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1942 NSWRFL season

January 01, 1970

The 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fifth season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from May until September, culminating in the Canterbury-Bankstown club's grand final victory over St. George.[1]

1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams8
Premiers Canterbury-Bankstown (2nd title)
Minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown (2nd title)
Matches played61
Points scored1895
Top points scorer(s) Ray Lindwall (143)
Top try-scorer(s) Jack Lindwall (16)

Teams edit

Balmain
 

35th season
Ground: Birchgrove Oval
Coach: Bill Kelly
Captain: Dawson Buckley

Canterbury-Bankstown
 

8th season
Ground: Belmore Sports Ground
Coach: Jerry Brien
Captain: Ron Bailey

Eastern Suburbs
 

35th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Joe Pearce
Captain: Ray Stehr

Newtown
 

35th season
Ground: Henson Park
Coach: Arthur Folwell
Captain: Tom Kirk

North Sydney
 

35th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Jim O'Reilly
Captain: Rex Harrison

South Sydney
 

35th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Jim Tait
Captain: Fred Felsch

St. George
 

22nd season
Ground: Hurstville Oval
Captain-coach: Len Kelly

Western Suburbs
 

35th season
Ground: St Lukes Oval
Captain-Coach: Albert McGuiness

Ladder edit

 
The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1942 premiership across Sydney.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Canterbury 14 10 0 4 264 162 +102 20
2   Balmain 14 10 0 4 223 192 +31 20
3   St. George 14 9 0 5 271 205 +66 18
4   Eastern Suburbs 14 8 0 6 213 214 -1 16
5   South Sydney 14 7 1 6 209 191 +18 15
6   North Sydney 14 5 0 9 220 216 +4 10
7   Newtown 14 4 1 9 189 266 -77 9
8   Western Suburbs 14 2 0 12 148 291 -143 4

Finals edit

The minor premiership was won by Canterbury-Bankstown in a play off against Balmain after both sides had finished the season on twenty points.

In the semi-finals, Canterbury-Bankstown lost their match to St. George whilst Eastern Suburbs, who only just made the finals after South Sydney had drawn their match in the final round of the season, defeated Balmain. The result of the first semi final meant that St. George and Eastern Suburbs played a preliminary final which would decide who met minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown in the Grand Final. St. George won the match, as they had done four weeks earlier over Easts in the final round of the season proper.

St. George had won two matches in the semis while Canterbury had just one victory, but the Berries were guaranteed a Grand Final berth under a call back of the old rules giving the minor premiers a right of challenge. In the Grand Final, Canterbury-Bankstown narrowly defeated St. George to collect their second premiership victory.

Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Crowd
Playoff
  Canterbury-Bankstown 26–20   Balmain 15 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground 17,300
Semifinals
  Canterbury-Bankstown 10–25   St. George 22 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O'Brien 26,467
  Balmain 14–20   Eastern Suburbs 29 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O'Brien 19,782
Preliminary Final
  St. George 18–5   Eastern Suburbs 5 September 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O'Brien 30,858
Grand Final
  Canterbury-Bankstown 11–9   St. George 12 September 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O'Brien 26,171

Grand Final edit

The Sydney Cricket Ground was a muddy quagmire with a treacherous patch in the centre which kept the teams evenly matched and the crowd in a fever of excitement until the final whistle. The "Gregory’s" reference records that 7,000 of the crowd on the hill had jumped the fence during the reserve grade final and invaded the half-empty new member's stand. Towards the end of the first grade match 5,000 people crowded onto the touchline and referee O'Brien had to hold up play until officials were able to get them back twenty yards.[2]

Canterbury's defence was tested during a torrid ten-minute period when St. George hurled themselves at the line from never more than eight yards away. The Berries defence held and the Dragons could not break through.

The Canterbury-Bankstown tactics were to keep the game with the forwards and away from the St George backs. Canterbury hooker Kirkaldy won the vital scrums. Bob Farrar, Frank Sponberg and Henry Porter were tireless with Porter's handling and kicking skills on display.

Saints were leading 9–6 late in the match after a try to their record-breaking winger Jack Lindwall was converted by his brother Ray Lindwall. Berries' winger Bob Jackson then scored a magnificent try made possible by a resolute and tricky run from skipper Ron Bailey which locked up the scores at 9–all.

Canterbury's Lindsay Johnson managed a late conversion to secure the win. Johnson's goal just scraped over the cross bar to give his team the premiership.

Canterbury-Bankstown 11 (Tries: Jackson. Goals: Johnson 4)[3]

defeated

St George 9 (Tries: J. Lindwall. Goals: R. Lindwall 3)[4]

Player statistics edit

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 14.

References edit

  1. ^ Premiership Roll of Honour 28 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
  2. ^ Pollard, Jack (1965). Gregory's Guide to Rugby League. Australia: Grenville Publishing. p82.
  3. ^ 1942 Grand Final 6 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at nrlstats.com
  4. ^ "GRAND FINAL: Premiership to Canterbury". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 14 September 1942. p. 9. Retrieved 19 November 2009.

External links edit

  • Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables
  • Rugby League Tables - Season 1942 AFL Tables
  • RL1908
  • at rabbitohs.com.au

January 01, 1970
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The 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty fifth season of Sydney s top level rugby league football competition Australia s first Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which lasted from May until September culminating in the Canterbury Bankstown club s grand final victory over St George 1 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football LeagueTeams8PremiersCanterbury Bankstown 2nd title Minor premiersCanterbury Bankstown 2nd title Matches played61Points scored1895Top points scorer s Ray Lindwall 143 Top try scorer s Jack Lindwall 16 19411943 Contents 1 Teams 2 Ladder 3 Finals 3 1 Grand Final 4 Player statistics 5 References 6 External linksTeams editBalmain formed on 23 January 1908 at Balmain Town Hall Canterbury Bankstown Eastern Suburbs formed on 24 January 1908 at Paddington Town Hall Newtown formed on 14 January 1908 North Sydney formed on 7 February 1908 South Sydney formed on 17 January 1908 at Redfern Town Hall St George formed on 8 November 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts Western Suburbs formed on 4 February 1908 Balmain nbsp 35th seasonGround Birchgrove Oval Coach Bill KellyCaptain Dawson Buckley Canterbury Bankstown nbsp 8th seasonGround Belmore Sports Ground Coach Jerry BrienCaptain Ron Bailey Eastern Suburbs nbsp 35th seasonGround Sydney Sports Ground Coach Joe PearceCaptain Ray Stehr Newtown nbsp 35th seasonGround Henson Park Coach Arthur FolwellCaptain Tom Kirk North Sydney nbsp 35th seasonGround North Sydney Oval Coach Jim O ReillyCaptain Rex Harrison South Sydney nbsp 35th seasonGround Sydney Sports Ground Coach Jim TaitCaptain Fred Felsch St George nbsp 22nd seasonGround Hurstville Oval Captain coach Len Kelly Western Suburbs nbsp 35th seasonGround St Lukes Oval Captain Coach Albert McGuinessLadder edit nbsp The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1942 premiership across Sydney Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Canterbury 14 10 0 4 264 162 102 20 2 nbsp Balmain 14 10 0 4 223 192 31 20 3 nbsp St George 14 9 0 5 271 205 66 18 4 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 14 8 0 6 213 214 1 16 5 nbsp South Sydney 14 7 1 6 209 191 18 15 6 nbsp North Sydney 14 5 0 9 220 216 4 10 7 nbsp Newtown 14 4 1 9 189 266 77 9 8 nbsp Western Suburbs 14 2 0 12 148 291 143 4Finals editThe minor premiership was won by Canterbury Bankstown in a play off against Balmain after both sides had finished the season on twenty points In the semi finals Canterbury Bankstown lost their match to St George whilst Eastern Suburbs who only just made the finals after South Sydney had drawn their match in the final round of the season defeated Balmain The result of the first semi final meant that St George and Eastern Suburbs played a preliminary final which would decide who met minor premiers Canterbury Bankstown in the Grand Final St George won the match as they had done four weeks earlier over Easts in the final round of the season proper St George had won two matches in the semis while Canterbury had just one victory but the Berries were guaranteed a Grand Final berth under a call back of the old rules giving the minor premiers a right of challenge In the Grand Final Canterbury Bankstown narrowly defeated St George to collect their second premiership victory Home Score Away Match information Date and time Venue Referee Crowd Playoff nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 26 20 nbsp Balmain 15 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground 17 300 Semifinals nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 10 25 nbsp St George 22 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O Brien 26 467 nbsp Balmain 14 20 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 29 August 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O Brien 19 782 Preliminary Final nbsp St George 18 5 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 5 September 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O Brien 30 858 Grand Final nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 11 9 nbsp St George 12 September 1942 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack O Brien 26 171 Grand Final edit Canterbury Bankstown Position St George 13 Lindsay Johnson FB 13 Ray Lindwall 12 Edgar Newham WG 10 Doug McRitchie 9 Ron Bailey c CE 29 Ted McHugh 31 Ron Knight CE 12 Noel Jones 14 Bob Jackson WG 17 Jack Lindwall 34 Tom Ezart FE 53 Cedric Turvey 10 Jack Bonnyman HB 20 Eric Laurence 3 Henry Porter PR 3 Charlie Montgomery 15 Roy Kirkaldy HK Herb Gilbert Jnr Eddie Burns PR 5 Bill McRitchie 4 George Elley SR 43 Alister Clarke 5 Bob Farrar SR 4 Len Kelly c c 17 Frank Sponberg LK 26 Bill Collier Jerry Brien Coach The Sydney Cricket Ground was a muddy quagmire with a treacherous patch in the centre which kept the teams evenly matched and the crowd in a fever of excitement until the final whistle The Gregory s reference records that 7 000 of the crowd on the hill had jumped the fence during the reserve grade final and invaded the half empty new member s stand Towards the end of the first grade match 5 000 people crowded onto the touchline and referee O Brien had to hold up play until officials were able to get them back twenty yards 2 Canterbury s defence was tested during a torrid ten minute period when St George hurled themselves at the line from never more than eight yards away The Berries defence held and the Dragons could not break through The Canterbury Bankstown tactics were to keep the game with the forwards and away from the St George backs Canterbury hooker Kirkaldy won the vital scrums Bob Farrar Frank Sponberg and Henry Porter were tireless with Porter s handling and kicking skills on display Saints were leading 9 6 late in the match after a try to their record breaking winger Jack Lindwall was converted by his brother Ray Lindwall Berries winger Bob Jackson then scored a magnificent try made possible by a resolute and tricky run from skipper Ron Bailey which locked up the scores at 9 all Canterbury s Lindsay Johnson managed a late conversion to secure the win Johnson s goal just scraped over the cross bar to give his team the premiership Canterbury Bankstown 11 Tries Jackson Goals Johnson 4 3 defeatedSt George 9 Tries J Lindwall Goals R Lindwall 3 4 Player statistics editThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 14 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals 115 nbsp Ray Lindwall 1 56 0 92 nbsp Fred Felsch 6 37 0 67 nbsp Dick Dunn 3 29 0 63 nbsp Rex Harrison 3 27 0 48 nbsp Lin Johnson 0 24 0 Top 5 try scorers Tries Player 14 nbsp Jack Lindwall 13 nbsp Arthur Patton 10 nbsp Eddie Burns 9 nbsp Gerald Scully 8 nbsp Lin McLean Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player 56 nbsp Ray Lindwall 37 nbsp Fred Felsch 29 nbsp Dick Dunn 27 nbsp Rex Harrison 24 nbsp Lin JohnsonReferences edit Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 28 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908 com Pollard Jack 1965 Gregory s Guide to Rugby League Australia Grenville Publishing p82 1942 Grand Final Archived 6 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at nrlstats com GRAND FINAL Premiership to Canterbury The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 14 September 1942 p 9 Retrieved 19 November 2009 External links editRugby League Tables Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables Season 1942 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Results 1941 50 at rabbitohs com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 NSWRFL season amp oldid 1153137008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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