1950 NSWRFL season

1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League
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 point scorer(s) Bill Keato (180)
Top try scorer(s) Jack Troy (16)

The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 43rd 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.

Teams

Balmain
43rd season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Athol Smith
Captain: Fred de Belin
Canterbury-Bankstown
16th season
Ground: Belmore Sports Ground
Coach: Alby Why
Captain: Eddie Burns
Eastern Suburbs
43rd season
Ground: Sports Ground
Coach: Ernie Norman
Captain: Ferris Ashton
Manly-Warringah
4th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Wally O'Connell
Captain: Perce Pritchard
Newtown
43rd season
Ground: Erskineville Oval
Captain - Coach: Frank Farrell
North Sydney
43rd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Frank Hyde
Captain: Martin Gallagher
Parramatta
4th season
Ground: Cumberland Oval
Coach: Vic Hey
Captain: Bob Hobbs
South Sydney
43rd season
Ground: Redfern Oval
Captain-Coach: Jack Rayner
St. George
30th season
Ground: Jubilee Oval
Coach: Jim Duckworth
Captain: Johnny Hawke
Western Suburbs
43rd season
Ground: Pratten Park
Coach: Jeff Smith
Captain: Frank Stanmore

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 181404323228+9528
2 Balmain 181224255208+4726
3 Newtown 181125347269+7824
4 Western Suburbs 181026307259+4822
5 St. George 18936336261+7521
6 Canterbury-Bankstown 18909296277+1918
7 Eastern Suburbs 187011237345-10814
8 Manly-Warringah 186012231293-6212
9 Parramatta 183312203296-939
10 North Sydney 183015258357-996

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

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
Cliff 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.)


References

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