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
24/04/1948 (Sat) Sydney 22-14-146 Western Suburbs 12-9-81 Venue: Henson Park
24/04/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 16-14-110 North Shore 4-13-37 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/04/1948 (Sat) St. George 18-24-132 Sydney University 5-11-41 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
26/04/1948 (Mon) Balmain 4-9-33 South Sydney 9-11-65 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/04/1948 (Mon) Newtown -- BYE
Round 2
01/05/1948 (Sat) St. George 17-16-118 Western Suburbs 6-11-47 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
01/05/1948 (Sat) Balmain 10-17-77 Sydney 15-11-101 Venue: Concord Oval
01/05/1948 (Sat) South Sydney 11-12-78 Sydney University 7-4-46 Venue: Henson Park
02/05/1948 (Sun) Newtown 9-4-58 Eastern Suburbs 8-6-54 Venue: Henson Park
02/05/1948 (Sun) North Shore -- BYE
Round 3
08/05/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 14-17-101 Balmain 16-15-111 Venue: Concord Oval
08/05/1948 (Sat) Newtown 12-14-86 North Shore 5-10-40 Venue: Erskineville Oval
08/05/1948 (Sat) Sydney 22-14-146 Sydney University 8-18-66 Venue: Henson Park
09/05/1948 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 12-8-80 St. George 9-8-62 Venue: Henson Park
09/05/1948 (Sun) South Sydney -- BYE
Round 4
15/05/1948 (Sat) North Shore 15-15-105 Sydney 11-11-77 Venue: North Sydney Oval
15/05/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 11-13-79 Sydney University 12-13-85 Venue: Henson Park
15/05/1948 (Sat) Balmain 11-15-81 Eastern Suburbs 12-13-85 Venue: Erskineville Oval
16/05/1948 (Sun) Newtown 13-10-88 South Sydney 8-10-58 Venue: Henson Park
16/05/1948 (Sun) St. George -- BYE
Round 5
22/05/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 10-15-75 Eastern Suburbs 12-18-90 Venue: Concord Oval
22/05/1948 (Sat) North Shore 16-17-113 Sydney University 4-9-33 Venue: Henson Park
22/05/1948 (Sat) Newtown 20-23-143 Balmain 8-9-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval
22/05/1948 (Sat) St. George 13-14-92 South Sydney 15-17-107 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
22/05/1948 (Sat) Sydney -- BYE
Round 6
29/05/1948 (Sat) North Shore 18-14-122 Balmain 11-14-80 Venue: North Sydney Oval
29/05/1948 (Sat) Newtown 13-12-90 Western Suburbs 6-7-43 Venue: Henson Park
29/05/1948 (Sat) South Sydney 7-11-53 Eastern Suburbs 5-11-41 Venue: Erskineville Oval
30/05/1948 (Sun) Sydney 11-10-76 St. George 4-10-34 Venue: Henson Park
30/05/1948 (Sun) Sydney University -- BYE
Round 7
05/06/1948 (Sat) North Shore 11-18-84 Western Suburbs 10-14-74 Venue: North Sydney Oval
05/06/1948 (Sat) Sydney 11-17-83 South Sydney 6-6-42 Venue: Henson Park
05/06/1948 (Sat) St. George 13-13-91 Newtown 14-17-101 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
06/06/1948 (Sun) Sydney University 10-7-67 Eastern Suburbs 7-24-66 Venue: Henson Park
06/06/1948 (Sun) Balmain -- BYE
Round 8
13/06/1948 (Sun) Sydney 7-8-50 Newtown 6-9-45 Venue: Henson Park
12/06/1948 (Sat) Sydney University 10-7-67 Balmain 10-18-78 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
12/06/1948 (Sat) St. George 9-11-65 North Shore 8-12-60 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/06/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 8-17-65 South Sydney 4-11-35 Venue: Henson Park
13/06/1948 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 9
15/06/1948 (Mon) South Sydney 6-9-45 North Shore 5-8-38 Venue: Henson Park
15/06/1948 (Mon) St. George 8-12-60 Balmain 3-10-28 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
26/06/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 11-9-75 Sydney 9-7-61 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
11/07/1948 (Sun) Newtown 9-17-71 Sydney University 7-10-52 Venue: Henson Park
Western Suburbs -- BYE
Round 10
19/06/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 12-4-76 Sydney 5-8-38 Venue: Henson Park
19/06/1948 (Sat) St. George 11-17-83 Sydney University 11-6-72 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
19/06/1948 (Sat) South Sydney 12-9-81 Balmain 4-10-34 Venue: Erskineville Oval
20/06/1948 (Sun) North Shore 10-10-70 Eastern Suburbs 8-9-57 Venue: Henson Park
20/06/1948 (Sun) Newtown -- BYE
Round 11
03/07/1948 (Sat) Newtown 15-10-100 Eastern Suburbs 11-14-80 Venue: Erskineville Oval
03/07/1948 (Sat) South Sydney 8-8-56 Sydney University 7-7-49 Venue: Henson Park
04/07/1948 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-16-88 St. George 11-11-77 Venue: Henson Park
10/07/1948 (Sat) Balmain 7-9-51 Sydney 14-20-104 Venue: Henson Park
10/07/1948 (Sat) North Shore -- BYE
Round 12
17/07/1948 (Sat) Newtown 10-16-76 North Shore 5-7-37 Venue: Erskineville Oval
17/07/1948 (Sat) Sydney 10-11-71 Sydney University 8-8-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval
18/07/1948 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 9-8-62 St. George 7-13-55 Venue: Henson Park
07/08/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 21-9-135 Balmain 8-11-59 Venue: Erskineville Oval
18/07/1948 (Sun) South Sydney -- BYE
Round 13
24/07/1948 (Sat) Newtown 13-17-95 South Sydney 4-8-32 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/07/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 19-8-122 Balmain 2-5-17 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
24/07/1948 (Sat) Sydney University 6-7-43 Western Suburbs 5-7-37 Venue: Henson Park
25/07/1948 (Sun) Sydney 12-5-77 North Shore 13-11-89 Venue: Henson Park
25/07/1948 (Sun) St. George -- BYE
Round 14
01/08/1948 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 13-11-89 Western Suburbs 16-11-107 Venue: Henson Park
31/07/1948 (Sat) Newtown 18-17-125 Balmain 3-5-23 Venue: Erskineville Oval
31/07/1948 (Sat) North Shore 7-12-54 Sydney University 3-7-25 Venue: Henson Park
31/07/1948 (Sat) St. George 7-12-54 South Sydney 17-19-121 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
01/08/1948 (Sun) Sydney -- BYE
Round 15
07/08/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-19-121 Sydney University 7-9-51 Venue: Erskineville Oval
14/08/1948 (Sat) Newtown 27-19-181 St. George 3-3-21 Venue: Erskineville Oval
14/08/1948 (Sat) North Shore 9-7-61 Western Suburbs 7-17-59 Venue: Henson Park
15/08/1948 (Sun) South Sydney 8-8-56 Sydney 11-13-79 Venue: Henson Park
15/08/1948 (Sun) Balmain -- BYE
Round 16
21/08/1948 (Sat) North Shore 9-20-74 Balmain 6-6-42 Venue: North Sydney Oval
21/08/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 7-13-55 South Sydney 7-7-49 Venue: Erskineville Oval
21/08/1948 (Sat) Sydney 19-14-128 St. George 14-8-92 Venue: Henson Park
22/08/1948 (Sun) Newtown 14-13-97 Western Suburbs 10-10-70 Venue: Henson Park
22/08/1948 (Sun) Sydney University -- BYE
Round 17
28/08/1948 (Sat) Western Suburbs 10-10-70 South Sydney 10-15-75 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/08/1948 (Sat) St. George 12-13-85 North Shore 19-13-127 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
28/08/1948 (Sat) Balmain - Sydney University Venue: Henson Park -- Balmain won on forfeit
29/08/1948 (Sun) Newtown 10-10-70 Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Henson Park
29/08/1948 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 18
04/09/1948 (Sat) St. George 8-13-61 Balmain 5-14-44 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
04/09/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 13-15-93 Sydney 5-14-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/09/1948 (Sat) North Shore 7-11-53 South Sydney 7-9-51 Venue: Henson Park
05/09/1948 (Sun) Newtown 14-10-94 Sydney University 9-12-66 Venue: Henson Park
05/09/1948 (Sun) Western Suburbs -- BYE
Final ladder
|
1948 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
1520 |
830 |
183.13 |
60 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1164 |
1042 |
111.71 |
44 |
|
3 |
Eastern Suburbs |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1280 |
987 |
129.69 |
40 |
|
4 |
Sydney |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1337 |
1108 |
120.67 |
40 |
|
5 |
South Sydney |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1004 |
975 |
102.97 |
36 |
|
6 |
St. George |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
1182 |
1363 |
86.72 |
24 |
|
7 |
Western Suburbs |
16 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
1207 |
1298 |
92.99 |
20 |
|
8 |
Sydney University |
16 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
819 |
1279 |
64.03 |
12 |
|
9 |
Balmain |
16 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
815 |
1446 |
56.36 |
12 |
|
|
Total |
144 |
72 |
72 |
0 |
10328 |
10328 |
|
288 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
11/09/1948 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 8-8-56 Sydney 8-11-59 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
12/09/1948 (Sun) Newtown 12-16-88 North Shore 8-9-57 Venue: Henson Park
Preliminary Final
19/09/1948 (Sun) Sydney 8-12-60 North Shore 6-15-51 Venue: Henson Park
Grand Final
26/09/1948 (Sun) Newtown 16-17-113 Sydney 6-15-51 Venue: Henson Park
1948 premiers: Newtown
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