New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1933
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1933 | |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Newtown (2nd title) |
| Minor premiers | Newtown (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Syd Christensen (86 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Jack Gray-Spence (11 tries) |
The 1933 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-sixth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Eight teams from across Sydney contested during the season.
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[edit] Season summary
When the Kangaroos sailed for England in July, the NSWRL premiership with just five rounds completed, was turned on its head. After losing the opening four matches of the season, last-placed Newtown won 11 of their 12 next matches to win the premiership.
[edit] Teams
- Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908 at Balmain Town Hall
- Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908 at Paddington Town Hall
- Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908
- North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
- 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
- University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
[edit] Colours
 Balmain |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 St. George |
 South Sydney |
 University |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newtown |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 125 | +58 | 18 |
| 2 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 224 | 169 | +55 | 17 |
| 3 |  South Sydney |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 182 | 177 | +5 | 17 |
| 4 |  St. George |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 165 | 174 | -9 | 16 |
| 5 | Balmain |
14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 187 | 210 | -23 | 13 |
| 6 | University |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 218 | 216 | +2 | 11 |
| 7 |  North Sydney |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 136 | 188 | -52 | 11 |
| 8 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 210 | 246 | -36 | 9 |
[edit] Finals
In the two semi finals, the top two ranked teams Newtown and St. George beat their lower-ranked opponents Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney. The two winners then played in a final in which minor premiers Newtown beat St. George. In the semi-final Newtwon were reduced to 12 men after former representative fullback Alan Righton broke his leg.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 26 August 1933 - Sports Ground | |||||||
| Newtown |
17 | ||||||
| South Sydney |
12 | ||||||
| 9 September 1933 - Sports Ground | |||||||
| Newtown |
18 | ||||||
| St. George |
5 | ||||||
| 2 September 1933 - Sports Ground | |||||||
| St. George |
13 | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs |
10 | ||||||
[edit] Premiership final
| Newtown Bluebags | Position | St George Dragon Slayers |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Ellis | FB | Stan Robinson |
| Joe Gartner | WG | Bernie Martin |
| S. "Alf" Griffiths | CE | M. Hollingsworth |
| Frank Gilmore | CE | Noel Tipping |
| George Braybrook | WG | L. Brennan |
| Keith Ellis (c) | FE | Mick Kadwell |
| Hans Mork | HB | Dick Daley |
| Clarrie Tupper | PR | Tom Haywood |
| Clarrie Stevenson | HK | Percy Fairall |
| Henry Porter | PR | Alan Sprouster |
| Alf Smith | SR | Alan Woods |
| Les Bull | SR | Jim Rutherford |
| Jack Thornton | LK | Bill Killiby |
| Charles Russell | Coach | Mick Kadwell |
The Sydney Sports Ground attracted a large crowd of 18,080 on Final day to see Newtown take on St George. Both teams were coached by former internationals. St George captain-coach was former Kangaroo and premiership winner with South Sydney Harry 'Mick' Kadwell. Newtown were coached by former dual-international Charles "Boxer" Russell.
The match refereed by William Fry, was level 5-all at halftime, before the Newtown Bluebags finished the stronger to take the premiership.
Newtown 18 (Tries: Alf Griffiths 2, Joe Gartner, George Braybrook. Goals: Frank Gilmore 3)
beat
St George 5 (Tries: Percy Fairall. Goal: Mick Kadwell )
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1932 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- Collis, Ian; Whiticker, Alan (2007). 100 Years of Rugby League. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland, page 127. ISBN 9781741104639.
