NSWRL 1957
The 1957 NSWRL was the 50th 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 St. George Dragons . They won in the final 31: 9 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and won the NSWRL for the second time in a row and for the fourth time overall.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. | St. George Dragons | 18th | 15th | 0 | 3 | 417: 232 | + 185 | 30th |
2. | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 18th | 11 | 1 | 6th | 282: 209 | + 73 | 23 |
3. | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 18th | 11 | 0 | 7th | 354: 314 | + 40 | 22nd |
4th | Western Suburbs Magpies | 18th | 10 | 1 | 7th | 358: 251 | + 107 | 21st |
5. | North Sydney Bears | 18th | 9 | 1 | 8th | 292: 278 | + 14 | 19th |
6th | Balmain Tigers | 18th | 9 | 0 | 9 | 352: 281 | + 71 | 18th |
7th | Newtown Jets | 18th | 9 | 0 | 9 | 267: 228 | + 39 | 18th |
8th. | Eastern suburbs | 18th | 9 | 0 | 9 | 277: 347 | - 70 | 18th |
9. | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18th | 3 | 1 | 14th | 182: 339 | - 157 | 7th |
10. | Parramatta Eels | 18th | 2 | 0 | 16 | 189: 491 | - 302 | 4th |
Playoffs
Elimination / qualification playoffs
August 31 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26: 13 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 46,957 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
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report |
7th of September |
St. George Dragons | 21: 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 39,845 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
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report |
Semifinals
September 14th |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 15: 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 39,065 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
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report |
Grand Final
21st September |
St. George Dragons | 31: 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 54,399 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
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Attempts: Clay (2), Fifield , Lumsden , Ryan Elevations: Bath (5/5) Penalty kicks: Bath (3) |
(9: 4) Report |
Attempts: Burke raises: Willey (1/1) Penalty kicks: Willey (2) |
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