NSWRL 1931

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The 1931 NSWRL was the twenty-fourth season of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership , the first Australian rugby league championship. The Eastern Suburbs took first place after the end of the regular season . They lost 7:12 in the final against the South Sydney Rabbitohs , who won the NSWRL for the 10th time.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 14th 12 0 2 339: 121 + 218 24
    02. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 14th 9 0 5 250: 176 + 74 18th
    03. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 14th 9 0 5 220: 227 - 7th 18th
    04th St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 14th 8th 0 6th 178: 183 - 5th 16
    05. North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 14th 6th 0 8th 143: 198 - 55 12
    06th Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 14th 5 0 9 205: 194 + 11 10
    07th Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 14th 5 0 9 133: 205 - 72 10
    08th. University colors.svg Sydney University 14th 2 0 12 135: 299 - 164 4th

    Playoffs

    Elimination / qualification playoffs

    August 22nd
    		 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 16: 5 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 17,561
    Referee: Chris McGrath
    (11: 0)
    report
    29th August
    		 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 10: 8 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 20,387
    Referee: Webby Neill
    (0: 8)
    report

    Semifinals

    5th September
    		 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 17: 3 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 23,767
    Referee: Lal Deane
    (5: 3)
    report

    Grand Final

    12th September
    		 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12: 7 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 27,104
    Referee: Lal Deane
    Attempts: Eyers , Wearing
    Increases: Wearing (1/1), Williams (1/1)
    Dropgoals: Spillane (1)     		(0: 4)
    report     		Attempts: Tottey
    Penalty kicks : Lynch (1/1)
    Dropgoals: Lynch (1)
    1 Albert Spillane
    2 Benjamin Wearing
    3 Jack Morrison
    4th Pat Maher (C)Captain of the crew
    5 John Why
    6th Jim Deeley
    7th Harry Eyers
    8th Percy Williams
    9 George Treweek
    10 Frank O'Connor
    11 Frank Curran
    12 Eddie Root
    13 Carl Eggen
    1 Ernest Norman
    2 Billy Hong
    3 Dave Brown
    4th Jack Lynch
    5 Fred Tottey
    6th Norm Pope (C)Captain of the crew
    7th Morrie Boyle
    8th Les Rogers
    9 Sidney Pearce Jr.
    10 Max Nixon
    11 Perc Atkinson
    12 Dick Brown
    13 Ray Stehr

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