1911 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1911 NSWRFL season New South Wales Rugby Football League April 29 to September 16 8 59 1374 16x16px Eastern SuburbsPremiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20110514030740/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2011-05-14 at rl1908.com 1st Premiers 16x16px Glebe 1st Minor Premiers 16x16px Glebe Balmain 1st 16x16px Dally Messenger (148) 16x16px Dave Garlick (13) Second Grade 16 16x16px Eastern Suburbs Premiers 16x16px Glebe Third Grade 22 Leichhardt Premiers South Sydney Kinkora 1910 NSWRFL season 1910 1912 NSWRFL season 1912 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. The League’s turnover for the 1911 season was £15,889, up £2,477 on the previous year. Football Takings Grey River Argus New Zealand 5 1912-03-20 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA19120320.2.40.1 2009-12-03 Teams 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. 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 100px|centerAnnandale2nd seasonGround: Wentworth Park Captain-Coach: Charlie Hedley100px|centerBalmain4th seasonGround: Birchgrove Oval Coach: Robert Graves Captain: Arthur Halloway 100px|centerEastern Suburbs4th seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCaptain-Coach: Dally Messenger100px|centerGlebe4th seasonGround: Wentworth Park Coach: Chris McKivatCaptain: Albert Burge 100px|centerNewtown4th seasonGround: Erskineville Oval Coach: Captain: Bill Noble 100px|centerNorth Sydney4th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Captain: Con Sullivan 100px|centerSouth Sydney4th seasonGround:Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Arthur Hennessy Captain: Billy Cann 100px|centerWestern Suburbs4th seasonGround: St Luke's ParkCoach: Captain: Tedda Courtney Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1911 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px Glebe14110324488+15622216x16px Eastern Suburbs14923208129+7920316x16px South Sydney14923188117+7120416x16px Newtown14635154120+3415516x16px Annandale14518113184-7111616x16px North Sydney14419138209-719716x16px Western Suburbs14419116189-739816x16px Balmain143011130255-1256 Finals thumb|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 Eastern SuburbsPositionGlebe Fred Kinghorn FB Roy Algie Barney Dalton WG Mick Muggivan John Campbell CE Dave Garlick Dally Messenger (Ca./Co.) CE Tom Gleeson Eddie White WG Charlie Cubitt Herb Collins FE Les Cubitt Leslie Cody HB Fritz ThieringLarry O'Malley PR Sid PertSandy Pearce HK Tony Redmond Mick Frawley PR Sam Griffiths Eddie Griffiths SR Albert Burge (c) Charlie Lees SR Frank Burge W Dalton LK Harry Brighton Reserve J Farrelly Coach Chris McKivat After Glebe won the toss, Dally Messenger kicked off at 3:31pm on what was a very windy Saturday afternoon. Rugby League Final The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 4 1911-09-18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kqITAAAAIBAJ&pg=5456,1468867 2009-12-13 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. right|thumb|200px|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". 30px 30px Haddon, Steve "History of the NSWRL Finals" Eastern Suburbs 11 (Tries: Lees. Goals: Messenger 3. Fld Goal: Messenger ) defeated Glebe 8 (Tries; C Cubitt 2 Goals: 1.) Notable events On June 22, the Sydney Cricket Ground staged its first game of rugby league. NSW defeated New Zealand in the match, 35–10. References External links Rugby 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 Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL Season