1924 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1924 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 9 16x16px Balmain 6th 16x16px Balmain 6th 37 917 16x16px Jack Courtney (42) 16x16px Tommy Kennedy (10) Newtown 1st 1923 NSWRFL season 1923 1925 NSWRFL season 1925 The 1924 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventeenth 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 Balmain’s victory over South Sydney in the premiership final.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20110514030740/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2011-05-14 at rl1908.com The 1924 season was the last in the NSWRFL for future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Harold Horder. 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 17 January 1908 at Redfern Town Hall St. George, formed on 8 November 1920 at Kogarah School of Arts Western Suburbs, formed on 4 February 1908 University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University Balmain100px|center17th seasonGround: Birchgrove OvalCaptain-Coach: Charles Fraser Eastern Suburbs100px|center17th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Captains: Arthur Oxford, Jack Watkins Glebe100px|center17th seasonGround: Birchgrove Oval Coach: Jack Hickey Captain: Bill Benson Newtown100px|center17th seasonGround: Marrickville Oval Coach: Bill FarnsworthCaptain: Tom Ellis North Sydney100px|center17th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Jim DevereuxCaptain: Clarrie Ives South Sydney100px|center17th seasonGround: Sydney Cricket Ground Coach: Owen McCarthy Captain: Harold Horder St. George100px|center4th seasonGround: Earl Park Coach: Herb Gilbert Captain: Arnold Traynor, George Carstairs University100px|center5th seasonCoach: Bill KellyCaptain: Hubert Finn, Alby Lane Western Suburbs100px|center17th seasonGround: Pratten Park Coach: Albert "Ricketty" Johnston Captains: Tedda Courtney, Clarrie Prentice Ladder Because of the British Lions tour of Australia, and interstate matches, the 1924 season was shortened to a single round of eight matches. No club fixtures were played on the weekends of 31 May, 7 June, 21 June nor 28 June.Haddan, Steve; History of the NSW Rugby League Finals; pp. 42-43 0646050982 200px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1924 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts116x16px Balmain8611112453+7115216x16px South Sydney8611110460+4415316x16px Western Suburbs84041130103+2710416x16px Glebe840418795-810516x16px St. George8323194125-3110616x16px North Sydney83051107128-218716x16px Eastern Suburbs8305185106-218816x16px Sydney University8215185115-307916x16px Newtown8215198129-317 Premiership Final BalmainPositionSouth Sydney 19. Des Ponchard FB 18. Howard Hallett 6. Jim Love WG 14. Benny Wearing 2. Dud Millard CE 2. Harold Horder 5. Billy Craig CE 15. Oscar Quinlivan 16. Tommy Kennedy WG 5. Cec Blinkhorn Charles Fraser (Ca./Co.) FE 6. Alf Blair 24. Norman Robinson HB 32. Frank Brogan 10. Bill Schultz PR 22. David Watson 9. Horrie Watt HK 9. Ern Wilmot 12. Alf Fraser PR 13. Jack Lawrence 15. Roy Liston SR 11. Edward Root 8. Les Hayes SR 37. Pat Murphy 14. Reg Latta LK 21. Alby Carr Coach Owen McCarthy Balmain and South Sydney finished equal at the top of the ladder, having dropped just one game each. The teams had earlier met in Round 5, with a 10–10 draw being the result at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of a crowd of around 16,000. The Final was played before a crowd of around 15,000 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 July 1924 and refereed by former Rabbitoh premiership winner Webby Neill. Balmain led 3–0 at half-time and both sides failed to score in the second half. The Tigers thus claimed their sixth premiership within ten years. At the time it was the lowest-scoring Final since the start of the NSWRFL premiership and the first time a team had been held scoreless in a Final. The Final was also the first rugby league match broadcast on radio with commentary by Balmain secretary Bob Savage.https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/29/july-29-gerard-first-to-300-joey-smashes-record-taylor-passes-halligan/ Gerard first to 300; Joey smashes record; Taylor passes Halligan NRL 28 July 2022 Balmain 3 (Try: Latta) defeated South Sydney 0 References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables - Season 1924 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 History - Introduction North Sydney Bears Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney Results: 1921-30 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership Nswrfl Season