New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1948
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1948 | |
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| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers |  Western Suburbs (3rd title) |
| Minor premiers | Western Suburbs (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Points scored | 2829 (average 30.096 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Jack Lindwall (101 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Norm Jacobson (27 tries) |
The 1948 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-first season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. The teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with ten clubs from across Sydney contesting for the premiership.
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[edit] Teams
- Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908 at Balmain Town Hall
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908 at Paddington Town Hall
- Manly-Warringah
- Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908
- North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
- Parramatta, formed in November 1946
- South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908 at Redfern Town Hall
- St. George, formed on November 8, 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
[edit] Colours
 Balmain |
 Canterbury |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Manly |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 Parramatta |
 South Sydney |
 St. George |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suburbs |
18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 189 | +133 | 32 |
| 2 | Newtown |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 386 | 248 | +138 | 26 |
| 3 |  Balmain |
18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 287 | 222 | +65 | 26 |
| 4 | St. George |
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 332 | 262 | +70 | 21 |
| 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 282 | 276 | +6 | 16 |
| 6 |  Eastern Suburbs |
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 225 | 248 | -23 | 16 |
| 7 |  South Sydney |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 265 | 302 | -37 | 15 |
| 8 |  Parramatta |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 237 | 346 | -109 | 11 |
| 9 |  Manly-Warringah |
18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 221 | 334 | -113 | 9 |
| 10 |  North Sydney |
18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 191 | 321 | -130 | 8 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 Western Suburbs |
7 - 8 |  Balmain |
28 August 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 25,907 | ||
 Newtown |
8 - 20 |  St. George |
4 September 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 31,310 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Balmain |
13 - 12 | St. George |
11 September 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 37,404 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs |
8 - 5 | Balmain |
18 September 1948 | Sydney Sports Ground | George Bishop | 29,122 | ||
[edit] Preliminary Final
In Balmain's preliminary final match up with St George, Balmain winger Arthur Patton refused to leave the field whilst injured as the Tigers held on to win 13-12. At game's end it was found that he had a broken leg.
[edit] Grand Final
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Position | Balmain Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| William Keato | FB | Dave Parkinson |
| Col Hudson | WG | Leo Nosworthy |
| Eric Bennett (c) | CE | George Williams |
| Lindsay Rodda | CE | Tom Bourke (c) |
| John Lackey | WG | Mitchell Wallace |
| Frank Stanmore | FE | William Sneddon |
| Neville Hogan | HB | Des Bryan |
| William Horder | PR | Jim Thompson |
| William Brown | HK | Robert Crane |
| Jack Walsh | PR | Jack Spencer |
| Kevin Hanson | SR | Sid Ryan |
| Don Milton | SR | Pat Madden |
| Peter McLean | LK | Jack Hampstead |
| Jeff Smith | Coach | Athol Smith |
When Balmain's young stars of 1946-47 Pat Devery and Harry Bath left for big money offers in England it seemed doubtful that the Tigers would be able to continue their run of success. However Balmain gave themselves every chance to achieve their third title in a row and made it through to the Grand Final match up against Wests.
The Tigers led the game until the final quarter when a 40 metre run by Wests' second rower Kevin Hansen saw him tackled right on the try line. The referee awarded the try and Wests held an 8-5 break until fulltime to record their third premiership win.
Western Suburbs Magpies 8 (Tries: Hudson, Hansen. Goals: Keato)
defeated
Balmain Tigers 5 (Tries: Bourke. Goals: Bourke)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1948 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- Finals lineups and results Hunterlink site
