1950 NSWRFL season
1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
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Teams | 10 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 93 |
Points scored | 2901 |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
← 1949 1951 → |
The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-third season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league 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 | Canterbury-Bankstown![]() 16th season | Eastern Suburbs![]() 43rd season | Manly-Warringah![]() 4th season | Newtown![]() 43rd season |
North Sydney![]() 43rd season | Parramatta![]() 4th season | South Sydney![]() 43rd season | St. George![]() 30th season | Western Suburbs![]() 43rd season |
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 228 | +95 | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 208 | +47 | 26 |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 269 | +78 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 307 | 259 | +48 | 22 |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 336 | 261 | +75 | 21 |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 296 | 277 | +19 | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 345 | -108 | 14 |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 231 | 293 | -62 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 296 | -93 | 9 |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 357 | -99 | 6 |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semifinals | ||||||||
![]() | 30–4 | ![]() | 2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
![]() | 10–28 | ![]() | 9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
Final | ||||||||
![]() | 21–15 | ![]() | 16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 |
Final
South Sydney | Position | Western Suburbs |
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13. Clive Churchill | FB | |
12. John Graves | WG | 22. Jack Wall |
11. Kevin Woolfe | CE | 20. Dev Dines |
10. Milton Atkinson | CE | 3. Jack Woods |
9. Cliff Smailes | WG | 26. John Lackey |
26. Greg Hawick | FE | 6. Frank Stanmore (c) |
8. Bill Stewart | HB | 7. Keith Holman |
| PR | 57. Don Stait |
2. Ernie Hammerton | HK | 15. Alan Hornery |
18. Ken Macreadie | PR | 5. Bill Horder |
5. Bernie Purcell | SR | 17. Kevin Hansen |
4. Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.) | SR | 9. Don Milton |
6. Les Cowie | LK | 8. Peter McLean |
In a close and physical encounter South Sydney held a 17–11 six point lead at half time. The second half was tryless, but South Sydney kept ahead on penalty goals throughout.
Souths’ captain Jack Rayner led the team in fine style to their first title in eighteen 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.)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
| Top 5 goal scorers
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References
External links
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1950 AFL Tables
- Results:1941-1950 at rabbitohs.com.au
- 1950 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com
- NSWRFL season 1950 at rugbyleagueproject.org
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- 1. Clive Churchill
- 2. John Graves
- 3. Kevin Woolfe
- 4. Milton Atkinson
- 5. Cec Smailes
- 6. Greg Hawick
- 7. Bill Stewart
- 8. Denis Donoghue
- 9. Ernie Hammerton
- 10. Ken Macreadie
- 11. Bernie Purcell
- 12. Les Cowie
- 13. Jack Rayner (ca.)/(co.)