St. George 32–8 Balmain Tigers — Semi-Final, 1941 NRL Finals Series
23 Aug 1941 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 26,790
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1941 NRL finals series: St. George 32–8 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 23 Aug 1941.
Sourcing caveat: St George's named scoring (N. Smith and Tyquin, 2 tries each, plus N. Smith's 4 goals) totals 20, 12 short of the recorded 32 - the source's further scorers could not be identified despite re-checking, an honest unresolved gap. Balmain's side reconciles exactly once Quealey's unspecified goal tally is read as 1 (6 from Goodwin's 2 tries plus 2 from Quealey's goal = 8), which is the only value that balances.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: N. Smith (2); Tyquin (2) Goals: N. Smith (4) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Goodwin (2) Goals: Quealey |
Team sheets
| St. George | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wedgwood | Fullback | Day | 1 |
| 2 | Campbell | Wing | Goodwin (c) | 2 |
| 3 | Lindwall | Centre | Bourke | 3 |
| 4 | J. Gilbert | Centre | Winchester | 4 |
| 5 | N. Jones | Wing | Patton | 5 |
| 6 | Hasson | Five-Eighth | Quealey | 6 |
| 7 | McAndrew | Halfback | Box | 7 |
| 8 | Tyquin | Lock | Kinnaird | 8 |
| 9 | L. Kelly | Second Row | Buckley | 9 |
| 10 | N. Smith (c) | Second Row | Murphy | 10 |
| 11 | Spencer | Prop | A. Smith | 11 |
| 12 | H. Gilbert | Hooker | Tuffy | 12 |
| 13 | Montgomery | Prop | Bowrey | 13 |
| Neville Smith | Coach | Bill Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) |
Match report
23 Aug 1941, SCG. Halftime: St George 19-5.