New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1941

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1941
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 8
premiers =
count = 1st
minor premiers =
mpcount = 10th
matches = 59
points = 1933
attendance =
top points scorer = (84)
top try scorer = (13)
(13)
1941's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fourth 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

In a tough encounter the Dragons won their first ever premiership in their 21st year in the competition. St George captain-coach Neville Smith was knocked out after a heavy tackle early in the match. Smith recovered and scored 13 points through one try and five goals.

Along with Smith, St George centre Gordon Hart also gave a sparkling display of free-running rugby league.

In another incident Easts prop Jack Arnold and Saints lock Bill Tyquin were sent off after an almighty punch up. Tyquin, a Queensland representative who would later captain Australia, played only the 1941 war-time season in Sydney while he was stationed there on duty with the AIF.

It was to prove to be the final match in the stellar, record-setting career of Easts' Dave Brown who at 29 years of age announced his retirement at game's end.

St George 31 (Tries: Campbell 2, Hanson 2, Smith, Kelly, Hart, McAndrew. Goals: Smith 5)

defeated

Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: Dermond 2, Brown, Bamford. Goals: Brown 1)

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/1941.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1941] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/premiership.htm Premiership History and Statistics] "RL1908"
* [http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1941-1950.html Results: 1941-50 at rabbitohs.com.au]
* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/match.cfm?MatchID=1930 1941 Final at nrlstats.com]
* [http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory/history_stgeorge3a.htm#1941 1941 Final at Dragons History site]