New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1944
Club name change
Sydney changed its name to Sydney Naval as a wartime gesture, approved by the NSWANFL at a meeting on 22 May 1944.
Results
Round 1
22/04/1944 (Sat) St. George 18-15-123 South Sydney 8-9-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/04/1944 (Sat) Newtown 8-23-71 Sydney Naval 9-3-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/04/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 11-15-81 Eastern Suburbs 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 2
06/05/1944 (Sat) St. George 11-9-75 R.A.A.F. 9-9-63 Venue: Erskineville Oval
06/05/1944 (Sat) South Sydney 16-16-112 Sydney Naval 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
07/05/1944 (Sun) Newtown 9-18-72 Eastern Suburbs 6-15-51 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 3
13/05/1944 (Sat) St. George 14-13-97 Newtown 8-5-53 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/05/1944 (Sat) Sydney Naval 8-11-59 Eastern Suburbs 7-16-58 Venue: Trumper Park
14/05/1944 (Sun) R.A.A.F. 18-17-125 South Sydney 11-9-75 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 4
20/05/1944 (Sat) Newtown 11-13-79 South Sydney 4-15-39 Venue: Erskineville Oval
20/05/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 16-18-114 Sydney Naval 14-12-96 Venue: Trumper Park
21/05/1944 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 11-17-83 St. George 6-16-52 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 5
27/05/1944 (Sat) St. George 12-12-84 Sydney Naval 8-9-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/05/1944 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 11-18-84 South Sydney 7-12-54 Venue: Trumper Park
28/05/1944 (Sun) Newtown 12-17-89 R.A.A.F. 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 6
03/06/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 13-22-100 Eastern Suburbs 14-11-95 Venue: Trumper Park
03/06/1944 (Sat) South Sydney 15-8-98 St. George 7-14-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/06/1944 (Sun) Newtown 10-17-77 Sydney Naval 8-8-56 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 7
10/06/1944 (Sat) St. George 11-17-83 R.A.A.F. 13-5-83 Venue: Erskineville Oval
10/06/1944 (Sat) Newtown 13-11-89 Eastern Suburbs 12-10-82 Venue: Trumper Park
11/06/1944 (Sun) Sydney Naval 17-17-119 South Sydney 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8
17/06/1944 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 14-10-94 Sydney Naval 9-19-73 Venue: Trumper Park
17/06/1944 (Sat) Newtown 7-13-55 St. George 3-12-30 Venue: Erskineville Oval
18/06/1944 (Sun) R.A.A.F. 15-19-109 South Sydney 11-14-80 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 9
24/06/1944 (Sat) Sydney Naval 15-11-101 R.A.A.F. 9-7-61 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/06/1944 (Sat) Newtown 20-20-140 South Sydney 16-11-107 Venue: Trumper Park
25/06/1944 (Sun) St. George 18-13-121 Eastern Suburbs 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 10
01/07/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 14-12-96 Newtown 5-14-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
01/07/1944 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 13-16-94 South Sydney 8-9-57 Venue: Trumper Park
02/07/1944 (Sun) Sydney Naval 14-10-94 St. George 8-20-68 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 11
08/07/1944 (Sat) South Sydney 15-12-102 St. George 13-19-97 Venue: Trumper Park
08/07/1944 (Sat) Newtown 17-14-116 Sydney Naval 7-8-50 Venue: Erskineville Oval
09/07/1944 (Sun) R.A.A.F. 12-21-93 Eastern Suburbs 12-7-79 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 12
15/07/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 9-12-66 St. George 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
15/07/1944 (Sat) Newtown 11-12-78 Eastern Suburbs 4-12-36 Venue: Erskineville Oval
16/07/1944 (Sun) South Sydney 19-9-123 Sydney Naval 15-13-103 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 13
22/07/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 20-15-135 South Sydney 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
22/07/1944 (Sat) Newtown 12-11-83 St. George 7-16-58 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/07/1944 (Sun) Sydney Naval 18-23-131 Eastern Suburbs 11-11-77 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 14
29/07/1944 (Sat) St. George 18-15-123 Eastern Suburbs 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park
29/07/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 10-15-75 Sydney Naval 4-11-35 Venue: Erskineville Oval
30/07/1944 (Sun) Newtown 20-8-128 South Sydney 14-10-94 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 15
05/08/1944 (Sat) St. George 12-16-88 Sydney Naval 8-18-66 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/08/1944 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 16-18-114 South Sydney 7-12-54 Venue: Trumper Park
06/08/1944 (Sun) Newtown 20-16-136 R.A.A.F. 18-10-118 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 16
12/08/1944 (Sat) Newtown 17-11-113 Sydney Naval 11-16-82 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/08/1944 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 12-20-92 R.A.A.F. 10-11-71 Venue: Trumper Park
13/08/1944 (Sun) South Sydney 19-19-133 St. George 15-15-105 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 17
19/08/1944 (Sat) Newtown 15-15-105 Eastern Suburbs 5-9-39 Venue: Erskineville Oval
19/08/1944 (Sat) Sydney Naval 26-35-191 South Sydney 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
20/08/1944 (Sun) St. George 19-25-139 R.A.A.F. 18-16-124 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 18
26/08/1944 (Sat) Newtown 11-20-86 St. George 10-11-71 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/08/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 14-20-104 South Sydney 11-9-75 Venue: Trumper Park
27/08/1944 (Sun) Sydney Naval 16-16-112 Eastern Suburbs 13-20-98 Venue: Trumper Park
Final ladder
|
1944 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
18 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
1614 |
1242 |
129.95 |
64 |
|
2 |
R.A.A.F. |
18 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
1697 |
1477 |
114.90 |
46 |
|
3 |
St. George |
18 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
1533 |
1476 |
103.86 |
34 |
|
4 |
Sydney Naval |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1570 |
1583 |
99.18 |
28 |
|
5 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
1418 |
1525 |
92.98 |
24 |
|
6 |
South Sydney |
18 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
1465 |
1994 |
73.47 |
20 |
|
|
Total |
108 |
53 |
53 |
2 |
9297 |
9297 |
|
216 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
02/09/1944 (Sat) St. George 16-18-114 Sydney Naval 18-7-115 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
09/09/1944 (Sat) Newtown 10-12-72 R.A.A.F. 15-11-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
16/09/1944 (Sat) Sydney Naval 8-8-56 Newtown 7-11-53 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
23/09/1944 (Sat) R.A.A.F. 8-17-65 Sydney Naval 11-15-81 Venue: Erskineville Oval
1944 premiers: Sydney Naval
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