1950 South Sydney season | ||||
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NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
1950 record | Wins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 4 | |||
Points scored | For: 323; Against: 228 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach-Captain | Rupert Rayner/Dave Watson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Redfern Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | John Graves (10) | |||
Goals | Bernard Purcell (52) | |||
Points | Bernard Purcell (128) | |||
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The 1950 South Sydney season was the 43rd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as premiers and minor premiers.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 228 | +95 | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 208 | +47 | 26 |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 269 | +78 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 307 | 259 | +48 | 22 |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 336 | 261 | +75 | 21 |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 296 | 277 | +19 | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 345 | -108 | 14 |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 231 | 293 | -62 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 296 | -93 | 9 |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 357 | -99 | 6 |
Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
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1 | ![]() | Win | 20 – 17 | Saturday 8 April | Belmore Sports Ground | [1] | |
2 | ![]() | Loss | 12 – 16 | Monday 10 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 15,100 | [2] |
3 | ![]() | Win | 23 – 9 | Saturday 15 April | Redfern Park | [3] | |
4 | ![]() | Win | 17 – 15 | Saturday 22 April | Kogarah | 12,500 | [4] |
5 | ![]() | Win | 23 – 15 | Tuesday 25 April | Redfern Park | [5] | |
6 | ![]() | Loss | 10 – 20 | Saturday 29 April | Sydney Cricket Ground | 32,800 | [6] |
7 | ![]() | Win | 21 – 15 | Saturday 6 May | Redfern Park | [7] | |
8 | ![]() | Win | 45 – 11 | Saturday 27 May | Redfern Park | [8] | |
9 | ![]() | Win | 14 – 10 | Saturday 10 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,300 | [9] |
10 | ![]() | Win | 5 – 0 | Saturday 17 June | Sydney Cricket Ground | 9,300 | [10] |
11 | ![]() | Win | 17 – 6 | Saturday 24 June | Redfern Park | [11] | |
12 | ![]() | Win | 29 – 22 | Saturday 1 July | Pratten Park | [12] | |
13 | ![]() | Win | 17 – 14 | Saturday 8 July | Redfern Oval | 30,200 | [13] |
14 | ![]() | Win | 10 – 5 | Saturday 29 July | North Sydney Oval | [14] | |
15 | ![]() | Loss | 12 – 17 | Saturday 5 August | Sports Ground | 18,700 | [15] |
16 | ![]() | Win | 30 – 4 | Saturday 13 August | Redfern Park | 17,000 | [16] |
17 | ![]() | Win | 13 – 10 | Saturday 19 August | Brookvale | 3,000 | [17] |
18 | ![]() | Loss | 12 – 17 | Saturday 26 August | Sports Ground | 21,500 | [18] |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semifinals | ||||||||
![]() | 30–4 | ![]() | 2 September 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 33,514 | ||
![]() | 10–28 | ![]() | 9 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 33,542 | ||
Final | ||||||||
![]() | 21–15 | ![]() | 16 September 1950 | Sydney Sports Ground | Tom McMahon | 32,373 |
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