New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1963
Season notes
Bankstown and Liverpool fielded a joint team for this season.
Results
Round 1 - 6th/7th April 1963
Balmain 11-6-72 Sydney University 9-10-64 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Newtown 17-8-110 St. George 12-10-82 Venue: Picken Oval
Western Suburbs 13-12-90 North Shore 9-14-68 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Sydney Naval 17-17-119 Eastern Suburbs 8-14-62 Venue: Trumper Park
South Sydney 16-19-115 Bankstown/Liverpool 13-12-90 Venue: Picken Oval
Parramatta -- BYE
Round 2 - 13th/14th April 1963
Sydney Naval 13-10-88 Sydney University 10-10-70 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 20-25-145 Parramatta 16-12-108 Venue: Hurstville Oval
North Shore 11-16-82 South Sydney 8-13-61 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Balmain 9-15-69 Eastern Suburbs 8-15-63 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 23-24-162 Bankstown/Liverpool 6-7-43 Venue: Bankstown Oval
Newtown -- BYE
Round 3 - 20th/21st April 1963
Western Suburbs 12-17-89 Eastern Suburbs 10-7-67 Venue: Picken Oval
Sydney Naval 8-23-71 Newtown 5-13-43 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 15-13-103 North Shore 14-18-102 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Sydney University 16-11-107 South Sydney 11-11-77 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain 15-14-104 Parramatta 14-12-96 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Bankstown/Liverpool -- BYE
Round 4 washed out 27th/28th April and played on 4th/5th August
Round 5 - 4th/5th May 1963
North Shore 15-18-108 Parramatta 8-12-60 Venue: Trumper Park
St. George 12-19-91 Bankstown/Liverpool 9-9-63 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Newtown 12-8-80 Sydney University 4-16-40 Venue: Erskineville Oval
South Sydney 15-13-103 Eastern Suburbs 11-9-75 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain 8-9-57 Sydney Naval 7-15-57 Venue: Picken Oval
Western Suburbs -- BYE
Round 6 - 11th/12th May 1963
North Shore 16-15-111 Bankstown/Liverpool 2-5-17 Venue: Picken Oval
Western Suburbs 10-17-77 Sydney University 3-6-24 Venue: Picken Oval
Sydney Naval 13-14-92 South Sydney 5-8-38 Venue: Trumper Park
Eastern Suburbs 17-7-109 Parramatta 13-14-92 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 13-16-94 Balmain 7-12-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
St. George -- BYE
Round 7 - 18th/19th May 1963
St. George 15-15-105 Eastern Suburbs 0-2-2 Venue: Trumper Park
South Sydney 8-4-52 Parramatta 2-8-20 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Sydney University 10-13-73 Bankstown/Liverpool 3-19-37 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
North Shore 10-10-70 Newtown 11-3-69 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 15-20-110 Sydney Naval 9-4-58 Venue: Picken Oval
Balmain -- BYE
Round 8 - 25th May & 8th/9th June 1963
Balmain 10-8-68 South Sydney 9-12-66 Venue: Trumper Park
Parramatta 15-10-100 Bankstown/Liverpool 6-17-53 Venue: Bankstown Oval
Sydney Naval 14-17-101 St. George 11-11-77 Venue: Hurstville Oval
North Shore 18-14-122 Sydney University 6-7-43 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 14-12-96 Newtown 11-6-72 Venue: Trumper Park
Eastern Suburbs -- BYE
Round 9 - 1st/2nd June 1963
North Shore 15-13-103 Eastern Suburbs 11-14-80 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 11-26-92 South Sydney 11-6-72 Venue: Trumper Park
Sydney Naval 17-26-128 Bankstown/Liverpool 5-2-32 Venue: Picken Oval
St. George 20-15-135 Balmain 4-7-31 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Newtown 18-25-133 Parramatta 8-9-57 Venue: Mona Park
Sydney University -- BYE
Round 10 - 15th/16th June 1963
Sydney University 6-11-47 St. George 5-12-42 Venue: Picken Oval
Sydney Naval 8-13-61 Parramatta 7-2-44 Venue: Trumper Park
Eastern Suburbs 15-14-104 Bankstown/Liverpool 8-16-64 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Newtown 9-18-72 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 13-20-98 Balmain 9-8-62 Venue: Picken Oval
North Shore -- BYE
Round 11 - 22nd/23rd June 1963
Sydney Naval 12-19-91 Eastern Suburbs 8-5-53 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 12-13-85 Western Suburbs 9-18-72 Venue: Picken Oval
Newtown 10-4-64 St. George 7-15-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval
South Sydney 14-11-95 Bankstown/Liverpool 9-12-66 Venue: Picken Oval
Balmain 15-18-108 Sydney University 10-11-71 Venue: Trumper Park
Parramatta -- BYE
Round 12 - 29th/30th June 1963
St. George 15-25-115 South Sydney 4-8-32 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 17-16-118 Parramatta 3-7-25 Venue: Mona Park
Sydney University 9-16-70 Eastern Suburbs 8-6-54 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 26-25-181 Bankstown/Liverpool 0-2-2 Venue: Picken Oval
North Shore 14-7-91 Balmain 6-8-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Sydney Naval -- BYE
Round 13 - 6th/7th July 1963
St. George 14-13-97 Western Suburbs 11-9-75 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Sydney University 13-10-88 Parramatta 12-8-80 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Newtown 21-23-149 Eastern Suburbs 7-11-53 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain 18-23-131 Bankstown/Liverpool 6-12-48 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 11-10-76 Sydney Naval 9-13-67 Venue: North Sydney Oval
South Sydney -- BYE
Round 14 - 13th/14th July & 10th August 1963
Western Suburbs 7-12-54 Sydney Naval 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park
Sydney University 12-11-83 Bankstown/Liverpool 4-7-31 Venue: Picken Oval
St. George 13-9-87 Eastern Suburbs 2-11-23 Venue: Picken Oval
Newtown 8-14-62 North Shore 3-16-34 Venue: North Sydney Oval
South Sydney 7-16-58 Parramatta 8-8-56 Venue: Trumper Park
Balmain -- BYE
Round 15 - 20th/21st July 1963
Balmain 12-17-89 Parramatta 13-8-86 Venue: Picken Oval
South Sydney 12-9-81 Sydney University 7-12-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
North Shore 17-11-113 St. George 14-9-93 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Western Suburbs 27-14-176 Eastern Suburbs 6-7-43 Venue: Trumper Park
Sydney Naval 9-18-72 Newtown 9-13-67 Venue: Trumper Park
Bankstown/Liverpool -- BYE
Round 16 - 27th/28th July 1963
Western Suburbs 13-20-98 Newtown 13-14-92 Venue: Picken Oval
South Sydney 13-7-85 Balmain 12-4-76 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 24-14-158 Eastern Suburbs 9-8-62 Venue: North Sydney Oval
St. George 14-15-99 Sydney Naval 10-8-68 Venue: Trumper Park
Parramatta 13-16-94 Bankstown/Liverpool 5-14-44 Venue: Mona Park
Sydney University -- BYE
Round 4 - 4th/5th August 1963
Postponed matches from 20th/21st April
Balmain 26-15-171 Bankstown/Liverpool 4-5-29 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 18-17-125 Eastern Suburbs 16-8-104 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Sydney University 11-21-87 Parramatta 10-5-65 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval
Sydney Naval 15-15-105 North Shore 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park
Western Suburbs 12-9-81 St. George 10-20-80 Venue: Picken Oval
South Sydney -- BYE
Final ladder
|
1963 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Bye |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Western Suburbs |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1488 |
932 |
159.7 |
56 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
15 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1402 |
1028 |
136.4 |
48 |
|
3 |
Sydney Naval |
15 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1222 |
961 |
127.2 |
46 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1413 |
946 |
149.4 |
44 |
|
5 |
St. George |
15 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1408 |
1020 |
138.0 |
40 |
|
6 |
Balmain |
14 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1136 |
1083 |
104.9 |
38 |
|
7 |
South Sydney |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
991 |
1065 |
93.1 |
32 |
|
8 |
Sydney University |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
921 |
1014 |
90.8 |
32 |
|
9 |
Parramatta |
14 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
983 |
1249 |
78.7 |
12 |
|
10 |
Eastern Suburbs |
15 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
954 |
1600 |
59.6 |
12 |
|
11 |
Bankstown/Liverpool |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
619 |
1639 |
37.8 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
160 |
79 |
79 |
2 |
11 |
12537 |
12537 |
|
364 |
Prior to the season, teams were graded into two sections based on 1962 rankings.
For the draw, the top six teams played each other twice, the bottom five teams played each other twice, and the lower five met the top six only once.
Four-point byes were only awarded to clubs for byes in the Rounds 1 to 10 and Round 12.
Finals matches
First Semi-Final -- 18 August 1963
Sydney Naval 11-9-75 Newtown 17-19-121 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final -- 25 August 1963
Western Suburbs 14-10-94 North Shore 7-10-52 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final -- 1 September 1963
Newtown 18-13-121 North Shore 11-15-81 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final -- 8 September 1963
Western Suburbs 14-14-98 Newtown 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park. Attendance: 11,337.
1963 premiers: Western Suburbs
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