1962 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
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Teams | 10 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 94 |
Points scored | 2683 |
Attendance | 963433 |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1962 NSWRFL season was the 55th New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Australia's first rugby league competition. Ten teams from across Sydney competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final between St. George and Western Suburbs.
The 1962 season was also the last in the playing career of future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Brian Carlson.
Balmain ![]() 55th season | Canterbury-Bankstown ![]() 28th season | Eastern Suburbs ![]() 55th season | Manly-Warringah 16th season | Newtown ![]() 55th season |
North Sydney ![]() 55th season | Parramatta ![]() 16th season | South Sydney ![]() 55th season | St. George ![]() 42nd season | Western Suburbs 55th season |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
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Balmain | STG +8 | MAN 0 | CBY −17 | SOU −7 | WES −21 | NOR +4 | PAR −9 | NEW −3 | EAS −3 | STG 0 | MAN +8 | CBY −5 | SOU −1 | WES −20 | NOR +10 | PAR +5 | NEW −1 | EAS −11 | ||||
Canterbury-Bankstown | NEW −3 | EAS +24 | BAL +17 | MAN +23 | STG −20 | SOU +5 | WES −12 | NOR −7 | PAR 0 | NEW −22 | EAS −5 | BAL +5 | MAN −2 | STG −21 | SOU −2 | WES 0 | NOR +12 | PAR +1 | ||||
Eastern Suburbs | MAN −4 | CBY −24 | SOU 0 | WES −13 | NOR −16 | PAR −3 | NEW +2 | STG −3 | BAL +3 | MAN −6 | CBY +5 | SOU +17 | WES +4 | NOR +4 | PAR +15 | NEW −10 | STG +1 | BAL +11 | ||||
Manly-Warringah | EAS +4 | BAL 0 | STG −12 | CBY −23 | SOU +3 | WES −9 | NOR +26 | PAR −3 | NEW −6 | EAS +6 | BAL −8 | STG −12 | CBY +2 | SOU +6 | WES −3 | NOR −11 | PAR +5 | NEW −1 | ||||
Newtown | CBY +3 | SOU +2 | WES −4 | NOR +8 | PAR +6 | STG −11 | EAS −2 | BAL +3 | MAN +6 | CBY +22 | SOU +12 | WES −7 | NOR +13 | PAR −4 | STG +1 | EAS +10 | BAL +1 | MAN +1 | X | STG −21 | WES −12 | |
North Sydney | WES −3 | STG −8 | PAR 0 | NEW −8 | EAS +16 | BAL −4 | MAN −26 | CBY +7 | SOU +1 | WES −13 | STG −25 | PAR −7 | NEW −13 | EAS −4 | BAL −10 | MAN +11 | CBY −12 | SOU 0 | ||||
Parramatta | SOU −7 | WES +2 | NOR 0 | STG −21 | NEW −6 | EAS +3 | BAL +9 | MAN +3 | CBY 0 | SOU +27 | WES +12 | NOR +7 | STG +11 | NEW +4 | EAS −15 | BAL −5 | MAN −5 | CBY −1 | WES −6 | |||
South Sydney | PAR +7 | NEW −2 | EAS 0 | BAL +7 | MAN −3 | CBY −5 | STG −17 | WES −5 | NOR −1 | PAR −27 | NEW −12 | EAS −17 | BAL +1 | MAN −6 | CBY +2 | STG −34 | WES −13 | NOR 0 | ||||
St. George | BAL −8 | NOR +8 | MAN +12 | PAR +21 | CBY +20 | NEW +11 | SOU +17 | EAS +3 | WES +8 | BAL 0 | NOR +25 | MAN +12 | PAR −11 | CBY +21 | NEW −1 | SOU +34 | EAS −1 | WES +8 | X | NEW +21 | X | WES +3 |
Western Suburbs | NOR +3 | PAR −2 | NEW +4 | EAS +13 | BAL +21 | MAN +9 | CBY +12 | SOU +5 | STG −8 | NOR +13 | PAR −12 | NEW +7 | EAS −4 | BAL +20 | MAN +3 | CBY 0 | SOU +13 | STG −8 | PAR +6 | X | NEW +12 | STG −3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 373 | 194 | +179 | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 290 | 230 | +60 | 26 |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 299 | 210 | +89 | 25 |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 236 | 218 | +18 | 20 |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 213 | 230 | -17 | 19 |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 228 | 235 | -7 | 16 |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 234 | 270 | -36 | 15 |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 237 | 300 | -63 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 263 | 361 | -98 | 10 |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 212 | 337 | -125 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
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1 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | 25 August 1962 | Sydney Sports Ground | Darcy Lawler | 26,281 | ||
![]() | 30–9 | ![]() | 1 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 36,058 | ||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
![]() | 13–25 | ![]() | 8 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 26,554 | ||
Grand Final | ||||||||
![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | 15 September 1962 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack Bradley | 41,184 |
St. George | Position | Western Suburbs |
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15. Kevin McDonald | FB | |
2. Eddie Lumsden | WG | 2. Dave Barsley |
3. Reg Gasnier | CE | 3. Fred Norden |
19. Johnny Riley | CE | 14. Gil MacDougall |
5. Johnny King | WG | 5. Peter Dimond |
8. Johnny Raper | FE | 7. Arthur Summons (c) |
21. George Evans | HB | 6. Don Malone |
25. Monty Porter | PR | 9. John Hayes |
12. Ian Walsh | HK | 12. Noel Kelly |
11. Billy Wilson | PR | 11. Denis Meaney |
10. Norm Provan (Ca./Co) | SR | 13. Jim Cody |
9. Kevin Ryan | SR | 4. Garry Russell |
13. Elton Rasmussen | LK | 8. Kevin Smyth |
Coach | Jack Fitzgerald | |
Wests had finished third on the ladder but won two semi-finals for another crack at their nemesis in a rain-soaked and muddy Grand Final. St George were favoured by a strong breeze in the first half which dropped off in the second half, giving Wests no reciprocal advantage.
The only try of the match was scored in the 17th minute after Norm Provan burst through and found Kevin Ryan in support who in turn found Johnny King on the fly. The winger raced 30 yards over sodden ground to score, notching up another Grand Final try in his unblemished consistent record.
The score was 7–2 at half time, with the Dragons playing almost all the second half with twelve men after Billy “Bluey” Wilson was sent off. [1]
The match was a tight forward struggle with misdemeanors from both sides. Provan and Rasmussen finished the game needing stitches and Jim Cody and Garry Russell suffered broken noses. Wests did all they could to contain Reg Gasnier with Gill McDougall enjoying some success in hammering Gasnier and keeping him bottled up.
Saints' best were Ryan, Ian Walsh and Johnny Raper playing at five-eighth in place of Brian Clay whose injury prone season had ended early with a broken arm.
The game is remembered for a couple of off-the-ball incidents which began with Provan being knocked out by Jim Cody five minutes before half time. “Sticks” Provan was carried from the field and didn't return again until well into the second half. Cody escaped any official punishment. Wilson came out as captain in the second half and apparently squared things up in the first seconds after kick-off before the first tackle took place. Accounts differ as to whether “Bluey” Wilson was provoked by Cody before Wilson hit him, but hit him he did and referee Jack Bradley sent Wilson off. With no replacements allowed in those days, St George were reduced to 11 men until Provan returned to the field 15 minutes later.
In what can only be described as a heroic defensive effort, St George held out Wests and won the match.
The match was Billy Wilson's final game for St George; he had appeared in six of the Grand Final victories. The Larry Writer reference suggests that the send-off may have soured Wilson's relationship with club officials in spite of the victory. Whether true or not, at 35 years of age, the end of Wilson's playing career was looming from the club's perspective and his contract was not renewed.
As of the 2015 NRL season, no forward since Wilson has been sent off in a Grand Final. In this game Wilson also became the only man to have been sent off in two grand finals following on from his dismissal by Darcy Lawler in 1953 for fighting with South Sydney's Martin Gallagher.
St. George 9 (Tries: King. Goals: McDonald 3.)
Western Suburbs 6 ( Goals: Bray 3.)
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
| Top 5 goal scorers
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Billy Wilson was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative front-row forward, he captained the national team in two Tests against New Zealand in 1963 and captained-coached several of his club sides during a record length top-grade career over twenty seasons from 1948 to 1967. Much of his New South Wales Rugby League premiership career was spent with Sydney's St. George club where he was a pivotal member for the first half of that club's 11-year consecutive premiership run from 1956. Billy Wilson won six consecutive premierships with the Dragons between 1956 and 1962.
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