Competing teams: (16) the eight Sydney teams, six Newcastle teams, plus teams representing Groups 7 and 10.
Some controversy arose when three matches were postponed due to rain--only the second time such a thing had ever happened. They were rescheduled for the following week, one being played on Sunday in Newcastle, and the other two on Monday in Sydney. This of course heavily favoured the Sydney teams, who did not have to travel to Newcastle after working all day. The Newcastle Rugby League objected, and threatened to withdraw the three teams involved, but backed down when threatened with disqualification, and because the players would have lost their bonuses. The two Newcastle teams playing in Sydney lost. The Sydney Rugby league had issued tickets to the postponed games rather than give refunds--rescheduling the matches on the Monday night saved them from the loss of revenue they would have faced if forced to allow the tickets to be used at premiership games. In recompense the NSWRL sent a team to play the Newcastle representative team.
Round 1:
Newcastle Western Suburbs 10 beat South Sydney 2.
Kurri Kurri 11 beat Balmain 5.
Eastern Suburbs 33 beat Group Ten 8.
North Sydney 35 beat Group Seven 11.
St George beat Central Newcastle.
Newtown 14 beat Waratah-Mayfield 0.
Canterbury Bankstown 28 beat Cessnock 9.
Western Suburbs 21 beat South Newcastle 7.
Round 2:
Newtown 19 beat Western Suburbs 12.
Eastern Suburbs 32 beat Newcastle Western Suburbs 18.
North Sydney 14 beat St George 7.
Kurri Kurri 20 beat Canterbury Bankstown 14.
Semifinals:
North Sydney 15 beat Kurri Kurri 14.
Newtown 38 beat Eastern Suburbs 30.
Final:
Newtown 12 beat North Sydney 7.
City 41 beat Country 12
on Saturday 9th June at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Newcastle 27 beat Metropolitan 26
on Monday 18th June at Newcastle Sportsground.
1 Eastern Suburbs 14 11 0 3 - 276 190 86 22
2 Newtown 14 10 1 3 - 326 177 149 21
3 Western Suburbs 14 8 1 5 - 238 192 46 17
4 Balmain 14 6 4 4 - 252 202 50 16
5 North Sydney 14 8 0 6 - 188 175 13 16
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6 Canterbury Bankstown 14 4 1 9 - 217 285 -68 9
7 St George 14 4 1 9 - 183 253 -70 9
8 South Sydney 14 1 0 13 - 144 350 -206 2
Playoff:
Balmain 9 beat North Sydney 5.
Semifinals:
Eastern Suburbs 28 beat Western Suburbs 13.
Balmain 13 beat Newtown 9.
Final:
Eastern Suburbs 22 beat Balmain 18.
The NRL became concerned with the lack of grounds: Newcastle Council gave the rights to use them to other sports, and the rugby union people weren't very cooperative. League was the only sport making a profit for the council.
The State Cup caused a bit of a kerfuffle. Two second round matches played in Sydney were washed out and had to be replayed. The NRL felt that one of them should be replayed in Newcastle, but the NSWRL would have lost money. The NSWRL instead sent a representative team to Newcastle, who beat them.
At the end of the year a movement started to form a new District Club in Lack Macquarie. Lakes United eventually entered the competition in 1947. The Eastern Suburbs club felt they should be considered for readmission before a new club; it was decided that there was no longer room for both Eastern Suburbs and Northern Suburbs.
1 Kurri Kurri 14 11 0 3 - 291 174 22
2 Waratah Mayfield 14 10 1 3 - 265 161 21
3 South Newcastle 14 9 2 3 - 315 177 20
4 Cessnock 14 7 1 6 - 186 139 15 (1.338)
5 Western Suburbs 14 7 1 6 - 196 220 15 (0.891)
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6 Northern Suburbs 14 5 1 8 - 156 243 11
7 Central Newcastle 14 3 0 11 - 167 287 6
8 Maitland 14 1 0 13 - 153 328 2
Playoff:
Western Suburbs 19 beat Cessnock 8.
Semifinals:
South Newcastle 35 beat Kurri Kurri 8.
Western Suburbs 8 beat Waratah Mayfield 7.
Final:
South Newcastle 14 beat Western Suburbs 13.
Grand Final:
Kurri Kurri 7 beat South Newcastle 4.
1 Northern Suburbs 13 11 1 2 - 123 58 23
2 Waratah Mayfield 14 11 0 3 - 256 76 22
3 South Newcastle 14 10 1 3 - 129 67 21
4 Kurri Kurri 14 7 1 6 - 146 112 15
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5 Cessnock 14 5 1 8 - 58 118 11
6 Central Newcastle 13 3 3 7 - 86 128 9
7 Western Suburbs 14 4 0 10 - 74 138 8
8 Maitland 14 1 1 12 - 57 232 3
(calculated)
Semifinals:
South Newcastle 7 beat Northern Suburbs 3.
Kurri Kurri 9 drew with Waratah Mayfield 9.
(Kurri Kurri won the replay 6-0)
Final:
Kurri Kurri 11 beat South Newcastle 9.
Grand Final:
Northern Suburbs 11 beat Kurri Kurri 2.
Teams: (11) Belmont, Cardiff, Morriset, Northern Suburbs,
Raymond Terrace, Shortland, South Newcastle, Stockton,
Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs, Wyong.
Semifinals:
Northern Suburbs beat Wyong.
Raymond Terrace beat Morriset.
Belmont 39 beat Raymond Terrace 8.
Final:
Belmont 7 beat Northern Suburbs 5.
Grand Final:
Belmont versus Northern Suburbs.
A one off competition played on Thursday 16th August between four teams.
Northern Suburbs 7 beat Cessnock 5.
Central Newcastle 11 beat Maitland 8.
Final:
Central Newcastle 14 beat Northern Suburbs 12.
Teams: (6) Belmont, Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Playoff:
Western Suburbs beat Belmont.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs beat Northern Suburbs.
Waratah Mayfield beat ?.
Final:
Waratah Mayfield versus Western Suburbs.
Teams: Belmont, Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Stockton, Waratah Mayfield no.1,
Waratah Mayfield no.2, Western Suburbs no.1,
Western Suburbs no.2, YCW.
Playoff (for minor premiership):
Waratah Mayfield versus Central Newcastle.
Semifinals:
Central Newcastle beat Western Suburbs.
Waratah Mayfield beat Northern Suburbs.
Final:
Central Newcastle beat Waratah Mayfield.
Grand Final:
Central Newcastle versus Stockton.
Teams: Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle,
Stockton, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Central Newcastle beat South Newcastle.
Stockton 7 beat Northern Suburbs 5.
Final:
Central Newcastle versus Stockton.