1950 NSWRFL season

1950 NSWRFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	South Sydney (12th title)
Minor premiers	South Sydney (11th title)
Matches played	93
Points scored	2901 (total) 31.194 (per match)
Top try scorer(s)	Jack Troy (16)

The 1950 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-third season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football 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

Balmain 43rd season Captain: Fred de Belin	Canterbury-Bankstown	Eastern Suburbs 43rd season	Manly-Warringah
Newtown 43rd season	North Sydney 43rd season	Parramatta	South Sydney 43rd season Captain-Coach: Jack Rayner
	St. George	Western Suburbs 43rd season

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
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

Finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Crowd
Semi Finals
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

Final

South Sydney	Position	Western Suburbs
Clive Churchill	FB	William Keato
John Graves	WG	Jack Wall
Kevin Woolfe	CE	Dev Dines
Milton Atkinson	CE	Jack Woods
Cec Smailes	WG	John Lackey
Greg Hawick	FE	Frank Stanmore (c)
Bill Stewart	HB	Keith Holman
Denis Donoghue	PR	Don Stait
Ernie Hammerton	HK	Alan Hornery
Ken Macreadie	PR	William Horder
Bernie Purcell	SR	Kevin Hansen
Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.)	SR	Don Milton
Les Cowie	LK	Peter McLean

In a close and physical encounter South Sydney held a six point lead at half time 15-11. Both sides scored six further points after the break.

Souths captain Jack Rayner led the team in fine style to their first title in 18 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.)

References

• Rugby League Tables - Season 1950 The World of Rugby League
• Results:1941-1950 at rabbitohs.com.au
• 1950 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com
• NSWRFL season 1950 at rugbyleagueproject.com