New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1942

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1942
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 8
premiers =
count = 2nd
minor premiers =
mpcount = 2nd
matches = 61
points = 1895
attendance =
top points scorer = (143)
top try scorer = (16)
1942's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-fifth 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 May until September.

eason summary

Canterbury Bankstown's Tony Nash set the standing record for most tries in an Australian first grade debut when he scored four tries in his maiden appearance. Nash played only seven first grade career games, all in 1942.

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

Grand Final

The Sydney Cricket Ground was a muddy quagmire with a treacherous patch in the centre which kept the teams evenly matched and the crowd in a fever of excitement until the final whistle.

Canterbury's defence was tested during a torrid ten minute period when St George hurled themselves at the line from never more than eight yards away. The Berries defence held and the Dragons could not break through.

The Canterbury-Bankstown tactics were to keep the game with the forwards and away from the St George backs. Canterbury hooker Kirkaldy won the vital scrums. Bob Farrar, Frank Sponberg and Henry Porter were tireless with Porter's handling and kicking skills on display.

Saints were leading 9-6 late in the match after a try to their record-breaking winger Jack Lindwall was converted by his brother Ray Lindwall. Berries winger Bob Jackson then scored a magnificent try made possible by a resolute and tricky run from skipper Ron Bailey which locked up the scores at 9-all.

Canterbury's Lindsay Johnson managed a late conversion to secure the win. Johnson's goal just scraped over the cross bar to give his team the premiership.

Canterbury 11 (Tries: Jackson. Goals: Johnson 2)

defeated

St George 9 (Tries: J Lindwall. Goals: R Lindwall)

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/1942.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1942] "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]