NSWRL 1942

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The NSWRL 1942 was the 35th season of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership , the first Australian rugby league championship. The first place in the table after the end of the regular season occupied the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs . They won the final 11: 9 against the St. George Dragons and won the NSWRL for the second time.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14th 10 0 4th 264: 162 + 102 20th
    02. Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 14th 10 0 4th 223: 192 + 31 20th
    03. St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 14th 9 0 5 271: 205 + 66 18th
    04th Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 14th 8th 0 6th 213: 214 - 1 16
    05. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 14th 7th 1 6th 209: 191 + 18 15th
    06th North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 14th 5 0 9 220: 216 + 4 10
    07th Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 14th 4th 1 9 189: 266 - 77 9
    08th. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 14th 2 0 12 148: 291 - 143 4th

    Playoffs

    In fact, St. George would have won the NSWRL after beating the Eastern Suburbs. Since Canterbury had the so-called "Right of Challenge" as the winner of the Minor Premiership, the Grand Final between Canterbury and St. George took place a week later.

    Minor Premiership game

    August 22nd
    		 Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26:20 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 17,247
    Umpire: Jack O'Brien
    report
    • The game took place as Canterbury and Balmain tied on points after the end of the season.

    Elimination / qualification playoffs

    August 22nd
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 25:10 Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 26,467
    Umpire: Jack O'Brien
    (15: 2)
    Report
    29th August
    		 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 20:14 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 19,782
    Umpire: Jack O'Brien
    (10: 8)
    Report

    Semifinals

    5th September
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 18: 5 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 30,858
    Umpire: Jack O'Brien
    (5: 3)
    report

    Grand Final

    12th September
    		 Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11: 9 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 26,171
    Referee: Jack O'Brien
    Attempts: Jackson
    Elevations: Johnson (1/1)
    Penalties: Johnson (3)
    		 (7: 7)
    Report     		Attempts: J. Lindwall
    Increases: R. Lindwall (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: R. Lindwall (2)
    1 Lin Johnson
    2 Edgar Newham
    3 Ron Bailey (C)Captain of the crew
    4th Ron Knight
    5 Bob Jackson
    6th Tom Ezart
    7th Jack Bonnyman
    8th Frank Sponberg
    9 Bob Farrar
    10 George Elley
    11 Eddie Burns
    12 Roy Kirkaldy
    13 Henry Porter
    1 Ray Lindwall
    2 Doug McRitchie
    3 Eddie McHugh
    4th Noel Jones
    5 Jack Lindwall
    6th Cedric Turvey
    7th Eddie Laurence
    8th Billy Collier
    9 Len Kelly (C)Captain of the crew
    10 Alister Clarke
    11 Bill McRitchie
    12 Herb Gilbert Jr.
    13 Charlie Montgomery

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