The 1950 South Sydney season was the 43rd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as premiers and minor premiers.
1950 South Sydney season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
1950 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 4 | |||
Points scored | For: 323; against: 228 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach-Captain | Rupert Rayner/Dave Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | John Graves (10) | |||
Goals | Bernard Purcell (52) | |||
Points | Bernard Purcell (128) | |||
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Ladder
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | South Sydney | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 228 | +95 | 28 |
2 | Balmain | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 208 | +47 | 26 |
3 | Newtown | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 269 | +78 | 24 |
4 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 307 | 259 | +48 | 22 |
5 | St. George | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 336 | 261 | +75 | 21 |
6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 296 | 277 | +19 | 18 |
7 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 345 | -108 | 14 |
8 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 231 | 293 | -62 | 12 |
9 | Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 296 | -93 | 9 |
10 | North Sydney | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 357 | -99 | 6 |
Fixtures
editRegular season
editRound | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
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1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 20 – 17 | Saturday 8 April | Belmore Sports Ground | [1] | |
2 | Parramatta | Loss | 12 – 16 | Monday 10 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,100 | [2] |
3 | Western Suburbs | Win | 23 – 9 | Saturday 15 April | Redfern Park | [3] | |
4 | St. George | Win | 17 – 15 | Saturday 22 April | Kogarah | 12,500 | [4] |
5 | North Sydney | Win | 23 – 15 | Tuesday 25 April | Redfern Park | [5] | |
6 | Newtown | Loss | 10 – 20 | Saturday 29 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 32,800 | [6] |
7 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 21 – 15 | Saturday 6 May | Redfern Park | [7] | |
8 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 45 – 11 | Saturday 27 May | Redfern Park | [8] | |
9 | Balmain | Win | 14 – 10 | Saturday 10 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,300 | [9] |
10 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 5 – 0 | Saturday 17 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 9,300 | [10] |
11 | Parramatta | Win | 17 – 6 | Saturday 24 June | Redfern Park | [11] | |
12 | Western Suburbs | Win | 29 – 22 | Saturday 1 July | Pratten Park | [12] | |
13 | St. George | Win | 17 – 14 | Saturday 8 July | Redfern Oval | 30,200 | [13] |
14 | North Sydney | Win | 10 – 5 | Saturday 29 July | North Sydney Oval | [14] | |
15 | Newtown | Loss | 12 – 17 | Saturday 5 August | Sports Ground | 18,700 | [15] |
16 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 30 – 4 | Saturday 13 August | Redfern Park | 17,000 | [16] |
17 | Manly-Warringah | Win | 13 – 10 | Saturday 19 August | Brookvale | 3,000 | [17] |
18 | Balmain | Loss | 12 – 17 | Saturday 26 August | Sports Ground | 21,500 | [18] |
Finals
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semifinals | ||||||||
South Sydney | 30–4 | Newtown | 2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
Balmain | 10–28 | Western Suburbs | 9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
Final | ||||||||
South Sydney | 21–15 | Western Suburbs | 16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 |
References
edit- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.