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1948 NSWRFL season
Rugby league competition
Rugby league competition
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| year | 1948 | |
| competition | New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
| imagesize | 125px | |
| teams | 10 | |
| premiers | [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs |
| count | 3rd | |
| minor premiers | [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs |
| mpcount | 2nd | |
| matches | 94 | |
| points | 2829 | |
| top point scorer | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] Jack Lindwall (101) |
| top try scorer | [[Image:Newtown colours.svg | 16x16px]] Norm Jacobson (27) |
| wooden_spoon | North Sydney | |
| wooden_spoon_count | 6th | |
| prevseason_link | 1947 NSWRFL season | |
| prevseason_year | 1947 | |
| nextseason_link | 1949 NSWRFL season | |
| nextseason_year | 1949 |
The 1948 NSWRFL season was the forty-first New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership season, Sydney’s top-level rugby league football competition, and Australia’s first. The teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with ten clubs from across the city contesting the premiership during the season which culminated in Western Suburbs’ victory over Balmain in the grand final.
Season summary
When Balmain’s young stars of 1946 and 1947 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.
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
| North Sydney[[Image:North Sydney Jersey 1941.png | 100px | center]] | Parramatta[[Image:Parramatta Jersey 1948.png | 100px | center]] | South Sydney[[Image:South Sydney Jersey 1930.png | 100px | center]] | St. George[[Image:St George Jersey 1948.png | 100px | center]] | Western Suburbs[[Image:Western Suburbs Jersey 1924.png | 100px | center]] |
|---|
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs (P) | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 189 | +133 |
| 2 | [[Image:Newtown colours.svg | 16x16px]] Newtown | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 386 | 248 | +138 |
| 3 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 287 | 222 | +65 |
| 4 | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 332 | 262 | +70 |
| 5 | [[Image:Canterbury colours.svg | 16x16px]] Canterbury | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 282 | 276 | +6 |
| 6 | [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 225 | 248 | -23 |
| 7 | [[Image:South Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] South Sydney | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 265 | 302 | -37 |
| 8 | [[Image:Parramatta colours.svg | 16x16px]] Parramatta | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 237 | 346 | -109 |
| 9 | [[Image:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg | 16x16px]] Manly | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 221 | 334 | -113 |
| 10 | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] North Sydney | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 191 | 321 | -130 |
Finals
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.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 23x23px]] Western Suburbs | 7–8 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | 28 August 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 25,907 | ||
| [[Image:Newtown colours.svg | 23x23px]] Newtown | 8–20 | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 23x23px]] St. George | 4 September 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 31,310 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | 13–12 | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 23x23px]] St. George | 11 September 1948 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 37,404 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 23x23px]] Western Suburbs | 8–5 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304215230/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/match.cfm?MatchID=2421 | date=2012-03-04 }} at nrlstats.com | Sydney Sports Ground | George Bishop | 29,122 |
Grand Final
| Western Suburbs | Position | Balmain |
|---|---|---|
| 13. William Keato | FB | |
| 49. Col Hudson | WG | 30. Leo Nosworthy |
| 10. Eric Bennett | CE | 6. George Williams |
| 12. Lindsay Rodda | CE | 4. Tom Bourke (c) |
| 11. John Lackey | WG | 42. Mitchell Wallace |
| 8. Frank Stanmore | FE | 32. William Sneddon |
| 7. Neville Hogan | HB | 20. Des Bryan |
| 19. Bill Horder | PR | 10. Jim Thomson |
| 2. William Brown | HK | 45Robert Crane |
| PR | 8. Jack Spencer | |
| 14. Kevin Hansen | SR | 12. Sid Ryan |
| 5. Don Milton | SR | 25. Pat Madden |
| 6. Peter McLean | LK | 13. Jack Hampstead |
| Jeff Smith | Coach | Athol Smith |
After rainy conditions the Grand Final was played on a soft Sydney Sports Ground surface. | access-date = 2009-11-20}} 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 tryline. The referee awarded the try and Wests held an 8–5 break until full-time to record their third premiership win.
Western Suburbs Magpies 8 (Tries: Hudson, Hansen. Goals: Keato)
defeated
Balmain Tigers 5 (Tries: Bourke. Goals: Bourke)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | 101 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 81 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lindwall | 9 | 37 | 0 | ||||||
| Colin Schomberg | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Keato | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| Oriel Kennerson | 2 | 43 | 0 | ||||||
| Norm Jacobson | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Top 5 try scorers
| Tries | Player | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Jacobson | |||||||||
| Arthur Patton | |||||||||
| Eddie Tracey | |||||||||
| Len Allmond | |||||||||
| Eric Bennett | |||||||||
| Pat Leal | |||||||||
| Len Smith | |||||||||
| Jack Lindwall |
Top 5 goal scorers
| Goals | Player | 47 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Schomberg | ||||||
| Bill Keato | ||||||
| Oriel Kennerson | ||||||
| Jack Lindwall | ||||||
| Joe Jorgenson |
References
References
- [http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm Premiership Roll of Honour] {{webarchive. link. (April 28, 2007 at ''rl1908.com'')
- link. (2012-03-04 at ''nrlstats.com'')
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