Moves were made to invite Newcastle to again field a team in the Sydney premiership. The Newcastle players were keen, but the local officials weren't.
A number of teams started to feel the pressure of the war and had trouble fielding full sides.
1 Eastern Suburbs 14 9 1 4 - 250 136 114 19
2 Newtown 14 9 0 5 - 261 200 61 18
3 St George 14 7 2 5 - 263 203 60 16
4 Canterbury Bankstown 14 8 0 6 - 204 195 9 16
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5 Balmain 14 7 1 6 - 199 162 37 15
6 South Sydney 14 7 0 7 - 165 259 -94 14
7 North Sydney 14 4 0 10 - 156 243 -87 8
8 Western Suburbs 14 3 0 11 - 159 259 -100 6
Semifinals:
Eastern Suburbs 10 beat St George 3.
Canterbury Bankstown 19 beat Newtown 11.
Final:
Eastern Suburbs 24 beat Canterbury Bankstown 14.