Canterbury-Bankstown 26–20 Balmain Tigers — Playoff, 1942 NRL Finals Series
15 Aug 1942 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 17,247
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1942 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 26–20 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 15 Aug 1942.
Sourcing caveat: Balmain's named scoring reconciles exactly (4 tries, 4 goals). Canterbury's named scoring (Newham 5 tries + McCarter 3 goals) totals 21, 5 short of the recorded 26 - the source's further scoring could not be identified despite re-checking (Bonnyman appears in the scoresheet with a blank try-count cell that is not the source of the gap). Reported as an honest, unresolved shortfall.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Newham (5) Goals: McCarter (3) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Bliss (2); Spencer; Winchester Goals: Endycott (4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Johnson | Fullback | Endycott | 1 |
| 2 | Jackson | Wing | Patton | 2 |
| 3 | Bailey (c) | Centre | Bliss | 3 |
| 4 | Bonnyman | Centre | Winchester | 4 |
| 5 | Newham | Wing | Bourke | 5 |
| 6 | McCarter | Five-Eighth | Box | 6 |
| 7 | Ezart | Halfback | Stapleton | 7 |
| 8 | Porter | Lock | Spencer | 8 |
| 9 | Burns | Second Row | Buckley (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Kirkaldy | Second Row | Watt | 10 |
| 11 | Allison | Prop | A. Smith | 11 |
| 12 | Elley | Hooker | De Belin | 12 |
| 13 | Sponberg | Prop | Murphy | 13 |
| Jerry Brien | Coach | Bill Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack O'Brien |
Match report
15 Aug 1942, SCG. Halftime: Balmain led 10-8. Team changes: Canterbury - McCarter for Les Clare, Porter for Arthur Morris, Allison for Bob Farrar.