1941 NSWRFL Season — Final Regular-Season Ladder
8 teams, 14-round home-and-away season. Top three teams (Eastern Suburbs, Balmain, Canterbury-Bankstown) finished level on 18 competition points; ladder order among them follows points differential, per Wikipedia's explicit ladder table (fully returned this time and matching Rugby League Project's independent figures exactly, row-for-row). Grand Final: St. George (4th on the ladder) defeated Eastern Suburbs (1st) 31-14, St. George's inaugural premiership — consistent with the era's semi-final/challenge finals system.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 217 | 160 | +57 | 18 |
| 2 | Balmain | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 243 | 205 | +38 | 18 |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 205 | 182 | +23 | 18 |
| 4 | St. George | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 307 | 248 | +59 | 17 |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 219 | 242 | -23 | 14 |
| 6 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 247 | 226 | +21 | 12 |
| 7 | South Sydney | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 193 | 277 | -84 | 8 |
| 8 | North Sydney | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 171 | 262 | -91 | 7 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 4 that season.
Finals series
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1941 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters 24–22 Canterbury-Bankstown | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 21,000 |
| 23 Aug 1941 | St. George 32–8 Balmain Tigers | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW | 26,790 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1941 | St. George 31–14 Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW |
Full Grand Final page (Clive Churchill Medal, match context, sources) →
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