1951 NSWRFL Season - Finals

Finals

Odds-on favourites to retain the premiership, Souths reserved their worst performance of the year for the semi-final against St George being trounced 35-8. This loss meant that a grand final would be necessary to determine the season's premiers. The next week, the Dragons were beaten by a gutsy Manly side in a preliminary final, 18-8. The infant Manly club thus qualified for its first final only five seasons after having entered the League in 1947.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi Finals
South Sydney 8-35 St. George 1 September 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground Aub Oxford 39,735
Manly-Warringah 37-9 Western Suburbs 8 September 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground George Bishop 29,444
Preliminary Final
Manly-Warringah 18-8 St. George 15 September 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground George Bishop 41,845
Final
South Sydney 42-14 Manly-Warringah 23 September 1951 Sydney Sports Ground Jack O'Brien 28,505

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