1915 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1915 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 8 16x16px Balmain 1st 16x16px Balmain North Sydney 1st 1st 56 1308 16x16px Wally Messenger (73) 16x16px Frank Burge (20) 1914 NSWRFL season 1914 1916 NSWRFL season 1916 The 1915 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the eighth season of Sydney’s top-grade rugby league football club competition, Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested during the season, with the Balmain club 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 Even though World War I had broken out across Europe and many players were unavailable, there was a general consensus amongst the public that the rugby league premiership continue. On 8 May in good weather the first matches were played between the eventual top four clubs: In front of a record crowd of 13,000 Glebe defeated defending premiers Easts at the SCG, and at Wentworth Oval Balmain drew 11–all with Newtown.Haddan Stephen History of the NSW Rugby League Finals 1991 Australia 26 9780646050980 https://books.google.com/books?id=8yLwAAAAMAAJ 13 July 2014 Midway through the season, three clubs had clearly broken ahead of the others: Balmain, Glebe and South Sydney. With South Sydney falling away in the second half of the season, Balmain and Glebe became the two remaining contenders for the title, and they clashed with four rounds to play. In front of 20,000 people, the two clubs played out a memorable match at the Sydney Sports Ground, where Balmain eventually prevailed 12–2 on a cold, rainy day. Balmain were assured their first premiership without the need for a playoff after their close last-round win over South Sydney 7–4. Balmain went through 1915 undefeated – a feat achieved by only five other teams since. They won the premiership in all three grades. Members of the Balmain first-grade premiership winning side included Bob Craig, Bill Schultz and E. Burnicle. In 1915, the NSWRFL lost its first ever full-time Secretary Edward Larkin when he was killed in fighting at Gallipoli on 25 April. Teams The teams remained unchanged from the 1914 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 February 7, 1908, at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street South Sydney, formed on 17 January 1908 at Redfern Town Hall Western Suburbs, formed on 4 February 1908 100px|centerAnnandale6th seasonGround: Wentworth ParkCoach: Captain: Robert Stuart 100px|centerBalmain8th seasonGround: Birchgrove OvalCaptain-coach: Bill Kelly100px|centerEastern Suburbs8th seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCoach: Captain: Sandy Pearce 100px|centerGlebe8th seasonGround: Wentworth Park Coach: Captain: Frank Burge 100px|centerNewtown8th seasonGround: Erskineville Oval, SydneyCoach: Captain: Paddy McCue 100px|centerNorth Sydney8th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Denis Lutge Captain: Con Sullivan 100px|centerSouth Sydney8th seasonGround: RAS Showground Coach: Arthur Hennessy Captain: Arthur Butler 100px|centerWestern Suburbs8th seasonGround: St Lukes OvalCoach: Captain: Tedda Courtney Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1915 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px Balmain14122023271+16126216x16px Glebe141202268106+16224316x16px Newtown14914208119+8919416x16px South Sydney1481515794+6317516x16px Eastern Suburbs14608180109+7112616x16px Annandale143011113256-1436716x16px Western Suburbs14201267200-1334816x16px North Sydney14201283353-2704 References External links Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables Rugby League Tables - Season 1915 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 1915 - Balmain Breaks Through For First Title RL1908 Results: 1911-20 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership Nswrfl Season