New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1950
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1950 | |
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| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (12th title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (11th title) |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Points scored | 2901 (average 31.194 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Bill Keato (180 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Jack Troy (16 tries) |
The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-third season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across Sydney contested during the season.
Contents |
[edit] Teams
 Balmain |
 Canterbury |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Manly |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 Parramatta |
 South Sydney |
 St. George |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney |
18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 228 | +95 | 28 |
| 2 |  Balmain |
18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 208 | +47 | 26 |
| 3 | Newtown |
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 269 | +78 | 24 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs |
18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 307 | 259 | +48 | 22 |
| 5 |  St. George |
18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 336 | 261 | +75 | 21 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 296 | 277 | +19 | 18 |
| 7 |  Eastern Suburbs |
18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 345 | -108 | 14 |
| 8 |  Manly-Warringah |
18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 231 | 293 | -62 | 12 |
| 9 |  Parramatta |
18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 296 | -93 | 9 |
| 10 |  North Sydney |
18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 357 | -99 | 6 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 South Sydney |
30-4 |  Newtown |
2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
 Balmain |
10-28 |  Western Suburbs |
9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
| South Sydney |
21-15 | Western Suburbs |
16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 | ||
[edit] Final
| South Sydney | Position | Western Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Churchill | FB | William Keato |
| John Graves | WG | Jack Wall |
| Kevin Woolfe | CE | Dev Dines |
| Milton Atkinson | CE | Jack Woods |
| Cec Smailes | WG | John Lackey |
| Greg Hawick | FE | Frank Stanmore (c) |
| Bill Stewart | HB | Keith Holman |
| Denis Donoghue | PR | Don Stait |
| Ernie Hammerton | HK | Alan Hornery |
| Ken Macreadie | PR | William Horder |
| Bernie Purcell | SR | Kevin Hansen |
| Jack Rayner (c) | SR | Don Milton |
| Les Cowie | LK | Peter McLean |
| Jack Rayner | Coach |
In a close and physical encounter South Sydney held a six point lead at half time 15-11. Both sides scored six further points after the break.
Souths captain Jack Rayner led the team in fine style to their first title in 18 years while the club's internationals all stood up and were counted. Forward Bernie Purcell kicked five long-range penalty goals in succession; fullback Clive Churchill ran Wests' heavyweight forwards off ther legs and winger Johnny Graves scored two great tries.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 (Tries: Graves 2, Smailes. Goals: Purcell 5, Graves 1.)
Western Suburbs Magpies 15 (Tries: Holman. Goals: Keato 6.)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1950 The World of Rugby League
