NSWRL 1945

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The NSWRL 1945 was the 38th 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 Eastern Suburbs RLFC . This won in the final 22:18 against the Balmain Tigers and won the NSWRL for the ninth time.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 14th 11 0 3 276: 190 + 86 22nd
    02. Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 14th 10 1 3 326: 177 + 149 21st
    03. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 14th 8th 1 5 238: 192 + 46 17th
    04th Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 14th 6th 4th 4th 252: 202 + 50 16
    05. North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 14th 8th 0 6th 188: 175 + 13 16
    06th Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14th 4th 1 9 217: 285 - 68 9
    07th St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 14th 4th 1 9 183: 253 - 70 9
    08th. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 14th 1 0 13 144: 350 - 206 2

    Playoffs

    Elimination playoff

    August 16
    		 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 9: 5 North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 17,207
    Referee: Austin Shiner
    report
    • The game took place with Balmain and North Sydney tied.

    Semifinals

    18th of August
    		 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 28: 13 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 34,916
    Umpire: Tom McMahon Jr.
    (8: 5)
    Report
    August 25
    		 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 13: 9 Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 35,151
    Referee: George Bishop
    (4: 2)
    report

    Grand Final

    September 1
    		 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 22:18 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 44,585
    Referee: Tom McMahon Jr.
    Attempts: Dunn (3), Arnold
    Increases: Dunn (4/4)
    Penalty kicks: Dunn (1/3)
    		 (5:10)
    Report     		Tries: Ponchard (2), Dawes , Nielson
    Elevations: Jorgenson (3/4)
    1 Ray Pratt
    2 Lionel Cooper
    3 Paul Tierney
    4th Johnny Hunter
    5 Ken Foster
    6th Jack Arnold
    7th Sel Isle
    8th Dick Dunn
    9 Bert Rollason
    10 Sid Hobson
    11 Wally Rees
    12 George Watt
    13 Ray Stehr (C)Captain of the crew
    1 Dave Parkinson
    2 Bob Nielson
    3 Cecil Jorgenson
    4th Tom Bourke (C)Captain of the crew
    5 Bob Paterson
    6th Harry Leo
    7th Stan Ponchard
    8th Jack Hampstead
    9 Sid Ryan
    10 Jack Metcalf
    11 Hilton Kidd
    12 Ted Dawes
    13 Jack Spencer

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