New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1945
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1945 | |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs (9th title) |
| Minor premiers | Eastern Suburbs (11th title) |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Points scored | 1941 (average 32.35 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) | Dick Dunn (150 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Chicka Cahill (13 tries) Jack Snare (13 tries) |
The 1945 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-eighth 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] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 276 | 190 | +86 | 22 |
| 2 | Newtown |
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 326 | 177 | +149 | 21 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 238 | 192 | +46 | 17 |
| 4 |  Balmain |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 252 | 202 | +50 | 16 |
| 5 |  North Sydney |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 175 | +13 | 16 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 217 | 285 | -68 | 9 |
| 7 |  St. George |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 183 | 253 | -70 | 9 |
| 8 |  South Sydney |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 144 | 350 | -206 | 2 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
 Balmain |
9 - 5 |  North Sydney |
16 August 1945 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 17,207 | |||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 Eastern Suburbs |
28 - 13 |  Western Suburbs |
18 August 1945 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Tom McMahon | 34,916 | ||
 Newtown |
9 - 13 | Balmain |
25 August 1945 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 35,151 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs |
22 - 18 | Balmain |
1 September 1945 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 44,585 | ||
[edit] Premiership Final
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Position | Balmain Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Pratt | FB | Dave Parkinson |
| Lionel Cooper | WG | Robert Nielson |
| Paul Tierney | CE | Joe Jorgenson |
| Johnny Hunter | CE | Tom Bourke (c) |
| Ken Foster | WG | Robert Paterson |
| Wally O'Connell | FE | Harry Leo |
| Sel Lisle | HB | Stan Ponchard |
| Ray Stehr (c) | PR | Jack Spencer |
| George Watt | HK | Ernie Dawes |
| Jack Arnold | PR | Hilton Kidd |
| Bert Rollason | SR | Jim Metcalf |
| Sid Hobson | SR | Sid Ryan |
| Dick Dunn | LK | Jack Hampstead |
| Ray Stehr | Coach | Norm Robinson |
Balmain led by 10-5 at half time and the match was evenly balanced throughout the second half. With three minutes to go Roosters trailed 17-18. The Roosters were awarded a penalty on half way and Dick Dunn convinced his reluctant captain Ray Stehr that he could make the distance. Dunn successfully kicked the goal from the then unorthodox upright position.
Dunn received Joe Jorgenson's kick from the restart and booted the ball into touch five metres from the Balmain line. Roosters' hooker George Watt won the scrum against the feed and Easts' classy halves pairing of Sel Lisle and Wally O'Connell put on a move that saw Dunn score in the corner.
Dunn scored 19 of the Rooster's 22 points that day carrying with him for luck the sock of his 14-month old daughter in his shorts pocket throughout the match. [1]. [2].
Eastern Suburbs 22 (Tries: Dunn 3, J Arnold. Goals: Dunn 5)
defeated
Balmain 18 (Tries: Ponchard 2, Dawes, Nielsen. Goals: Jorgenson 3)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1945 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics rl1908.com
- Finals lineups and results Hunterlink site
- rl1908.com interview Sean Fagan interviews Dick Dunn
- Sydney Morning Herald 30sept2004 SMH interviews Dick Dunn
