Balmain Tigers 19–16 Newtown — Final, 1944 NRL Finals Series
9 Sep 1944 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 41,807
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1944 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 19–16 Newtown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 9 Sep 1944.
Sourcing caveat: Newtown's named scoring reconciles exactly (4 tries, 2 goals = 16). Balmain's named scoring (Devery 2 tries + Jorgenson 5 goals) totals 16, 3 short of the recorded 19 - one further Balmain try is implied by the arithmetic but could not be identified from the source. Reported as an honest, unresolved gap.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Devery (2) Goals: Jorgenson (5) |
| Newtown | Tries: L. Ryan (2); Cahill; Kadwell Goals: Kirk (2/5) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkinson | Fullback | Kirk | 1 |
| 2 | Patton (c) | Wing | Goodwin | 2 |
| 3 | Jorgenson | Centre | L. Smith | 3 |
| 4 | Bourke | Centre | McLean | 4 |
| 5 | K. Parkinson | Wing | Jacobson | 5 |
| 6 | Ponchard | Five-Eighth | Nevin | 6 |
| 7 | Devery | Halfback | Kadwell | 7 |
| 8 | Hampstead | Lock | Cahill | 8 |
| 9 | S. Ryan | Second Row | L. Ryan | 9 |
| 10 | A. Smith | Second Row | Phillips | 10 |
| 11 | Campbell | Prop | Montgomery | 11 |
| 12 | Watt | Hooker | Brailey | 12 |
| 13 | Buckley | Prop | Farrell (c) | 13 |
| Norm Robinson | Coach | Arthur Folwell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) |
Match report
9 Sep 1944, SCG. Halftime: Newtown led 13-9. Team changes: Balmain - Keith Parkinson replaced Frank Dreise at wing; Newtown - Leo Ryan replaced Herb Narvo at second row.