New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1949
Season notes
Illawarra joined the league this season.
Results
Round 1
23/04/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 12-12-84 St. George 2-7-19 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/04/1949 (Sun) Newtown 12-13-85 Eastern Suburbs 10-12-72 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
24/04/1949 (Sun) Illawarra 7-5-47 Balmain 9-17-71 Venue: Wollongong Showground
25/04/1949 (Mon) North Shore 8-14-62 Sydney University 6-17-53 Venue: Trumper Park
25/04/1949 (Mon) Western Suburbs 14-19-103 Sydney 8-11-59 Venue: Concord Oval
Round 2
30/04/1949 (Sat) Newtown 15-15-105 Sydney 1-10-16 Venue: Erskineville Oval
30/04/1949 (Sat) Sydney University 17-18-120 Illawarra 4-3-27 Venue: Henson Park
30/04/1949 (Sat) North Shore 14-16-100 Balmain 9-14-68 Venue: Trumper Park
30/04/1949 (Sat) St. George 9-22-76 Western Suburbs 12-12-84 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
01/05/1949 (Sun) South Sydney 13-10-88 Eastern Suburbs 9-13-67 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 3
07/05/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 13-20-98 Eastern Suburbs 14-10-94 Venue: Concord Oval
07/05/1949 (Sat) St. George 13-22-100 Sydney 8-10-58 Venue: Trumper Park
07/05/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 13-11-89 Sydney University 6-7-43 Venue: Henson Park
07/05/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 3-12-30 North Shore 14-13-97 Venue: Wollongong Showground
08/05/1949 (Sun) Newtown 11-16-82 Balmain 7-12-54 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 4
14/05/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 11-11-77 North Shore 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
14/05/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 24-18-162 Illawarra 7-4-46 Venue: Henson Park
14/05/1949 (Sat) St. George 9-10-64 Sydney University 8-14-62 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
14/05/1949 (Sat) Sydney 20-23-143 Balmain 8-12-60 Venue: Mascot Park
15/05/1949 (Sun) Newtown 11-11-77 South Sydney 9-17-71 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 5
21/05/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 6-10-46 South Sydney 6-5-41 Venue: Concord Oval
21/05/1949 (Sat) Newtown 8-8-56 North Shore 6-7-43 Venue: Erskineville Oval
21/05/1949 (Sat) St. George 12-8-80 Balmain 5-16-46 Venue: Trumper Park
21/05/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 9-11-65 Sydney 7-12-54 Venue: Wollongong Showground
22/05/1949 (Sun) Sydney University 9-10-64 Eastern Suburbs 7-13-55 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 6
28/05/1949 (Sat) Newtown 15-15-105 Illawarra 3-6-24 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/05/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 15-18-108 St. George 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
28/05/1949 (Sat) Sydney University 7-4-46 Balmain 5-8-38 Venue: Henson Park
28/05/1949 (Sat) Sydney 16-6-102 South Sydney 7-10-52 Venue: Concord Oval
29/05/1949 (Sun) Western Suburbs 7-6-48 North Shore 5-18-48 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 7
04/06/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 6-11-47 North Shore 2-4-16 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/06/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 13-18-96 Balmain 9-4-58 Venue: Trumper Park
04/06/1949 (Sat) Sydney 6-5-41 Sydney University 2-13-25 Venue: Concord Oval
04/06/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 4-13-37 St. George 3-17-35 Venue: Wollongong Showground
11/06/1949 (Sat) Newtown 8-7-55 Western Suburbs 5-6-36 Venue: Henson Park
Round 8
11/06/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 13-11-89 Illawarra 11-8-74 Venue: Trumper Park
12/06/1949 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 12-13-85 Sydney 11-7-73 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
13/06/1949 (Mon) Newtown 9-13-67 Sydney University 7-4-46 Venue: Trumper Park
13/06/1949 (Mon) Western Suburbs 12-16-88 Balmain 12-9-81 Venue: Concord Oval
10/09/1949 (Sat) North Shore 21-21-147 St. George 6-6-42 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 9
18/06/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 2-2-14 Eastern Suburbs 3-5-23 Venue: Wollongong Showground
19/06/1949 (Sun) Sydney University 8-8-56 Western Suburbs 7-13-55 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
17/07/1949 (Sun) Newtown 13-15-93 St. George 8-15-63 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
31/07/1949 (Sun) North Shore 15-15-105 Sydney 7-13-55 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
11/09/1949 (Sun) South Sydney 15-16-106 Balmain 6-7-43 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 10
25/06/1949 (Sat) North Shore 15-17-107 Sydney University 11-12-78 Venue: Trumper Park
25/06/1949 (Sat) Balmain 15-17-107 Illawarra 7-4-46 Venue: Erskineville Oval
25/06/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 7-13-55 Sydney 9-7-61 Venue: Concord Oval
25/06/1949 (Sat) St. George 17-10-112 South Sydney 6-14-50 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
26/06/1949 (Sun) Newtown 13-12-90 Eastern Suburbs 11-18-84 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 11
02/07/1949 (Sat) Newtown 9-10-64 Sydney 6-9-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval
02/07/1949 (Sat) North Shore 11-11-77 Balmain 8-8-56 Venue: Trumper Park
02/07/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 5-22-52 St. George 5-7-37 Venue: Concord Oval
03/07/1949 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 11-13-79 South Sydney 10-12-72 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
10/09/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 11-6-72 Sydney University 12-14-86 Venue: Wollongong Showground
Round 12
09/07/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 9-10-64 North Shore 7-14-56 Venue: Trumper Park
09/07/1949 (Sat) Balmain 12-14-86 Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Henson Park
09/07/1949 (Sat) Newtown 15-16-106 South Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: Mascot Park
09/07/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 9-4-58 Western Suburbs 17-19-121 Venue: Wollongong Showground
10/07/1949 (Sun) St. George 10-12-72 Sydney University 10-8-68 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 13
23/07/1949 (Sat) Sydney 12-11-83 St. George 9-12-66 Venue: Trumper Park
23/07/1949 (Sat) Newtown 18-14-122 Balmain 6-5-41 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/07/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 16-13-109 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Mascot Park
23/07/1949 (Sat) North Shore 13-21-99 Illawarra 3-5-23 Venue: Henson Park
24/07/1949 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 9-15-69 Western Suburbs 8-10-58 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 14
06/08/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 15-11-101 Sydney University 12-9-81 Venue: Trumper Park
06/08/1949 (Sat) Sydney 31-13-199 Illawarra 4-17-41 Venue: Henson Park
06/08/1949 (Sat) St. George 14-20-104 Balmain 13-15-93 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
06/08/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 6-17-53 South Sydney 16-13-109 Venue: Concord Oval
07/08/1949 (Sun) North Shore 7-12-54 Newtown 5-18-48 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 15
13/08/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 12-8-80 North Shore 16-14-110 Venue: Concord Oval
13/08/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 21-18-144 St. George 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
13/08/1949 (Sat) Sydney University 10-7-67 Balmain 8-12-60 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/08/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 12-9-81 Newtown 16-10-106 Venue: Wollongong Showground
14/08/1949 (Sun) South Sydney 13-24-102 Sydney 11-6-72 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 16
20/08/1949 (Sat) Newtown 9-19-73 Western Suburbs 6-16-52 Venue: Erskineville Oval
20/08/1949 (Sat) Sydney 10-15-75 Sydney University 9-12-66 Venue: Trumper Park
20/08/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 27-22-184 Balmain 5-10-40 Venue: Henson Park
20/08/1949 (Sat) St. George 14-20-104 Illawarra 7-7-49 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
21/08/1949 (Sun) North Shore 8-23-71 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Round 17
27/08/1949 (Sat) Newtown 9-14-68 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/08/1949 (Sat) Sydney 17-4-106 Eastern Suburbs 12-12-84 Venue: Trumper Park
27/08/1949 (Sat) St. George 3-9-27 North Shore 14-17-101 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
27/08/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 9-13-67 Balmain 6-16-52 Venue: Concord Oval
27/08/1949 (Sat) Illawarra 2-6-18 South Sydney 15-21-111 Venue: Wollongong Showground
Round 18
03/09/1949 (Sat) South Sydney 22-15-147 Balmain 6-9-45 Venue: Henson Park
03/09/1949 (Sat) Western Suburbs 16-18-114 Sydney University 10-12-72 Venue: Concord Oval
03/09/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 34-35-239 Illawarra 0-3-3 Venue: Trumper Park
03/09/1949 (Sat) Newtown 26-27-183 St. George 6-10-46 Venue: Erskineville Oval
03/09/1949 (Sat) Sydney 13-9-87 North Shore 11-13-79 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground
Final ladder
|
1949 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
18 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
1585 |
955 |
165.97 |
68 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
18 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1423 |
995 |
143.02 |
50 |
|
3 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1725 |
1157 |
149.09 |
48 |
|
4 |
South Sydney |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1496 |
1097 |
136.37 |
44 |
|
5 |
Western Suburbs |
18 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1372 |
1197 |
114.62 |
42 |
|
6 |
Sydney |
18 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1385 |
1343 |
103.13 |
36 |
|
7 |
St. George |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1167 |
1542 |
75.68 |
28 |
|
8 |
Sydney University |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
1141 |
1276 |
89.42 |
24 |
|
9 |
Balmain |
18 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
1099 |
1658 |
66.28 |
12 |
|
10 |
Illawarra |
18 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
755 |
1928 |
39.16 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
180 |
89 |
89 |
2 |
13148 |
13148 |
|
360 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
17/09/1949 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 8-8-56 South Sydney 8-7-55 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
18/09/1949 (Sun) Newtown 12-14-86 North Shore 9-12-66 Venue: Mascot Park
Preliminary Final
24/09/1949 (Sat) North Shore 3-9-27 Eastern Suburbs 4-5-29 Venue: Henson Park
Grand Final
01/10/1949 (Sat) Newtown 15-10-100 Eastern Suburbs 14-15-99 Venue: Sydney Showground
1949 premiers: Newtown
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