Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which culminated in Balmain's victory over Newtown in the grand final.

Both Newtown and Balmain won their respective semi-finals with the Bluebags blitzing St George by 55 points to 7, which was to remain the Dragons' largest losing margin until 1994[2] and the largest margin in a finals match until 2019.

[3][4][5][6] However injuries and war duties then ravaged the side including the key losses of Len Smith and Herb Narvo who had starred for them all season.

Newtown exercised their “right of challenge” as minor premiers and called for a Grand Final.

In a low-scoring affair Balmain's representative centre Joe Jorgenson kicked two late penalty goals to give the Tigers a 12–8 win and their eighth title.