New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1948
Season notes
Western Suburbs, Sydney University and Balmain joined the league this season.
R.A.A.F. left the league after the 1947 season.
Results
Round 1
Sydney 22-14-146 Western Suburbs 12-9-81 Venue: Henson Park
Eastern Suburbs 16-14-110 North Shore 4-13-37
St. George 18-24-132 Sydney University 6-11-47 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
South Sydney 9-11-65 Balmain 4-2-26 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Newtown -- BYE
Round 2
Newtown 9-4-58 Eastern Suburbs 8-6-54 Venue: Henson Park
St. George 17-16-118 Western Suburbs 6-11-47 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
Sydney 15-11-101 Balmain 10-17-77 Venue: Concord Oval
South Sydney 11-12-78 Sydney University 7-4-46 Venue: Henson Park
North Shore -- BYE
Round 3
Eastern Suburbs 12-8-80 St. George 9-8-62
Balmain 16-15-111 Western Suburbs 14-17-101
Newtown 12-14-86 North Shore 5-10-40
Sydney 22-14-146 Sydney University 8-18-66
South Sydney -- BYE
Round 4
Newtown 13-10-88 South Sydney 8-10-58
North Shore 15-15-105 Sydney 11-11-77
Sydney University 12-13-85 Western Suburbs 11-13-79
Eastern Suburbs 12-13-85 Balmain 11-15-81
St. George -- BYE
Round 5
Eastern Suburbs 12-18-90 Western Suburbs 10-15-75
North Shore 16-17-113 Sydney University 4-9-33
Newtown 20-23-143 Balmain 8-9-57
South Sydney 15-17-107 St. George 13-14-92
Sydney -- BYE
Round 6
Sydney 11-10-76 St. George 4-10-34
North Shore 18-14-122 Balmain 11-14-80
Newtown 13-12-90 Western Suburbs 6-7-43
South Sydney 7-11-53 Eastern Suburbs 5-11-41
Sydney University -- BYE
Round 7
Sydney University 10-7-67 Eastern Suburbs 7-24-66
North Shore 11-18-84 Western Suburbs 10-14-74
Sydney 11-17-83 South Sydney 6-6-42
Newtown 14-17-101 St. George 13-13-91
Balmain -- BYE
Round 8
Sydney 7-8-50 Newtown 6-9-45
Balmain 10-8-68 Sydney University 10-7-67
St. George 9-11-65 North Shore 8-12-60
Western Suburbs 8-17-65 South Sydney 4-11-35
Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 9
South Sydney 6-9-45 North Shore 5-8-38
St. George 8-12-60 Balmain 3-10-28
Eastern Suburbs 11-9-75 Sydney 9-7-61
Newtown 9-17-71 Sydney University 7-10-52
Western Suburbs -- BYE
Round 10
North Shore 10-10-70 Eastern Suburbs 8-9-57
Western Suburbs 12-14-86 Sydney 8-9-57
St. George 11-17-83 Sydney University 11-6-72
South Sydney 12-9-81 Balmain 4-10-34
Newtown -- BYE
Round 11
Western Suburbs 12-16-88 St. George 11-11-77
Newtown 15-10-100 Eastern Suburbs 11-14-80
South Sydney 8-8-56 Sydney University 7-7-49
Sydney 14-20-104 Balmain 7-9-51
North Shore -- BYE
Round 12
Eastern Suburbs 9-8-62 St. George 7-13-55
Newtown 10-16-76 North Shore 5-7-37
Sydney 10-11-71 Sydney University 8-8-56
Western Suburbs 21-9-135 Balmain 8-11-59
South Sydney -- BYE
Round 13
North Shore 13-11-89 Sydney 12-5-77
Newtown 13-17-95 South Sydney 4-8-32
Eastern Suburbs 19-8-122 Balmain 2-5-17
Sydney University 6-7-43 Western Suburbs 5-7-37
St. George -- BYE
Round 14
Western Suburbs 16-11-107 Eastern Suburbs 13-11-89
Newtown 18-17-125 Balmain 3-5-23
North Shore 7-12-54 Sydney University 3-7-25
South Sydney 17-19-121 St. George 7-12-54
Sydney -- BYE
Round 15
Eastern Suburbs 17-19-121 Sydney University 7-9-51
Sydney 11-13-79 South Sydney 8-8-56
Newtown 27-19-181 St. George 3-3-21
North Shore 9-7-61 Western Suburbs 7-17-59
Balmain -- BYE
Round 16
Newtown 14-13-97 Western Suburbs 10-10-70
North Shore 9-20-74 Balmain 6-6-42
Eastern Suburbs 7-13-55 South Sydney 7-7-49
Sydney 19-14-128 St. George 14-8-92
Sydney University -- BYE
Round 17
Newtown 10-10-70 Sydney 8-8-56
South Sydney 10-15-75 Western Suburbs 10-10-70
North Shore 19-13-127 St. George 12-13-85
Balmain - Sydney University -- Balmain won on forfeit
Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 18
Newtown 14-10-94 Sydney University 9-12-66
St. George 8-13-61 Balmain 5-14-44
Eastern Suburbs 13-15-93 Sydney 5-14-44
North Shore 7-11-53 South Sydney 7-9-51
Western Suburbs -- BYE
Final ladder
|
1948 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
1520 |
830 |
183.1 |
60 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1164 |
1042 |
111.7 |
44 |
|
3 |
Eastern Suburbs |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1280 |
987 |
129.7 |
40 |
|
4 |
Sydney |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1356 |
1118 |
121.3 |
40 |
|
5 |
South Sydney |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1004 |
968 |
103.7 |
36 |
|
6 |
St. George |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
1182 |
1369 |
86.3 |
24 |
|
7 |
Western Suburbs |
16 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
1217 |
1317 |
92.4 |
20 |
|
8 |
Sydney University |
16 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
825 |
1269 |
65.0 |
12 |
|
9 |
Balmain |
16 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
798 |
1446 |
55.2 |
12 |
|
|
Total |
144 |
72 |
72 |
0 |
10346 |
10346 |
|
288 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
Sydney 8-11-59 Eastern Suburbs 8-8-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
Newtown 12-16-88 North Shore 8-9-57 Venue: Henson Park Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
Sydney 8-12-60 North Shore 6-15-51 Venue: Henson Park Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
Newtown 16-17-113 Sydney 6-15-51 Venue: Henson Park Venue: Erskineville Oval
1948 premiers: Newtown
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