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1910 NSWRFL season

November 27, 2023

The 1910 NSWRFL season was the third season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Sydney’s top-level rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield. During the season, many of the league’s top players took part in matches of the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia.

1910 NSWRFL season
LeagueNew South Wales Rugby Football League
DurationApril 30 to September 17
Teams8
Matches played57
Points scored1576
Premiers Newtown[1] (1st title)
Minor Premiers Newtown
Top point-scorer(s) Dally Messenger (71)
Top try-scorer(s) Arthur McCabe (18)
Second Grade
Number of teams12
Premiers Eastern Suburbs
Runners-up Newtown
Third Grade
Number of teams16
PremiersSydney
Runners-upRozelle

Season summary edit

On 23 July 1910 at the Sydney Showground the South Sydney club defeated Western Suburbs 67–0. This still stands as Souths’ highest ever score and biggest winning margin in a premiership game.[2] It was not beaten in the NSWRFL until 11 May 1935 when St. George defeated Canterbury-Bankstown 91–6, which remains the record score and margin as of 2022.[3]

During the season Annandale’s Ray, Roy, Rex and Bernard Norman became the first set of four brothers to play in the same NSWRFL side.[4]

The League's takings for all matches this year amounted to £13,512, an increase of over £6,000 on the previous season.[5] 1910 was the first season where the NSFWRFL had more people in attendance than Rugby Union.[6]

Teams edit

With the loss of Cumberland at the end of the 1908 season, the league remained with eight teams; a preferable outcome since no byes would be needed. However by the end of the 1909 season, interest for a local Newcastle competition as well as the difficulties of longer travel for the Newcastle side saw it pull out of the premiership. As a result, a team from Annandale joined the premiership to leave the competition with eight teams.[7] Also this season St. Luke's Park became the Western Suburbs club's home ground.

 
Annandale
1st season
Ground: Wentworth Park
Coach:
Captain: George Wilcox
 
Balmain
3rd season
Ground: Birchgrove Park
Coach: Robert Graves
Captain: Arthur Halloway
 
Eastern Suburbs
3rd season
Ground: RAS Showground
Captain- Coach: Dally Messenger
 
Glebe
3rd season
Ground: Wentworth Park
Coach:Chris McKivat
Captain: Alex Burdon
 
Newtown
3rd season
Ground: Erskineville Metters Park
Captain-Coach: Charles 'Boxer' Russell
 
North Sydney
3rd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach:
Captain: Tedda Courtney
 
South Sydney
3rd season
Ground: RAS Showground
Captain-Coach: Arthur Hennessy
 
Western Suburbs
3rd season
Ground: St. Luke's Park
Coach:
Captain: Percy Bolt

Ladder edit

Newtown finished on top of the League's ladder at the end of the regular season.

 
The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1910 premiership across Sydney.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Newtown 14 11 1 2 260 92 +170 23
2   South Sydney 14 11 0 3 326 109 +217 22
3   Eastern Suburbs 14 9 2 3 248 116 +132 20
4   Balmain 14 8 0 6 153 190 -37 16
5   Glebe 14 6 0 8 175 194 -19 12
6   Annandale 14 5 1 8 145 200 -55 11
7   North Sydney 14 3 0 11 146 283 -137 6
8   Western Suburbs 14 1 0 13 115 386 -271 2

Ladder progression edit

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 2.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1   Newtown 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 15 15 17 19 21 23
2   South Sydney 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 22
3   Eastern Suburbs 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 11 12 14 16 18 20
4   Balmain 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 16
5   Glebe 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12
6   Annandale 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 11 11
7   North Sydney 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
8   Western Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2


Final edit

Unlike the previous two seasons where a play-off system was used to decide the premier, there was only one game played in 1910. The top two teams, Newtown and South Sydney, played off in a memorable match in front of fifteen or sixteen thousand[8] people at the Sydney Showground on 17 September 1910. Leading 4-2 with reportedly only seconds to go, South Sydney seemed set to take out their third straight premiership. However, after Souths player Howard Hallett was forced to kick the ball clear from his own line, Newtown centre Albert Hawkes caught the ball on the full just metres away from halfway and the touch line. The rules at the time allowed Hawkes to claim a "fair mark" and Newtown to have a shot at goal. Newtown captain Charles "Boxer" Russell was successful in kicking the goal from a difficult position, allowing Newtown to tie the game and win the competition as they had been minor premiers.[9]

Newtown 4 (Goals: Charles Russell 2)

drew with

South Sydney Rabbitohs 4 (Goals: Jim Davis 2)

References edit

  1. ^ . rl1908.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
  2. ^ . rabbitohs.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ Rugby League Tables – Game Records; AFL Tables
  4. ^ . Mirror. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ^ "A Flourishing League". Grey River Argus. New Zealand. 1911-03-21. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  6. ^ Titus O'Reily (20 August 2018). A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport. Penguin Books. p. 210. ISBN 9780143793519.
  7. ^ "History of the Premiership". centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au. Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Football". The Sydney Mail. 1910-09-21. p. 54. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  9. ^ "League football". Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 69. New Zealand. 1910-09-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

Collis, Ian; Whiticker, Alan (2007). 100 Years of Rugby League. Vol. 1. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-74110-463-9.

External links edit

  • . stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013.
  • . stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
  • RL1908 (archived)
  • RL1908 (archived)
  • RL1908 (archived)
  • RL1908 (archived)

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The 1910 NSWRFL season was the third season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership Sydney s top level rugby league club competition Australia s first Eight teams from across the city contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield During the season many of the league s top players took part in matches of the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia 1910 NSWRFL seasonLeagueNew South Wales Rugby Football LeagueDurationApril 30 to September 17Teams8Matches played57Points scored1576PremiersNewtown 1 1st title Minor PremiersNewtownTop point scorer s Dally Messenger 71 Top try scorer s Arthur McCabe 18 Second GradeNumber of teams12PremiersEastern SuburbsRunners upNewtownThird GradeNumber of teams16PremiersSydneyRunners upRozelle 19091911 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Teams 3 Ladder 3 1 Ladder progression 4 Final 5 References 6 External linksSeason summary editOn 23 July 1910 at the Sydney Showground the South Sydney club defeated Western Suburbs 67 0 This still stands as Souths highest ever score and biggest winning margin in a premiership game 2 It was not beaten in the NSWRFL until 11 May 1935 when St George defeated Canterbury Bankstown 91 6 which remains the record score and margin as of 2022 3 During the season Annandale s Ray Roy Rex and Bernard Norman became the first set of four brothers to play in the same NSWRFL side 4 The League s takings for all matches this year amounted to 13 512 an increase of over 6 000 on the previous season 5 1910 was the first season where the NSFWRFL had more people in attendance than Rugby Union 6 Teams editWith the loss of Cumberland at the end of the 1908 season the league remained with eight teams a preferable outcome since no byes would be needed However by the end of the 1909 season interest for a local Newcastle competition as well as the difficulties of longer travel for the Newcastle side saw it pull out of the premiership As a result a team from Annandale joined the premiership to leave the competition with eight teams 7 Also this season St Luke s Park became the Western Suburbs club s home ground nbsp Annandale1st seasonGround Wentworth Park Coach Captain George Wilcox nbsp Balmain3rd seasonGround Birchgrove Park Coach Robert GravesCaptain Arthur Halloway nbsp Eastern Suburbs3rd seasonGround RAS Showground Captain Coach Dally Messenger nbsp Glebe3rd seasonGround Wentworth Park Coach Chris McKivat Captain Alex Burdon nbsp Newtown3rd seasonGround Erskineville Metters Park Captain Coach Charles Boxer Russell nbsp North Sydney3rd seasonGround North Sydney Oval Coach Captain Tedda Courtney nbsp South Sydney3rd seasonGround RAS Showground Captain Coach Arthur Hennessy nbsp Western Suburbs3rd seasonGround St Luke s ParkCoach Captain Percy BoltLadder editNewtown finished on top of the League s ladder at the end of the regular season nbsp The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1910 premiership across Sydney Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp Newtown 14 11 1 2 260 92 170 232 nbsp South Sydney 14 11 0 3 326 109 217 223 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 14 9 2 3 248 116 132 204 nbsp Balmain 14 8 0 6 153 190 37 165 nbsp Glebe 14 6 0 8 175 194 19 126 nbsp Annandale 14 5 1 8 145 200 55 117 nbsp North Sydney 14 3 0 11 146 283 137 68 nbsp Western Suburbs 14 1 0 13 115 386 271 2Ladder progression edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 2 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that roundTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141 nbsp Newtown 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 15 15 17 19 21 232 nbsp South Sydney 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 223 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 11 12 14 16 18 204 nbsp Balmain 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 165 nbsp Glebe 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 126 nbsp Annandale 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 11 117 nbsp North Sydney 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 68 nbsp Western Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Final editNewtown Position South SydneyWilliam Webby Neill FB Frank TwissCharles Russell Ca Co WG Tommy AndersonViv Farnsworth CE Howard HallettAlbert Hawkes CE Jack LevesonFred Munnery WG Arthur ConlinBill Farnsworth FE Arthur McCabeWilliam Hayes HB Arthur ButlerJames Mogan PR Bill SpenceJohn Chevall HK Jim Barra DavisDavid Grundie PR Ernie HuckerJack Barnett SR Harry ButlerPatrick McCue SR Johnny RosewellJoe Murray LK Arthur Hennessy Ca Co Unlike the previous two seasons where a play off system was used to decide the premier there was only one game played in 1910 The top two teams Newtown and South Sydney played off in a memorable match in front of fifteen or sixteen thousand 8 people at the Sydney Showground on 17 September 1910 Leading 4 2 with reportedly only seconds to go South Sydney seemed set to take out their third straight premiership However after Souths player Howard Hallett was forced to kick the ball clear from his own line Newtown centre Albert Hawkes caught the ball on the full just metres away from halfway and the touch line The rules at the time allowed Hawkes to claim a fair mark and Newtown to have a shot at goal Newtown captain Charles Boxer Russell was successful in kicking the goal from a difficult position allowing Newtown to tie the game and win the competition as they had been minor premiers 9 Newtown 4 Goals Charles Russell 2 drew withSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 4 Goals Jim Davis 2 nbsp Howard Hallett nbsp Arthur Hennessy nbsp Webby Neill nbsp Charles Russell nbsp Jack BarnettReferences edit Premiership Roll of Honour rl1908 com Archived from the original on 14 May 2011 Club Records rabbitohs com au Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 Rugby League Tables Game Records AFL Tables Rugby league history as FOUR English brothers star for Russell Crowe s side Mirror 30 August 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 19 October 2013 A Flourishing League Grey River Argus New Zealand 1911 03 21 p 5 Retrieved 2009 12 03 Titus O Reily 20 August 2018 A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport Penguin Books p 210 ISBN 9780143793519 History of the Premiership centenaryofrugbyleague com au Australian Rugby League Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Retrieved 21 October 2013 Football The Sydney Mail 1910 09 21 p 54 Retrieved 2009 12 13 League football Evening Post Volume LXXX Issue 69 New Zealand 1910 09 19 p 4 Retrieved 2009 12 03 Collis Ian Whiticker Alan 2007 100 Years of Rugby League Vol 1 Chatswood NSW New Holland pp 33 34 ISBN 978 1 74110 463 9 External links edit Rugby League Tables Notes stats rleague com Archived from the original on 7 August 2013 Rugby League Tables Season 1910 stats rleague com Archived from the original on 8 October 2014 Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 archived 1910 Stunning Goal Gives Newtown The Title RL1908 archived Annandale RLFC RL1908 archived Newcastle RLFC 1908 1909 RL1908 archived Results 1908 1910 at rabbitohs com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1910 NSWRFL season amp oldid 1115139988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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