NSWRL 1953

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The 1953 NSWRL was the 46th 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 won the final 31:12 against the St. George Dragons and thus the NSWRL for the 14th time.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 18th 11 1 6th 384: 278 + 106 23
    02. St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 18th 11 0 7th 313: 289 + 24 22nd
    03. North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 18th 10 1 7th 421: 283 + 138 21st
    04th Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 18th 10 1 7th 330: 310 + 20 21st
    05. Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 18th 9 2 7th 292: 268 + 24 20th
    06th Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18th 9 2 7th 252: 291 - 39 20th
    07th Parramatta colors.svg Parramatta Eels 18th 8th 1 9 271: 291 - 20 17th
    08th. Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 18th 7th 0 11 313: 377 - 64 14th
    09. Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18th 6th 0 12 294: 393 - 99 12
    010. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 18th 5 0 13 287: 377 - 90 10

    Playoffs

    Semifinals

    29th August
    		 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 5: 4 North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 30,392
    Referee: Jack O'Brien
    (0: 2)
    report
    5th September
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 25: 7 Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 37,753
    Referee: Darcy Lawler
    (5: 4)
    Report

    Grand Final

    12th September
    		 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 31:12 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 44,581
    Referee: Darcy Lawler
    Attempts: Moir (3), Dougherty , Hammerton , Threlfo , Woolfe
    Elevations: Dougherty (4/7)
    Penalty Kicks: Churchill (1)
    		 (15: 0)
    report     		Attempts: Brown , Lee's Raises
    : Pidding (2/2)
    Penalty Kicks : Pidding (1)
    1 Clive Churchill
    2 Frank Threlfo
    3 Martin Gallagher
    4th Kevin Woolfe
    5 Ian Moir
    6th Johnny Dougherty
    7th Ray Mason
    8th Les Cowie
    9 Jack Rayner
    10 Ray Moon
    11 Denis Donoghue
    12 Ernest Hammerton
    13 Jim Richards
    1 Noel Pidding
    2 Kevin Hole
    3 Tommy Ryan
    4th Merv Lees
    5 Ross Kite
    6th Alan Staunton
    7th Peter Bracken
    8th Billy Wilson
    9 Standard Provan
    10 Barry Passfield
    11 Bob Bower
    12 Ken Kearney
    13 Kevin Brown

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