1920 NSWRFL season
1920 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Balmain (5th title) |
Minor premiers | Balmain (5th title) |
Matches played | 60 |
Points scored | 1981 |
Top points scorer(s) | Frank Burge (110) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Gordon Wright (18) |
The 1920
Season summary
Due to the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour, from rounds 5 to 8, several players in the NSWRFL were selected to play matches for Metropolis (Sydney), New South Wales and Australia.
In a round 7 game between Glebe and University Frank Burge scored eight tries which remains the standing record for the most tries by an individual in a NSWRL/NRL premiership match. Arthur Oxford set the pace in goal kicking, scoring 29 goals in three games. He also took the record of most goals in succession (23) which would stand until 1978.
The NSWRFL ran the City Cup competition for the second half of the season.
The Balmain Tigers again dominated the season, while University's first year was a disappointment: the Students conceded a whopping 118 tries in thirteen games for a record “tries against” average of 9.08 per match that has not been beaten since.[2] Balmain played consistently and defensively throughout the season except for a slip-up 13–30 loss to Eastern Suburbs in Round 10. Holding a seven-point lead on the premiership ladder with three rounds left to play secured their fifth premiership in six years. The final three rounds were left unplayed and no Finals were contested.
Teams
With the addition of
- Annandale
- 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
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
- Sydney University
Annandale 11th season Ground: Birchgrove Park Coach: Captain: Tom McGuiness |
Balmain 13th season Ground: Birchgrove Park Captain-Coach: Arthur Halloway |
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Newtown 13th season Ground: Marrickville Oval Captain-Coach: Albert Johnston |
North Sydney 13th season Ground: North Sydney Oval Coach: Chris McKivat Captain: Harold Horder | |
Western Suburbs 13th season Ground: Pratten Park Captain-coach: Tedda Courtney |
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Balmain | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 114 | +173 | 27 |
2 | South Sydney | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 258 | 149 | +109 | 20 |
3 | Glebe
|
13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 268 | 166 | +102 | 20 |
4 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 309 | 141 | +168 | 19 |
5 | North Sydney | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 237 | 151 | +86 | 18 |
6 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 254 | 175 | +79 | 18 |
7 | Newtown | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 208 | 203 | +5 | 18 |
8 | Sydney University
|
13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 101 | 498 | -397 | 6 |
9 | Annandale | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 384 | -325 | 4 |
References
- ^ Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
- ^ Rugby League Tables: Season Records
- Australian Rugby League. Archived from the originalon 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Annandale - Season Summary". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
External links
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1920 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- Results: 1911-20 at rabbitohs.com.au