NSWRL 1949

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The NSWRL 1949 was the 42nd 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 South Sydney Rabbitohs . They lost in the final 12:19 against the St. George Dragons , who won the NSWRL for the second time.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 18th 13 1 4th 360: 210 + 150 27
    02. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 18th 12 0 6th 365: 280 + 85 24
    03. St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 18th 11 1 6th 345: 231 + 114 23
    04th Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 18th 10 2 6th 265: 206 + 59 22nd
    05. Parramatta colors.svg Parramatta Eels 18th 8th 4th 6th 311: 269 + 42 20th
    06th Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 18th 9 1 8th 358: 332 + 26 19th
    07th Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18th 6th 2 10 236: 337 - 101 14th
    08th. Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18th 6th 1 11 171: 293 - 122 13
    09. North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 18th 5 1 12 253: 369 - 116 11
    010. Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 18th 3 1 14th 214: 351 - 137 7th

    Playoffs

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

    Elimination / qualification playoffs

    20th of August
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 16:12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 41,696
    Referees: Tom McMahon Jr.
    report
    August 27
    		 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 20: 13 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 38,209
    Referee: George Bishop
    report

    Semifinals

    September 3
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 18: 7 Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 55,341
    Referee: Jack O'Brien
    (7: 2)
    Report

    Grand Final

    September 10
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 19:12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 56,534
    Umpire: George Bishop
    Tries : Pidding (2), Roberts (2), McCoy
    Increases: McCoy (1), Pidding (1)
    		 (11: 7)
    Report     		Attempts: Graves , Purcell
    Elevations: Graves (2/2)
    Penalties: Graves (1)
    1 Doug Fleming
    2 Ron Roberts
    3 Doug McRitchie
    4th Matt McCoy
    5 Noel Pidding
    6th Norman Hawke (C)Captain of the crew
    7th Noel Hill
    8th George Jardine
    9 Charlie Banks
    10 Carl Langton
    11 Jack Munn
    12 Frank Facer
    13 Jack Holland
    1 Clive Churchill
    2 Len Allmond
    3 Ken Brogan
    4th Norm Spillane
    5 Johnny Graves
    6th Arthur Moynihan
    7th The Bryan
    8th Les Cowie
    9 Jack Rayner (C)Captain of the crew
    10 Bernie Purcell
    11 Denis Donoghue
    12 Ernest Hammerton
    13 Jack Melville

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