New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1929
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1929 | |
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| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (9th title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (8th title) |
| Matches played | 75 |
| Points scored | 1942 (average 25.893 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Jim Craig (86 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Alan Brady (11 tries) |
The 1929 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the 22nd season of the rugby league football competition based in Sydney.
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[edit] Season summary
South Sydney winning their ninth premiership, over Newtown in the Final.
At the end of 1929 Glebe were eliminated from the competition because of a lack of a home ground, poor results and primarily because the area they represented was no longer big enough to support a club.
[edit] Teams
- 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 8, 1908
- North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
- South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908 at Redfern Town Hall
- St. George, formed on November 8, 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
- University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
[edit] Colours
 Balmain |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Glebe |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 St. George |
 South Sydney |
 University |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney |
16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 296 | 104 | +192 | 31 |
| 2 |  St. George |
16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 180 | 147 | +33 | 27 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs |
16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 258 | 153 | +105 | 26 |
| 4 |  Newtown |
16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 188 | 169 | +19 | 24 |
| 5 |  North Sydney |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 194 | 211 | -17 | 19 |
| 6 |  Balmain |
16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 213 | 259 | -46 | 17 |
| 7 |  Eastern Suburbs |
16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 203 | 269 | -66 | 14 |
| 8 |  Glebe |
16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 166 | 261 | -95 | 13 |
| 9 |  University |
16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 157 | 282 | -125 | 9 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Minor Semi-Final | ||||||||
 Newtown |
8-7 |  St. George |
7 September 1929 | Earl Park | 7,000 | |||
| Major Semi-Final | ||||||||
 South Sydney |
22-10 |  Western Suburbs |
7 September 1929 | Sydney Sports Ground | Lal Deane | 14,774 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
| South Sydney |
30-10 | Newtown |
14 September 1929 | Sydney Sports Ground | Lal Deane | 16,360 | ||
[edit] Premiership final
| South Sydney | Position | Newtown |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Spillane | FB | J Gilmour |
| Benny Wearing | WG | George Casey |
| Oscar Quinlivan | CE | Charlie Mork |
| Harry Eyres | CE | C Hill |
| Reg Williams | WG | Jack Kessey (c) |
| Jack Jones | FE | Vince Hughes |
| Alf Blair (c) | HB | Hans Mork |
| Frank O'Connor | PR | C Prendergast |
| Alf O'Connor | HK | Tom Leamey |
| Carl Eggen | PR | B Edwards |
| Alf Binder | SR | D Waters |
| David Watson | SR | J Davies |
| Jack Why | LK | T Walsh |
| Charlie Lynch | Coach |
South Sydney took their fifth successive title outgunning Newtown 30-10 after leading 18-2 at half-time.
The Whiticker/Collis reference quotes Sydney's Labor Daily [1] in praise of Souths' win: "Newtown faced inevitable defeat, and while the margin was large, it hardly demonstrated South Sydney's superiority. They were on top from the start and gave a scintillating display both in combination and individual effort. Alf Blair played probably the greatest game in his long career".
South Sydney 30 (Tries: Blair 3, Williams 3, F. O'Connor, A O'Connor. Goals: Blair 2, Williams)
defeated
Newtown 10 (Tries: Edwards 2. Goals: Casey 2)
[edit] References
- Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) The History of Rugby League Clubs, New Holland, Sydney
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1929 The World of Rugby League
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Whiticker & Collis p 35"
