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) | ![]() |
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 | |||||
Semi Finals | ||||||||
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30–4 | ![]() |
2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
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10–28 | ![]() |
9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
Final | ||||||||
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21–15 | ![]() |
16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 |
Final
South Sydney | Position | Western Suburbs |
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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 | Bill 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 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.)
- Jack Rayner.jpg
- Keith Holman 1950.jpg
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
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Top 5 goal scorers
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