St. George 20–8 Newtown — Semi-Final, 1948 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1948 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,310
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1948 NRL finals series: St. George 20–8 Newtown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1948.
Sourcing caveat: RLP's narrative summary named only Tom Briggs (2 tries) for St George; a fuller scoresheet extraction additionally listed Munn and McCoy each with an unmarked (implicitly single) try, which is the only reading that reconciles with the 20-point score. Kennerson's (Newtown) goal count also reconciles at 1, not the initially extracted 2.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Briggs (2); Munn; McCoy Goals: Root (4) |
| Newtown | Tries: Donnelly; L. Smith Goals: Kennerson (1) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pidding | Fullback | Kennerson | 1 |
| 2 | Harmey | Wing | Lulham | 2 |
| 3 | McCoy (c) | Centre | L. Smith | 3 |
| 4 | Briggs | Centre | Mullane | 4 |
| 5 | Root | Wing | Jacobson | 5 |
| 6 | McKenzie | Five-Eighth | Harrison | 6 |
| 7 | Hill | Halfback | Geelan | 7 |
| 8 | Jardine | Lock | Dykes | 8 |
| 9 | Banks | Second Row | Drew | 9 |
| 10 | Fielder | Second Row | Donnelly | 10 |
| 11 | Munn | Prop | Farrell (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Facer | Hooker | Hannon | 12 |
| 13 | Soorley | Prop | Pitman | 13 |
| Jim Duckworth | Coach | Frank Farrell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack O'Brien |
Match report
4 Sep 1948, SCG. Halftime: St George 10-6. Team changes: St George - George Jardine in for Lew Evans (lock); Newtown - Mick Mullane in at centre, Roy Dykes moved centre to lock, Fred Fayers omitted.