Balmain Tigers 22–14 St. George — Semi-Final, 1946 NRL Finals Series
24 Aug 1946 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 34,408
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1946 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 22–14 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 24 Aug 1946.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Bath; Hampstead; Paterson; Ponchard Goals: Bourke (5/6) |
| St. George | Tries: Healy; Narvo Goals: Narvo (4/4) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCullough | Fullback | J. Gilbert | 1 |
| 2 | Patton | Wing | Lindwall | 2 |
| 3 | Bourke (c) | Centre | F. Brown | 3 |
| 4 | Devery | Centre | Ainsworth | 4 |
| 5 | Paterson | Wing | N. Jones | 5 |
| 6 | Williams | Five-Eighth | Graham | 6 |
| 7 | Ponchard | Halfback | Hayward | 7 |
| 8 | Hampstead | Lock | Hale | 8 |
| 9 | Bath | Second Row | Donnelley | 9 |
| 10 | De Belin | Second Row | Narvo (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Spencer | Prop | Munn | 11 |
| 12 | Gilbert | Hooker | Banks | 12 |
| 13 | Kidd | Prop | Healy | 13 |
| Norm Robinson | Coach | Herb Narvo | ||
Match officials
| Referee | George Bishop |
Match report
24 Aug 1946, 3:15pm, SCG. Halftime: Balmain 9-2.