The 1925 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the eighteenth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested during the season, with South Sydney being crowned premiers by finishing on top of the League.[1]
| 1925 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (5th title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (5th title) |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Points scored | 1197 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Benny Wearing (80) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Benny Wearing (12) |
Season summary edit
For this season the St George Dragons found a permanent homeground at Earl Park, Arncliffe. The NSWRFL introduced reserve footballs, so that a game could continue even if the ball had been booted out of the stadium.
South Sydney won all their twelve matches during the season, and remain the only club to achieve this in the history of the competition and just one of five to go through a season undefeated. The Rabbitohs made a clean sweep of all three grades.
It was the first of seven premierships South Sydney would win in eight years through to 1932. There were no finals played. By Round 13 South Sydney was in such a dominant position (10 points ahead with five rounds to play) that the NSWRFL curtailed the competition and proceeded to the City Cup knockout tournament, which Souths also won.
Teams edit
- 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
- St. George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
- University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
Balmain Ground: Birchgrove Oval Coach: Alf Fraser Captain: Charles Fraser |
Eastern Suburbs Ground: Sydney Sports Ground Captain: Bill Ives |
Glebe Ground: Wentworth Oval Captain: Bert Gray |
Newtown Ground: Marrickville Oval Coach: Albert Johnston Captain: Perce Horne |
North Sydney Ground: North Sydney Oval Coach: Jim Devereux Captain: Herman Peters |
St. George Ground: Earl Park Coach: Herb Gilbert Captain: Arnold Traynor |
South Sydney Ground: Royal Agricultural Society Ground & Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Howard Hallett Captain: Alf Blair , Jack Lawrence |
University Captains: Hubert Finn, Frank O'Rourke |
Western Suburbs Ground: Pratten Park Captain: Gordon Stettler |
Ladder edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney
|
12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 87 | +103 | 26 |
| 2 |  Western Suburbs
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 166 | 150 | +16 | 16 |
| 3 |  Balmain
|
12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 130 | 112 | +21 | 15 |
| 4 |  North Sydney
|
12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 138 | +19 | 15 |
| 5 |  St. George
|
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 132 | 141 | -9 | 15 |
| 6 |  Glebe
|
12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 171 | -53 | 12 |
| 7 |  Sydney University
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 118 | 142 | -24 | 11 |
| 8 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 120 | -31 | 10 |
| 9 |  Newtown
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 136 | -42 | 10 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Premiership Roll of Honour Archived May 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
External links edit
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1925 AFL Tables
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- History - Introduction North Sydney Bears
- Results: 1921-30 at rabbitohs.com.au