1952 NSWRFL

Stats

Note: * denotes incomplete data.

Premiers: Western Suburbs
Runners Up: North Sydney
Minor Premiers: Western Suburbs
Wooden Spoon: Parramatta
Top Tryscorer: Peter O'Brien (20)
Top Pointscorer: Ron Rowles (178)

No. Of Teams: 10
No. Of Games: 95
No. Of Players: 274
No. Of Tries: 609
No. Of Goals: 690
No. Of F.Goals: 6

Total Attendance: 719,824 *
Average Crowd: 12,200 *
Average Crowd (Reg. Season): *
Highest Crowd: 44,166 *
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season): *
Lowest Crowd: 300 *

Mean Scoreline: 23-11
Median Scoreline: 21-11
Highest Scoreline: 59-8
Lowest Scoreline: 8-4
Highest Team Score: Balmain (59-8)
Average PPG: 36.17

Every game in Round 15 was supposed to be played on the 26th of July, however they were all washed out. The semi-finals where subsequently pushed back a week and Round 15 was played on the 23rd of August, after Round 18.

Ladder

		Home							Away							Overall
Team		P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts	PD	FPG	APG
1.	Western Suburbs	9	6	2	1	182	135	47	9	8	1	-	149	129	20	18	14	3	1	331	264	29	+67	18.39	14.67
2.	St George	9	7	2	-	197	132	65	9	6	3	-	180	147	33	18	13	5	-	377	279	26	+98	20.94	15.50
3.	Souths	9	7	2	-	195	97	98	9	5	4	-	149	92	57	18	12	6	-	344	189	24	+155	19.11	10.50
4.	North Sydney	9	7	2	-	223	119	104	9	4	5	-	161	130	31	18	11	7	-	384	249	22	+135	21.33	13.83
	Manly	9	7	2	-	185	113	72	9	4	5	-	149	148	1	18	11	7	-	334	261	22	+73	18.56	14.50
6.	Balmain	9	3	6	-	185	129	56	9	5	4	-	166	127	39	18	8	10	-	351	256	16	+95	19.50	14.22
7.	Eastern Suburbs	9	4	5	-	133	184	-51	9	2	7	-	126	213	-87	18	6	12	-	259	397	12	-138	14.39	22.06
	Newtown	9	3	6	-	108	151	-43	9	3	6	-	102	190	-88	18	6	12	-	210	341	12	-131	11.67	18.94
9.	Canterbury	9	2	7	-	97	153	-56	9	3	5	1	117	233	-116	18	5	12	1	214	386	11	-172	11.89	21.44
10.	Parramatta	9	1	8	-	126	201	-75	9	2	7	-	115	222	-107	18	3	15	-	241	423	6	-182	13.39	23.50
North Sydney, Manly were involved in playoffs to determine their final position.

Playoffs/Finals

Playoff	Aug 27	North Sydney	36	Manly	8	G. Bishop	SCG	8,770	>
Semi Final	30	Souths	18	Western Suburbs	10	J. O'Brien	SCG	34,181	>
Semi Final	Sep 6	North Sydney	21	St George	9	G. Bishop	SCG	41,976	>
Final	13	Souths	26	North Sydney	12	J. O'Brien	SCG	44,166	>
Grand Final Chall.	20	Western Suburbs	22	Souths	12	G. Bishop	SCG	41,060	>

Team Stats

Team Name	Position	W	L	D	Pts For	Pts Ag.	Coach(es)	Top Tryscorer(s)			Top Pointscorer(s)			Home Venue(s)	Home Crowd Avg	Extra Info
Balmain Tigers	6th	8	10	0	351	256	Arthur PATTON	11	-	Bobby LULHAM	96	-	Joe JORGENSON	Leichhardt	* 4,667
Canterbury Bankstown	9th	5	12	1	214	386	Alby WHY	7	-	Frank FLYNN Cec COOPER	48	-	Ron WILLEY	Belmore	* 5,500
Eastern Suburbs	7th	6	12	0	259	397	Ernie NORMAN	7	-	Billy REINHOLD	61	-	Brian HORNE	Sports Ground	* 2,267
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	4th	11	7	0	334	261	Wally O'CONNELL	9	-	Jack LUMSDEN	178	-	Ron ROWLES	Brookvale	* 5,500
Newtown	7th	6	12	0	210	341	Frank JOHNSTON	9	-	Ray PRESTON	106	-	Gordon CLIFFORD	Erskineville (7), Sports Ground (1)	* 2,970
North Sydney	4th	11	7	0	384	249	Ross McKINNON	20	-	Peter O'BRIEN	81	-	Peter DIVERSI	North Sydney	* 7,442	Runners Up
Parramatta Eels	10th	3	15	0	241	423	Vic HEY	9	-	Mitchell WALLACE	76	-	Bob HOBBS	Cumberland	* 3,862	Wooden Spoon
St George Dragons	2nd	13	5	0	377	279	Johnny HAWKE	14	-	Tommy RYAN	97	-	Noel PIDDING	Kogarah	* 6,545	Semi Final
South Sydney Rabbitohs	3rd	12	6	0	344	189	Jack RAYNER	16	-	Johnny GRAVES	168	-	Johnny GRAVES	Redfern	* 9,146	Runners Up
Western Suburbs Magpies	1st	14	3	1	331	264	Tom McMAHON	14	-	Bill CALLINAN	148	-	George BAIN	Pratten	* 7,350	Premiers

1952 NSWRFL

Stats

Ladder

Playoffs/Finals

Team Stats

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