New South Wales Competitions 1946

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Representative Games
Sydney
Newcastle


Representative Games

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City Country

Leadup Games:

    Newcastle 38 beat North and North Coast 18
    on 27th April at Newcastle Sportsground.

    Southern District 36 beat Newcastle 16
    on 28th April at Wollongong.

City Country:

    City Firsts 31 beat Country Firsts 10
    on Saturday 4th May at Sydney Cricket Ground.

    City Seconds 35 beat Country Seconds 7
    on Saturday 4th May at Sydney Cricket Ground.

    Newcastle 42 beat County Firsts 21
    on Monday 6th May at New Lambton Oval.
        (The Country team was short of players and a number
         of Novocatrians had to fill the breech.)

Other Games

    Newcastle 27 beat Group One 19
    on Sunday 1st September at Lismore.
    Crowd: 2000.

Sydney

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Premiership

[details] [finals]

 1 St George            14 11  0  3  -  264  203   61  22
 2 Newtown              14 10  0  4  -  296  189  107  20
 3 Balmain              14  9  0  5  -  279  193   86  18 
 4 Canterbury Bankstown 14  8  1  5  -  212  196   16  17
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 5 Eastern Suburbs      14  8  0  6  -  213  174   39  16
 6 North Sydney         14  5  0  9  -  248  285  -37  10
 7 Western Suburbs      14  4  1  9  -  224  267  -43   9
 8 South Sydney         14  0  0 14  -  124  353 -229   0

Semifinals:

    Balmain 22 beat St George 14.
    Canterbury Bankstown 12 beat Newtown 10.

Final:

    Balmain 8 beat Canterbury Bankstown 7.

Grand Final:

    Balmain 13 beat St George 12.

Newcastle

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First Grade Premiership
(Coo-ee Shield, John Bull and G Wright)

[details]

 1 South Newcastle      14 11  0  3  -  299  174  22
 2 Kurri Kurri          14 10  1  3  -  327  145  21
 3 Waratah Mayfield     14  8  2  4  -  206  135  18
 4 Western Suburbs      14  8  1  5  -  208  140  17
 5 Northern Suburbs     14  7  0  7  -  179  170  14
 6 Cessnock             14  6  0  8  -  188  214  12
 7 Central Newcastle    14  2  0 12  -  134  261   4 (0.513)
 8 Maitland             14  2  0 12  -  154  456   4 (0.338)

Semifinals:

    South Newcastle 19 beat Waratah Mayfield 13.
    Western Suburbs 35 beat Kurri Kurri 4.

Final:

    Western Suburbs 24 beat South Newcastle 9.

Grand Final:

    South Newcastle 11 beat Western Suburbs 3.

Reserve Grade Premiership

[details]

The winner of the Southern Newcastle competition, Belmont, played off with the fourth placed team for a spot in the finals.

 1 Kurri Kurri          14  9  2  3  -  198  111  20 (1.784)
 2 Waratah Mayfield     14  9  2  3  -  131   94  20 (1.394)
 3 Central Newcastle    14  9  0  5  -  231  115  18
 4 South Newcastle      14  8  1  5  -  175   93  17 (1.882)
 5 Western Suburbs      14  8  1  5  -  165  123  17 (1.341)
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 6 Northern Suburbs     14  5  1  8  -  182  125  11
 7 Cessnock             14  3  0 11  -   71  199   6
 9 Maitland             14  1  1 12  -   56  349   3
                                        (calculated)

Playoffs:

    Waratah Mayfield 13 beat Kurri Kurri 8.

    Western Suburbs 17 beat South Newcastle 7.
    Belmont 15 beat Western Suburbs 3.

Semifinals:

    Central Newcastle 6 beat Waratah Mayfield 5.
    Belmont 28 beat Kurri Kurri 5.

Final:

    Central Newcastle 23 beat Belmont 4.

Grand Final:

    Central Newcastle 10 beat Waratah Mayfield 6.

Third Grade Premiership

Teams: (7) Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs, Shortland,
  South Newcastle, Stockton, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.

Playoff:

    Western Suburbs versus Northern Suburbs.
  
Semifinals:

    Western Suburbs drew with South Newcastle.
        (South Newcastle won the replay 12-7.)
    Northern Suburbs drew with Waratah Mayfield.
        (Northern Suburbs won the replay 32-8.)

Final:

    South Newcastle 14 beat Northern Suburbs 3.

Grand Final:

    Northern Suburbs 21 beat South Newcastle 7.

Southern District Rugby League A Grade

The winner played the fourth placed reserve grade team for a place in the finals.

Teams: (5) Belmont, Cardiff, Lake Macquarie, Morriset, Wyong.

Final:

    Belmont 24 beat Morriset 2.

Southern District Rugby League B Grade

Teams: (5) Belmont, Cardiff, Lake Macquarie, Morriset, Wyong.

Final:

    Wyong 7 beat Belmont 5.

Knockout Competition

Played on 24th August at Speers Point Park for a prize of 20 pounds.

Round One:

    Kurri Kurri 50 beat Bloom Mill 6.
    Lake Macquarie 19 beat Cardiff 7.
    Western Suburbs 29 beat Central Newcastle 14.

Semifinal:

    Kurri Kurri 19 beat Lake Macquarie 0.

Final:

    Kurri Kurri 24 beat Western Suburbs 5.

Under-20s Premiership

Teams: (5) Belmont, Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle,
  Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.

Semifinals:

    Waratah Mayfield beat South Newcastle.
    Belmont beat Western Suburbs.

Final:

    Waratah Mayfield 35 beat Belmont 2.

Under-18s Premiership

This doesn't make a lot of sense!

Teams: (11) Belmont, Central Newcastle no.1, Central Newcastle no.2,
  Northern Suburbs no.1, Northern Suburbs no.2, South Newcastle,
  Stockton, Waratah Mayfield no.1, Waratah Mayfield no.2,
  Western Suburbs no.1, Western Suburbs no.2.

Semifinals:

    Central Newcastle 19 beat Waratah Mayfield 5.
    Western Suburbs versus Northern Suburbs.

Final:

    Central Newcastle 19 beat South Newcastle 9.
    Central Newcastle versus Northern Suburbs.

Under-16s Premiership

Teams: (9) Belmont, Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
  South Newcastle, Stockton, Waratah Mayfield no.1,
  Waratah Mayfield no.2, Western Suburbs no.1,
  Western Suburbs no.2.

Playoff for 4th:

    Northern Suburbs beat Stockton.
    South Newcastle versus Northern Suburbs.

Semifinals:

    Stockton 37 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
    ?.

Final:

    ?.

Other competitions

Gosford A Grade:

    Semifinal:

        Gosford 22 beat Windsor 10.

    Final:

        Ourimbah 6 beat Gosford 3.


Gosford B Grade:

    Semifinal:

        Gosford 17 beat Windsor 3.


Northern District: (Port Stephens RL)

    Final:

        Raymond Terrace 21 beat Karuah 5.


Upper Hunter:

    Final:

        Singleton St Patricks 7 beat Scone 5.