New South Wales Australian National Football League

First Grade -- Season 1969

 

Season notes

University of NSW joined First Grade for this season only, replacing Sydney University.

South Sydney and University of NSW were demoted after this season to an expanded Reserve Grade competition in 1970.

Eastern Suburbs was renamed East Sydney prior to this season. The club was known as East Sydney from 1969 until the merger with UNSW in 1999.

 

Results

 

Round 1

12/04/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 5-8-38 Southern Districts 24-24-168 Venue: Erskineville Oval

12/04/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 11-12-78 Sydney Naval 11-7-73 Venue: Picken Oval

13/04/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 9-13-67 North Shore 18-11-119 Venue: Trumper Park

13/04/1969 (Sun) St. George 22-19-151 Newtown 13-17-95 Venue: Olds Park

13/04/1969 (Sun) Balmain 21-17-143 Western Suburbs 16-24-120 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 2

19/04/1969 (Sat) Sydney Naval 16-21-117 South Sydney 14-16-100 Venue: Trumper Park

20/04/1969 (Sun) St. George 16-11-107 Balmain 30-10-190 Venue: Olds Park

20/04/1969 (Sun) University of NSW 14-16-100 Southern Districts 16-10-106 Venue: Picken Oval

20/04/1969 (Sun) North Shore 14-17-101 Western Suburbs 13-15-93 Venue: North Sydney Oval

20/04/1969 (Sun) Newtown 12-17-89 East Sydney 14-11-95 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 3

26/04/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 1-7-13 Newtown 29-22-196 Venue: Erskineville Oval

26/04/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 13-12-90 St. George 19-11-125 Venue: Trumper Park

27/04/1969 (Sun) North Shore 13-18-96 Southern Districts 12-22-94 Venue: North Sydney Oval

27/04/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 11-27-93 East Sydney 7-8-50 Venue: Picken Oval

27/04/1969 (Sun) Balmain 22-21-153 Sydney Naval 11-23-89 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 4

03/05/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 2-7-19 Western Suburbs 33-24-222 Venue: Erskineville Oval

03/05/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 6-9-45 North Shore 14-12-96 Venue: Trumper Park

04/05/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-19-91 East Sydney 14-6-90 Venue: Rosedale Oval

04/05/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 13-13-91 St. George 19-21-135 Venue: Trumper Park

04/05/1969 (Sun) Balmain 22-13-145 Newtown 21-17-143 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 5

10/05/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 5-12-42 St. George 22-23-155 Venue: Trumper Park

10/05/1969 (Sat) Newtown 8-16-64 North Shore 9-13-67 Venue: Erskineville Oval

11/05/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 18-18-126 Sydney Naval 15-10-100 Venue: Trumper Park

11/05/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 7-9-51 Western Suburbs 25-19-169 Venue: Rosedale Oval

11/05/1969 (Sun) Balmain 28-24-192 University of NSW 7-9-51 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 6

17/05/1969 (Sat) Newtown 13-11-89 Southern Districts 9-11-65 Venue: Erskineville Oval

17/05/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 5-3-33 Western Suburbs 27-27-189 Venue: Picken Oval

18/05/1969 (Sun) Balmain 40-28-268 South Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

18/05/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-9-45 North Shore 26-30-186 Venue: Trumper Park

18/05/1969 (Sun) St. George 22-30-162 East Sydney 11-13-79 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 7

24/05/1969 (Sat) Newtown 10-7-67 Western Suburbs 15-11-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval

24/05/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 12-14-86 South Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

24/05/1969 (Sat) North Shore 19-20-134 St. George 15-9-99 Venue: North Sydney Oval

25/05/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 14-10-94 Balmain 10-17-77 Venue: Trumper Park

25/05/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 29-19-193 Sydney Naval 10-8-68 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 8

31/05/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 5-11-41 East Sydney 24-16-160 Venue: Erskineville Oval

01/06/1969 (Sun) North Shore 13-22-100 Balmain 11-12-78 Venue: North Sydney Oval

01/06/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 9-9-63 Western Suburbs 19-31-145 Venue: Trumper Park

01/06/1969 (Sun) University of NSW 5-2-32 Newtown 22-20-152 Venue: Picken Oval

01/06/1969 (Sun) St. George 20-23-143 Southern Districts 17-10-112 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 9

08/06/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 20-11-131 University of NSW 13-17-95 Venue: Trumper Park

14/06/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 1-6-12 North Shore 32-14-206 Venue: Erskineville Oval

15/06/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-15-63 Balmain 13-14-92 Venue: Rosedale Oval

15/06/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-12-48 Newtown 23-20-158 Venue: Trumper Park

16/06/1969 (Mon) Western Suburbs 13-16-94 St. George 13-10-88 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 10

21/06/1969 (Sat) North Shore 7-17-59 East Sydney 5-15-45 Venue: North Sydney Oval

21/06/1969 (Sat) Sydney Naval 9-11-65 University of NSW 24-27-171 Venue: Trumper Park

22/06/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-12-66 Balmain 7-16-58 Venue: Picken Oval

22/06/1969 (Sun) Newtown 23-11-149 St. George 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park

22/06/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 28-20-188 South Sydney 3-5-23 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 11

28/06/1969 (Sat) Western Suburbs 42-33-285 South Sydney 0-5-5 Venue: Picken Oval

28/06/1969 (Sat) North Shore 27-25-187 University of NSW 8-6-54 Venue: North Sydney Oval

28/06/1969 (Sat) Newtown 17-17-119 Balmain 12-12-84 Venue: Erskineville Oval

29/06/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 15-11-101 Southern Districts 16-14-110 Venue: Trumper Park

29/06/1969 (Sun) St. George 22-23-155 Sydney Naval 8-11-59 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 12

05/07/1969 (Sat) Newtown 27-28-190 South Sydney 0-4-4 Venue: Erskineville Oval

06/07/1969 (Sun) St. George 32-30-222 University of NSW 10-6-66 Venue: Olds Park

06/07/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 14-6-90 Western Suburbs 18-21-129 Venue: Trumper Park

06/07/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 6-11-47 North Shore 8-15-63 Venue: Rosedale Oval

06/07/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 7-9-51 Balmain 19-18-132 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 13

12/07/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 15-12-102 Sydney Naval 14-23-107 Venue: Erskineville Oval

13/07/1969 (Sun) Balmain 26-11-167 St. George 22-15-147 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

13/07/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 21-23-149 University of NSW 9-10-64 Venue: Rosedale Oval

13/07/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 11-9-75 Newtown 24-24-168 Venue: Trumper Park

13/07/1969 (Sun) North Shore 9-15-69 Western Suburbs 17-20-122 Venue: Picken Oval

 

Round 14

19/07/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 8-11-59 Balmain 16-21-117 Venue: Trumper Park

20/07/1969 (Sun) St. George 30-31-211 South Sydney 5-5-35 Venue: Olds Park

20/07/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-16-148 Southern Districts 14-13-97 Venue: Picken Oval

20/07/1969 (Sun) Sydney Naval 11-9-75 East Sydney 25-22-172 Venue: Trumper Park

20/07/1969 (Sun) North Shore 12-15-87 Newtown 15-13-103 Venue: North Sydney Oval

 

Round 15

26/07/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 5-8-38 Balmain 13-17-95 Venue: Erskineville Oval

27/07/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-18-126 University of NSW 5-15-45 Venue: Picken Oval

02/08/1969 (Sat) North Shore 21-22-148 Sydney Naval 8-12-60 Venue: North Sydney Oval

03/08/1969 (Sun) East Sydney 10-14-74 St. George 21-21-147 Venue: Trumper Park

03/08/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 7-12-54 Newtown 20-18-138 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 16

09/08/1969 (Sat) Sydney Naval 12-20-92 Southern Districts 20-20-140 Venue: Trumper Park

09/08/1969 (Sat) South Sydney 11-15-81 University of NSW 17-11-113 Venue: Erskineville Oval

10/08/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-16-118 Newtown 13-15-93 Venue: Trumper Park

10/08/1969 (Sun) St. George 20-17-137 North Shore 11-11-77 Venue: Olds Park

10/08/1969 (Sun) Balmain 12-16-88 East Sydney 11-10-76 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Round 17

16/08/1969 (Sat) East Sydney 25-28-178 South Sydney 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park

16/08/1969 (Sat) Newtown 34-30-234 University of NSW 6-3-39 Venue: Erskineville Oval

17/08/1969 (Sun) Balmain 10-9-69 North Shore 13-13-91 Venue: Trumper Park

17/08/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 35-29-239 Sydney Naval 9-11-65 Venue: Picken Oval

17/08/1969 (Sun) Southern Districts 13-13-91 St. George 16-10-106 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 18

23/08/1969 (Sat) North Shore 20-22-142 South Sydney 4-4-28 Venue: Trumper Park

23/08/1969 (Sat) University of NSW 6-2-38 East Sydney 21-23-149 Venue: Erskineville Oval

24/08/1969 (Sun) Newtown 20-24-144 Sydney Naval 6-5-41 Venue: Trumper Park

24/08/1969 (Sun) St. George 13-4-82 Western Suburbs 16-11-107 Venue: Olds Park

24/08/1969 (Sun) Balmain 15-13-103 Southern Districts 10-14-74 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe

 

Final ladder

 

1969

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Western Suburbs

18

16

2

0

2566

1219

210.50

64

2

North Shore

18

15

3

0

2028

1262

160.70

60

3

Balmain

18

13

5

0

2251

1544

145.79

52

4

Newtown

18

12

6

0

2391

1274

187.68

48

5

St. George

18

12

6

0

2427

1752

138.53

48

6

Southern Districts

18

8

10

0

1893

1723

109.87

32

7

East Sydney

18

8

10

0

1852

1725

107.36

32

8

University of NSW

18

4

14

0

1259

2467

51.03

16

9

Sydney Naval

18

2

16

0

1309

2677

48.90

8

10

South Sydney

18

0

18

0

754

3087

24.43

0

 

Total

180

90

90

0

18730

18730

 

360

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

31/08/1969 (Sun) Balmain 8-9-57 Newtown 24-17-161 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Second Semi-Final

07/09/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-12-132 North Shore 11-19-85 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Preliminary Final

14/09/1969 (Sun) North Shore 9-17-71 Newtown 11-16-82 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Grand Final

21/09/1969 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-17-95 Newtown 12-16-88 Venue: Trumper Park

 

 

1969 premiers: Western Suburbs

 

 

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First created: 16 February 2023
Last updated: 22 February 2023

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