1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams9
Premiers South Sydney (9th title)
Minor premiers South Sydney (8th title)
Matches played75
Points scored1942
Top points scorer(s) Jim Craig (86)
Top try-scorer(s) Alan Brady (11)

The 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 22nd season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, nine teams from across Sydney contested the premiership, culminating in a South Sydney's win over Newtown in the final.[1]

Season summary

Half of the 1929 season was played without several of the League's top players who were selected to embark on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. South Sydney won their ninth premiership and fifth in succession, defeating Newtown in the Final.

Teams

At the end of 1929 Glebe exited the League[2] because of a lack of a home ground, poor results and primarily because the area they represented was no longer big enough to support a club.

Balmain
22nd season
Ground: Birchgrove Oval
Captain-Coach: Reg Latta
Eastern Suburbs
22nd season
Ground: RAS Showground
Coach: George Boddington
Captain: Arthur Oxford
Glebe
22nd season
Ground: Wentworth Park
Coach: Chris McKivat
Captain: Jack McMahon
Newtown
22nd season
Ground: Marrickville Oval
Coach: Jack Chaseling[3]
Captain(s): Tom Ellis, Fred Lind
North Sydney
22nd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Leo O'Connor
Captain: Les Carroll
St. George
9th season
Ground: Earl Park
Coach: Frank Burge
Captain: Arthur Justice
South Sydney
22nd season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Charlie Lynch
Captain: Alf Blair
University
10th season
Coach:Billy Kelly
Captain: Sammy Ogg
Western Suburbs
22nd season
Ground: Pratten Park
Captain-Coach: Jim Craig

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 1613122296104+19231
2 St. George 1611142180147+3327
3 Western Suburbs 1610242258153+10526
4 Newtown 1610062188169+1924
5 North Sydney 166372194211-1719
6 Balmain 166192213259-4617
7 Eastern Suburbs 1642102203269-6614
8 Glebe 1633102166261-9513
9 Sydney University 1621132157282-1259

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Minor Semi-Final
Newtown 8–7 St. George 7 September 1929 Earl Park 7,000
Major Semi-Final
South Sydney 22–10 Western Suburbs 7 September 1929 Sydney Sports Ground Lal Deane 14,774
Final
South Sydney 30–10 Newtown 14 September 1929 Sydney Sports Ground Lal Deane 16,360

Premiership final

South Sydney Position Newtown
Albert SpillaneFBJim Gilmour
Benny WearingWGGeorge Casey
Oscar QuinlivanCECarl Mork
Harry EyresCECharlie Hill
Reg WilliamsWGJack Kessey (c)
Jack JonesFEVince Hughes
Alf Blair (c)HBHans Mork
Frank O'ConnorPRCharlie Pendergast
Alf O'ConnorHKTom Leamy
Carl EggenPRBen Edwards
Alf BinderSRDave Waters
David WatsonSRJack Davies
Jack WhyLKT Walsh
Charlie LynchCoach

South Sydney took their fifth successive title outgunning Newtown 30–10 after leading 18–2 at half-time.

The Whiticker/Collis reference quotes Sydney's Labor Daily[4] in praise of Souths' win: "Newtown faced inevitable defeat, and while the margin was large, it hardly demonstrated South Sydney's superiority. They were on top from the start and gave a scintillating display both in combination and individual effort. Alf Blair played probably the greatest game in his long career".

Brothers Alf and Frank O'Connor both scored tries for the winning Rabbitohs. The next time two brothers would each score a try in a premiership decider was when Brett and Glenn Stewart scored for Manly-Warringah in their 2011 NRL Grand Final win over New Zealand.

South Sydney 30 (Tries: Alf Blair 3, Reg Williams 3, Frank O'Connor, Alf O'Connor. Goals: Alf Blair 2, Reg Williams)

defeated

Newtown 10 (Tries: Ben Edwards 2. Goals: George Casey 2)

References

  1. Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
  2. "History of the Premiership". centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au. Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. History Of NSW Rugby League Finals. Stephen Hadden (ISBN 978 0 646 05098 0)
  4. "Whiticker & Collis p 35"
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