-14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V4cQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7099,5143755 2009-11-19 Scoreboard 1942 NSWRFL Grand Final Saturday, 12 September 15:15 AEST (UTC+10) Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1Jackson 4Johnson pen conv pen pen 11 – 9 7–7 4–2 1942 Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20110306071621/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/match.cfm?MatchID=1991 6 March 2011 at nrlstats.com St. George St George 16 1J Lindwall 3R Lindwall pen conv pen Sydney Cricket Ground 26,071Grand Final Fitting League Finale https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168968066 21 August 2025 The Truth 13 September 1942 Sydney, New South Wales 8 Jack O'Brien E. Fletcher, J. Bates Other matches In the reserve grade Grand Final, North Sydney defeated St George 15–5. It was North Sydney's second reserve grade premiership. Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 14. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals115St. George Ray Lindwall156092South Sydney Fred Felsch637067Eastern Suburbs Dick Dunn329063North Sydney Rex Harrison327048Canterbury Lin Johnson0240 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer14St. George Jack Lindwall13Balmain Arthur Patton10Canterbury Eddie Burns9North Sydney Gerald Scully8Newtown Lin McLean Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer56St. George Ray Lindwall37South Sydney Fred Felsch29Eastern Suburbs Dick Dunn27North Sydney Rex Harrison24Canterbury Lin Johnson References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables - Season 1942 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Results: 1941–50 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL season