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1964 NSWRFL season
Rugby league competition
Rugby league competition
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| year | 1964 | |
| competition | New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
| imagesize | 125px | |
| teams | 10 | |
| premiers | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George |
| count | 11th | |
| minor premiers | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George |
| mpcount | 10th | |
| matches | 94 | |
| points | 2736 | |
| attendance | 1197569 | |
| top point scorer | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] Fred Griffiths (160) |
| top try scorer | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] Reg Gasnier (18) |
| wooden_spoon | Canterbury-Bankstown | |
| wooden_spoon_count | 3rd | |
| prevseason_link | 1963 NSWRFL season | |
| prevseason_year | 1963 | |
| nextseason_link | 1965 NSWRFL season | |
| nextseason_year | 1965 |
The 1964 NSWRFL season was the fifty-seventh season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership, Australia's first. Ten clubs from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield and the WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between St. George and Balmain.
Teams
| **North Sydney**[[Image:North Sydney Jersey 1960.png | 100px | center]] | **Parramatta**[[Image:Parramatta Jersey 1963.png | 100px | center]] | **South Sydney**[[Image:South Sydney Jersey 1959.png | 100px | center]] | **St. George**[[Image:St George Jersey 1959.png | 100px | center]] | **Western Suburbs** |
|---|
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 393 | 154 | +239 |
| 2 | [[Image:Parramatta colours.svg | 16x16px]] Parramatta | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 188 | +86 |
| 3 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 247 | 192 | +55 |
| 4 | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] North Sydney | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 334 | 257 | +77 |
| 5 | [[Image:South Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] South Sydney | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 304 | 250 | +54 |
| 6 | [[Image:Newtown colours.svg | 16x16px]] Newtown | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 236 | 268 | -32 |
| 7 | [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 259 | 274 | -15 |
| 8 | [[Image:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg | 16x16px]] Manly | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 229 | 331 | -102 |
| 9 | [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 190 | 351 | -161 |
| 10 | [[Image:Canterbury colours.svg | 16x16px]] Canterbury | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 168 | 369 | -201 |
Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Semi-finals** | |||||||||
| [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | 11–9 | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 23x23px]] North Sydney | 29 August 1964 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jack Bradley | 35,082 | |
| [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 23x23px]] St. George | 42–0 | [[Image:Parramatta colours.svg | 23x23px]] Parramatta | 5 September 1964 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 33,659 | |
| **Preliminary Final** | |||||||||
| [[Image:Parramatta colours.svg | 23x23px]] Parramatta | 7–16 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | 12 September 1964 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 35,389 | |
| **Grand Final** | |||||||||
| [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 23x23px]] St. George | 11–6 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 23x23px]] Balmain | 19 September 1964 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Col Pearce | 61,369 |
Grand Final
| St. George | Position | Balmain |
|---|---|---|
| FB | ||
| 2. Johnny King | WG | 2. Dick Quinn |
| 3. Reg Gasnier | CE | 3. Brian Dunlop |
| 4. Billy Smith | CE | 4. Robert Ridley |
| 5. Eddie Lumsden | WG | 5. Bob Mara |
| 6. Brian Clay | FE | 6. Jack Danzey |
| 7. George Evans | HB | 7. Billy Bischoff Jr. |
| 13. Monty Porter | PR | 13. Bob Boland |
| 12. Peter Armstrong | HK | 12. Dick Wilson |
| 11. Kevin Ryan | PR | 11. George Piper |
| 10. Elton Rasmussen | SR | 10. Ron Clothier |
| 9. Norm Provan (Ca./Co.) | SR | 9. Peter Provan |
| 8. Johnny Raper | LK | 8. Dennis Tutty |
| Coach | Harry Bath |
St. George captain-coach Norm Provan was matching up against his younger brother (and former Dragon) Peter, who had moved to the Tigers in 1961.
The Tigers’ defence was strong throughout a dour first half and for the first time in nine grand finals the Dragons trailed at half-time (4–2) with Balmain in the lead after penalty goals from Keith "Golden Boots" Barnes.
The turning point of the match came five minutes into the second half. The Tigers were defending their own line with some desperate tackling when they received a relieving penalty from referee Pearce. Balmain's Bob Boland put in a big punt which at first looked like a good touch finder. To Balmain's horror, Graeme Langlands stretched and then caught the ball with his boots only an inch or two from the touchline. The champion fullback then raced cross-field towards the Balmain line and sent a cut-out pass to Billy Smith 25 yards out from the tryline. The centre made further inroads before channeling a pass to Johnny King who sped down the left wing for 20 yards to score a diving try.
Test winger Johnny King thus kept intact his grand final record with this being his fifth successive try in a decider.
Eighteen-year-old Dennis Tutty stood out for the Tigers, providing reliable cover defence that stopped the Dragons on numerous occasions. For St. George, Smith and Langlands had strong games with Langlands tallying 72 points in his last four games of the season. Brian Clay had by now reclaimed his five-eighth position from Bruce Pollard and excelled just as he had in his five previous Grand Final appearances.
St. George 11 (Tries: King. Goals: Langlands 4.)
Balmain 6 (Goals: Barnes 3.)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers
| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | 154 | 131 | 128 | 115 | 82 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Griffiths | 2 | 74 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Bray | 1 | 64 | 0 | ||||||
| Brian Graham | 2 | 61 | 0 | ||||||
| Greg McMillan | 3 | 53 | 0 | ||||||
| Brian Hambly | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Top 5 try scorers
| Tries | Player | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Gasnier | ||||||
| Nick Yakich | ||||||
| Ken Irvine | ||||||
| Michael Cleary | ||||||
| Johnny King |
Top 5 goal scorers
| Goals | Player | 74 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 41 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Griffiths | ||||||
| Ken Bray | ||||||
| Brian Graham | ||||||
| Greg McMillan | ||||||
| Brian Hambly |
Season notes
- The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' wooden spoon season was their last until 2002, when they were sentenced to finish last that season as punishment due to gross salary cap breaches uncovered by the NRL in August that year. It wouldn't be until 2008 that they would again finish last as a result of poor on-field performances during the season.
References
References
- "Nat Silcock". SmartPack International.
- Walton, Darren. (17 August 2020). "Bulldogs coach needs beer after NRL loss". [[Seven News]].
- (18 June 2013). "Bulldogs v Roosters: SBW's return". [[National Rugby League]].
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