1950 South Sydney season

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
NSWRFL Rank1st
Play-off resultPremiers
1950 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 323; against: 228
Team information
Coach-CaptainRupert Rayner/Dave Watson
Captain
StadiumRedfern Oval
Top scorers
TriesJohn Graves (10)
GoalsBernard Purcell (52)
PointsBernard Purcell (128)
← 1949 List of seasons 1951 →

Ladder

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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

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
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

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Home Score Away Match Information
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

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  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  15. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 15 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  16. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  17. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 17 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  18. ^ "NSWRFL 1950 - Round 18 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.