Balmain Tigers 8–7 Canterbury-Bankstown — Final, 1946 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1946 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 36,445
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1946 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 8–7 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1946.
Sourcing caveat: Lineups reported as unchanged from each team's semi-final line-up above, except Canterbury swapped Jeff Simmonds and Keith Gersbach between the two wing positions - not independently re-confirmed for this specific match.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Bath; Patton Goals: Bourke (1/3) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Bailey Goals: Hasson (2) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCullough | Fullback | D. Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Patton | Wing | Simmonds | 2 |
| 3 | Bourke (c) | Centre | Bailey | 3 |
| 4 | Devery | Centre | Payne | 4 |
| 5 | Paterson | Wing | Gersbach | 5 |
| 6 | Williams | Five-Eighth | Collins | 6 |
| 7 | Ponchard | Halfback | Hasson | 7 |
| 8 | Hampstead | Lock | Holmes | 8 |
| 9 | Bath | Second Row | Charlton | 9 |
| 10 | De Belin | Second Row | Kelly | 10 |
| 11 | Spencer | Prop | Porter | 11 |
| 12 | Gilbert | Hooker | Kirkaldy | 12 |
| 13 | Kidd | Prop | Burns (c) | 13 |
| Norm Robinson | Coach | Ross McKinnon | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon |
Match report
7 Sep 1946, SCG. Halftime: Balmain 3-0.