New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1914
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1914 | |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (3rd title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Points scored | 1202 (average 21.464 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) | Harold Horder (87 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Harold Horder (19 tries) |
The 1914 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventh season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Eight teams from across Sydney contested during the season.
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[edit] Season Summary
Eastern Suburbs' stranglehold on the premiership came to an end following the retirement of Dally Messenger at the end of the 1913 season. In their place, previous premiers South Sydney and Newtown took control of the premiership instead. Newtown were in a good position to take out their second premiership midway through the season but a loss to middle-placed Balmain hurt their cause, even though Newtown beat South Sydney the following week. It turned out that this loss would make the difference, with South Sydney finishing just one point ahead of Newtown at the end of the season to claim their third premiership. No Finals were contested.
Members of the South Sydney premiership winning side included:
- Arthur McCabe
- Howard Hallett - Player of the Season
- Harold Horder
[edit] Teams
The teams remained unchanged from the 1913 season.
- 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
- South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908 at Redfern Town Hall
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
[edit] Colours
 Annandale |
 Balmain |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Glebe |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 South Sydney |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney |
14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 166 | 79 | +87 | 23 |
| 2 |  Newtown |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 111 | +74 | 22 |
| 3 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 164 | 122 | +42 | 16 |
| 4 |  Balmain |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 132 | 111 | +21 | 16 |
| 5 |  Glebe |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 187 | 140 | +47 | 15 |
| 6 |  North Sydney |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 158 | 165 | -7 | 11 |
| 7 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 231 | -127 | 6 |
| 8 |  Annandale |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 106 | 243 | -137 | 3 |
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1914 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- 1914 - South Sydney Edge Out Newtown RL1908
[edit] Sources
Collis, Ian; Whiticker, Alan (2007). 100 Years of Rugby League 1. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland, page52. ISBN 9781741104639.
