1950 NSWRFL season
| 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (12th title) |
| Minor premiers | File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney (11th title) |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Points scored | 2901 |
| Top points scorer(s) | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Bill Keato (180) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | File:Newtown colours.svg Jack Troy (16) |
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
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 228 | +95 | 28 |
| 2 | File:Balmain colours.svg Balmain | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 208 | +47 | 26 |
| 3 | File:Newtown colours.svg Newtown | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 269 | +78 | 24 |
| 4 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 307 | 259 | +48 | 22 |
| 5 | File:St. George colours.svg St. George | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 336 | 261 | +75 | 21 |
| 6 | File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 296 | 277 | +19 | 18 |
| 7 | File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 345 | -108 | 14 |
| 8 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 231 | 293 | -62 | 12 |
| 9 | File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 296 | -93 | 9 |
| 10 | File:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 357 | -99 | 6 |
Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semifinals | ||||||||
| File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 30–4 | File:Newtown colours.svg Newtown | 2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
| File:Balmain colours.svg Balmain | 10–28 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
| File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 21–15 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 | ||
Final
| South Sydney | Position | Western Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| 13. Clive Churchill | FB | |
| 12. John Graves | WG | 22. Jack Wall |
| 11. Kevin Woolfe | CE | 20. Dev Dines |
| 10. Milton Atkinson | CE | 3. Jack Woods |
| 9. Cliff Smailes | WG | 26. John Lackey |
| 26. Greg Hawick | FE | 6. Frank Stanmore (c) |
| 8. Bill Stewart | HB | 7. Keith Holman |
| PR | 57. Don Stait | |
| 2. Ernie Hammerton | HK | 15. Alan Hornery |
| 18. Ken Macreadie | PR | 5. Bill Horder |
| 5. Bernie Purcell | SR | 17. Kevin Hansen |
| 4. Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.) | SR | 9. Don Milton |
| 6. Les Cowie | LK | 8. 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.)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.
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Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers |
Top 5 goal scorers
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