Western Suburbs Magpies 10–5 St. George — Playoff, 1947 NRL Finals Series
27 Aug 1947 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 13,552
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1947 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 10–5 St. George, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 27 Aug 1947.
Sourcing caveat: St George's source lineup is missing a jersey number 11 - the source did not return a player for that slot despite the rest of the sheet being complete; left out rather than invented. Position/hooker numbering on St George's sheet (Facer at 9) also differs from the standard 1-13 convention used elsewhere on this site - reproduced as given by the source rather than reassigned.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Bennett; Milton Goals: Thornton (2) |
| St. George | Tries: Root Goals: Root |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornton | Fullback | Pidding | 1 |
| 2 | Leal | Wing | Root | 2 |
| 3 | Eather | Centre | F. Brown | 3 |
| 4 | Rodda | Centre | McRitchie (c) | 4 |
| 5 | Hickey | Wing | N. Jones | 5 |
| 6 | Bennett (c) | Five-Eighth | Mort | 6 |
| 7 | Hogan | Halfback | Hayward | 7 |
| 8 | Seery | Lock | Healy | 8 |
| 9 | Brown | Hooker | Facer | 9 |
| 10 | Piper | Second Row | Holland | 10 |
| 11 | Milton | Second Row | Donnelley | 12 |
| 12 | Hansen | Prop | Soorley | 13 |
| Frank Burge | Coach | Arthur Justice / Charlie Lynch | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack O'Brien |
Match report
27 Aug 1947, Sydney Sports Ground. Halftime: Western Suburbs 7-0. Team changes: Western Suburbs - Jack Hickey in for Fred Yanz Jnr (wing); St George - Fred Brown in for Lew Evans (centre), Mick Fahey in for George Jardine (second row).