1949 South Sydney season

The 1949 South Sydney was the 42nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as runner-ups and minor premiers.

1949 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st
Play-off resultRunner-ups
1949 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 360; against: 210
Team information
CoachDave Watson
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesLen Allmond (17)
GoalsBernard Purcell (27)
PointsJohn Graves (82)
< 1948 List of seasons 1950 >

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 18 13 1 4 360 210 +150 27
2 Western Suburbs 18 12 0 6 365 280 +85 24
3 St. George 18 11 1 6 345 231 +114 23
4 Balmain 18 10 2 6 265 206 +59 22
5 Parramatta 18 8 4 6 311 269 +42 20
6 Newtown 18 9 1 8 358 332 +26 19
7 Canterbury-Bankstown 18 6 2 10 236 337 −101 14
8 Manly-Warringah 18 6 1 11 171 293 −122 13
9 North Sydney 18 5 1 12 253 369 −116 11
10 Eastern Suburbs 18 3 1 14 214 351 −137 7

Fixtures

Regular season
Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Draw 14 – 14 Saturday 9 April Belmore Sports Ground 6,700 [1]
2 Newtown Win 19 – 9 Saturday 16 April Sports Ground 18,600 [2]
3 Manly-Warringah Win 32 – 0 Monday 25 April Brookvale 5,000 [3]
4 Parramatta Win 26 – 22 Saturday 30 April Sydney Cricket Ground 24,600 [4]
5 Eastern Suburbs Win 15 – 10 Saturday 7 May Sports Ground [5]
6 North Sydney Win 30 – 15 Saturday 14 May Redfern Park 6,000 [6]
7 Western Suburbs Win 13 – 6 Saturday 21 May Pratten Park 4,600 [7]
8 Balmain Win 11 – 7 Saturday 28 May Sports Ground 22,600 [8]
9 St. George Loss 2 – 22 Saturday 11 June Sydney Cricket Ground 37,200 [9]
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Loss 12 – 15 Monday 13 June Redfern Park [10]
11 Newtown Win 16 – 12 Saturday 25 June Sports Ground 17,200 [11]
12 Manly-Warringah Win 32 – 10 Saturday 2 July Redfern Park [12]
13 Parramatta Loss 13 – 14 Saturday 9 July Cumberland Oval [13]
14 Eastern Suburbs Win 48 – 6 Saturday 16 July Redfern Oval [14]
15 North Sydney Win 25 – 10 Saturday 23 July North Sydney Oval 6,100 [15]
16 Western Suburbs Loss 13 – 18 Saturday 30 July Sports Ground 16,800 [16]
17 Balmain Win 17 – 16 Saturday 6 August Sydney Cricket Ground 24,800 [17]
18 St. George Win 22 – 4 Saturday 13 August Sydney Cricket Ground 33,800 [18]

Finals
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
South Sydney 12–16 St. George 20 August 1949 Sydney Cricket Ground Tom McMahon 41,700
Grand Final
South Sydney 12–19 St. George 10 September 1949 Sydney Cricket Ground George Bishop 56,500


References
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