Английская Википедия:1952 NSWRFL season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rugby league season
The 1952 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-fifth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across Sydney contested for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season which culminated in a grand final between Western Suburbs and South Sydney.
Teams
The tail-end of the season was played without star players selected to go on the Australian national team’s 1952–1953 Kangaroo Tour.
Regular season
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | GF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | CBY −1 |
STG −11 |
WES −9 |
SOU −3 |
NEW −1 |
EAS −10 |
MAN −10 |
PAR +6 |
NOR +7 |
CBY +25 |
STG +16 |
WES −2 |
SOU +2 |
NEW +30 |
MAN −2 |
PAR −1 |
NOR +8 |
EAS +51 |
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| Canterbury-Bankstown | BAL +1 |
NEW +1 |
EAS −5 |
MAN −23 |
PAR +8 |
NOR −21 |
SOU −22 |
STG −17 |
WES −2 |
BAL −25 |
NEW −11 |
EAS +2 |
MAN −8 |
PAR +2 |
SOU −12 |
STG −6 |
WES 0 |
NOR −34 |
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| Eastern Suburbs | PAR +10 |
NOR +2 |
CBY +5 |
STG −4 |
WES −3 |
BAL +10 |
NEW −1 |
SOU −50 |
MAN −4 |
PAR −16 |
NOR −24 |
CBY −2 |
STG −11 |
WES −12 |
NEW +20 |
SOU −8 |
MAN +1 |
BAL −51 |
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| Manly-Warringah | SOU +3 |
PAR +17 |
NOR +3 |
CBY +23 |
STG +17 |
WES −1 |
BAL +10 |
NEW +20 |
EAS +4 |
SOU −5 |
PAR +6 |
NOR −13 |
CBY +8 |
STG −3 |
BAL +2 |
NEW −8 |
EAS −1 |
WES −9 |
NOR −28 |
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| Newtown | NOR −5 |
CBY −1 |
STG −16 |
WES −1 |
BAL +1 |
SOU −4 |
EAS +1 |
MAN −20 |
PAR +13 |
NOR −4 |
CBY +11 |
STG −24 |
WES −10 |
BAL −30 |
EAS −20 |
MAN +8 |
PAR +9 |
SOU −39 |
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| North Sydney | NEW +5 |
EAS −2 |
MAN −3 |
PAR +32 |
SOU +3 |
CBY +21 |
STG +22 |
WES −20 |
BAL −7 |
NEW +4 |
EAS +24 |
MAN +13 |
PAR +22 |
SOU −6 |
STG −4 |
WES +5 |
BAL −8 |
CBY +34 |
MAN +28 |
X | STG +12 |
SOU −14 |
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| Parramatta | EAS −10 |
MAN −17 |
SOU −20 |
NOR −32 |
CBY −8 |
STG −12 |
WES −18 |
BAL −6 |
NEW −13 |
EAS +16 |
MAN −6 |
SOU +6 |
NOR −22 |
CBY −2 |
WES −4 |
BAL +1 |
NEW −9 |
STG −26 |
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| South Sydney | MAN −3 |
WES −2 |
PAR +20 |
BAL +3 |
NOR −3 |
NEW +4 |
CBY +22 |
EAS +50 |
STG +2 |
MAN +5 |
WES +5 |
PAR −6 |
BAL −2 |
NOR +6 |
CBY +12 |
EAS +8 |
STG −5 |
NEW +39 |
X | WES +8 |
X | NOR +14 |
WES −10 |
| St. George | WES −1 |
BAL +11 |
NEW +16 |
EAS +4 |
MAN −17 |
PAR +12 |
NOR −22 |
CBY +17 |
SOU −2 |
WES +17 |
BAL −16 |
NEW +24 |
EAS +11 |
MAN +3 |
NOR +4 |
CBY +6 |
SOU +5 |
PAR +26 |
X | X | NOR −12 |
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| Western Suburbs | STG +1 |
SOU +2 |
BAL +9 |
NEW +1 |
EAS +3 |
MAN +1 |
PAR +18 |
NOR +20 |
CBY +2 |
STG −17 |
SOU −5 |
BAL +2 |
NEW +10 |
EAS +12 |
PAR +4 |
NOR −5 |
CBY 0 |
MAN +9 |
X | SOU −8 |
X | X | SOU +10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | GF |
Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Файл:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 331 | 264 | +67 | 29 |
| 2 | Файл:St. George colours.svg St. George | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 375 | 279 | +96 | 26 |
| 3 | Файл:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 189 | +155 | 24 |
| 4 | Файл:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 384 | 247 | +137 | 22 |
| 5 | Файл:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 334 | 261 | +73 | 22 |
| 6 | Файл:Balmain colours.svg Balmain | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 351 | 256 | +95 | 16 |
| 7 | Файл:Newtown colours.svg Newtown | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 341 | -131 | 12 |
| 8 | Файл:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 397 | -138 | 12 |
| 9 | Файл:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 214 | 386 | -172 | 11 |
| 10 | Файл:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 241 | 423 | -182 | 6 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Western Suburbs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon St. George | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon North Sydney | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Balmain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Eastern Suburbs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Parramatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Finals
The 1952 season saw North Sydney reach the finals for the first time since 1943.[1] Their win over St. George in their semi-final would prove North Sydney’s last victory in a first grade semi-final until their 1991 major preliminary semi-final against Manly-Warringah.[2]
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
| Файл:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney | 36–8 | Файл:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah | 27 August 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8,770 | |||
| Semifinals | ||||||||
| Файл:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 10–18 | Файл:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 30 August 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 34,181 | ||
| Файл:St. George colours.svg St. George | 9–21 | Файл:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney | 6 September 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 41,976 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Файл:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 26–12 | Файл:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney | 13 September 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack O'Brien | 44,166 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
| Файл:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs | 22–12 | Файл:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 20 September 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 41,060 | ||
Grand Final
| Western Suburbs | Position | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| 16. George Bain | FB | 13. Don Murdoch |
| 2. Bill Callinan | WG | 12. John Graves |
| 3. Col Ratcliff | CE | 11. Frank Threlfo |
| 4. Gerry Lowe | CE | 10. Malcolm Spencer |
| 5. Jack Fitzgerald | WG | 9. Cliff Smailes |
| 24. Dev Dines | FE | 8. Norm Spillane |
| 16. Leo Trevena | HB | 7. Ken Brogan |
| 13. Kevin Hansen | PR | |
| 51. Hec Farrell | HK | 2. Ernie Hammerton |
| 11. Bill Horder | PR | 3. Bryan Orrock |
| 9. Don Schofield | SR | 5. Ken Macreadie |
| 22. Ron Watson | SR | 4. Jack Rayner (Ca./Co.) |
| 8. Peter McLean (c) | LK | 6. Ray Neilson |
| Tom McMahon | Coach |
The rl1908 reference[3] transcribes Sean Fagan’s 2002 interview with Souths captain-coach Jack Rayner fuelling the suggestion that dubious refereeing decisions cost the Rabbitohs the 1952 title and prevented Souths from stringing together all six premierships of 1950 to 1955. However, it cannot be argued that the Western Suburbs club were themselves a force of the 1950s, and their 1952 achievement was undeniably remarkable, as they played the whole second half of the season and the finals without their stars Frank Stanmore, Keith Holman and Arthur Collinson, who had all left with the touring Kangaroos to England and France.
Wests finished as minor premiers due in great part to their undefeated nine-game streak in the first full round of the 1952 season. In the final they met Souths who were seeking their third premiership in a row.
The controversy centered on a disallowed Rabbitohs try early in the game. Souths’ Frank Threlfo made a break and slipped the ball to Ken Macreadie who was in under the posts. Referee George Bishop ruled the pass forward and disallowed the try. In the interview Rayner also comments on the lopsided penalty count.[3]
However the record-books show that Wests scored six tries to two, winning the match 22–12 and the club’s fourth premiership. Wests’ Hec Farrell and Souths’ Bryan Orrock were sent-off for fighting and went before the judiciary charged with kicking.[4] Wests' coach Tom McMahon became the first coach to win a premiership in his debut coaching season.
Ironically, ten years later Wests would again threaten to break a string of premiership wins – the 1962 and 1963 Magpie sides both came close to ceasing St. George's long run – but again several refereeing controversies would affect the outcome. Both the 1962 and 1963 Grand Finals have been said to have been decided by questionable calls from referee Darcy Lawler and on those occasion Wests would be on the wrong end of disputed rulings.
Western Suburbs 22 (Tries: Schofield 2, Fitzgerald, Dines, Bain, McLean. Goals: Bain 2.)
South Sydney 12 (Tries: Smailes, Macreadie. Goals: Graves 3.)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 Top 5 point scorers
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ron Rowles | 8 | 77 | 0 |
| 153 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Johnny Graves | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| 131 | Шаблон:Leagueicon George Bain | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| 106 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Gordon Clifford | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 97 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Noel Pidding | 5 | 41 | 0 |
Top 5 try scorers
| Tries | Player |
|---|---|
| 18 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Peter O'Brien |
| 16 | Шаблон:Leagueicon John McClean |
| 14 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Bill Callinan |
| 14 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tommy Ryan |
| 13 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Johnny Graves |
Шаблон:Col-2 Top 5 goal scorers
| Goals | Player |
|---|---|
| 77 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ron Rowles |
| 61 | Шаблон:Leagueicon George Bain |
| 57 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Johnny Graves |
| 53 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Gordon Clifford |
| 48 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Joe Jorgenson |
References
External links
- Rugby League Tables – Season 1952 AFL Tables
- rl1908.com Sean Fagan's RL History Site
- Results:1951-60 at rabbitohs.com.au
- 1952 J J Giltinan Shield at rleague.comШаблон:Dead linkШаблон:Cbignore
- NSWRFL season 1952 at rugbyleagueproject.org
Шаблон:National Rugby League seasons
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Middleton, David; Rugby League 1991–92, pp. 97, 126 Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 rl1908.com Rayner Interview
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
