New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1944

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1944
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 8
premiers =
count = 8th
minor premiers =
mpcount = 4th
matches = 60
points = 2159
attendance =
top points scorer = (185)
top try scorer = (22)The year 1944's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirty-seventh season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Eight teams from across Sydney contested during the season.

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

Newtown exercised their "right of challenge" as minor premiers and called for a Grand Final. In a low scoring affair Balmain's representative centre Joe Jorgenson kicked two late penalty goals to give the Tigers a 12-8 win and their 8th title.

Balmain 12 (Tries: Devery, K Parkinson. Goals: Jorgenson 3)

defeated

Newtown 8 (Tries: Farrell, McLean. Goals: Kirk)

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/1944.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1944] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/premiership.htm Premiership History and Statistics] "RL1908"
* [http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/syd/res/syd1944a.htm#rfinals Finals lineups and results] "Hunterlink site"
* [http://www.rleague.com//db/year/1944/labor_daily_cup/index.php 1944 Labor Daily Cup at rleague.com
* [http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1941-1950.html Results: 1941-1950 at rabbitohs.com.au]