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
Top points scorer(s)	Bill Keato (180)
Top try-scorer(s)	Jack Troy (16)
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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 Ground: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Athol Smith Captain: Fred de Belin	Canterbury-Bankstown Ground: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Alby Why Captain: Eddie Burns	Eastern Suburbs 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 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	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

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[]

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.)

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  Jack Rayner

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  Keith Holman

References[]

External links[]

• Rugby League Tables - Season 1950 AFL Tables
• Results:1941-1950 at rabbitohs.com.au
• 1950 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com^{[dead link]}
• NSWRFL season 1950 at rugbyleagueproject.org