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1924 NSWRFL season
Rugby league competition
Rugby league competition
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| year | 1924 | |
| competition | New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
| imagesize | 125px | |
| teams | 9 | |
| premiers | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain |
| count | 6th | |
| minor premiers | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain |
| mpcount | 6th | |
| matches | 37 | |
| points | 917 | |
| top point scorer | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] Jack Courtney (42) |
| top try scorer | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Tommy Kennedy (10) |
| wooden_spoon | Newtown | |
| wooden_spoon_count | 1st | |
| prevseason_link | 1923 NSWRFL season | |
| prevseason_year | 1923 | |
| nextseason_link | 1925 NSWRFL season | |
| nextseason_year | 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. 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
| St. George | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:St George Jersey 1921.png | 100px | center]]4th season |
| Ground: Earl Park | ||
| Coach: Herb Gilbert | ||
| Captain: Arnold Traynor, George Carstairs | University | |
| [[Image:Sydney University Jersey 1924.png | 100px | center]]5th season |
| Coach: Bill Kelly | ||
| Captain: Hubert Finn, Alby Lane | Western Suburbs | |
| [[Image:Western Suburbs Jersey 1924.png | 100px | center]]17th season |
| Ground: 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[Image:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 53 | +71 |
| 2 | [[Image:South Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] South Sydney | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 60 | +44 |
| 3 | [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 130 | 103 | +27 |
| 4 | [[Image:Glebe colours.svg | 16x16px]] Glebe | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 95 | -8 |
| 5 | [[Image:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 125 | -31 |
| 6 | [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] North Sydney | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 128 | -21 |
| 7 | [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 106 | -21 |
| 8 | [[Image:University colours.svg | 16x16px]] Sydney University | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 115 | -30 |
| 9 | [[Image:Newtown colours.svg | 16x16px]] Newtown | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 129 | -31 |
Premiership Final
| Balmain | Position | South 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 |
| 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.
Balmain 3 (Try: Latta)
defeated
South Sydney 0
Image:Norm Robinson 1939.jpg|Latchem Robinson Image:Charles Fraser - rugby league player.jpg|Chook Fraser Image:Howard Hallett 1911.jpg|Howard Hallett Image:Harold_Horder_-_rugby_league_player.jpg|Harold Horder
References
References
- [http://www.rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm Premiership Roll of Honour] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-14 at ''rl1908.com'')
- Haddan, Steve; ''History of the NSW Rugby League Finals''; pp. 42-43 {{ISBN. 0646050982
- (28 July 2022). "Gerard first to 300; Joey smashes record; Taylor passes Halligan".
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