1927 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 December 2019 1927 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 9 16x16px South SydneyPremiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20101011045210/http://www.rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 11 October 2010 at rl1908.com 7th 16x16px South Sydney 7th 75 2183 16x16px Alf Blair (94) 16x16px Benny Wearing (19) University 3rd 1926 NSWRFL season 1926 1928 NSWRFL season 1928 The 1927 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twentieth season of Sydney's top-level rugby league club competition, Australia's first. Nine teams from across the city contested during the season, which culminated in South Sydney's victory over St. George in the premiership final. Season summary The 1927 season saw a new record for length of a player's suspension. Balmain's Bill Maizey was suspended for twelve months for punching Easts player George Clamback. The season was also the last as a player in the NSWRFL for future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Frank Burge, who had returned as captain-coach of St. George after three seasons out of the NSWRFL. Teams Balmain, formed on 23 January 1908 at Balmain Town Hall Eastern Suburbs, formed on 24 January 1908 at Paddington Town Hall Glebe, formed on 9 January 1908 Newtown, formed on 14 January 1908 North Sydney, formed on 7 February 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|center20th seasonGround: Birchgrove OvalCoach: Alf Fraser Captain: Norm Robinson Eastern Suburbs100px|center20th seasonGround: RAS Showground Coach: Captain: Arthur Oxford Glebe100px|center20th seasonGround: Wentworth Park Captain: Tom McGrath Newtown100px|center20th seasonGround: Marrickville Oval Coach: Albert "Ricketty" Johnston Captain(s): Charles Kell, Tom Ellis North Sydney100px|center20th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Captain: Leo O'Connor St. George100px|center7th seasonGround: Earl Park Captain-Coach: Frank BurgeSouth Sydney100px|center20th seasonGround: Sydney Cricket Ground Captain-coach: Alf Blair University100px|center8th seasonCoach: Captain: Frank O'Rourke, Sammy Ogg Western Suburbs100px|center20th seasonGround: Pratten Park Coach: Clarrie Prentice Captain: Frank McMillan Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1927 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts116x16px South Sydney1614022402162+24032216x16px St. George1612132284141+14329316x16px Western Suburbs169072222182+4022416x16px Eastern Suburbs168262215216-122516x16px Newtown168082189259-7020616x16px North Sydney166192174256-8217716x16px Balmain165292210238-2816816x16px Glebe1640122176297-12112916x16px Sydney University1630132199320-12110 Finals All four finalists had been decided before the end of the final round and by coincidence faced each other in the penultimate round. 1926 wooden spooners St. George had a massive turnaround in 1927, with a chance to become minor premiers in the final round when they played South Sydney who were just one point ahead of them on the ladder. However looking for their third successive title, South Sydney prevailed 22-9 in front of a large crowd of 26,649 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and as a result took the minor premiership. On the same day, Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs played each other for third spot, with Western Suburbs winning 8-6. In the semi-finals, both South Sydney and St. George overcame their opponents and were able to set up a rematch of their Round 18 game just two weeks earlier. 10 September 1927 - Earl Park 16x16px St. George 26 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 11 10 September 1927 - Royal Agricultural Society Showground 16x16px South Sydney 38 16x16px Western Suburbs 6 17 September 1927 - Royal Agricultural Society Showground 16x16px South Sydney 20 16x16px St. George 11 Final South SydneyPositionSt. George 25. Harry Kadwell FB 21. Jack McCormack 12. Benny Wearing WG 9. Stan Brain 13. Vic Lawrence CE 11. George Carstairs 17. Sid Harris CE 28. Lennie Guest 15. Harry Finch WG 12. Frank Saunders 11. Alf Blair (Ca./Co.) FE 8. Arnold Traynor 20. Mick O'Connor HB 7. Bill Benson 3. David Watson PR 6. Clarrie Tye 6. Alby Carr HK 5. Arthur Justice 31. Chas Fennell PR 15. Tom Killiby 5. George Treweek SR 3. Bill Hardman 8. Edward Root SR 2. Frank Burge (Ca./Co.) Harry Cavanough LK Aub Kelly Playing on a quagmire at the Royal Agricultural Society Grounds in front of a modest crowd of 12,124 St. George contested their first ever premiership decider in their seventh year in the top league. They confronted the might of South Sydney who were reigning premiers in the two prior years and minor premiers at the end of the 1927 regular season. The two teams had already met earlier in the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground when Souths defeated Saints 17–14 in front of a massive crowd of 31,500. With heavy rain falling throughout the match, refereed by former Rabbitoh and international Webby Neill Souths took a 13–6 lead to the half time break. The Rabbitohs won the decider scoring four tries to three to take their third successive premiership and becoming the third club to do so.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222424335 South Sydney Premiers - Third Successive Year The Sun (Sydney) Sydney 18 Sep 1927 20 Sep 2020 8 National Library of Australia Corbett Claude South Sydney 20 (Tries: Carr, Root, Wearing, Finch. Goals: Blair 2, Kadwell 2) defeated St George 11 (Tries: Justice, Carstairs, Saunders. Goal: Saunders ) References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables - Season 1927 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Results: 1921-30 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership Nswrfl season