Newtown 55–7 St. George — Semi-Final, 1944 NRL Finals Series
26 Aug 1944 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 34,883
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1944 NRL finals series: Newtown 55–7 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Aug 1944.
Sourcing caveat: St George's goals are credited jointly to Cox and Doyle; the exact individual split is not stated by the source, only the combined total of 2 goals, which (with Hale's try) reconciles exactly with the recorded 7 points.
Scorers
| Newtown | Tries: L. Smith (4); McLean (3); Goodwin (2); Kirk; Narvo Goals: Kirk (11) |
| St. George | Tries: Hale Goals: Cox and Doyle (2 combined, split unconfirmed) |
Team sheets
| Newtown | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk | Fullback | McHugh | 1 |
| 2 | Goodwin | Wing | Campbell | 2 |
| 3 | L. Smith | Centre | Devine | 3 |
| 4 | McLean | Centre | Watts | 4 |
| 5 | Jacobson | Wing | Quinn | 5 |
| 6 | Nevin | Five-Eighth | Doyle | 6 |
| 7 | Kadwell | Halfback | Cox | 7 |
| 8 | Cahill | Lock | Craigie | 8 |
| 9 | Narvo | Second Row | Metcalf | 9 |
| 10 | Phillips | Second Row | L. Kelly (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Farrell (c) | Prop | Mulheron | 11 |
| 12 | Brailey | Hooker | F. Johnson | 12 |
| 13 | Montgomery | Prop | Hale | 13 |
| Arthur Folwell | Coach | Bill Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) |
Match report
26 Aug 1944, SCG. Halftime: Newtown 15-2. Team changes: St George - Len Kelly moved front row to second row, Jim Hale moved second row to front row, pre-match. A very clean, unusually high-scoring blowout for Newtown.