New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1919
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1919 | |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Balmain (4th title) |
| Minor premiers | Balmain (4th title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Points scored | 1474 (average 26.321 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  A McPherson (89 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Gordon Wright (17 tries) |
The 1919 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was twelfth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Eight teams from across Sydney contested during the season.
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[edit] Season Summary
Both Balmain and Eastern Suburbs dominated the season, dropping just two and three games. They were undefeated after eight rounds but a mid-year Australian tour to New Zealand saw the Tigers miss their representative stars and the lead was lost to Easts late in the season. In the final match of the season against Easts, the Tigers needed victory to claim the premiership. It was the goal kicking of Balmain's Les Wall that secured the premiership, with a 3 point win over Easts
As in the previous season, a finals series was not held handing Balmain their fourth premiership in five years. Members of the Balmain premiership winning side included:
• Bob Craig
[edit] Teams
The teams remained unchanged from the 1918 season
- 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
[edit] Colours
 Annandale |
 Balmain |
 Eastern Suburbs |
 Glebe |
 Newtown |
 North Sydney |
 South Sydney |
 Western Suburbs |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain |
14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 277 | 121 | +168 | 23 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 229 | 108 | +121 | 20 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 239 | 130 | +109 | 18 |
| 4 |  Glebe |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 209 | 134 | +75 | 18 |
| 5 |  Newtown |
14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 123 | 186 | -63 | 14 |
| 6 |  South Sydney |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 208 | 223 | -15 | 13 |
| 7 |  Annandale |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 86 | 270 | -184 | 3 |
| 8 |  North Sydney |
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 103 | 314 | -211 | 3 |
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1919 The World of Rugby League
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
