NSWRL 1959

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The 1959 NSWRL was the 52nd 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 the final 20-0 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and won the NSWRL for the fourth time in a row and for the sixth time overall.

table

  • Playoff participation
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 18th 17th 0 1 550: 190 + 360 35
    02. Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 18th 13 1 4th 405: 273 + 132 27
    03. Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18th 11 0 7th 283: 239 + 44 22nd
    04th Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets 18th 10 0 8th 254: 296 - 42 20th
    05. North Sydney colors.svg North Sydney Bears 18th 9 0 9 371: 282 + 89 18th
    06th South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 18th 9 0 9 257: 276 - 19th 18th
    07th Balmain colors.svg Balmain Tigers 18th 6th 1 11 308: 336 - 28 13
    08th. Eastern Suburbs colors.svg Eastern suburbs 18th 6th 0 12 211: 314 - 103 12
    09. Canterbury colors.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18th 5 1 12 194: 378 - 184 11
    010. Parramatta colors.svg Parramatta Eels 18th 2 0 16 150: 399 - 249 4th

    Playoffs

    Elimination / qualification playoffs

    July 25th
    		 Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17: 0 Newtown colors.svg Newtown Jets Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 8,967
    Umpire: Darcy Lawler
    report
    August 1st
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 35:25 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 42,347
    Referee: Darcy Lawler
    report

    Semifinals

    8th August
    		 Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14: 13 Western Suburbs colors.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 28,385
    Referee: Darcy Lawler
    report

    Grand Final

    15th of August
    		 St. George colors.svg St. George Dragons 20: 0 Manly Sea Eagles colors.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
    Spectators: 49,457
    Umpire: Darcy Lawler
    Tries: Lumsden (3), Graham , Provan , Weekes
    Increases: Bath (1/6)
    		 (11: 0)
    report
    1 Brian Graham
    2 Eddie Lumsden
    3 Johnny Riley
    4th Reg Gasnier
    5 Brian Messiter
    6th Brian Clay
    7th Bobby Bugden
    8th Johnny Raper
    9 Standard Provan
    10 Monty Porter
    11 Billy Wilson
    12 Ken Kearney (C)Captain of the crew
    13 Harry Bath
    1 Ron Willey (C)Captain of the crew
    2 Len Wadling
    3 Kevin Mosman
    4th William Lloyd
    5 George Hugo
    6th Alf Madden
    7th Thomas Burke
    8th Jim Peebles
    9 Peter Diversi
    10 Rex Mossop
    11 Roy Bull
    12 George Lenon
    13 Bill Delamere

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