For the first time in its short history, the premiership consisted of the same teams for two consecutive seasons. The same eight teams from the 1910 season played in 1911.
Sculpture-statue of Dally Messenger by Cathy Weiszmann
The finals system used for the 1910 season was similar in the 1911 season. The top two teams at the end of the year were to play each other in a final to decide the premiership, but in the event of the minor premiers losing, they were deemed to have the "right of challenge" to play a Grand Final. However, because both Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney finished on equal premiership points in second place, a playoff was used to decide who would play minor premiers Glebe in the final.
Eastern Suburbs ended up beating local rivals South Sydney 23-10 at the Sports Ground in front of 14,000 people on September 2, 1911, to win the play-off in order to play minor premiers Glebe. The following week, Eastern Suburbs beat Glebe in front of 16,000 at the Agricultural Ground 22-9. Glebe immediately exercised their right for a rematch the following week for a match to be held at the Agricultural Ground on September 16, 1911.
After Glebe won the toss, Dally Messenger kicked off at 3:31pm on what was a very windy Saturday afternoon.[3] Glebe winger Cubitt scored early and Easts were only able to post a penalty goal in the first half and trailed 5–2 at the break. The referee was Tom McMahon (the elder of the two Sydney top-grade referees of that name) who in the first half sent off Glebe’s Sid Pert and Rooster Larry O'Malley, the former Australian Kangaroo captain. Early in the second half, Cubitt scored again for Glebe to take an 8–4 lead. However, in the final ten minutes, Eastern Suburbs were able to score a try after a high kick was misjudged by the Glebe fullback, and Charlie Lees took the loose ball to score a try. Dally Messenger converted to take the lead 9–8 with only minutes to play, and consolidated the win with another penalty kick to win the game 11–8 for the Roosters and allowing them to take their first premiership in front of 20,000 people.
Played in blustery conditions, Glebe’s form improved greatly but they could not compete with the immaculate kicking of Dally Messenger.
In an incident-packed opening stanza McMahon reduced each side to twelve men by sending off O'Malley and Sid Pert after a touch judge's report. Ensuing scrums were played with only four forwards. Glebe three-quarter Tom Gleeson left the field with an ankle injury and was replaced at half time by Farrelly.
Glebe RLC 1911 McKivat (centre with ball), flanked by R Algie left F Burge right
With first use of the stiff southerly, Glebe winger C.R. Cubitt scored out wide in the second minute from a scrum close to the Easts line. Messenger replied with a goal shortly after for Glebe to lead 5–2 at halftime. When play resumed, Messenger scored a goal again to narrow the gap to one point. Twelve minutes in, Glebe edged to an 8–4 lead when Cubitt crossed for his second try: a brilliant length of the field effort featuring Farrelly, Redmond, Alby Burge and finally Cubitt who beat Messenger's ankle tap.
With thirteen minutes left in the grand final, Lees scored Easts’ only try, from a high kick. The ball bounced off dazed Glebe fullback “Bunny” Algie (who had been injured in a headclash in the opening minutes with winger White). Messenger converted and Easts snatched a 9–8 lead. Messenger's field goal six minutes from the bell gave his team the three point buffer at 11–8 and the confidence to hang on and win their first premiership. After exchanging jerseys, the elated surfsiders carried Messenger from the field".
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The 1911 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fourth season of 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 1911 NSWRFL seasonLeagueNew South Wales Rugby Football LeagueDurationApril 29 to September 16Teams8Matches played59Points scored1374PremiersEastern Suburbs 1 1st title Minor PremiersGlebe 1st title Runners upGlebeTop point scorer s Dally Messenger 148 Top try scorer s Dave Garlick 13 Second GradeNumber of teams16PremiersEastern SuburbsRunners upGlebeThird GradeNumber of teams22PremiersLeichhardtRunners upSouth Sydney Kinkora 19101912 The League s turnover for the 1911 season was 15 889 up 2 477 on the previous year 2 Contents 1 Teams 2 Ladder 3 Finals 3 1 Final 4 Notable events 5 References 6 External linksTeams editFor the first time in its short history the premiership consisted of the same teams for two consecutive seasons The same eight teams from the 1910 season played in 1911 Annandale Balmain formed on January 23 1908 at Balmain Town Hall Eastern Suburbs formed on January 24 1908 at Paddington Town Hall Glebe formed on January 9 1908 Newtown formed on January 14 1908 North Sydney formed on February 7 1908 at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street South Sydney formed on January 17 1908 at Redfern Town Hall Western Suburbs formed on February 4 1908 nbsp Annandale2nd seasonGround Wentworth Park Captain Coach Charlie Hedley nbsp Balmain4th seasonGround Birchgrove Oval Coach Robert Graves Captain Arthur Halloway nbsp Eastern Suburbs4th seasonGround Sydney Sports GroundCaptain Coach Dally Messenger nbsp Glebe4th seasonGround Wentworth Park Coach Chris McKivatCaptain Albert Burge nbsp Newtown4th seasonGround Erskineville Oval Coach Captain Bill Noble nbsp North Sydney4th seasonGround North Sydney Oval Coach Captain Con Sullivan nbsp South Sydney4th seasonGround Sydney Sports Ground Coach Arthur Hennessy Captain Billy Cann nbsp Western Suburbs4th seasonGround St Luke s ParkCoach Captain Tedda CourtneyLadder edit nbsp The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1911 premiership across Sydney Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp Glebe 14 11 0 3 244 88 156 222 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 14 9 2 3 208 129 79 203 nbsp South Sydney 14 9 2 3 188 117 71 204 nbsp Newtown 14 6 3 5 154 120 34 155 nbsp Annandale 14 5 1 8 113 184 71 116 nbsp North Sydney 14 4 1 9 138 209 71 97 nbsp Western Suburbs 14 4 1 9 116 189 73 98 nbsp Balmain 14 3 0 11 130 255 125 6Finals edit nbsp Sculpture statue of Dally Messenger by Cathy WeiszmannThe finals system used for the 1910 season was similar in the 1911 season The top two teams at the end of the year were to play each other in a final to decide the premiership but in the event of the minor premiers losing they were deemed to have the right of challenge to play a Grand Final However because both Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney finished on equal premiership points in second place a playoff was used to decide who would play minor premiers Glebe in the final Eastern Suburbs ended up beating local rivals South Sydney 23 10 at the Sports Ground in front of 14 000 people on September 2 1911 to win the play off in order to play minor premiers Glebe The following week Eastern Suburbs beat Glebe in front of 16 000 at the Agricultural Ground 22 9 Glebe immediately exercised their right for a rematch the following week for a match to be held at the Agricultural Ground on September 16 1911 Final edit Eastern Suburbs Position GlebeFred Kinghorn FB Roy AlgieBarney Dalton WG Mick MuggivanJohn Campbell CE Dave GarlickDally Messenger Ca Co CE Tom GleesonEddie White WG Charlie CubittHerb Collins FE Les CubittLeslie Cody HB Fritz ThieringLarry O Malley PR Sid PertSandy Pearce HK Tony RedmondMick Frawley PR Sam GriffithsEddie Griffiths SR Albert Burge c Charlie Lees SR Frank BurgeW Dalton LK Harry BrightonReserve J FarrellyCoach Chris McKivatAfter Glebe won the toss Dally Messenger kicked off at 3 31pm on what was a very windy Saturday afternoon 3 Glebe winger Cubitt scored early and Easts were only able to post a penalty goal in the first half and trailed 5 2 at the break The referee was Tom McMahon the elder of the two Sydney top grade referees of that name who in the first half sent off Glebe s Sid Pert and Rooster Larry O Malley the former Australian Kangaroo captain Early in the second half Cubitt scored again for Glebe to take an 8 4 lead However in the final ten minutes Eastern Suburbs were able to score a try after a high kick was misjudged by the Glebe fullback and Charlie Lees took the loose ball to score a try Dally Messenger converted to take the lead 9 8 with only minutes to play and consolidated the win with another penalty kick to win the game 11 8 for the Roosters and allowing them to take their first premiership in front of 20 000 people Played in blustery conditions Glebe s form improved greatly but they could not compete with the immaculate kicking of Dally Messenger In an incident packed opening stanza McMahon reduced each side to twelve men by sending off O Malley and Sid Pert after a touch judge s report Ensuing scrums were played with only four forwards Glebe three quarter Tom Gleeson left the field with an ankle injury and was replaced at half time by Farrelly nbsp Glebe RLC 1911 McKivat centre with ball flanked by R Algie left F Burge rightWith first use of the stiff southerly Glebe winger C R Cubitt scored out wide in the second minute from a scrum close to the Easts line Messenger replied with a goal shortly after for Glebe to lead 5 2 at halftime When play resumed Messenger scored a goal again to narrow the gap to one point Twelve minutes in Glebe edged to an 8 4 lead when Cubitt crossed for his second try a brilliant length of the field effort featuring Farrelly Redmond Alby Burge and finally Cubitt who beat Messenger s ankle tap With thirteen minutes left in the grand final Lees scored Easts only try from a high kick The ball bounced off dazed Glebe fullback Bunny Algie who had been injured in a headclash in the opening minutes with winger White Messenger converted and Easts snatched a 9 8 lead Messenger s field goal six minutes from the bell gave his team the three point buffer at 11 8 and the confidence to hang on and win their first premiership After exchanging jerseys the elated surfsiders carried Messenger from the field Haddon Steve History of the NSWRL Finals Eastern Suburbs 11 Tries Lees Goals Messenger 3 Fld Goal Messenger defeatedGlebe 8 Tries C Cubitt 2 Goals 1 Notable events editOn June 22 the Sydney Cricket Ground staged its first game of rugby league NSW defeated New Zealand in the match 35 10 References edit Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 2011 05 14 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908 com Football Takings Grey River Argus New Zealand 1912 03 20 p 5 Retrieved 2009 12 03 Rugby League Final The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 1911 09 18 p 4 Retrieved 2009 12 13 External links editRugby League Tables Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables Season 1911 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 1911 Minor Premiers Glebe Beaten By Messenger RL1908 Hadden Steve History of the NSWRL Finals Results 1911 20 at rabbitohs com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1911 NSWRFL season amp oldid 1150995074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
