NSWRL 1952
The 1952 NSWRL was the 45th 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 Western Suburbs Magpies . They won in the final 22:12 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs and won the NSWRL for the fourth time.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | Western Suburbs Magpies | 18th | 14th | 1 | 3 | 331: 264 | + 67 | 29 |
2. | St. George Dragons | 18th | 13 | 0 | 5 | 375: 279 | + 96 | 26th |
3. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18th | 12 | 0 | 6th | 344: 189 | + 155 | 24 |
4th | North Sydney Bears | 18th | 11 | 0 | 7th | 384: 247 | + 137 | 22nd |
5. | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 18th | 11 | 0 | 7th | 334: 261 | + 73 | 22nd |
6th | Balmain Tigers | 18th | 8th | 0 | 10 | 351: 256 | + 95 | 16 |
7th | Newtown Jets | 18th | 6th | 0 | 12 | 210: 341 | - 131 | 12 |
8th. | Eastern suburbs | 18th | 6th | 0 | 12 | 259: 397 | - 138 | 12 |
9. | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18th | 5 | 1 | 12 | 214: 386 | - 172 | 11 |
10. | Parramatta Eels | 18th | 3 | 0 | 15th | 241: 423 | - 182 | 6th |
Playoffs
In fact, South Sydney would have won the NSWRL after beating North Sydney. Since Western Suburbs had the so-called "Right of Challenge" as the winner of the Minor Premiership, the Grand Final between Western Suburbs and South Sydney took place a week later.
Elimination playoff
August 27 |
North Sydney Bears | 36: 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 8,770 Referee: George Bishop |
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report |
- The game took place with North Sydney and Manly-Warringah tied.
Elimination / qualification playoffs
August 30th |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18:10 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 34,181 Referee: Jack O'Brien |
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(5: 6) Report |
September 6th |
North Sydney Bears | 21: 9 | St. George Dragons |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 41,976 Referee: George Bishop |
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(7: 6) Report |
Semifinals
13.september |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26:12 | North Sydney Bears |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 44,166 Referee: Jack O'Brien |
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(6: 4) Report |
Grand Final
September 20th |
Western Suburbs Magpies | 22:12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 41,060 Referee: George Bishop |
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Tries: Schofield (2), Bain , Dines , Fitzgerald , McLean Elevations: Bain (2/6) |
(5: 7) Report |
Attempts: MacReadie , Smailes Increases: Graves (2/2) Penalties: Graves (1) |
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