| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | St George | 5t 3g | 21 | Brookvale | Sat,09-Apr-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Cumberland | Sat,09-Apr-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | Belmore | Sat,09-Apr-1949 | ||
| Easts | 1t 8g | 19 | Newtown | 8t 4g | 32 | Sports_Ground | Sat,09-Apr-1949 | ||
| Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Balmain | 5t 3g | 21 | North_Sydney | Sat,09-Apr-1949 | ||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Sports_Ground | Sat,16-Apr-1949 | ||
| Wests | 3t 6g | 21 | Canterbury | 3t 5g | 19 | Pratten | Sat,16-Apr-1949 | ||
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | North_Sydney | Mon,18-Apr-1949 | ||
| Balmain | 4t 4g | 20 | Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Leichhardt | Mon,18-Apr-1949 | ||
| Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 4t 4g | 20 | Sports_Ground | Mon,18-Apr-1949 | ||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | St George | 9t 6g | 39 | S.C.G. | Sat,23-Apr-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 4t 4g | 20 | Balmain | 3g | 6 | Cumberland | Sat,23-Apr-1949 | ||
| Manly | 0 | Souths | 6t 7g | 32 | Brookvale | Mon,25-Apr-1949 | |||
| Newtown | 9t 7g | 41 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Mon,25-Apr-1949 | ||
| Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Norths | 1g | 2 | Sports_Ground | Mon,25-Apr-1949 | ||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 7t 3g | 27 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Leichhardt | Sat,30-Apr-1949 | ||
| Norths | 2t 8g | 22 | Newtown | 8t 5g | 34 | North_Sydney | Sat,30-Apr-1949 | ||
| Souths | 6t 4g | 26 | Parramatta | 4t 5g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sat,30-Apr-1949 | ||
| Wests | 4t 7g | 26 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Pratten | Sat,30-Apr-1949 | ||
| Manly | 3t 3g 1fg | 17 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,30-Apr-1949 | ||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Wests | 4g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,07-May-1949 | ||
| Easts | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sat,07-May-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 9t 7g | 41 | Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Erskineville | Sat,07-May-1949 | ||
| St George | 4t 5g | 22 | Norths | 4g | 8 | Hurstville | Sat,07-May-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 3t 8g | 25 | Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Cumberland | Sat,07-May-1949 | ||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 3t 2g | 13 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Brookvale | Sat,14-May-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 5t 5g | 25 | Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Erskineville | Sat,14-May-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 23 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sat,14-May-1949 | ||
| Souths | 6t 6g | 30 | Norths | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Sat,14-May-1949 | ||
| St George | 3t 6g | 21 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-May-1949 | ||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Cumberland | Sat,21-May-1949 | ||
| St George | 3t 3g | 15 | Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,21-May-1949 | ||
| Wests | 3g | 6 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Pratten | Sat,21-May-1949 | ||
| Easts | 0 | Balmain | 3t | 9 | Sports_Ground | Sat,21-May-1949 | |||
| Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | North_Sydney | Sat,21-May-1949 | ||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 5g | 16 | Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,28-May-1949 | ||
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Souths | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sat,28-May-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Newtown | 6t 5g | 28 | Belmore | Sat,28-May-1949 | ||
| Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Wests | 10t 7g | 44 | Pratten | Sat,28-May-1949 | ||
| St George | 3t 1g | 11 | Parramatta | 4t 1g | 14 | Hurstville | Sat,28-May-1949 | ||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sat,11-Jun-1949 | ||
| St George | 6t 2g | 22 | Souths | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Jun-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Manly | 1t | 3 | Belmore | Sat,11-Jun-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 1t 5g | 13 | Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Erskineville | Sat,11-Jun-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Cumberland | Sat,11-Jun-1949 | ||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 5t 3g | 21 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Leichhardt | Mon,13-Jun-1949 | ||
| St George | 5t 6g | 27 | Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Hurstville | Mon,13-Jun-1949 | ||
| Wests | 2t 5g | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Mon,13-Jun-1949 | ||
| Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Redfern | Mon,13-Jun-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 1t 5g | 13 | Erskineville | Mon,13-Jun-1949 | ||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | Souths | 4t 2g | 16 | Sports_Ground | Sat,25-Jun-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 0 | Wests | 5t 4g | 23 | Belmore | Sat,25-Jun-1949 | |||
| Parramatta | 6t 8g | 34 | Norths | 6t 8g | 34 | Cumberland | Sat,25-Jun-1949 | ||
| Manly | 2t 1g | 8 | Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,25-Jun-1949 | ||
| St George | 6t 5g | 28 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Hurstville | Sat,25-Jun-1949 | ||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4t 5g | 22 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,02-Jul-1949 | ||
| Souths | 8t 4g | 32 | Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,02-Jul-1949 | ||
| Wests | 6t 8g | 34 | Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-Jul-1949 | ||
| St George | 7t 5g | 31 | Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Hurstville | Sat,02-Jul-1949 | ||
| Norths | 4t 3g | 18 | Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,02-Jul-1949 | ||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 5t 4g | 23 | Norths | 6t 6g | 30 | Erskineville | Sat,09-Jul-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Cumberland | Sat,09-Jul-1949 | ||
| St George | 3t 4g | 17 | Wests | 4t 5g | 22 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Jul-1949 | ||
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sat,09-Jul-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 17 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sat,09-Jul-1949 | ||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 4g | 23 | Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,16-Jul-1949 | ||
| Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | St George | 4t 2g | 16 | North_Sydney | Sat,16-Jul-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 3t 5g | 19 | Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Belmore | Sat,16-Jul-1949 | ||
| Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sat,16-Jul-1949 | ||
| Souths | 12t 6g | 48 | Easts | 3g | 6 | Redfern | Sat,16-Jul-1949 | ||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 7t 2g | 25 | North_Sydney | Sat,23-Jul-1949 | ||
| Balmain | 4t 2g | 16 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,23-Jul-1949 | ||
| Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Pratten | Sat,23-Jul-1949 | ||
| Parramatta | 5t 7g | 29 | Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Cumberland | Sat,23-Jul-1949 | ||
| Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 0 | Sports_Ground | Sat,23-Jul-1949 | |||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | Brookvale | Sat,30-Jul-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 5t 3g | 21 | St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Erskineville | Sat,30-Jul-1949 | ||
| Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Wests | 4t 3g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sat,30-Jul-1949 | ||
| Balmain | 1t 1g | 5 | Easts | 4t 5g | 22 | Leichhardt | Sat,30-Jul-1949 | ||
| Canterbury | 6t 4g | 26 | Norths | 4t 2g | 16 | Belmore | Sat,30-Jul-1949 | ||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 4t 1g | 14 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Cumberland | Sat,06-Aug-1949 | ||
| Norths | 3t 1g | 11 | Manly | 1g | 2 | North_Sydney | Sat,06-Aug-1949 | ||
| Souths | 5t 1g | 17 | Balmain | 4t 2g | 16 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-Aug-1949 | ||
| Newtown | 4t 5g | 22 | Canterbury | 4t 3g | 18 | Erskineville | Sat,06-Aug-1949 | ||
| Wests | 8t 5g | 34 | Easts | 5t 5g | 25 | Pratten | Sat,06-Aug-1949 | ||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4t 1g | 14 | Newtown | 3g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sat,13-Aug-1949 | ||
| Easts | 4t 1g | 14 | Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sat,13-Aug-1949 | ||
| Wests | 6t 10g | 38 | Norths | 4t 3g | 18 | Pratten | Sat,13-Aug-1949 | ||
| Souths | 6t 2g | 22 | St George | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-Aug-1949 | ||
| Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Canterbury | 2t | 6 | Brookvale | Sat,13-Aug-1949 | ||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1949 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Souths | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 80t 60g 0fg | 360 | 20.00 | 38t 48g 0fg | 210 | 11.67 | +150 | 27 | |
| 2.Wests | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 65t 85g 0fg | 365 | 20.28 | 54t 59g 0fg | 280 | 15.56 | +85 | 24 | |
| 3.St George | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 69t 69g 0fg | 345 | 19.17 | 43t 51g 0fg | 231 | 12.83 | +114 | 23 | |
| 4.Balmain | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 57t 47g 0fg | 265 | 14.72 | 34t 52g 0fg | 206 | 11.44 | +59 | 22 | |
| 5.Parramatta | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 57t 70g 0fg | 311 | 17.28 | 51t 58g 0fg | 269 | 14.94 | +42 | 20 | |
| 6.Newtown | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 72t 71g 0fg | 358 | 19.89 | 58t 79g 0fg | 332 | 18.44 | +26 | 19 | |
| 7.Canterbury | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 44t 52g 0fg | 236 | 13.11 | 67t 68g 0fg | 337 | 18.72 | -101 | 14 | |
| 8.Manly | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 31t 38g 1fg | 171 | 9.50 | 59t 58g 0fg | 293 | 16.28 | -122 | 13 | |
| 9.Norths | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 45t 59g 0fg | 253 | 14.06 | 73t 75g 0fg | 369 | 20.50 | -116 | 11 | |
| 10.Easts | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 34t 56g 0fg | 214 | 11.89 | 77t 59g 1fg | 351 | 19.50 | -137 | 7 | |
| Totals | 554 tries, 607 goals, 1 field goals = 2878 points, 15.99 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George3 | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths1 | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-Aug-1949 | T.McMahon. | 41696 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain4 | 4t 4g | 20 | Wests2 | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-Aug-1949 | G.Bishop | 38209 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| St George3 | 4t 3g | 18 | Balmain4 | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Sep-1949 | J.O'Brien | 55341 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George3 | 5t 2g | 19 | Souths1 | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Sep-1949 | G.Bishop | 56534 |