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1959 NSWRFL

See also

1959 BRL

Stats

Premiers: St George
Runners Up: Manly
Minor Premiers: St George
Wooden Spoon: Parramatta
Top Tryscorer: Ken Irvine (19)
Top Pointscorer: Darcy Russell (206)

No. Of Teams: 10
No. Of Games: 94
No. Of Players: 260
No. Of Tries: 577
No. Of Goals: 687
No. Of F.Goals: 1

Total Attendance: 896,911
Average Crowd: 9,542
Average Crowd (Reg. Season)
Highest Crowd: 49,457
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
Lowest Crowd: 2,059

Mean Scoreline: 22-11
Median Scoreline: 20-10
Highest Scoreline: 63-12
Lowest Scoreline: 2-7
Highest Team Score: St George (63-12)
Average PPG: 33.77

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.	St George	9	8	-	1	335	112	223	9	9	-	-	215	78	137	18	17	-	1	550	190	35	+360	30.56	10.56
2.	Western Suburbs	9	7	2	-	235	114	121	9	6	2	1	170	159	11	18	13	4	1	405	273	27	+132	22.50	15.17
3.	Manly	9	5	4	-	135	114	21	9	6	3	-	148	125	23	18	11	7	-	283	239	22	+44	15.72	13.28
4.	Newtown	9	5	4	-	101	114	-13	9	5	4	-	153	182	-29	18	10	8	-	254	296	20	-42	14.11	16.44
5.	North Sydney	9	5	4	-	197	122	75	9	4	5	-	174	160	14	18	9	9	-	371	282	18	+89	20.61	15.67
	Souths	9	6	3	-	169	124	45	9	3	6	-	88	152	-64	18	9	9	-	257	276	18	-19	14.28	15.33
7.	Balmain	9	5	4	-	174	167	7	9	1	7	1	134	169	-35	18	6	11	1	308	336	13	-28	17.11	18.67
8.	Eastern Suburbs	9	6	3	-	132	121	11	9	-	9	-	79	193	-114	18	6	12	-	211	314	12	-103	11.72	17.44
9.	Canterbury	9	4	4	1	93	129	-36	9	1	8	-	101	249	-148	18	5	12	1	194	378	11	-184	10.78	21.00
10.	Parramatta	9	1	8	-	86	209	-123	9	1	8	-	64	190	-126	18	2	16	-	150	399	4	-249	8.33	22.17

Playoffs/Finals

Minor Semi	Jul 25	Manly	17	Newtown	0	D. Lawler	SCG	8,967	>
Major Semi	Aug 1	St George	35	Western Suburbs	25	D. Lawler	SCG	42,347	>
Prelim Final	8	Manly	14	Western Suburbs	13	D. Lawler	SCG	28,385	>
Grand Final	15	St George	20	Manly	0	D. Lawler	SCG	49,457	>

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	7th	6	11	1	308	336	John O'TOOLE	15	-	Ron MACK	99	-	Keith BARNES	Leichhardt	6,213
Canterbury Bankstown	9th	5	12	1	194	378	Cec COOPER	5	-	Eric GILLIGAN Ray GARTNER Noel COLLIE	50	-	Ken ROWLANDS	Belmore	4,981
Eastern Suburbs	8th	6	12	0	211	314	Dave BROWN	8	-	Brian ALLSOP	64	-	Brian ALLSOP	Sports Ground	7,959
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	3rd	11	7	0	283	239	Ken ARTHURSON	7	-	Jim PEEBLES George HUGO	152	-	Ron WILLEY	Brookvale	4,975	Runners Up
Newtown	4th	10	8	0	254	296	Charles CAHILL	10	-	Kevin CONSIDINE	110	-	Kevin CONSIDINE	Henson	4,958	Minor Semi
North Sydney	5th	9	9	0	371	282	Ross McKINNON	19	-	Ken IRVINE	121	-	Johnny JONES	North Sydney	8,049
Parramatta Eels	10th	2	16	0	150	399	Jack RAYNER	6	-	Robin GAIR	38	-	Doug MOORE	Cumberland	3,676	Wooden Spoon
St George Dragons	1st	17	0	1	550	190	Ken KEARNEY	18	-	Brian MESSITER	205	-	Harry BATH	Kogarah	6,563	Premiers, City Cup
South Sydney Rabbitohs	5th	9	9	0	257	276	Denis DONOGHUE	12	-	Eric SLADDEN	95	-	Bernie PURCELL	Redfern	9,130
Western Suburbs Magpies	2nd	13	4	1	405	273	Vic HEY	15	-	Darcy HENRY	206	-	Darcy RUSSELL	Pratten	7,282	Prelim Final