1929 NSWRFL season

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

South Sydney winning their ninth premiership, over Newtown in the Final.

At the end of 1929 Glebe were eliminated from the competition 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.

Teams

• 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 8, 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

Ladder

Finals

Premiership final

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^[2] 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".

South Sydney 30 (Tries: Blair 3, Williams 3, F. O'Connor, A O'Connor. Goals: Blair 2, Williams)

defeated

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

References

• Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) The History of Rugby League Clubs, New Holland, Sydney
• Rugby League Tables - Season 1929 The World of Rugby League
• Results: 1921-30 at rabbitohs.com.au