New South Wales Competitions 1943

[1942] [1944]

Sydney
Newcastle


Representative Games

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State Championship

Competing teams: (15) the eight Sydney teams, plus five Newcastle teams (Cessnock, Maitland, South Newcastle, Waratah-Mayfield and Western Suburbs) plus teams representing Groups 7 and 10.

[1941] [1944] [details]

Round 1:

    Eastern Suburbs 18 beat Group Seven 3.
    Group Ten 24 beat Western Suburbs 8.
    Maitland 20 beat Canterbury Bankstown 6.
    South Sydney 20 beat Cessnock 6.
    Balmain 43 beat Newcastle Western Suburbs 13.
    Newtown 29 beat South Newcastle 15.
    Waratah-Mayfield 16 beat North Sydney 3.
    Bye: St George.

Round 2:

    Eastern Suburbs 19 beat Group Ten 11.
    South Sydney 28 beat Maitland 17.
    Balmain 28 beat Newtown 15.
    St George 32 beat Waratah Mayfield 15.

Semifinals:

    St George 30 beat South Sydney 19.
    Balmain 28 beat Eastern Suburbs 19.

Final:

    Balmain 18 beat St George 7.

Sydney

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First Grade Premiership

[details] [finals]

 1 Newtown              14 10  1  3  -  272  143  129  21
 2 Balmain              14 10  1  3  -  178  131   47  21
 3 North Sydney         14  7  3  4  -  193  124   69  17
 4 St George            14  8  1  5  -  185  188   -3  17
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 5 South Sydney         14  8  0  6  -  161  147   14  16
 6 Eastern Suburbs      14  4  0 10  -  131  214  -83   8
 7 Western Suburbs      14  3  0 11  -  132  176  -44   6
 8 Canterbury Bankstown 14  3  0 11  -  115  244 -129   6

Playoff:

    Newtown 11 beat Balmain 10.

Semifinals:

    North Sydney 21 beat Newtown 16.
    St George 12 beat Balmain 5.

Final:

    North Sydney 25 beat St George 19.

Grand Final:

    Newtown 34 beat North Sydney 7.

Newcastle

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First Grade Premiership
(Coo-ee Shield and Woolworth Cup)

[details]

Two teams finished 1st, and three 3rd, which necessitated two weeks of playoffs.

 1 South Newcastle      14 10  1  3  -  292  139  21 (2.101)
 2 Kurri Kurri          14 10  1  3  -  158  124  21 (1.274)
 3 Waratah Mayfield     14  8  2  4  -  205   84  18 (2.440)
 4 Cessnock             13  8  0  5  -  140   95  18 (1.474)
 5 Western Suburbs      14  9  0  5  -  175  134  18 (1.306)
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 6 Maitland             14  4  1  9  -  105  184   9
 7 Northern Suburbs     14  2  1 11  -  108  245   5
 8 Central Newcastle    13  1  0 12  -   64  242   2
                                        (calculated)

Playoffs:

    Western Suburbs 17 beat Waratah Mayfield 4.
    South Newcastle 23 beat Kurri Kurri 10.
    Waratah Mayfield 14 beat Cessnock 5.

Semifinals:

    South Newcastle 17 beat Western Suburbs 7.
    Waratah Mayfield 13 beat Kurri Kurri 0.

Final:

    South Newcastle 9 beat Waratah Mayfield 0.

Reserve Grade Premiership

Teams: Central Newcastle, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland,
  Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
  Western Suburbs.

Semifinals:

    Waratah Mayfield 23 beat Kurri Kurri 0.
    South Newcastle 3 beat Western Suburbs 0.

Final:

    South Newcastle 10 beat Waratah Mayfield 3.

Grand Final:

    South Newcastle 8 beat Waratah Mayfield 7.

Under-18s Premiership

Teams: Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs no.1,
  Northern Suburbs no.2, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
  Western Suburbs.

Semifinals:

    Waratah Mayfield beat Northern Suburbs.
    South Newcastle beat Western Suburbs.

Final:

    South Newcastle beat Waratah Mayfield.

Grand Final:

    South Newcastle versus Waratah Mayfield.

Under-16s Premiership

Teams: Belmont, Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
  South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.

Semifinals:

    Central Newcastle beat Waratah Mayfield.
    Western Suburbs beat South Newcastle.

Final:

    Western Suburbs versus Central Newcastle.