New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1940

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1940
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 8
premiers =
count = 8th
minor premiers =
mpcount = 9th
matches = 59
points = 1738
attendance =
top points scorer = (99)
top try scorer = (19)
1940's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-third season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney, New South Wales. Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from April until August.

Teams

* Balmain, formed on January 23 1908 at Balmain Town Hall
* Canterbury-Bankstown
* Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24 1908 at Paddington Town Hall
* Newtown, formed on January 14 1908
* North Sydney, formed on February 7 1908
* South Sydney, formed on January 17 1908 at Redfern Town Hall
* St. George, formed on November 8 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts
* Western Suburbs, formed on February 4 1908

Premiership Final

Led by their standard-setting captain-coach Dave Brown, the Roosters continued their strong season performance with a semi-final victory over St George to gain a Final berth.

Although Brown was ruled out on the morning of the decider with a leg injury, replacement Bill Brew slotted into the side and scored a try after backing up second rower Sid "Joe" Pearce who also scored the next try. The young Easts team who averaged 20 years of age overcame Canterbury by six tries to two.

Eastern Suburbs 24 (Tries: Pierce 2, O'Loan, Brew, Pearce, Clarke. Goals: Dunn 2 )

defeated

Canterbury 14 (Tries: Bonnyman, Denton. Goals: Johnson 4)

References

* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/snotes.html Rugby League Tables - Notes] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1940.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1940] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/premiership.htm rl1908.com History and Statistics] "rl1908"
* [http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/syd/res/syd1940a.htm#rfinals Finals Line-ups and Scores] "Hunterlink Site"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/Legends/dunn.htm rl1908.com interview ] "Sean Fagan interviews Dick Dunn"
* [http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1931-1940.html Results: 1931-40 at rabbitohs.com.au]