1929 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 9 16x16px South Sydney 9th 16x16px South Sydney 8th 75 1942 16x16px Jim Craig (86) 16x16px Alan Brady (11) University 4th 1928 NSWRFL season 1928 1930 NSWRFL season 1930 The 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 22nd season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, nine teams from across Sydney contested the premiership, culminating in a South Sydney's win over Newtown in the final.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20101011045210/http://www.rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2010-10-11 at rl1908.com Season summary Half of the 1929 season was played without several of the League's top players who were selected to embark on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. South Sydney won their ninth premiership and fifth in succession, defeating Newtown in the Final. Teams At the end of 1929 Glebe exited the LeagueHistory of the Premiership http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20080209104018/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx dead 9 February 2008 centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au Australian Rugby League 21 October 2013 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. 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 Balmain100px|center22nd seasonGround: Birchgrove OvalCaptain-Coach: Reg LattaEastern Suburbs100px|center22nd seasonGround: RAS ShowgroundCoach: George BoddingtonCaptain: Arthur OxfordGlebe100px|center22nd seasonGround: Wentworth ParkCoach: Chris McKivatCaptain: Jack McMahonNewtown100px|center22nd seasonGround: Marrickville OvalCoach: Jack ChaselingHistory Of NSW Rugby League Finals. Stephen Hadden (978 0 646 05098 0)Captain(s): Tom Ellis, Fred LindNorth Sydney100px|center22nd seasonGround: North Sydney OvalCoach: Leo O'ConnorCaptain: Les CarrollSt. George100px|center9th seasonGround: Earl ParkCoach: Frank BurgeCaptain: Arthur JusticeSouth Sydney100px|center22nd seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCoach: Charlie LynchCaptain: Alf BlairUniversity100px|center10th seasonCoach:Billy KellyCaptain: Sammy OggWestern Suburbs100px|center22nd seasonGround: Pratten ParkCaptain-Coach: Jim Craig Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1 16x16px South Sydney1613122296104+192312 16x16px St. George1611142180147+33273 16x16px Western Suburbs1610242258153+105264 16x16px Newtown1610062188169+19245 16x16px North Sydney166372194211-17196 16x16px Balmain166192213259-46177 16x16px Eastern Suburbs1642102203269-66148 16x16px Glebe1633102166261-95139 16x16px Sydney University1621132157282-1259 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch Information Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Minor Semi-Final 23x23px Newtown8–7 23x23px St. George7 September 1929Earl Park7,000 Major Semi-Final 23x23px South Sydney22–10 23x23px Western Suburbs7 September 1929Sydney Sports GroundLal Deane14,774 Final 23x23px South Sydney30–10 23x23px Newtown14 September 1929Sydney Sports GroundLal Deane16,360 Premiership final South SydneyPositionNewtown 47. Albert Spillane FB 20. Jim Gilmour 9. Benny Wearing WG 25. George Casey 15. Oscar Quinlivan CE 10. Carl Mork 34. Harry Eyres CE 18.Charlie Hill 35. Reg Williams WG 9. Jack Kessey (c) 28. Jack Jones FE 23. Vince Hughes 11. Alf Blair (c) HB 7. Hans Mork Frank O'Connor PR 16. Charlie Pendergast 5. Alf O'Connor HK 8. Tom Leamy 24. Carl Eggen PR 32. Ben Edwards 2. Alf Binder SR 3. Dave Waters 7. David Watson SR 51. Jack Davies 8. Jack Why LK 5. 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"Whiticker & Collis p 35" 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". Brothers Alf and Frank O'Connor both scored tries for the winning Rabbitohs. The next time two brothers would each score a try in a premiership decider was when Brett and Glenn Stewart scored for Manly-Warringah in their 2011 NRL Grand Final win over New Zealand. South Sydney 30 (Tries: Alf Blair 3, Reg Williams 3, Frank O'Connor, Alf O'Connor. Goals: Alf Blair 2, Reg Williams) defeated Newtown 10 (Tries: Ben Edwards 2. Goals: George Casey 2) left|thumb|800px|Alf O'Connor References 2 External links Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) The History of Rugby League Clubs, New Holland, Sydney Rugby League Tables - Season 1929 AFL Tables Results: 1921-30 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL season