1957 NSWRFL season

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1957 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams10
Premiers St. George colours.svg St. George (4th title)
Minor premiers St. George colours.svg St. George (4th title)
Matches played94
Points scored3103
Attendance1089273
Top points scorer(s) Western Suburbs colours.svg Darcy Russell (169)
Top try-scorer(s) St. George colours.svg Tommy Ryan (26)

1957's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 50th season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final between St. George and Manly-Warringah.

Contents

Season summary

Teams

Balmain
Balmain Jersey 1953.png

50th season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Sid Ryan
Captain: Brian Staunton

Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown Jersey 1938.png

season
Ground: Belmore Oval
Captain-coach: Col Geelan

Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1954.png

50th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Dave Brown
Captain: Tony Paskins

Manly-Warringah
Manly-Warringah Jersey 1957.png

11th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Ken Arthurson
Captain: George Hunter

Newtown
Newtown Jersey 1915.png

50th season
Ground: Henson Park
Captain-Coach: Dick Poole

North Sydney
North Sydney Jersey 1954.png

50th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Trevor Allan
Captain: Ken McCaffery, Bob Dawson

Parramatta
Parramatta Jersey 1953.png

11th season
Ground: Cumberland Oval
Captain-Coach: Ken Slattery

South Sydney
South Sydney Jersey 1930.png

50th season
Ground: Redfern Oval
Coach: Jack Rayner
Captain: Clive Churchill

St. George
St George Jersey 1948.png

37th season
Ground: Kogarah Oval
Captain-coach: Ken Kearney

Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs Jersey 1953.png

50th season
Ground: Pratten Park
Coach: Jack Walsh
Captain: Keith Holman

Regular season

Team123456789101112131415161718F1F2F3GF
Balmain STG
−6
MAN
−15
PAR
+24
CBY
+2
SOU
+27
WES
+14
NOR
−10
EAS
+14
NEW
+3
STG
−6
MAN
+16
PAR
+6
CBY
−4
SOU
−2
WES
−13
NOR
−7
EAS
+29
NEW
−1
Canterbury-Bankstown NOR
+3
EAS
−4
NEW
−15
BAL
−2
MAN
0
PAR
−4
STG
−37
SOU
−13
WES
−1
NOR
−8
EAS
−12
NEW
−8
BAL
+4
MAN
−10
PAR
+7
STG
−9
SOU
−14
WES
−34
Eastern Suburbs PAR
+5
CBY
+4
SOU
+5
WES
−11
NOR
−8
STG
−21
NEW
−19
BAL
−14
MAN
−27
PAR
+7
CBY
+12
SOU
−2
WES
+4
NOR
+3
STG
+9
NEW
+19
BAL
−29
MAN
−7
Manly-Warringah NEW
+11
BAL
+15
STG
−23
PAR
+7
CBY
0
SOU
−13
WES
+6
NOR
+21
EAS
+27
NEW
+9
BAL
−16
STG
−3
PAR
+21
CBY
+10
SOU
−9
WES
+5
NOR
−2
EAS
+7
XSTG
−14
SOU
+4
STG
−22
Newtown MAN
−11
PAR
+35
CBY
+15
SOU
+6
WES
+8
NOR
−10
EAS
+19
STG
−3
BAL
−3
MAN
−9
PAR
−14
CBY
+8
SOU
+24
WES
−8
NOR
+6
EAS
−19
STG
−6
BAL
+1
North Sydney CBY
−3
SOU
+8
WES
0
STG
−12
EAS
+8
NEW
+10
BAL
+10
MAN
−21
PAR
+15
CBY
+8
SOU
−1
WES
−6
STG
−30
EAS
−3
NEW
−6
BAL
+7
MAN
+2
PAR
+28
Parramatta EAS
−5
NEW
−35
BAL
−24
MAN
−7
STG
−39
CBY
+4
SOU
−40
WES
−7
NOR
−15
EAS
−7
NEW
+14
BAL
−6
MAN
−21
STG
−23
CBY
−7
SOU
−36
WES
−20
NOR
−28
South Sydney WES
−40
NOR
−8
EAS
−5
NEW
−6
BAL
−27
MAN
+13
PAR
+40
CBY
+13
STG
+22
WES
+6
NOR
+1
EAS
+2
NEW
−24
BAL
+2
MAN
+9
PAR
+36
CBY
+14
STG
−8
WES
+13
XMAN
−4
St. George BAL
+6
WES
−18
MAN
+23
NOR
+12
PAR
+39
EAS
+21
CBY
+37
NEW
+3
SOU
−22
BAL
+6
WES
+8
MAN
+3
NOR
+30
PAR
+23
EAS
−9
CBY
+9
NEW
+6
SOU
+8
XMAN
+14
XMAN
+22
Western Suburbs SOU
+40
STG
+18
NOR
0
EAS
+11
NEW
−8
BAL
−14
MAN
−6
PAR
+7
CBY
+1
SOU
−6
STG
−8
NOR
+6
EAS
−4
NEW
+8
BAL
+13
MAN
−5
PAR
+20
CBY
+34
SOU
−13
Team123456789101112131415161718F1F2F3GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 St. George colours.svg St. George 181503417232+18530
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 181116282209+7323
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 181107354314+4022
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 181017358251+10721
5 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 18918292278+1419
6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 18909352281+7118
7 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 18909267228+3918
8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 18909277347-7018
9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 183114182339-1577
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 182016189491-3024

Ladder progression

Team123456789101112131415161718
1 St. George colours.svg St. George 2246810121414161820222424262830
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 24467791113151515171919212123
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 000002468101214141618202222
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 2457777911111113131517171921
5 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 0233579911131313131313151719
6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 00246881012121416161616161818
7 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 024688101010101012141416161618
8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 24666666681010121416181818
9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 222233333333557777
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 000002222244444444

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semifinals
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 26–13 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 31 August 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground Darcy Lawler 46,957
St. George colours.svg St. George 21–7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 7 September 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground Darcy Lawler 39,845
Preliminary Final
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15–11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 14 September 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground Darcy Lawler 39,065
Grand Final
St. George colours.svg St. George 31–9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21 September 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground Darcy Lawler 54,399

Grand Final

St. GeorgePositionManly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brian Graham FB Ron Willey
Tommy Ryan WG Ray Ritchie
Ray Smith CE Ray Quinnell
Jack Fifield CE Bill Lloyd
Eddie Lumsden WG George Hugo
Peter Carroll FE Kevin Diett
Bob Bugden HB Peter Burke
Kevin Brown PR Roy Bull
Ken Kearney (Ca./Co.) HK George Lenon
Bryan Orrock PR Denis Meaney
Harry Bath SR Doug Daley
Norm Provan SR Rex Mossop
Brian Clay LK George Hunter (c)
Coach Ken Arthurson

Under 27 year-old coach Ken Arthurson, Manly were playing in their second grand final. The match began with Saints pounding the (then called) 'Seagulls' with some heavy tackling. Brian Clay in particular targeted Manly's Rex Mossop, often trapping the dual international forward with the ball. “Poppa” Clay had a fearsome reputation in defence and at one point he knocked the Manly captain George Hunter senseless.

Manly were up to the task in the first half with the score locked at 4–4 for 30 minutes. Straight after half time, the flood gates opened following a magnificent run up the centre by second-row forward Norm Provan. He palmed off Manly defenders, ran deep into their territory, high stepped past fullback Ron Willey and slipped the ball to Poppa Clay who scored under the posts.

A second Dragon try followed within three minutes and the game began to slip away from the Manly side. The Larry Writer reference quotes Manly coach Arthurson: "The sheer physical strength of the St. George team is in itself a formidable thing to overcome. Our fellows tried everything, but St. George had so much more to give. Those big fellows are so clever." [1]

Harry Bath kicked eight goals from eight attempts establishing a standing record for the most goals in a grand final and the most points scored in a grand final (16). His fellow ball playing forward and tactician Ken Kearney had returned for this, the first of five successful seasons as coach (four as captain-coach).

St. George 31 (Tries: Clay 2, Ryan, Fifield, Lumsden. Goals: Bath 8.)

Manly 9 (Tries: Burke. Goals: Willey 3.)

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.

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References

Footnotes

  1. Never Before, Never Again p 39