1939 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
8 teams. No byes (comp-pts = 2×wins+draws reconciles exactly for all 8 teams). League-wide W=L=53, D=6 (3 drawn matches), PF=PA=1563 — fully arithmetic-consistent. Grand Final: Balmain def. South Sydney 33-4, consistent with 1st beating the 4th-placed team.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | +134 | 22 |
| 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 155 | +79 | 20 |
| 2 | St. George | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 169 | +99 | 20 |
| 4 | South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 219 | 158 | +61 | 18 |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 192 | 184 | +8 | 16 |
| 6 | North Sydney | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 272 | -143 | 6 |
| 6 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 213 | -65 | 6 |
| 8 | Newtown | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 297 | -173 | 4 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1939 | Balmain Tigers 13–9 Canterbury-Bankstown | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 23,774 |
| 26 Aug 1939 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 23–10 St. George | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 21,722 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1939 | Balmain Tigers 33–4 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
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