| 1950 NSWRFL season | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | South Sydney (12th title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (11th title) |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Points scored | 2901 (total) 31.194 (per match) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Jack Troy (16) |
The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-third season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Ten teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which culminated in a grand final between South Sydney and Western Suburbs.
Contents |
| Balmain 43rd season |
Canterbury-Bankstown | Eastern Suburbs 43rd season |
Manly-Warringah |
| Newtown 43rd season |
North Sydney 43rd season |
Parramatta | South Sydney 43rd season Captain-Coach: Jack Rayner |
| St. George | Western Suburbs 43rd season |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 (Ca./Co.) | SR | Don Milton |
| Les Cowie | LK | Peter McLean |
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 their 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.)
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