Competing teams: (22) the eight Sydney teams, the ten Newcastle teams, plus teams representing Groups 7, 10, 11, and Southern Districts.
The competition was held at the end of the season, and the draw very much followed the pattern of elimination from the two premierships. Newcastle were asked to enter six teams, later reduced to four. A complicated set of playoffs followed to determine which four. Cessnock was eliminated during the playoffs after refusing to play on a Sunday, but were allowed to play anyway because they were the Newcastle premiers.
Newcastle:
Morpeth-East Maitland 43 beat Newcastle Eastern Suburbs 10.
Central Newcastle 40 beat Maitland United 8.
Newcastle Western Suburbs 18 beat Waratah-Mayfield 3.
Central Newcastle 21 beat Morpeth-East Maitland 14.
Northern Suburbs 18 beat Newcastle Western Suburbs 4.
Central Newcastle beat Cessnock on forfeit.
Round 1:
Group Ten 28 beat South Sydney 11.
North Sydney 16 beat Group Seven 14.
Round 2:
Sydney Western Suburbs 35 beat Southern Districts 15.
Newtown 16 beat Group Eleven 12.
Balmain 25 beat North Sydney 20.
Canterbury Bankstown 11 beat Group Ten 10.
Round 3:
Newtown 27 beat Sydney Western Suburbs 16.
Kurri Kurri 22 beat Balmain 5.
Canterbury Bankstown 17 beat Northern Suburbs 10.
Round 4:
Sydney Eastern Suburbs 31 beat Central Newcastle 15.
Newtown 9 beat Cessnock 8.
Canterbury Bankstown 13 beat Kurri Kurri 7.
St George 23 beat South Newcastle 19.
Semifinals:
Sydney Eastern Suburbs 35 beat St George 27.
Newtown 36 beat Canterbury Bankstown 19.
Final:
Newtown 19 beat Sydney Eastern Suburbs 16.
Cessnock 25 beat Newtown 3
on Sunday 6th July.
St George 29 beat Morpeth-East Maitland 26
on Sunday 31st August at West Maitland Sports Ground.
Coalfields 24 beat Newcastle 20
on Sunday 25th May at Kurri Kurri.
Newcastle Reserves 8 beat Coalfields Reserves 7
on Sunday 25th May at Kurri Kurri.
Three teams finished with 18 points and so no minor premiership (and hence no right of challenge) was awarded.
1 Eastern Suburbs 14 9 0 5 - 217 160 57 18
2 Balmain 14 9 0 5 - 243 205 38 18
3 Canterbury Bankstown 14 9 0 5 - 205 182 23 18
4 St George 14 8 1 5 - 307 248 59 17
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5 Newtown 14 6 2 6 - 219 242 -23 14
6 Western Suburbs 14 6 0 8 - 247 226 21 12
7 South Sydney 14 4 0 10 - 193 277 -84 8
8 North Sydney 14 3 1 10 - 171 262 -91 7
Semifinals:
Eastern Suburbs 24 beat Canterbury Bankstown 22.
St George 32 beat Balmain 8.
Final:
St George 31 beat Eastern Suburbs 14.
The 1941 season finished relatively early so that Newcastle teams could play in the State Cup.
During the year a match was organised between a combined Northern Suburbs / Eastern Suburbs side and a team drawn from the rest of the competition, the proceeds of which were donated to the patriotic fund. Norths were considered to have the best forward pack in the competition, and Easts the best back line.
Norths-Easts 29 beat The Rest 19
on Sunday 13th July at District Park.
South Newcastle won the club challenge and were awarded the Lloyd Memorial pennant.
1 Cessnock 18 15 1 2 - 513 118 31 (4.347)
2 South Newcastle 18 15 1 2 - 398 168 31 (2.369)
3 Northern Suburbs 18 12 1 5 - 373 200 25
4 Kurri Kurri 18 10 1 7 - 195 213 21
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5 Morpeth East Maitland
18 8 1 9 - 212 171 17
6 Central Newcastle 18 7 2 9 - 284 250 16
7 Western Suburbs 18 6 2 10 - 234 334 14 (.701)
8 Waratah Mayfield 18 7 0 11 - 200 365 14 (.548)
9 Eastern Suburbs 18 5 1 12 - 178 343 11
10 Maitland United 18 0 0 18 - 156 581 0
(calculated)
Playoff:
Cessnock 18 beat South Newcastle 15 (AET, FT: 10-10).
Semifinals:
Cessnock 15 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
South Newcastle 13 beat Kurri Kurri 10.
Final:
Cessnock 18 beat South Newcastle 3.
Teams: (10) Central Newcastle, Cessnock, Eastern Suburbs,
Kurri Kurri, Maitland United, Morpeth East Maitland,
Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
South Newcastle 6 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
Western Suburbs 7 beat Waratah Mayfield 3.
Final:
Western Suburbs 5 drew with South Newcastle 5.
(Western Suburbs won the replay 14-6.)
Teams: (6) Belmont, Cardiff, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield.
Semifinals:
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Final:
South Newcastle versus Northern Suburbs.
Teams: (6) Central Newcastle, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
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Final:
Waratah Mayfield beat Western Suburbs.
Grand Final:
Waratah Mayfield versus South Newcastle.
Teams: (6) Central Newcastle, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Playoff:
South Newcastle versus Waratah Mayfield.
Semifinals:
Waratah Mayfield beat Northern Suburbs.
South Newcastle beat Western Suburbs.
Final:
Waratah Mayfield versus South Newcastle.