1918 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1918 New South Wales Rugby Football League 8 16x16px South Sydney 4th 16x16px South Sydney 4th Annandale 2nd 56 1345 16x16px Harold Horder (87) 16x16px Frank Burge (24) 1917 NSWRFL season 1917 1919 NSWRFL season 1919 The 1918 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the eleventh season of Sydney’s professional rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested during the season, with South Sydney finishing on top of the ladder to claim the premiership.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20110514030740/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2011-05-14 at rl1908.com Season summary The quality of the competition in 1918 suffered due to the loss of players fighting in World War I.Middleton David Ten of the most dominant seasons in rugby league history from historian David Middleton http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/ten-of-the-greatest-seasons-in-rugby-league-history-according-to-historian-david-middleton/story-fni3fbgz-1226729899765 6 February 2014 The Daily Telegraph 30 September 2013 South Sydney and Western Suburbs dominated the season, dropping just two and three games respectively. With just three rounds to go, both sides met each square on 18 points each. A win for South Sydney would virtually guarantee them the premiership unless they dropped their final two games. At the end of the day, South Sydney prevailed 11–3 and went on to win all their remaining matches, taking away their fourth premiership from eleven seasons. The season also saw the struggling Dales fail to win a game from fourteen starts. It was the first winless season in NSWRFL history and signalled the end for the club, who would play only a further two seasons in the premiership. The Western Suburbs club claimed their first title by winning the knockout competition, the City Cup. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season. Annandale 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 Western Suburbs, formed on 4 February 1908 100px|centerAnnandale9th seasonGround:Wentworth Park Coach: Captain: Arthur Butler 100px|centerBalmain11th seasonGround: Birchgrove OvalCaptain-Coach: Arthur Halloway100px|centerEastern Suburbs11th seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCoach: Sandy Pearce Captain: Sandy Pearce 100px|centerGlebe11th seasonGround: Wentworth Park Coach: Chris McKivat Captain: Albert Burge 100px|centerNewtown11th seasonGround: Erskineville Oval Coach: Captain: George Bain100px|centerNorth Sydney11th seasonGround: North Sydney OvalCoach: George Green Captain: Cec Blinkhorn 100px|centerSouth Sydney11th seasonGround: RAS Showground Coach: Arthur HennessyCaptain: Howard Hallett 100px|centerWestern Suburbs11th seasonGround: St. Luke's OvalCoach:Tedda Courtney Captain: Herb Gilbert Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1918 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px South Sydney141202257121+13624216x16px Western Suburbs141103182102+8022316x16px Glebe14905212128+8418416x16px Balmain14815215148+6717516x16px Eastern Suburbs14806160153+716616x16px North Sydney14329131202-718716x16px Newtown14239115175-607816x16px Annandale14001473316-2430 References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables - Season 1918 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Results: 1911-20 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL Season