1920 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1920 New South Wales Rugby Football League 9 16x16px Balmain 5th 16x16px Balmain 5th 60 1981 16x16px Frank Burge (110) 16x16px Gordon Wright (18) Annandale 3rd 1919 NSWRFL season 1919 1921 NSWRFL season 1921 The 1920 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirteenth season of Sydney's professional rugby league football club competition, Australia's first. The introduction of a Sydney University side saw nine teams from across the city contest during the season. Balmain were crowned premiers by virtue of finishing the season on top of the League.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20110514030740/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2011-05-14 at rl1908.com Season summary Due to the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour, from rounds 5 to 8, several players in the NSWRFL were selected to play matches for Metropolis (Sydney), New South Wales and Australia. In a round 7 game between Glebe and University Frank Burge scored eight tries which remains the standing record for the most tries by an individual in a NSWRL/NRL premiership match. Arthur Oxford set the pace in goal kicking, scoring 29 goals in three games. He also took the record of most goals in succession (23) which would stand until 1978. The NSWRFL ran the City Cup competition for the second half of the season. The Balmain Tigers again dominated the season, while University's first year was a disappointment: the Students conceded a whopping 118 tries in thirteen games for a record “tries against” average of 9.08 per match that has not been beaten since.Rugby League Tables: Season Records Balmain played consistently and defensively throughout the season except for a slip-up 13–30 loss to Eastern Suburbs in Round 10. Holding a seven-point lead on the premiership ladder with three rounds left to play secured their fifth premiership in six years. The final three rounds were left unplayed and no Finals were contested. Teams With the addition of Sydney University's team, the League was again at nine sides. At the end of the season however, Annandale exited the League after eleven seasons,History 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 having won only fifteen and drawn four of 126 games since 1912.http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/annandale/annandale_ss.html Annandale - Season Summary 2014-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120603153948/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/annandale/annandale_ss.html 2012-06-03 dead 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 South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908 University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University 100px|centerAnnandale11th seasonGround: Birchgrove Park Coach: Captain: Tom McGuiness 100px|centerBalmain13th seasonGround: Birchgrove Park Captain-Coach: Arthur Halloway 100px|centerEastern Suburbs13th seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCoach: Captain: Ray Norman 100px|centerGlebe13th seasonGround: RAS Showground Coach: Captain: Frank Burge 100px|centerNewtown13th seasonGround: Marrickville Oval Captain-Coach: Albert Johnston 100px|centerNorth Sydney13th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Chris McKivat Captain: Harold Horder 100px|centerSouth Sydney13th seasonGround: RAS Showground Coach: Captain: Reg Fusedale 100px|centerUniversity1st seasonCoach: Paddy McCue Captain: Alan McLeod 100px|centerWestern Suburbs13th seasonGround: Pratten ParkCaptain-coach: Tedda Courtney Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1920 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts116x16px Balmain1311112287114+17327216x16px South Sydney138052258149+10920316x16px Glebe138052268166+10220416x16px Western Suburbs148151309141+16819516x16px North Sydney137062237151+8618616x16px Eastern Suburbs148061254175+7918716x16px Newtown148061208203+518816x16px Sydney University1310122101498-3976916x16px Annandale130013259384-3254 References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League Rugby League Tables - Season 1920 The World of Rugby League Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Results: 1911-20 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership Nswrfl Season