New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1942
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1942 | |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Canterbury-Bankstown (2nd title) |
| Minor premiers | Canterbury-Bankstown (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Points scored | 1895 (average 31.066 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Ray Lindwall (143 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Jack Lindwall (16 tries) |
The 1942 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fifth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Eight teams from across Sydney contested during the season.
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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
- 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
[edit] Colours
 Balmain |
 Canterbury |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 South Sydney |
 St. George |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Records set
Canterbury Bankstown's Tony Nash set the standing record for most tries in an Australian first grade debut when he scored four tries in his maiden appearance. Nash played only seven first grade career games, all in 1942.
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
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 |
[edit] Finals
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 both St. George and Eastern Suburbs played a Preliminary Final which would ordinarily have decided the premiership. 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 | |||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| 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 | ||
[edit] Grand Final
| St George Dragons | Position | Canterbury-Bankstown |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | FB | Lindsay Johnson |
| Doug McRitchie | WG | Edgar Newham |
| Ted McHugh | CE | Ron Bailey (c) |
| Noel Jones | CE | Ron Knight |
| Jack Lindwall | WG | Bob Jackson |
| Cedric Turvey | FE | Tom Ezart |
| Eric Laurence | HB | Jack Bonnyman |
| Charlie Montgomery | PR | Henry Porter |
| Herb Gilbert Jnr | HK | Roy Kirkaldy |
| Bill McRitchie | PR | Eddie Burns |
| Alister Clarke | SR | George Elley |
| Len Kelly (c) | SR | Bob Farrar |
| Bill Collier | LK | Frank Sponberg |
| Coach | Jerry Brien |
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.
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 11 (Tries: Jackson. Goals: Johnson 2)
defeated
St George 9 (Tries: J Lindwall. Goals: R Lindwall)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1942 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
