Balmain Tigers 13–12 St. George — Final, 1948 NRL Finals Series
11 Sep 1948 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 37,404
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1948 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 13–12 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 11 Sep 1948.
Sourcing caveat: RLP's narrative summary named only Lew Evans for St George's tries; a fuller scoresheet extraction additionally credited Stan Root with a try alongside his 3 goals, which is required to reach the recorded 12 points and is used here.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Bryan; Nosworthy; Spencer Goals: Bourke (2) |
| St. George | Tries: Evans; Root Goals: Root (3) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkinson | Fullback | Pidding | 1 |
| 2 | Patton | Wing | Root | 2 |
| 3 | Bourke (c) | Centre | McCoy (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Williams | Centre | Morley | 4 |
| 5 | Nosworthy | Wing | Harmey | 5 |
| 6 | Sneddon | Five-Eighth | McKenzie | 6 |
| 7 | Bryan | Halfback | Hill | 7 |
| 8 | Hampstead | Lock | Evans | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan | Second Row | Banks | 9 |
| 10 | Madden | Second Row | Fielder | 10 |
| 11 | Spencer | Prop | Soorley | 11 |
| 12 | Crane | Hooker | Facer | 12 |
| 13 | Thomson | Prop | Munn | 13 |
| Athol Smith | Coach | Jim Duckworth | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack O'Brien |
Match report
11 Sep 1948, SCG. Halftime: Balmain 3-2. Team changes: St George - Les Morley in for Tom Briggs (centre), Lew Evans in for George Jardine (lock).